2014-11-17T12:44:14-06:00 2013-12-31 271728945 O'CONNOR DAVIES LLP 500 MAMARONECK AVENUE HARRISON NY 105281633 990 2013-01-01 263283639 IN OUR BACKYARDS INC INOU 9174644515 540 PRESIDENT STREET 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11215 BRANDON WHITNEY CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 9174644515 2014-11-17 1 GARRETT M HIGGINS P00543209 9143818900 2014-11-17 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z BRANDON WHITNEY 540 PRESIDENT STREET 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11215 697925 0 X WWW.IOBY.ORG X 2008 NY IOBY IS A CROWD-RESOURCING PLATFORM, BLENDING CONCEPTS OF CROWDFUNDING AND RESOURCE ORGANIZING, WHERE COMMUNITY-LED, NEIGHBOR-FUNDED PROJECTS COME TO LIFE. OUR MISSION IS TO SUPPORT CIVIC LEADERS WHO WANT TO MAKE POSITIVE CHANGE IN THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS. WE ARE THE ONLY DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO DIRECT AN UNTAPPED SOURCE OF CITIZEN PHILANTHROPY TO PLACEMAKING AND SUSTAINABILITY CIVIC PROJECTS, DELIVER MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CIVIC PARTICIPATION TO NEIGHBORS, AND STITCH TOGETHER THE STORIES OF INNOVATION, CHANGE AND COMMUNITY-BUILDING INTO A LARGER NARRATIVE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF URBAN REVITALIZATION AS A MECHANISM TO BUILD POLITICAL WILL FOR MANY LARGER SOCIAL ISSUES. DURING 2013, IOBY'S SERVICES CONTINUED TO GROW FOR OUR NATIONAL NETWORK OF DONORS, VOLUNTEERS AND LEADERS, WHILE THE ORGANIZATION ALSO FOCUSED ITS EFFORTS WORKING INTENTIONALLY IN SEVERAL NEW CITIES. 15 12 5 110 0 0 555498 676184 0 0 0 0 16275 21741 571773 697925 0 0 0 0 249332 265625 0 0 46156 309710 347842 559042 613467 12731 84458 217311 340654 37907 76792 179404 263862 X IOBY IS A CROWD-RESOURCING PLATFORM, BLENDING CONCEPTS OF CROWDFUNDING AND RESOURCE ORGANIZING, WHERE COMMUNITY-LED, NEIGHBOR-FUNDED PROJECTS COME TO LIFE. OUR MISSION IS TO SUPPORT CIVIC LEADERS WHO WANT TO MAKE POSITIVE CHANGE IN THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS. 0 0 238507 PROJECT ADVOCACY & RECRUITINGTHIS PROGRAM COMPRISES ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES AND INITIATIVES WE DESIGN AND MANAGE IN ORDER TO RECRUIT PROJECTS AND CONNECT WITH POTENTIAL DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS. IT ALSO INCLUDES ALL OUR EVENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS TO KEEP DONORS INVOLVED AND UP TO DATE WITH PROJECTS THEY HAVE SUPPORTED, AS WELL AS A VARIETY OF OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE THE WORK OF OUR PROJECTS TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY OF INTERESTED COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS AND NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS. WE HAVE BUILT STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH HUNDREDS OF LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS AND NONPROFITS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, RECRUITED ALMOST 500 PROJECTS (INCLUDING MORE THAN 40 FROM OUTSIDE NYC) AND OVER 10,000 DONORS. 121511 PROJECT SUPPORTTHIS PROGRAM COMPRISES ALL OF THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE FOR PROJECTS USING THE IOBY PLATFORM. IN ADDITION TO THE USE OF OUR WEBSITE AND ITS TOOLS, PROJECT LEADERS BENEFIT FROM OPTIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE IOBY TEAM IN THE FORM OF WORKSHOPS AND ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTATIONS ON: PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL MEDIA AND ONLINE COMMUNICATIONS; PARTICIPATION IN OUR DIGITAL STORYTELLING PROJECT; AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, GRASSROOTS FUNDRAISING. THIS PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES ALL ASPECTS OF THE LIMITED FORM OF FISCAL SPONSORSHIP THAT WE OFFER TO PROJECTS AND MANAGEMENT OF NECESSARY PURCHASING AND/OR FUNDS DISBURSEMENT AFTER PROJECTS ARE FULLY FUNDED, AS WELL AS SUBSEQUENT REPORTING. TO DATE, ALMOST 400 PROJECTS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY FUNDED AND COMPLETED. 145812 ONLINE PLATFORMTHIS PROGRAM IS THE FUNCTIONAL HEART OF OUR ORGANIZATION AND THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE MODEL; IT ENABLES MOST OTHER ASPECTS OF OUR WORK. WE DESIGN, BUILD AND MAINTAIN A WEB PLATFORM (IOBY.ORG) FOCUSED ON MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE PROJECT LEADERS WE SERVE AND THE DONORS THAT SUPPORT THEIR WORK. THIS PLATFORM IS CONSTANTLY EVOLVING THROUGH ITERATIONS AND ENHANCED BY FEEDBACK FROM BOTH PROJECT LEADERS AND DONORS. 505830 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X X X BRANDON WHITNEY 9174644515 540 PRESIDENT STREET 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11215 ERIN BARNES COFOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRE 55.00 X X 54000 0 6944 BRANDON WHITNEY COFOUNDER & CHIEF OPERATIN 55.00 X X 54000 0 6944 CASSIE FLYNN COFOUNDER & CHIEF PARTNERS 55.00 X X 21000 0 4629 BEN STEIN BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 ANTONIA BOWRING BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 IRENE BOLAND NIELSON BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 BILL BROWNING BOARD MEMBER - THRU 3/2013 5.00 X 0 0 0 ARIF ULLAH BOARD MEMBER - THRU 3/2013 5.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLOTTE KAISER TREASURER/FINANCE CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 LOURDES HERNANDEZ-CORDERO BOARD MEMBER - THRU 3/2013 5.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC NG BOARD CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BETHANY WALL BOARD MEMBER/FUNDRAISING CHAIR 5.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN WASHINGTON BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 CAMERON TONKINWISE SECRETARY - THRU 3/2013 5.00 X X 0 0 0 EVELYN BURNETT BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 LINDSAY CAMPBELL BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 JASON T SCHWARTZ BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE HUANG BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 MILLICENT JOHNSON BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 129000 0 18517 0 0 0 0 0 676184 19788 676184 3358 0 3358 3358 OTHER DIRECT REVENUE 900099 18383 18383 18383 697925 0 0 21741 147517 103231 22165 22121 93357 70018 8402 14937 10909 3818 6218 873 13842 10381 1246 2215 15178 14419 607 152 44998 42748 1800 450 120014 114013 4801 1200 15074 13459 771 844 26805 26269 268 268 21989 9675 10555 1759 26233 24396 525 1312 2449 2278 171 629 170 434 25 2605 2605 DIRECT PROGRAM EXPENSES 59405 59365 40 PROCESSING FEES 11770 10946 824 STAFF DEVELOPMENT/TRAIN 666 619 47 OTHER 27 25 2 613467 505830 61481 46156 108479 339096 107500 1093 3396 1838 239 1558 217311 340654 37907 76792 37907 76792 X -117354 -202280 296758 466142 179404 263862 217311 340654 84458 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 91269 407877 250280 555498 656396 1961320 91269 407877 250280 555498 656396 1961320 690404 1270916 150 150 1901 6501 14000 18383 40785 2002255 16559 0.63470 0.59080 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER - 2010 AMOUNT: $ 1,901. 2011 AMOUNT: $ 6,501. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 14,000. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 18,383. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3396 1838 1558 1558 X 817925 120000 120000 697925 0 697925 733467 120000 120000 613467 0 613467 PART X, LINE 2: IOBY RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT IOBY HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR PERIODS PRIOR TO 2010. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 IN OUR BACKYARDS, INC. 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. WHEN THE FORM 990 HAS BEEN PREPARED, REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND IS READY TO BE FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, IT IS ELECTRONICALLY SENT TO THE BOARD MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR ANY COMMENTS. ANY COMMENTS ARE THEN GROUPED, SUMMARIZED AND PROVIDED TO THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS. EACH ISSUE IS DOCUMENTED AND ADDRESSED UNTIL THE RETURN IS FINALIZED AND APPROVED FOR FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR IOBY, SHOULD ENSURE LEGAL AND ETHICAL INTEGRITY, AND SHOULD ALWAYS WORK IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTEREST. A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT IS REQUIRED ANNUALLY. STAFF ARE TO REPORT POTENTIAL CONFLICTS TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. BOARD MEMBERS ARE TO REPORT POTENTIAL CONFLICTS TO THE CHAIR. A MEMBER WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS REQUIRED TO ANNOUNCE IT AND RECUSE HIMSELF/HERSELF FROM THE RELEVANT DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. A WRITTEN RECORD IS KEPT IN THE OFFICAL MEETING MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATIONS CEO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND OFFICERS, IOBY USED COMPARABLE FORM 990S FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND STUDIES, AND APRROVAL BY THE BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THIS PROCESS IS PERFORMED ANNUALLY. A REVIEW OF ALL EXECUTIVE STAFF BY THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD TAKES PLACE ANNUALLY AND IS REPORTED TO THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 WE MAKE OUR FORM 990 AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, ALONG WITH OUR ANNUAL REPORT AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, THROUGH OUR WEBSITE (HTTP://IOBY.ORG/ABOUT/TRANSPARENCY). WE ALSO PROVIDE COPIES BY WRITTEN REQUEST OR PHONE INQUIRY OR BY PHYSICAL INSPECTION AT OUR OFFICE. IN ADDITION, THE RETURN IS POSTED ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF WEBSITES. IN ADDITION, THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, FORM 1023, AND BY-LAWS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST OR BY CALLING THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS DID NOT CHANGE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.