2013-10-08T07:18:07-07:00 2012-12-31 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 770275132 990 2012-01-01 200726745 Elves & More ELVE 2819070071 2200 Louetta Road Spring TX 77388 David Entrekin 2013-10-08 true Jody Blazek P00072674 7134395739 X 2012 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z David Entrekin 2200 Louetta Road Spring TX 77388 811073 false false X www.elvesandmore.org X 2004 TX Our mission is "Changing lives - One Bike At A Time". We write "earn a bike" literacy contracts with teachers and students in Title One schools in the greater Houston area. 12 12 2 3500 0 752807 694717 0 586 474 -572 29578 752821 724769 427829 546642 0 107651 119995 0 94457 162500 99485 697980 766122 54841 -41353 700779 234642 428910 4126 271869 230516 By partnering with schools, Elves & More is changing lives - one bike at a time. Writing a contract for improvement in literacy and satisfactory behavior allows the student to "earn a bike" through individualized achievement goals. false false 624475 Elves & More is Changing lives One bike at a time! Elves & More focuses on at-risk children throughout Greater Houston and uses new bicycles as the principal way of doing this. Here's how: Strengthening Education: We partner with Independent School Districts to enhance literacy outcomes in the early years of education. 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. Building Fitness & Health: By providing two wheels to serve as basic transportation and permit participation in after-school activities etc., our bicycles encourage children to get out and ride, as well as participate in a host of other healthy activities which build muscle, burn fat and improve cardiovascular fitness. Studies show that healthier bodies lead to better performance in school. 126,504 Bicycles to date: During 2012, Elves & More gave 10,733 new bicycles to at-risk children, bringing its cumulative total of bicycles to 126,504 bicycles since the program's inception in 2000. 624475 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 false false false false false false false false false false true 5 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 12 12 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 Lynda Layne Winne 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Doug Quinn 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Moore 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John H Miller 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 William Greg Looser 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 William E King 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jim Glanville 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jim Clepper 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Key 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Sally Clark 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Thomas C Davis 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 David Entrekin 8.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Rebecca Roberts 50.00 0.00 X 100000 0 0 100000 0 false false false 0 249393 445324 694717 0 474 474 0 0 0 0 115882 249393 86304 29578 29578 0 0 0 724769 30052 0 546642 546642 0 0 100000 25000 25000 50000 0 11464 2866 2866 5732 0 0 8531 2133 2133 4265 0 0 21749 7249 7250 7250 0 0 0 6210 2103 1736 2371 0 12950 2694 598 9658 4600 1840 2760 0 2564 156 2291 117 5391 1826 1507 2058 0 0 0 0 0 5606 2803 2803 Other expenses 3597 1218 1006 1373 Event expenses 8873 8873 Other bicycle program expenses 27945 27945 0 766122 624475 47190 94457 0 677526 179870 23157 54319 0 0 0 0 96 453 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 700779 234642 428910 4126 428910 4126 X 271869 230516 271869 230516 700779 234642 -41353 X false true X true false X 892508 793816 802623 752807 694717 3936471 0 0 892508 793816 802623 752807 694717 3936471 186325 3750146 174 42 247 586 474 1523 0 0 3937994 0.95230 0.89350 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1098308 287235 287235 811073 -86304 -86304 724769 1139661 287235 287235 852426 -86304 -86304 766122 false Bicycle Ball 331972 225080 106892 12217 40000 6500 17190 Marathon 15083 13473 1610 3053 1 14650 7270 7380 6930 414 361705 245823 115882 19147 40414 6500 20243 86304 29578 true 0 0 Bicycles and helmets 10733 546642 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, the Charity 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. 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 the Charity 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 Construction ($15,600), Freeman ($39,300), U Haul Storage ($230), Comcast (29,879) Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Documents are available on the organization's website. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a 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 the Charity 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 12c Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts The conflict of interest policy is monitored by careful scrutiny of the Charity'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 11b Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The President reviews the Form 990 and provides a copy to board members before filing.