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WORLD EDUCATION SERVICES INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
WORLD EDUCATION SERVICES INC (EIN 23-7396384)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-10-22
IRS object ID
201512959349301351
Schema version
2014v5.0
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)
Return2015-10-22T14:21:49-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Phone2122197329PhoneNum

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
Phone2122197329PhoneNum
Signature2015-10-22SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLYONS ROBERTPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00227472PTIN
Phone2125038800PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

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$44,212,682GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.WES.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1974FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE MISSION OF WORLD EDUCATION SERVICES IS TO FOSTER THE INTEGRATION OF INTERNATIONALLY EDUCATED PERSONS INTO ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL SETTINGS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent11VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee208TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers12TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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CY Contributions Grants$181,988CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$42,074,980CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$83,602PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income-$4,270,676CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$167,749PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$48,039CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$26,943,537PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$38,034,331CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$13,507,242PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$5,281,434PYOtherExpensesAmt
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CY Total Expenses$27,239,904CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$8,154,861PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$10,794,427CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$33,017,942TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,556,839TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,137,316TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$19,708,256NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$29,880,626NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MISSION OF WORLD EDUCATION SERVICES IS TO FOSTER THE INTEGRATION OF INTERNATIONALLY EDUCATED PERSONS INTO ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL SETTINGS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$21,535,091ExpenseAmt
Revenue$41,913,226RevenueAmt
DescCREDENTIAL EVALUATIONS - WES OPERATES A FOREIGN CREDENTIAL EVALUATION AND VERIFICATION SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. THE SERVICE PROCESSES APPLICATIONS FOR EVALUATION FOR INDIVIDUALS SEEKING FURTHER EDUCATION (44% OF TOTAL), IMMIGRATION (48%), EMPLOYMENT (4%), PROFESSIONAL LICENSING (3%), AND OTHERS (1%) IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$764,641ExpenseAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescGLOBAL TALENT BRIDGE - WES HELPS SKILLED IMMIGRANTS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES 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

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,069,587ExpenseAmt
Revenue$94,000RevenueAmt
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 OFFERED TO HIGHER EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$533,363ExpenseAmt
Revenue$67,754RevenueAmt
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 INCLUDES 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)
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Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$67,754TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$23,902,682TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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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
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Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
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Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document36IRPDocumentCnt
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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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 Line1STEVEN BOSSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2129666311PhoneNum

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 CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest 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)$306,985$0$28,408
STEVEN BOSS
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CFO40.00Yes (X)$227,931$0$30,713
MARGARITA SIANOU
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00$230,373$0$25,255Yes (X)
TIM OWEN
DIRECTOR - WES CANADA40.00$157,232$0$12,383Yes (X)
JOSEPH BILLI
DIRECTOR - INFORMATION TEC (FORMER)40.00$153,955$0$22,216Yes (X)
ELISABETH CONNORS
DIRECTOR - FINANCE & ADMIN40.00$173,579$0$36,228Yes (X)
PAUL FELTMAN
DIRECTOR - COMMUNITY ENGAG40.00$159,909$0$37,014Yes (X)
RAHUL CHOUDAHA
DIRECTOR - RESEARCH ADVISO40.00$165,034$0$18,479Yes (X)
LOULADEY ASSEFA
EXTERNAL EVALUATOR40.00$197,675$0$11,859Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,772,673TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$222,555TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K9IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
STARPOINT SOLUTIONS LLC
22 CORTLANDT STREETNEW YORKNY10006SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT$556,360
NEOS LLC
20 CHURCH STHARTFORDCT06103SOFTWARE CONSULTING$175,000
LANCASTER SYSTEM INC
411 THEODORE FREMD AVERYENY10580SOFTWARE APPLICATION MANAGEMENT$147,000
PROCESSING BROKERAGE
228 PARK AVE SNEW YORKNY10001CREDIT CARD BROKER FEES$110,351
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$181,988AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$181,988TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CREDENTIAL EVALUATIONS611710$41,913,226$41,913,226
RESEARCH & ADVISORY SERVICES611710$94,000$94,000
KNOWLEDGE RESOURCE EXCHANGE611710$67,754$67,754
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$42,074,980TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$212,922TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$212,922ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,694,753SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,676,733SecuritiesAmt
Other$4,501,618OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$18,020SecuritiesAmt
Other-$4,501,618OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$4,483,598TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$4,483,598ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Exclusion$48,039ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$48,039OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$38,034,331TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$42,074,980RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$4,222,637ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,017,158TotalAmt
Program Services$679,761ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$337,397ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,026,913TotalAmt
Program Services$12,442,913ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,584,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$520,407TotalAmt
Program Services$447,921ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$72,486ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,120,493TotalAmt
Program Services$949,787ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$170,706ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$953,947TotalAmt
Program Services$803,116ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$150,831ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$64,077TotalAmt
Program Services$3,488ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$60,589ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$93,377TotalAmt
Management And General$93,377ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$752,685TotalAmt
Program Services$600,434ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$152,251ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$162,049TotalAmt
Program Services$146,511ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,538ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,041,600TotalAmt
Program Services$904,230ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$137,370ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$331,958TotalAmt
Program Services$267,915ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$64,043ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$357,480TotalAmt
Program Services$335,532ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,948ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$132,199TotalAmt
Program Services$111,419ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,780ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,022TotalAmt
Management And General$40,022ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
POSTAGE & PRINTING$4,060,976$4,001,161$59,815
CREDIT CARD/BANK FEES$1,172,826$1,120,163$52,663
EXPENSED EQUIPMENT$234,756$207,178$27,578
STAFF DEVELOPMENT$61,975$56,614$5,361

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,095,006TotalAmt
Program Services$824,539ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$270,467ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,239,904TotalAmt
Program Services$23,902,682ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,337,222ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$455,739BOYAmt
EOY$363,994EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,995,213BOYAmt
EOY$10,130,678EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,016BOYAmt
EOY$21,727EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$151,258BOYAmt
EOY$256,708EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$924,227LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$176,435LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,270,153BOYAmt
EOY$747,792EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,342,716BOYAmt
EOY$21,497,043EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,265,095BOYAmt
EOY$33,017,942EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,175,227BOYAmt
EOY$2,515,276EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$311,671BOYAmt
EOY$292,162EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$69,941BOYAmt
EOY$329,878EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,556,839BOYAmt
EOY$3,137,316EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,708,256BOYAmt
EOY$29,880,626EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,708,256BOYAmt
EOY$29,880,626EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,265,095BOYAmt
EOY$33,017,942EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$10,794,427ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$37,089NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$659,146OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 Minus4 Years$61,793CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$181,988CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$243,781TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12,805,907CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,922,648CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$18,666,552CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$26,692,186CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$42,074,980CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$115,162,273TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12,867,700CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,922,648CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$18,666,552CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$26,692,186CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$42,256,968CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$115,406,054TotalAmt

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$115,406,054PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$223,106CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$197,506CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$222,954CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$94,275CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$212,922CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$950,763TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$223,106CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$197,506CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$222,954CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$94,275CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$212,922CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$950,763TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,069CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$1,069TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$107,605CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$94,409CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$117,090CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$119,118CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$48,039CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$486,261TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$13,198,411CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$15,214,563CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$19,006,596CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$26,906,648CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$42,517,929CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$116,844,147TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.98770PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.98200PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00810InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.01200InvestmentIncomePYPct
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$592,579OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$57,968DepreciationAmt
Book Value$534,611BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$317,892OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$109,300DepreciationAmt
Book Value$208,592BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$13,756OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$9,167DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,589BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$747,792TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENTDesc
Amt$329,878Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$329,878TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$38,071,420TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$37,089NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$37,089RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$38,034,331RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$38,034,331TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$27,899,050TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$659,146OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$659,146ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$27,239,904ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$27,239,904TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:WES HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2013 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. WES IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO FEDERAL OR STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS ENDED BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2011.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:TRANSLATION LOSS 659,146.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionNORTH AMERICARegionTxt
Offices1OfficesCnt
Employee24EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedPROGRAM SERVICESTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedEVALUATION OF CREDENTIALS, TRAINING & PUBLICATIONS, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$12,124,763RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees24SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee24TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$12,124,763SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$12,124,763TotalSpentAmt
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$261,985$0$45,000$0$0$0$18,600$0$9,808$0$335,393$0$0$0
STEVEN BOSS
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CFO$201,681$0$26,250$0$0$0$13,575$0$17,138$0$258,644$0$0$0
MARGARITA SIANOU
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$195,373$0$35,000$0$0$0$14,100$0$11,155$0$255,628$0$0$0
TIM OWEN
DIRECTOR - WES CANADA$146,543$0$10,689$0$0$0$9,391$0$2,992$0$169,615$0$0$0
JOSEPH BILLI
DIRECTOR - INFORMATION TEC (FORMER)$101,955$0$12,000$0$40,000$0$7,068$0$15,148$0$176,171$0$0$0
ELISABETH CONNORS
DIRECTOR - FINANCE & ADMIN$151,679$0$21,900$0$0$0$10,914$0$25,314$0$209,807$0$0$0
PAUL FELTMAN
DIRECTOR - COMMUNITY ENGAG$139,909$0$20,000$0$0$0$10,200$0$26,814$0$196,923$0$0$0
RAHUL CHOUDAHA
DIRECTOR - RESEARCH ADVISO$147,034$0$18,000$0$0$0$10,080$0$8,399$0$183,513$0$0$0
LOULADEY ASSEFA
EXTERNAL EVALUATOR$197,675$0$0$0$0$0$11,859$0$0$0$209,534$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$209,534SEE BELOW0
HEATHER VELEZ
SEE BELOW$67,364SEE BELOW0
NEGASH YUSUF
SEE BELOW$48,580SEE BELOW0

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 2014.HEATHER VELEZ IS A RELATIVE OF STEPHEN C. DUNNETT, A TRUSTEE OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND RECEIVED EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FROM THE ORGANIZATION IN 2014.NEGASH YUSUF IS A RELATIVE OF MARIAM ASSEFA, THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO, AND RECEIVED EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FROM THE ORGANIZATION IN 2014.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 -659,146.
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.