2013-11-15T09:37:10-06:00 2012-12-31 271728945 O'CONNOR DAVIES LLP 500 MAMARONECK AVENUE HARRISON NY 105281633 990 2012-01-01 263283639 IN OUR BACKYARDS INC INOU 9174644515 41 E 11TH STREET 3RD FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10003 BRANDON WHITNEY 9174644515 2013-11-13 1 GARRETT M HIGGINS P00543209 9143818900 2013-11-13 2012 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z BRANDON WHITNEY 41 E 11TH STREET 3RD FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10003 581439 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 2012, IOBY ACHIEVED AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE: WE LAUNCHED NATIONALLY AFTER THE END OF OUR PILOT PHASE IN NEW YORK CITY, BRINGING OUR PLATFORM AND SERVICES TO PROJECTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 16 14 5 90 0 0 250280 555498 0 0 0 0 5917 16275 256197 571773 0 0 0 0 227562 249332 0 0 41181 174892 309710 402454 559042 -146257 12731 183302 217311 16629 37907 166673 179404 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 204337 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 375 PROJECTS (INCLUDING MORE THAN 40 FROM OUTSIDE NYC) AND OVER 7000 DONORS. 113521 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 200 PROJECTS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY FUNDED AND COMPLETED. 136223 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. 454081 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 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 16 14 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 41 E 11TH STREET 3RD FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10003 ERIN BARNES 55.00 X X 66000 0 6644 BRANDON WHITNEY 55.00 X X 66000 0 6644 CASSIE FLYNN 55.00 X X 31385 0 3473 BRANDI COLANDER 5.00 X 0 0 0 BEN STEIN 5.00 X 0 0 0 ANTONIA BOWRING 5.00 X 0 0 0 IRENE BOLAND NIELSON 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BILL BROWNING 5.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY ENDERLE 5.00 X 0 0 0 ARIF ULLAH 5.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLOTTE KAISER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 LOURDES HERNANDEZ-CORDERO 5.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC NG 5.00 X 0 0 0 BETHANY WALL 5.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN WASHINGTON 5.00 X 0 0 0 CAMERON TONKINWISE 5.00 X X 0 0 0 163385 0 16761 0 0 0 0 0 2781 552717 555498 11941 2781 9666 2275 2275 OTHER 900099 14000 14000 14000 571773 0 0 16275 X 180147 128423 24582 27142 49332 36975 4543 7814 3124 1112 1777 235 16729 12538 1541 2650 11163 11163 82816 81432 141 1243 9244 8528 134 582 4314 4175 51 88 18489 1125 16611 753 13991 13185 411 395 2169 1919 250 727 199 499 29 1688 1688 DIRECT PROGRAM EXPENSES 156790 156790 PROCESSING FEES 7658 7658 OTHER 531 22 509 STAFF DEVELOPMENT/TRAIN 130 130 559042 454081 63780 41181 179939 108479 107500 2398 1093 1448 1209 965 239 183302 217311 16629 37907 16629 37907 X -52555 -117354 219228 296758 166673 179404 183302 217311 12731 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 91269 407877 250280 555498 1304924 91269 407877 250280 555498 1304924 522212 782712 150 150 1901 6501 1400 9802 1314876 13201 0.59530 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER - 2010 AMOUNT: $ 1,901. 2011 AMOUNT: $ 6,501. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 1,400. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1448 1209 239 239 X 770227 188788 9666 198454 571773 0 571773 757496 188788 9666 198454 559042 0 559042 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: 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 2009. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES REPORTED IN PART VIII, LINE 8B 9,666. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES REPORTED IN PART VIII, LINE 8B 9,666. 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 ANNOUCE IT AND RECUSE HIMSELF/HERSELF FROM THE RELEVANT DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. A WRITTEN RECORD IS KEPT IN THE OFFICAL MEETING MINUTES. A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WAS ADOPTED BY THE ORGANIZATION IN 2012. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH THE COMPENSTATION 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 PERFOMED 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. OTHER FEES FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTACT SERVICE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 69,184. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,000. TOTAL EXPENSES 70,184. PAYROLL SERVICE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,148. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 141. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 243. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,532. PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 11,100. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 11,100. 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.