2016-07-01T12:37:57-07:00 2015-12-31 John Vazzana CPA PLLC 155 Bay Ridge Avenue Brooklyn NY 11220 990 2015-01-01 270962978 Kopernik Solutions KOPE 3475424703 228 Park Ave New York NY 10003 EWA WOJKOWSKA DIRECTOR 3475424703 2016-06-15 true JOHN VAZZANA 7184911241 2015 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z EWA WOJKOWSKA 228 Park Ave New York NY 10003 1203876 false X www.kopernik.ngo X 2009 NY The organization's mission is to reduce poverty and suffering by connecting disadvantaged people in developing world countries with life changing technologies. 4 2 0 4 0 914125 1135281 64359 68134 99 461 0 978583 1203876 724853 824504 0 148919 164073 0 6493 106782 66450 980554 1055027 -1971 148849 725658 856822 107432 89747 618226 767075 The organization's mission is to false false 1008461 824504 68134 THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION, A WIDE RANGE OF APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES, PRIMARILY IN THE AREAS OF ENERGY, WATER AND SANITATION, HAVE REACHED PEOPLE IN NEED IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. SINCE INCEPTION THE ORGANIZATION HAS REACHED MORE THAN 340,000 PEOPLE BY FACILITATING THE DISTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN 75,000 UNITS OF TECHNOLOGY. 1008461 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false true true true false false 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 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 4 2 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false NY X CHUNYEE MIOT 5165222780 626 RXR Plaza 631 Uniondale NY 11556 GUY JANSSEN Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 ABIGAIL SCHWARTZ Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 EWA WOJKOWSKA Director 60.00 X X 57476 0 0 Toshihiro Nakamura Director 60.00 X X 57476 0 0 114952 false false false 60000 1075281 1135281 Program Fees 900099 20234 Consultancy Fees 900099 47900 68134 461 461 1203876 68134 461 824504 824504 114952 97709 11495 5748 49121 44209 4912 0 2917 0 2917 0 14675 0 14675 0 1430 1305 125 0 2983 745 1493 745 26314 26314 0 0 409 409 0 0 Staff Development 1354 0 1354 0 Communications 8336 6252 2084 0 Service Charges 7014 7014 0 0 Dues and Fees 1018 0 1018 0 1055027 1008461 40073 6493 83706 647915 30082 180315 600000 6372 14184 5089 2608 9830 9830 409 11800 725658 856822 27813 15606 79619 74141 107432 89747 X 18226 142075 600000 625000 618226 767075 725658 856822 148849 X X false true X true false X 558588 662125 958449 914125 1135281 4228568 558588 662125 958449 914125 1135281 4228568 2415731 1812837 65 119 50 99 461 794 4229362 293380 0.42860 0.51990 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 9830 9830 X 1215126 11250 11250 1203876 1203876 1066277 11250 11250 1055027 1055027 Pt X, Line 2 The organization recognizes the tax effects from an uncertain tax position in the financial statements only if the position is more-likely-than-not to be sustained if the position were to be challenged by a taxing authority. Management has determined that the organization has no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition or disclosure. true East Asia and Pacific 0 0 Grants to Recipients 824504 East Asia and Pacific 0 2 Program Services Advisory Services 164073 0 2 0 2 988577 988577 East Asia and Pacific See Note 723996 Wire 100508 tech products Estimated Wholesale 1 false false false false false false Pt I Line 2 Our grant recipients complete the following tasks to allow us to monitor the use of our grant dollars: (1) Send a full accounting of any funds that were spent, describing the item and its cost (2)Grant recipients are subject to inspection of original receipts Pt VI, Line 2 Two board members, Ewa Wojkowska and Toshihiro Nakamura, have a family relationship. Pt VI, Line 11b A qualified and authorized person shall complete the annual Form 990 informational return. The return shall be reviewed by the Executive Director and then presented to all board members either via e-mail or by paper copy prior to its filing with the IRS. Pt VI, Line 12c Each director, principal and officer, shall annually sign a statement which affirms such person has agreed to comply with the policy and understands the organization is charitable and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes. Pt VI, Line 15a The salaries of the officers, if any, shall be fixed by resolution of the board of directors. In all cases, any salaries received by officers of this organization shall be reasonable. All officer salaries shall be approved in advance in accordance with the organization's conflict of interest policy. Pt VI, Line 15b See Part VI, Line 15a Pt VI, Line 19 The organization makes its Governing Documents, Conflicts of Interest Policy and Financial Statements available to the public upon written request. Pt XII, Line 2c The independent members of the governance board act as the audit committee and assume responsibility for the oversight of the audit of the financial statements and the selection of the independent auditor.