2024-08-13T08:46:33-05:00 2023-09-30 HAN GROUP LLC 1020 19TH STREET NW SUITE 800 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2022-10-01 134256302 WILDERNESS LEADERSHIP & LEARNING INC WILD 2023192765 1758 PARK ROAD NW WASHINGTON DC 20010 STEPHEN H ABRAHAM PRESIDENT & CEO/DIRECTOR 2023192765 2024-08-12 1 1 JENNIFER S HAN P00633304 2022937000 2024-08-12 2022 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z STEPHEN H ABRAHAM 1758 PARK ROAD NW WASHINGTON DC 20010 517519 0 X WWW.WILL-LEAD.ORG X 2003 DC TO PROVIDE DIVERSE AND CHALLENGING GROWTH AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO INSPIRE YOUTH TO BECOME EFFECTIVE LEADERS. 11 10 1 26 0 0 453441 473328 0 0 2629 23191 -27227 -34370 428843 462149 0 0 0 0 152532 218009 354 373 16737 127615 170532 280501 388914 148342 73235 957713 1060399 2691 31573 955022 1028826 X WILL'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE DIVERSE GROWTH EXPERIENCES AND CHALLENGING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO INSPIRE AND ASSIST YOUTH TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS, BECOME EFFECTIVE LEADERS, AND ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS. 0 0 287856 YOUTH LEADERSHIP & LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT - WILL IS A TRANSFORMATIVE, HOLISTIC 12-MONTH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA YOUTH FROM UNDERSERVED/UNDER-RESOURCED NEIGHBORHOODS.DURING THE WILL YEAR, WE PROVIDE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FOR WILL YOUTH AND ENGAGE THEM IN MORE THAN 335 HOURS OF QUALITY EXPERIENTIAL ACTIVITIES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO DEVELOP THEIR INHERENT STRENGTHS AND DECISION-MAKING, LEADERSHIP, AND LIFE SKILLS. AMONG OTHERS, WILL PROGRAMS INCLUDE: A ROPES COURSE, ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY AND LEARNING ABOUT BIODIVERSITY ON THE ANACOSTIA AND POTOMAC RIVERS WITH THE CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION (CBF), LEARNING ABOUT BIASES, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION, NUTRITION AND HOLISTIC WELLNESS, AND LEARNING SKILLS TO MAKE HEALTHY EATING AND HYDRATION CHOICES, MUSIC/CULTURAL APPRECIATION FOCUSED ON UKRAINIAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN CULTURES AND MUSIC, A DAY AT MOUNT VERNON, 3-DAY TRIP DURING SPRING BREAK TO THE KAREN NOONAN CENTER, A CBF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FACILITY ON THE BAY, A COLLEGE ADMISSIONS FORUM, SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTS GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, FINANCIAL LITERACY, CPR/1ST AID, RESUME WRITING AND INTERVIEW SKILLS, A SCAVENGER HUNT ON THE NATIONAL MALL (OVER HALF OF THE QUESTIONS ARE IN THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART), CANOEING ON THE ANACOSTIA RIVER, 7-DAY BACKPACKING, CANOEING, CAVING, AND ROCK CLIMBING EXPEDITION IN THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA, AND WILL GRADUATION. INTEGRATED WITH THESE ACTIVITIES, WILL YOUTH LEARN TO SET PERSONAL SMART (SPECIFIC, MEASURABLE, ATTAINABLE, RELEVANT, AND TIME-BOUND) GOALS AND ACTION PLANS TO ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS, MONITOR PROGRESS TOWARDS ATTAINING THEIR GOALS, AND PARTICIPATE IN SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK ON EACH OTHER'S GOALS AND ACTION PLANS.SERVICE LEARNING IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE WILL EXPERIENCE, SO THAT WILL YOUTH LEARN AND APPRECIATE THE IMPORTANCE OF GIVING BACK TO ONE'S COMMUNITY. WE DISCUSS WITH WILL YOUTH THAT LEADERS GIVE TO OTHERS AND TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. EACH YEAR, AT LEAST TWO WILL PROGRAMS ARE SERVICE LEARNING; ONE OF WHICH IS FOCUSED ON ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND STEWARDSHIP. WE REGULARLY COMMUNICATE WITH WILL GRADUATES AND TYPICALLY GATHER WITH WILL ALUMNI TWICE EACH YEAR AT THE ALUMNI HOLIDAY LUNCH AND SUMMER ALUMNI PICNIC. A NUMBER OF WILL ALUMNI VOLUNTEER WITH PROGRAM ACTIVITIES, ATTEND FUNDRAISERS, PROVIDE PROGRAM FEEDBACK, AND MENTOR CURRENT WILL YOUTH. 287856 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X STEPHEN H ABRAHAM 2023192765 1758 PARK ROAD NW WASHINGTON DC 20010 STEPHEN H ABRAHAM PRESIDENT & CEO/DIRECTOR 65.00 X X 136345 0 13723 MATT FLEMING VICE CHAIR;CHAIR/DIR(AS OF OCT 2022) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RAYSA LEER DIRECTOR/VICE CHAIR (AS OF OCT 2022) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GREGORY OSSI TREASURER/DIRECTOR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN VAN ETTEN DIRECTOR/SECRETARY (AS OF OCT 2022) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KATRYNA ANDRUSIK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER NENNO DIRECTOR (THRU JAN 2023) 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRAIN PELLEGRINI CHAIR (THRU OCT 2022);DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROSE QUISPE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LUKE SOBOTA SECRETARY (THRU OCT 2022);DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOE TURKAL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT WOHLANDER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 136345 0 13723 1 0 1 0 0 3497 10000 459831 2501 473328 23191 23191 21000 55370 -34370 -34370 462149 0 0 -11179 144696 121054 11815 11827 51583 36951 14632 7443 5870 1445 128 14287 11493 1956 838 7764 7764 373 373 28255 2398 25857 821 315 506 16543 8634 7745 164 5720 5720 3879 2386 1493 41374 41348 26 27453 25416 2037 14466 14071 395 FOOD 22400 17920 3136 1344 BOARD EXPENSES 1857 1857 388914 287856 84321 16737 1389 780294 806220 4200 7000 8214 8214 0 0 173219 217211 0 28579 957713 1060399 2691 2994 0 28579 2691 31573 X 955022 1028826 955022 1028826 957713 1060399 73235 569 0 X X 1 X 0 1 0 X 455932 239281 352404 453441 473328 1974386 455932 239281 352404 453441 473328 1974386 272042 1702344 4261 2681 730 2629 23191 33492 140 21 60 221 2008099 42317 0.84770 0.80210 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 140. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 21. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 60. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 0. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4414 4414 0 3800 3800 0 0 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 28579 28579 X PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE AUTHORITATIVE GUIDANCE RELATING TO ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES INCLUDED IN ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION TOPIC 740-10, INCOME TAXES. THESE PROVISIONS PROVIDE CONSISTENT GUIDANCE FOR THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBE A THRESHOLD OF "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" FOR RECOGNITION AND DERECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. IT IS THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, IN INCOME TAX EXPENSES. THE ORGANIZATION PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS GENERALLY REMAINS OPEN FOR THREE TAX YEARS WITH THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION OR THE VARIOUS STATES AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION FILES TAX RETURNS. WILL POWER PARTY 21000 21000 4150 22045 7000 22175 21000 21000 4150 22045 7000 22175 55370 -34370 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 STEPHEN H ABRAHAM PRESIDENT & CEO/DIRECTOR 136345 0 0 0 0 0 3810 0 9913 0 150068 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THERE HAVE BEEN NO FORMAL MEETINGS OF THESE COMMITTEES DURING THE YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR AND BY THE TREASURER/DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION AND SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION BEFORE FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EVERY DIRECTOR ANNUALLY SIGNS A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS THAT HE/SHE: A) HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY; B) HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY; C) AGREES TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY AND D) UNDERSTANDS THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS A PUBLIC CHARITY AND TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL EXEMPT STATUS, IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT REVIEWED THE SALARY AND INFORMED THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF HIS FINDINGS. THE SALARY WAS SET IN THE MID-RANGE OF WHAT THE CONSULTANT RECOMMENDED. THE PROCESS WAS LAST CONDUCTED IN OCTOBER 2023. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B: THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES BESIDES THE PRESIDENT & CEO/DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND TAX RETURNS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR AUDITOR SELECTION PROCESS DID NOT CHANGE DURING THE CURRENT TAX YEAR.