2016-08-10T07:28:47-07:00 2015-12-31 Davis Kinard & Co PC 400 Pine St Ste 600 Abilene TX 79601 990 2015-01-01 455554866 Kershaws Challenge KERS 2145078844 5949 Sherry Lane Suite 1110 Dallas TX 75225 Ellen Kershaw Vice President 2016-08-09 true Bobby Melson CPA P00053439 3256724000 2015 2016-12-15 16:53:06Z 1330104 false false X www.kershawschallenge.com X 2011 TX Kershaw's Challenge mission is to provide funds and other assistance to build schools and orphanages in the town of Lusaka in the country of Zambia and to provide support for other organizations in the United States. 3 3 2 20 0 1193073 1305479 0 0 -170881 -233962 1022192 1071517 599469 1204374 0 61275 78078 0 0 53884 71739 714628 1354191 307564 -282674 370171 87497 0 370171 87497 Kershaw's Challenge mission is to provide funds and other assistance to build schools and orphanages in the town of Lusaka in the country of Zambia and to provide support for other organizations in the United States. false false 1352501 1204374 Kershaw's Challenge mission is to provide funds and other assistance to build schools and orphanages in the town of Lusaka in the country of Zambia and to provide support for other organizations in the United States. 1352501 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 2 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 3 3 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false false false false X Jim Melson 2145078844 5949 Sherry Lane Suite 1110 Dallas TX 75225 Clayton Kershaw President 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Ellen Kershaw Vice President 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Ann Marie Higginbottom Treasurer 40.00 0.00 X X 24000 0 0 24000 0 false false false 0 721276 584203 1305479 0 0 0 0 0 0 721276 258587 -258587 -258587 0 0 T-SHIRT SALES 900099 24625 24625 24625 1071517 -233962 1204374 1204374 0 0 0 24000 24000 0 48000 48000 0 0 6078 6078 0 0 1690 1690 0 0 0 0 10546 10546 0 0 0 0 2137 2137 0 0 0 0 0 0 T Shirts for sale 44241 44241 Technology 5085 5085 Miscellaneous Expenses 4093 4093 Postage and Shipping 2623 2623 1324 1324 1354191 1352501 1690 0 318933 36259 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51238 51238 51238 0 0 0 0 0 370171 87497 0 0 X 370171 87497 370171 87497 370171 87497 -282674 X false false false X 122339 322026 326682 584203 1355250 0 0 0 0 122339 322026 326682 584203 1355250 116000 194611 252665 563276 0 116000 194611 252665 563276 791974 0 0 0 0 122339 322026 326682 584203 1355250 X 0.00000 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 51238 51238 51238 X X X X false KERSHAW LIVE! 374908 374908 4500 63030 50391 16291 PINGPONG 4 PURPOSE 346368 346368 9946 32896 81533 721276 721276 14446 95926 50391 97824 258587 -258587 true Arise Africa 316 Bailey Ave Ft Worth TX 76107 272014915 524374 0 To support orphanage in Zambia Mercy Street 3801 Holystone St Dallas TX 75212 450536344 250000 0 To Support Sports Ministry CURE International 701 Bosler Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 582248383 215000 0 Medical treatment for disabled kids Dream Center 2301 Bellevue Ave Los Angeles CA 90026 412269686 215000 0 Transitional Housing Program 4 0 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used Each organization fills out a grant application form and grant report form. Clayton Ellen Kershaw Officer 252665 Contribution to Org, false Schedule L, Part V Supplemental Information Clayton & Ellen Kershaw, President & Vice-President of the organization gave a donation in the amount listed above to the organization. Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et The president, Clayton Kershaw, and Ellen Kershaw, vice-president, are husband & wife. Also, Ann Marie Higginbottom is Ellen Kershaw's sister. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The form 990 was distributed to each board member and it was reviewed in a board meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts Each board member was given a copy of the conflict of interest policy and it was discussed in a board meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available This information would be provided to an interested party upon request. FORM 990 - OTHER INFORMATION CLAYTON AND ELLEN KERSHAW DONATED $252,665 TO KERSHAW'S CHALLENGE IN 2015. THEIR GOAL ALL ALONG HAS BEEN THAT 100% OF DONATIONS FROM OTHERS WOULD BE USED TO FUND THE GRANTS MADE TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2015, THEIR DONATIONS COVERED ALL OPERATING EXPENSES PAID, NOT COUNTING THE FUND RAISING EVENTS. FORM 990 - OTHER INFORMATION - PART V, LINE 2 Kershaw's Challenge had two employees in 2015, and their salaries were included on payroll reports filed by Kershaw Management, LLC (EIN - 46-3322246) The gross salaries of these two employees and related payroll taxes totaled $78,078 for the year.