OUR TURN INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
OUR TURN INC (EIN 45-0647583)
Tax period
2014-09-01 to 2015-08-31
Filed
2016-04-07
IRS object ID
201600989349301000
Schema version
2014v6.0
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)
Return2016-04-07T16:30:26-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN221655803PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DORFMAN ABRAMS MUSIC LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1250 PEHLE AVE SUITE 702AddressLine1Txt
CitySADDLE BROOKCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP07663ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN450647583EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1STUDENTS FOR EDUCATION REFORM INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSTUDBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2122574471PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line121 WEST 46TH STREET NO STE702AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10036ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonALEXIS MORINPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2122574471PhoneNum
Signature2016-03-18SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonANDREW SILVERSTEIN CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00359249PTIN
Phone2014039750PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-08-17 19:52:53ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerALEXIS MORINPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line121 WEST 46TH STREET NO STE702AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,055,002GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.STUDENTSFOREDREFORM.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2010FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNJLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSTUDENTS FOR EDUCATION REFORM (SFER) ORGANIZES UNDERGRADUATES STUDENTS ACROSS THE NATION IN ORDER TO LEAD EDUCATION REFORM AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING AND ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, AND TO BRING STUDENT VOICES TOGETHER AS STAKEHOLDERS IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers20TotalVolunteersCnt
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Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$4,587PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$108,626CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,429,922PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,055,002CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$210,000PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$210,000CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Other Expenses$1,118,543PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,475,742CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,268,505PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,851,551CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$838,583PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,203,451CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,132,280TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$2,159,592TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$490,691TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$314,552TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$641,589NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,845,040NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionSTUDENTS FOR EDUCATION REFORM (SFER) ORGANIZES UNDERGRADUATES IN INDEPENDENT,SCHOOL SPONSORED CLUBS ON COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO LEAD EDUCATION REFORM.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,352,673ExpenseAmt
Grant$210,000GrantAmt
Revenue$44,296RevenueAmt
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Expense$959,442ExpenseAmt
DescSTATE INITIATIVES:EVENTS HOSTED BY STUDENT MEMBERS TO INFORM THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ABOUT STUDENTS VIEWS ON EDUCATION REFORM.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
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 Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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 OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgYes (1)TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document14IRPDocumentCnt
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Employee41EmployeeCnt
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
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members8GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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 Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EGDA VELOZBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3474662293PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line121 WEST 46TH ST SUITE 702AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10036ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

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APRIL CHOU
MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STUART COBERT
MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTY CHIN
MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHAVAR JEFFRIES
MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY POON LUE
MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS STEWART
MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADAM CIOTH
TREASURER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JUSTIN COHEN
CHAIR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ALEXIS MORIN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00$80,000$0$3,348Yes (X)
STEPHANIE MAUTERSTOCK
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40.00$90,462$0$7,842Yes (X)
EGDA VELOZ
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE40.00$91,815$0$26,229Yes (X)
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All Other Contributions$3,810,385AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,911,281TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPARTNERSHIP FEESDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$35,095TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$99,425RealAmt

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Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Real$99,425RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Total Revenue Column$99,425TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$99,425ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

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DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$9,201RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$9,201OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$99,425ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$210,000TotalAmt
Program Services$210,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$385,740TotalAmt
Program Services$116,101ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$203,484ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$66,155FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$616,201TotalAmt
Program Services$551,324ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,377FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$163,868TotalAmt
Program Services$120,730ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,590ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,548FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$23,398TotalAmt
Program Services$21,428ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$850ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,120FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,224TotalAmt
Program Services$13,026ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$516ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$682FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,000TotalAmt
Program Services$50,000ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$266,300TotalAmt
Program Services$242,097ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,922ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,281FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,914TotalAmt
Program Services$36,489ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,718ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,707FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$237,505TotalAmt
Program Services$185,720ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,270ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,515FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$569,479TotalAmt
Program Services$506,200ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,478ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,801FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,698TotalAmt
Program Services$10,547ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,781ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,370FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,175TotalAmt
Program Services$3,214ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$544ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$417FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
COMMUNICATIONS AND DEVE$188,480$187,724$580$176
STUDENT STIPENDS AND AW$33,500$33,500
TELECOMMUNICATIONS$25,110$21,440$2,074$1,596
STAFF DEVELOPMENT$4,959$2,575$2,384

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,851,551TotalAmt
Program Services$2,312,115ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$369,691ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$169,745FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$886,854BOYAmt
EOY$1,080,462EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$130,600BOYAmt
EOY$932,614EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,274BOYAmt
EOY$53,487EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$63,005LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$47,801LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,272BOYAmt
EOY$15,204EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$68,280BOYAmt
EOY$77,825EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,132,280BOYAmt
EOY$2,159,592EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$139,780BOYAmt
EOY$164,820EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$350,911BOYAmt
EOY$149,732EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$490,691BOYAmt
EOY$314,552EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$552,995BOYAmt
EOY$774,325EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$88,594BOYAmt
EOY$1,070,715EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$641,589BOYAmt
EOY$1,845,040EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,132,280BOYAmt
EOY$2,159,592EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,203,451ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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$30,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,891,746CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,345,173CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,424,735CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,911,281CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,602,935TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$30,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,891,746CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,345,173CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,424,735CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,911,281CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,602,935TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$5,005,016SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$4,597,919PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$99,425CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$99,425TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$9,702,360TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$135,764GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
VolunteersYes (1)VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersYes (1)MailingsMembersInd
Mailings Members$256MailingsMembersAmt
Publications Or BroadcastYes (1)PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Publications Or Broadcast$4,999PublicationsOrBroadcastAmt
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$20DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies DemonstrationsYes (1)RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Rallies Demonstrations$2,468RalliesDemonstrationsAmt
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$57,410OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$65,153TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDURING THE 2014 - 2015 YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGED IN A LIMITED VARIETY OF GRASSROOTS LOBBYING ACTIVITIES IN LINE WITH ITS MISSION OF IMPROVING PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR ALL CHILDREN. EXPENSES INCLUDED STAFF TIME, EVENT EXPENSES AND EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY. ADDITIONALLY, STUDENTS FOR EDUCATION REFORM ENGAGED THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR TO PERFORM STATE LOBBYING SERVICES AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS CONSULTING ORGANIZATION'S MINNESOTA COALITION. THE COST OF THESE SERVICES AMOUNTED TO $50,000.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$11,916InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$9,930DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,986BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$51,089InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$37,871DepreciationAmt
Book Value$13,218BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$15,204TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUE TO SFER ACTION NETWORKDesc
Amt$149,732Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$149,732TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,071,669TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$16,667DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$16,667RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,055,002RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,055,002TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,868,218TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$16,667DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$16,667ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,851,551ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,851,551TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAS OF AUGUST 31, 2015, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT BASED ON EVALUATION OF SFER'S TAX POSITIONS THAT ANY LIABILITY AS A RESULT OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WOULD NOT BE MATERIAL. MANAGEMENT CONTINUALLY EVALUATES EXPIRING STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS, CHANGES IN TAX LAW, AND NEW AUTHORITATIVE RULINGS TO ASSIST IN EVALUATING SFER'S TAX POSITIONS. ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENTALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, WOULD BE RECOGNIZED AS PART OF THE INCOME TAX PROVISION. INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE FILED IN THE U.S.FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND STATE JURISDICTIONS. SFER IS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY APPLICABLE TAX JURISDICTIONS SINCE INCEPTION IN 2011.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
SFER ACTION NETWORK INC
341 W 38TH STREET 11TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10018364762469501 (C)(4)$210,000FMVFOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING LEARDERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRAINING AS PART OF THE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.
(no name)
FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING LEARDERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRAINING AS PART OF THE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A GRANT AGREEMENT THAT STIPULATES THE RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF THE FUNDS. THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION ON A MONTHLY BASIS TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHED GRANT AGREEMENT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2TWO DIRECTORS, ADAM CIOTH AND STUART COBERT, ARE BROTHERS-IN-LAW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHE GOVERNING BODY ACTS AS A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FOR ALL DECISIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS. THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER OF THE BOARD, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, AND THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE PRIOR TO FILING. IN ADDITION, A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED ELECTRONICALLY TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CSFER CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY APPLIES TO BOARD MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES AND ANY OTHER PERSON WHO IS IN THE POSITION TO EXERCISE SUBSTANTIAL INFLUENCE OVER THE AFFAIRS OF THE ORGANIZATION. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. IN ADDITION, A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE IS ALSO DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD AND EMPLOYEES SO THEY CAN DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A) THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL - THE FINANCE COMMITTEE CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND MAKES RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD, WHO APPROVE COMPENSATION. COMPARABILITY DATA IS COLLECTED THROUGH THE REVIEW OF COMPENSATION OF SUCH POSITIONS IN OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. B) OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION - THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS COLLECT SALARY INFORMATION FROM PUBLISHED SURVEYS AND THROUGH REVIEW OF OTHER 990S OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE AS REQUIRED BY LAW. ALSO, THE FEDERAL FORM 990 WHICH INCLUDES FINANCIAL AND OTHER DISCLOSURES IS AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR.
PART XII, LINE 2C EXPLANATION.THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS DID NOT CHANGE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SFER ACTION NETWORK INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1341 WEST 38TH ST 11TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10018ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN364762469EIN
Primary ActivitiesTRAIN AND ORGANIZE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS TO BECOME COMMUNITY ORGANIZERSPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(4)ExemptCodeSectionTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1STUDENTS FOR EDUCATION REFORM INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
SFER ACTION NETWORK INC
B$210,000FMV
SFER ACTION NETWORK INC
Q$100,896FMV

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