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ZEARN: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
ZEARN (EIN 37-1665745)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed
2016-04-01
IRS object ID
201610929349300631
Schema version
2014v6.0
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)
Return2016-04-01T13:17:47-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN161092347PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MENGEL METZGER BARR & CO LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1100 CHESTNUT STREET SUITE 1200AddressLine1Txt
CityROCHESTERCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14604ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN371665745EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ZEARN INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlZEARBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2129676070PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1261 WEST 35TH STREET 15TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10001ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSHALINEE SHARMAPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2129676070PhoneNum
Signature2016-03-21SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMICHELLE CAINPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00150750PTIN
Phone5854231860PhoneNum
Preparation2016-03-21PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-08-17 19:52:53ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSHALINEE SHARMAPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1261 WEST 35TH STREET 15TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,551,184GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ZEARN.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2014FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionZEARN CREATES GROUND-BREAKING MATH LEARNING CONTENT AND APPS THAT DEEPLY AND UNIQUELY PARTNER WITH EDUCATORS SO ALL CHILDREN CAN REACH THEIR POTENTIAL.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body9VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent5VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee41TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers7TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,010,822PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$2,550,000CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,184CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,010,822PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,551,184CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,149,575PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,500,605CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,486,623PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,317,321CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,636,198PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,817,926CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,625,376PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$266,742CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,566,475TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$9,463,211TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$3,191,851TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$11,355,329TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY-$1,625,376NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-$1,892,118NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionZEARN CREATES GROUND-BREAKING MATH LEARNING CONTENT AND APPS THAT DEEPLY AND UNIQUELY PARTNER WITH EDUCATORS SO ALL CHILDREN CAN REACH THEIR POTENTIAL.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,162,256ExpenseAmt
DescZEARN HAS CREATED MORE THAN 200 DIGITAL MATH LESSONS FOR GRADES 2, 3 AND 4 AND USED THEM TO DRIVE LEARNING FOR MORE THAN 20,000 STUDENTS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$2,162,256TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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 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 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
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document44IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee41EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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
Governing Body Voting Members9GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member5IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 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
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SHALINEE SHARMABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2129676070PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1261 WEST 35TH STREET 15TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10001ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
EVAN RUDALL
CEO/PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR THRU 6/30/1560.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$306,278$0$302
SHALINEE SHARMA
CPO/ED/SECRETARY60.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$252,070$0$9,997
NORMAN ATKINS
CHAIR AND DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$274,750$8,19366.00
ROBERT KARR
TREASURER AND DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$02.00
DAVID LEVIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$50,000$04.00
DAVID SALTZMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$04.00
DIRK ZIFF
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DACIA TOLL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$04.00
LARRY ROBBINS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$04.00
STEPHANIE ELY
ACADEMIC DIRECTOR50.00$158,000$0$302Yes (X)
JABALI SAWICKI
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER50.00$146,835$0$19,748Yes (X)
LEIGHA DONOVAN
PRODUCT DIRECTOR50.00$140,585$0$6,991Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER WONG
ENGINEERING DIRECTOR50.00$123,802$0$6,760Yes (X)
ADA GLOVER
PRODUCT DIRECTOR50.00$123,245$0$8,846Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,250,815TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$324,750TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$61,139TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K7IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
BUFFALO PICTURE HOUSE
61 GREENPOINT AVENUE SUITE 406BROOKLYNNY11222VIDEO PRODUCTION$536,732
JFMK LLC
525 W ALDINE AVE 404CHICAGOIL60657SOFTWARE ENGINEERING$167,500
JOHN HOWELL
149 STATE STREETBROOKLYNNY11201PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT$128,950
BEACON HILL STAFFING GROUP LLC
152 BOWDOIN STREETBOSTONMA02108PERSONNEL STAFFING SERVICES$127,927
GUNPOWDER LABS LLC
718 7TH STREET NW 2ND FLOORWASHINGTONDC20001PRODUCT/SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT$114,775
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Related Organizations$50,000RelatedOrganizationsAmt
All Other Contributions$2,500,000AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,550,000TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,184TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,184ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,551,184TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,184ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$281,226TotalAmt
Program Services$205,653ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$75,573ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,043,670TotalAmt
Program Services$941,658ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$102,012ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,330TotalAmt
Program Services$13,082ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$248ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$80,991TotalAmt
Program Services$65,371ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,620ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$81,388TotalAmt
Program Services$77,629ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,759ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,369TotalAmt
Program Services$8,925ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$42,444ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,300TotalAmt
Management And General$10,300ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$830,851TotalAmt
Program Services$495,276ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$335,575ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,943TotalAmt
Program Services$4,809ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,134ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,579TotalAmt
Program Services$27,549ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,030ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$77,312TotalAmt
Program Services$67,371ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,941ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,841TotalAmt
Management And General$26,841ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
SALES, SUPPORT, AND BUS$177,876$174,913$2,963
STAFF RECRUITMENT AND D$107,250$80,020$27,230

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,817,926TotalAmt
Program Services$2,162,256ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$655,670ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,412,650BOYAmt
EOY$556,679EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$2,851,012EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$4,675EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,479BOYAmt
EOY$985,186EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$176,699LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$63,844LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$67,888BOYAmt
EOY$112,855EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$4,877,346EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$66,458BOYAmt
EOY$75,458EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,566,475BOYAmt
EOY$9,463,211EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$191,851BOYAmt
EOY$105,329EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,000,000BOYAmt
EOY$11,250,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,191,851BOYAmt
EOY$11,355,329EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$1,625,376BOYAmt
EOY-$1,892,118EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$1,625,376BOYAmt
EOY-$1,892,118EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,566,475BOYAmt
EOY$9,463,211EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$266,742ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,010,822CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,550,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,560,822TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,010,822CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,550,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,560,822TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,268,342SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$292,480PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$1,184CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,184TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$3,562,006TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, SECTION B, LINE 13FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION WAS CONVERTED FROM A FOR PROFIT LLC TO A NON-PROFIT ENTITY ON 1/17/14.ExplanationTxt

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$28,971OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,582DepreciationAmt
Book Value$26,389BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$41,976OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$35,275DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,701BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$105,752OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$25,987DepreciationAmt
Book Value$79,765BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$112,855TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUE TO RELATED PARTYDesc
Amt$11,250,000Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$11,250,000TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,551,184TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,551,184RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,551,184TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,817,926TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,817,926ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,817,926TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationUKA AND ZEARN ("THE ORGANIZATION")ARE TAX-EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. UKA AND ZEARN HAVE FILED FOR AND RECEIVED INCOME TAX EXEMPTIONS IN THE JURISDICTIONS WHERE THEY ARE REQUIRED TO DO SO. THE ORGANIZATION FILES TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND IN NEW YORK STATE. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, AS OF JUNE 30, 2015, THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS ENDED PRIOR TO JUNE 30, 2012. THE TAX RETURNS FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2012 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2015 ARE STILL SUBJECT TO POTENTIAL AUDIT BY THE IRS AND THE TAXING AUTHORITIES IN NEW YORK STATE. MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES IT HAS NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND, ACCORDINGLY IT WILL NOT RECOGNIZE ANY LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITSExplanationTxt

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 (5 entries)

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EVAN RUDALL
CEO/PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR THRU 6/30/15$306,278$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$302$0$306,580$0$0$0
SHALINEE SHARMA
CPO/ED/SECRETARY$252,070$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$9,997$0$262,067$0$0$0
NORMAN ATKINS
CHAIR AND DIRECTOR$0$274,750$0$0$0$0$0$7,919$0$274$0$282,943$0$0
STEPHANIE ELY
ACADEMIC DIRECTOR$158,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$302$0$158,302$0$0$0
JABALI SAWICKI
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER$146,835$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$19,748$0$166,583$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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Form And Line ReferenceFORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART IIFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationNORMAN ATKINS IS AN EMPLOYEE OF RELAY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION (RELAY), A RELATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION THAT IS RELATED VIA COMMON BOARD MEMBERS. HE IS NOT PAID BY UNCOMMON KNOWLEDGE AND ACHIEVEMENT, ZEARN OR RELAY FOR SERVICES AS AN OFFICER OF ZEARN. THE AMOUNTS LISTED REPRESENT AMOUNTS PAID BY RELAY TO NORMAN ATKINS AS AN EMPLOYEE OF RELAY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO AND MADE AVAILABLE TO ITS AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW BY ITS MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. SUBSEQUENT TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEW, THE ORGANIZATION MADE ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO OVERSEE, REVISE AND APPROVE THE FEDERAL FORM 990, INCLUDING THE PREPARATION, REVIEW AND FILING PROCESS. AS PART OF THE TAX RETURN PREPARATION PROCESS THE ORGANIZATION HIRED A PROFESSIONAL CPA FIRM WITH EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN NOT-FOR-PROFIT TAX RETURN PREPERATION TO PREPARE THE FEDERAL FORM 990. THE CPA FIRM PREPARED A DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND FURNISHED IT TO THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE PERSONNEL AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE PERSONNEL AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS REVIEWED THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 WHERE NECESSARY AND A FINAL DRAFT WAS FURNISHED BY THE CPA FIRM TO THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE PERSONNEL AND VARIOUS OTHER INDIVIDUALS FOR FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO PRESENTATION OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 TO THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THEREAFTER PROVISION TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY. ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE EXISTING CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE. THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES ARE RETURNED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S CFO FOR REVIEW. THE ORGANIZATION'S CFO PREPARES A SUMMARY OF THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES WHICH CONTAINS INFORMATION DISCLOSED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BY INDIVIDUAL BASIS. THEREAFTER, THE ORGANIZATION'S CFO PRESENTS THIS SUMMARY TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ITS REVIEW AND DISCUSSION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER IS DISCUSSED AND DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT COMPENSATION PACKAGES OF COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS (E.G. EDUCATION-RELATED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY START-UPS IN NEW YORK CITY), USING A SALARY STUDY PREPARED BY A NONPROFIT ATTORNEY. THE BOARD DISCUSSES COMPENSATION FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER, AS WELL AS APPLICABLE COMPARABLE SALARY DATA. THE INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS THEN DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION WITHOUT THE NON-INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT. THE OFFERS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER ARE FORMALLY EXTENDED BY THE BOARD CHAIR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS 990 AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GPROFESSIONAL FEES - PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 438,834. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,281. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 443,115. FINANCIAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 6,442. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 131,294. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 137,736. SHARED SERVICE FEES - UKA: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 50,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 200,000. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 250,000.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS IS CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR YEAR

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
UNCOMMON KNOWLEDGE AND ACHIEVEMENT INC
40 WEST 20TH STREET 7TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10011261525207EDUCATIONAL SERVICESDE501(C)(3)LINE 70
RELAY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
40 WEST 20TH STREET 7TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10011275316628GRADUATE SCHOOLNY501(C)(3)LINE 2Yes (1)
GENERATION TEACH INC
40 WEST 20TH STREET 7TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10011465126839EDUCATIONAL SERVICESDE501(C)(3)LINE 70UNCOMMON KNOWLEDGE AND ACHIEVEMENT INC
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Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
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Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
UNCOMMON KNOWLEDGE AND ACHIEVEMENT INC
E$11,250,000BOOK
UNCOMMON KNOWLEDGE AND ACHIEVEMENT INC
C$50,000BOOK
UNCOMMON KNOWLEDGE AND ACHIEVEMENT INC
M$250,000BOOK
UNCOMMON KNOWLEDGE AND ACHIEVEMENT INC
P$5,270BOOK