2015-11-11T10:31:07-08:00 2014-12-31 Lederer Levine & Associates LLC 1099 Wall St West Suite 280 Lyndhurst NJ 07071 990 2014-01-01 270010229 WE ARE FAMILY FOUNDATION WEAR 2123974333 PO BOX 1352 NEW YORK NY 10018 NANCY HUNT President 2015-11-11 true Kenneth J Lederer P00396373 2019333780 2014 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z X NANCY HUNT 320 WEST 37TH STREET 8TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018 1596974 false false X www.wearefamilyfoundation.org X 2002 NY WE ARE FAMILY FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO THE VISION OF A GLOBAL FAMILY BY CREATING AND SUPPORTING PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE CULTURAL DIVERSITY, WHILE NURTURING AND MENTORING THE VISION, TALENTS AND IDEAS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE POSITIVELY CHANGING THE WORLD. 16 14 5 100 0 1189121 1530263 0 253 89 -180970 -234615 1008404 1295737 20250 24145 0 315754 376997 0 79122 455031 704500 791035 1105642 217369 190095 512956 692709 102687 92345 410269 600364 WAFF celebrates the vision of a global family by creating and supportING programs that inspire and educate people about mutual respect, understanding, and appreciation of cultural diversity - while striving to solve some of our biggest global problems at the same time. false false 621567 24145 Three Dot Dash is an innovative global youth and mentorship initiative of the We Are Family Foundation (WAFF), designed to recognize and support teen leaders around the world who are actively working on projects that promote a more peaceful society by addressing basic human needs: food, water, health, shelter, safety, education and the environment. Three Dot Dash accelerates their leadership potential so they can advance their projects, mobilize peers to action and amplify their work to broader audiences around the world. Three Dot Dash creates a sustainable worldwide network of individuals, corporations and nonprofit organizations to further the efforts of young leaders by harnessing the power of media, mentoring and social networking to foster public participation around the globe. The Mentors are an extraordinary group of notable individuals including CEOs, CFOs, leaders of Fortune 500 companies and organizations across many disciplines.Global Teen Leaders (GTLs) from 46 countries on 6 continents have participated in Three Dot Dash and have positively affected more than 15 million people with their work. threedotdash.org" 291097 TEDxTeen - The We Are Family Foundation was awarded the license from the world reknown TED Conference to curate and produce an annual TEDxTeen Conference. It is the first TEDx event that is focused on the accomplishments and stories of extraordinary global teens young game-changers. WAFF curates a lineup of international youth who are tackling the big questions and big problems with passion and action. Curated audience members are inspired and use the information to generate further ideas and dialog with their peers. TEDxTeen is live streamed each year capturing an immediate global audience. In 2014, TEDxTeen took place in London, UK and New York, NY. More than 100 countries tuned in for each conference. TEDxTeen Talks are filmed and shared worldwide via TEDxTeen.com. They have been viewed more than 9 million times and are used as teaching tools in classrooms and educational institutions worldwide. 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Management is not aware of any violation of its tax status as an organization exempt from income taxes, nor of any exposure to unrelated business income tax. The organization is no longer subject to examination by federal tax authorities for fiscal years prior to 2011. EUROPE 0 0 FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES SPECIAL EVENT 53310 53310 53310 false false false false false false false Annual Gala 805041 743691 61350 88741 54087 68406 36693 UK CONCERT 70111 70111 53310 875152 813802 61350 88741 54087 68406 90003 301237 -239887 true ISLAND HARVEST 199 SECOND STREET MINEOLA NY 11501 113136350 501(C)(3) 0 24145 FMV FOOD FUNDRAISING 1 0 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used WAFF provides grants and stipends to various organizations and individuals whose work supports WAFF's mission. WAFF requires documentation and/or media from each grantee to show how the funds provided were used. X TRAVEL, HOTEL, CATERING, VENUE 1 124779 FMV X CATERING 2 6541 FMV X SOFTWARE 1 588 FMV X Scholasic - Ven 1 25561 FMV false false false Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process THE 990 WAS PRESENTED TO THE WAFF FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THEN PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts on an annual basis each Board member discloses and confirms if any conflicts exist. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees We research comparability data from a credible contemporaneous source: The Salary Survey of Members of the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee. This information is presented to the Treasurer who evaluates it, makes recommendations, and then presents it to the full Board. The Board discusses and votes on the recommendations. WAFF President, Nancy Hunt, abstains from voting. In 2014 there were no salary increases. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available UPON REQUEST