2014-11-17T16:15:11-06:00 2013-12-31 Grant Thornton LLP 201 S COLLEGE ST STE 2500 CHARLOTTE NC 28244 990 2013-01-01 260723027 Make It Right Foundation % S H 'JIM' FOGLEMAN MAKE 5046203200 912 Magazine Street Suite New Orleans LA 70130 Thomas F Darden III Executive Director 5046203200 2014-11-17 true MICHELE N MELCHIOR P00488037 5046203200 2014-11-13 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z Thomas F Darden III 912 Magazine Street New Orleans LA 70130 7854099 false X www.makeitrightnola.org X 2007 DE Development of affordable, green homes in economically challenged areas. 4 2 25 5 0 0 7383769 4368624 1933557 2459270 161512 1024423 226853 1341 9705691 7853658 1028870 2385723 0 0 1487833 1342219 168675 27500 440265 5040479 5987276 7725857 9742718 1979834 -1889060 47067158 45520566 41333216 41675684 5733942 3844882 X THE MAKE IT RIGHT FOUNDATION WAS INCORPORATED ON AUGUST 15, 2007, AS A DELAWARE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, TWO YEARS AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA. IT WAS FOUNDED TO HELP IMPLEMENT ACTOR BRAD PITT'S OBJECTIVE TO IMPROVE THE DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. ITS PRIMARY GOAL IS TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY, ENERGY-EFFICIENT HOUSING TO FAMILIES IN NEED, AND TO IMPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY LIVE. THE ORGANIZATION'S FIRST PROJECT WAS TO ASSIST IN THE SUSTAINABLE REDEVELOPMENT OF NEW ORLEANS, IN PARTICULAR, THE LOWER 9TH WARD. THE MISSION FOR THIS PROJECT IS TO BE A CATALYST FOR REDEVELOPMENT BY BUILDING A NEIGHBORHOOD COMPRISED OF SAFE AND HEALTHY HOMES, INSPIRED BY CRADLE TO CRADLE THINKING, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON HIGH-QUALITY DESIGN, WHILE PRESERVING THE SPIRIT OF THE COMMUNITY'S CULTURE. MAKE IT RIGHT LATER AMENDED ITS BYLAWS TO EXPAND BEYOND HOUSING IN NEW ORLEANS TO HELP IN OTHER AREAS AND TO SPREAD ITS KNOWLEDGE AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. THEREFORE, THE REVISED false false 8506790 2385723 2200181 Make It Right was founded to build innovative and sustainable housing for families whose homes were destroyed in Hurricane Katrina. In pursuit of that mission, we continue to develop new designs, methods and materials that will improve the performance and environmental effectiveness of affordable housing. We do this by gathering the world's leading experts in design and materials, apply their expertise to our projects and share lessons learned and experience gained with designers and builders around the world. We share our knowledge and experience with the goal of improving the environmental and energy performance of buildings. In 2013, we accomplished the following: 1) Continued to build safe, LEED Platinum certified homes in New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward. LEED Platinum is the highest level of certification offered by the U.S. Green Building Council. Make It Right completed construction on nine houses in 2013, bringing our total homes in New Orleans to 98. The Foundation provided nearly $200,000 in down payment and closing cost assistance to low income families for the houses we completed in 2013. An additional 10-15 new homes are expected to break ground in 2014. 2) Continued to work with NeighborWorks America (NWA), the premier affordable housing and community development entity in the US. NWA provides training and strategic guidance for our staff implementing our homeownership counseling and community development programs. Over 100 low-income families were able to access free financial counseling services from Make It Right staff as a result of this partnership. 3) Shared lessons learned at various industry conferences including: Greenbuild, Clinton Global Initiative, Urban Land Institute, Strategic Builders Group and others. 328584 88089 In November 2013, Make It Right completed an ambitious project in a transitional urban community in the heart of Kansas City. Our building in Kansas City's Manheim Park neighborhood provides affordable housing for more than 150 people and showcases innovative, sustainable redevelopment strategies and design. After a year of discussions with residents and community leaders in the blighted neighborhood, Make It Right committed to redevelop the site of the former Bancroft Elementary School. Built in 1904, the school functioned as a public elementary until 1999 and has remained vacant for the last 13 years. Make It Right and our local partners converted the school into a LEED Platinum housing and community complex, including 50 affordable rental units for youth transitioning out of foster care, veterans and low-income families. Half the housing units are located in the historic school building; the other half are new townhome structures built around the school and designed by Kansas City-based BNIM Architects, American Institute of Architects 2011 Firm of the Year. The Bancroft School redevelopment also includes a community center featuring an auditorium, gymnasium, locker rooms, technology lab, job training center, medical clinic, grocery store and other retail space, along with community gardens, a playground, walking trail and police foot patrol office. Access to these resources is available to all 30,000 residents of the neighborhood, resulting in a healthier, safer community. Make It Right hopes this redevelopment will catalyze additional reinvestment in the community. Make It Right partnered with Dalmark Group and Neighborhood Housing Services to manage the facilities and rental units upon completion of construction. 274755 171000 Make It Right is partnering with the Sioux and Assiniboine tribes of Fort Peck, Montana to build sustainable homes on their reservation. Make It Right will build 20 Cradle to Cradle-inspired, LEED Platinum homes for tribe members in need of housing. Make It Right also committed to develop a sustainable master plan for the entire reservation, which covers thousands of acres and is home to more than 6,000 Native Americans. Currently, more than 600 people are waiting for housing. Overcrowding is a chronic problem on the Fort Peck Reservation where multiple families commonly live together in two bedroom homes. Make It Right's work on the Fort Peck Reservation began in June 2013 with community-driven design meetings. Tribal leaders and future homeowners met with Make It Right's architects and designers to discuss housing needs and vision for their new neighborhood. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2014. The solar-powered homes will have 3-4 bedrooms and 2-3 bathrooms and be available to tribe members whose income levels are at or below 60% of the Area Median Income. A percentage of the homes will be dedicated to senior adult and disabled veteran housing. Homeownership will be structured through a Low Income Housing Tax Credit Rent-to-Own program with ownership transferring to the tenant after 15 years of renting. 9110129 true true false false false false false true false true false true false true false false true false false false false false true false false false true true false false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true false false true 54 0 true 25 true false false false false false false false false false false X 4 2 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY X X S H 'JIM' FOGLEMAN 9197432500 111 EAST HARGETT STREET Raleigh NC 27601 Samuel W Whitt Board Chairman 10.0 10.0 X X 0 48000 0 Maurice Coleman Board Member 10.0 X 0 0 0 Thomas F Darden III Executive Director 60.0 1.0 X X 102804 0 7012 Brad Pitt Board Member 10.0 X 0 0 0 SH Jim Fogleman Treasurer / Secretary 6.0 X 0 0 0 Craig Turner Construction Director 60.0 X 125747 0 11138 228551 48000 18150 2 false false false CRM Builders LLC 4201 Belvedere Street Suite 212 METAIRIE LA 70001 Construction 343686 TKO Maintenance and Construction 8712 Melrose Lane RIVER RIDGE LA 70123 Construction 285008 Palekaiko Services LLC 116 Imperial Woods Drive HARAHAN LA 70123 Construction 285000 Caledonia Construction LLC 202 South Olympia Street NEW ORLEANS LA 70119 Construction 182379 Endeavor Law Firm PC 5001 Wisconsin Ave Citibank Branc WASINGTON DC 20016 Legal 160000 6 770585 3598039 638763 4368624 SALES TO HOMEOWNERS 531390 2130000 2130000 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE 900099 329270 329270 2459270 1024423 1024423 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1782 441 1341 1341 0 7853658 2460611 1024423 10482 10482 2375241 2375241 0 0 109816 51657 24771 33388 0 1031405 941405 90000 0 103859 90357 2077 11425 97139 84511 1943 10685 589895 539895 50000 75081 50053 25028 76441 76441 0 27500 27500 88998 88998 620996 431343 32134 157519 50574 48605 1238 731 104222 81380 4184 18658 26836 17474 1925 7437 0 94338 94338 130370 104228 9784 16358 0 0 238101 238101 0 97291 97291 95499 90538 4774 187 CONSTRUCTION COSTS 3425607 3425607 BAD DEBT EXPENSE - OTHER 225607 205340 3890 16377 SOLAR LEASING 38743 34608 4135 TAX EXPENSE 2955 2955 5722 5722 9742718 9110129 192324 440265 1960342 859151 154937 89922 668712 312540 9611 114469 0 0 0 0 34891701 34817794 3023163 2402897 47160 54974 1527857 509917 932738 1017940 0 0 0 0 3576152 3792701 0 0 1802642 2058178 47067158 45520566 825585 1846085 0 0 1257470 732773 0 0 0 0 0 0 34342266 34342266 150000 150000 4757895 4604560 41333216 41675684 X 5427637 3702194 306305 142688 0 0 5733942 3844882 47067158 45520566 -1889060 X X false true X true false X 8829964 3766073 5755712 7383769 4368624 30104142 0 0 0 0 8829964 3766073 5755712 7383769 4368624 30104142 4704534 25399608 84540 229392 164742 164101 1024423 1667198 0 0 7800 27975 881824 917599 32688939 14398257 0.77701 0.88649 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 749145 749145 31019 11232 19787 267025 153349 113676 480668 345336 135332 1017940 INVESTMENT IN AFFILIATES 1387023 C FORGIVABLE LOANS TO HOMEOWNERS 2212959 C HOMEOWNER FINANCING 192719 C 3792701 0 DUE TO AFFILIATE 4595402 MISCELLANEOUS LIABILITIES 9158 4604560 X Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 The organization adopted FIN48 (now known as ASC740) in an earlier year, however as the organization did not have any Uncertain Tax positions that required disclosure, no footnote is included in the current year financial statements. X X X X X X X true Blackbaud Inc PO Box 930256 Atlanta GA 31193 Service false 8597 Endeavor Law Firm PC 5001 Wisconsin Ave NW Washington DC 20016 Consulting false 113000 Mobile Commons Inc Holdings LLC 55 Washington St Brooklyn NY 11201 Service false 3000 The Remington Group 21820 Dover Ct Beverly Hills MI 48025 Consulting false 25000 Odell Simms Lynch Inc 1593 Spring Hill Rd Tysons Corner VA 22182 Consulting false 13000 Steve Ragan 21710 Garrison St Dearborn MI 48124 Consulting false 57000 Gross Receipts - All false 1260100 1040503 1260100 219597 1040503 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY SCHEDULE G, PART I The six professional fundraising organizations listed on schedule G provide fundraising support to Make It Right and their roles are integral to raising contributions. It was not possible to separately track the amount raised by each. true Homeownership Assistance 71 1823585 Closing Cost Assistance 13 67931 Loan Forgiveness 72 483725 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 MAKE IT RIGHT'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO BUILD AFFORDABLE GREEN HOMES, HOWEVER, ON A LIMITED AND AS NEEDED BASIS, MAKE IT RIGHT PROVIDES HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE FUNDS, CLOSING COSTS ASSISTANCE AND FORGIVABLE LOANS TO HOMEOWNERS PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM. THE HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE FUNDS HELP HOMEOWNERS OFFSET COSTS THEY INCUR TO FACILITATE THEIR TRANSITION INTO A MAKE IT RIGHT HOME, INCLUDING TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENTS, RENT, ETC. THE CLOSING COSTS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HELPS HOMEOWNERS PAY CLOSING TRANSACTION COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PURCHASE OF THEIR HOME. THE FORGIVABLE LOANS ASSIST FAMILIES WITH COVERING THE FUNDING GAP BETWEEN THE SALES PRICE OF THE HOME AND WHAT THEY CAN AFFORD TO PAY. X Construction Materials 1 74235 market value X Paint 1 185482 market value X Carpet & Woodflooring 1 379046 market value false true true SCHEDULE M, PART I LINE 32A & 32B MAKE IT RIGHT HIRED CONSULTING FIRMS TO ASSIST IN RAISING FUNDS. ALL PROCESSING OF DONATIONS ARE HANDLED BY MAKE IT RIGHT FOUNDATION Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Before filing, the Form 990 was reviewed in detail by the Board Chairman, Executive Director, Treasurer, and accounting team. A copy of the Form 990 was provided to all officers and directors before filing. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Make It Right Foundation has a Conflict of Interest Policy. This policy pertains to any director, officer, or member of a committee with powers delegated by the Board of Directors. Each director, officer and member of a committee with Board delegated powers annually signs a statement that affirms such person: a) has received a copy of the Conflict of Interest Policy, b) has read and understands the Policy, c) has agreed to comply with the Policy, d) confirms that no conflict of interest exists and e) understands that Make It Right is a charity and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities that accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes. Additionally, Make It Right performs periodic reviews to ensure the organization operates in a manner consistent with charitable purposes and does not engage in activities that could jeopardize its tax-exempt status. The reviews include whether compensation arrangements and benefits are reasonable, based on survey information and the result of arm's length bargaining. The policy also determines whether partnerships, joint ventures and arrangements with entities other than Section 501(c)(3) organizations conform to the organization's written policies, are properly recorded, reflect reasonable investment or payments for goods and services, further charitable purposes and do not result in inurement, impermissible private benefit or in an excess benefit transaction. Make It Right's policies mandate that any director with a potential conflict of interest leave the board meeting while the determination of a conflict of interest is discussed and voted upon. During the time when the board is being developed, if there are insufficient directors qualified to deliberate about a particular conflict issue, the directors will select one or more additional directors or the Executive Director if the conflict does not involve the Executive Director, to engage in the deliberation. The procedure for addressing a conflict of interest is as follows: a) the interested person may make a presentation to the Board, but after the presentation the person must leave, b) the Board will appoint a committee to investigate the conflict of interest, c) after exercising due diligence, the committee will consider whether Make It Right can obtain with reasonable efforts a more advantageous transaction or arrangement from a person or entity that would not give rise to a conflict of interest, d) if a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonably possible under circumstances not producing a conflict of interest, the committee will determine by a majority vote whether the transaction or arrangement is in Make It Right's best interest, for its own benefit, and whether it is fair and reasonable. Then the committee will present to the Board for final approval. If the Board has a reasonable cause to believe an individual has failed to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interest, it will inform the individual of the basis for such belief and afford the interested person an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose. If after hearing the individuals' response and after making further investigations as warranted, and the Board determines the individual has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, then the Board will take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a The Board of Directors reviews and approves all compensation for the Executive Director, officers and key employees. Compensation is based on industry norms using employee and compensation surveys generated by reputable independent organizations and is typically reviewed every two years. Compensation is also approved in the context of the constraints of the annual budget. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b The Board of Directors reviews and approves all compensation for the Executive Director, officers and key employees. Compensation is based on industry norms using employee and compensation surveys generated by reputable independent organizations and is typically reviewed every two years. Compensation is also approved in the context of the constraints of the annual budget. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 The annual report and audited financial statements can be found on our website. The Governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available upon request. 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