2024-04-15T11:26:31-05:00 2022-06-30 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2021-07-01 133953396 HUNTER COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNAEI ASSOCIATION INC HUNT 2127724079 HUNTER COL- 695 PARK AVE 1313B NEW YORK NY 100655024 VIVIAN ALTMAN PRESIDENT 2127724079 2024-04-07 1 VIVIAN ALTMAN 999009999 JENNIFER COATES P02247728 2126972299 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X VIVIAN ALTMAN HUNTER COL- 695 PARK AVE 1313B NEW YORK NY 100655024 428925 0 X WWW.HCHSAA.ORG X 1997 NY THE MISSION OF HUNTER COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNAE/I ASSOCIATION, INC. ("HCHSAA") IS TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR HUNTER COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL (THE "SCHOOL") AND ITS ALUMNAE/I. IT ACCOMPLISHES THIS GOAL THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS, OFFERING OTHER STUDENT AID PROGRAMS, AND SPONSORING VARIOUS ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE SCHOOL AND ITS ALUMNAE/I. IN ADDITION, HCHSAA SERVES AS AN ADVOCATE FOR THE SCHOOL AND IT CREATES AND SUSTAINS A SOCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL NETWORK FOR ITS ALUMNAE/I. 22 22 4 22 0 0 664956 345154 219 9697 -2211 17903 1466 -317 664430 372437 317010 30190 0 0 254451 176866 0 0 46025 123836 126026 695297 333082 -30867 39355 2008710 1692778 212899 31272 1795811 1661506 X THE MISSION OF THE HCHSAA IS TO SUSTAIN A SOCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL NETWORK FOR ALUMNAE/I AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL AND ITS STUDENTS. 0 0 30190 30190 GRANTS - DESPITE THE WIDESPREAD IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC, THE HCHSAA HAS EFFECTIVELY UTILIZED ALUMNAE/I DONATIONS TO SUPPORT VARIOUS PROGRAMS, ENHANCING THE EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY AND FACILITATING INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES AND ACCESSIBILITY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. THIS INCLUDED:-IN FY22 THE ASSOCIATION ESTABLISHED A NEW GRANT PROGRAM TO EXTEND TRANSPORTATION AID TO UNDERSERVED FAMILIES OF ADMITTED HCHS SEVENTH GRADERS, SPECIFICALLY THOSE IDENTIFIED AS RESIDING IN AREAS FARTHER FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL WITH RESTRICTED ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION. THIS GRANT, THROUGH WHICH $8,000 WAS AWARDED AND DISBURSED IN FY22, ENABLED CHILDREN FROM UNDERREPRESENTED FAMILIES TO ATTEND HCHS.-IN FY22 THE ASSOCIATION AWARDED A GRANT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL TO COVER THE COST OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION TO NEMNET - A DIVERSITY RECRUITMENT AND CONSULTING FIRM AIMED AT FACILITATING THE RECRUITMENT OF A MORE DIVERSE FACULTY AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS.-IN FY21 THE ASSOCIATION AWARDED A $250,000 GRANT FOR HCHS'S COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE, OF WHICH $100,000 WAS DISBURSED IN FY22. THESE FUNDS WERE ALLOCATED TO "UND ESSENTIAL ITEMS SUCH AS OUTDOOR TENTS, AIR FILTRATION SYSTEMS, COVID-19 TESTING FOR PERSONNEL AND MONITORS, AND REMOTE LEARNING EQUIPMENT.-IN AN EFFORT TO EXPAND ACCESSIBILITY TO THE HIGH SCHOOL, THE AA AWARDED IN FY21 AND DISBURSED IN FY22 $46,000 IN GRANTS TO TWO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS: THE EXAM SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE (ESPI) AND ACHILLEA PEER TUTORING. THE GRANT ALLOCATED TO ESPI SUPPORTED HUNTER TEST PREP CLASSES TO ACADEMICALLY GIFTED STUDENTS HAILING FROM LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS AND RACIALLY ISOLATED SCHOOLS. ACHILLEA PEER TUTORING, ESTABLISHED AS A SCHOOL CLUB BY AN HCHS STUDENT, OFFERS PERSONALIZED PEER TUTORING SESSIONS TO STUDENTS WITH BACKGROUNDS IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM WITHIN NEW YORK CITY. NOW OPERATING UNDER THE FISCAL SPONSORSHIP OF THE NEW YORK FOUNDLING, THE INITIATIVE HAS EXPANDED TO PROVIDING SIMILAR TUTORING SERVICES ACROSS THE NATION.-THE ASSOCIATION AWARDED AND DISBURSED STIPENDS TO HCHS STUDENT INTERNS WHO WORKED TO SUPPORT HCHSAA DIVERSITY COMMITTEE INITIATIVES.-THE ASSOCIATION AWARDED AND DISBURSED FUNDING TO THE HIGH SCHOOL TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A VIDEO LIBRARY COMPRISING HUNTER TEACHER TUTORIALS TAILORED FOR SIXTH-GRADE STUDENTS PREPARING FOR THE ENTRANCE EXAM.-A SMALLER GRANT FUNDED THE HCHSAA'S OWN STUDENT MENTORING PILOT PROGRAM. 168191 9380 EVENTS/PROGRAMS - THE HCHSAA WORKED TO CONNECT AND ENGAGE THE ALUMNAE/I COMMUNITY THROUGH A RANGE OF PROGRAMS, EVENTS, AND COMMUNICATIONS. BUILDING UPON THE SUCCESS OF INITIATIVES LAUNCHED IN 2020 IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE ASSOCIATION CONTINUED ITS CALENDAR OF VIRTUAL PROGRAMS. LEVERAGING THE VERSATILITY OF PLATFORMS LIKE ZOOM, THESE PROGRAMS ATTRACTED A BROADER AUDIENCE OF ALUMNAE/I, TRANSCENDING GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES AND INCREASING ENGAGEMENT ACROSS DIVERSE LOCATIONS.-IN FY22 THE ASSOCIATION PRESENTED 26 VIRTUAL PROGRAMS COVERING A DIVERSE RANGE OF TOPICS, FROM INTERACTIVE YOGA AND TAI CHI SESSIONS TO AN INTERVIEW RELATED TO NUCLEAR WEAPONS BANS. PANELS WERE ORGANIZED ON A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS INCLUDING COMEDY, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND FINANCIAL PLANNING AND INVESTING.-HCHSAA'S DIVERSITY COMMITTEE SPONSORED TWO PROGRAMS IN CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH, AND A THIRD DISCUSSION IN HONOR OF WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.-THE DIVERSITY COMMITTEE ALSO SPONSORED A THREE-PART SERIES OF ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS FOCUSED ON ADDRESSING UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS AT HCHS. THESE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS FEATURED ALUMNAE/I, FACULTY, AND CURRENT HUNTER STUDENTS AS PANELISTS.-IN FEBRUARY 2022, FOUR DISTINGUISHED CHINESE AMERICAN ALUMNAE/I LED A PANEL DISCUSSION TO COMMEMORATE LUNAR NEW YEAR. -A NEWLY ESTABLISHED PROGRAM, IN COMMEMORATION OF HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY, UNITED FOUR SURVIVORS WHOSE FAMILIES ESCAPED EUROPE AND EVENTUALLY RESETTLED IN THE UNITED STATES.-HCHSAA HELD ITS FIRST LEGAL NETWORKING NIGHT TO SUPPORT ALUMS INTERESTED IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION. IT INCLUDED A PANEL DISCUSSION WITH ALUMNAE/I PROFESSIONALS AND BREAKOUT GROUPS WITH ALUM ATTORNEYS PRACTICING IN ACADEMIA, BANKING, ENTERTAINMENT, REAL ESTATE, AND OTHER FIELDS. -THE ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED SEVERAL REGIONAL SOCIAL HOURS ON ZOOM FOR ALUMNAE/I RESIDING IN THE WASHINGTON, DC, MARYLAND, AND VIRGINIA (DMV) AREA, LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR A POTENTIAL REGIONAL CHAPTER.-THE ASSOCIATION SERVED AS THE HOST FOR A CORONAVIRUS SUPPORT AND DISCUSSION GROUP CALLED LIFE IN THE TIME OF CORONA. THIS GROUP CONVENED MONTHLY FROM JANUARY THROUGH AUGUST 2022 AND REMAINS ONGOING. IT CONSISTENTLY ATTRACTS ATTENDEES FROM VARIOUS GRADUATION YEARS.-ADDITIONALLY, THE ASSOCIATION OFFERED A SERIES OF EVENTS THAT INCLUDED A BOOK TALK WITH TWO AUTHORS MODERATED BY RETIRED HCHSA ENGLISH FACULTY MEMBER KIP ZEGERS. NOVEMBER 2021, MARKED A RETURN TO IN-PERSON THEATER, AS NEARLY TWO DOZEN ALUMNAE/I GATHERED TO ATTEND THE PRODUCTION OF MORNING SUN; TICKETS FOR THE SHOW SOLD OUT WITHIN MINUTES.-IN JUNE OF 2022 THE AA HOSTED APPROXIMATELY 125 ALUMNAE/I FOR ITS FIRST IN PERSON REUNION SINCE 2019. 198381 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 22 22 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X X THE ORGANIZATION 2127724079 HUNTER COL- 695 PARK AVE 1313B NEW YORK NY 100655024 X RAYMOND TSAO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDITH DANIEL-GEORGE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHERMAN CHAN TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 PEGGY BLUMENTHAL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 VIVIAN ALTMAN PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ANETTE ALMAZAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDRA FRIEDMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HAEWAN BAE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMMA KERINS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARI FRANKLIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA HEKKER SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ROSA OPPENHEIM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ESTHER ROSE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GABE ROSENBERG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID STEFANOU BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM STOLZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JILL TILLMAN IRVING BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SOPHIA LIAO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIANA MCKEAGE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAKE PRICE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID ROBISON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOYCE VARUGHESE-RAJU BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45340 299814 345154 REUNION 611000 9697 9697 9697 17571 17571 53968 53636 332 332 332 2535 2852 -317 -317 372437 9380 0 17903 20500 20500 9690 9690 154328 72534 49385 32409 11113 5223 3556 2334 11425 5370 3656 2399 21700 21700 4346 4346 75931 57894 9362 8675 135 135 139 139 878 878 PROGRAM AND EVENTS 22689 22689 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 208 208 333082 198381 88676 46025 242519 68928 893766 187828 5300 11579 5900 139 0 5761 867125 1418682 2008710 1692778 9559 12272 158000 19000 45340 212899 31272 X 1397098 1309346 398713 352160 1795811 1661506 2008710 1692778 39355 -173660 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1197978 793070 846825 664956 345154 3847983 1197978 793070 846825 664956 345154 3847983 1096526 2751457 227 5166 15211 6940 17571 45115 125 18297 1466 19888 3912986 140568 0.70320 0.71480 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 5900 139 5761 5761 201629 -173660 2852 -170808 372437 0 372437 335934 2852 2852 333082 0 333082 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD 2,852. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOOD SOLD 2,852. 1 HUNTER COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL 71 EAST 94TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10128 136001027 20500 0 SUPPORT FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES OF HUNTER COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL 1 SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS 6 6490 INTERN STIPENDS 9 3200 PART I, LINE 2: AS PART OF THE GRANT PROCEDURE, GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT BACK TO THE GRANTS COMMITTEE ON THEIR USE OF THE FUNDS. DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE GRANT AND ITS PURPOSE, THE GRANTS COMMITTEE AND OR THE BOARD MIGHT REQUEST ADDITIONAL REPORTING AND DOCUMENTATION FROM THE RECIPIENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF A PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, TREASURER AND SECRETARY. ALL ARE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS ALL THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD, EXCEPT IN THE FOLLOWING MATTERS: 1. SUBMISSION TO MEMBERS OF ANY ACTION WITH RESPECT TO WHICH MEMBERS' APPROVAL IS REQUIRED BY LAW; 2. FILLING VACANCIES IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR IN ANY COMMITTEE; 3. FIXING COMPENSATION, IF ANY, OF THE DIRECTORS FOR SERVING ON THE BOARD OR ON ANY COMMITTEE; 4. AMENDING OR REPEALING THE BY-LAWS OR ADOPTING NEW BY-LAWS; 5. AMENDING OR REPEALING ANY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD WHICH BY ITS TERMS CANNOT BE AMENDED OR REPEALED; 6. THE ELECTION OR REMOVAL OF OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS; OR 7. THE APPROVAL OF A MERGER OR PLAN OF DISSOLUTION. THE HCHSAA BYLAWS ALSO DELEGATE DISCRETE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD TO THREE OTHER COMMITTEES: A. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, B. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND C. THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ALUMNAE/I ASSOCIATION HAS APPROXIMATELY 1,500 ACTIVE MEMBERS. THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO ELECT THE GOVERNING BODY AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS HELD EACH YEAR IN JUNE BUT DO NOT HAVE RIGHTS TO APPROVE DECISIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY OR RECEIVE A SHARE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PROFITS OR NET ASSETS. HCHSAA ALSO HAS APPROXIMATELY 3,500 REGISTERED USERS IN ITS ONLINE ALUM DATABASE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO ELECT THE GOVERNING BODY AT ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS HELD EACH YEAR IN JUNE BUT DO NOT HAVE RIGHTS TO APPROVE DECISIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY OR RECEIVE A SHARE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PROFITS OR NET ASSETS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS SUBMITTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH BOARD MEMBER FILLS OUT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR. THE FORM IS REVIEWED BY THE GOVERNANCE COMMITEE AND FILED. THE NEWLY ELECTED EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ADOPTED A POLICY OF CONDUCTING A CONFLICTS CHECK AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH BOARD MEETING AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 HCHSAA HAS NOT HAD AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SINCE IT ELIMINATED THAT POSITION IN JANUARY 2020. HCHSAA DOES NOT HAVE ANY "KEY EMPLOYEES". DURING FY 2022 HCHSAA WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HIRING A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND COMPLETED THAT PROCESS DURING FY 2023. AS PART OF THAT HIRING PROCESS THE BOARD CREATED AN AD HOC SEARCH COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS, A FORMER BOARD MEMBER, AND HUMAN RESOURCES AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT EXECUTIVES. THAT SEARCH COMMITTEE DEVELOPED AND DOCUMENTED A LIST OF COMPARABLE ENTITIES AND RESEARCHED THEIR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION DATA. THE SEARCH COMMITTEE REPORTED ITS FINDINGS TO THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. IT ALSO POSTS MANY OF THEM ON ITS WEBSITE. FORM 990 AMENDED RETURN THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN THIS 2021 FORM 990 FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2022 HAS BEEN REVISED BASED ON THE COMPLETION OF THE AUDIT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMEMENTS: PAGE 1, LINE G PART I REVENUE, EXPENSES AND NET ASSETS LINES 8 - 22 PART III, LINE 4A REVENUE AND GRANTS PART IV, LINE 12A PART VIII PART IX PART X PART XI PART XII, LINE 2B SCHEDULE A, PART II SCHEDULE D, PARTS XI AND XII SCHEDULE I, PART III