917 Society
EIN: 46-3090292
as of December 2022
as of December 12, 2022
Mission
To impress upon students the relevance and practicality gained through an understanding of the U.S. Constitution. Our mission is to provide a free program to schools to celebrate Constitution Day on September 17th with a film narrated by Nick Clooney to be shown in the classroom and a commemorative keepsake State and U.S. Constitution for each student. Also, a website for teachers and student to support and supplement education about the State and U.S. Constitutions.
Ruling year
2013
Executive DIrector
Ms. Joni Bryan
Main address
P.O. Box 50704
Nashville, TN 37205 USA
EIN
46-3090292
Elementary and secondary education
Secondary education
Reproductive rights
Population served
Children and youth
Adolescents
NTEE code
Elementary, Secondary Ed (B20)
Secondary/High School (B25)
Reproductive Rights (R61)
IRS subsection
501(c)(3) Public Charity
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Tax forms
Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our program fulfills federal mandate 108-447 that all schools that receive federal funds hold a program on or around Sept. 17th Constitution Day. It is not federally funded and our program is provided free to the teachers and students. We focus on 8th grade students to coincide with the U.S. education standards in civics and social studies for that grade, which include U.S. Constitution education. We reached 10,000 8th grade students our first year and this past 2020 we reached 200,000. We continue to grow and expand our service area with 16 total states and 1 million 8th graders as our goal for 2021. We have a potential service audience of 6 million students in 50 states. We serve all 8th grade classrooms including public, private and home school student with an emphasis on public schools. We believe by encouraging our youth to know their rights, understand our U.S. Constitution and celebrate our U.S. Citizenship, we will have a more educated and involved population of citizens.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
917 Society Constitution Project
These are our main programs.1)We provide a free commemorative keepsake U.S. Constitution to each eight grade teacher and each student. They may download free videos and order the books from our website. Shipping is also provided. We are open to 8th grade teachers and students in all 50 states.
2)We also have a website that will provide ongoing education, lesson plans. We are developing an interactive website with student and teacher participation.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of 917 Society Founders Club Memebrs (donate $1000 or more per year)
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
917 Society Constitution Project
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
We continue to grow and have gained more Founders Club Members across the country, including new states we have begun serving in 2022.
Number of 8th grade students reached with our program
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
917 Society Constitution Project
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
We have steadily increased our reach each year into the 8th classrooms by actively pursuing the Principals and teachers For 2022, we reached schools in all 50 states for our Constitution Day Program.
Number of Elected Officials supporting this educational project, as stated in oath of office to uphold the Constitution.
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
917 Society Constitution Project
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
We have increased our support by elected official each year. We encourage any elected official to get involved, as they take an oath of office to uphold the Constitution and support our mission.
Number of Schools served with this project
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
917 Society Constitution Project
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
For 2022 we reached schools in all 50 states and increased our public school participants by over double. We also serve private and home school students.
Number of Community and Business members joining The 917 Society project
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
917 Society Constitution Project
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
We have increased our donations from community and business memebrs
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our goal is to reach every 8th grade student in the U.S. in public, private or home school totaling over 6 million students within the next 5 years. We want to create a "rite of passage" into citizenship that imprints on the hearts and minds of our youth as they receive their very own copy of our U.S. Constitution and encourage participation in our form of government when they are of age. Our films and videos will be sources of free resources an inspiration form citizens form all walks of life sharing what the Constitution means to them.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We receive donations from individuals and businesses and are developing a national donor network as a publicly supported organization. Our methods include traveling and speaking to community organizations about our work and developing strategic partnerships with other organizations as well as utilizing databases and social media for online marketing and donor drives. We have gained a large number of elected official and Founders Club Members through our filming and videos featured on our website and are gaining awareness and positive publicity. We are also forming strategic partnerships with other organizations to help with our distribution as we grow.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Our current staff is mostly all volunteers that are experts in their respective fields which benefits our organizations and allows us to complete the tasks at hand. As awareness of our project grows through our publicity and marketing efforts, we hope to hire staff to enable us to grow our program and services. We have formed strategic partnerships with other non-profits, including the National Amvets organization to reach across 50 states and our nation of 8th graders.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We measure our success by how many classrooms, teachers and students we educate about Constitution Day and for 2020 we reached 3 states and 200,000 students. For 2021 we served over 1 million students in 16 states and we are opening our program up to all 50 states for 2022.
Financials
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Liquidity in 2020 info
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Assets & liabilities info
917 Society
Revenue & expensesFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
917 Society
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
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Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
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| Profitability info | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | $5,067 |
| As % of expenses | 7.6% |
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | $5,067 |
| As % of expenses | 7.6% |
| Revenue composition info | |
|---|---|
| Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $75,120 |
| Total revenue, % change over prior year | 0.0% |
| Program services revenue | 0.0% |
| Membership dues | 0.0% |
| Investment income | 0.0% |
| Government grants | 0.0% |
| All other grants and contributions | 100.0% |
| Other revenue | 0.0% |
| Expense composition info | |
|---|---|
| Total expenses before depreciation | $66,548 |
| Total expenses, % change over prior year | 0.0% |
| Personnel | 13.0% |
| Professional fees | 0.0% |
| Occupancy | 28.7% |
| Interest | 0.0% |
| Pass-through | 0.0% |
| All other expenses | 58.3% |
| Full cost components (estimated) info | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Total expenses (after depreciation) | $66,548 |
| One month of savings | $5,546 |
| Debt principal payment | $0 |
| Fixed asset additions | $0 |
| Total full costs (estimated) | $72,094 |
Capital structure indicators
| Liquidity info | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Months of cash | 1.1 |
| Months of cash and investments | 1.1 |
| Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | 1.1 |
| Balance sheet composition info | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Cash | $5,885 |
| Investments | $0 |
| Receivables | $0 |
| Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $0 |
| Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 0.0% |
| Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 0.0% |
| Unrestricted net assets | $5,885 |
| Temporarily restricted net assets | $0 |
| Permanently restricted net assets | $0 |
| Total restricted net assets | $0 |
| Total net assets | $5,885 |
Key data checks
| Key data checks info | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Material data errors | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
Executive DIrector
Ms. Joni Bryan
Joni began her career as a Social Worker for the State of Alabama Department of Human Resources after graduating from the University of North Alabama. Working in the field and supervising a staff, she developed a passion for those who feel voiceless in our society. She went to work for the Muscle Shoals Board of Education as an adult education instructor for the JOBS program. She was able to see firsthand how changing a persons way of thinking empowers them to change their life. In two short years, her GED graduation percentage of students in the program went from only 5% to 35%. Fast forward a few years and she founded The 917 Society after being asked by a civil rights activist when was the last time she had read her Constitution. Realizing this was an ongoing problem in our country of citizens that had never read their Constitution, she set out to make a difference so that our youth would have the opportunity to read and celebrate our Constitution on September 17th Constitution Day.
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
917 Society
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.
917 Society
Board of directorsas of 01/20/2023
Board of directors data
Ms. Joni Bryan
Joni Bryan
Community Volunteer
Norma Crow
Community Volunteer
Carol Hamby
Community Volunteer
David Hairston
Community Volunteer
Board leadership practices
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Board performance
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Equity strategies
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- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
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