2023-10-02T10:13:07-04:00 2022-12-31 521903650 LINDSEY ASSOCIATES LLC 110 WEST ROAD SUITE 220 TOWSON MD 21204 990 2022-01-01 912035824 THE WILDERNESS TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE WILD 2028537617 13605 MILLS AVE SILVER SPRING MD 20904 LOUIS AUGUST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2028537617 2023-09-29 true LOUIS AUGUST 999009999 false JESSICA CARRICK P01672561 4108251994 2023-10-02 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z LOUIS AUGUST 13605 MILLS AVE SILVER SPRING MD 20904 804324 false X WWW.WILDTECH.ORG X 2000 WA PIONEERING CHARACTER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION FOR DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS. REFURBISHED AND PLACED HUNDREDS OF COMPUTERS WITH STUDENTS, SCHOOLS, AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS. PROVIDED FREE COMPUTER ACCESS, TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR SENIORS. 13 12 16 11 0 401825 722859 81764 81443 22 0 483589 804324 104770 106150 0 151819 399088 0 1612 117576 150831 374165 656069 109424 148255 299630 1685086 1245801 299630 439285 X PIONEERING CHARACTER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION FOR PEOPLE IN NEED. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS THROUGH CHARACTER EDUCATION THROUGH WILDERNESS LEADERSHIP, PROVIDING FREE AND LOW-COST TECHNOLOGY ACCESS, TECHNOLOGY TRAINING, AND WORK-BASED LEARNING, OFTEN THROUGH SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT-RUN ENTERPRISES CALLED "WILD TECH." false false 168378 106150 81443 PROVIDE TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE INDIGENT THROUGH THE 7- STEP "WILDTECH" MODEL. 1: IDENTIFY NEEDY INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSING ON THE HOMELESS AND SCHOOLS SERVING LOW-INCOME YOUTH. 2: (OPTIONAL) PROVIDE LEADERSHIPS, TEAMWORK AND INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY THROUGH INTENSE OUTDOOR ADVENTURE PROGRAMS. 3: PROVIDE TECHNOLOGY ACCESS, MOST OFTEN THROUGH FREE AND EXTREMELY LOW-COST REFURBISHED COMPUTERS. 4: PROVIDE FOUNDATIONAL DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS FOR PARTICIPANTS WITH LITTLE OR NO TECHNOLOGY ACCESS. 5: PROVIDE ICT VOCATIONAL SKILLS FOR DIGITALLY LITERATE PARTICIPANTS, CONCENTRATING ON CISCO ACADEMY AND IT ESSENTIALS. 6: PROVIDE BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING FOR VOCATIONALLY TRAINED PARTICIPANTS. 7: FACILITATE PARTICIPANTS TO CREATE "WILDTECH" STUDENT ENTERPRISES THAT FUSE THEIR CHARACTER AND TECHNOLOGY SKILLS THROUGH WORK- BASED LEARNING THAT PRODUCES VALUABLE TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES NEEDED BY THEIR COMMUNITY, GENERATING INCOME TO SUSTAIN AND GROW. 483346 PROVIDE ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY TO DC SENIORS ALONG WITH TRAINING, SUPPORT AND INFORMATION SERVICES VALUABLE TO SENIORS. 651724 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false true true false true false false false false false false false false true 17 0 16 true false false false false false false false false X 13 12 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true true false LOUIS AUGUST 2028537617 13605 MILLS AVE SILVER SPRING MD 20904 LOUIS AUGUST EXECUTIVE DI 60.00 X X 115835 0 0 DAN GRAHAM TREASURER 2.00 X X 4125 0 0 CHRISTOPHER DAVID PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 1500 0 0 PAT BROGAN BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 LAMBERT CHAPTCHET BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 STEVE COOPER BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN DONDAPATI BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 PETER GASTON BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 JAMIL HUSEIN VICE PRESIDE 0.50 X X 0 0 0 DAMILOLA KEHINDE BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 THERESA KEPPLE BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 STEVE SPENCER BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 MARK WOLFRAM BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 121460 1 false false false 466787 256072 153150 722859 PROVIDING REFURBISHED COMPUT 541519 81443 81443 81443 22 22 804324 81465 91500 91500 14650 14650 121460 121460 245811 245811 3839 3839 27978 27978 2928 2928 5533 5492 41 56867 56767 100 1612 1612 11457 11457 24556 24556 17032 15844 1188 757 674 83 12027 12027 COST OF REFURBISHMENT 12175 12175 COMPUTERS 5887 4566 1321 656069 651724 2733 1612 147471 234360 96138 29929 1170930 122230 183658 299630 1685086 27468 1218333 0 1245801 X 299630 439285 299630 439285 299630 1685086 148255 -8600 X X false false false X 228443 406002 367778 483589 722859 2208671 228443 406002 367778 483589 722859 2208671 2208671 22 22 2208693 436511 1.00000 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false ADELL C WHITE WORKFORCE CENTER 2041 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR AVE SE WASHINGTON DC 20020 841712277 14100 FMV COMPUTERS BYTE BACK 899 NORTH CAPITAL ST NE SUITE 850 WASHINGTON DC 20002 522061398 501C3 57450 FMV COMPUTERS RIVER TERRACE SCHOOL 405 ANACOSTIA AVE NE WASHINGTON DC 20019 521414253 5250 VETS GROUP INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 1200 18TH ST NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 680594161 501C3 14700 COMPUTERS 28 14650 FMV COMPUTERS SCHEDULE I, PAGE 4, PART IV THE WTA PROVIDES REFURBISHED COMPUTERS TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS, SCHOOLS AND NON-PROFITS. MOST OF OUR PLACEMENTS ARE BASED ON REFERRALS FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING SUPPORT TO FOOD STAMP RECIPIENTS OR SINGLE MOTHERS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN. LOUIS AUGUST EXECUTIVE DIREC 23500 RENT false MONIQUE AUGUST WIFE OF EXE DIR 14180 COMPENSATION false SCHEDULE L, PART V THE PANDEMIC CREATED URGENT CIRCUMSTANCES THAT NON-PROFITS HAD TO RAPIDLY ADAPT TO IN ORDER TO STAY OPEN AND SERVE THEIR CLIENTS IN URGENT NEED. AT THE WTA, OUR TECH CENTER PROVED TO BE A CRITICAL RESOURCE AS MOST OFFICE SPACE IN DC HAD CLOSED DOWN, PROVIDING US SUSTAINED ACCESS TO LARGE AMOUNTS OF COMPUTERS TO REFURBISH JUST WHEN OUR CLIENTS NEEDED THEM MOST. HOWEVER, WE ALSO EXPERIENCED A TREMENDOUS SHORTAGE IN LABOR TO REFURBISH COMPUTERS, AS IT CANNOT BE DONE REMOTELY, HENCE POSED HEALTH RISKS FROM WORKING CLOSELY INDOORS WITH OTHERS. THE WIFE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STEPPED UP TO VOLUNTEER HUNDREDS OF HOURS REFURBISHING COMPUTER AFTER THE PANDEMIC STRUCK IN 2020 AS SHE ALREADY LIVED CLOSELY WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THEN CUT HER HOURS AS A SCHOOL TEACHER IN 2021 TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE WTA AS HEALTH ISSUES REMAINED A CONCERN. IN JANUARY 2022, AS HEALTH ISSUES BECAME LESS URGENT AND VOLUNTEER/STAFF BECAME MORE AVAILABLE, SHE RETURNED FULL TIME AS A TEACHER, SIGNIFICANTLY DISENGAGING WITH THE WTA. SINCE THE WTA STILL DOES NEARLY ALL OF ITS COMPUTER REFURBISHING FROM THE WAREHOUSE / OFFICE COMPLEX SET UP IN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS HOME, AND THIS TURNED IN TO A VERY CONVENIENT LOCATION FOR VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF TO SERVE, SHE CONTINUES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT, MAINLY IN THE EVENING, CLEANING COMPUTERS, LOADING SOFTWARE, AND LICENSING COMPUTERS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PROVIDED A 500 SF OFFICE, 446SF TECH AREA, 466 SF WAREHOUSE, AS WELL AS UTILITIES AND INTERNET TO SERVE AS THE WTA'S COMPUTER REFURBISHING, WAREHOUSING & ACCOUNTING CENTER. PROVIDED AT MUCH LOWER- THAN-MARKET PRICES WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE PROVIDED WITH THE WTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS. X COMPUTERS 8 153150 false false false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION PIONEERING CHARACTER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION FOR PEOPLE IN NEED. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS THROUGH CHARACTER EDUCATION THROUGH WILDERNESS LEADERSHIP, PROVIDING FREE AND LOW-COST TECHNOLOGY ACCESS, TECHNOLOGY TRAINING, AND WORK-BASED LEARNING, OFTEN THROUGH SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT-RUN ENTERPRISES CALLED "WILD TECH." FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A PROVIDE TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE INDIGENT THROUGH THE 7- STEP "WILDTECH" MODEL. 1: IDENTIFY NEEDY INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSING ON THE HOMELESS AND SCHOOLS SERVING LOW-INCOME YOUTH. 2: (OPTIONAL) PROVIDE LEADERSHIPS, TEAMWORK AND INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY THROUGH INTENSE OUTDOOR ADVENTURE PROGRAMS. 3: PROVIDE TECHNOLOGY ACCESS, MOST OFTEN THROUGH FREE AND EXTREMELY LOW-COST REFURBISHED COMPUTERS. 4: PROVIDE FOUNDATIONAL DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS FOR PARTICIPANTS WITH LITTLE OR NO TECHNOLOGY ACCESS. 5: PROVIDE ICT VOCATIONAL SKILLS FOR DIGITALLY LITERATE PARTICIPANTS, CONCENTRATING ON CISCO ACADEMY AND IT ESSENTIALS. 6: PROVIDE BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING FOR VOCATIONALLY TRAINED PARTICIPANTS. 7: FACILITATE PARTICIPANTS TO CREATE "WILDTECH" STUDENT ENTERPRISES THAT FUSE THEIR CHARACTER AND TECHNOLOGY SKILLS THROUGH WORK- BASED LEARNING THAT PRODUCES VALUABLE TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES NEEDED BY THEIR COMMUNITY, GENERATING INCOME TO SUSTAIN AND GROW. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS CREATED BY THE WTA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH SUPPORT FROM STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS. IT IS THEN SENT OFF TO OUR BOARD FOR REVIEW. OUR CONTRACT WITH DC GOVERNMENT REQUIRES THAT WE PROVIDE CPA AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, WHICH WE PROVIDED FOR GOVERNMENT FISCAL YEAR 2022 (OCT 1, 2021 TO SEPT 30, 2022). OUR BOARD SET A THRESHOLD OF 500,000 IN DONATIONS, ABOVE WHICH OUR 990 WOULD NEED A CPA FOR REVIEW, HENCE OUR 2022 990 RETURN IS BEING PROVIDED BY A CPA FIRM. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C A LEADING NON-PROFIT LAW FIRM RECENTLY UPGRADED THE VERBIAGE IN OUR CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY. AT OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUAL MEETING, A PERMANENT AGENDA ITEMS IS TO REVIEW THE CURRENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND INTERVIEW ALL BOARD MEMBERS TO ENSURE THEY DISCLOSED ANY/ALL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY IS ALSO DISCLOSED TO ALL STAFF DURING THE ONBOARDING PROCESS AND REVIEWED ANNUALLY DURING THE ANNUAL REVIEW. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE WTA CAREFULLY REVIEWS WAGES FOR ALL STAFF, INCLUDING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PROPOSED THEIR ANNUAL COMPENSATION DURING THE ANNUAL MEETING AFTER ANNUAL FINANCIAL DATA IS SHARED. THIS INCLUDES COMPARABLE DATA AND DETAILED BUDGETING. THE BOARD THEN UNDERGOES A DELIBERATION PROCESS WHERE THE FINAL WAGE IS VOTED ON. FOR ALL OTHER POSITIONS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAS AUTHORITY OVER THE PROCESS. THIS ALSO INCLUDES GATHERING COMPARABLE DATA AND REVIEWING THE APTITUDES OF THE CANDIDATE OR EMPLOYEE. HE OFTEN DELIBERATES WITH THE BOARD, ESPECIALLY IN DIFFICULT DECISIONS. THE WAGES MUST ALSO ALIGN WITH THE BUDGET. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE WTA CAREFULLY REVIEWS WAGES FOR ALL STAFF, INCLUDING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PROPOSED THEIR ANNUAL COMPENSATION DURING THE ANNUAL MEETING AFTER ANNUAL FINANCIAL DATA IS SHARED. THIS INCLUDES COMPARABLE DATA AND DETAILED BUDGETING. THE BOARD THEN UNDERGOES A DELIBERATION PROCESS WHERE THE FINAL WAGE IS VOTED ON. FOR ALL OTHER POSITIONS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAS AUTHORITY OVER THE PROCESS. THIS ALSO INCLUDES GATHERING COMPARABLE DATA AND REVIEWING THE APTITUDES OF THE CANDIDATE OR EMPLOYEE. HE OFTEN DELIBERATES WITH THE BOARD, ESPECIALLY IN DIFFICULT DECISIONS. THE WAGES MUST ALSO ALIGN WITH THE BUDGET. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE WTA MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. WE CURRENTLY PROVIDE THESE UPON REQUEST AND ARE MODIFYING OUR WEBSITE TO INCLUDE AN EASILY NAVIGABLE SECTION WITH THESE. WE ARE ALSO RESEARCHING PUBLIC WEBSITES TO PLACE THIS INFORMATION AND PLACING IT. FORM 990, PAGE 12, PART XII, LINE 2C AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT WAS CONDUCTED ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 9/30/22. THE AUDIT WAS CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GRANT REQUIREMENTS. AS THE ORGANIZATION'S FISCAL YEAR ENDS 12/31/22, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS USED TO COMPLETE FORM 990 ARE UNAUDITED.