2015-11-03T13:18:03-08:00 2014-12-31 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 770275132 990 2014-01-01 200726745 Elves & More ELVE 2819070071 2200 Louetta Road Spring TX 77388 David Entrekin President 2015-11-03 true Jody Blazek P00072674 7134395739 X 2014 2016-04-25 22:37:26Z David Entrekin 847808 false false X www.elvesandmore.org X 2004 TX Our Mission is: Changing lives One bike at a time! By partnering with schools, we write contracts with students for improvement in literacy and satisfactory behavior which allows the student to earn a bike through individualized achievement goals. 14 14 2 3500 0 799738 723244 0 219 260 -48271 -2845 751686 720659 435034 543236 0 140673 133008 0 117456 108579 121309 684286 797553 67400 -76894 301926 284655 4010 63633 297916 221022 By partnering with schools, we write contracts with students for improvement in literacy and satisfactory behavior which allows the student to earn a bike through individualized achievement goals. false false 636956 543236 Elves & More is Changing lives One bike at a time! Elves & More focuses on at-risk children throughout the greater Houston metropolitan area and awards new bicycles for specific academic performance in the classroom. Here's how:We partner with Independent School Districts to enhance literacy outcomes in Kindergarten 3rd grades. Through contracts signed with their teachers each child sets an individual measurable goal and also agrees to a minimum standard of behavior. Students parents also sign the contracts to ensure parental involvement and agreement in the process. As the semester progresses, teachers use the contracts to motivate students. At semester's end, those students who meet their goals are rewarded with new bicycles and helmets from Elves & More. This is the first step in developing an understanding in the students that achievement in the classroom brings rewards thereby encouraging future achievementIn addition the bicycles enable students to engage in after-school activities, as well as encouraging children to ride.136,215 Bicycles to date: During 2014, Elves & More gave more than 9,700 new bicycles and helmets to at-risk children, bringing its cumulative total of bicycles to 136,215 bicycles since the program's inception in 2000. With the help of over 3,500 volunteers in 2014 and with that number growing each year, Elves & More is able to achieve its mission. 636956 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true 3 0 true 2 true false false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 14 14 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true false true false false X X Rebecca LB Roberts 2819070071 2200 Louetta Road 101 Spring TX 77388 David W Entrekin Chairman 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Thomas C Davis Vice-Chairman 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 David JM Key Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Suchit D Majmudar Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Lucy Bremond Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 William E King Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 W Gregory Looser Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mack McDonald Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John H Miller Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David L Moore Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Eric Potts Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Doug Quinn Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Maria Quinones Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Phillip Schneidau Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rebecca LB Roberts Executive Dir. 50.00 0.00 X 102500 0 0 102500 1 false false false 0 335433 387811 70925 723244 0 260 260 0 0 0 0 119999 335433 127149 -7150 -7150 0 0 Credit card rewards 900099 4305 4305 4305 720659 -2585 0 543236 543236 0 0 102500 25625 25625 51250 0 21056 5264 5264 10528 0 0 9452 2363 2363 4726 0 0 14675 4891 4892 4892 0 0 0 0 1810 1810 13823 2364 270 11189 4911 1964 2947 0 2870 1148 861 861 0 0 0 0 0 0 4138 2069 2069 Other bicycle program expenses 45636 45636 Event expenses 26803 26803 Other expenses 6643 2396 1797 2450 0 797553 636956 43141 117456 31517 253837 164157 46263 86343 0 0 0 0 1826 2638 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 301926 284655 4010 53633 10000 4010 63633 X 297916 221022 297916 221022 301926 284655 -76894 X false true X true false X 802623 752807 694717 799738 723244 3773129 0 0 802623 752807 694717 799738 723244 3773129 173128 3600001 247 586 474 219 260 1786 0 0 3774915 0.95370 0.95870 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1053185 272019 272019 781166 -60507 -60507 720659 1130079 272019 272019 858060 -60507 -60507 797553 false Bicycle Ball 413112 301633 111479 47134 5750 66642 Sporting Clays 26680 19810 6870 6870 603 1 15640 13990 1650 150 455432 335433 119999 6870 47737 5750 66792 127149 -7150 true 0 0 Bicycles and helmets 9711 543236 Cost Bicycles and helmets Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used Elves & More partners with school officials in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) and with other ISDs in the eight-county Greater Houston area. Focusing on children who are at risk, Elves & More and ISDs select elementary schools and work with administrators and teachers to offer earn-a-bike contracts to all students who want one. Those contracts call for children to improve their performance in academics, attitudes and behaviors. The contracts are aimed at achieving better literacy. Once children receive their bicycles, they use them for fun, exercise and as basic transportation. X Auction items 60 66642 Sales proceeds X Supplies 3 4283 Cost false false false Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors reviews the Form 990. A copy of the completed Form 990 is provided to all Board members prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts The conflict of interest policy is monitored by careful scrutiny of Elves & More's transactions by the Executive Director, a treasury staff member and a separate accounting staff member. In addition, for key transactions, the President is involved in the selection of vendors and the establishment of terms, and for the most significant transactions, either the Executive Committee (of the Board) or full Board approval is provided. Finally, the Charity obtains independent audits from a third-party auditor who has access to the full Board of Directors. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management Elves & More does not compensate any officers. It does compensate its Executive Director following the process described below:1. Information is gathered from Board Members (primarily) and other charities about comparable compensation for persons serving in a similar capacity in other charitable organizations and in commercial businesses.2. The performance of the individual is assessed by the President and key board members.3. The capabilities and needs of Elves & More are assessed4. The proposed salary is presented to the board for approval, the salary is set, and written records documenting the process are retained. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Documents are available on the organization's website. Form 990, Sch. B - Sch. of Contributors The contributions reported in Schedule B are considerably lower than those received due to IRS restrictions on how amounts are reported there. The major differences are: (1) in-kind donations of services and facilities are not reported, (2) contributions from related entities and family members are reported separately and (3) contributions are reduced by any benefits provided by Elves & More in exchange for such contributions. In addition, donated auction items are not reported as donations in Schedule B and amounts paid to purchase auction items are reduced by the value of such items. This listing below shows donors who would have been listed on Schedule B if their donations had not been excluded from reporting under item 1 above.Davis Brothers Contruction ($15,600), Stewart & Stevenson ($5,000), Freeman ($46,350) Reliant Park/SMG ($200,000)