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STUDENTSFIRST NEW YORK INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
STUDENTSFIRST NEW YORK INC (EIN 45-4296699)
Tax period
2015-08-01 to 2016-07-31
Filed
2017-06-14
IRS object ID
201721659349301322
Schema version
2015v3.0
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)
Return2017-06-14T18:55:50-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-07-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN946214841PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Armanino LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line112657 Alcosta Blvd Ste 500AddressLine1Txt
CitySan RamonCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP945834600ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-08-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN454296699EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1StudentsFirst New York IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSTUDBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2122574411PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1345 7th Avenue No 501AddressLine1Txt
CityNew YorkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10001ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJennifer SedlisPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone2122574411PhoneNum
Signature2017-06-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKaty BrownPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00650274PTIN
Phone9257902600PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJennifer SedlisPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1345 7th Avenue No 501AddressLine1Txt
CityNew YorkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,408,229GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.studentsfirstny.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2012FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo speak for New York Students who depend on public education for the skills they need to succeed.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body11VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent11VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee91TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers11TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$3,694,079PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$2,376,932CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$82,602PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$31,297CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,776,681PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,408,229CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,005,000PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$15,000CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,565,755PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,943,442CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$224,608CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,697,447PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,774,540CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$6,268,202PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,732,982CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,491,521PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,324,753CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$4,824,810TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$2,453,501TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$144,858TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$98,302TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,679,952NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,355,199NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionOUR MISSION IS TO BE THE LEADING VOICE FOR STUDENTS IN NEW YORK WHO DEPEND ON PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED, BUT WHO ARE TOO OFTEN FAILED BY A SYSTEM THAT PUTS SPECIAL INTERESTS, RATHER THAN THE INTERESTS OF CHILDREN, FIRST.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,866,567ExpenseAmt
DescSTUDENTSFIRST NEW YORK, INC. WORKED TO EMPOWER PARENTS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT PROVIDED AWARENESS AND INFORMATION REGARDING ITS MISSION AND EDUCATION REFORM POLICIES. IT ALSO HOSTED PRIVATE MEETINGS AND PUBLIC EVENTS AIMED AT GIVING VOICE TO PARENTS IN THE EDUCATION DEBATE.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,182,444ExpenseAmt
Grant$15,000GrantAmt
DescSTUDENTSFIRST NEW YORK, INC. ENGAGED IN PUBLIC POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH THAT EDUCATED THE PUBLIC ON REAL AND MEANINGFUL REFORMS ACROSS NEW YORK. STUDENTSFIRST NEW YORK, INC. PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT EDUCATION REFORM TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH MATERIALS AND PUBLICATIONS AND NEW AND TRADITIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS. THE PURPOSE OF THESE COMMUNICATIONS WAS TO ENSURE THE INTERESTS OF CHILDREN IN PUBLIC EDUCATION ARE WELL UNDERSTOOD BY TEACHERS, PARENTS, POLICYMAKERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$4,049,011TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
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
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document29IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee91EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members11GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member11IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (1)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
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 Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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 OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCTStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNJStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Elisabeth WilliamsBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2122574411PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1345 7th Ave Suite 501AddressLine1Txt
CityNew YorkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10001ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
MIKAEL Andren
DiRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUGLAS Band
DiRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID BOIES
DiRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIFFANY DUFU
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carl Icahn
DIRECTOR (thru 11/5/15)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GAIL GOLDEN ICAHN
DIRECTOR (thru 11/5/15)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELLE JOHNSON FRMRLY RHEE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul Tudor Jones II
DiRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOEL Klein
Chairman/DiRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DANIEL Loeb
DiRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Eva Moskowitz
DiRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JABALI SAWICKI
DIRECTOR (thru 10/6/15)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dan Senor
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Sullivan
DirECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER SEDLIS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR39.001.00$382,000$0$8,133Yes (X)
GLEN WEINER
Deputy EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR39.001.00$219,167$0$23,403Yes (X)
Tenicka T Boyd
Sr Dir of Organizing40.00$185,500$0$22,729Yes (X)
Michael Nitzky
Sr Dir of Communications40.00$106,667$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$893,334TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$54,265TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K4IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
The Glover Park Group LLC
1025 F Street NW 9WashingtonDC20004Advertising services$776,519
Tusk Strategies Inc
251 Park Avenue South 8th FloorNew YorkNY10010Consulting services$390,000
Douglas E Schoen Esq
1111 Park AvenueNew YorkNY10128Consulting services$188,500
Kauffmann Public Affairs LLC
32-17 33rd StreetAstoriaNY11106CONSULting services$180,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$2,376,932AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,376,932TotalContributionsAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$31,297RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$31,297RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$31,297TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$31,297ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,408,229TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$31,297ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,000TotalAmt
Program Services$15,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$589,297TotalAmt
Program Services$507,878ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,541ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$51,878FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,777,591TotalAmt
Program Services$1,559,681ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$149,976ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$67,934FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$66,240TotalAmt
Program Services$56,668ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,429ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,143FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$317,475TotalAmt
Program Services$271,596ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,813ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,066FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$192,839TotalAmt
Program Services$164,972ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,716ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,151FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$196,733TotalAmt
Program Services$107,319ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$55,024ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,390FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$117,621TotalAmt
Program Services$102,330ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,410ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,881FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$133,092TotalAmt
Program Services$115,790ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,647ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,655FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$491,065TotalAmt
Program Services$491,065ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$109,178TotalAmt
Program Services$109,178ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$95,038TotalAmt
Program Services$82,706ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,588ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,744FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,417TotalAmt
Program Services$23,852ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,193ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,372FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$217,209TotalAmt
Program Services$190,866ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,211ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,132FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$133,116TotalAmt
Program Services$115,808ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,649ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,659FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$62,324TotalAmt
Program Services$54,222ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,986ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,116FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$125TotalAmt
Program Services$109ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,011TotalAmt
Program Services$6,099ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$561ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$351FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,852TotalAmt
Program Services$20,751ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,908ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,193FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGES$100,000$100,000
Dues and subscriptions$44,640$3,571$38,837$2,232
Miscellaneous$16,119$1,130$14,284$705

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,732,982TotalAmt
Program Services$4,049,011ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$459,363ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$224,608FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,228,297BOYAmt
EOY$1,978,127EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,501,201BOYAmt
EOY$378,098EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,030BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,760BOYAmt
EOY$47,850EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$35,743LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$28,040LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,713BOYAmt
EOY$7,703EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,809BOYAmt
EOY$41,723EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,824,810BOYAmt
EOY$2,453,501EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$138,339BOYAmt
EOY$94,623EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,519BOYAmt
EOY$3,679EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$144,858BOYAmt
EOY$98,302EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,776,723BOYAmt
EOY$1,861,970EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,903,229BOYAmt
EOY$493,229EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,679,952BOYAmt
EOY$2,355,199EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,824,810BOYAmt
EOY$2,453,501EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$2,324,753ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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)
Consol And Sep Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolAndSepBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues NondedYes (1)SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$14,018OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,214DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,804BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$21,725OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$16,826DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,899BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$7,703TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCAPITAL LEASEDesc
Amt$3,679Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$3,679TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,408,229TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,408,229RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,408,229TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,732,982TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,732,982ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,732,982TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationStudentsFirst NY is exempt from federal income taxes under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(4). StudentsFirst NY has evaluated its current tax positions and has concluded that as of July 31, 2016 and 2015, it does not have any significant uncertain tax positions for which a reserve would be necessary.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Somos El Futuro IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line190 S Swan Street Suite 313AddressLine1Txt
CityAlbanyCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP12210ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN223128393RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(c)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$15,000CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantEducation AdvocacyPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Organization monitors the use of the grant funds through reports from the grantee organizations and the visible impact that the grantee organizations have on public education.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 (3 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
JENNIFER SEDLIS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$382,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$8,133$0$390,133$0$0$0
GLEN WEINER
Deputy EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$219,167$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$23,403$0$242,570$0$0$0
Tenicka T Boyd
Sr Dir of Organizing$185,500$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$22,729$0$208,229$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Carl and Gail Icahn are related by marriage. Mikael Andren serves as president of the Paul Tudor Jones II family office. Paul Tudor Jones II is also a director of the organization.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 3StudentsFirst and StudentsFirst Institute provided legal, accounting and other administrative services to StudentsFirst NY pursuant to a management agreement through June 30, 2016. For the year ended July 31, 2016, StudentsFirst NY paid $196,733 for these services and received no donated services.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11The StudentsFirst New York, Inc. return was prepared by a public accounting firm and then forwarded to the executive director for review. Any revisions are provided to the licensed CPA and, once revised, the final draft IRS Form 990 is reviewed by the organization's board of directors prior to submission and filing with the Internal Revenue Service.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cDIRECTORS AND OFFICERS SHALL DISCLOSE TO THE BOARD ANY FINANCIAL INTEREST WHICH THE DIRECTOR OR OFFICER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY HAS IN ANY PERSON OR ENTITY WHICH IS A PARTY TO A TRANSACTION UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE BOARD. THE INTERESTED DIRECTOR OR OFFICER SHALL ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON THE TRANSACTION.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE SALARY FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TAKES PLACE UPON HIRE USING COMPARABILITY DATA SUCH AS INDUSTRY SURVEYS AND DOCUMENTED COMPENSATION OF PERSONS HOLDING SIMILAR POSITIONS IN COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The organization makes its governing documents available as required by law.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gConsultants: Program service expenses 491,065. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 491,065.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:This process has not changed from the prior year.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
StudentsFirst New York Advocacy Inc
345 7th Avenue Ste 501New YorkNY10001461837043EDUCATION ADVOCACYNY501(c)(4)STUDENTSFIRST NEW YORK INCYes (1)
New Yorkers for a Balanced Albany
345 7th Avenue Ste 501New YorkNY10001471763251EDUCATION ADVOCACYNY527STUDENTSFIRST NEW YORK INCYes (1)
New Yorkers for Putting StudentsFirst
345 7th Avenue Ste 501New YorkNY10001455500314EDUCATION ADVOCACYNY527StUDENTSFIRST NEW YORK INCYes (1)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
StudentsFirst New York Advocacy Inc
LBelow 50,000 Reporting Threshold
StudentsFirst New York Advocacy Inc
NBelow 50,000 Reporting Threshold
studentsFirst New York Advocacy Inc
OBelow 50,000 Reporting Threshold
StudentsFirst New York Advocacy Inc
QBelow 50,000 Reporting Threshold