Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 1,811,177 | 739,975 | 860,057 | 70,195 | 828,800 | 4,310,204 |
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | 11,444,434 | 13,548,113 | 13,818,253 | 2,609,662 | 14,343,619 | 55,764,081 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | 0 | |||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 315,418 | 315,418 | ||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | 13,571,029 | 14,288,088 | 14,678,310 | 2,679,857 | 15,172,419 | 60,389,703 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | 0 | |||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | 1,622,141 | 1,762,016 | 2,867,768 | 92,431 | 859,580 | 7,203,936 |
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 1,622,141 | 1,762,016 | 2,867,768 | 92,431 | 859,580 | 7,203,936 |
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 53,185,767 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 13,571,029 | 14,288,088 | 14,678,310 | 2,679,857 | 15,172,419 | 60,389,703 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 305,387 | 308,039 | 253,126 | 73,792 | 348,950 | 1,289,294 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | 0 | |||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 305,387 | 308,039 | 253,126 | 73,792 | 348,950 | 1,289,294 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | 72,481 | 72,481 | ||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | 1,157,064 | 106,998 | 142,932 | 3,279 | 87,417 | 1,497,690 |
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 15,033,480 | 14,775,606 | 15,074,368 | 2,756,928 | 15,608,786 | 63,249,168 |
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e | Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): | |||||
| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions) | |||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2014 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2014 |
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1
Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2014 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2014: | ||||
| a From 2009.......X | ||||
| b From 2010.......X | ||||
| c From 2011.......X | ||||
| d From 2012.......X | ||||
| e From 2013....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2009 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2014 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2014, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2014. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2015. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a From 2010.......X | ||||
| b From 2011.......X | ||||
| c From 2012.......X | ||||
| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Extended Description of Organization's Mission | Form 990, Part III, Line 1: As the creator and steward of the definitive education technology standards, ISTE's mission is to empower learners to flourish in a connected world by cultivating a passionate, professional learning community, linking educators and partners, leveraging knowledge and expertise, advocating for strategic policies, and continually improving learning and teaching. |
| Other Program Services | Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: ISTE's Executive Support Services (Office of the CEO), Operations, Marketing and Communications, and Strategic Initiatives account for a portion of revenue through consulting work, speeches and presentations, advertising, and strategic partnerships. Program services include the administration, accounting, personnel, and organization-wide functions necessary for the organization to operate. |
| Significant Changes to the Organization's Governing Documents | Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 4: The organization amended its bylaws during the 2014 fiscal year, removing the language which provided that a meeting at which a quorum was initially present may continue to transact business, notwithstanding the withdrawal of directors, if any action taken is approved by at least a majority of the established quorum for that meeting. |
| Organization's Members or Stockholders | Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6: ISTE's members include individual educators and education leaders, institutions, affiliate organizations, and corporations. |
| Powers of Organization's Members to Elect or Appoint Governing Body | Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a: The general membership of ISTE votes for all Board of Directors. However, Board Members may also be appointed by the Board. All Board Members, whether elected or appointed, have the same rights. |
| Governance Decisions of the Organization Reserved to Members | Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b: Members elect the Board of Directors. All other governance decisions are at the discretion of the Board. |
| Form 990 Review Process | Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b: The ISTE Audit/Tax Firm and the ISTE Finance team work together to gather the required information necessary to complete the Form 990. The tax firm prepares an initial draft Form 990 and reviews this initial draft with the ISTE Finance team; all line items are reviewed and any items in question are discussed. Any recommended changes and comments are considered and the Form 990 is updated. The final draft Form 990 is then made available to ISTE's Board of Directors for review and comments. The full Board receives the final Form 990 prior to the filing of the return. |
| Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflict of Interest Policy | Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c: ISTE's conflict of interest policies cover all directors, officers, board members, key executives and staff. In determining a conflict of interest of a board member, the Board shall vote as to whether a conflict is present, and the vote of the Board shall be final. The individual with the potential conflict of interest shall not vote. In the case of a disclosed conflict of interest, the Board will perform due diligence to determine how to handle each disclosed conflict for all groups except for staff. In the event of a violation, the Board will determine any appropriate disciplinary and corrective action. In the event of a staff conflict of interest, the CEO will determine how to handle the disclosed conflict of interest, and in the event of a violation will determine any appropriate disciplinary and corrective action, up to and including termination. The process is reviewed annually. |
| Process for Determining Compensation of Organization's CEO | Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a: The CEO's compensation is determined by the ISTE Board of Directors with input from internal and external consultants and periodic reviews of market compensation data. |
| Process for Determining Compensation of Officers and Key Employees | Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b: Compensation for key personnel is reviewed annually and determined by the CEO/COO as well as others, depending on the role of the employee. Data considered may include market and industry compensation data, peer compensation data, as well as years and level of experience. Input may also include data from outside consultants. |
| Documents Made Available to the Public | Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19: ISTE's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request. These documents are submitted to federal/state government registrations and grant applications when required. |
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