2016-05-03T10:18:00-07:00 2015-06-30 SCHALL & ASHENFARB CPAS 307 5th Ave 15th Floor NEW YORK NY 100166517 990 2014-07-01 320191502 Minds Matter of NYC Inc MIND 2126266584 1120 Avenue of the Americas 4th Fl New York NY 10036 Erika Halstead Executive Director 2016-05-03 true David C Ashenfarb P00535436 2122682800 2014 2016-08-17 19:52:53Z Erika Halstead 1120 Ave of the Americas 4 New York NY 10036 871028 false false X N/A X 1991 NY To transform the lives of accomplished high school students from low-income families by broadening their dreams and preparing them for college success. 17 17 4 500 0 713020 602922 0 45879 36462 -6238 3924 752661 643308 295970 180417 0 237130 213583 0 131183 130512 269710 663612 663710 89049 -20402 1582434 1527070 114228 185522 1468206 1341548 To transform the lives of accomplished high school students from low-income families by broadening their dreams and preparing them for college success. false false 274144 54226 Senior Program: The senior program is dedicated to supporting students through the college application process, which includes academic elements for the sophomore and junior programs as well as workshops on financial aid and scholarships. Total of 47 seniors received stipends.Alumni Program: Minds Matter provides each graduating senior a stipend/scholarship ranging to cover the cost of tuition, books, computers, and other college-related expenses. The alumni program provides our students with additional support services including an online alumni community and information packet for workshops (resume/cover letter writing, job searching, networking). We also send care packages to Minds Matters college freshman. 143333 118634 Junior Program: The organization funded the cost of summer study programs which include tuition and travel expenses for 51 low income high school juniors. It includes program costs for writing and critical thinking and test preparation curricula. The academic programming portion of the junior program curriculum is rigorous consisting of writing and critical thinking (W&CT) and intensive SAT preparation. 20418 7557 Sophomore Program: Funded cost of summer study programs which included teacher salaries and commuting expenses for low income high school sophomores. Includes program costs for writing and critical thinking and text preparation curriculum.In the sophomore program, our high-achieving students are quickly immersed in intense, goal-oriented programming. The core focus of the sophomore program is to elevate each our our students academic, communication, and leadership skills and to prepare them for our academically intensive summer institute. 437895 true true false false false false false false false false false true false false true true true false false false false false false false true false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true 13 0 true 4 true false false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 17 17 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false true false false false NY X Erika Halstead 2125679037 1120 Avenue of the Americas 4th Flo New York NY 10036 Steven Song Chair 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Deborah de Vries Vice President 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Minhaj Patel Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Barbara Merola Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Amit Bhandari Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joshua Buckley Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeff Vogel Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sagar Ravi Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Martin Spit Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kimberly Moore Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dennis Ruhl Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Katie Dugan Vice Chair 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Nick Brice Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Adam Fitzner Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Andrew Jacobi Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tricia Bolender Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Raphael Bejarano Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jess Brune To 1115 Executive Dir. 50.00 0.00 X 64552 0 4902 Erika Halstead Executive Dir. 50.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Chymeka Olfonse ED of MM National 0.00 40.00 X 0 118509 9710 64552 118509 14612 0 true false false 0 330214 272708 602922 0 34596 34596 0 0 0 142575 140709 1866 1866 1866 87011 330214 87011 0 0 0 3924 643308 40386 0 180417 180417 0 0 92360 23090 41560 27710 0 82224 32259 10622 39343 0 23130 7333 6913 8884 15869 5031 4743 6095 0 0 0 0 0 0 11300 10040 1260 0 5349 5349 570 570 0 35700 11318 10670 13712 0 0 0 0 0 0 530 530 Program mentoring 44149 44149 Background Checks 42369 42369 Chapter Dues 34400 34400 Special Event Expense 34179 34179 61164 57529 3635 663710 437895 94632 131183 9854 11126 456551 595099 17275 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1090196 898480 0 0 25833 5090 1582434 1527070 7480 19546 43756 86140 62992 79836 114228 185522 X 1375721 1259063 92485 82485 1468206 1341548 1582434 1527070 -20402 -6045 -100211 X false true X true false X 497284 573611 658471 713020 602922 3045308 0 0 497284 573611 658471 713020 602922 3045308 97626 2947682 25606 31910 31552 34853 36462 160383 0 763 3924 4687 3210378 0.91820 0.83590 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 898480 Due to related organization 79836 79836 X 657591 -6045 20328 14283 643308 643308 684038 20328 20328 663710 663710 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The organization does not believe its financial statements include any material, uncertain tax positions. Tax returns for periods ending June 30, 2012 and later are subject to examination by applicable taxing authorities. false NYC Kids Celebration 209512 198248 11264 11264 Soiree 186009 110262 75747 75747 1 21704 21704 417225 330214 87011 87011 87011 true 0 0 Sophmore Scholarships 20418 Junior Scholarships 143333 Senior Scholarships 60815 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used The board approves and monitors all grants and assistance to low income high school students. false false false false false false false false false false Chymeka Olfonse ED of MM National 118509 9710 128219 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process Management reviewed a draft of the form 990 with the finance & legal committee and provided edits to the tax preparer. After this process was performed, the form 990 was sent to the full board of directors prior to being filed with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts The organization has a "board approved" conflicts of interest policy. Each board member must fill out an annual declaration stating they had no conflicts or identifying the nature of their interested party transactions. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Documents are available upon request. Minds Matter National Inc 1120 Ave of the Americas New York NY 10036 133688434 Mentoring NY 501(c)3 170b(1)A(vi) N/A false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true true false false false Minds Matter National Inc m 34400 Minds Matter National Inc n 35700 Minds Matter National Inc o 212183 Minds Matter National Inc p 25737