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TCH LEGACY INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
TCH LEGACY INC (EIN 27-3710799)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-10-26
IRS object ID
201623009349301612
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

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Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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MissionTeaching channel is a video showcase - on the internet and television - of inspiring and effective teaching practices in America's schools. With the help of the teaching channel community, our mission is to revolutionize how teachers learn, connect, and inspire each other to improve the outcomes for all k-12 students across America.MissionDesc
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Paul Teske
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Sandra Maxinoski
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Rob Bayuk
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Public Support CY1700.24240PublicSupportCY170Pct
Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CYYes (X)TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd
Facts And Circumstances TestTEACHING CHANNEL'S 2015 PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE IS 24.24%, SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN THE 10% REQUIREMENT. THE PRIMARY FACTOR AFFECTING THE ORGANIZATION'S SUPPORT PERCENTAGE IS THE SEED FUNDING IT RECEIVED FROM THE BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION, ESPECIALLY DURING THE ORGANIZATION'S FIRST THREE YEARS. 2015 IS THE ORGANIZATION'S SIXTH YEAR SINCE INCEPTION, SO THESE SIGNIFICANT GRANTS STILL CAUSE A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF OVERALL SUPPORT TO BE EXCESS CONTRIBUTIONS. ALL SEED FUNDING HAS NOW BEEN RECEIVED, AND THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO SEEK AND WIN GRANTS FROM NUMEROUS OTHER SOURCES.TEACHING CHANNEL'S VERY DYNAMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM EMPLOYS A VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT AND A DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS OVER 35 FOUNDATIONS IN ITS PIPELINE AND REGULARLY ATTRACTS CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS. AS A RESULT OF FUNDRAISING EFFORTS, THE ORGANIZATION WENT FROM 3 FOUNDATION GRANTORS IN 2013 TO 10 IN 2015, AND IT RECENTLY WON A $3.3 MILLION 3-YEAR GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. THE BOARD IS COMPOSED OF EDUCATIONAL AND NON-PROFIT LEADERS, WHICH HELPS IN SECURING GRANT FUNDING FROM A GROWING RANGE OF SOURCES.TEACHING CHANNEL'S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ARE OFFERED FOR FREE TO THE PUBLIC ON ITS WEBSITE WWW.TEACHINGCHANNEL.ORG. RESOURCES AVAILABLE INCLUDE MORE THAN 1,500 INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER CONTENT SUCH AS BLOGS, NEWSLETTERS, ETC. OUTSTANDING EDUCATORS IN THE FIELD ARE REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS TO THE WEBSITE, WHICH IN 2015 HAD 15 MILLION VISITORS. TEACHING CHANNEL ALSO PARTICIPATES IN STUDIES THAT FURTHER ADVANCE AND STRENGTHEN PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR TEACHERS AND CONTRIBUTE TO PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE.FactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt

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$20,123OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$13,672DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,451BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$151,764OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$128,838DepreciationAmt
Book Value$22,926BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,474,992OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,581,547DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,893,445BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,922,822TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,137,284TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,137,284RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,137,284TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,961,389TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$7,961,389ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$7,961,389TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
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 (5 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
Pat Wasley
CEO To May 31 2015$208,664$0$0$0$0$0$8,454$0$9,909$0$227,027$0$0$0
Erika Andrew
Chief Academic Officer$167,028$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$11,723$0$178,751$0$0$0
Marie White
VP Operations$150,000$0$0$0$0$0$6,000$0$10,050$0$166,050$0$0$0
Patrick Kirtland
VP Operations$183,772$0$0$0$0$0$2,452$0$3,195$0$189,419$0$0$0
Rob Bayuk
General Manager, Sales$142,384$0$0$0$0$0$5,395$0$14,904$0$162,683$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 4aFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCANDICE MEYERS, CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER, RECEIVED SEVERANCE COMPENSATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $98,000 ROB BAYUK, GENERAL MANAGER, SALES, RECEIVED SEVERANCE COMPENSATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $13,958.33 PAT KIRTLAND, VP OPERATIONS, RECEIVED SEVERANCE COMPENSATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $125,000ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11A draft of the tax return is provided to the COO to proof-read. Once final, a final draft is provided to the entire board to review.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cEach director, principal officer, and member of a committee with governing board delegated powers shall annually sign a statement affirming that they agree to comply and understand the conflict of interest policy.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WITHIN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE COMPENSATION/COMPENSATION CHANGES FOR OFFICERS. THE COMMITTEE MEETS ON A NEED-BE BASIS TO MAKE DECISIONS. COMMITTEE APPROVES SALARIES FOR CEO, COO, AND CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER. DECISION BASED ON COMPARABLE COMPENSATION IN SIMILAR INDUSTRY/POSITION. LAST COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENT APPROVED BY COMMITTEE FOR CEO AND COO WAS JULY 2015.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available upon request.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gHR Processing Fee: Program service expenses 26,547. Management and general expenses 5,916. Fundraising expenses 3,395. Total expenses 35,858. Grant Writing: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 84,517. Total expenses 84,517. Subcontractor Fees (IDC allowed): Program service expenses 54,680. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 54,680. Subcontractor Fees (no IDC): Program service expenses 117,118. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 117,118. General Consulting: Program service expenses 728,448. Management and general expenses 202,771. Fundraising expenses 40,170. Total expenses 971,389.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:The process has not changed from prior year.