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SAY YES TO EDUCATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
SAY YES TO EDUCATION INC (EIN 22-3139858)
Tax period
2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed
2020-04-23
IRS object ID
202001149349300415
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-04-23T16:09:44-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521186096PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RUBINO & COMPANY CHARTEREDBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE SUITE 1200AddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP208171818ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN223139858EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SAY YES TO EDUCATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSAYYBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8602408900PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE STATE STREET 20TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityHARTFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06103ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonEUGENE CHASINPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone8602408900PhoneNum
Signature2020-04-21SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKAY THIES CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01404047PTIN
Phone3015643636PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address173.79.53.105IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-04-21IPDt
IP Tm17:46:07IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-09-22 18:59:49ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerEUGENE CHASINPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE STATE STREET 20TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityHARTFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06103ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$14,631,983GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.SAYYESTOEDUCATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1987FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSAY YES TO EDUCATION, INC. IS A NATIONAL NONPROFIT THAT PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITIES AROUND THE GOALS OF ALL STUDENTS NOT ONLY GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL - BUT DOING SO WITH THE SUPPORT, PREPARATION AND WHEREWITHAL TO ATTAIN A COLLEGE DEGREE OR OTHER POSTSECONDARY CREDENTIAL. MORE THAN 180,000 STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 12, MOST OF THEM IN COMMUNITIES IN NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, NORTH CAROLINA, AND OHIO HAVE ACCESS TO ACADEMIC AND NON-ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES FROM PARTNERS IN SAY YES COMMUNITIES. UPON HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, SAY YES SCHOLARS ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO POSTSECONDARY SCHOLARSHIPS - TO IN-STATE PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, OR THE MORE THAN 100 PRIVATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE SAY YES HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT. THE SAY YES STRATEGY IS ALIGNED WITH WHAT RESEARCH INDICATES IS NEEDED TO ENABLE ALL CHILDREN TO MAXIMIZE THEIR GIFTS AND TALENTS. THE SAY YES PROMISE AND SUPPORTS BEGIN WHEN A CHILD ENTERS KINDERGARTEN AND CONTINUE THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Investment Income$876,204PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$924,195CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$6PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$340,480CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$5,596,978PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$8,706,632CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Other Expenses$5,287,875CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$18,087,332PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$17,671,060CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$12,490,354PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$8,964,428CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$27,783,701TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$19,747,144TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,716,404TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,179,667TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$17,567,477NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Significant New Program SrvcYes (1)SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangeYes (1)SignificantChangeInd
Expense$5,531,318ExpenseAmt
Grant$4,494,502GrantAmt
DescBUFFALO, NY CHAPTER:BUFFALO CHAPTER EMBRACES THE ENTIRE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, IMPLEMENTING SUPPORT SERVICES TO ADDRESS ACADEMIC, SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL AND HEALTH NEEDS OF STUDENTS. UNLIKE SYRACUSE, BUFFALO PUBLIC SCHOOLS WERE DIVIDED INTO FOUR COHORTS, WITH EACH INCLUDING EQUAL REPRESENTATION OF HIGH, MID AND LOW PERFORMING SCHOOLS. THE FOLLOWING SERVICES HAVE BEEN ROLLED OUT TO EACH COHORT: AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMING, COLLEGE COACHING, MENTORING, TUTORING AND ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE, PARENT CENTERS, A CITY-WIDE BOYS AND MEN OF COLOR EFFORT AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILIES. ADDITIONAL SERVICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ARE SCHOLARSHIPS AND STUDENT MONITORING.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,587,730ExpenseAmt
Revenue$574,000RevenueAmt
DescWEISS INSTITUTE:FUNCTIONING AS AN ADVISORY SERVICE DIVISION OF SAY YES TO EDUCATION, INC., THE WEISS INSTITUTE PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITIES TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ENSURE ALL YOUNG PEOPLE CAN REACH COLLEGE OR OTHER POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION COMPLETION AS A GATEWAY TO ADULT SUCCESS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,322,445ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,180,000GrantAmt
DescCLEVELAND, OH CHAPTER:CLEVELAND, OH CHAPTER WAS OFFICIALLY ADDED TO THE SAY YES COMMUNITY IN THE 2019 FISCAL YEAR. THE PROGRAMMING OUTLINE WILL MIRROR THE BUFFALO, NY CHAPTER. IMPLEMENTING SUPPORT SERVICES TO ADDRESS ACADEMIC, SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL AND HEALTH NEEDS OF STUDENTS. FAMILY SUPPORT SPECIALISTS, LEGAL SERVICES, AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS ARE ROLLING OUT CURRENTLY.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (5 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtGrantGrantAmtDescDesc
$1,391,686$850,000GUILFORD, NC CHAPTER:GUILFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA CHAPTER HAS TRANSFERRED FISCAL RESPONSIBILITIES TO A LOCAL ORGANIZATION. SAY YES TO EDUCATION IS STILL FINANCIALLY SUPPORTING, AND WORKING WITH THIS CHAPTER TO CONTINUE TO SCALE A SUSTAINABLE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM COUNTY-WIDE AND TO SCALE NON-ACADEMIC SUPPORTS THAT WILL ENHANCE POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS.
$1,255,494HARLEM, NY COHORT:HARLEM CURRENTLY WORKS WITH 270 STUDENTS. THIS WAS THE FIRST SAY YES COHORTS TO IMPLEMENT THE STUDENT MONITORING SYSTEM. A RANGE OF SUPPORTS ARE PROVIDED TO THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES, INCLUDING EXTENDED DAY/YEAR PROGRAMMING, TUTORING, FAMILY OUTREACH AND SUPPORT, SOCIAL SERVICES, SCHOLARSHIPS TO HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES, AS WELL AS PARENT AND SIBLING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, FREE LEGAL SERVICES, AND AN ANNUAL/BIANNUAL RETREAT WITH SCHOOL STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION. THESE SERVICES HELP TO CREATE A POSITIVE, SUSTAINING FRAMEWORK FOR EACH STUDENT'S ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE-ONE THAT ENCOURAGES AND REWARDS CONTINUED EFFORT.
$677,017SYRACUSE, NY CHAPTER:THIS IS SAY YES'S FIRST CITY-WIDE CHAPTER. SAY YES SYRACUSE COMBINES AN EARLY INCENTIVE OF COLLEGE EDUCATION WITH HIGH QUALITY AND SUSTAINED ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, HEALTH AND FAMILY SUPPORTS THROUGHOUT THE K-12 YEARS. IN SCHOOL SUPPORTS INCLUDE: EXTENDED DAY AND YEAR PROGRAMS, TUTORING, MENTORING, FAMILY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT, SOCIAL WORK/COUNSELING SERVICES, FINANCIAL AID COUNSELING, AND REFERRALS FOR HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE. THE PROGRAM CULMINATES WITH THE PROMISE OF FREE TUITION FOR ALL SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT GRADUATES WHO MEET RESIDENCY, GRADUATION, AND ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS INTO ONE OF OVER 100 PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS & SUNY AND CUNY SCHOOLS.
$168,407PHILADELPHIA COHORT: OUR PHILADELPHIA COHORT INCLUDES 47 POST SECONDARY STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE WORKED WITH SINCE THEY WERE KINDERGARTENERS. SUPPORTS INCLUDED BOTH ACADEMIC AND NON-ACADEMIC SERVICES THAT REMOVE THE PREDICTABLE ACADEMIC, SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL, AND HEALTH AND WELLNESS BARRIERS TO POST SECONDARY ATTAINMENT. THE PROGRAM CONCLUDED JUNE 30, 2019.
$18,351HARTFORD COHORT:RESEARCH AND EVALUATION
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document90IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCTStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldPAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EUGENE CHASINBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2124157192PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE STATE STREET 20TH FLRAddressLine1Txt
CityHARTFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06103ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (22 entries)

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JANE TOLL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEORGE A WEISS
DIRECTOR, CHAIRMAN ENDING 2/1/191.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
NEIL GOLDBERG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CLOTILDE PEREZ-BODE DEDECKER
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ARTHUR LEVINE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOEL GREENBLATT
DIRECTOR ENDING 11/2/181.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SOL H PELAVIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY ANNE SCHMITT-CAREY
PRESIDENT, CEO ENDING 12/31/1840.00Yes (X)$450,000$0$64,310Yes (X)
JAY LEVINE
DIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN BEG. 2/1/191.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ELIZABETH CARLOCK PHILLIPS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARGOT COPELAND
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JARMAINE OLLIVIERRE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NAEEMAH NELSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIE FRANKLIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CYNTHIA SHAPIRA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EUGENE CHASIN
TREASURER/PRES/CEO40.00$350,000$0$66,355Yes (X)
KORAY GURZ
CONTROLLER40.00$172,500$0$34,721Yes (X)
JACK STEINBERG
SVP. HIGHER ED. & COMM.40.00$266,250$0$60,207Yes (X)
ELLEN GRANT
INSTITUTE FELLOW40.00$200,000$0$37,174Yes (X)
DAVID RUST
EXEC. DIRECTOR - BUFFALO40.00$178,500$0$41,519Yes (X)
ANGELA ROMANS
SVP. CHARTER PROGRAMMING40.00$152,773$0$26,379Yes (X)
FELICE NUDELMAN
EXEC. VP WEISS INSTITUTE40.00$275,000$0$48,379Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$379,044TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K12IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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SCHOOLHOUSE PARTNERS LLC
112 S ROYAL STREET SUITE DALEXANDRIAVA22314ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGIC CONSULTANT$714,017
MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP
PO BOX 8500 S-6050PHILADELPHIAPA19178LEGAL SERVICES$588,068
MBO ADVERTISING LLC
PO BOX 1077PORTAGEMI49081SCHOLARSHIP SOFTWARE DEVELOPER$145,490
FINSBURY LLC
3 COLUMBUS CIRCLE FLOOR 9NEW YORKNY10019COMMUNICATION CONSULTANT$134,176
STEVEN ROSS
7785 SHELBY GROVE DRIVE 208CORDOVATN38018ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGIC CONSULTANT$122,985
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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All Other Contributions$5,148,063AllOtherContributionsAmt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescWEISS INSTITUTEDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$574,000TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$6,441,225SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$5,517,854SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$923,371SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$923,371TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$923,371ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$348,207TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$348,207ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$7,727OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$583,715ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,524,502TotalAmt
Program Services$6,524,502ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,758,701TotalAmt
Program Services$335,621ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$297,656ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,125,424FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,987,818TotalAmt
Program Services$2,577,100ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$179,805ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$230,913FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$179,324ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,595ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,408FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$427,125ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$80,119ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$49,905FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$262,048TotalAmt
Program Services$197,574ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,927ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$33,547FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$545,269TotalAmt
Management And General$545,269ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,292TotalAmt
Management And General$33,292ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$84,640TotalAmt
Fundraising$84,640FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,926,857TotalAmt
Program Services$1,618,543ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$123,025ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$185,289FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$127,040TotalAmt
Program Services$47,249ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$79,791FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$333,835TotalAmt
Program Services$103,711ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$111,715ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$118,409FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$678,721TotalAmt
Program Services$625,437ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,974ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$37,310FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$241,952TotalAmt
Program Services$241,952ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$468,292TotalAmt
Program Services$355,310ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,474ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$79,508FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$125,870TotalAmt
Program Services$106,675ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,538ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,657FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$762TotalAmt
Management And General$762ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$106,241TotalAmt
Management And General$106,241ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
COLLEGE RELATED EXPENSE$609,418$606,149$3,269
BAD DEBT$75,251$75,251
UBI TAX$8,899$8,899
EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT$6,176$6,176

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,671,060TotalAmt
Program Services$13,952,448ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,667,811ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,050,801FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,600,000BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$929,467BOYAmt
EOY$3,079,214EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,253,262BOYAmt
EOY$4,273,725EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,328BOYAmt
EOY$740,180EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$206,779BOYAmt
EOY$187,016EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$7,620LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$7,493LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$889BOYAmt
EOY$127EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,561,483BOYAmt
EOY$3,690,703EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,198,493BOYAmt
EOY$7,776,179EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,783,701BOYAmt
EOY$19,747,144EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,555,917BOYAmt
EOY$2,179,667EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$160,487BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,716,404BOYAmt
EOY$2,179,667EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,115,633BOYAmt
EOY$14,746,890EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$951,664BOYAmt
EOY$2,820,587EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,067,297BOYAmt
EOY$17,567,477EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,783,701BOYAmt
EOY$19,747,144EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$8,964,428ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$464,608NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,137,830CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,010,486CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,927,520CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,455,280CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,548,917CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$33,080,033TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,137,830CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,010,486CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,927,520CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,455,280CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,548,917CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$33,080,033TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$10,102,946SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$22,977,087PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$41,188CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$25,356CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,027CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,675CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$824CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$79,070TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$7,727CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,727TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$33,166,830TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$867,177GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.69280PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.60120PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,620OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,493DepreciationAmt
Book Value$127BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$127TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
INVESTMENT IN SOMERSET$6,944,913F
INVESTMENT IN MULTI STRATEGY$831,266C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$7,776,179TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,632,477TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$464,608NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$53,740DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$407,497OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$925,845RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$8,706,632RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$8,706,632TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$18,132,297TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$53,740DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$407,497OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$461,237ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$17,671,060ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$17,671,060TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:PRIOR TO 2007, SAY YES WAS A PRIVATE FOUNDATION AS DESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 509(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE CODE) AND WAS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(A) OF THE CODE AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3). ON JANUARY 27, 2013 SAY YES RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION THAT ITS REQUEST TO BE TREATED AS A PUBLIC CHARITY HAD BEEN ACCEPTED BY THE IRS. ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX PURSUANT TO IRC SECTION 501(C)(3) ARE SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX ONLY ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. FINANCIAL AND REPORTING STANDARDS PROVIDE DETAILED GUIDANCE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION, MEASUREMENT, AND DISCLOSURE OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS RECOGNIZED IN AN ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE STANDARDS REQUIRE AN ENTITY TO RECOGNIZE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT IMPACT OF A TAX POSITION WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION. THE MANAGEMENT OF SAY YES HAS PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE TAX RETURNS OF SAY YES ARE SUBJECT TO PERIODIC EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES IT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS PRIOR TO FISCAL YEAR 2016.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:GALA FUNDRAISING EXPENSES NET WITH FUNDRAISING REVENUE 407,497.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:GALA FUNDRAISING EXPENSES NET WITH FUNDRAISING REVENUE 407,497.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - CAYMAN ISLANDS00INVESTMENTSN/A$831,266
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - BERMUDA00BUSINESS REINSURANCEN/A$6,944,913
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$7,776,179SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$7,776,179TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
EVENTS ASSOCIATES
162 WEST 56TH ST SUITE 405NEW YORKNY10019ASSISTING WITH ALL ASPECTS OF MAY 14, 2019 FUNDRAISING.0$2,427,906$70,000$2,357,906
VICTORIA COIT DBA CNY ROOTS
821 CADILLAC STSYRACUSENY13208ASSISTED WITH IDEATION, DESIGN & EXECUTION OF JUNE 21, 20190$32,238$14,640$17,598
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$2,460,144TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$84,640TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$2,375,504TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1NATIONAL GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$2,427,906GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$2,371,266CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$56,640GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$149,031RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$215,954OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2SYRACUSE GALAEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$32,238GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$29,588CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$2,650GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$15,857RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$26,655OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$2,460,144GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$2,400,854CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$59,290GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$164,888RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$242,609OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$407,497DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$348,207NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
CHILD AND FAMILY OF ERIE COUNTY
330 DELAWARE AVEBUFFALONY14202161004825501(C)(3)$4,477,047FISCAL AGENT THAT SUPPORTS SAY YES BUFFALO ACTIVITIES.
CLEVELAND FOUNDATION
1422 EUCLID AVENUE SUITE 1300CLEVELANDOH44115340714588501(C)(3)$1,180,000TO SUPPORT SAY YES CLEVELAND LAUNCH ACTIVITIES SUCH AS COMMUNICATION, MEETINGS/CONVENING SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING.
GUILFORD EDUCATION ALLIANCE
902 BONNER DRIVEJAMESTOWNNC27282200328746501(C)(3)$850,000TO SUPPORT GUILFORD SAY YES IMPLEMENTATION.
SAY YES SCHOLARSHIP
712 MAIN STREETBUFFALONY14202462867677501(C)(3)$17,455TO SUPPORT SAY YES BUFFALO FAMILY SUPPORT SPECIALISTS IN ADDRESSING POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org4Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT MONITORS GRANT FUNDS IN A MULTI-STEP PROCESS. FIRST, A SPREADSHEET IS CREATED FOR THE GRANT. ANY INVOICES/EXPENSES THAT COME IN ARE REVIEWED AGAINST THE GRANT RESTRICTION/PURPOSE (IF ANY) TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE ALLOWABLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT. ONCE SATISFACTORY TO THE GRANT PURPOSE, THE EXPENSE IS RECORDED ON THE SPREADSHEET. THIS SPREADSHEET IS REVIEWED MONTHLY FOR ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
MARY ANNE SCHMITT-CAREY
PRESIDENT, CEO ENDING 12/31/18$450,000$0$0$0$0$0$24,750$0$39,560$0$514,310$0$0$0
EUGENE CHASIN
TREASURER/PRES/CEO$325,000$0$25,000$0$0$0$24,750$0$41,605$0$416,355$0$0$0
KORAY GURZ
CONTROLLER$172,500$0$0$0$0$0$15,525$0$19,196$0$207,221$0$0$0
JACK STEINBERG
SVP. HIGHER ED. & COMM.$266,250$0$0$0$0$0$23,963$0$36,244$0$326,457$0$0$0
ELLEN GRANT
INSTITUTE FELLOW$200,000$0$0$0$0$0$18,000$0$19,174$0$237,174$0$0$0
DAVID RUST
EXEC. DIRECTOR - BUFFALO$178,500$0$0$0$0$0$16,065$0$25,454$0$220,019$0$0$0
ANGELA ROMANS
SVP. CHARTER PROGRAMMING$152,773$0$0$0$0$0$2,389$0$23,990$0$179,152$0$0$0
FELICE NUDELMAN
EXEC. VP WEISS INSTITUTE$275,000$0$0$0$0$0$12,375$0$36,004$0$323,379$0$0$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGEORGE WEISSPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionBOARD MEMBERRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$50,000TransactionAmt
TransactionINVESTMENT FEES WERE INCURRED BY THE ORGANIZATION IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PARTNERSHIP INTEREST IN WEISS MULTI-STRATEGY PARTNERS LLC. MR. WEISS THEN MAKES A PERSONAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE ORGANIZATION IN THE AMOUNT OF THE CORRESPONDING INVESTMENT FEES.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1SAY YES TO EDUCATION, INC. IS A NATIONAL NONPROFIT THAT PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITIES AROUND THE GOALS OF ALL STUDENTS NOT ONLY GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL - BUT DOING SO WITH THE SUPPORT, PREPARATION AND WHEREWITHAL TO ATTAIN A COLLEGE DEGREE OR OTHER POSTSECONDARY CREDENTIAL. MORE THAN 180,000 STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 12, MOST OF THEM IN COMMUNITIES IN NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, NORTH CAROLINA, AND OHIO HAVE ACCESS TO ACADEMIC AND NON-ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES FROM PARTNERS IN SAY YES COMMUNITIES. UPON HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, SAY YES SCHOLARS ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO POSTSECONDARY SCHOLARSHIPS - TO IN-STATE PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, OR THE MORE THAN 100 PRIVATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE SAY YES HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT. THE SAY YES STRATEGY IS ALIGNED WITH WHAT RESEARCH INDICATES IS NEEDED TO ENABLE ALL CHILDREN TO MAXIMIZE THEIR GIFTS AND TALENTS. THE SAY YES PROMISE AND SUPPORTS BEGIN WHEN A CHILD ENTERS KINDERGARTEN AND CONTINUE THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2CHAPTER IN CLEVELAND OHIO OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED IN JANUARY 2019.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3PHILADELPHIA COHORT CONCLUDED JUNE 2019.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED OF THE OFFICERS AND THE CHAIR OF EACH COMMITTEE OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE, AND MAY EXERCISE, ALL OF THE POWERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF THE ORGANIZATION BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MATTERS THAT WILL AFFECT THE CORPORATE STRUCTURE OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THE FILLING OF VACANCIES ON THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4SIGNIFICANT CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE BYLAWS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE NUMBER AND COMPOSITION OF VOTING MEMBERS, THE NUMBER AND COMPOSITION OF OFFICERS, AND THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT PREPARES THE DRAFT 990, WHICH IS THEN REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND AUDITORS. ANY CHANGES ARE MADE, REVIEWED AGAIN, AND UPON SATISFACTION OF MANAGEMENT, THE COMPLETED DRAFT 990 IS SENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CPROPER STEPS ARE TAKEN PER THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND GUIDE OF ETHICS POLICIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE CEO AND COO COMPENSATION. ALL OTHER SALARIES ARE DETERMINED BY THE CEO. THE COMPENSATION CHANGES OF ALL EMPLOYEES ARE DOCUMENTED BY LETTER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTING OTHER-FUNDRAISING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 521,763. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 23,763. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 21,550. TOTAL EXPENSES 567,076. PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,096,780. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 99,262. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 163,739. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,359,781.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED DURING THE TAX YEAR.