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5500 5500 4414412 4414412 FORM 990 SCHEDULE D, PART XIII SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION THE COMMITTEE ADOPTED THE PROVISIONS OF THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD'S ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION ("ASC") TOPIC 740-10-05 RELATING TO ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. ASC TOPIC 740-10-05 HAS NOT HAD, AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO HAVE A MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE COMMITTEE'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. true East Asia and the Pacific Program Services TEACHER EXCHANGE PRG 333000 East Asia and the Pacific Program Services EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 262000 595000 595000 CHINESE TEACHER STIPEND East Asia and the Pacific 20 231800 CHECK PARTICIPATED IN THE EXCHANGE PROGRAM AND TAUGHT CHINESE CULTURE WHILE IN THE U.S. false false false false false false PART V PAGE 5 THE US-CHINA TEACHERS EXCHANGE PROGRAM, ("TEP") PROVIDES A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR BOTH CHINESE AND AMERICAN SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS WISHING TO BEGIN OR TO STRENGTHEN CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE PROGRAMS IN THE US AND AMERICAN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS IN CHINA. THE PROGRAM SENDS AMERICAN K-12 TEACHERS TO CHINA TO OBSERVE AND LEARN CHINESE CULTURE AND TEACH ENGLISH AS A SECONDARY LANGUAGE IN CHINESE SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND PLACES CHINESE SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS OF ENGLISH IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS TO TEACH CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE. THE TEP BUDGET SPECIFIES THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING CHINESE AND AMERICAN TEACHERS, THE STIPEND, TRAVEL COSTS, HEALTH INSURANCE, ETC. THE BUDGET LAYS OUT COMMITTEE STAFF EXPENSES FOR TRAVEL TO THE U.S. SCHOOLS, WHERE THE CHINESE TEACHERS ARE ASSIGNED, AND RELATED STAFF INDIRECT COSTS (LABOR/OVERHEAD OF TEP'S DIRECTOR FOR COORDINATION WITH SCHOOL DISTRICT REGARDING TEACHER ASSIGNMENTS, HOUSING AND PERFORMANCE. COMMITMENTS GREATER THAN $1,000 MUST FIRST BE CLEARED BY THE TEP DIRECTOR WITH THE COMMITTEE'S VICE PRESIDENT FOR PROGRAMS. THE ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT PREPARES A QUARTERLY REPORT ON TEP SPENDING FOR THE TEP DIRECTOR FOR USE IN COMPARING BUDGET AND ACTUAL EXPENDITURES AND INDICATING AVAILABLE BALANCES THE COMMITTEE ALSO PROVIDES FORM 1040NR TO THE CHINESE INDIVIDUALS AND FORM 1099 TO THE AMERICAN TEACHERS FOR THE STIPENDS/GRANTS THAT THE INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ACTIVITIES - THE 2013 ACTIVITIES INCLUDED TWO EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS: THE STUDENT LEADERS EXCHANGE TO CHINA AND THE PUBLIC INTELLECTUALS PROGRAM TO CHINA. THE COMMITTEE'S 2013 ACTIVITIES ALSO INCLUDED EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES. TWO OF THESE CONFERENCES WERE ECONOMIC DIALOGUES. ACCOUNTING PRACTICES FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONS CONFERENCES FOLLOW THE SAME GRANT MONITORING PROCEDURES DESCRIBED FOR TEP. GALA 1683664 1538764 144900 70996 81341 0 1683664 1538764 144900 70996 81341 152337 -7437 true STIPENDS PAID TO THE AMERICAN TEACHERS 10 150000 WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE EXCHANGE PROGRAM AND OBSERVED CHINESE CULTURE WHILE IN CHINA PART IV PAGE 2 THE US-CHINA TEACHERS EXCHANGE PROGRAM, ("TEP") PROVIDES A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR BOTH CHINESE AND AMERICAN SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS WISHING TO BEGIN OR TO STRENGTHEN CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE PROGRAMS IN THE US AND AMERICAN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS IN CHINA. THE PROGRAM SENDS AMERICAN K-12 TEACHERS TO CHINA TO OBSERVE AND LEARN CHINESE CULTURE AND TEACH ENGLISH AS A SECONDARY LANGUAGE IN CHINESE SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND PLACES CHINESE SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS OF ENGLISH IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS TO TEACH CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE. THE TEP BUDGET SPECIFIES THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING CHINESE AND AMERICAN TEACHERS, THE STIPEND, TRAVEL COSTS, HEALTH INSURANCE, ETC. THE BUDGET LAYS OUT COMMITTEE STAFF EXPENSES FOR TRAVEL TO THE U.S. SCHOOLS, WHERE THE CHINESE TEACHERS ARE ASSIGNED, AND RELATED STAFF INDIRECT COSTS (LABOR/OVERHEAD OF TEP'S DIRECTOR FOR COORDINATION WITH SCHOOL DISTRICT REGARDING TEACHER ASSIGNMENTS, HOUSING AND PERFORMANCE. COMMITMENTS GREATER THAN $1,000 MUST FIRST BE CLEARED BY THE TEP DIRECTOR WITH THE COMMITTEE'S VICE PRESIDENT FOR PROGRAMS. THE ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT PREPARES A QUARTERLY REPORT ON TEP SPENDING FOR THE TEP DIRECTOR FOR USE IN COMPARING BUDGET AND ACTUAL EXPENDITURES AND INDICATING AVAILABLE BALANCES THE COMMITTEE ALSO PROVIDES FORM 1040NR TO THE CHINESE INDIVIDUALS AND FORM 1099 TO THE AMERICAN TEACHERS FOR THE STIPENDS/GRANTS THAT THE INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ACTIVITIES - THE 2013 ACTIVITIES INCLUDED TWO EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS: THE STUDENT LEADERS EXCHANGE TO CHINA AND THE PUBLIC INTELLECTUALS PROGRAM TO CHINA. THE COMMITTEE'S 2013 ACTIVITIES ALSO INCLUDED EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES. TWO OF THESE CONFERENCES WERE ECONOMIC DIALOGUES. ACCOUNTING PRACTICES FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONS CONFERENCES FOLLOW THE SAME GRANT MONITORING PROCEDURES DESCRIBED FOR TEP. X X false false false false false false false false false STEPHEN ORLINS PRESIDENT 351336 0 0 0 0 0 25500 0 10926 0 387762 0 0 0 JAN BERRIS VICE PRESIDENT 177702 0 10799 0 0 0 17770 0 10926 0 217197 0 0 0 ROSALIND DALY UNTIL AUG 2013 VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADMIN 128148 0 8091 0 0 0 10001 0 7179 0 153419 0 0 0 MARGOT LANDMAN SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS 118904 0 8769 0 0 0 12000 0 10926 0 150599 0 0 0 DIANA B ROGGEMANN DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 92406 0 33000 0 0 0 9373 0 17670 0 152449 0 0 0 COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THE COMPENSATION REVIEW OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT AND TWO VICE PRESIDENTS IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SCHEDULE O PAGE I FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND GREATER CHINA IN THE BELIEF THAT SOUND AND PRODUCTIVE SINO-AMERICAN RELATIONS SERVE VITAL AMERICAN AND WORLD INTERESTS. SCHEDULE O PART VI SECTIONS A, B AND C PART VI SECTION A # 2 MAURICE GREENBERG AND EVAN GREENBERG ARE FATHER AND SON. PART VI-A #6 THE COMMITTEE WAS INCORPORATED AS A MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION UNDER NEW YORK STATE LAW. PART VI-A #7A - 7B AS REQUIRED IN THE BY-LAWS, THE MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, APPROXIMATELY 1/3 ANNUALLY AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. ANY CHANGE IN THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION STATEMENT OR CHARTER IS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE MEMBERS. PART VI-B #11B THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT AND BUDGET COMMITTEE, WHICH IS COMPRISED SOLELY OF DIRECTORS, IS CHARGED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH REVIEW OF THE ANNUAL 990. THE 2013 DOCUMENT (990) WAS SENT TO THE AUDIT AND BUDGET COMMITTEE, AND MEMBERS OF THAT GROUP WERE ASKED TO PROVIDE QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS PRIOR TO THE FILING. PART VI-B #12A -12C IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WRITTEN POLICY OF THE COMMITTEE, CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE RENEWED AT THE END OF EACH YEAR BY STAFF. IN CASE OF BOARD MEMBERS, SUCH STATEMENTS ARE REQUIRED AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THEIR TERM OF OFFICE. BOARD MEMBERS NOT UP FOR ELECTION ARE ASKED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO REPORT ANY CONFLICT. PART VI-B #15B THE COMPENSATION REVIEW FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S THREE OFFICERS (PRESIDENT AND THE TWO VICE PRESIDENTS) IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE COMPENSATION REVIEW FOR ALL OTHER STAFF IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY BY THE PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF ADMNISTRATION; AND IS THEN PRESENTED TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE FOR APPROVAL. PART VI-C #19 GOVERNING BODY DOCUMENTS, CONLFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.