THE DICTIONARY PROJECT: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
THE DICTIONARY PROJECT (EIN 57-1029802)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-05-14
IRS object ID
201441349349306734
Schema version
2013v3.0
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)
Return2014-05-14T18:40:39-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN271780668PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HUBBARD DAVIS CPAS LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1990 LAKE HUNTER CIRCLE STE 207AddressLine1
CityMOUNT PLEASANTCity
StateSCState
ZIP Code29464ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN571029802EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1THE DICTIONARY PROJECTBusinessNameLine1
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Business Name ControlDICTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8433888375PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1845AddressLine1
CityCHARLESTONCity
StateSCState
ZIP Code29402ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMARY FRENCHPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone8433888375PhoneNum
Signature2014-05-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCAROL HUBBARDPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00412970PTIN
Phone8438813315PhoneNum
Preparation2014-05-12PreparationDt
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Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMARY FRENCHPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1845AddressLine1
CityCHARLESTONCity
StateSCState
ZIP Code29402ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,358,640GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.DICTIONARYPROJECT.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization AssocYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Formation1995FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateSCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE DICTIONARY PROJECT IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES LITERACY BY PROVIDING DICTIONARIES TO STUDENTS THROUGH SPONSORS WHO ENCOURAGE THEM TO USE A DICTIONARY TO HELP THEM COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$252,365PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Expenses$4,263,993PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,336,457CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$232,277PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$22,183CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$804,527TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$399,987TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$344,452TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$437,892NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$460,075NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE DICTIONARY PROJECT IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS WITH SPONSORS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY TO PROMOTE LITERACY BY PROVIDING PERSONAL DICTIONARIES FOR STUDENTS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO AID TEACHERS IN THEIR GOAL TO SEE ALL THEIR STUDENTS LEAVE AT THE END OF THE YEAR AS GOOD WRITERS, ACTIVE READERS, AND CREATIVE THINKERS. THE DICTIONARIES ARE FOR THE STUDENTS TO KEEP, SO THAT THEY CAN TAKE THE BOOKS WITH THEM INTO THE NEXT GRADE AND USE THEM THROUGHOUT THEIR SCHOOL CAREER.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$4,127,001ExpenseAmt
Revenue$4,354,537RevenueAmt
DescTHE DICTIONARY PROJECT FUNCTIONS AND STRIVES TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD ARE ABLE TO ENJOY THE BENEFITS OF OWNING A DICTIONARY. PROGRAM EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON ASSISTING ALL PEOPLE IN BECOMING GOOD WRITERS, ACTIVE READERS, CREATIVE THINKERS, AND RESOURCEFUL LEARNERS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH THEIR OWN PERSONAL DICTIONARY. AS AN ORGANIZATION, WE BELIEVE THAT A DICTIONARY IS AN ESSENTIAL TOOL FOR A QUALITY EDUCATION, AND THAT ONE CANNOT DO THEIR BEST WORK WITHOUT HAVING ACCESS TO SUCH A TOOL.THE DICTIONARY PROJECT EMPOWERS PEOPLE BY PROVIDING THEM WITH A RESOURCE THAT SERVES TO HELP PEOPLE BETTER UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AROUND THEM AND FURTHER DEVELOP AN APPRECIATION OF THE CONNECTIONS THAT ARE FORMED WITH WORDS. DURING 2013, APPROXIMATELY 2,345,000 DICTIONARIES WERE GIVEN TO STUDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD. WITH THIS RESOURCE, PEOPLE CAN BECOME MORE SELF-RELIANT AND BE BETTER ABLE TO COMMUNICATE THEIR UNIQUE THOUGHTS AND IDEAS, BY SHARING THEIR MOST INNATE GIFTS WITH OTHERS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$4,127,001TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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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
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Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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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
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MARY FRENCHBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8438562706PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1845AddressLine1
CityCHARLESTONCity
StateSCState
ZIP Code29402ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt
BARBARA MASSEY
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIANA KRAJEWSKI
VICE PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHY J JONES
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TAHERA MAMDANI
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GRETTA MOORHEAD
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$920$0$0
LINDA KEETCH
TRUSTEE0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CLINTON A SCHROEDER
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY FRENCH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$62,010$150,000$030.00
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$150,000TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$4,354,537AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,354,537TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$32TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$32ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$4,071TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$4,071ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$4,071OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,358,640TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$4,103ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$62,930TotalAmt
Program Services$47,428ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,022ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,480FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$145,001TotalAmt
Program Services$109,415ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,734ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,852FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$15,907TotalAmt
Program Services$11,999ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,347ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$561FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,876TotalAmt
Program Services$24,804ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$43,911ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,161FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,380TotalAmt
Program Services$9,155ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,138ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,087FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,111TotalAmt
Program Services$41,467ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,822ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,822FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,000TotalAmt
Program Services$18,000ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,989TotalAmt
Program Services$12,476ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,075ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,438FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,139TotalAmt
Program Services$920ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$385ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$834FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,497TotalAmt
Program Services$12,749ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,748ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,727TotalAmt
Program Services$2,522ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,147ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$58FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
DICTIONARIES PURCHASED$3,755,599$3,755,599
BANK CHARGES$50,113$50,113
POSTAGE AND DELIVERY$10,203$5,102$5,101
TELEPHONE$8,969$8,969

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,016TotalAmt
Program Services$16,283ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,525ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,208FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,336,457TotalAmt
Program Services$4,127,001ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$164,854ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$44,602FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$283,172BOYAmt
EOY$61,574EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$493,659BOYAmt
EOY$659,496EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,781BOYAmt
EOY$41,987EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$162,141LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$120,671LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,142BOYAmt
EOY$41,470EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$125BOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$837,879BOYAmt
EOY$804,527EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$374,394BOYAmt
EOY$315,818EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,593BOYAmt
EOY$28,634EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$399,987BOYAmt
EOY$344,452EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$437,892BOYAmt
EOY$460,075EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$437,892BOYAmt
EOY$460,075EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$837,879BOYAmt
EOY$804,527EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$22,183ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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$3,993,308CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,001,170CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,907,396CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,027,725CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,354,537CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,284,136TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,993,308CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,001,170CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,907,396CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,027,725CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,354,537CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,284,136TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$20,284,136PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,912CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$877CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$672CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$238CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$32CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,731TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,975CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,628CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,129CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,753CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,071CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22,556TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$20,310,423TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.99870PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99850PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$1,264OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,008DepreciationAmt
Book Value$256BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$34,549OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$27,368DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,181BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$126,328OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$92,295DepreciationAmt
Book Value$34,033BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$41,470TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,358,640TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,358,640RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,358,640TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,336,457TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,336,457ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,336,457TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE DICTIONARY PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER SECTION 170(B) (A) AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A) (2). THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD RECOMMENDS ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. THE DICTIONARY PROJECT ADOPTED THIS GUIDANCE FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT IT HAD MAINTAINED ITS TAX EXEMPT STATUS AND HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THEREFORE, NO PROVISION OR LIABILITY FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE DICTIONARY PROJECT CURRENTLY HAS NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN RECORDED. THE DICTIONARY PROJECT BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN. THEREFORE, MANAGEMENT HAS NOT IDENTIFIED ANY UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS. GENERALLY, TAX RETURNS RELATED TO THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 THROUGH 2013 REMAIN OPEN FOR EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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)
PersonMARY FRENCHPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$62,010BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$150,000CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
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$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$62,010TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$150,000TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
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
MARY FRENCH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$36,000OFFICE SPACE RENTAL0
THE DICTIONARY PROJECT INC
RELATED PARTY$3,019,836PURCHASE OF DICTIONARIES0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHERE IS DOCUMENTATION FOR THE MEETINGS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. NO ADDITIONAL COMMITTEE MEETINGS ARE HELD THEREFORE THERE IS NO DOCUMENTATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE DICTIONARY PROJECT HAS ITS FORM 990 PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND HAS ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING REVIEW PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION REPORTED IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE. AFTER THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED AND REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT, IT IS PROVIDED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY IN SUFFICIENT TIME FOR ANY COMMENTS OR CHANGES TO BE MADE PRIOR TO ITS SUBMISSION TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE DICTIONARY PROJECT CURRENTLY HAS IN PLACE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WHICH IT REGULARLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES. THE BOARD MANDATES THAT ALL MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT AND THE GOVERNING BODY ANNUALLY SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS THAT MAY EXIST. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DETERMINED TO EXIST, MANAGEMENT AND THE GOVERNING WILL BE NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY. THE MEMBER WILL NOT BE ALLOWED VOTE OR BE A PART OF ANY DECISIONS ABOUT ANY SUCH TRANSACTIONS THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THE CONFLICT UNTIL SUCH TIME THERE IS NO LONGER A CONFLICT. IN ADDITION, WHENEVER THERE IS A LARGER PURCHASE ORDER OR A CONTRACT FOR SERVICES, THE BOARD MUST APPROVE THE TRANSACTION. THE TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE FULL DISCLOSURE OF ANY INTEREST OR TRANSACTION THEY, THEIR FAMILY OR ORGANIZATION MAY HAVE WITH THE ORGANIZATION. THE BOARD THEN DECIDES IF INVOLVEMENT WOULD CONSTITUE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD MEMBERS, AN INDEPENDENT BODY. THE QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE OF THE INDIVIDUAL ARE ALSO TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN CONJUCTION WITH INDUSTRY STANDARDS WHEN DETERMINING COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE DICTIONARY PROJECT MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE BY POSTING IT ON GUIDESTAR.ORG (A LINK TO THAT WEBSITE IS FOUND ON THE DICTIONARY PROJECT'S WEBSITE). IN ADDITION, FORMS 990 AND 1023 AS WELL AS THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE DICTIONARY PROJECT INCBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 566AddressLine1
CitySULLIVANS ISLANDCity
StateSCState
ZIP Code29482ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN161650502EIN
Primary ActivitiesPUBLISHINGPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateSCLegalDomicileStateCd
Entity TypeSEntityTypeTxt
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgYes (1)AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE DICTIONARY PROJECT INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeHTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$3,019,836InvolvedAmt

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