WRITERS IN THE SCHOOLS: Form 990, tax year 2012
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- Organization
- WRITERS IN THE SCHOOLS (EIN 76-0338549)
- Tax period
- 2012-09-01 to 2013-08-31
- Filed
- 2014-04-15
- IRS object ID
- 201421059349300147
- Schema version
- 2012v2.0
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2014-04-15T12:19:54-07:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2013-08-31 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirm
Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Blazek & Vetterling | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Houston | City |
| State | TX | State |
| ZIP Code | 770275132 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990 | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2012-09-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 760338549 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Writers in the Schools | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | WRIT | NameControl |
| Phone | 7135233877 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1523 W Main | AddressLine1 |
| City | Houston | City |
| State | TX | State |
| ZIP Code | 77006 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Robin Reagler | Name |
| Title | Executive Director | Title |
| Date Signed | 2014-04-15 | DateSigned |
| Authorize Third Party | true | AuthorizeThirdParty |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Jody Blazek | Name |
| PTIN | P00072674 | PTIN |
| Phone | 7134395739 | Phone |
| Self Employed | X | SelfEmployed |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2012 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z | BuildTS |
Form 990 IRS990
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Of Principal Officer Person | Robin Reagler | NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson |
Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1523 W Main | AddressLine1 |
| City | Houston | City |
| State | TX | State |
| ZIP Code | 77006 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Receipts | 1720939 | GrossReceipts |
| Group Return For Affiliates | false | GroupReturnForAffiliates |
| All Affiliates Included | false | AllAffiliatesIncluded |
| Organization501c3 | X | Organization501c3 |
| Web Site | www.witshouston.org | WebSite |
| Type Of Organization Corporation | X | TypeOfOrganizationCorporation |
| Year Formation | 1984 | YearFormation |
| State Legal Domicile | TX | StateLegalDomicile |
| Activity Or Mission Description | Writers in the Schools revolutionizes the way reading and writing are taught, nurturing the growth of the imagination and awakening students to the adventures of language. | ActivityOrMissionDescription |
| Nbr Voting Members Governing Body | 19 | NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody |
| Nbr Independent Voting Members | 19 | NbrIndependentVotingMembers |
| Total Nbr Employees | 185 | TotalNbrEmployees |
| Total Nbr Volunteers | 25 | TotalNbrVolunteers |
| Total Gross UBI | 0 | TotalGrossUBI |
| Contributions Grants Prior Year | 374727 | ContributionsGrantsPriorYear |
| Contributions Grants Current Year | 558830 | ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear |
| Program Service Revenue Prior Year | 902630 | ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear |
| Program Service Revenue CY | 1125850 | ProgramServiceRevenueCY |
| Investment Income Prior Year | 1067 | InvestmentIncomePriorYear |
| Investment Income Current Year | 1769 | InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear |
| Other Revenue Prior Year | 15994 | OtherRevenuePriorYear |
| Other Revenue Current Year | -3350 | OtherRevenueCurrentYear |
| Total Revenue Prior Year | 1294418 | TotalRevenuePriorYear |
| Total Revenue Current Year | 1683099 | TotalRevenueCurrentYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts CY | 0 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY |
| Benefits Paid To Members CY | 0 | BenefitsPaidToMembersCY |
| Salaries Etc Prior Year | 1123921 | SalariesEtcPriorYear |
| Salaries Etc Current Year | 1401296 | SalariesEtcCurrentYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY | 0 | TotalProfFundrsngExpCY |
| Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year | 151470 | TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear |
| Other Expense Prior Year | 338108 | OtherExpensePriorYear |
| Other Expenses Current Year | 301949 | OtherExpensesCurrentYear |
| Total Expenses Prior Year | 1462029 | TotalExpensesPriorYear |
| Total Expenses Current Year | 1703245 | TotalExpensesCurrentYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year | -167611 | RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses CY | -20146 | RevenuesLessExpensesCY |
| Total Assets BOY | 1660754 | TotalAssetsBOY |
| Total Assets EOY | 1670710 | TotalAssetsEOY |
| Total Liabilities BOY | 12741 | TotalLiabilitiesBOY |
| Total Liabilities EOY | 42843 | TotalLiabilitiesEOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 1648013 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 1627867 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
| Info In Schedule O Part III | X | InfoInScheduleOPartIII |
| Mission Description | The mission of Writers in the Schools (WITS) is to engage children in the pleasure and power of reading and writing. | MissionDescription |
| Significant New Program Services | false | SignificantNewProgramServices |
| Significant Change | false | SignificantChange |
| Expense | 680009 | Expense |
| Revenue | 372845 | Revenue |
| Description | In 2012-2013, WITS professional writers engaged 23,540 children and teachers in the pleasure and power of reading and writing. WITS programs took place in schools, libraries, museums, parks, hospitals, community centers, and summer camps. With a proven model of success, WITS programs provides a lasting impact on student writing skills, self-esteem, test scores, and creativity. WITS creative programs provided long-term creative writing instruction to nearly 15,000 K-12 students in student classrooms. WITS community programs reached and additional 2,650 students in after-school, community-based settings. | Description |
Activity2 Activity2
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expense | 621852 | Expense |
| Revenue | 668465 | Revenue |
| Description | WITS camp programs taught more than 1,990 children and youth during the summer season, nurturing storytelling, literacy, and creative learning.WITS Performance programs served more than 1,000 teens, providing public workshops, performance poetry competitions, and opportunities to represent Houston locally and nationally through the Meta-Four Houston team. | Description |
Activity3 Activity3
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expense | 90059 | Expense |
| Revenue | 74715 | Revenue |
| Description | Hospital programs at M.D. Anderson and Texas Children's Hospital: WITS provided creative writing instruction to 660 children in various hospital settings, thereby providing a creative outlet for children's emotions during their hospital stay. | Description |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Other Program Service Exp | 71651 | TotalOfOtherProgramServiceExp |
| Total Of Other Program Service Rev | 9825 | TotalOfOtherProgramServiceRev |
| Total Program Service Expense | 1463571 | TotalProgramServiceExpense |
| Described In501 C3 | true | DescribedIn501C3 |
| Schedule B Required | true | ScheduleBRequired |
| Political Activities | false | PoliticalActivities |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivities |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTax |
| Donor Advised Funds | false | DonorAdvisedFunds |
| Conservation Easements | false | ConservationEasements |
| Collections Of Art | false | CollectionsOfArt |
| Credit Counseling | false | CreditCounseling |
| Term Or Permanent Endowments | false | TermOrPermanentEndowments |
| Report Land Bldg Equip | true | ReportLandBldgEquip |
| Report Invest Oth Securities | false | ReportInvestOthSecurities |
| Report Prog Rel Invest | false | ReportProgRelInvest |
| Report Other Assets | false | ReportOtherAssets |
| Report Other Liabilities | false | ReportOtherLiabilities |
| Report Fin48 Footnote | false | ReportFin48Footnote |
| Independent Audit Financial Stmt | true | IndependentAuditFinancialStmt |
| Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt | false | ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt |
| School | false | School |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOffice |
| Foreign Activities | false | ForeignActivities |
| More Than5000 K To Organizations | false | MoreThan5000KToOrganizations |
| More Than5000 K To Individuals | false | MoreThan5000KToIndividuals |
| Professional Fundraising | false | ProfessionalFundraising |
| Fundraising Activities | true | FundraisingActivities |
| Gaming | false | Gaming |
| Hospital | false | Hospital |
| Grants To Organizations | false | GrantsToOrganizations |
| Grants To Individuals | false | GrantsToIndividuals |
| Schedule J Required | false | ScheduleJRequired |
| Tax Exempt Bonds | false | TaxExemptBonds |
| Invest Tax Exempt Bonds | false | InvestTaxExemptBonds |
| Escrow Account | false | EscrowAccount |
| On Behalf Of Issuer | false | OnBehalfOfIssuer |
| Excess Benefit Transaction | false | ExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Prior Excess Benefit Transaction | false | PriorExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Loan To Officer Or DQP | false | LoanToOfficerOrDQP |
| Grant To Related Person | false | GrantToRelatedPerson |
| Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization | false | BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization |
| Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member | false | BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember |
| Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp | false | OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp |
| Deductible Non Cash Contributions | false | DeductibleNonCashContributions |
| Deductible Contributions Of Art | false | DeductibleContributionsOfArt |
| Terminated | false | Terminated |
| Partial Liquidation | false | PartialLiquidation |
| Disregarded Entity | false | DisregardedEntity |
| Related Entity | false | RelatedEntity |
| Related Org Controlled Entity | false | RelatedOrgControlledEntity |
| Transaction Related Entity | false | TransactionRelatedEntity |
| Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org | false | TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg |
| Activities Conducted Partnership | false | ActivitiesConductedPartnership |
| Schedule O Required | true | ScheduleORequired |
| Number Forms Transmitted With1096 | 8 | NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096 |
| Number W2 G Included | 0 | NumberW2GIncluded |
| Compliance With Backup Witholding | true | ComplianceWithBackupWitholding |
| Number Of Employees | 185 | NumberOfEmployees |
| Employment Tax Returns Filed | true | EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled |
| Unrelated Business Income | false | UnrelatedBusinessIncome |
| Form990-T Filed | false | Form990-TFiled |
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccount |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
| Taxable Party Notification | false | TaxablePartyNotification |
| Non Deductible Contributions | false | NonDeductibleContributions |
| Quid Pro Quo Contributions | false | QuidProQuoContributions |
| Form8282 Property Disposed Of | false | Form8282PropertyDisposedOf |
| Number Of8282 Filed | 0 | NumberOf8282Filed |
| Funds To Pay Premiums | false | FundsToPayPremiums |
| Premiums Paid | false | PremiumsPaid |
| Form8899 Filed | false | Form8899Filed |
| Form1098 C Filed | false | Form1098CFiled |
| Excess Business Holdings | false | ExcessBusinessHoldings |
| Taxable Distributions | false | TaxableDistributions |
| Distribution To Donor | false | DistributionToDonor |
| Filed Lieu1041 | false | FiledLieu1041 |
| Licensed More Than One State | false | LicensedMoreThanOneState |
| Indoor Tanning Services | false | IndoorTanningServices |
| Info In Schedule O Part VI | X | InfoInScheduleOPartVI |
| Nbr Voting Governing Body Members | 19 | NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers |
| Number Independent Voting Members | 19 | NumberIndependentVotingMembers |
| Family Or Business Relationship | false | FamilyOrBusinessRelationship |
| Delegation Of Management Duties | false | DelegationOfManagementDuties |
| Changes To Organizing Docs | true | ChangesToOrganizingDocs |
| Material Diversion Or Misuse | false | MaterialDiversionOrMisuse |
| Members Or Stockholders | false | MembersOrStockholders |
| Election Of Board Members | false | ElectionOfBoardMembers |
| Decisions Subject To Approval | false | DecisionsSubjectToApproval |
| Minutes Of Governing Body | true | MinutesOfGoverningBody |
| Minutes Of Committees | true | MinutesOfCommittees |
| Officer Mailing Address | false | OfficerMailingAddress |
| Local Chapters | false | LocalChapters |
| Form990 Provided To Governing Body | true | Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody |
| Conflict Of Interest Policy | true | ConflictOfInterestPolicy |
| Annual Disclosure Covered Persons | true | AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons |
| Regular Monitoring Enforcement | true | RegularMonitoringEnforcement |
| Whistleblower Policy | true | WhistleblowerPolicy |
| Document Retention Policy | true | DocumentRetentionPolicy |
| Compensation Process CEO | true | CompensationProcessCEO |
| Compensation Process Other | false | CompensationProcessOther |
| Investment In Joint Venture | false | InvestmentInJointVenture |
| Other Website | X | OtherWebsite |
| Upon Request | X | UponRequest |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Person | Angie Coats | NamePerson |
| Telephone Number | 7135233877 | TelephoneNumber |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1523 W Main | AddressLine1 |
| City | Houston | City |
| State | TX | State |
| ZIP Code | 77006 | ZIPCode |
Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (20 entries)
| TitleTitle | Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek | Average Hours Per Week RelatedAverageHoursPerWeekRelated | Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector | Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization | Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs | Other CompensationOtherCompensation | OfficerOfficer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Tran | |||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Serena Monjeau Ross | |||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Porter | |||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Amanda Nicolo | |||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kimberly Murphy | |||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TJ McCray | |||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chanler Langham | |||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lizzie Pannill Fletcher | |||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Megan Ebadat | |||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carliss Chatman | |||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lucy Chambers | |||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Cervenka | |||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shannon Buggs | |||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Greg Audel | |||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brian Cheadle | |||||||
| Treasurer | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Garrick Malone | |||||||
| Secretary | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Xavier Pena | |||||||
| Past President | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | X |
| Sheleah Reed | |||||||
| Vice President | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | X |
| Michael Pipkin | |||||||
| President | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | X |
| Robin Reagler | |||||||
| Executive Dir. | 40.00 | 0.00 | 117000 | 0 | 14561 | X | |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Reportable Comp From Org | 117000 | TotalReportableCompFromOrg |
| Total Other Compensation | 14561 | TotalOtherCompensation |
| Number Individuals GT100 K | 1 | NumberIndividualsGT100K |
| Formers Listed | false | FormersListed |
| Total Comp GT150 K | false | TotalCompGT150K |
| Compensation From Other Sources | false | CompensationFromOtherSources |
| Number Of Contractors GT100 K | 0 | NumberOfContractorsGT100K |
| Fundraising Events | 90806 | FundraisingEvents |
| Government Grants | 145736 | GovernmentGrants |
| All Other Contributions | 322288 | AllOtherContributions |
| Noncash Contributions | 15380 | NoncashContributions |
| Total Contributions | 558830 | TotalContributions |
Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Writing Program Fees | Description |
| Business Code | 611600 | BusinessCode |
| Total Revenue Column | 1125850 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 1125850 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Revenue | 1125850 | TotalProgramServiceRevenue |
Investment Income InvestmentIncome
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 1769 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Exclusion | $1,769 | ExclusionAmount |
Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Income Fundraising Events | 34490 | GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents |
| Cntrbtns Rprtd Fundraising Events | 90806 | CntrbtnsRprtdFundraisingEvents |
| Fundraising Direct Expenses | 37840 | FundraisingDirectExpenses |
Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | -3350 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Exclusion | -$3,350 | ExclusionAmount |
Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Other Revenue | 0 | TotalOtherRevenue |
Total Revenue TotalRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 1683099 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 1125850 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
| Exclusion | -$1,581 | ExclusionAmount |
Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Foreign Grants ForeignGrants
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 132561 | Total |
| Program Services | 92793 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 19884 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 19884 | Fundraising |
Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 1119732 | Total |
| Program Services | 1002186 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 33282 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 84264 | Fundraising |
Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 10750 | Total |
| Program Services | 7525 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 1075 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 2150 | Fundraising |
Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 37529 | Total |
| Program Services | 26270 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 3025 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 8234 | Fundraising |
Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 100724 | Total |
| Program Services | 87630 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 4029 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 9065 | Fundraising |
Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 11719 | Total |
| Management And General | 11719 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 74964 | Total |
| Program Services | 69172 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 524 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 5268 | Fundraising |
Advertising Advertising
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 39109 | Total |
| Program Services | 34860 | ProgramServices |
| Fundraising | 4249 | Fundraising |
Office Expenses OfficeExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 54912 | Total |
| Program Services | 45467 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 4498 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 4947 | Fundraising |
Information Technology InformationTechnology
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Royalties Royalties
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Occupancy Occupancy
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 30429 | Total |
| Program Services | 19093 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 3239 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 8097 | Fundraising |
Travel Travel
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 19629 | Total |
| Program Services | 19492 | ProgramServices |
| Fundraising | 137 | Fundraising |
Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Interest Interest
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Insurance Insurance
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 7843 | Total |
| Program Services | 5098 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 784 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 1961 | Fundraising |
Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | TotalTotal | Program ServicesProgramServices | Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral | FundraisingFundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses | 5367 | 4200 | 307 | 860 |
| Equipment expenses | 12266 | 11251 | 290 | 725 |
| Refreshments | 19025 | 13072 | 5548 | 405 |
| Printing and Publications | 26686 | 25462 | 1224 |
All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 1703245 | Total |
| Program Services | 1463571 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 88204 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 151470 | Fundraising |
Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1495725 | BOY |
| EOY | 1456167 | EOY |
Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 133984 | BOY |
| EOY | 162415 | EOY |
Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 18937 | BOY |
| EOY | 37242 | EOY |
Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtc
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Receivables From Disqual Persons ReceivablesFromDisqualPersons
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 12108 | BOY |
| EOY | 14886 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Land Buildings Equipment Basis | 44128 | LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis |
| Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec | 44128 | LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec |
Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1660754 | BOY |
| EOY | 1670710 | EOY |
Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 5816 | BOY |
| EOY | 19691 | EOY |
Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 6925 | BOY |
| EOY | 23152 | EOY |
Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 12741 | BOY |
| EOY | 42843 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Follow SFAS117 | X | FollowSFAS117 |
Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1493213 | BOY |
| EOY | 1505867 | EOY |
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 154800 | BOY |
| EOY | 122000 | EOY |
Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1648013 | BOY |
| EOY | 1627867 | EOY |
Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1660754 | BOY |
| EOY | 1670710 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Reconcilation Revenue Expenses | -20146 | ReconcilationRevenueExpenses |
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | X | MethodOfAccountingAccrual |
| Accountant Compile Or Review | false | AccountantCompileOrReview |
| FS Audited | true | FSAudited |
FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Statement Separate | X | FinancialStatementSeparate |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Audit Committee | true | AuditCommittee |
| Federal Grant Audit Required | false | FederalGrantAuditRequired |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi | X | PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi |
Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 311235 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 337634 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 749264 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 374727 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 579622 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 2352482 | Total |
Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit170 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Value Srvc Fclts Furnished By Govt ValueSrvcFcltsFurnishedByGovt
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Total170 Total170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 311235 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 337634 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 749264 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 374727 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 579622 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 2352482 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Amounts Subst Contributors Total | 652401 | AmountsSubstContributorsTotal |
| Public Support Total170 | 1700081 | PublicSupportTotal170 |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 13315 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 6430 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 924 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 1067 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 1769 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 23505 | Total |
Net UBI NetUBI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | 2375987 | TotalSupport |
| Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc | 4615061 | GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc |
| Public Support Pertcentage170 | 0.71550 | PublicSupportPertcentage170 |
| Public Support Pertcent Prior Year | 0.59430 | PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear |
| Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170 | X | ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170 |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Info ContributorInfo
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor Number | RESTRICTED | ContributorNumber |
Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Aggregate Contributions | RESTRICTED | AggregateContributions |
Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD
Equipment Equipment
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 44128 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 44128 | Depreciation |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | 1756506 | TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt |
| Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities | 73407 | DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities |
| Revenue Not Rptd F990 | 73407 | RevenueNotRptdF990 |
| Revenue Subtotal | 1683099 | RevenueSubtotal |
| Total Revenue Per Form990 | 1683099 | TotalRevenuePerForm990 |
| Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | 1776652 | TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt |
| Donated Services Use Of Facilities | 73407 | DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities |
| Expenses Not Rptd F990 | 73407 | ExpensesNotRptdF990 |
| Expenses Subtotal | 1703245 | ExpensesSubtotal |
| Total Expenses Per Form990 | 1703245 | TotalExpensesPerForm990 |
Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Agreement Ref Fundraising | false | AgreementRefFundraising |
Events Information EventsInformation
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Of Event1 | Gala | NameOfEvent1 |
| Gross Receipts Event1 | 125296 | GrossReceiptsEvent1 |
| Charitable Contributions Event1 | 90806 | CharitableContributionsEvent1 |
| Gross Revenue Event1 | 34490 | GrossRevenueEvent1 |
| Rent Facility Costs Event1 | 3070 | RentFacilityCostsEvent1 |
| Food And Beverage Event1 | 13119 | FoodAndBeverageEvent1 |
| Entertainment Event1 | 5000 | EntertainmentEvent1 |
| Other Direct Expenses Event1 | 16651 | OtherDirectExpensesEvent1 |
| Gross Receipts Total | 125296 | GrossReceiptsTotal |
| Charitable Contributions Total | 90806 | CharitableContributionsTotal |
| Gross Revenue Total Events | 34490 | GrossRevenueTotalEvents |
| Rent Facility Costs Total Events | 3070 | RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents |
| Food And Beverage Total Events | 13119 | FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents |
| Entertainment Total Events | 5000 | EntertainmentTotalEvents |
| Other Direct Expenses Total Events | 16651 | OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents |
| Direct Expense Summary Events | 37840 | DirectExpenseSummaryEvents |
| Net Income Summary | -3350 | NetIncomeSummary |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
General Explanation GeneralExplanation (8 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | Return ReferenceReturnReference | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|---|
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | Upon request. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b | Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees | The Executive Director approves the staff salaries after an their annual review. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a | Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management | The United Way Salary survey and salary guidelines from the NonProfit Times are both used in deciding salary for the Executive Director and staff. The Executive Committee of the board approves the Executive Directors salary after an annual review. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c | Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | Directors annually sign a statement affirming receipt of policy and agreeing to comply with policy. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b | Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | The Executive Director and the Accounting Manager review the Form. A copy is provided to the Board of Directors prior to filing. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 4 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 4: Description of Significant Changes to Organizational Documents | The bylaw changes included the removal of language for board compensation and lobbying. It revised language on term limits, increasing from two 2-year terms to two 3-year terms. It also expanded language to account for non-board committee members and for the Executive Committee to include committee chairs and the Past President. The Past President was also outlined as an officer position. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a | Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a: Explanation of Delegated Broad Authority to Committee | The Executive Committee shall consist of the officers of the Corporation (the President, Past President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer) and the Committee Chairs. An additional Director may be designated as a member of the Executive Committee if deemed necessary by majority vote of the Directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present. The Executive Committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. The President, unless absent or otherwise unable to do so, shall preside as Chair of the Executive Committee. The Committee shall meet at the call of the President or the Board, or any two (2) members of the Committee, and shall have and may exercise when the Board is not in session the power to perform all duties of every kind and character not required by law or the charter of the Corporation to be performed solely by the Board. The Executive Committee shall have authority to make rules for the holding and conduct of its meetings, keep records thereof and regularly report its actions to the Board. A majority but never less than three of the members of the Committee in office shall be sufficient to constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Committee, and all action taken at such a meeting shall be by a majority of those present. All acts performed by the Executive Committee in the exercise of its aforesaid authority, including actions between meetings of the Board, shall be deemed to be, and may be certified as, acts performed under authority of the Board. Vacancies in the Executive Committee shall be filled by appointment by the Board or by majority vote of the Directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present. All actions of the Executive Committee shall be recorded in writing in a minute book kept for the purpose and a report of all action shall be made to the Board at its next meeting. The minutes of theBoard shall reflect that such a report was made along with any action taken by the Board with respect thereto. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description | OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: WITS works hand-in-hand with educators, giving them the skills and knowledge to teach students the craft of writing. Teachers acquire new, classroom-ready strategies, while learning to enjoy writing themselves with a built-in support system. WITS encourages teachers to support their students' writing in ways that will help them grow academically and personally.WITS collaborative programs served 2,150 teachers, providing coaching, classroom-ready strategies, skills, and knowledge to help students grow academically, creatively, and personally. |
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