STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

GuideStar USA Inc: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
GuideStar USA Inc (EIN 54-1774039)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-04-27
IRS object ID
201721179349300512
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Jacob Harold
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Mari Kuraishi
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Alix Guerrier
Secretary2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dalila Wilson-Scott
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Brian Trelstad
Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Art Howe
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Sunand Menon
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Katherina Rosqueta
Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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James A Dobrzeniecki
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Debra Snider
VP Operations40.00$157,234$0$13,187Yes (X)
Adrian Bordone
VP Strategic Partnerships40.00$146,902$0$23,047Yes (X)
Evan T Paul
VP Products40.00$141,187$0$20,446Yes (X)
Jose Antonio Rodriguez
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Eva Nico
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Charles E McLean
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$341,952TotalAmt
Program Services$265,166ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$70,341ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,445FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,096TotalAmt
Program Services$45,026ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,816ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,254FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Training & recruitment$97,386$38,542$57,735$1,109
Dues$35,812$29,808$5,174$830
Bad debt expense$22,995$22,995
Publications & subs.$11,198$9,321$1,617$260

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,229TotalAmt
Program Services$4,007ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,118ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$104FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,792,537TotalAmt
Program Services$10,265,764ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,206,208ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$320,565FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,252,900BOYAmt
EOY$1,948,539EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$275,000BOYAmt
EOY$101,845EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$960,760BOYAmt
EOY$897,862EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$60,838BOYAmt
EOY$3,000EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$5,010,889LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$4,104,446LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$818,135BOYAmt
EOY$906,443EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$1,244EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$68,455BOYAmt
EOY$106,398EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,436,088BOYAmt
EOY$3,965,331EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$473,860BOYAmt
EOY$476,762EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,873,338BOYAmt
EOY$1,911,491EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

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

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$234,712BOYAmt
EOY$261,698EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,181,910BOYAmt
EOY$3,249,951EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$116,655BOYAmt
EOY-$167,140EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,370,833BOYAmt
EOY$882,520EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,254,178BOYAmt
EOY$715,380EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,436,088BOYAmt
EOY$3,965,331EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,538,798ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$2,449,938CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,088,187CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,931,061CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,812,870CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,658,524CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,940,580TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,449,938CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,088,187CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,931,061CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,812,870CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,658,524CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,940,580TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$6,548,050SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$6,392,530PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$55,518CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$74,860CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$76,784CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$39,223CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$137,313CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$383,698TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$13,324,278TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$43,590,236GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.47980PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.43840PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$269,224OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$69,279DepreciationAmt
Book Value$199,945BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,406,688OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,297,889DepreciationAmt
Book Value$108,799BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,334,977OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,737,278DepreciationAmt
Book Value$597,699BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$906,443TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDeferred RentDesc
Amt$261,698Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$261,698TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,269,539TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$15,800OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$15,800RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$11,253,739RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$11,253,739TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$12,808,337TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$15,800OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$15,800ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$12,792,537ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$12,792,537TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Organization has documented its consideration of FASB ASC 740-10, Income Taxes, that provides guidance for reporting uncertainty in income taxes and has determined that no material uncertain tax positions qualify for either recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Rent expense reported as expense on the financial 15,800. statements and netted against revenue on form 990, part VIII, line 6b.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Rent expense reported as expense on the financial 15,800. statements and netted against revenue on form 990, part VIII, line 6b.

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 OrgYes (1)CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
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 (6 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
Jacob Harold
President/CEO$235,459$0$0$0$0$0$8,732$0$21,211$0$265,402$0$0$0
Mizmun Kusairi
VP Strategy & Finance$177,046$0$0$0$0$0$6,300$0$13,264$0$196,610$0$0$0
James A Dobrzeniecki
VP Technology$195,584$0$0$0$0$0$6,976$0$15,990$0$218,550$0$0$0
Debra Snider
VP Operations$157,234$0$0$0$0$0$5,545$0$7,642$0$170,421$0$0$0
Adrian Bordone
VP Strategic Partnerships$146,902$0$0$0$0$0$4,988$0$18,059$0$169,949$0$0$0
Evan T Paul
VP Products$141,187$0$0$0$0$0$5,276$0$15,170$0$161,633$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 5FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGuideStar's business development team receives monthly commission pay based on actual receipts for new and renewal product sales.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Form 990 information was assimilated by the Finance Department with assistance from the CFO and VP of Operations. The information was then sent to the outside tax professionals at Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman who completed and reviewed the return. The completed return was then reviewed by the CEO and after review and modifications, if any, it was reviewed by the GuideStar Audit Committee. After taking into account any comments/recommendations of the GuideStar Audit Committee, the Form 990 was finalized and sent electronically to the full Board prior to filing with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cPer the GuideStar employee handbook, all employees are under a "continuing obligation to disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest as soon as it is known or reasonably known." They must complete a "Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement and update it annually. Board members complete a "Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement" annually. Where an actual or potential conflict exists between the interests of GuideStar and an interested party with respect to a specific proposed action or transaction, GuideStar will refrain from the proposed action or transaction until it has been approved by the disinterested members of the board of directors using the following procedures: 1. An interested party who has an actual or potential conflict of interest with respect to a proposed action or transaction will not participate in any way in, or be present during, the deliberations and decision making with respect to the action or transaction. The interested party may, upon request, be available to answer questions or provide material factual information about the proposed action or transaction. 2. The disinterested members of the board of directors may approve the proposed action or transaction if it is in the best interests of the corporation. The board will consider whether the terms of the proposed transaction are fair and reasonable to the organization. 3. The disinterested members of the board of directors will approve the action or transaction by vote of a majority of directors in attendance at a meeting at which a quorum is present. An interested party may be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present but will not be counted for purposes of determining what constitutes a majority vote of directors in attendance. 4. The minutes of the meeting will reflect that the conflict disclosure was made, the vote taken, and, where applicable, the abstention from voting and participation by the interested party.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15GUIDESTAR'S COMPENSATION POLICIES OVERSIGHT GuideStar's President and CEO compensation policies are established by the GuideStar Board of Directors Executive Committee and approved by the full GuideStar Board of Directors. For 2016, the Executive Committee consisted of the following people: - Mari Kuraishi, Board Chair - Dalila Wilson-Scott, Board Treasurer - Alix Guerrier, Board Secretary Responsibilities of the Executive Committee regarding policies and procedures pertaining to the compensation of the President and CEO: 1. Review and approve organizational goals and objectives 2. Review his or her performance in light of those goals and objectives 3. Review parameters for total compensation 4. Annually review compensation policies and procedures and make recommendations for adjustments 5. Review and approve any employment agreement 6. Review and approve any severance 7. Oversee plans for management development and succession 8. Retain and terminate, in its sole discretion, any compensation Compensation Philosophy The allocation of GuideStar's financial and human resources and its compensation plans are designed to help achieve progress in meeting GuideStar's mission and strategic plan. The board recognizes that achieving this requires attracting, retaining and rewarding skilled executives and personnel within appropriate guidelines established by the IRS and good nonprofit governance practices. As a result, we have designed compensation plans that are competitive in the market place and balanced between short and long-term goals. Process used to Determine Executive Compensation IRS Guidelines: 1. Total compensation for GuideStar's senior executives must meet the standards under the IRS "intermediate sanctions" regulations. 2. The IRS intermediate sanctions regulations apply to "disqualified persons" at 501(c)(3) public charities and 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations. GuideStar is a 501(c)(3) organization. A disqualified person is someone who is in a position to exercise substantial influence with respect to the organization's affairs. Disqualified persons include chief executives, chief operating officers and other key employees, board members, close relatives of officers and board members, and others who are in a position to influence the organization. 3. Compensation, for purposes of intermediate sanctions, includes all remuneration (base pay, incentives and bonuses, deferred compensation, and benefits). Thus, total compensation compared to the market is the appropriate comparison for intermediate sanctions purposes. Incentives and bonuses are permissible under intermediate sanctions, as long as the total amount of compensation is reasonable. GuideStar process: 1. Every fourth quarter, the full Board meets to establish goals for the coming year and allocate financial resources. These goals become the basis for establishing performance goals and metrics for the organization as a whole, departments and individuals. 2. The Executive Committee meets to establish performance goals for the President and CEO and to establish overall compensation philosophy for the coming year. In 2016, the total compensation package for the President and CEO no longer included an annual incentive based on achieving organization and individual objectives. Objectives are based on GuideStar's strategic plan. 3. The board has also set a goal that all GuideStar employees, including executives, receive market-competitive benefits. 4. For executives, a job description is reviewed each year and each GuideStar position is placed at a market-based salary point according to the competitive marketplace for that position and Guidestar's financial capacity. 5. To meet the "reasonable standard" of the IRS, GuideStar periodically hires an independent outside consultant to help determine as the IRS states "the value that would ordinarily be paid for like services by like enterprises under like circumstances." 6. During the course of the year, any change in compensation of the President and CEO is reviewed by the Chairman and approved by the Executive Committee. The President and CEO is responsible for annual performance reviews of all executive staff. 7. Base pay is reviewed based on cost of living, market place movement and GuideStar's financial status. The last compensation review was in September 2016.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19GuideStar's financial statements are made available on its website www.guidestar.org. Additionally, these documents along with GuideStar's governing documents and conflict of interest policy are provided upon request from the public.