2013-04-08T19:15:26-05:00 2012-12-31 271728945 O'CONNOR DAVIES LLP 500 MAMARONECK AVENUE HARRISON NY 105281633 990 2012-01-01 412055310 HUMANE EDUCATION ADVOCATES REACHING TEACHERS (HEART) HUMA 9143810309 PO BOX 738 MAMARONECK NY 10543 BRAD GOLDBERG 9143810309 2013-04-08 1 GARRETT HIGGINS P00543209 9143818900 2013-04-08 2012 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z BRAD GOLDBERG PO BOX 738 MAMARONECK NY 10543 562712 0 X WWW.TEACHHUMANE.ORG X 2001 NY SEE SCHEDULE O FOR DESCRIPTION OF MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES. 6 6 15 35 0 0 506213 562711 0 0 25 1 0 0 506238 562712 0 0 0 0 424996 445878 0 0 50524 33260 108805 458256 554683 47982 8029 180201 188230 0 0 180201 188230 X HEART'S MISSION IS TO FOSTER COMPASSION AND RESPECT FOR OTHER HUMAN BEINGS, ANIMALS AND THE ENVIRONMENT BY EDUCATING YOUTH AND TEACHERS IN HUMANE EDUCATION. 0 0 347756 STUDENT PROGRAMS:HEART'S HUMANE LIVING PROGRAM IS A FLEXIBLE HUMANE EDUCATION CURRICULUM THAT COVERS A WIDE RANGE OF HUMAN RIGHTS, ANIMAL PROTECTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION ISSUES. WE OFFER THE HUMANE LIVING PROGRAM TO STUDENTS IN K-12 IN FOUR AGE-APPROPRIATE VERSIONS: K-2ND GRADE; 3RD-5TH GRADE; MIDDLE SCHOOL; AND HIGH SCHOOL. HEART'S SPECIALLY TRAINED EDUCATORS TEACH THESE LESSONS IN A FORMAT THAT IS ADAPTED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS AND STUDENT POPULATIONS. IN 2012, HEART REACHED MORE THAN 5,100 STUDENTS IN THE NEW YORK CITY, CHICAGO, INDIANAPOLIS AND PORTLAND OREGON AREAS. WE OFFERED MULTI-LESSON IN-CLASS PROGRAMS AT OVER 40 SCHOOLS, INCLUDING FOR EXAMPLE: PS 36, PS 107 AND PS 171 IN NEW YORK CITY; STOCKTON ELEMENTARY, BYRNE ELEMENTARY, AND CROWN ACADEMY IN CHICAGO; PS 91, FOX HILL ACADEMY AND IRVINGTON COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL IN INDIANAPOLIS; AND WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY IN PORTLAND. WE ALSO FACILITATED SEVERAL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROJECTS, WHERE STUDENTS PUT THEIR VALUES INTO ACTION THROUGH OUR SERVICE LEARNING CURRICULUM CONDUCTED IN BOTH SCHOOL-BASED AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE 82ND STREET ACADEMICS AND ANIMAL HAVEN SHELTER. IN ADDITION, WE CONDUCTED TWO OF OUR OWN CUSTOMIZED SUMMER CAMPS: A 4-WEEK "HAVE A HEART" CAMP, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HUNTS POINT ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN, IN THE BRONX; AND A 2-WEEK "HUMANE HEROES" CAMP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CHICAGO ANTI-CRUELTY SOCIETY. WE ALSO OFFERED SUMMER PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN ENROLLED IN SEVERAL CAMPS AT THE HENRY KAUFMANN CAMPGROUNDS IN LONG ISLAND. 84899 TEACHER TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:OVER THE PAST YEAR, HEART REACHED COUNTLESS TEACHERS AND FUTURE EDUCATORS THROUGH NUMEROUS WORKSHOPS FOR EDUCATORS, LAWYERS, STUDENTS, ACTIVISTS, AND CONCERNED CITIZENS. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UNITED FEDERATION OF TEACHERS' HUMANE EDUCATION COMMITTEE AND THE ASPCA, HEART OFFERED A CREDIT-BEARING 36-HOUR HUMANE EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS THROUGH THE NYC DOE THAT QUALIFIED THEM TOWARD A SALARY DIFFERENTIAL. THIS COURSE HAD THE RIGOR OF A GRADUATE LEVEL COURSE AND WAS VERY WELL RECEIVED. WE ALSO PRESENTED A WORKSHOP COVERING A RANGE OF HUMAN, ANIMAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AT THE ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL HUMANE EDUCATORS CONFERENCE IN CALIFORNIA AND AT THE WNET CELEBRATION OF TEACHING AND LEARNING CONFERENCE IN NEW YORK. HEART CONDUCTED TRAININGS FOR TEACHERS ON STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAYS AS WELL, SUCH AS AT THE SANTANA NETWORK LEARNING CONFERENCE. WE EXPANDED OUR PUBLIC SERVICE PROJECT WITH THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION TO THE MIAMI AND PORTLAND OREGON AREAS, TO TRAIN VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS AND LAW STUDENTS TO TEACH A 4-LESSON HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAM TO LOCAL 4TH AND 5TH GRADE STUDENTS. WE ALSO OFFERED SIMILAR WORKSHOPS FOR ANIMAL ACTIVISTS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS, TRAINING THEM TO TEACH HUMANE EDUCATION ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS AT SCHOOLS AS WELL AS IN UNTRADITIONAL SETTINGS LIKE LIBRARIES AND COMMUNITY CENTERS. 37733 RESOURCE AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT:HEART WORKED ON DEVELOPING NUMEROUS RESOURCES IN THE PAST YEAR. WE PROVIDED SPECIALIZED CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOR SCHOOLS AND NON-PROFIT AGENCIES TO EXPAND THE HUMANE LIVING PROGRAM TO MEET SPECIFIC NEEDS. FOR EXAMPLE, WE PREPARED A HUMANE EDUCATION CURRICULUM FOR DARWIN ANIMAL DOCTORS TO PILOT ON THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS AND WE PARTNERED WITH SERAPHIM 12 FOUNDATION TO CREATE LESSONS ON HORSE WELFARE ISSUES. IN ADDITION, WE ALIGNED NUMEROUS LESSONS TO THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS, WHICH HAVE BEEN ADOPTED IN ALL THE STATES WHERE HEART OPERATES, MAKING OUR LESSONS EVEN MORE APPEALING TO SCHOOLS SINCE WE CAN ASSIST THEM IN SATISFYING REQUIRED LEARNING STANDARDS THROUGH OUR HUMANE EDUCATION LESSONS. FURTHERMORE, WE BEGAN CREATING A RESOURCE GUIDE OF 40 LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES FOR BOTH SEASONED AND LESS EXPERIENCED EDUCATORS TO IMPLEMENT IN K-12 PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS AND NON-TRADITIONAL VENUES. FINALLY, WE STARTED DEVELOPING A SERIES OF VIDEO TUTORIALS THAT SHOW TEACHERS AND ANY CONCERNED CITIZENS HOW TO CONDUCT SPECIFIC AND MEANINGFUL PROJECT-BASED HUMANE EDUCATION ACTIVITIES WITH YOUTH. 470388 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 10 0 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CT IL NY OR X X MR BRADLEY GOLDBERG 9143810309 141 HALSTEAD AVENUE SUITE 301 MAMARONECK NY 10543 BRAD GOLDBERG 20.00 X X 0 0 0 ASHLEY CRAIG 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROSEMARY LEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHERYL PIPE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LENA TOWNSEND 1.00 X 0 0 0 ZOE WEIL 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEENA ALAGAPPAN ESQ 40.00 X 85052 0 5098 85052 0 5098 0 0 0 0 0 24883 537828 562711 1 1 562712 0 0 1 90151 67613 13523 9015 298041 278139 2869 17033 1885 1885 20824 20824 34977 32944 1398 635 2610 1827 261 522 4275 4275 10100 2020 4040 4040 4828 2414 2414 44288 40783 1201 2304 3784 2978 378 428 8335 6668 834 833 9111 9111 6165 3083 2219 863 FUNDRAISING 11719 11719 MEALS 1810 1267 181 362 MISCELLANEOUS 1780 1246 178 356 554683 470388 33771 50524 104359 178067 1141 2553 74701 7610 180201 188230 0 0 X 85201 117530 95000 70700 180201 188230 180201 188230 8029 0 X X 0 1 X 0 0 X 253608 336738 424085 506213 562711 2083355 253608 336738 424085 506213 562711 2083355 750175 1333180 25 1 26 6805 8057 14862 2098243 0.63540 0.59820 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 68777 74510 91651 234938 352407 2880 1520 1200 5600 17194 18628 22913 58735 88103 0 X 562712 0 562712 0 562712 554683 0 554683 0 554683 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X, LINE 2: HEART IS RECOGNIZED AS TAX EXEMPT PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(C) (3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. HEART RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF TAX POSITIONS ONLY WHEN THEY ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT HEART HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. HEART IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR PERIODS PRIOR TO DECEMBER 31, 2009. ORGANIZATION'S MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 HEART'S HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAMS SEEK TO INSTILL COMPASSION AND RESPECT FOR OTHER PEOPLE, ANIMALS AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND GIVE STUDENTS THE TOOLS TO MAKE POSITIVE AND LONG LASTING CHANGE. HEART HAS SPECIALLY DESIGNED AGE APPROPRIATE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS TAUGHT BY THEIR OWN STAFF OF HUMANE EDUCATION INSTRUCTORS. HUMANE EDUCATION IS REQUIRED BY STATE MANDATE TO BE TAUGHT IN ALL PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN NEW YORK WITH A LOSS OF PUBLIC FUNDING IF THE LAW IS NOT ADHERED TO. IN REALITY, FEW TEACHERS OR ADMINISTRATORS ARE EVEN AWARE OF THE LAW AND HEART IS ONE OF THE FEW ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING CRITICAL HUMANE EDUCATION SERVICES. IN 2012 THERE WAS A CONTINUED FOCUS ON INCORPORATING SERVICE LEARNING INTO ALL ASPECTS OF THE ORGANIZATIONS PROGRAMMING INCLUDING BOTH THE IN-CLASS PROGRAM AND THE AFTER-SCHOOL AND OUT OF SCHOOL PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION HEART CONTINUED TO EXPAND AND BROADEN THE PROGRAM TO TRAIN TEACHERS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS TO TEACH HEART LESSONS IN THEIR OWN SCHOOLS AND OTHER VENUES. HEART CONTINUED TO RUN THE HAVE A HEART SUMMER CAMP FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HUNTS POINT ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN IN THE SOUTH BRONX. IN JULY OF 2012 HEART ADDED AN OFFICE IN PORTLAND OR WHICH NOW JOINS CHICAGO AND INDIANAPOLIS AS GEOGRAPHIC EXPANSION CITIES OUTSIDE THE HEADQUARTERS OFFICE IN NEW YORK. THE GOAL OF THE HEART EXPANSION CITIES IS NOT ONLY TO EXTEND HEART'S CURRICULUM TO THOSE CITIES BUT ALSO TO HELP FORM A NATIONAL NETWORK THAT CAN INCREASINGLY LEVERAGE THE CURRICULUM THAT NOW INCLUDES OVER 140 LESSONS AND HELP BRING HUMANE EDUCATION TO VARIOUS GEOGRAPHIC AREAS WITH THE LONG TERM GOAL OF BRINGING HUMANE EDUCATION INTO THE MAINSTREAM WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALL ALONG. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 HUMANE EDUCATION ADVOCATES REACHING TEACHERS 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 EACH BOARD MEMBER AND OFFICER OF HEART, IS REQUIRED TO CONDUCT ALL THE AFFAIRS OF HEART IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF HEART, TO AVOID THE APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT BETWEEN HIS OR HER PERSONAL INTERESTS AND THE INTERESTS OF HEART AND TO ENSURE THAT HE OR SHE DOES NOT BENEFIT PERSONALLY FROM HIS OR HER POSITION AS A TRUSTEE OR OFFICER. THIS OBLIGATION ALSO REQUIRES THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BE FULLY INFORMED REGARDING TRANSACTIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS INTO WHICH HEART ENTERS AND WITH RESPECT TO WHICH OFFICERS MAY HAVE AN INTEREST. TO ENSURE FAIRNESS IN THE BOARD'S DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES AND TO PROTECT HEART'S INTERESTS WHEN IT IS CONTEMPLATING ENTERING INTO A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT THAT MIGHT BENEFIT THE PRIVATE INTEREST OF ANY OF ITS TRUSTEES OF OFFICERS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS ADOPTED A CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY. EACH DIRECTOR AND OFFICER SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS THAT SUCH PERSON: (A) HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, (B) HAS READ AND UNDERSTOOD THIS POLICY, AND (C) HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THIS POLICY. UPON THE FIRST KNOWLEDGE BY AN INTERESTED PERSON THAT THE BOARD OR A COMMITTEE THEREOF IS CONSIDERING A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT WITH AN ENTITY OR INDIVIDUAL WITH WHICH THE INTERESTED PERSON HAS AN INTEREST, THE INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE AND NATURE OF HIS OR HER INTEREST TO THE BOARD OR THE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE INTEREST, THE INTERESTED PERSON MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN CONSIDERATION OF THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT, SHALL NOT VOTE ON SUCH TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT, AND SHALL NOT BE PRESENT FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF OR VOTE ON SUCH TRANSACTION UNLESS THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE REQUESTS INFORMATION OR INTERPRETATION FROM THE INTERESTED PERSON. THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL THEN DETERMINE, BY A VOTE SUFFICIENT FOR SUCH PURPOSE WITHOUT COUNTING THE VOTE OF ANY INTERESTED PERSON, WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN HEART'S BEST INTERESTS AND IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO HEART AND SHALL MAKE A DECISION WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH DETERMINATION. IN DETERMINING WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN HEART'S BEST INTEREST, HEART SHALL REVIEW AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING THE COST OR BENEFIT OF COMPARABLE TRANSACTIONS OR ARRANGEMENTS, IF ANY. INTERESTED DIRECTORS MAY BE COUNTED IN DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM AT A MEETING WHICH AUTHORIZES SUCH A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OR THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERING THE INTEREST OF AN INTERESTED PERSON SHALL CONTAIN: - THE NAMES OF THE INTEREST PERSON(S) WHO DISCLOSED OR OTHERWISE WERE FOUND TO HAVE AN INTEREST, - THE NATURE OF THE INTEREST, - A RECORD OF ANY DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT WAS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF AND FAIR AND REASONABLE TO HEART, NOTWITHSTANDING THE INTEREST, AND THE SPECIFIC REASONS SUPPORTING SUCH DETERMINATION, AND - THE NAMES OF THE PERSONS WHO WERE PRESENT FOR THE DISCUSSIONS ON THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT AND A RECORD OF ANY VOTES TAKEN IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE CHAIR OF HEART MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. THE CHAIR ALSO MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS ON KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION CHANGES AFTER COLLABORATING WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE TOP MANAGEMENT POSITIONS INCLUDED IN THIS REVIEW ARE THE DIRECTORS OF HEART'S CITY CHAPTERS AND THE HEART PROGRAM COORDINATOR POSITION. A CONFIDENTIAL MEMO IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD IN ADVANCE OF THE FOURTH QUARTER BOARD MEETING WITH THESE RECOMMENDATIONS. THE RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE BOTH SALARY CHANGES AND BONUS AWARDS. AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT THE FOURTH QUARTER BOARD MEETING IS HELD TO DISCUSS THESE COMPENSATION CHANGES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE BY POSTING IT ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF WEBSITES. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AT P.O. BOX 738, MAMARONECK, NY 10543 OR BY CALLING THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY AT (914)-381-0309. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE BOARD CHAIR AND TREASURER ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT AND OVERSEE THE AUDIT.