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PENCILS OF PROMISE INCORPORATED: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
PENCILS OF PROMISE INCORPORATED (EIN 26-3618722)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-09-30
IRS object ID
201412739349300506
Schema version
2013v3.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2014-09-30T08:57:01-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN271728945PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1O'CONNOR DAVIES LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13001 SUMMER STREET 5TH FL EASTAddressLine1
CitySTAMFORDCity
StateCTState
ZIP Code06905ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN263618722EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PENCILS OF PROMISE INCORPORATEDBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPENCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2127773170PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line137 WEST 28TH STREET 3RD FLOORAddressLine1
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10001ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTOM CASAZZONEPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2127773170PhoneNum
Signature2014-09-30SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonROBIN STRONGPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00713382PTIN
Phone2033232400PhoneNum
Preparation2014-09-29PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTOM CASAZZONEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line137 WEST 28TH STREET 3RD FLOORAddressLine1
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10001ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,210,664GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.PENCILSOFPROMISE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2008FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionAT POP, WE BELIEVE EVERY CHILD DESERVES ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION. WE CREATE SCHOOLS, PROGRAMS AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COMMON GOAL OF EDUCATION FOR ALL. WE ACCOMPLISH THESE ACTIVITIES BY DEDICATING SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF TIME, LABOR AND EFFORT RAISING MONEY IN THE U.S. THROUGH YOUTH AND PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS. THE FUNDS RAISED ALLOW US TO INCREASE OUR DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL REACH AND IMPACT.AT THE CONCLUSION OF 2013, WE HAD 200 COMPLETED PROJECTS ACROSS THE FOUR COUNTRIES OF LAOS, GHANA, GUATEMALA AND NICARAGUA. OUR SCHOOLS, DORMS AND LEARNING CENTERS ARE OPEN TO STUDENTS IN EACH COUNTRY AND THE STAGES OF PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION ARE UNDERWAY IN SEVERAL NEW COMMUNITIES TO AID IN EXPANDING OUR REACH IN 2014.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body11VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent11VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee49TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers10TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$5,039,120PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$4,226,449CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$9,183PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,037CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$31,808PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$812,402CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$5,016,495PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$5,039,888CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$209,096PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$120,045CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$803,378PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,448,240CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$637,130CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,191,175PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,493,353CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,203,649PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,061,638CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,812,846PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$21,750CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$3,728,732TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$3,677,624TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$104,591TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$75,233TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$3,624,141NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,602,391NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionAT POP, WE BELIEVE EVERY CHILD DESERVES ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION. WE CREATE SCHOOLS, PROGRAMS AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COMMON GOAL OF EDUCATION FOR ALL. WE ACCOMPLISH THESE ACTIVITIES BY DEDICATING SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF TIME, LABOR AND EFFORT RAISING MONEY IN THE U.S. THROUGH YOUTH AND PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS. THE FUNDS RAISED ALLOW US TO INCREASE OUR DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL REACH AND IMPACT.AT THE CONCLUSION OF 2013, WE HAD 200 COMPLETED PROJECTS ACROSS THE FOUR COUNTRIES OF LAOS, GHANA, GUATEMALA AND NICARAGUA. OUR SCHOOLS, DORMS AND LEARNING CENTERS ARE OPEN TO STUDENTS IN EACH COUNTRY AND THE STAGES OF PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION ARE UNDERWAY IN SEVERAL NEW COMMUNITIES TO AID IN EXPANDING OUR REACH IN 2014.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,824,164ExpenseAmt
Grant$20,373GrantAmt
DescTHE FIRST OF OUR CORE PROGRAMS IS SCHOOLS BUILDS. WE PARTNER WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND GOVERNMENTS TO IMPROVE THE STATE OF EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN COMMUNITIES. OUR SHORT TERM GOALS ARE TO ADDRESS THE NEED FOR IMPROVED INFRASTRUCTURE WITH OUR LONG TERM GOALS BEING TO IMPROVE STUDENT ATTENDANCE, PROGRESSION, AND TEST SCORES. THE BENEFICIARIES OF OUR SCHOOL BUILDING PROGRAM ARE PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS CURRENTLY ATTENDING SCHOOL IN POOR QUALITY STRUCTURES AND PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS CURRENTLY TEACHING IN POOR QUALITY STRUCTURES. THROUGH THE END OF 2013, WE HAVE COMPLETED 200 SCHOOLS ACROSS OUR GEOGRAPHIES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$357,903ExpenseAmt
Grant$82,707GrantAmt
DescOUR SECOND CORE PROGRAM IS TEACHER TRAINING. WE SUPPORT TEACHER DEVELOPMENT THROUGH IN-SERVICE AND WORKSHOP TRAINING SESSIONS. OUR STAFF VISIT GOVERNMENT TEACHERS IN OUR COMMUNITIES TWICE PER MONTH TO AID IN LESSON PLANNING, METHODOLOGY TRAINING AND RAPPORT BUILDING WITH STUDENTS. TEACHERS ATTEND WORKSHOPS TWICE PER YEAR FOR GROUP TRAINING AND NETWORK BUILDING. WE USE A METHODOLOGY OF TEACHING THAT FOCUSES ON THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE STUDENT BECAUSE MORE ENGAGED STUDENTS PERFORM AT A HIGHER LEVEL. WE DO THIS THROUGH AN EXPRESSIVE PEDAGOGY, WHICH INVOLVES USAGE OF FACIAL EXPRESSIONS, MOTOR MEMORY (SONG, DANCE, SIGN, ETC.) AND CREATIVE DIDACTIC MATERIALS. THE SHORT TERM GOALS OF OUR TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE: TO IMPROVE LESSON PLANNING BY ASSISTING TEACHERS IN THE CREATION AND USE LESSON PLANS; TO BUILD RAPPORT WITH STUDENTS BY ENCOURAGING TEACHERS TO ADOPT OUR INTERACTIVE METHODOLOGY TO BETTER ENGAGE STUDENTS; TO SUPPORT A PEER NETWORK OF TEACHERS THROUGH TEACHER TRAINING WORKSHOPS, AND; TO PROVIDE CLASSROOMS WITH TEACHING AND LEARNING MATERIALS. OUR LONG TERM GOAL IS TO INCREASE PRIMARY STUDENT SCORES IN LITERACY, NUMERACY AND ENGLISH ACROSS ALL OUR GEOGRAPHIES. THE MAIN BENEFICIARIES OF OUR TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM ARE THE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. THROUGH 2013, WE HAVE TRAINED 182 TEACHERS IN SEVEN LAO COMMUNITIES AND10 GUATEMALAN COMMUNITIES. IN 2014, WE PLAN TO EXPAND OUR PROGRAM INTO GHANA, AS WELL AS BUILD ON OUR CURRENT PROGRAM IN GUATEMALA & LAOS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$363,370ExpenseAmt
DescOUR THIRD PROGRAM IS OUR GLOBAL COMMUNITIES PROGRAM. DOMESTICALLY, WE EXPANDED OUR GLOBAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH SEVERAL UPDATES TO OUR WEBSITE AND THROUGH OUR EXPANDING OUTREACH PROGRAM ACROSS OUR DIGITAL PLATFORMS TO BOTH YOUTH AND PROFESSIONALS. WE HAVE AN ONLINE COMMUNITY OF OVER 650,000 MEMBERS WHO STAY ENGAGED WITH OUR WORK THROUGH UPDATES, POSTS AND BLOG ENTRIES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$570,877ExpenseAmt
Grant$16,965GrantAmt
DescOUR FOURTH CORE PROGRAM IS IS OUR SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM. WE SUPPORT THE PROGRESSION OF STUDENTS FROM PRIMARY TO SECONDARY SCHOOL BY PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIP PACKAGES. COMMUNITIES ARE SELECTED AS ELIGIBLE FOR SCHOLARSHIPS BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE SCOUTING RUBRIC; AT WHICH POINT ALL STUDENTS IN THE FINAL GRADE OF PRIMARY SCHOOL ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. STUDENTS IN THEIR FINAL YEAR OF PRIMARY SCHOOL WITH 75% ATTENDANCE AT THE MID-YEAR MARK RECEIVE A PRIZE (READING BOOKS, PENCILS, ETC.) AND STUDENTS WITH 75% ATTENDANCE AT THE END-YEAR MARK RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING SCHOLARSHIP PACKAGE: TUITION FOR FIRST YEAR OF SECONDARY SCHOOL, A UNIFORM, A BACKPACK WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES, TEXTBOOKS AND PAID DORMITORY FEE WHEN APPLICABLE. THE KEY BENEFICIARIES OF OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ARE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES. THIS PROGRAM WAS IN THE PLANNING STAGE IN 2012 AND IN 2013, WE DISTRIBUTED 832 SCHOLARSHIPS ACROSS 29 DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES.OUR FIFTH CORE PROGRAM IS OUR WASH PROGRAM. WASH IS AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AND UTILIZED PROGRAM THAT IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE. UNICEF ADOPTED WASH IN 2005 AS THEIR PRIMARY INTERVENTION TO TACKLE HYGIENE NEEDS IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD; POP BEGAN WASH PRACTICES IN 2010 IN LAOS. IN CARRYING OUT THIS PROGRAM, WE BUILD STUDENT AND TEACHER SANITATION FACILITIES (SINKS AND BATHROOMS) IN CONJUNCTION WITH CLASSROOM BUILDS. IN ADDITION, OUR STAFF VISIT CLASSES TWICE PER MONTH DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR TO TEACH LESSONS RELATED TO WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE. THE SHORT TERM GOALS OF THIS PROGRAM ARE TO INCREASE STUDENT UNDERSTANDING OF BEST PRACTICES, BEHAVIOR AND KNOWLEDGE OF HYGIENE, SANITATION AND NUTRITION FOR STUDENTS WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO THIS TYPE OF EDUCATION AND TO BUILD SATISFACTORY SANITATION FACILITIES IN COMMUNITIES LACKING THIS TYPE OF INFRASTRUCTURE. THE LONG TERM GOALS OF THIS PROGRAM ARE TO MAINTAIN A SUCCESSFUL WASH PROGRAM, AS DEFINED BY CONTINUALLY MEETING OUR SHORT TERM GOALS. THE KEY BENEFICIARIES OF OUR WASH PROGRAM ARE STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES LIVING IN COUNTRIES WITH LIMITED TO NO ACCESS TO WASH FACILITIES AND LIMITED TO NO WASH KNOWLEDGE. WITH ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS, WE EXTENSIVELY MONITOR AND EVALUATE OUR PROGRAM IMPACT. TO BEST JUDGE HOW EFFECTIVE OUR IMPACT IS, WE CLOSELY MONITOR AND EVALUATE (M&E) OUR PROGRAMS ON THE GROUND. WE HAVE LOCAL M&E TEAMS WHO CONDUCT INTERVIEWS AND SURVEYS WITH VILLAGE LEADERS, TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND PARENTS. THIS HELP US TO UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS OF VILLAGES IN WHICH WE OPERATE, OUR IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY, AND AREAS IN WHICH WE CAN IMPROVE POP OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMMING.OUR STUDENT DATABASE HELPS US UNDERSTAND WHO WE ARE SERVING EVERY YEAR IN OUR POP SCHOOLS. WE DOCUMENT EACH POP STUDENT'S NAME, AGE, GENDER, ETHNICITY, ATTENDANCE, PROGRESSION TO NEXT GRADE LEVEL, AND GRADE IN CLASS. EACH YEAR, WE TRACK VILLAGE-WIDE STUDENT ENROLLMENT, ATTENDANCE, RETENTION FROM ONE GRADE TO THE NEXT, PROGRESSION FROM PRIMARY TO SECONDARY SCHOOL, AND GRADES AND/OR TEST SCORES. WE EXPECT TO IMPROVE THESE METRICS THROUGH THE VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WE OFFER STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION, WE FOLLOW INDIVIDUAL POP STUDENTS THROUGH THE YEARS TO ASSESS THEIR EDUCATIONAL SUCCESSES AND FAILURES, ALONG WITH THEIR UNDERSTANDING, ATTITUDE, AND BEHAVIOR REGARDING EDUCATION AND ELEMENTS OF WASH. THESE YEARLY INTERVIEWS WILL HELP US UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT THAT WE HAVE ON INDIVIDUALS THROUGH OUR PROGRAMMING.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$570,877TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$16,965TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$4,116,314TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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 OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Business Rln With Officer EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee49EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryGHForeignCountryCd
Foreign CountryNUForeignCountryCd
Foreign CountryGTForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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
Governing Body Voting Members11GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member11IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TOM CASAZZONEBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2127773170PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line137 WEST 28TH STREET 3RD FLOORAddressLine1
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10001ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ADAM BRAUN
PRESIDENT & CEO60.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$154,792$0$4,736
CHRIS CLARKE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN HARRIS
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRAD HAUGEN
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN KLUGE JR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD LENT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HOPE TAITZ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL WEISS
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN CAHILL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MEIGHAN STONE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY VAYNERCHUK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM CASAZZONE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER50.00Yes (X)$73,568$0$14,625
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$228,360TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$19,361TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$465,676FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$3,760,773AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,226,449TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,037TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,037ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$972,028FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$465,676ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$170,776FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$801,252TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$801,252ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMERCHANDISE SALESDesc
Business452000BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$11,150TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$11,150RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$11,150OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,039,888TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$11,150RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$802,289ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$91,707TotalAmt
Program Services$91,707ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,338TotalAmt
Program Services$28,338ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$234,792TotalAmt
Program Services$93,396ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$60,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$81,396FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,019,475TotalAmt
Program Services$646,906ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$76,298ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$296,271FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$111,471TotalAmt
Program Services$50,779ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,078ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$33,614FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$82,502TotalAmt
Program Services$42,553ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,966ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,983FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,051TotalAmt
Management And General$15,051ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,265TotalAmt
Management And General$35,265ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,207TotalAmt
Program Services$8,539ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,334ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,334FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$110,634TotalAmt
Program Services$38,799ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$71,835FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$145,266TotalAmt
Program Services$51,215ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54,541ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$39,510FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,434TotalAmt
Program Services$2,217ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$2,217FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$131,134TotalAmt
Program Services$104,942ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,477ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,715FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$204,644TotalAmt
Program Services$190,490ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,363ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,791FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,304TotalAmt
Program Services$24,000ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$150ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,154FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$154,957TotalAmt
Program Services$149,957ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,500FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,904TotalAmt
Management And General$7,904ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
SCHOOL AND CONSTRUCTION$2,447,332$2,447,332
SCHOOL SUSTAINABILITY C$90,527$90,527
OUTREACH$56,912$21,358$35,554
MISCELLANEOUS$35,610$28,673$4,670$2,267

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,172TotalAmt
Program Services$4,586ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$4,586FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,061,638TotalAmt
Program Services$4,116,314ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$308,194ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$637,130FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,932,284BOYAmt
EOY$1,537,711EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$651,403BOYAmt
EOY$801,675EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$841,811BOYAmt
EOY$1,108,400EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,930BOYAmt
EOY$180EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,565BOYAmt
EOY$24,279EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$584,889LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$409,510LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$231,739BOYAmt
EOY$175,379EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,000BOYAmt
EOY$30,000EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,728,732BOYAmt
EOY$3,677,624EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$63,888BOYAmt
EOY$66,765EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,703BOYAmt
EOY$8,468EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$104,591BOYAmt
EOY$75,233EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,888,997BOYAmt
EOY$2,929,573EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$735,144BOYAmt
EOY$672,818EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,624,141BOYAmt
EOY$3,602,391EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,728,732BOYAmt
EOY$3,677,624EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$21,750ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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$57,765CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,396,917CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,224,168CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,039,120CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,226,449CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,944,419TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$57,765CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,396,917CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,224,168CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,039,120CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,226,449CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,944,419TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,816,012SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$11,128,407PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$631CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,183CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,037CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,863TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$40CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$40TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$12,955,322TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$25,053GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.85900PublicSupportCY170Pct
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

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$210,726OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$70,347DepreciationAmt
Book Value$140,379BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$374,163OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$339,163DepreciationAmt
Book Value$35,000BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$175,379TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,048,873TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$8,985DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$8,985RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,039,888RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,039,888TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,070,623TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$8,985DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$8,985ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,061,638ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,061,638TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF TAX POSITIONS WHEN THEY ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. TAX RETURNS SINCE THE ORGANIZATIONS INCEPTION IN 2009 REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA14PROGRAM SERVICESSCHOOL CONSTRUCTION, TEACHER TRAINING, SCHOLARSHIP, W.A.S.H.$443,940
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC127PROGRAM SERVICESSCHOOL CONSTRUCTION, TEACHER TRAINING, SCHOLARSHIP, W.A.S.H.$500,659
SOUTH AMERICA123PROGRAM SERVICESSCHOOL CONSTRUCTION, TEACHER TRAINING, SCHOLARSHIP, W.A.S.H.$2,215,358
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices3SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees54SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office3TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee54TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$3,159,957SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$3,159,957TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
GHANABUILD AND SUPPORT SCHOOLS$20,373WIRE TRANSFER
CANADASUPPLIES AND SUPPORT$7,965WIRE TRANSFER
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationALL GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE ISSUED TO PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS UNDERGO THE SAME SCRUTINY AS IF OUR ORGANIZATION CARRIED OUT THE SERVICE DIRECTLY. WE ENSURE THAT THE PARTNER ORGANIZATION'S MISSION ALIGNS WITH OUR ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND THAT THE SERVICES PROVIDED WILL BE PROVIDED EFFICIENTLY AND WITH THE MOST IMPACT. ONCE THE FUNDS ARE ISSUED TO THE ORGANIZATION, THE GRANT UNDERGOES QUARTERLY REPORTING WHERE THE GRANTEE ISSUES BOTH QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE REPORTS TO OUR ORGANIZATION IN ORDER TO ACCURATELY MONITOR AND MEASURE THE IMPACT THAT OUR FUNDS ARE HAVING IN THE REGIONS WE WORK IN.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1GALANameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1$1,398,876GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$451,853CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$947,023GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$106,809RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$57,765OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Name Of Event2WHITE PARTYNameOfEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Event2$38,828GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$13,823CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$25,005GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$5,740RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$462OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$1,437,704GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$465,676CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$972,028GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$112,549RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$58,227OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$170,776DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$801,252NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
NEW VENTURE FUND
734 15TH STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20005205806345501(C)(3)$9,000GRANT IS PART OF OUR WASH PROGRAM.
CHILD AID
917 SW OAK STREETPORTLANDOR97205330137937501(C)(3)$82,707GRANT TO PROVIDE TEACHER TRAINING IN GUATEMALA
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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 Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonADAM BRAUNPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT & CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$114,792BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$40,000BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$4,736NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$159,528TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
PLAYBUTTON ACQUISTION CORP AND PLAYBUTTON LLC
ADAM BRAUN, FOUNDER AND CEO OWNS AN INTEREST IN PLAYBUTTON ACQUISTION CORP$40,500ADAM BRAUN, FOUNDER AND CEO OF PENCILS OF PROMISE INCORPORTED OWNED AN INTEREST IN PLAYBUTTON ACQUISTION CORP. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS PLAYBUTTON, LLC) AND WAS A MEMBER OF THEIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING PART OF 2013. DURING 2013, PLAYBUTTON ACQUISTION CORP. SUBLEASED OFFICE SPACE FROM PENCILS OF PROMISE INCORPORATED. AS OF NOVEMBER 15, 2013, ADAM BRAUN HAS STEPPED DOWN FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF PLAYBUTTON ACQUISTION CORP. AND SURRENDERED HIS FINANCIAL INTEREST IN PLAYBUTTON ACQUISTION CORP.0
STAYCLASSY INC
ADAM BRAUN, FOUNDER AND CEO HAD AN INTEREST IN STAYCLASSY, INC IN 2013$23,076IN 2013, ADAM BRAUN, FOUNDER AND CEO BECAME A MEMBER OF STAYCLASSY, INC.'S ADVISORY BOARD AND WAS AWARDED AN OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN STAYCLASSY, INC. AS OF NOVEMBER 15, 2013, ADAM BRAUN SURRENDERED HIS INTEREST IN STAYCLASSY, INC.STAYCLASSY, INC. PROVIDES PENCILS OF PROMISES INCORPORATED'S PLATFORM FOR RECEIVING ONLINE DONATIONS IN EXCHANGE FOR A PERCENTAGE THE AMOUNT OF TRANSACTIONS PROCESSED. IN 2013, PENCILS OF PROMISE PAID STAYCLASSY, INC. $23,076 FOR PROCESSING ONLINE TRANSACTIONS.0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. POP'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE FINANCE & GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, IS TASKED WITH OVERSEEING THE AUDIT PROCESS AND THE DRAFTING OF FORM 990 IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE PROVIDED WITH A DRAFT OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 FOR REVIEW, COMMENT AND APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEACH BOARD MEMBER IS ASKED TO READ AND SIGN AN AFFIRMATION STATEMENT EACH YEAR REGARDING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ADDITIONALLY, A CONFLICTS POLICY IS IN OUR EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK AND EACH EMPLOYEE IS ASKED TO SIGN AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM AND DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS IF ANY ARE PRESENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE PROCESS INCLUDES ALL OF THESE ELEMENTS: (1) REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF POP; (2) USE OF DATA AS TO COMPARABLE COMPENSATION; AND (3) CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION AND RECORDKEEPING. REVIEW AND APPROVAL - THE COMPENSATION OF THE PERSON IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF POP, PROVIDED THAT PERSONS WITH CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT AT ISSUE ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THIS REVIEW AND APPROVAL. USE OF DATA AS TO COMPARABLE COMPENSATION - THE COMPENSATION OF THE PERSON IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED USING DATA AS TO COMPARABLE COMPENSATION FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION AND RECORDKEEPING - THERE IS CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION AND RECORDKEEPING WITH RESPECT TO THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALL OF OUR ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON OUR WEBSITE. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FORM 990 AND FORM 1023 ARE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AT PENCILS OF PROMISE INCORPORATED'S HEADQUARTERS LOCATED AT 37 WEST 28TH STREET, 3RD FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10001. FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG, WWW.CHARITYNAVIGATOR.ORG,AND WWW.ERI-NONPROFIT-SALARIES.COM. THE FORM 990 AND ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT IS AVAILABLE ON WWW.CHARITIESNYS.COM.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES TO THE SELECTION PROCESS OF AUDITORS OR OVERSIGHT OF AUDIT.