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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (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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Total |
0 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 41,015 | 13,949 | 34,513 | 27,209 | 175,889 | 292,575 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 41,015 | 13,949 | 34,513 | 27,209 | 175,889 | 292,575 |
| 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).. | 117,182 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 175,393 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 41,015 | 13,949 | 34,513 | 27,209 | 175,889 | 292,575 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 135 | 135 | ||||
| 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.).. | 0 | |||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 292,710 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 0 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| 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): |
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| 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 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
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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8
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 2018 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-2018 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2018 |
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1
Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2018 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2018: | ||||
| a From 2013....... | ||||
| b From 2014....... | ||||
| c From 2015....... | ||||
| d From 2016....... | ||||
| e From 2017....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2013 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2018 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2018, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2018. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2019. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2014...... | ||||
| b Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2018..... | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| Other | Part III, Line 28 Statement of Program Service Accomplishments |
| Other | Benjamin Franklin Experience (BFE) is a career exploration and social-emotional skill building program for teens. At BFE students try on inspirational careers led by experts. Fields include STEM, arts, trades, medicine, and more. One day, students work with environmental scientists in a mountain stream, the next, they learn emergency medicine at a state-of-the-art simulation center. |
| Other | As students discover their own interests and talents, they learn the skills necessary to succeed in the 21st century-leadership, business etiquette, teamwork, writing excellence, creative problem solving, and verbal communication. Students' future college and employment applications are bolstered with writing assignments, photography, and music from the program. Most importantly, students change their perceptions of themselves and their possible futures, which results in goal-driven behavior necessary to achieve success. |
| Other | Testing by an independent third-party demonstrated that 80% of graduates increased in at least one area of emotional intelligence measured-adaptability, intrapersonal skills, interpersonal skills, or stress management. |
| Other | Invention of 30 day-long, hands-on experiences in 13 different careers, in which teens meet high-performing individuals who create simulations, exercises, and experiences that demonstrate the nuances and realities of their respective professions. |
| Other | Curriculum design to integrate soft-skill training, setting behavioral expectations, instruction on body language, social mores, presentation and communications skills throughout each experience. |
| Other | Construction of Benjamin Franklin Experience website as program brochure, application portal, payment portal for tuition, and way for parents and students to access program documents and instructions. |
| Other | Creation of student handbook, risk management policies, emergency procedures, and procurement of liability insurance |
| Other | Development of relationships with community partners that served as guest-instructors/experience hosts, including Greenville Health System Simulation Center; GE; Thrive Upstate; composer, Cale Pellick; and Furman University's Environmental Science Department. |
| Other | Human resources functions, including creation of job descriptions, payroll administration, posting job openings, interviewing staff, hiring, onboarding, and training staff. |
| Other | Communications with Greenville County School District leadership, and various Charter schools in Greenville, including Legacy Early College, and NEXT High School regarding logistics of nominating students to the program. |
| Other | Student application review and acceptance processes, including determination of students emotional readiness for the program, enrollment logistics, including completion of permission and release forms. |
| Other | Recruiting of high-performing mentors to the program, including former NFL coach, Executive coach, school counselors and psychologists, venture capitalists, artists, entrepreneurs and writers. |
| Other | Transportation logistics, including arranging for students to get to and from class headquarters and arranging for transportation to-and-from home and headquarters for students who would not otherwise be able to attend the program. |
| Other | Procurement of lunch and snacks for all experiences, particularly for students on free-lunch during school (for some this was the only meal they ate in a day.) |
| Other | Pre and post program testing and evaluation from independent third-party to evaluate program effectiveness. |
| Other | Focus group testing and individual interviews of students, both before and after the program, to continually improve and assess the programs efficacy. |
| Other | Form 990, Page 2, Part III, Line 29. |
| Other | Line 29: Aid Joy is a non-profit consultancy comprised of well-established business experts who are deeply passionate about applying their skills in non-profit program design, technology, operational efficiencies, marketing communications, and strategic relationship development. Aid Joy is saving lives, transforming communities, and ending cycles of poverty. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 8 | Revenue from other activities not regularly carried on 595. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Depreciation 899. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Small equipment and supplies 1147. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Office supplies 2906. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Phone and Fax 267. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Marketing 205. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Software 2584. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Program meals 6351. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Background checks 64. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Other 289. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Travel and meetings 5099. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Insurance 497. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 20 | Adjustment to beginning cash balance 2700. |
| Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24 | 13 cameras (cost $2,480 less $531 depreciation) 2303. 1949. |
| Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24 | Pro camera kit (cost $1,142 less $245 depreciation) 1060. 897. |
| Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24 | 10 cameras (cost $2,671 less $573 depreciation) 2480. 2098. |
| Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 26 | Interest-free loan from unrelated lender (forgiven in 2018) 100000. 0. |
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