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WORLD EDUCATION SERVICES INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
WORLD EDUCATION SERVICES INC (EIN 23-7396384)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-14
IRS object ID
201623199349306442
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-11-14T13:28:36-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN113518842PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MARKS PANETH LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1685 THIRD AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10017ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN237396384EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WORLD EDUCATION SERVICES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWORLBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2122197309PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE BATTERY PARK PLAZAAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10004ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMARIAM ASSEFAPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2122197309PhoneNum
Signature2016-11-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonROBERT LYONSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00227472PTIN
Phone2125038800PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMARIAM ASSEFAPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE BATTERY PARK PLAZAAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10004ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$42,281,269GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.WES.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1974FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionWES ADVANCES THE GLOBAL MOBILITY AND INTEGRATION OF PEOPLE INTO ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL SETTINGS BY EVALUATING AND ADVOCATING FOR RECOGNITION OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, AND ENABLING INDIVIDUALS TO FULLY UTILIZE THEIR EDUCATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent11VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee283TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers11TotalVolunteersCnt
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Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$181,988PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$174,800CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$42,074,980PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$40,793,896CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income-$4,270,676PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$637,452CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$48,039PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$49,731CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$38,034,331PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$41,655,879CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Other Expenses$10,938,131CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$27,239,904PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$32,238,603CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$10,794,427PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$9,417,276CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$49,607,644TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$3,137,316TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$12,808,502TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$29,880,626NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$36,799,142NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionWES ADVANCES THE GLOBAL MOBILITY AND INTEGRATION OF PEOPLE INTO ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL SETTINGS BY EVALUATING AND ADVOCATING FOR RECOGNITION OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, AND ENABLING INDIVIDUALS TO FULLY UTILIZE THEIR EDUCATION.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$23,127,046ExpenseAmt
Revenue$40,647,948RevenueAmt
DescCREDENTIAL EVALUATION-WES OPERATES A FOREIGN CREDENTIAL EVALUATION AND VERIFICATION SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. THE SERVICE PROCESSES APPLICATIONS FOR EVALUATION FOR IMMIGRATION (52%), INDIVIDUALS SEEKING FURTHER EDUCATION (40%), EMPLOYMENT (4%), PROFESSIONAL LICENSING (3%), AND OTHER (1%).Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,403,900ExpenseAmt
DescGLOBAL TALENT BRIDGE - WES HELPS SKILLED IMMIGRANTS OVERCOME THE BARRIERS THAT KEEP THEM FROM FULLY UTILIZING THEIR TALENTS AND EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA BY PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING TO THE STAFF OF COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS, DIRECT OUTREACH, AND RESEARCH STUDIES AND RESOURCES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,293,142ExpenseAmt
Revenue$53,875RevenueAmt
DescRESEARCH & ADVISORY SERVICES ("RAS")- WES PROVIDES RESEARCH-BASED CONSULTING SOLUTIONS TO STUDENT MOBILITY, INTERNATIONAL ENROLLMENT, AND TRANSNATIONAL EDUCATION. BASED ON ITS RESEARCH, WES ALSO PRODUCES REPORTS AND CONDUCTS WORKSHOPS AND WEBINARS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,532,648ExpenseAmt
Revenue$92,073RevenueAmt
DescKNOWLEDGE RESOURCE EXCHANGE-WES PROVIDES TRAINING ON FOREIGN CREDENTIAL EVALUATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES, INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES, AND COUNTRY EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND WEBINARS. WES PRODUCES WORLD EDUCATION NEWS & REVIEWS, A MONTHLY ONLINE PUBLICATION FOR PROFESSIONALS IN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, WHICH INLCUDES ANALYSIS OF INTERNATIONAL TRENDS, "HOW TO" ARTICLES ON CREDENTIAL EVALUATION WITH SAMPLE DOCUMENTS, AND UP-TO-DATE PROFILES OF THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS OF VARIOUS COUNTRIES.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$1,532,648TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$92,073TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$27,356,736TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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 Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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 MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document48IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee283EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryCAForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member11IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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 ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is FldILStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ELISABETH CONNORSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2122197309PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE BATTERY PARK PLAZA 3RD FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10004ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JUNE NORONHA
CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK GROSS
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN BERGLUND
SECRETARY/TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CURTIS S CHIN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOAN COLLIGAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANN G DAW
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN C DUNNETT
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENNETH J FORDE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID LEYTON-BROWN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANCISCO MARMOLEJO
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN OVRUTSKY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HANS DE WIT
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARIAM ASSEFA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO40.00Yes (X)$301,828$0$29,550
STEVEN BOSS
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$234,350$0$37,287
MARGARITA SIANOU
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$251,808$0$29,296
ELISABETH CONNORS
DIRECTOR - FINANCE & ADMIN40.00$194,130$0$43,430Yes (X)
PAUL FELTMAN
DIRECTOR - COMMUNITY ENGAG40.00$161,082$0$42,750Yes (X)
RAHUL CHOUDAHA
DIRECTOR - RESEARCH ADVISO40.00$164,607$0$23,642Yes (X)
LOULADEY ASSEFA
EXTERNAL EVALUATOR40.00$165,650$0$4,970Yes (X)
FRANK GUTTILLA
SENIOR DIR. PRODUCTION AND OPERATONS.40.00$137,939$0$41,263Yes (X)
MIKE LOWE
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES40.00$141,316$0$32,479Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,752,710TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$284,667TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K10IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

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GROUP 88 INC
1099 WALL ST W 392LYNDHURSTNJ07071SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT (AICES.NET)$700,770
HIGHLAND TRAINING LLC
60 SUNDANCE DRIVECOS COBCT06807DEVELOPING TRAINING MATERIALS$444,041
HAY GROUP INC
2310 PLAZA FIVE HARBORSIDE FINANCIJERSEY CITYNJ07311HR COMPENSATION CONSULTANTS$143,000
MAY BEE INC
33 LARGO LANECLARKNJ07066SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT - AICES.NET TESTING$101,250
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$174,800AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$174,800TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
CREDENTIAL EVALUATIONS611710$40,740,021$40,740,021
RESEARCH & ADVISORY SERVICES611710$53,875$53,875
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$40,793,896TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$626,499TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$626,499ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$636,343SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$625,390SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$10,953SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$10,953TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$10,953ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$49,731TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$49,731ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$49,731OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$41,655,879TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$41,481,079ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,027,610TotalAmt
Program Services$877,314ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$150,296ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,873,888TotalAmt
Program Services$14,463,422ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,410,466ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$743,856TotalAmt
Program Services$610,946ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$132,910ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,547,221TotalAmt
Program Services$1,270,767ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$276,454ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,107,897TotalAmt
Program Services$909,940ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$197,957ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$102,166TotalAmt
Program Services$11,393ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$90,773ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$102,376TotalAmt
Program Services$33,057ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$69,319ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$105,177TotalAmt
Management And General$105,177ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,454,351TotalAmt
Program Services$976,915ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$477,436ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$436,376TotalAmt
Program Services$417,007ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,369ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,190,628TotalAmt
Program Services$1,003,182ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$187,446ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$440,094TotalAmt
Program Services$336,047ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$104,047ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$173,487TotalAmt
Program Services$146,193ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,294ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,986TotalAmt
Program Services$7,860ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,126ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
POSTAGE & PRINTING$3,802,271$3,802,251$20
CREDIT CARD/BANK FEES$1,316,937$1,312,759$4,178
MISCELLANEOUS$1,052,450$546,457$505,993
EXPENSED EQUIPMENT$317,277$275,467$41,810

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$403,555TotalAmt
Program Services$355,759ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$47,796ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,238,603TotalAmt
Program Services$27,356,736ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,881,867ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$363,994BOYAmt
EOY$683,167EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,130,678BOYAmt
EOY$10,223,549EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,727BOYAmt
EOY$9,157EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$256,708BOYAmt
EOY$359,887EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,155,958LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$340,982LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$747,792BOYAmt
EOY$1,814,976EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,497,043BOYAmt
EOY$36,516,908EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,017,942BOYAmt
EOY$49,607,644EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,515,276BOYAmt
EOY$2,927,349EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$292,162BOYAmt
EOY$9,144,567EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$329,878BOYAmt
EOY$736,586EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,137,316BOYAmt
EOY$12,808,502EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,880,626BOYAmt
EOY$36,799,142EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,880,626BOYAmt
EOY$36,799,142EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,017,942BOYAmt
EOY$49,607,644EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$9,417,276ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$735,245NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$1,763,515OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$181,988CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$174,800CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$356,788TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$14,922,648CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$18,666,552CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$26,692,186CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$42,074,980CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$40,793,896CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$143,150,262TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$14,922,648CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$18,666,552CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$26,692,186CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$42,256,968CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$40,968,696CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$143,507,050TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$143,507,050PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$197,506CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$222,954CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$94,275CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$212,922CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$626,499CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,354,156TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$197,506CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$222,954CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$94,275CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$212,922CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$626,499CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,354,156TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,069CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$1,069TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$94,409CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$117,090CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$119,118CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$48,039CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$49,731CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$428,387TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$15,214,563CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$19,006,596CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$26,906,648CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$42,517,929CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$41,644,926CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$145,290,662TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.98770PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.98770PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00930InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00810InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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$721,558OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$112,810DepreciationAmt
Book Value$608,748BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$878,579OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$213,865DepreciationAmt
Book Value$664,714BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$555,821OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$14,307DepreciationAmt
Book Value$541,514BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,814,976TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENTDesc
Amt$736,586Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$736,586TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$40,920,634TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$735,245NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$735,245RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$41,655,879RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$41,655,879TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$34,002,118TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$1,763,515OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$1,763,515ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$32,238,603ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$32,238,603TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:WES HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION ("ASC") TOPIC 740 ("INCOME TAXES"), WHICH PROVIDES STANDARDS FOR ESTABLISHING AND CLASSIFYING ANY TAX PROVISIONS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:TRANSLATION LOSS 1,763,515.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionNORTH AMERICARegionTxt
Offices1OfficesCnt
Employee53EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedPROGRAM SERVICESTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedEVALUATION OF CREDENTIALS, TRAINING & PUBLICATIONS, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$14,083,251RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees53SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee53TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$14,083,251SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$14,083,251TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 3:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE EXPENDITURES REPORTED IN COLUMN F REPRESENT THE ANNUAL EXPENDITURES OF WORLD EDUCATION SERVICES, CANADA (A BRANCH OF WORLD EDUCATION SERVICES, INC.) TRANSLATED INTO U.S. DOLLARS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
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 PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 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
MARIAM ASSEFA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO$271,828$0$30,000$0$0$0$18,550$0$11,000$0$331,378$0$0$0
STEVEN BOSS
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$204,350$0$30,000$0$0$0$15,530$0$21,757$0$271,637$0$0$0
MARGARITA SIANOU
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$206,808$0$45,000$0$0$0$16,050$0$13,246$0$281,104$0$0$0
ELISABETH CONNORS
DIRECTOR - FINANCE & ADMIN$164,980$0$29,150$0$0$0$13,125$0$30,305$0$237,560$0$0$0
PAUL FELTMAN
DIRECTOR - COMMUNITY ENGAG$146,082$0$15,000$0$0$0$11,335$0$31,415$0$203,832$0$0$0
RAHUL CHOUDAHA
DIRECTOR - RESEARCH ADVISO$149,607$0$15,000$0$0$0$11,335$0$12,307$0$188,249$0$0$0
LOULADEY ASSEFA
EXTERNAL EVALUATOR$163,650$0$2,000$0$0$0$4,970$0$0$0$170,620$0$0$0
FRANK GUTTILLA
SENIOR DIR. PRODUCTION AND OPERATONS$123,339$0$14,600$0$0$0$9,888$0$31,375$0$179,202$0$0$0
MIKE LOWE
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES$127,716$0$13,600$0$0$0$9,858$0$22,621$0$173,795$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationWES HAS A PERFORMANCE-BASED INCENTIVE PLAN WITH PAYMENT LEVELS SET AT YEAR-CLOSE BY THE BOARD.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
LOULADEY ASSEFA
SEE BELOW$173,113SEE BELOW;LISTTOTAL 173,1130
HEATHER VELEZ
SEE BELOW$75,901SEE BELOW;LISTTOTAL 75,9010
NEGASH YUSUF
SEE BELOW$89,000SEE BELOW;LISTTOTAL 89,0000

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE L, PART IV:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationLOULADEY ASSEFA IS A RELATIVE OF MARIAM ASSEFA, THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO, AND RECEIVED EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FROM THE ORGANIZATION IN 2015.HEATHER VELEZ IS A RELATIVE OF STEPHEN C. DUNNETT, A TRUSTEE OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND RECEIVED EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FROM THE ORGANIZATION IN 2015.NEGASH YUSUF IS A RELATIVE OF MARIAM ASSEFA, THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO, AND RECEIVED EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FROM THE ORGANIZATION IN 2015.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. COPIES ARE THEN SENT TO EACH MEMBER OF THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. FOLLOWING REVIEW BY THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, COPIES ARE SENT OUT TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEACH YEAR, ALL BOARD TRUSTEES, AS WELL AS SENIOR MANAGEMENT STAFF, ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND SIGN A "CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM." THIS IS DONE IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR. EACH SIGNER INDICATES THAT THEY HAVE READ THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND INDICATES WHETHER THEY DO OR DO NOT HAVE A CONFLICT OR A POTENTIAL CONFLICT. THESE FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR COMPLIANCE. TO DATE, THERE HAS BEEN COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY. SHOULD A CONFLICT BE FOUND, THE ORGANIZATION WILL ADDRESS SUCH CONFLICT ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15EVERY TWO TO THREE YEARS, THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO REVIEW THE ORGANIZATION'S SALARIES, SALARY STRUCTURE, AND SALARY POLICY AND MAKE RECOMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES. COMPARABILITY DATA IS USED. THE COMPENSATION CONSULTANT REPORTS TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE FULL REPORT IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE COMPENSATION REPORT ADDRESSES THE COMPARABILITY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S/CEO'S SALARY AS WELL AS THE SALARY OF ALL OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. IN ADDITION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNUALLY APPROVES AND PROVIDES SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION REGARDING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S/CEO'S SALARY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19WES MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:TRANSLATION LOSS -1,763,515.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS OVERSIGHT AND SELECTION PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.