2025-03-26T09:28:28-04:00 2024-12-31 990 2024-01-01 460549604 Lead For America Corporation % James E Becvar LEAD 9153560162 7100 WESTWIND DR STE 240 EL PASO TX 79912 James Becvar Bookkeeper 2025-03-27 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X LFAC James E Becvar 5444 La Estancia Cir EL PASO TX 799322012 267298 false X pltlbooks.org X 2014 TX Support education in the United States by supporting Peer-Led Team Learning using undergraduate students to facilitate the learning of small communities of students enrolled in university coursework. 10 10 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 176318 204172 176318 204172 128000 176650 7000 2211 0 0 0 0 0 5540 10015 140540 188876 35778 15296 24171 39467 0 0 24171 39467 The purpose and mission of the Corporation is to support Peer-Led Team Learning within the educational enterprise in the United States. false false 157000 157000 0 Educational donations in support of Peer-Led Team Learning facilitation of chemistry education at the University of Texas at El Paso in 2024. This supported the hourly wages of sixty undergraduates in spring summer and fall of 2024 as they pursued their educational paths in science technology engineering and mathematics. 11350 11350 0 Educational Travel Grants to 14 students to attend professional development at the Peer_led Team Learning International society Annual Meeting in Rochester NY in May-June 2024. 8300 8300 0 Educational donations in support of Peer-Led Team Learning facilitation of chemistry education at the University of Texas at Permian Basin in 2024. 0 0 0 176650 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 false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false 0 0 false false false 10 10 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true false false false true true false TX X X X James Becvar 9153560162 5444 La Estancia Cir El Paso TX 799322012 X Bonnie Gunn President 0.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 David Vargas Director 0.20 0.00 X 0 0 0 Eva Deemer Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Andrea McWilliams Treasurer 0.20 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jessica Salazar Director 0.20 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeffrey Hernandez Director 0.20 0.00 X 0 0 0 Brenda Torres Director 0.20 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jose Peralta Director 0.20 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sergio Salcido Director 0.20 0.00 X 0 0 0 Anthony Ramirez Director 0.20 0.00 X 0 0 0 Cindy Pacillas Director 0.20 0.00 X 0 0 0 James Becvar Bookkeeper 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 267298 63126 204172 204172 0 204172 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 204172 204172 0 204172 X 165300 165300 11350 11350 0 0 2211 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 488 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mailing through Pirateship 8535 0 0 0 Mailing USPostal Services 417 0 0 0 Mailer bags and labels for shipping 118 0 0 0 Website hosting 84 0 0 0 373 0 373 0 188876 176650 373 0 0 0 0 0 24171 39467 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24171 39467 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 24171 39467 0 0 0 0 24171 39467 24171 39467 15296 0 0 0 0 0 X false false false X 0 0 15669 0 73 15742 176980 181538 174864 176318 267298 976998 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 176980 181538 190533 176318 267371 992740 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 992740 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 176980 181538 190533 176318 267371 992740 1 1.0000 0 X Part III - Line 1, Unusual Grant Lists | Name of the Contributor:, Date of Grant:, Year:, Amount:, Description:| National Lead For America05 16 2022, "2022", $15669, Someone at the National Lead For America Missouri USA organization mistakenly made a deposit into the Wells Fargo bank account for Lead For America Corporation El Paso. The entire amount was returned to its rightful owner.| James E. Becvar LFAC Bookkeeper01 19 2024, "2024", $73, As explained in Schedule O the Bookkeeper inadvertently used the PayPal account of LFAC for a personal purchase of $72.95 on 1 5 2024. The $72.95 was returned to the bank account of LFAC on 1 19 2024.| Part III - Line 12 | Year:, Amount:, Description:| 2020, , | 2021, | 2022, | 2023, | 2024, | true University of Texas at El Paso 500 West University Ave El Paso TX 79968 746000813 157000 0 Cash N A Support undergraduate Peer Leaders hourly wages University of Texas of the Permian Basin 4901 E University Odessa TX 79762 751393494 8300 0 Cash N A Educational Support by contributing to the Peer-Led Team Learning program in chemistry 4 0 Travel Grant 1 300 0 book N A Travel Grant 13 850 0 book N A Part I Line 2 Schedule H of Form 1023 Application for 501c3 status: Organizations Providing Scholarships and Grants to Individuals. Section I. Part 1a. The types of grants Lead For America Corporation LFAC provides. It is the intention of the Lead For America Corporation LFAC in accordance with the 501c3 educational Mission and Purpose of the Corporation as stated in its Bylaws to support peer-led team learning in the United States. In keeping with this Mission LFAC intends that grants to individuals in the form of Educational Travel Grants Travel Grants will be made which pay a portion of the travel and registration costs for undergraduate student Peer Leaders to attend and participate in professional education meetings. Section I. Part 1b. The purpose and amounts of grants LFAC provides. In keeping with the educational purpose of LFAC as stated in its Bylaws each grant to an individual will be made with the purpose that the individual Peer Leader grantee thereby will be enabled financially to attend an educationally-related meeting of an educationally-recognized and established organization for example but not restricted to regional and national meetings of the American Chemical Society the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Peer-Led Team Learning International Society. It is the intention of LFAC that any Peer Leader grantee so funded will be enabled to give an oral or poster presentation of original research at such meeting. Every Travel Grant will be made by LFAC on a nondiscriminatory basis; LFAC does not and will not discriminate on the basis of race color national origin sex religion age disability genetic information veterans status or sexual orientation. The nature of each individual grant to an undergraduate Peer Leader shall be a gift with no repayment required. Part III Line 0 Column (b) Wells Fargo bank statement verified by check entry. Part III Line 1 Column (b) Wells Fargo bank statement verified by individual check entries. Part VI, Section B, Line 1 Not applicable. There are no material differences in voting rights of Directors of the organization. Part VI, Line 2 President and Director Dr. Bonnie Gunn is the wife of Director David Vargas. Part VI, Line 11b Every Director of the Board of Directors the voting and governing members overseeing operation of the organization has a copy of this document. Part VI, Line 15 No Director Officer or Key Person of the Lead For America Corporation received any form of compensation or payment. Part VI, Line 19 Lead For America Corporation made its governing documents conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public during the tax year upon request through the website PLTLbooks.org. The financial statements including the reporting on Form 990 for all years the organization has been in existence since 2014 are available on ProPublica.org. Part VIII Line 1 | Explanation:| Originally there was an amount of $73 indicated as a contribution but this amount of $73 was a reimbursement for an inadvertent payment of $73 through PayPal. The net contribution was 0. Part IX Line 1 | Explanation:| The total of $165,300 consists of $157,000 donated to a gift fund at the University of Texas at El Paso in 2024 to support hourly pay for Peer Leaders in the Peer-Led Team Learning PLTL program facilitating the learning in two general chemistry courses and $8,300 donated to a gift fund at the University of Texas at Permian Basin UTPB to support the PLTL program in chemistry at UTPB. Part IX Line 2 | Explanation:| The grants to individuals in 2024 in the amount of $11,350 consisted of one Travel Grant 1 8 24 for $300 to one University of Texas at El Paso undergraduate Peer Leader in partial reimbursement for professional development travel in 2023 to the Peer-Led Team Learning International Society Annual Meeting in Houston TX; ten Travel Grants of $850 each to University of Texas at El Paso Peer Leaders for partial reimbursement of professional development travel in 2024 to the Peer-Led Team Learning International Society Annual Meeting in Rochester New York; and three travel grants of $850 each to University of Texas at Permian Basin Peer Leaders for partial reimbursement of professional development travel in 2024 to the Peer-Led Team Learning International Society Annual Meeting in Rochester NY. Part IX Line 11 | Explanation:| Part IX line 11g. Other Expenses to non-employee contractors for services. Payments to Graphic Artist contractors for graphic art development of artwork for covers of workbooks. Carlos Munoz check 1489 $100.00 on 7 23 24 and Jonathan Lopez check 1490 $387.50 on 7 31 24. Part IX Line 24 | Explanation:| Part IX line 24a. Lead For America Corporation pays for most of its shipping costs using PirateShip which provides for US Postal Service USPS label printing of the workbooks shipped through the USPS. This is the way workbooks are delivered from purchase on the website PLTLbooks.org. In 2024 these PirateShip costs totaled $8,534.75. Part IX Line 24 | Explanation:| Part IX line 24b. Individual PLTL workbooks ordered by customers needing them using the website PLTLbooks.org were shipped in plastic mailing sleeves mailers. These individual copies were labeled using the PirateShip label software onto labels that could be thermally printed. The costs of the mailers and labels totaled $417.41 in 2024. Part IX Line 24 | Explanation:| Part IX line 24c. Some workbooks were shipped in bulk to Odessa TX University of Texas at Permian Basin bookstore and shipment was made via the US Postal Service. These costs totaled $118.48 in 2024. Part IX Line 24 | Explanation:| Part IX line 24d. Web hosting through Hostgator cost $83.88 in 2024. Part IX Line 24 | Explanation:| Part IX line 24e. "Other". These costs include the inadvertent payment using PayPal of $72.95 which was reimbursed on 1 19 2024 the Tax990 filing of Form 990EZ for Lead For America corporation for Tax Year 2023 in the amount of $100.85 and The Beneficial Owner Information Reporting cost of $199.00. These costs total $372.80 for 2024.