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CHANGE THE EQUATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
CHANGE THE EQUATION INC (EIN 27-2107952)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-07-30
IRS object ID
201342119349300224
Schema version
2012v2.1
Source
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Activity Or Mission DescriptionCHANGE THE EQUATION'S (CTEQ) MISSION IS TO CREATE WIDESPREAD LITERACY IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) AS AN INVESTMENT IN OUR NATION THAT EMPOWERS US ALL. CTEQ HELPS TO ENGAGE YOUNG PEOPLE, IN PARTICULAR, UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS, IN STEM LEARNING THAT WILL ENABLE THEM TO SUCCEED IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, HOLD REWARDING JOBS, AND PARTICIPATE FULLY AS CITIZENS.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Mission DescriptionCHANGE THE EQUATION'S (CTEQ) MISSION IS TO CREATE WIDESPREAD LITERACY IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) AS AN INVESTMENT IN OUR NATION THAT EMPOWERS US ALL. CTEQ HELPS TO ENGAGE YOUNG PEOPLE, IN PARTICULAR, UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS, IN STEM LEARNING THAT WILL ENABLE THEM TO SUCCEED IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, HOLD REWARDING JOBS, AND PARTICIPATE FULLY AS CITIZENS.MissionDescription
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DescriptionSTRENGTHENING CTEQ MEMBERS' PHILANTHROPYIN 2010-2011, CTEQ WORKED WITH A COMMITTEE OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM MEMBER COMPANIES TO CREATE A SET OF DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR EFFECTIVE STEM PHILANTHROPY, TOGETHER WITH A RUBRIC TO HELP COMPANIES APPLY THE PRINCIPLES. THESE TOOLS AIM TO HELP MEMBER COMPANIES EXAMINE THEIR OWN PRACTICE AND INCREASE THE IMPACT OF THE RESOURCES THEY DEVOTE TO IMPROVING LEARNING IN STEM. IN 2012, CTEQ EXPANDED ITS PHILANTHROPY WORK BY CONTRACTING WITH WESTED, A NON-PROFIT EVALUATION AND RESEARCH FIRM, TO CREATE STEMWORKS, A SEARCHABLE DATABASE OF STEM LEARNING PROGRAMS THAT MEASURE UP TO THE DESIGN PRINCIPLES. CTEQ AND WESTED REVIEWED AND REFINED THE DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND RUBRIC, CREATED A RIGOROUS ONLINE APPLICATION FORM FOR PROGRAMS THAT WANTED TO BE FEATURED IN STEMWORKS. PROGRAMS ARE ASKED TO RATE THEMSELVES AGAINST EACH OF THE PRINCIPLES, EXPLAIN THEIR SELF-RATINGS AND THEN PROVIDE EVIDENCE SUPPORTING THOSE RATINGS. WESTED RATERS THEN REVIEW THE APPLICATIONS AND DETERMINE WHETHER APPLICANTS SELF-RATINGS ARE SUPPORTED BY EVIDENCE. PROGRAMS THAT MEET A HIGH BAR ARE ADMITTED INTO STEMWORKS.CTEQ LAUNCHED STEMWORKS IN JUNE OF 2012, AND WESTED REVIEWED APPLICATIONS THROUGH MID-FEBRUARY 2013. THEY SET A VERY HIGH BAR: ONLY 29% OF PROGRAMS THAT APPLIED WERE ADMITTED TO THE DATABASE.Description

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DescriptionADVOCACY FOR STEM LEARNINGCHANGE THE EQUATION IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING SOUND STATE-LEVEL POLICY AND PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS TO STRENGTHEN STEM LEARNING FOR ALL STUDENTS. ONE STRATEGY FOR ADDRESSING THIS GOAL THIS YEAR WAS THE PUBLICATION OF DATA-DRIVEN VITAL SIGNS REPORTS ON DATA INDICATORS RELATED TO STEM LEARNING. WITH FUNDING FROM THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION, CTEQ PARTNERED WITH THE AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH (AIR) TO CREATE ROBUST, STATE-BY-STATE VITAL SIGNS REPORTS. THESE REPORTS, RELEASED IN SEPTEMBER 2012, COMBINED A TROVE OF DATA WITH RECOMMENDATIONS TARGETED TOWARD EACH STATES AUDIENCE. THIS ANALYSIS IS THE RICHEST, MOST COMPLETE STATE-BY-STATE INFORMATION ON STEM LEARNING EVER ASSEMBLED. THESE REPORTS COMBINE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATA WITH NEW DATA GLEANED FROM NEW SOURCES OR REANALYSIS OF DATA IN EXISTING SOURCES. THE DATA WILL BE AVAILABLE IN BRIEF PRINTED REPORTS AS WELL AS IN AN INTERACTIVE WEBSITE THAT WILL ALLOW VISITORS TO EXPLORE STATE-BY-STATE DATA IN MORE DEPTH.THE REPORTS PRESENTED DATA ON OUTCOMES (OR RESULTS SUCH AS TEST SCORES AND GRADUATION RATES), INPUTS (SUCH AS RESOURCES FOR EDUCATION) AND PROCESSES (SUCH AS TEACHER EDUCATION PRACTICES, CONTENT STANDARDS, ASSESSMENTS, ETC.). THEY INCLUDE INFORMATION ON STATE POLICIES THAT CAN AFFECT STEM EDUCATION.AIR COMPLETED A PILOT ANALYSIS OF 15 STATES IN 2012, AND COMPLETE REPORTS ON ALL STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BECAME AVAILABLE IN SEPTEMBER. EACH REPORT WAS ACCOMPANIED BY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACTIONS TO ADDRESS SHORTCOMINGS SPECIFIC TO THAT STATE. THE VITAL SIGNS PROJECT ALSO ENCOMPASSES ISSUE-FOCUSED BRIEFS, WHICH TAKE A BIRDS EYE VIEW OF A PARTICULAR ISSUE IN STEM. IN MAY, AT OUR 2012 MAY FORUM, WE FIRST RELEASED STEM HELP WANTED, WHICH ANALYZED EMPLOYED DATA TO SHOW THAT UNEMPLOYMENT IN STEM OCCUPATIONS WAS MARKEDLY LOWER THAN UNEMPLOYMENT OVERALL. MEDIA AND COMPANIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TOOK NOTE OF THE REPORT. IN JULY, CHANGE THE EQUATION FOLLOWED UP WITH LOST OPPORTUNITY, A BRIEF LOOK AT THE AFTER-SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WITH THE HELP OF NIELSEN RESEARCH, CHANGE THE EQUATION WAS ABLE TO TAKE A FINE-GRAINED LOOK INSIDE U.S. HOUSEHOLDS TO GAUGE WHAT KIND OF STEM PROGRAMMING THEIR CHILDREN WERE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF. THESE REPORTS AIM TO ARM CHANGE THE EQUATION MEMBER COMPANIES WITH THE DATA AND RECOMMENDATIONS THEY CAN USE IN HIGH-LEVEL CONVERSATIONS WITH GOVERNORS AND OTHER STATE LEADERS. AS SUCH, THEY WILL PRESENT RELEVANT, ACTIONABLE DATA IN A WAY THAT IS CLEAR AND ACCESSIBLE TO BOTH COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES AND STATE LEADERS. THEY WILL ALSO BE PITCHED TO A MUCH BROADER AUDIENCE. CTEQ WILL CREATE TOOLS AND OTHER GUIDANCE TO HELP COMPANIES USE THE REPORTS TO GREATEST EFFECT. UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF AN ADVOCACY COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF CTEQ MEMBERS, THE ORGANIZATION WILL ALSO DEVELOP AND CARRY OUT A STRATEGY FOR MOBILIZING MEMBER CEOS TO BECOME A MORE EFFECTIVE VOICE FOR IMPROVING STEM LEARNING AT THE STATE LEVEL. THIS SERIES OF VITAL SIGNS REPORTS WILL CONTINUE INTO 2013, AS THEY WERE WELL RECEIVED. THE VITAL SIGNS REPORTS TO BE A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO BOTH NATIONAL AND STATE-LEVEL INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE STEM LEARNING FOR ALL CHILDREN.THE REPORTS EQUIP CTEQ MEMBER COMPANIES TO WORK WITH GOVERNORS AND OTHER STATE LEADERS TO STAND UP FOR POLICIES AND PRACTICES BASED ON DATA THAT PROMISE TO IMPROVE STEM LEARNING, BOTH IN AND OUT OF SCHOOL. THE FOCUS IS ON STUDENTS IN THE K-12 AGE RANGE. CURRENT PLANS HAVE THE VITAL SIGNS REPORTS COMING IN TWO PHASES.Description

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DescriptionINSPIRING YOUNG PEOPLE CTEQ PARTNERED WITH MEMBER COMPANY E-LINE MEDIA TO CREATE ION FUTURE, A SUITE OF FREE ONLINE LEARNING GAMES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL TO EARLY HIGH AGE YOUTH. PLAYERS EXPLORE THE BREADTH OF STEM-BASED PROFESSIONS AND ARE ABLE TO MATCH THEIR INTERESTS WITH DIFFERENT CAREER PATHWAYS IN STEM. THE GAME IS ACCOMPANIED BY A FACILITATORS GUIDE FOR EDUCATORS, AFTERSCHOOL PROVIDERS, AND FAMILY MEMBERS TO ASSIST YOUTH WITH PLAYING AND GETTING THE MOST BENEFIT FROM THE ONLINE ACTIVITIES.ION FUTURE INCLUDES FOUR GAMES: (1) IN STEM IS EVERYWHERE, PLAYERS RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK TO EXPLORE AN ARRAY STEM CAREERS BY IDENTIFYING THE STEM PROFESSIONALS INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF OBJECTS MOST TWEENS AND TEENS USE EVERY DAY, (2) STEM CAREER QUEST: PLAYERS GET TO ROLE PLAY SCHOOL, CAREER, AND LIFE CHOICES AND FOLLOW AUTHENTIC PATHS TO STEM CAREERS BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY HUNDREDS OF STEM PROFESSIONALS, (3) STEM CAREER MATCHMAKER: PLAYERS ENTER INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR PASSIONS, EXPECTED EDUCATION LEVEL, AND SALARY EXPECTATIONS AND LEARN ABOUT STEM PROFESSIONS THAT ARE THE BEST MATCH FOR THEM, AND (4) STEM CAREER PROFILES: PROFILES PRESENT PLAYERS WITH DETAILED CAREER INFORMATION, INTERVIEWS, VIDEOS, AND OTHER CAREER RESOURCES. ION FUTURE WAS PUBLICLY LAUNCHED ON NOVEMBER 2012 DURING A HIGH- PROFILE EVENT AT NASAS JET PROPULSION LABORATORY IN PASADENA, CALIFORNIA FEATURING ACTRESS AND SINGER KEKE PALMER AND BOBAK FERDOWSI, NASAS MOHAWK MAN. THE LAUNCH ALSO FEATURED PROFESSIONALS FROM MEMBER COMPANIES GLAXO SMITH KLINE, ROLLS ROYCE, AND VIACOM. AN ACCOMPANYING WEBCAST HIGHLIGHTED THE CONNECTION BETWEEN STEM EDUCATION AND THE PATHS STUDENTS CAN TAKE TO A STEM CAREER. MORE THAN 2,000 PEOPLE, INCLUDING 1,600 STUDENTS ON-LOCATION AND VIA THE WEB IN CLASSROOMS AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, PARTICIPATED IN THE WEBCAST. BETWEEN NOVEMBER 2012 AND MARCH 2013, ALMOST 9,000 PEOPLE HAVE PLAYED THE GAME. CTEQ WILL PROMOTE THE GAME TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS IN 2013.Description
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Financial Statement SeparateXFinancialStatementSeparate
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee1AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 AviXPubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years2889285CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year3488552CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year3478825CurrentTaxYear
Total9856662Total

Total170 Total170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years2889285CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year3488552CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year3478825CurrentTaxYear
Total9856662Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total3513222AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total1706343440PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years426CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year15CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Total441Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support9857103TotalSupport
Public Support Pertcentage1700.64350PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year0.63090PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

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Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis297045OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation57454Depreciation
Book Value239591BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings239591TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Footnote In Part XIIIXFootnoteInPartXIII
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt3518568TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities50000DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Revenue Not Rptd F99050000RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal3468568RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form9903468568TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt3561095TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities50000DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Expenses Not Rptd F99050000ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal3511095ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form9903511095TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierDESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:Identifier
Return ReferencePART X, LINE 2:ReturnReference
ExplanationIN JUNE 2006, THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) ISSUED FASB ASC NO. 740-10 [FORMERLY INTERPRETATION NO. 48 (FIN 48)], ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, WHICH IS AN INTERPRETATION OF ASC 740S (FORMERLY SFAS NO. 109), ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES. FASB ASC NO. 740-10 CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN CTEQS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASC 740S AND PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. FASB ASC NO. 740-10 REQUIRES THE EVALUATION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE COURSE OF PREPARING CTEQS TAX RETURN TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE TAX POSITIONS HAVE A MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT PROBABILITY OF BEING SUSTAINED BY THE APPLICABLE TAX AUTHORITY. CHANGE THE EQUATION PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012, THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR TAX YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2011 REMAINS OPEN WITH THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION OR THE VARIOUS STATES AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION FILES TAX RETURNS. IT IS THE ORGANIZATIONS POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012, THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO ACCRUALS FOR INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES.Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Independent ConsultantXIndependentConsultant
Written Employment ContractXWrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (2 entries)

TitleTitleBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgComp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgsBonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrgBonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgsOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgOther Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgsDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgDeferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgsNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgsTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgTotal Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgsComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgComp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
LINDA ROSEN
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER25587905125000011250010200319399000
CLAUS E VON ZASTROW
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER1356980000085000179620162160000

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2GLENN BRITT AND URSULA BURNS - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11AFTER APPROVAL BY CHANGE THE EQUATION'S CEO AND COO/DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH, CTEQ'S FORM 990 IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEVERY CTEQ BOARD MEMBER AND OFFICER ANNUALLY SIGNS A STATEMENT AFFIRMING THAT HE OR SHE (I.) HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND (II.) WILL COMPLY WITH THE POLICY. WITH RESPECT TO ANY BOARD DISCUSSION OR DECISION INVOLVING MATTERS COVERED BY THIS POLICY, THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD MEETING AT WHICH SUCH DISCUSSION OR DECISION TAKE PLACE MUST REFLECT IN DETAIL THE BOARD DELIBERATIONS AND THE VOTING PROCESS, SPECIFICALLY INDICATING THAT THE DIRECTOR OR OFFICER WHOSE SITUATION WAS CONSIDERED WAS NOT PRESENT IN THE ROOM EITHER DURING THE DISCUSSION OR FOR THE VOTE. IN ADDITION, ANY MARKET DATA OR INFORMATION CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD IN APPROVING OR DISAPPROVING A PROPOSED TRANSACTION COVERED BY THIS POLICY MUST BE ATTACHED TO THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD MEETING AT WHICH SUCH CONSIDERATION TOOK PLACE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF CTEQ RETAINED THE SERVICES OF TERRA SEARCH PARTNERS, AN EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM HEADQUARTERED IN CALIFORNIA. PART OF THE PRACTICE OF THIS SEARCH FIRM INCLUDES NON-PROFITS; THE PERSON LEADING THE SEARCH FOR CTEQ PRESENTED COMPARABLE SALARY DATA FOR THE CEO POSITION TO THE FOUNDING MEMBERS, WHO SETTLED ON THE FINAL AMOUNT. THE GATES FOUNDATION DONATED THE SERVICES OF THE MONITOR GROUP TO HELP CONCEPTUALIZE STAFFING NEEDS OF THE NEW ORGANIZATION AND RECOMMENDED ASSOCIATED COMPENSATION FOR EACH POSITION. ONCE THE BENCHMARK SALARY LEVEL WAS SET FOR THE CEO, RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE MONITOR GROUP, EXPERIENCE AND EXISTING COMPENSATION LEVELS OF THE INDIVIDUALS BEING HIRED WERE CONSIDERED IN MAKING SALARY OFFERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19CTEQ MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION, CHANGE THE EQUATION WILL MAINTAIN ITS FORM 990 IN GUIDESTAR'S DATABASE OF INFORMATION ON NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTANT AND PUBLIC RELATION FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,360,475. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 7,227. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,367,702. PUBLIC RELATION FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 451,399. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 451,399. PAYROLL SERVICE FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,327. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 250. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 109. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,686.OTHER FEES