DONORSCHOOSE ORG: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
DONORSCHOOSE ORG (EIN 13-4129457)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed
2015-11-04
IRS object ID
201523089349301407
Schema version
2014v5.0
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)
Return2015-11-04T12:02:27-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN131655065PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1300 EAST 42ND STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10017ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN134129457EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DONORSCHOOSEORGBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlDONOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2122393615PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1134 WEST 37TH STREET - 11 FLAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10018ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonANDY KAPLANPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2122393615PhoneNum
Signature2015-11-03SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonFREDERICK MARTENSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00298107PTIN
Phone2126972299PhoneNum
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Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCHARLES BESTPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10018ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$78,628,104GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressHTTP://WWW.DONORSCHOOSE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2000FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionDONORSCHOOSE.ORG IS A SIMPLE WAY TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO LEARN.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers235TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,639,206PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$35,519,312TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,319,724TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,200,811TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$34,476,495NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$34,318,501NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionDONORSCHOOSE.ORG ENGAGES THE PUBLIC IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY GIVING PEOPLE A SIMPLE, ACCOUNTABLE AND PERSONAL WAY TO ADDRESS EDUCATIONAL INEQUITY. WE ENVISION A NATION WHERE CHILDREN IN EVERY COMMUNITY HAVE THE TOOLS AND EXPERIENCES NEEDED FOR AN EXCELLENT EDUCATION.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$73,388,047ExpenseAmt
DescCLASSROOM PROJECT FULFILLMENT:DURING FISCAL YEAR 2015, OUR DONORS HAVE PROVIDED $77.4 MILLION TO FUND 123,705 CLASSROOM PROJECTS, BENEFITTING APPROXIMATELY 3.8 MILLION STUDENTS.Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
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 SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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 Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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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
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member12IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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
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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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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ANDY KAPLANBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6465569923PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1134 WEST 37TH STREET - 11 FLAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10018ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
PETER BLOOM
CHAIRMAN5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
THERESIA GOUW
VICE CHAIRMAN2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN ALTER
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAXINE CLARK
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN COLBERT
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROLYN EVERSON
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GENEIN LETFORD
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSH LEVINE
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD LOVETT
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DESIREE ROGERS
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRABIAN SHORTERS
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF WEINER
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRED WILSON
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANTHONY YOSELOFF
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES BEST
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$291,963$0$43,034
CESAR BOCANEGRA
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$222,940$0$26,116
OLIVER HURST-HILLER
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$212,246$0$38,377
MISSY SHERBURNE
CHIEF PARTNERSHIPS OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$153,470$0$37,716
ANDY KAPLAN
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$169,580$0$28,150
KATIE BISBEE
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$193,840$0$17,683
CAROLINA MARTIN
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT40.00$198,303$0$25,222Yes (X)
DAVID CRANE
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING40.00$140,500$0$14,198Yes (X)
JOHN CIARDULLO
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING40.00$129,220$0$36,707Yes (X)
NANCY MOND
PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER40.00$124,955$0$34,713Yes (X)
TOMMY WALKER
DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL OPERATIONS40.00$107,156$0$22,196Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K14IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$77,378,201AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$122,342NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$77,378,201TotalContributionsAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$166,706TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$166,706ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,083,197SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,079,340SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,857SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,857TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$3,857ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$77,548,764TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$170,563ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,472,476TotalAmt
Program Services$650,712ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$282,109ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$539,655FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,232,575TotalAmt
Program Services$2,326,527ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$359,067ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,546,981FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$143,572TotalAmt
Program Services$74,001ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,526ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$57,045FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$790,137TotalAmt
Program Services$390,936ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$86,037ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$313,164FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$489,615TotalAmt
Program Services$241,081ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,232ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$190,302FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$126TotalAmt
Management And General$126ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,185TotalAmt
Management And General$63,185ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,686TotalAmt
Management And General$38,686ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$115,187TotalAmt
Program Services$59,646ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,941ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,600FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$144,656TotalAmt
Fundraising$144,656FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$246,141TotalAmt
Program Services$152,133ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,882ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$73,126FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$515,632TotalAmt
Program Services$515,632ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$482,141TotalAmt
Program Services$280,699ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41,279ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$160,163FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$243,072TotalAmt
Program Services$64,034ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,523ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$152,515FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,377,613TotalAmt
Program Services$1,238,631ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,480ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$110,502FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,066TotalAmt
Management And General$18,066ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
CLASSROOM MATERIALS$66,351,525$66,351,525
CREDIT CARD FEES$834,829$834,829
THANK YOU PACKAGE$207,661$207,661
GIFT CARD PRODUCTION$96,841$96,841

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,092TotalAmt
Management And General$10,092ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$77,873,828TotalAmt
Program Services$73,388,047ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,078,231ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,407,550FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$565,703BOYAmt
EOY$6,654,029EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,893,989BOYAmt
EOY$12,277,014EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,688,825BOYAmt
EOY$5,492,467EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$95,555BOYAmt
EOY$228,735EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$5,535,862LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,684,146LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,828,698BOYAmt
EOY$2,851,716EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,856,420BOYAmt
EOY$2,946,093EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,699,688BOYAmt
EOY$4,885,667EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$167,341BOYAmt
EOY$183,591EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,796,219BOYAmt
EOY$35,519,312EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,319,724BOYAmt
EOY$1,200,811EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,319,724BOYAmt
EOY$1,200,811EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,424,675BOYAmt
EOY$19,846,288EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,051,820BOYAmt
EOY$14,472,213EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,476,495BOYAmt
EOY$34,318,501EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,796,219BOYAmt
EOY$35,519,312EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$325,064ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$167,070NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$32,681,400CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$41,145,968CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$52,474,931CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$60,854,821CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$77,378,201CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$264,535,321TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$32,681,400CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$41,145,968CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$52,474,931CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$60,854,821CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$77,378,201CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$264,535,321TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$28,205,280SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$236,330,041PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$78,195CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$61,576CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$66,382CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$68,325CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$166,706CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$441,184TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$264,976,505TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.89190PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.92040PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$970,975OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$151,348DepreciationAmt
Book Value$819,627BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$268,779OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$134,826DepreciationAmt
Book Value$133,953BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,296,108OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,397,972DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,898,136BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,851,716TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
INVESTMENT FUND - GLOBAL EQUITIES$1,370,746F
INVESTMENT FUND - FIXED INCOME$1,187,504F
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT - ABSOLUTE RETURN$2,314,343F
CASH HELD FOR INVESTMENT$13,074F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$4,885,667TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$77,865,133TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$167,070NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$149,299DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$316,369RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$77,548,764RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$77,548,764TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$78,023,127TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$149,299DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$149,299ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$77,873,828ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$77,873,828TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ALL INCOME TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT NO DISCLOSURES RELATING TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ARE REQUIRED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgYes (1)CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
CHARLES BEST
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$191,963$0$100,000$0$0$0$8,969$0$34,065$0$334,997$0$0$0
CESAR BOCANEGRA
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$180,940$0$42,000$0$0$0$9,100$0$17,016$0$249,056$0$0$0
OLIVER HURST-HILLER
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER$186,416$0$25,830$0$0$0$5,562$0$32,815$0$250,623$0$0$0
MISSY SHERBURNE
CHIEF PARTNERSHIPS OFFICER$114,900$0$38,570$0$0$0$6,020$0$31,696$0$191,186$0$0$0
ANDY KAPLAN
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$149,580$0$20,000$0$0$0$7,625$0$20,525$0$197,730$0$0$0
KATIE BISBEE
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER$151,840$0$42,000$0$0$0$7,625$0$10,058$0$211,523$0$0$0
CAROLINA MARTIN
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT$147,250$0$51,053$0$0$0$7,362$0$17,860$0$223,525$0$0$0
DAVID CRANE
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING$132,500$0$8,000$0$0$0$5,219$0$8,979$0$154,698$0$0$0
JOHN CIARDULLO
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING$119,220$0$10,000$0$0$0$6,125$0$30,582$0$165,927$0$0$0
NANCY MOND
PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER$116,455$0$8,500$0$0$0$5,437$0$29,276$0$159,668$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 5FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCERTAIN EMPLOYEES, WHO PLAY A DIRECT ROLE IN WORKING WITH DONORS, HAVE INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLANS THAT PAY OUT, IN PART, BASED UPON CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ORGANIZATION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution21ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$107,792NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesSALES PROCEEDSMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)SOFTWARE1$10,300VALUE IF PURCHASED
Yes (X)FURNITURE/EQUIPMENT1$4,250VALUE IF PURCHASED
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6IN ADDITION TO THE VOLUNTEER WORK DONE BY OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE MAJOR AREAS WHERE DONORSCHOOSE.ORG BENEFITS FROM VOLUNTEER HOURS IS IN OUR "TEACHERS AS SCREENERS" AND OUR "DONOR APPRECIATION" INITIATIVES. IN THE TEACHERS AS SCREENERS INITIATIVE, TEACHER VOLUNTEERS REVIEW CLASSROOM PROJECT PROPOSAL DESCRIPTIONS, TO ENSURE THEY CONTAIN THE ELEMENTS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE A CLEAR AND COMPELLING DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT OBJECTIVES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES. IN THE DONOR APPRECIATION INITIATIVE, VOLUNTEERS HELP WITH THE PROCESS OF TAKING STUDENT THANK-YOU LETTERS THAT WE RECEIVE FROM THE CLASSROOM TEACHER AND PREPARING THEM FOR SUBSEQUENT MAILING TO THE PROJECT DONORS. WE ESTIMATE THAT 26,048 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER TIME WERE PROVIDED IN FISCAL YEAR 2015.
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 5DONORSCHOOSE.ORG EMPLOYED 133 PERSONS DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2014. MANY OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE EITHER SEASONAL OR TEMPORARY WORKERS. AT JUNE 30, 2015, THE FULL TIME EQUIVALENT STAFF WAS 74.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY OUR PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM. AFTER PREPARATION, IT IS REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. FOLLOWING THEIR REVIEW, IT IS REVIEWED AT A MEETING OF THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM. AT THIS MEETING, THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM WALK THE ATTENDEES THROUGH THE DOCUMENT AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THEY MAY HAVE. WHEN THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE IS SATISFIED WITH THE FORM 990, THEY APPROVE IT. FOLLOWING APPROVAL BY THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW. IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD, THE FORM 990 IS FILED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CPERSONS COVERED UNDER THIS POLICY INCLUDE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE KEY EMPLOYEES. THE POLICY IS DISCUSSED AT LEAST ANNUALLY AT A BOARD MEETING. EACH PERSON COVERED UNDER THIS POLICY IS AWARE OF HOW TO REPORT A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. NO POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST HAVE BEEN REPORTED, BUT IF THEY HAD BEEN, THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT WOULD BE REVIEWED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETS ANNUALLY TO DECIDE ON THE BASE SALARY, BONUS TARGETS, AND ON THE CRITERIA FOR AWARDING BONUSES TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND HIS DIRECT REPORTS. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2015 TO SET COMPENSATION FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2016.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, TAX RETURNS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY, NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY, COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CHARTER, AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHARTER, GIFT ACCEPTANCE POLICY AND CAUSE MARKETING DISCLOSURES ARE ALL AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AND DOWNLOAD AT WWW.DONORSCHOOSE.ORG.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24CLASSROOM MATERIALS INCLUDES THE COSTS OF CLASSROOM PROJECT MATERIALS, DELIVERY AND WHERE APPLICABLE, SALES TAX. GIFT CARD PRODUCTION IS THE COST OF MANUFACTURING GIFT CARDS. GIFT CARDS GIVE A POTENTIAL DONOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP BRING A CLASSROOM PROJECT TO LIFE, WITH THE HOPE THAT THE DONOR WILL MAKE SUBSEQUENT CASH DONATIONS TO ADDITIONAL CLASSROOM PROJECTS. GIFT CARDS GENERALLY HAVE A FACE VALUE OF $25 AND UP. THE FACE VALUE OF THE GIFT CARD IS GENERALLY PAID FOR BY A CORPORATION OR FOUNDATION AND IS RECORDED IN DONATION REVENUE. CREDIT CARD FEES ARE THE FEES PAID TO THIRD PARTIES TO PROCESS CREDIT CARD DONATIONS MADE AT WWW.DONORSCHOOSE.ORG. THANK YOU PACKAGE EXPENSE IS PRIMARILY THE COST OF SUPPLIES AND POSTAGE REQUIRED TO MAIL STUDENT THANK YOU LETTERS TO DONORS.

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