DONORSCHOOSE ORG: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
DONORSCHOOSE ORG (EIN 13-4129457)
Tax period
2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed
2016-11-10
IRS object ID
201633159349301868
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-11-10T10:52:41-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN131655065PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1300 EAST 42ND STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10017ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN134129457EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1DONORSCHOOSEORGBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlDONOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2122393615PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1134 WEST 37TH STREET - 11 FLAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10018ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonANDY KAPLANPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2122393615PhoneNum
Signature2016-11-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonFREDERICK MARTENSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00298107PTIN
Phone2126972299PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCHARLES BESTPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1134 WEST 37TH STREET - 11 FLAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10018ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$108,941,322GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressHTTP://WWW.DONORSCHOOSE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2000FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionDONORSCHOOSE.ORG IS A SIMPLE WAY TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO LEARN.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers271TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$7,128,375PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Expenses$77,873,828PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$100,593,437CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$325,064PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$6,996,938CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$43,116,641TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,200,811TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,929,360TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$34,318,501NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$41,187,281NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionDONORSCHOOSE.ORG ENGAGES THE PUBLIC IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY GIVING PEOPLE A SIMPLE, ACCOUNTABLE AND PERSONAL WAY TO ADDRESS EDUCATIONAL INEQUITY. WE ENVISION A NATION WHERE CHILDREN IN EVERY COMMUNITY HAVE THE TOOLS AND EXPERIENCES NEEDED FOR AN EXCELLENT EDUCATION.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$95,527,760ExpenseAmt
DescCLASSROOM PROJECT FULFILLMENT:DURING FISCAL YEAR 2016, OUR DONORS HAVE PROVIDED $107.4 MILLION TO FUND 158,787 CLASSROOM PROJECTS, BENEFITTING APPROXIMATELY 4.8 MILLION STUDENTS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$95,527,760TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
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Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee166EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member13IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ANDY KAPLANBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6465569923PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1134 WEST 37TH STREET - 11 FLAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10018ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
PETER BLOOM
CHAIRMAN5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
THERESIA GOUW
VICE CHAIRMAN2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN ALTER
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
YVETTE NICOLE BROWN
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN COLBERT
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROLYN EVERSON
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GENEIN LETFORD
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD LOVETT
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DESIREE ROGERS
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRABIAN SHORTERS
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF WEINER
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRED WILSON
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANTHONY YOSELOFF
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES BEST
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$323,551$0$39,881
CESAR BOCANEGRA
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$216,440$0$39,594
OLIVER HURST-HILLER
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$224,900$0$40,372
MISSY SHERBURNE TO APRIL 2016
CHIEF PARTNERSHIPS OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$181,002$0$40,564
ANDY KAPLAN
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$168,630$0$27,476
KATIE BISBEE
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$212,465$0$20,012
CAROLINA MARTIN
SENIOR VP, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT40.00$196,597$0$34,752Yes (X)
DANIEL BETZ
DESIGN DIRECTOR40.00$159,440$0$35,640Yes (X)
JOHN CIARDULLO
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING40.00$134,102$0$37,934Yes (X)
DAVID CRANE
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING40.00$145,500$0$16,335Yes (X)
NANCY MOND
PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER40.00$132,940$0$31,948Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,095,567TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Total Other Compensation$364,508TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K18IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$107,473,914AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$772,167NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$107,473,914TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$127,920TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$127,920ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,339,488SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,350,947SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$11,459SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$11,459TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$11,459ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$116,461ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,684,786TotalAmt
Program Services$695,837ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$295,582ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$693,367FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,357,515TotalAmt
Program Services$3,164,396ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$221,587ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,971,532FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$168,115TotalAmt
Program Services$93,944ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,405ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$68,766FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$947,364TotalAmt
Program Services$501,873ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,436ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$387,055FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$598,560TotalAmt
Program Services$315,437ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$45,343ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$237,780FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,520TotalAmt
Management And General$9,520ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,146TotalAmt
Management And General$37,146ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,238TotalAmt
Management And General$40,238ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$101,872TotalAmt
Program Services$59,467ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,654ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,751FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$108,054TotalAmt
Fundraising$108,054FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$345,789TotalAmt
Program Services$239,330ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,537ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$90,922FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$735,655TotalAmt
Program Services$735,655ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$620,797TotalAmt
Program Services$374,418ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,980ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$213,399FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$247,590TotalAmt
Program Services$53,042ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$42,063ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$152,485FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,585,886TotalAmt
Program Services$1,449,795ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,217ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$117,874FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,128TotalAmt
Management And General$11,128ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
CLASSROOM MATERIALS$86,624,545$86,624,545
CREDIT CARD FEES$962,483$962,483
THANK YOU PACKAGE$257,538$257,538
GIFT CARD PRODUCTION$133,638$133,638

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,218TotalAmt
Management And General$15,218ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$100,593,437TotalAmt
Program Services$95,527,760ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$865,054ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,200,623FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,654,029BOYAmt
EOY$6,481,150EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,277,014BOYAmt
EOY$17,811,812EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,492,467BOYAmt
EOY$7,188,922EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$228,735BOYAmt
EOY$323,678EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$5,881,583LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,583,120LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,851,716BOYAmt
EOY$3,298,463EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,946,093BOYAmt
EOY$3,002,551EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,885,667BOYAmt
EOY$4,780,815EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$183,591BOYAmt
EOY$229,250EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,519,312BOYAmt
EOY$43,116,641EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,200,811BOYAmt
EOY$1,929,360EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,200,811BOYAmt
EOY$1,929,360EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,846,288BOYAmt
EOY$24,451,872EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,472,213BOYAmt
EOY$16,735,409EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,318,501BOYAmt
EOY$41,187,281EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,519,312BOYAmt
EOY$43,116,641EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$6,996,938ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$128,158NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$41,145,968CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$52,474,931CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$60,854,821CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$77,378,201CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$107,473,914CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$339,327,835TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$52,474,931CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$60,854,821CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$77,378,201CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$107,473,914CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$339,327,835TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$36,257,706SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$303,070,129PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$61,576CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$66,382CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$68,325CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$166,706CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$127,920CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$490,909TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$339,818,744TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.89190PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.89190PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,472,854OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$317,206DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,155,648BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$278,601OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$272,420DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,181BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,130,128OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,993,494DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,136,634BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,298,463TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
INVESTMENT FUND - GLOBAL EQUITIES$1,339,494F
INVESTMENT FUND - FIXED INCOME$1,229,321F
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT - ABSOLUTE RETURN$2,190,086F
CASH HELD FOR INVESTMENT$21,914F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$4,780,815TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$107,588,166TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$128,158NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$125,949DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$2,209RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$107,590,375RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$107,590,375TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$100,719,386TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$125,949DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$125,949ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$100,593,437ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$100,593,437TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgYes (1)CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
CHARLES BEST
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$208,551$0$115,000$0$0$0$10,500$0$29,381$0$363,432$0$0$0
CESAR BOCANEGRA
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$196,440$0$20,000$0$0$0$9,875$0$29,719$0$256,034$0$0$0
OLIVER HURST-HILLER
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER$201,900$0$23,000$0$0$0$7,167$0$33,205$0$265,272$0$0$0
MISSY SHERBURNE TO APRIL 2016
CHIEF PARTNERSHIPS OFFICER$143,687$0$37,315$0$0$0$7,459$0$33,105$0$221,566$0$0$0
ANDY KAPLAN
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$163,630$0$5,000$0$0$0$8,313$0$19,163$0$196,106$0$0$0
KATIE BISBEE
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER$188,090$0$24,375$0$0$0$9,438$0$10,574$0$232,477$0$0$0
CAROLINA MARTIN
SENIOR VP, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT$152,125$0$44,472$0$0$0$7,606$0$27,146$0$231,349$0$0$0
DANIEL BETZ
DESIGN DIRECTOR$159,440$0$0$0$0$0$7,975$0$27,665$0$195,080$0$0$0
JOHN CIARDULLO
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING$126,102$0$8,000$0$0$0$6,440$0$31,494$0$172,036$0$0$0
DAVID CRANE
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING$137,500$0$8,000$0$0$0$6,875$0$9,460$0$161,835$0$0$0
NANCY MOND
PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER$124,940$0$8,000$0$0$0$5,783$0$26,165$0$164,888$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 5FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCERTAIN EMPLOYEES, WHO PLAY A DIRECT ROLE IN WORKING WITH DONORS, HAVE INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLANS THAT PAY OUT, IN PART, BASED UPON CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ORGANIZATION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution16ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$686,335NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesSALES PROCEEDSMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescLEASEHOLD/EQUIPMENTDesc
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$85,832NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesVALUE IF PURCHASEDMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6IN ADDITION TO THE VOLUNTEER WORK DONE BY OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE MAJOR AREAS WHERE DONORSCHOOSE.ORG BENEFITS FROM VOLUNTEER HOURS IS IN OUR "TEACHERS AS SCREENERS AND OUR "DONOR APPRECIATION" INITIATIVES. IN THE TEACHERS AS SCREENERS INITIATIVE, TEACHER VOLUNTEERS REVIEW CLASSROOM PROJECT PROPOSAL DESCRIPTIONS, TO ENSURE THEY CONTAIN THE ELEMENTS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE A CLEAR AND COMPELLING DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT OBJECTIVES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES. IN THE DONOR APPRECIATION INITIATIVE, VOLUNTEERS HELP WITH THE PROCESS OF TAKING STUDENT THANK-YOU LETTERS THAT WE RECEIVE FROM THE CLASSROOM TEACHER AND PREPARING THEM FOR SUBSEQUENT MAILING TO THE PROJECT DONORS. WE ESTIMATE THAT 33,800 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER TIME WERE PROVIDED IN FISCAL YEAR 2016.
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 5DONORSCHOOSE.ORG EMPLOYED 166 PERSONS DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2015. MANY OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE EITHER SEASONAL OR TEMPORARY WORKERS. AT JUNE 30, 2016, THE FULL TIME EQUIVALENT STAFF WAS 79.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY OUR PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM. AFTER PREPARATION, IT IS REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. FOLLOWING THEIR REVIEW, IT IS REVIEWED AT A MEETING OF THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM. AT THIS MEETING, THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM WALK THE ATTENDEES THROUGH THE DOCUMENT AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THEY MAY HAVE. WHEN THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE IS SATISFIED WITH THE FORM 990, THEY APPROVE IT. FOLLOWING APPROVAL BY THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW. IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD, THE FORM 990 IS FILED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CPERSONS COVERED UNDER THIS POLICY INCLUDE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE KEY EMPLOYEES. THE POLICY IS DISCUSSED AT LEAST ANNUALLY AT A BOARD MEETING. EACH PERSON COVERED UNDER THIS POLICY IS AWARE OF HOW TO REPORT A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. NO POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST HAVE BEEN REPORTED, BUT IF THEY HAD BEEN, THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT WOULD BE REVIEWED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETS ANNUALLY TO DECIDE ON THE BASE SALARY, BONUS TARGETS, AND ON THE CRITERIA FOR AWARDING BONUSES TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND HIS DIRECT REPORTS. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2016 TO SET COMPENSATION FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2017.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, TAX RETURNS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY, NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY, COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CHARTER, AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHARTER, GIFT ACCEPTANCE POLICY AND CAUSE MARKETING DISCLOSURES ARE ALL AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AND DOWNLOAD AT WWW.DONORSCHOOSE.ORG.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24CLASSROOM MATERIALS INCLUDES THE COSTS OF CLASSROOM PROJECT MATERIALS, DELIVERY AND WHERE APPLICABLE, SALES TAX. GIFT CARD PRODUCTION IS THE COST OF MANUFACTURING GIFT CARDS. GIFT CARDS GIVE A POTENTIAL DONOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP BRING A CLASSROOM PROJECT TO LIFE, WITH THE HOPE THAT THE DONOR WILL MAKE SUBSEQUENT CASH DONATIONS TO ADDITIONAL CLASSROOM PROJECTS. GIFT CARDS GENERALLY HAVE A FACE VALUE OF $25 AND UP. THE FACE VALUE OF THE GIFT CARD IS GENERALLY PAID FOR BY A CORPORATION OR FOUNDATION AND IS RECORDED IN DONATION REVENUE. CREDIT CARD FEES ARE THE FEES PAID TO THIRD PARTIES TO PROCESS CREDIT CARD DONATIONS MADE AT WWW.DONORSCHOOSE.ORG. THANK YOU PACKAGE EXPENSE IS PRIMARILY THE COST OF SUPPLIES AND POSTAGE REQUIRED TO MAIL STUDENT THANK YOU LETTERS TO DONORS.

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