2013-01-29T16:05:49-00:00 2011-12-31 CHUNYEE W MIOT CPA PC 626 RXR PLAZA SUITE 631 UNIONDALE NY 11556 990 2011-01-01 270962978 KOPERNIK SOLUTIONS KOPE 3475878687 228 PARK AVENUE - Number 73293 NEW YORK NY 10003 Toshihiro Nakamura 2013-01-29 true CHUNYEE MIOT 5165222780 2013-01-29 X 2011 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z Ewa Wojkowska Paloma Villa Ji Raya Sayan Sayan Ub Foreign County NY ID 11556 645868 false true X www.thekopernik.org X 2009 NY To provide charitable and developmental assistance to poor and disadvantaged communities in developing countries. 7 5 1 5 0 336723 645868 0 0 0 336723 645868 0 1757 0 14886 126367 0 60889 212531 392073 229174 518440 107549 127428 155865 275296 16454 8457 139411 266839 To provide charitable and developmental assistance to poor and disadvantaged communities in developing countries. false false 242049 Asia - Timor-Leste, Indonesia, India, Japan, Philippines and Vietnam We distributed solar lights to poor communities in remote parts of Timor-Leste distributed solar lights to non-accessible tribal communities in India provided biomass cookstoves to the victims of the Merapi volcano eruption in Indonesia distributed solar lights and solar powered hearing aids to the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan provided water filters and fuel efficient cookstoves to womens groups across Indonesia introduced drip irrigation systems to poor farmers in India Provided water filters to victims of floods in Orissa, India distributed solar lights in the Philippines Provided solar powered hearing aids and technical assistance to children in Vietnam. 10298 Africa - Kenya, Uganda We helped rural women in Kenya start up DIY charcoal businesses distributed water purifiers to women in Uganda Provided solar powered hearing aids and fitting support to children in Uganda Distributed solar lights to schools in Kenya. 118414 Various - Kopernik takes innovation to the last mile by delivering life-changing technology to poor communities in the devekoping world. These technologies have tremendous impact in terms of improving peoless socio-economic productivity. 370761 true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 1 true false true JA ID false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 7 5 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false NY X Ewa Wojkowska 3475878687 PO Box 84 Ubud 80571 Foreign Foreign ID Foreign Ewa Wojkowska 060.00 X 28859 0 0 Toshihiro Nakamura 060.00 X 48000 0 0 Linda Gottlieb 001.00 X 0 0 0 Osamu Kaneda 001.00 X 0 0 0 Abigail Schwartz 001.00 X 0 0 0 Vivian Diamond 001.00 X 0 0 0 Marc Blazer 001.00 X 0 0 0 76859 false false false 645868 645868 645868 0 0 0 0 126367 74264 28050 24053 0 0 0 0 0 0 1288 1288 900 900 0 0 0 12305 5163 285 6857 9018 9018 18538 5576 12962 0 6613 6613 77804 41399 6426 29979 0 347 347 0 0 5274 5274 4824 3332 1492 Staff Training and Development 2323 2323 Shipping and Mailing 19914 16607 3307 Bank Service Charge 9890 1385 8505 Exchange Gain and Loss 692 692 222343 222343 518440 370761 86790 60889 138675 226962 1000 5478 25 4309 2510 9977 36912 8342 13655 28570 155865 275296 5000 8457 11454 16454 8457 X 139411 266839 139411 266839 155865 275296 127428 X true true false X false X 51510 336723 645868 1034101 51510 336723 645868 1034101 1034101 1034101 X 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 false 2319 77 2242 11292 1268 10024 23301 6997 16304 28570 645868 518440 127428 127428 645868 645868 645868 518440 518440 518440 East Asia and the Pacific 2 13 Projects / Program Service Distribution of technology 242049 Sub-Saharan Africa Projects / Program Service Distribution of technology 10298 Central America and the Caribbean Projects / Program Service Distriburion of technology 636 2 13 2 13 252983 252983 Provide life changing technologies East Asia and the Pacific 41091 186043 Technologies Book Provide life changing technologies Various 2662 9792 Technologies Book false false false false false false III 1 Number of recipients Asia and Pacific - We provided technologies to 13 organizations and 41,091 individuals. Africa - We provided technologies to 3 organizations and 2,412 individuals. Cnetral America and Caribbean - We provided technologies to 1 organization and 250 individuals. Form 990 Part VI 2 Ewa Wojkowska and Toshihiro Nakamura are married. Form 990 Part VI 11b A copy of the tax return is emailed to board members so that they can approve prior to filing and the return is discussed during the quarterly board meeting. Form 990 Part VI 12c Regular meeting are held with the board and with all employees during which every one is encouraged to disclose any potential conflicts. Board members are required to sign annual disclosure statements. Form 990 Part VI 19 We make our financial statements, governing documents, conflict of interest policy available to the public by request through email or telephone. Form 990 Part VI 15a A review of data as to comparable compensation for similarly qualified persons in functionally comparable positions at similarly situated organizations is conducted on an annual basis. The compensation for the top management officials CEO adn COO of Kopernik was reviewed and was deemed to be significantly below comparable compensation for similarly qualified persons in similar organizations. The compensation is reviewed and approved by th board of directors. Form 990 Part VI Section A Line 2 Ewa Wojkowska and Toshihiro Nakamura are married. Form 990 Part VI Section B Line 11b A copy of the tax return is emailed to board members so that they can approve prior to filing and the return is discussed during the quarterly board meeting. Form 990 Part VI Section B Line 12c Regular meeting are held with the board and with all employees during which every one is encouraged to disclose any potential conflicts. Board members are required to sign annual disclosure statements. Form 990 Part VI Section C Line 19 We make our financial statements, governing documents, conflict of interest policy available to the public by request through email or telephone. Form 990 Part VI Section B Line 15a A review of data as to comparable compensation for similarly qualified persons in functionally comparable positions at similarly situated organizations is conducted on an annual basis. The compensation for the top management officials CEO adn COO of Kopernik was reviewed and was deemed to be significantly below comparable compensation for similarly qualified persons in similar organizations. The compensation is reviewed and approved by th board of directors.