First Place Az

“The treasurer of the organization distributes a pdf copy of the 990 return to all board members for review and comment prior to being filed. At the first meeting of the board following the filing of the 990 with the irs, the complete form 990 is presented to the board by the organizations lead officers with responsibility over the form 990s review thereafter, questions are taken and the form, its preparation, and its public relation impact is discussed.”

“At each board and committee meeting, if there is a discussion of selecting or engaging a vendor or service provider, all in attendance are asked to recuse themselves from this discussion if there could be a perceived conflict. Annually, the organization reviews and discusses the conflict of interest policy and requests that each board member list and acknowledge any known conflicts.”

“The executive committee reviews the compensation for the executive director by comparing their compensation to the compensation of individuals in like positions, in comparable organizations using forms 990, compensation studies, and other available data. The committee then approves any changes in compensation based on this information. The organization has no other paid officers or employees meeting the irs definition of a key employee.”

“The organization will provide in a timely manner, governing documents including its conflict of interest policies, and financial statements when requested in writing or in person.”

“The organization utilizes the services of an employee leasing firm. The amounts reflected as compensation and salaries throughout the return are the amounts paid to the employee leasing firm for the gross wages for these individuals. Per irs instructions, these employees are treated as being employees of the organization although there are not any w2s filed by the organization. The number of employees of 6 is listed in form 990, part i, line 5, while form 990, part v, line 2a for the number of w2s issued is zero. Payroll taxes are also not reported as they are the responsibilty of the leasing company.”

“Program Service Expenses 0, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 FIRST PLACE TRANSITION ACADEMY - LAUNCHED NEARLY THREE YEARS AGO, ENROLLMENT IN THE TRANSITION ACADEMY HAS STEADILY INCREASED. SOPHOMORES IN THE PROGRAM WILL BE GRADUATING IN MAY 2018. IN 2018, FRESHMEN WILL LIVE AT FIRST PLACE-PHOENIX AND SOPHOMORES, AT 29 PALMS OUR INITIAL BETA SITE, AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROPERTY CO-LOCATING SENIORS WITH TRANSITION ACADEMY RESIDENTS. TRANSITION ACADEMY PARTICIPANTS MATRICULATE THROUGH THEIR COURSEWORK, APPLYING WHAT THEY LEARN IN THEIR APARTMENTS - ALSO KNOWN AS INDEPENDENT LIVING CLASSROOMS - AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. THE LEARN4INDEPENDENCE CURRICULUM FOR FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORES CONTINUES TO BE TAUGHT ON THE CAMPUS OF PHOENIXS GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE - A REMARKABLE, SUPPORTIVE PARTNER SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATING OUR TRANSITION ACADEMY PARTICIPANTS WITH THE BROADER STUDENT POPULATION.”

“Program Service Expenses 0, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 FIRST PLACE GLOBAL LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE - THE GLOBAL LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE HAS MADE STEADY GAINS TOWARD TRAINING SUPPORT PROVIDERS AND CREATING NEW EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. EACH OF THE GLOBAL LEADERSHIP INSTITUTES FIVE CENTERS IS FOCUSED ON SHORT- AND LONG-TERM PROJECTS AND SPECIFIC INITIATIVES -”

“Program Service Expenses 0, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 1 MARICOPA COUNTY IDA CENTER FOR EDUCATION, TRAINING EMPLOYMENT - LICENSING OF THE FIRST PLACE AZ LEARN4INDEPENDENCE CURRICULUM, COMPRISING 32 SEMESTER-LENGTH COURSES 17 WEEKS EACH, IS A VALUABLE, SOUGHT-AFTER CURRICULUM AND SERVES AS VALUABLE CONTENT FOR THE FIRST PLACE TRANSITION ACADEMY”

“Program Service Expenses 0, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 2 CENTER FOR REAL ESTATE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - THIS CENTER HOSTS SEMI-ANNUAL SYMPOSIA FOR LEADERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD EAGER TO LEARN MORE ABOUT FIRST PLACE AND SARRC - AND HOW PHOENIX HAS BECOME THE MOST AUTISM-FRIENDLY CITY IN THE WORLD”

“Program Service Expenses 0, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 3 COLONEL HARLAND SANDERS CENTER FOR APPLIED RESEARCH - THIS CENTER IS COLLECTING DATA ON OUTCOMES FOR THE TRANSITION ACADEMY AND WILL BE INVOLVED IN OTHER INITIATIVES INCLUDING QUALITY OF LIFE SURVEYS FOR ALL FIRST PLACE PARTICIPANTS AND FUTURE RESIDENTS”

“Program Service Expenses 0, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 4 MULZET CENTER FOR EXPRESSION - THIS CENTER IS FOCUSED ON COMMUNICATING LESSONS LEARNED ABOUT FIRST PLACE-PHOENIX, INCLUDING THE COMPLEXITIES OF TRANSITIONING FROM ADOLESCENCE TO ADULTHOOD. OUR WORK HAS CAPTURED THE ATTENTION OF PBS NEWSHOUR AND VARIOUS OTHER NATIONAL AND LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS. FILMING FOR THE DOCUMENTARY ON THE HISTORY OF AUTISM BY JOURNALISTS AND PULITZER PRIZE FINALISTS CAREN ZUCKER AND JOHN DONVAN ALSO CONTINUES IN PHOENIX AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY”

“Program Service Expenses 0, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 AND 5 CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY - THIS CENTER WILL EMPOWER FUTURE POLICIES SUPPORTING GREATER INNOVATION, ENABLING MORE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO COMBINE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDING FOR NEW RESIDENTIAL MODELS LIKE FIRST PLACE.”

“Operating partners for the academy, payroll services, security services, and other contract services”

“Discounts on long-term pledges and allowance for uncollectible pledges are not reflected as expenses for tax purposes as they relate to unconditional promises to donate to the organization - 87,204”