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PENCILS OF PROMISE INCORPORATED: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
PENCILS OF PROMISE INCORPORATED (EIN 26-3618722)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-11-14
IRS object ID
201343189349304394
Schema version
2012v2.1
Source
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Timestamp2013-11-14T14:02:51-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

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EIN271728945EIN

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Business Name Line1O'CONNOR DAVIES LLPBusinessNameLine1

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Activity Or Mission DescriptionAT POP, WE BELIEVE EVERY CHILD DESERVES ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION. WE CREATE SCHOOLS, PROGRAMS AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COMMON GOAL OF EDUCATION FOR ALL. WE ACCOMPLISH THESE ACTIVITIES BY DEDICATING SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF TIME, LABOR AND EFFORT RAISING MONEY IN THE U.S. THROUGH YOUTH AND PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS. THE FUNDS RAISED ALLOW US TO INCREASE OUR DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL REACH AND IMPACT.AT THE END OF 2012, WE HAD 113 COMPLETED PROJECTS ACROSS LAOS, GHANA, GUATEMALA AND NICARAGUA. OUR SCHOOLS, DORMS AND LEARNING CENTERS ARE OPEN TO STUDENTS IN EACH COUNTRY AND THE STAGES OF PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION ARE UNDERWAY IN SEVERAL NEW COMMUNITIES TO AID IN EXPANDING OUR REACH IN 2013.WE FOCUS ON BUILDING STRONG STRUCTURES AND SUSTAINABLE EDUCATION PROGRAMS. BY FORMING LONG-LASTING COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITIES, WE INCREASE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION AND POSITIVELY IMPACT STUDENTS AND PARENTS IN HIGH NEED COMMUNITIES.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Mission DescriptionMISSION: PENCILS OF PROMISE BELIEVES EVERY CHILD SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION. WE CREATE SCHOOLS, PROGRAMS, AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COMMON GOAL OF EDUCATION FOR ALL.MissionDescription
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DescriptionTHE FIRST OF OUR CORE PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS BUILDS. WE PARTNER WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND GOVERNMENTS TO IMPROVE THE STATE OF EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN COMMUNITIES. OUR SHORT TERM GOALS ARE TO ADDRESS THE NEED FOR IMPROVED INFRASTRUCTURE WITH OUR LONG TERM GOALS BEING TO IMPROVE STUDENT ATTENDANCE, PROGRESSION, AND TEST SCORES. THE BENEFICIARIES OF OUR SCHOOL BUILDING PROGRAM ARE PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS CURRENTLY ATTENDING SCHOOL IN POOR QUALITY STRUCTURES AND PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS CURRENTLY TEACHING IN POOR QUALITY STRUCTURES. THROUGH THE END OF 2012, WE HAVE COMPLETED 113 SCHOOLS ACROSS OUR GEOGRAPHIES.Description

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DescriptionOUR SECOND CORE PROGRAM RECEIVING FOCUS IS OUR EVER GROWING GLOBAL COMMUNITIES WITH WHICH WE INVEST GREATLY IN. THROUGH SEVERAL UPDATES TO OUR WEBSITE AND THROUGH OUR EXPANDING OUTREACH PROGRAM ACROSS OUR DIGITAL PLATFORMS TO BOTH YOUTH AND PROFESSIONALS, WE HAVE AN ONLINE COMMUNITY OF OVER 300,000 MEMBERS WHO STAY ENGAGED WITH OUR WORK THROUGH VIDEO, MEDIA, UPDATES POSTS AND BLOG ENTRIES.Description

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DescriptionOUR THIRD CORE PROGRAM IS TEACHER TRAINING. WE SUPPORT TEACHER DEVELOPMENT THROUGH IN-SERVICE AND WORKSHOP TRAINING SESSIONS. OUR STAFF VISIT GOVERNMENT TEACHERS IN OUR COMMUNITIES TWICE PER MONTH TO AID IN LESSON PLANNING, METHODOLOGY TRAINING AND RAPPORT BUILDING WITH STUDENTS. TEACHERS ATTEND WORKSHOPS TWICE PER YEAR FOR GROUP TRAINING AND NETWORK BUILDING. WE USE A METHODOLOGY OF TEACHING THAT FOCUSES ON THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE STUDENT BECAUSE MORE ENGAGED STUDENTS PERFORM AT A HIGHER LEVEL. WE DO THIS THROUGH AN EXPRESSIVE PEDAGOGY, WHICH INVOLVES USAGE OF FACIAL EXPRESSIONS, MOTOR MEMORY (SONG, DANCE, SIGN, ETC.) AND CREATIVE DIDACTIC MATERIALS. THE SHORT TERM GOALS OF OUR TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE: TO IMPROVE LESSON PLANNING BY ASSISTING TEACHERS IN THE CREATION AND USE LESSON PLANS; TO BUILD RAPPORT WITH STUDENTS BY ENCOURAGING TEACHERS TO ADOPT OUR INTERACTIVE METHODOLOGY TO BETTER ENGAGE STUDENTS; TO SUPPORT A PEER NETWORK OF TEACHERS THROUGH TEACHER TRAINING WORKSHOPS, AND; TO PROVIDE CLASSROOMS WITH TEACHING AND LEARNING MATERIALS. OUR LONG TERM GOAL IS TO INCREASE PRIMARY STUDENT SCORES IN LITERACY, NUMERACY AND ENGLISH ACROSS ALL OUR GEOGRAPHIES. THE MAIN BENEFICIARIES OF OUR TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM ARE THE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. THROUGH 2012, WE HAVE TRAINED OVER 128 TEACHERS IN SEVEN LAO COMMUNITIES AND10 GUATEMALAN COMMUNITIES. IN 2013, WE PLAN TO EXPAND OUR PROGRAM INTO GHANA.Description

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DescriptionOUR FOURTH CORE PROGRAM IS OUR WASH PROGRAM. WASH IS AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AND UTILIZED PROGRAM THAT IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE. UNICEF ADOPTED WASH IN 2005 AS THEIR PRIMARY INTERVENTION TO TACKLE HYGIENE NEEDS IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD; POP BEGAN WASH PRACTICES IN 2010 IN LAOS. IN CARRYING OUT THIS PROGRAM, WE BUILD STUDENT AND TEACHER SANITATION FACILITIES (SINKS AND BATHROOMS) IN CONJUNCTION WITH CLASSROOM BUILDS. IN ADDITION, OUR STAFF VISIT CLASSES TWICE PER MONTH DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR TO TEACH LESSONS RELATED TO WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE. THE SHORT TERM GOALS OF THIS PROGRAM ARE TO INCREASE STUDENT UNDERSTANDING OF BEST PRACTICES, BEHAVIOR AND KNOWLEDGE OF HYGIENE, SANITATION AND NUTRITION FOR STUDENTS WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO THIS TYPE OF EDUCATION AND TO BUILD SATISFACTORY SANITATION FACILITIES IN COMMUNITIES LACKING THIS TYPE OF INFRASTRUCTURE. THE LONG TERM GOALS OF THIS PROGRAM ARE TO MAINTAIN A SUCCESSFUL WASH PROGRAM, AS DEFINED BY CONTINUALLY MEETING OUR SHORT TERM GOALS. THE KEY BENEFICIARIES OF OUR WASH PROGRAM ARE STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES LIVING IN COUNTRIES WITH LIMITED TO NO ACCESS TO WASH FACILITIES AND LIMITED TO NO WASH KNOWLEDGE.OUR FIFTH CORE PROGRAM IS OUR SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM. WE SUPPORT THE PROGRESSION OF STUDENTS FROM PRIMARY TO SECONDARY SCHOOL BY PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIP PACKAGES. COMMUNITIES ARE SELECTED AS ELIGIBLE FOR SCHOLARSHIPS BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE SCOUTING RUBRIC; AT WHICH POINT ALL STUDENTS IN THE FINAL GRADE OF PRIMARY SCHOOL ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. STUDENTS IN THEIR FINAL YEAR OF PRIMARY SCHOOL WITH 75% ATTENDANCE AT THE MID-YEAR MARK RECEIVE A PRIZE (READING BOOKS, PENCILS, ETC.) AND STUDENTS WITH 75% ATTENDANCE AT THE END-YEAR MARK RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING SCHOLARSHIP PACKAGE: TUITION FOR FIRST YEAR OF SECONDARY SCHOOL, A UNIFORM, A BACKPACK WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES, TEXTBOOKS AND PAID DORMITORY FEE WHEN APPLICABLE. THE KEY BENEFICIARIES OF OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ARE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES. THIS PROGRAM WAS IN THE PLANNING STAGE IN 2012 AND IN 2013, WE PLAN TO DISTRIBUTE 700 SCHOLARSHIPS ACROSS 29 DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES. WITH ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS, WE EXTENSIVELY MONITOR AND EVALUATE OUR PROGRAM IMPACT. TO BEST JUDGE HOW EFFECTIVE OUR IMPACT IS, WE CLOSELY MONITOR AND EVALUATE (M&E) OUR PROGRAMS ON THE GROUND. WE HAVE LOCAL M&E TEAMS WHO CONDUCT INTERVIEWS AND SURVEYS WITH VILLAGE LEADERS, TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND PARENTS. THIS HELP US TO UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS OF VILLAGES IN WHICH WE OPERATE, OUR IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY, AND AREAS IN WHICH WE CAN IMPROVE POP OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMMING.OUR STUDENT DATABASE HELPS US UNDERSTAND WHO WE ARE SERVING EVERY YEAR IN OUR POP SCHOOLS. WE DOCUMENT EACH POP STUDENTS NAME, AGE, GENDER, ETHNICITY, ATTENDANCE, PROGRESSION TO NEXT GRADE LEVEL, AND GRADE IN CLASS. EACH YEAR, WE TRACK VILLAGE-WIDE STUDENT ENROLLMENT, ATTENDANCE, RETENTION FROM ONE GRADE TO THE NEXT, PROGRESSION FROM PRIMARY TO SECONDARY SCHOOL, AND GRADES AND/OR TEST SCORES. WE EXPECT TO IMPROVE THESE METRICS THROUGH THE VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WE OFFER STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION, WE FOLLOW INDIVIDUAL POP STUDENTS THROUGH THE YEARS TO ASSESS THEIR EDUCATIONAL SUCCESSES AND FAILURES, ALONG WITH THEIR UNDERSTANDING, ATTITUDE, AND BEHAVIOR REGARDING EDUCATION AND ELEMENTS OF WASH. THESE YEARLY INTERVIEWS WILL HELP US UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT THAT WE HAVE ON INDIVIDUALS THROUGH OUR PROGRAMMING.Description
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (11 entries)

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EOY8565EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis486292LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec254553LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY297505BOY
EOY231739EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY35810BOY
EOY30000EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY1837873BOY
EOY3728732EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY26578BOY
EOY63888EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY40703EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY26578BOY
EOY104591EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY1572707BOY
EOY2888997EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY238588BOY
EOY735144EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY1811295BOY
EOY3624141EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY1837873BOY
EOY3728732EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses1812846ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes0ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited1FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement SeparateXFinancialStatementSeparate
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee0AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 AviXPubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years58772CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years57765CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years1396917CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year2224168CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year5039120CurrentTaxYear
Total8776742Total

Total170 Total170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years58772CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years57765CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years1396917CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year2224168CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year5039120CurrentTaxYear
Total8776742Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total1519323AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total1707257419PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years12CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year631CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year9183CurrentTaxYear
Total9826Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year40CurrentTaxYear
Total40Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support8786608TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc13903GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
First5 Years170XFirst5Years170
General ExplanationSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2011 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 40.GeneralExplanation

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis486292OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation254553Depreciation
Book Value231739BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings231739TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Footnote In Part XIIIXFootnoteInPartXIII
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt5016495TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Not Rptd F9900RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal5016495RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form9905016495TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt3203649TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Not Rptd F9900ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal3203649ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form9903203649TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierDESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:Identifier
Return ReferencePART X, LINE 2:ReturnReference
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF TAX POSITIONS WHEN THEY ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. TAX RETURNS SINCE THE ORGANIZATIONS INCEPTION IN 2009 REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS.Explanation

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained1GrantRecordsMaintained

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable (3 entries)

RegionRegionNumber Of OfficesNumberOfOfficesNumber Of EmployeesNumberOfEmployeesType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTotal ExpendituresTotalExpenditures
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN215PROGRAM SERVICESSCHOOL CONSTRUCTION, TEACHER TRAINING, SCHOLARSHIP, W.A.S.H.1296341
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC130PROGRAM SERVICESSCHOOL CONSTRUCTION, TEACHER TRAINING, SCHOLARSHIP, W.A.S.H.272342
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA14PROGRAM SERVICES, GRANTS TO RECEIPENTS LOCATED IN REGIONSCHOOL CONSTRUCTION, TEACHER TRAINING, SCHOLARSHIP, W.A.S.H.125385
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Number Of Offices4SubtotalNumberOfOffices
Subtotal Number Of Employees49SubtotalNumberOfEmployees
Cont Number Of Offices0ContNumberOfOffices
Cont Number Of Employees0ContNumberOfEmployees
Total Number Of Offices4TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees49TotalNumberOfEmployees
Subtotal Amount Spent1694068SubtotalAmountSpent
Cont Amount Spent0ContAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent1694068TotalAmountSpent

Grants To Orgs Outside US GrantsToOrgsOutsideUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEANRegion
Purpose Of GrantBUILD AND SUPPORT SCHOOLS IN NICARAGUAPurposeOfGrant
Amount Of Cash Grant106520AmountOfCashGrant
Manner Of Cash DisbursementWIRE TRANSFERMannerOfCashDisbursement
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Number Of Other Orgs1TotalNumberOfOtherOrgs
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign Corp0OwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest Co0PassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnership
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountries

Form990 Schedule F Part V Form990ScheduleFPartV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierPROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS OUTSIDE THE U.S.:Identifier
ExplanationSCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 2: ALL GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE ISSUED TO PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS UNDERGO THE SAME SCRUTINY AS IF OUR ORGANIZATION CARRIED OUT THE SERVICE DIRECTLY. WE ENSURE THAT THE PARTNER ORGANIZATION'S MISSION ALIGNS WITH OUR ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND THAT THE SERVICES PROVIDED WILL BE PROVIDED EFFICIENTLY AND WITH THE MOST IMPACT. ONCE THE FUNDS ARE ISSUED TO THE ORGANIZATION, THE GRANT UNDERGOES QUARTERLY REPORTING WHERE THE GRANTEE ISSUES BOTH QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE REPORTS TO OUR ORGANIZATION IN ORDER TO ACCURATELY MONITOR AND MEASURE THE IMPACT THAT OUR FUNDS ARE HAVING IN THE REGIONS WE WORK IN.Explanation

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1GALANameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event11313289GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event11299724CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event113565GrossRevenueEvent1
Rent Facility Costs Event1124586RentFacilityCostsEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event156268OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2WHITE PARTYNameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event237221GrossReceiptsEvent2
Charitable Contributions Event22970CharitableContributionsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event234251GrossRevenueEvent2
Rent Facility Costs Event26000RentFacilityCostsEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event2108OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Total Number Of Other Events1TotalNumberOfOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total1350510GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total1302694CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events47816GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events130586RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events56376OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events186962DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary-139146NetIncomeSummary

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained1RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1CityAddressUS/CityStateAddressUS/StateZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCodeEIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipientIRC SectionIRCSectionAmount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrantPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant
SEEDS OF LEARNING
PO BOX 2107SONOMACA95476200900415501(C)(3)61820GRANT IS PART OF A PARTNERSHIP TO BUILD SCHOOLS IN NICARAGUA.
CHILD AID
917 SW OAK STREETPORTLANDOR97205330137937501(C)(3)40756GRANT TO PROVIDE TEACHER TRAINING IN GUATEMALA
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants2TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV (2 entries)

RelationshipRelationshipAmount Of TransactionAmountOfTransactionDescription Of TransactionDescriptionOfTransactionSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenues
PLAYBUTTON ACQUISTION CORP AND PLAYBUTTON LLC
ADAM BRAUN, FOUNDER AND CEO OWNS AN INTEREST IN PLAYBUTTON ACQUISTION CORP14012ADAM BRAUN, FOUNDER AND CEO OF PENCILS OF PROMISE INCORPORTED OWNS AN INTEREST IN PLAYBUTTON ACQUISTION CORP. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS PLAYBUTTON, LLC) AND IS A MEMBER OF THEIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. DURING 2012, PLAYBUTTON ACQUISTION CORP. SUBLEASED OFFICE SPACE FROM PENCILS OF PROMISE INCORPORATED. AS OF NOVEMBER 15, 2013, ADAM BRAUN WILL HAVE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF PLAYBUTTON ACQUISTION CORP. AND SURRENDERED HIS FINANCIAL INTEREST IN PLAYBUTTON ACQUISTION CORP.0
STAYCLASSY INC
ADAM BRAUN, FOUNDER AND CEO OBTAINED AN INTEREST IN STAYCLASSY, INC IN 20136700IN 2013, ADAM BRAUN, FOUNDER AND CEO BECAME A MEMBER OF STAYCLASSY, INC.'S ADVISORY BOARD AND WAS AWARDED AN OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN STAYCLASSY, INC. STAYCLASSY, INC. PROVIDES PENCILS OF PROMISES INCORPORATED'S PLATFORM FOR RECEIVING ONLINE DONATIONS IN EXCHANGE FOR A PERCENTAGE THE AMOUNT OF TRANSACTIONS PROCESSED. IN 2012, PENCILS OF PROMISE PAID STAYCLASSY, INC. $6,700 FOR PROCESSING ONLINE TRANSACTIONS. AS OF NOVEMBER 15, 2013, ADAM BRAUN WILL HAVE SURRENDERED HIS INTEREST IN STAYCLASSY, INC.0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. POP'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER IS TASKED WITH OVERSEEING THE AUDIT PROCESS AND THE DRAFTING OF FORM 990 IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. POP'S FINANCE & GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE PROVIDES SUPPORT TO THESE TASKS OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE PROVIDED WITH A DRAFT OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 FOR REVIEW, COMMENT AND APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEACH BOARD MEMBER IS ASKED TO READ AND SIGN AN AFFIRMATION STATEMENT EACH YEAR REGARDING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ADDITIONALLY, A CONFLICTS POLICY IS IN OUR EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK AND EACH EMPLOYEE IS ASKED TO SIGN AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM AND DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS IF ANY ARE PRESENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE PROCESS INCLUDES ALL OF THESE ELEMENTS: (1) REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF POP; (2) USE OF DATA AS TO COMPARABLE COMPENSATION; AND (3) CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION AND RECORDKEEPING. REVIEW AND APPROVAL - THE COMPENSATION OF THE PERSON IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF POP, PROVIDED THAT PERSONS WITH CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT AT ISSUE ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THIS REVIEW AND APPROVAL. USE OF DATA AS TO COMPARABLE COMPENSATION - THE COMPENSATION OF THE PERSON IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED USING DATA AS TO COMPARABLE COMPENSATION FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION AND RECORDKEEPING - THERE IS CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION AND RECORDKEEPING WITH RESPECT TO THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALL OF OUR ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON OUR WEBSITE. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FORM 990 AND FORM 1023 ARE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AT PENCILS OF PROMISE INCORPORATED'S HEADQUARTERS LOCATED AT 37 WEST 28TH STREET, 3RD FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10001. FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG, WWW.CHARITYNAVIGATOR.ORG,AND WWW.ERI-NONPROFIT-SALARIES.COM. THE FORM 990 AND ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT IS AVAILABLE ON WWW.CHARITIESNYS.COM.