LITWORLD INTERNATIONAL INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: LITWORLD INTERNATIONAL INC (EIN 13-4367685)
Tax period: 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed: 2017-09-19
IRS object ID: 201722629349301137
Schema version: 2016v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

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

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-09-19T15:46:48-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	221430039	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SOBEL & CO LLC CPA'S	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	293 EISENHOWER PARKWAY	AddressLine1Txt
City	LIVINGSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NJ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	070391711	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	134367685	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LITWORLD INTERNATIONAL INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	LITW	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6462378959	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	222 BROADWAY 19TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10038	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DONNA STEIN	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6462378959	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-09-18	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	BRIDGET HARTNETT	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01429163	PTIN
Phone	9739949494	PhoneNum
Preparation	2017-09-18	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	96.225.92.15	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2017-09-18	IPDt
IP Tm	14:16:55	IPTm
IP Timezone	ED	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	0FFB1CC1F4CCDACF95DFBECC59B6E52C80CE33BA	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	A9828ADE4B4B0A61667A22AFFFD9E5DD50E0A9BD	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	PAM ALLYN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	222 BROADWAY 19TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10038	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,662,413	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.LITWORLD.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2007	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	LITWORLD INTERNATIONAL, INC. RUNS PROGRAMS TO HELP CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IMPROVE THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, POSITIVE SENSE OF SELF AND FUTURE OUTLOOK, AND INCREASE THEIR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	11	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	11	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	19	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	100	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$985,638	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,455,858	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$123,781	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$124,361	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,040	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	-$136	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$200,389	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$4,329	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,310,848	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,584,412	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$417,896	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$564,078	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$197,488	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$806,998	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$645,635	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,224,894	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,209,713	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$85,954	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$374,699	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$892,768	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,197,727	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$97,882	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$7,675	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$794,886	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,190,052	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	STRENGTHENING KIDS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE POWER OF THEIR OWN STORIES. TOGETHER, AUTHORING A BOLD NEW WORLD OF EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$489,980	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$124,361	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE ORGANIZATION WORKS WITH LOCALLY BASED, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS TO RUN AND EXPAND LITERACY-BASED PROGRAMS, BUILDING SUSTAINABLE OUTCOMES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD. THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED AND WRITTEN BY STAFF MEMBERS WITH SUPPORT FROM CONSULTANTS WHERE NEEDED. LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS MANAGE AND LEAD THE PROGRAMS AFTER RECEIVING TRAINING AND ACCESS TO THE ORGANIZATION'S INNOVATIVE CURRICULA. THE ORGANIZATION CREATES PERMANENT POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE WORLD BY IMPLEMENTING THESE ON-THE-GROUND PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THE HARD-TO-TACKLE CHALLENGE OF ILLITERACY WORLDWIDE. THE ORGANIZATION UNIQUELY COMBINES THE POWER OF CHILDREN'S OWN STORIES, ACCESS TO DIVERSE READING AND WRITING EXPERIENCES, PEER-TO-PEER SUPPORT NETWORKS AND ADULT MENTOR RELATIONSHIPS, WHICH LEADS TO PRODUCTIVE AND TRANSFORMATIONAL LITERACY.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$232,184	ExpenseAmt
Desc	HERSTORY IS AN INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOCUSED ON EMPOWERING WOMEN AND GIRLS THROUGH LITERACY. IT IS JOINTLY OPERATED BY LITWORLD AND GLOBAL G.L.O.W. , A CALIFORNIA-BASED. 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016, GLOBAL G.L.O.W PAID $547,606 IN SUPOPRT OF THE PROGRAM, WHICH IS CONSIDERED IN-KIND REVENUE.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$722,164	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	Yes (1)	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	20	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	19	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	11	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	11	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	N CHENG LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2127850100	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	40 WALL STREET 32ND FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10005	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ELLEN FREDERICKS
CHAIRPERSON	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHERNOR BAH
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DONNA DUSKIN STEIN
TREASURER	6.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SABRINA CONYERS
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEFF DAPUZZO
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUE ATKINS
BOARD MEMBER	2.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NICOLE NAKASHIAN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LAUREN BLUM
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRISTINE J CHAO
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR ERNEST MORRELL
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JULIE HIRSCHFELD
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAM ALLYN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	50.00		Yes (X)	$98,750	$0	$26,088

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$98,750	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$26,088	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$86,700	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,369,158	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,455,858	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	SERVICE INCOME	Desc
Business	611110	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$124,361	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$124,361	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$124,361	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$481	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$481	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$8,799	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$9,416	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$617	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$617	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$617	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$72,914	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$86,700	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$68,585	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,329	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$4,329	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,584,412	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$124,361	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$4,193	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$124,838	TotalAmt
Program Services	$74,200	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,403	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$32,235	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$375,628	TotalAmt
Program Services	$223,261	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$55,371	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$96,996	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,527	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,956	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,204	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,367	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,085	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,853	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,172	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,060	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$49,993	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,449	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,697	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,847	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$123,786	TotalAmt
Program Services	$38,254	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$61,154	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$24,378	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,407	TotalAmt
Program Services	$240	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$7,167	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,971	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,941	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,147	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,883	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$100,254	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,250	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$93,004	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$47,734	TotalAmt
Program Services	$29,509	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,244	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$981	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$57,856	TotalAmt
Program Services	$55,857	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$332	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,667	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PARTNER PAYMENTS	$232,184	$232,184
MISCELLANEOUS	$5,450	$210	$3,333	$1,907

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,209,713	TotalAmt
Program Services	$722,164	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$290,061	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$197,488	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$479,527	BOYAmt
EOY	$534,880	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$221,187	BOYAmt
EOY	$121,658	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$152,848	BOYAmt
EOY	$524,367	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,500	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,322	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$17,711	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$17,711	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$250	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,456	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,500	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$892,768	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,197,727	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$47,882	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,675	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,000	BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$97,882	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,675	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$595,921	BOYAmt
EOY	$877,948	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$198,965	BOYAmt
EOY	$312,104	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$794,886	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,190,052	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$892,768	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,197,727	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$374,699	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$101	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$20,568	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$779,529	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$850,878	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,319,769	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$985,638	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,455,858	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,391,672	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$779,529	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$850,878	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,319,769	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$985,638	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,455,858	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,391,672	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,739,263	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$3,652,409	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$179	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,040	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$481	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,700	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$7,205	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total	$7,205	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$5,400,577	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$316,280	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.67630	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.77640	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$17,711	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$17,711	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,200,502	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$101	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$547,606	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$68,585	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$616,090	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,584,412	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,584,412	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,805,336	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$527,038	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$68,585	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$595,623	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,209,713	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,209,713	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	THE ORGANIZATION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND, ACCORDINGLY, IS NOT LIABLE FOR FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS ACCOUNTING STANDARDS THAT PROVIDE CLARIFICATION ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN THE ORGANIZATIONS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE GUIDANCE PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN, AND ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON DERECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, DISCLOSURE AND TRANSITION. NO INTEREST AND PENALTIES WERE RECORDED DURING YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015. AT DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015, THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT INCOME TAX UNCERTAINTIES THAT ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE A MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE ORGANIZATIONS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 68,585.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 68,585.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (16 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	OfficesOfficesCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
HONDURAS	1	LITERACY CLUBS	LITERACY AND EMPOWERMENT WEEKLY WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN	$10,669
KENYA	4	LITERACY CLUBS	LITERACY AND EMPOWERMENT WEEKLY WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN	$40,737
PERU	1	LITERACY CLUBS	LITERACY AND EMPOWERMENT WEEKLY WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN	$10,100
PHILIPPINES	1	LITERACY CLUBS	LITERACY AND EMPOWERMENT WEEKLY WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN	$18,440
AFGHANISTAN	2	LITERACY CLUBSLITERACY CLUBS	LITERACY AND EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN	$4,700
HAITI	2	LITERACY CLUBS	LITERACY AND EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN	$45,173
INDIA	1	LITERACY CLUBS	LITERACY AND EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN	$17,320
JORDAN	2	LITERACY CLUBS	LITERACY AND EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN	$2,600
COLOMBIA	3	LITERACY CLUBS	LITERACY AND EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN	$21,300
PAKISTAN	1	LITERACY CLUBS	LITERACY AND EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN	$14,838
UGANDA	1	LITERACY CLUBS	LITERACY AND EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN	$17,210
RWANDA	1	LITERACY CLUBS	LITERACY AND EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN	$5,798
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	1	LITERACY CLUBS	LITERACY AND EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN	$440
COTE D'LVOIRE	1	LITERACY CLUBS	LITERACY AND EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN	$2,000
NEPAL	1	LITERACY CLUBS	LITERACY AND EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN	$3,623
NICARAGUA	1	LITERACY CLUBS	LITERACY AND EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN	$2,976

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	14	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office	10	ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee	0	ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	24	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$149,739	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$68,185	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$217,924	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	GALA	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$159,614	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$86,700	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$72,914	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$37,987	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$30,598	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Other Events Total	1	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Total	$159,614	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$86,700	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$72,914	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$37,987	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$30,598	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$68,585	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$4,329	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE BOARD WILL BE SENT A COPY OF THE 990 TO REVIEW. THE BOARD MEMBERS WILL THEN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS REGARDING THE RETURN BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY REVIEWS ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FOR COMPLIANCE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18	FORM 1023 AND 990 ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND POLICY STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 26,007. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 41,576. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 16,574. TOTAL EXPENSES 84,157. THIRD PARTY FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 9,479. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 15,153. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 6,040. TOTAL EXPENSES 30,672. PAYROLL SERVICE FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,768. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,425. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,764. TOTAL EXPENSES 8,957.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.