STEM ALLIANCE OF LARCHMONT-MAMARONECK INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: STEM ALLIANCE OF LARCHMONT-MAMARONECK INC (EIN 46-0973552)
Tax period: 2023-09-01 to 2024-08-31
Filed: 2025-07-01
IRS object ID: 202541829349301549
Schema version: 2023v6.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-07-01T16:22:55-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-08-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	390974031	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WEGNER CPAS LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	230 PARK AVE FL 3	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	101690005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-09-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	460973552	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	STEM ALLIANCE OF LARCHMONT-	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	MAMARONECK INC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	STEM	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9144191733	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 528	AddressLine1Txt
City	LARCHMONT	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10538	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MARGARET KAUFER	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT/ CHIEF VISIONARY OFFICER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9144191733	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-06-30	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	YIGIT UCTUM CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01269549	PTIN
Phone	2125511724	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-06-30	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	STEM ALLIANCE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	MARGARET KAUFER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 528	AddressLine1Txt
City	LARCHMONT	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10538	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,964,668	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	THESTEMALLIANCE.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2012	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE SCHEDULE OTHE STEM ALLIANCE BRIDGES SYSTEMIC GAPS IN EDUCATION TO PROVIDE EQUAL ACCESS TO CRITICAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH LEARNING RESOURCES WITH THE GOAL OF EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES, INSPIRING INNOVATION AND CREATING OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	12	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	11	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	129	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	200	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,459,801	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$2,248,319	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,135,131	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$692,348	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$3,526	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$6,451	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$2,057	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$2,274	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,600,515	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,949,392	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$9,250	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$13,000	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,567,031	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,900,984	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$20,242	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$10,200	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$123,327	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$803,574	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,314,111	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,400,097	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,238,295	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$200,418	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$288,903	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,640,749	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,310,394	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$763,106	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$724,353	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$877,643	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$586,041	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THROUGH A COMBINATION OF STEM ENRICHMENT, DIGITAL INCLUSION, AND SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAMS, THE STEM ALLIANCE ADVANCES EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN EDUCATION. OUR EVIDENCE-BASED MODEL HAS 5 DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS.HIGH QUALITY: OUR HANDS-ON, RESEARCH DRIVEN CURRICULUM MEETS THE HIGHEST STANDARDS THROUGH REGULAR EVALUATION AND ITERATION.STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS: WE PARTNER WITH LOCAL NONPROFITS THAT HAVE TRUSTED RELATIONSHIPS WITH POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS AND HOST ALL PROGRAMS. DEDICATED ADVOCACY: WE SHAPE STATEWIDE PRIORITIES ACROSS OUR WORK STREAMS AS MEMBERS OF REGIONAL, STATE AND FEDERAL NETWORKS.UNBOUNDED INNOVATION: WE LISTEN TO THE NEEDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND RESPOND WITH RELEVANT PROGRAMMING, USING DATA TO EVOLVE AND IMPROVE OUR WORK.OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE: WE ENGAGE IN STRATEGIC, LONG-TERM PLANNING, WITH RIGOROUS CASH MANAGEMENT, MISSION-ALIGNED FINANCIAL AND STAFFING SYSTEMS AND INCLUSIVE TALENT PRACTICES TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATION OF COMPLEX CONTRACTS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,450,798	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$13,000	GrantAmt
Revenue	$161,138	RevenueAmt
Desc	DIGITAL EQUITY: SINCE 2020, THE STEM ALLIANCE HAS DELIVERED ONE OF NEW YORK'S MOST ROBUST DIGITAL INCLUSION MODELS. OUR DIGITAL PATHWAYS PROGRAM IS A FULLY ARTICULATED DIGITAL NAVIGATOR MODEL THAT HAS DISTRIBUTED 4,000+ CHROMEBOOKS, CONNECTED 2,000+ HOUSEHOLDS TO AFFORDABLE INTERNET, AND DELIVERED SKILLS TRAINING TO NEARLY 3,000 CLIENTS. WE DEPLOY A TRAINED CORPS OF DIGITAL NAVIGATORS TO ASSESS EACH CLIENT'S DIGITAL NEEDS AND THEN WE PROVIDE CUSTOM SOLUTIONS - DEVICE OWNERSHIP, DIGITAL LITERACY TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE ENROLLING IN FREE/AFFORDABLE INTERNET - AS NEEDED. THESE OUTCOMES ARE SUPPORTED BY MULTILINGUAL STAFFING, SEAMLESS REFERRAL SYSTEMS, AND DATA-DRIVEN PROGRAM MANAGEMENT THROUGH A CUSTOM DESIGN CLIENT RELATIONSHIP TECH PLATFORM. PRE- AND POST-PROGRAM SURVEYS REVEAL A 3X INCREASE IN COMFORT WITH WORKFORCE TOOLS, A 13-POINT GAIN IN DIGITAL CONFIDENCE, AND A 98% PARTICIPANT SATISFACTION RATE ON AVERAGE FOR ALL CLIENTS. SPANISH-SPEAKING PARTICIPANTS SAW THE MOST DRAMATIC GAINS, NARROWING CRITICAL ACCESS GAPS. THREE TO SIX MONTHS AFTER COMPLETION, 80% OF CLIENTS REPORTED BETTER FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, 77% HAD IMPROVED WORKFORCE SKILLS, AND 56% HAD LAUNCHED OR EXPANDED A SMALL BUSINESS.THIS PROGRAM BEGAN DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. AT THAT TIME, THE STEM ALLIANCE RAPIDLY PIVOTED FROM AN IN-PERSON STEM ENRICHMENT PROVIDER TO MEET URGENT COMMUNITY NEEDS IN THE AREA OF DIGITAL ACCESS AND SUPPORT. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE TRANSFORMED AN EARLY $500,000 PILOT INTO $5 MILLION IN INVESTMENTS IN -- BUILDING OPPORTUNITY, FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT AND MORE THROUGH DIGITAL INCLUSION. THIS TRANSFORMATION HIGHLIGHTS OUR ABILITY TO REMAIN NIMBLE IN TIMES OF CRISIS, RESILIENT AMID CHANGING CONDITIONS, AND RESPONSIVE TO THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.MOREOVER, AS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK STATE DIGITAL EQUITY NETWORK AND A TRUSTED LIAISON TO NEW YORK'S CONNECTALL OFFICE (OUR STATE'S BROADBAND OFFICE), WE ARE HELPING TO SHAPE NEW YORK'S STATEWIDE STRATEGY FOR DIGITAL INCLUSION. WE ARE PREPARED TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND THIS MODEL TO NEW REGIONS AND DEEPEN OUR REACH IN HIGH-NEED COMMUNITIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$707,236	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$231,550	RevenueAmt
Desc	STEM ENRICHMENT: IN 2024 ALONE, THE STEM ALLIANCE DELIVERED 168 STEM PROGRAMS ACROSS 44 PARTNER SITES SERVING MORE THAN 2,500 STUDENTS AND FAMILIES, A 73% INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR. OVER 60% OF OUR PARTICIPANTS CAME FROM UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES. EVERY PROGRAM IS ASSESSED USING A NATIONALLY BENCHMARKED EVALUATION TOOL - DIMENSIONS OF SUCCESS - DEVELOPED AT PARTNERS FOR EDUCATION AND RESILIENCE (PEAR). THIS RIGOROUS REVIEW PROCESS SETS OUR STANDARDS, DOCUMENTS SUCCESS/CHALLENGES AND HELPS US SUSTAIN HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAMMING ACROSS DIVERSE SITES THROUGH AN INTERACTIVE PROCESS. WE EMBRACE A CONSTANT, INNOVATIVE GROWTH MINDSET ABOUT OUR WORK. FROM COMPETITIVE ROBOTICS TEAMS AND SITE-BASED SCIENCE LABS TO FAMILY TINKERING NIGHTS AND COUNTYWIDE FESTIVALS, OUR PROGRAMS ARE JOYFUL, CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, AND DESIGNED TO EXPAND ACCESS AND INCLUSION. WE OFFER OUR PROGRAMS AT REDUCED COST OR FOR FREE BASED ON FUNDING INCLUDING, FOR EXAMPLE, PROVIDING 92 SCHOLARSHIPS TO OUR IMMERSIVE, OPEN WATER STEM SAILS ON LONG ISLAND SOUND. OTHER MAJOR EVENTS INCLUDE OUR ANNUAL STEM-TASTIC FESTIVAL (1,200+ ATTENDEES), THREE FIRST LEGO LEAGUE ROBOTICS TEAMS, AND A DOZEN TINKERING NIGHTS HOSTED REGIONALLY.OUR PROGRAMS ARE POWERED BY A FULL TIME, TRAINED TEAM THAT BRINGS TOGETHER EXPERTISE IN LOGISTICS, INSTRUCTION, AND DATAENSURING THAT WE CAN OPERATE AT SCALE WHILE ALSO ENSURING THAT EVERY PROGRAM RUNS SMOOTHLY, MEETS HIGH STANDARDS, AND DELIVERS MEANINGFUL RESULTS. WITH NEW PROGRAM PARTNERS EXPRESSING INTEREST AND CURRENT WAITLISTS GROWING, OUR ABILITY TO EXPAND OUR REACH WHILE MAINTAINING QUALITY IS AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR FUTURE INVESTMENT.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$541,436	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$299,660	RevenueAmt
Desc	STEM SUMMER ENRICHMENT: SUMMER IS A CRITICAL TIME IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN; HOWEVER, IT IS ALSO A TIME OF SIGNIFICANT INEQUITY. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS LACK ACCESS TO QUALITY SUMMER PROGRAMMING WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO A PHENOMENON KNOWN AS "SUMMER SLIDE," THE LOSS OF SKILLS OVER THE SUMMER MONTHS. RESEARCH FURTHER SHOWS THAT INFORMAL STEM LEARNING EXPERIENCES - OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL TIME - HAVE A STRONG IMPACT ON STEM INTEREST, STEM CONFIDENCE AND PERSISTENCE IN STEM LEARNING. THE STEM ALLIANCE MEETS THESE DUAL NEEDS BY BRINGING QUALITY STEM ENRICHMENT TO HIGH NEED COMMUNITIES DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS.THE STEM ALLIANCE'S LEAD SUMMER INITIATIVE IS CO-OP SUMMER ENRICHMENT, A LARGE-SCALE STEM SUMMER CAMP THAT SERVES FAMILIES WITH FINANCIAL NEED. SINCE ASSUMING MANAGEMENT IN 2016, THE STEM ALLIANCE HAS MODERNIZED AND EXPANDED THIS BELOVED COMMUNITY PROGRAM (WITH A 60 YEAR HISTORY), LEADING IT TO EARN THE NATIONAL EXCELLENCE IN SUMMER LEARNING AWARD IN 2023 (ONE OF EIGHT NATIONALLY).THE PROGRAM SERVES 290+ STUDENTS ANNUALLY (90% OF WHOM QUALIFY FOR FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH) AND EMPLOYS MORE THAN 60 LOCAL TEENS AS PAID YOUTH EDUCATORS. STUDENTS ROTATE THROUGH HIGH-ENGAGEMENT STEM LABS, INCLUDING DISSECTION, FLIGHT ENGINEERING, AND STOP-MOTION ANIMATION, ALONGSIDE FIELD TRIPS AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT EXPERIENCES.IMMEDIATE BENEFITS OF THE PROGRAM ARE MEASURED ANNUALLY: 93% OF CAMPERS AGREED THAT CO-OP MADE THEM A BETTER STUDENT. 98% OF COUNSELORS AGREED THAT THEY TOOK RISKS, TRYING NEW SKILLS, ACTIVITIES AND TASKS 95% OF RISE LEADERS SAID THAT THE PROGRAM HELPED THEM DEVELOP COMMUNICATION AND LISTENING SKILLS. 80% OF PARENTS INDICATED THAT "CONTINUED LEARNING" IS THE PRIMARY REASON WHY THEY CHOSE CO-OP FOR THEIR CHILDBEYOND SHORT TERM OUTCOMES, LONG TERM OUTCOMES INCLUDE: 4X GREATER READING GAINS THAN PEERS 26% INCREASE IN AP/HONORS COURSE ENROLLMENT AMONG ALUMNI HIGH STAFF RETENTION AND FAMILY SATISFACTION RATESTHESE OUTCOMES ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY A DEDICATED TEAM THAT ENSURES SEASONAL STAFF ARE WELL-TRAINED, FAMILIES ARE KEPT INFORMED IN THEIR HOME LANGUAGES, STUDENTS ARRIVE SAFELY, AND PROGRAM QUALITY IS CONTINUOUSLY MONITORED AND IMPROVED.CO-OP SERVES AS A REGION-WIDE CATALYST FOR OPPORTUNITY AND A SUCCESSFUL TESTING GROUND FOR SOME OF OUR MOST INNOVATIVE IDEAS. WITH DEMAND RISING AND A PROVEN INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE, WE HAVE EXPANDED OUR WORK TO PARTNER WITH OTHER SUMMER PROGRAMS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS TO ENHANCE THEIR STEM OFFERINGS. THIS INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO: YWCA NEW ROCHELLE, BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF NEW ROCHELLE, PORT CHESTER CARVER CENTER AND G.O.O.D. FOR GIRLS. IN THE SUMMER MONTHS, AS WITH ALL OF OUR PROGRAMMING, WE LEVERAGE PARTNERSHIPS TO BRING OUR QUALITY STEM PROGRAMMING DIRECTLY INTO COMMUNITIES THROUGH TRUSTED PARTNERS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,699,470	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	16	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	129	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	12	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	11	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MARGARET KAUFER	PersonNm
Phone	9144191733	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 528	AddressLine1Txt
City	LARCHMONT	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10538	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
SARAH COADY
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOY CHAILLOU
VICE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARK MANLEY
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
AARTHI MUTHUKRISHNAN
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH ESTROFF
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PIETRO CATIZONE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NILESH JAIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LAUREN BUONOME
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVEN STIEGLITZ
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DIANA BARRERA
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
IRENE IANUZZI
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARGARET KAUFER
PRESIDENT/ CHIEF VISIONARY OFFICER	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$82,307	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$82,307	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$207,500	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Government Grants	$692,600	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,348,219	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$28,840	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$2,248,319	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS	Desc
Business	611699	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$692,348	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$692,348	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$692,348	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$727	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$727	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$21,000	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$15,276	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$5,724	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,724	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$5,724	ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,274	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,274	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$2,274	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,949,392	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$692,348	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$8,725	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$80,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$64,000	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,000	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,608,269	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,398,640	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$185,863	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$23,766	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$82,052	TotalAmt
Program Services	$71,086	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,617	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,349	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$130,663	TotalAmt
Program Services	$113,201	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,313	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,149	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$86,243	TotalAmt
Management And General	$86,243	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,200	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$10,200	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$141,505	TotalAmt
Program Services	$91,138	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$27,314	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$23,053	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$50,788	TotalAmt
Program Services	$32,981	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,398	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,409	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$61,983	TotalAmt
Program Services	$42,095	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,793	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,095	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$161,575	TotalAmt
Program Services	$123,565	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$34,718	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,292	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$71,272	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,488	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,965	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$34,819	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,122	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,909	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$213	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,401	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,469	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,932	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PROGRAM SUPPLIES AND TE	Desc
Total	$707,031	TotalAmt
Program Services	$703,439	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,433	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,159	FundraisingAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,191	TotalAmt
Program Services	$459	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$696	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$36	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,238,295	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,699,470	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$415,498	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$123,327	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$277,738	BOYAmt
EOY	$105,824	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,520	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,246	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$219,979	BOYAmt
EOY	$493,989	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$330,886	BOYAmt
EOY	$68,274	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$52,851	BOYAmt
EOY	$48,585	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$57,245	BOYAmt
EOY	$34,964	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$0	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$0	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,399	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$670,131	BOYAmt
EOY	$543,512	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,640,749	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,310,394	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$111,650	BOYAmt
EOY	$187,126	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$651,456	BOYAmt
EOY	$537,227	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$763,106	BOYAmt
EOY	$724,353	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$284,903	BOYAmt
EOY	$140,497	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$592,740	BOYAmt
EOY	$445,544	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$877,643	BOYAmt
EOY	$586,041	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,640,749	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,310,394	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$288,903	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$2,699	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$349,361	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,461,738	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$626,537	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,459,801	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,248,319	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,145,756	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$349,361	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,461,738	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$626,537	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,459,801	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,248,319	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,145,756	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,628,650	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$4,517,106	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$9	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,135	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,526	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$727	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,397	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$6,151,153	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$3,122,693	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.73440	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.54560	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
SECURITY DEPOSITS	$22,446
OPERATING RIGHT OF USE ASSET	$521,066

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$543,512	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES	Desc
Amt	$537,227	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$537,227	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,000,735	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$2,699	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$54,042	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$51,343	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,949,392	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,949,392	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,292,337	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$54,042	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$54,042	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$3,238,295	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$3,238,295	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (1)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CHOICE WORDS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	134 MAIN STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW PALTZ	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	12561	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	GRANT WRITING	ActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	0	FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts	$0	GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor	$22,185	RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization	-$22,185	NetToOrganizationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors	$22,185	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	-$22,185	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	USED CHROMEBOOKS (PROGRAM SUPPLIES)	75	$26,250	FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)	A/V EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES	1	$2,590	FAIR MARKET VALUE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, COLUMN (B):	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED IN COLUMN B.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS COMPLETE AND SIGN A STATEMENT THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR INTERESTS AND THOSE OF THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY MAKE DETERMINATIONS OF WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND REVIEW ACTUAL CONFLICTS. ANY PERSON WITH A CONFLICT IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE GOVERNING BODY'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS IN THE TRANSACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NONPROFIT WILL ANNUALLY EVALUATE ALL SALARIES OF HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL OBTAIN RESEARCH AND INFORMATION TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD FOR THE COMPENSATION (SALARY AND BENEFITS) OF ANY HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES OR CONSULTANTS BASED ON A REVIEW OF COMPARABILITY DATA. FOR EXAMPLE, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL SECURE DATA THAT DOCUMENTS COMPENSATION LEVELS AND BENEFITS FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS IN COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THIS DATA MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1. SALARY AND BENEFIT COMPENSATION STUDIES BY INDEPENDENT SOURCES; 2. WRITTEN JOB OFFERS FOR POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS; 3. DOCUMENTED TELEPHONE CALLS ABOUT SIMILAR POSITIONS AT BOTH NONPROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS; AND 4. INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE IRS FORM 990 FILINGS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MADE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.