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LITWORLD INTERNATIONAL INC: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
LITWORLD INTERNATIONAL INC (EIN 13-4367685)
Tax period
2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed
2012-11-15
IRS object ID
201203209349310000
Schema version
2011v1.2
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Timestamp2012-11-15T15:14:59-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DICKINSON & MCDONALD PABusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1626AddressLine1
CityDELANDCity
StateFLState
ZIP Code327211626ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN134367685EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LITWORLD INTERNATIONAL INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlLITWNameControl
Phone2127060702Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1315 WEST 57TH STREETAddressLine1
Address Line2ROOM/SUITE 12AAddressLine2
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10019ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NamePAM ALLYNName
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitle
Phone2127060702Phone
Date Signed2012-08-01DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameGREGORY B WILDERName
Phone3867343978Phone
Date Prepared2012-11-15DatePrepared
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2011TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonPAM ALLYNNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line132 FRASER PLACEAddressLine1
CityHASTINGS ON HUDSONCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10706ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts630868GrossReceipts
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3XOrganization501c3
Web SiteWWW.LITWORLD.ORGWebSite
Type Of Organization CorporationXTypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation2007YearFormation
State Legal DomicileNYStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionLITWORLD IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WORKING TO CULTIVATE LITERACY LEADERS WORLDWIDE THROUGH TRANSFORMATIONAL LITERACY EXPERIENCES THAT BUILD CONNECTION, UNDERSTANDING, RESILIENCE AND STRENGTH. LITWORLD JOINS TOGETHER WITH TEACHERS, PARENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND CHILDREN TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE LITERACY PRACTICES ACROSS THE WORLD.ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body9NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members8NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees6TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year227319ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year529335ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY0ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Current Year0InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year65536OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year46251OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year292855TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year575586TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year105224SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year234316SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year0TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year177608OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year289028OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year282832TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year523344TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year10023RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY52242RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY113417TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY187640TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY2031TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY24012TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY111386NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY163628NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part IIIXInfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission DescriptionLITWORLD IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WORKING TO CULTIVATE LITERACY LEADERS WORLDWIDE THROUGH TRANSFORMATIONAL LITERACY EXPERIENCES THAT BUILD CONNECTION, UNDERSTANDING, RESILIENCE AND STRENGTH. LITWORLD JOINS TOGETHER WITH TEACHERS, PARENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND CHILDREN TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE LITERACY PRACTICES ACROSS THE WORLD.MissionDescription
Significant New Program ServicesfalseSignificantNewProgramServices
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChange
Expense105822Expense
DescriptionPROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS TO NOT ONLY IMPROVE LITERACY SKILLS, BUT DEVELOP DEPTH OF UNDERSTANDING AND COMPASSION, AND BUILD NETWORKS OF COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO CAN IMPLEMENT AND EXPAND THE WORK WE HAVE CREATED. THESE PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES ENSURE THAT LITERACY IS NOT JUST A RESPONSIBILITY AND A NECESSITY BUT A VALUE AND A JOY.Description
Total Program Service Expense105822TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3trueDescribedIn501C3
Schedule B RequiredtrueScheduleBRequired
Political ActivitiesfalsePoliticalActivities
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised FundsfalseDonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasements
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArt
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg EquiptrueReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth SecuritiesfalseReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel InvestfalseReportProgRelInvest
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssets
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 FootnotefalseReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
SchoolfalseSchool
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOffice
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To OrganizationsfalseMoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising ActivitiestrueFundraisingActivities
GamingfalseGaming
HospitalfalseHospital
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizations
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit TransactionfalseExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit TransactionfalsePriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQPfalseLoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With OrganizationfalseBsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family MemberfalseBsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss RltnshpfalseOfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash ContributionsfalseDeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of ArtfalseDeductibleContributionsOfArt
TerminatedfalseTerminated
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidation
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntity
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled EntityfalseRelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related EntityfalseTransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl OrgfalseTransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted PartnershipfalseActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O RequiredtrueScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With109628NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup WitholdingfalseComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees6NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns FiledtrueEmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business IncomefalseUnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible ContributionsfalseNonDeductibleContributions
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VIXInfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members9NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members8NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business RelationshipfalseFamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management DutiesfalseDelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing DocsfalseChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To ApprovalfalseDecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing BodytrueMinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of CommitteestrueMinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddress
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing BodyfalseForm990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest PolicyfalseConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is FiledNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JUD WHIDDON CONSULTINGBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number4073250270TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12758 PARK ROYAL DRIVEAddressLine1
CityWINDEMERECity
StateFLState
ZIP Code32478ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (9 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorOfficerOfficerReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
PAM ALLYN
EXECUTIVE DI15.00XX6000000
SUE ATKINS
BOARD MEMBER15.00X000
CHRISTOPHER CARTER
BOARD MEMBER15.00X000
SABRINA CONYERS
BOARD MEMBER15.00X000
JEFFREY DAPUZZO
CHAIR OF BOA15.00X000
ANN ERB-LEONCAVALLO
BOARD MEMBER15.00X000
NICOLE NAKASHIAN
BOARD MEMBER15.00X000
ELLEN FREDERICKS
BOARD MEMBER15.00X000
SOPHIE BELISHA
TREASURER15.00X000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org60000TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Formers ListedfalseFormersListed
Total Comp GT150 KfalseTotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other SourcesfalseCompensationFromOtherSources
All Other Contributions529335AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions529335TotalContributions
Gross Income Fundraising Events101533GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses55282FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column46251TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion$46,251ExclusionAmount

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column575586TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion$46,251ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total37500Total
Management And General37500ManagementAndGeneral

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total135426Total
Management And General135426ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total61390Total
Management And General61390ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total24086Total
Management And General24086ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total78273Total
Management And General78273ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total23749Total
Management And General23749ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total34500Total
Management And General34500ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total7141Total
Management And General7141ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total1463Total
Management And General1463ManagementAndGeneral

Interest Interest

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total89Total
Management And General89ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total13905Total
Management And General13905ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionAFRICA TRAVEL, SUPPLIESDescription
Total105822Total
Program Services105822ProgramServices

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total523344Total
Program Services105822ProgramServices
Management And General417522ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY90440BOY
EOY108480EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY40116EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY16555BOY
EOY34505EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis7247LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec2708LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY6422BOY
EOY4539EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY113417BOY
EOY187640EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY2031BOY
EOY24012EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY2031BOY
EOY24012EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY81469BOY
EOY163628EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY29917BOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY111386BOY
EOY163628EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY113417BOY
EOY187640EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses52242ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReview
FS AuditedtrueFSAudited
Audit CommitteetrueAuditCommittee
Financial Statement ConsolidatedXFinancialStatementConsolidated
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 AviXPubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years113031CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years192767CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year227319CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year529335CurrentTaxYear
Total1062452Total

Total170 Total170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years113031CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years192767CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year227319CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year529335CurrentTaxYear
Total1062452Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total1701062452PublicSupportTotal170

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year108785CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year101533CurrentTaxYear
Total210318Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support1272770TotalSupport
First5 Years170XFirst5Years170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Disclosed Orgs Legal ControlfalseDisclosedOrgsLegalControl
Disclosed For Charitable PurposesfalseDisclosedForCharitablePurposes
Written Policy MonitoringfalseWrittenPolicyMonitoring
Sect170h Requirements SatisfiedfalseSect170hRequirementsSatisfied
Solicited Assets For SalefalseSolicitedAssetsForSale
Agent Trustee EtcfalseAgentTrusteeEtc
Included On FSfalseIncludedOnFS
Endowments Held By Unrelated OrgsfalseEndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related OrgsfalseEndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule RfalseAreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis7247OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation2708Depreciation
Book Value4539BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings4539TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1GALA FUNDRAISERNameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1101533GrossReceiptsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1101533GrossRevenueEvent1
Rent Facility Costs Event149855RentFacilityCostsEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event15427OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Gross Receipts Total101533GrossReceiptsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events101533GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events49855RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events5427OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events55282DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary46251NetIncomeSummary

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONFORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONLITWORLD IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WORKING TO CULTIVATE LITERACY LEADERS WORLDWIDE THROUGH TRANSFORMATIONAL LITERACY EXPERIENCES THAT BUILD CONNECTION, UNDERSTANDING, RESILIENCE AND STRENGTH. LITWORLD JOINS TOGETHER WITH TEACHERS, PARENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND CHILDREN TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE LITERACY PRACTICES ACROSS THE WORLD.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BA DESIGNATED MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES FORM 990.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATIONFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND POLICY STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.