Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 47,597 | 5,500 | 559,162 | 4,097 | 180,456 | 796,812 |
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | 312,749 | 35,399 | 645,546 | 993,694 | ||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | 47,597 | 5,500 | 871,911 | 39,496 | 826,002 | 1,790,506 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | 0 | |||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | 0 | |||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 0 | |||||
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 1,790,506 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 47,597 | 5,500 | 871,911 | 39,496 | 826,002 | 1,790,506 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 247 | 5,484 | 4,470 | 334 | 153 | 10,688 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 247 | 5,484 | 4,470 | 334 | 153 | 10,688 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 47,844 | 10,984 | 876,381 | 39,830 | 826,155 | 1,801,194 |
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e | Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): | |||||
| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions) | |||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2014 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2014 |
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Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2014 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2014: | ||||
| a From 2009.......X | ||||
| b From 2010.......X | ||||
| c From 2011.......X | ||||
| d From 2012.......X | ||||
| e From 2013....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2009 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2014 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2014, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2014. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2015. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a From 2010.......X | ||||
| b From 2011.......X | ||||
| c From 2012.......X | ||||
| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
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OUR RESULTS IN 2015 FROM WORKING WITH 10,000 STUDENTS AND 119 TEACHERS IN 36 SCHOOLS ACROSS 13 STATES INCLUDE INCREASES IN STUDENT OUTCOMES ON HIGH STAKES TESTS BY 10-20% AS WELL AS HIGHER AVERAGE GRADES, BENCHMARK TEST SCORES, AND LOWER AVERAGE RATES OF CHRONIC TRUANCY, TARDINESS AND SUSPENSIONS COMPARED TO THEIR MATCHED, COMPARISON STUDENTS. IN ADDITION, THE STUDENTS WITH WHOM WE WORKED HAVE CHANGED PERCEPTIONS OF WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY CAN DO AS EVIDENCED THROUGH SELF-REPORTS AND ALSO BY THEIR TEACHERS. TEACHERS CONSISTENTLY STATE THAT THEY HAVE A RENEWED SENSE OF ENTHUSIASM AND ALSO HAVE THE TOOLS AND APPROACHES TO ESTABLISH VIBRANT LEARNING COMMUNITIES IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. THIS WAS OUR SECOND YEAR OF LICENSING OUR COURSES AND PROVIDING FEE-BASED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO SCHOOLS. WE DEVELOPED ADDITIONAL PROJECTS AND COURSES AND ROLLED THEM OUT ACROSS THE SCHOOLS WE WORK WITH. OUR PROJECT BASED LEARNING APPROACH DEVELOPS STUDENTS' HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS TO EVALUATE RESEARCH AND RESPONSIBLY TAKE ACTION ON ISSUES THAT MATTER TO THEM. STUDENTS ALSO WORK EXTENSIVELY IN A VARIETY OF TEAM SETTINGS BOTH IN-CLASS AND VIRTUALLY, AND DEPEND ON SOME SELF-PACED, STUDENT DRIVEN INSTRUCTION. THE EDUCURIOUS EXPERT NETWORK IS AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO CONNECT THOSE WORKING PROFESSIONALS WITH STUDENTS TO HELP THEM DEVELOP THESE CRUCIAL CONTEMPORARY SKILLS AND UNDERSTAND THE VAST ARRAY OF CAREER POSSIBILITIES BEFORE THEM. NEVER BEFORE HAVE PROFESSIONALS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO EASILY MENTOR STUDENTS IN CLASSROOMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BUT THROUGH THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY AND OUR MEDIATED SOCIAL NETWORK, IT WAS HAPPENING IN SCHOOLS IN 13 STATES. OUR MENTORS ARE CALLED "EXPERTS;" THEY ARE DRAWN FROM THE COMMUNITY OF WORKING AND RETIRED PROFESSIONAL WITH RELEVANT SKILLS IN THE DOMAINS STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO LEARN, AND THEY HELP STUDENTS DIRECTLY MAKE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN WHAT THEY ARE LEARNING IN SCHOOL AND HOW IT APPLIES IN THE "WORLD", AND OFTEN GIVEN STUDENTS DIRECT AND MEANINGFUL FEEDBACK TO HELP THEM IMPROVE THEIR WORK. IN 2015, WE RECEIVED A CONTRACT TO BUILD CAREER CONNECTION. CAREER CONNECTION ENLISTS BUSINESSES TO MAKE CLASSROOM LEARNING MORE RELEVANT. THE PROGRAM OFFERS NEW WAYS TO GIVE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AN UP-CLOSE LOOK AT POTENTIAL CAREERS IN A VARIETY OF FIELDS AND HOW THEIR SCHOOL-BASED LEARNING WILL HELP PREPARE THEM FOR THESE PROFESSIONS. STUDENTS WILL HAVE A GREATER CONNECTION BETWEEN THEIR IN-AND OUT- OF SCHOOL EXPERIENCES. THE CAREER CONNECTION PORTFOLIO COMPRISES FIVE CORE STUDENT EXPERIENCES THAT, WHEN INTEGRATED INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL, CREATE OPTIMAL CONDITIONS FOR A TRANSFORMATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS THAT WILL CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY FOR SUCCESS IN CAREERS, COLLEGE AND LIFE: 1. NETWORKING EVENTS - STUDENTS DISCOVER VARIOUS CAREER OPTIONS AND WORK EXPERIENCES THEY MAY NOT BE AWARE OF. THESE EVENTS PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO INTERACT ONE-ON-ONE WITH AN ARRAY OF ADULTS OUTSIDE THEIR NORMAL RANGE OF EXPERIENCE. 2. WORK BASED PROBLEMS - TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL COMPANIES COLLABORATE ON CLASSROOM WORK TO SOLVE AUTHENTIC PROBLEMS FOUND IN THE WORK PLACE. 3. VIRTUAL MENTORING - CONNECTING STUDENTS IN SCHOOL WITH WORKING PROFESSIONALS VIA ON ONLINE PLATFORM GIVES THEM AN INVALUABLE WINDOW INTO PROFESSIONS THEY MAY HAVE NEVER CONSIDERED BEFORE. STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO EXPLORE AN EXPANDING UNIVERSE OF CAREER PATHS, RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES, AND BUILD THEIR PERSONAL NETWORK WHILE DEVELOPING SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND RELEVANCE IN THEIR COURSEWORK. 4. JOB SHADOWS - A STUDENT SPENDS TIME ONE-ON-ONE WITH A WORKING PROFESSIONAL OBSERVING DAILY ACTIVITIES AND LEARNING ABOUT A JOB, AN INDUSTRY, AND HOW THE EMPLOYEE CAME TO BE THERE. A JOB SHADOW MAY BE CONNECTED TO THE LEARNING IN A PARTICULAR CLASS OR PROJECT, PART OF AN EXPLORATORY PROCESS TOWARD ESTABLISHING AN INTERNSHIP, OR AN END IN ITSELF. 5. INTERNSHIPS - STUDENTS WORK IN THE FIELD WITH A WORK-BASED MENTOR OVER SOME PERIOD OF TIME, BUILDING DEEPER ENGAGEMENT WITH THE CONTENT AND CONTEXT OF THE MENTOR'S PROFESSIONAL WORK. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B | THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE COMPLETED FORM 990 WAS EMAILED TO THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR COMMENT PRIOR TO FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY REVIEWS ACTIVITIES OF DIRECTORS/OFFICERS AND THE ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES TO COMPLY WITH THE WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | THE ORGANIZATION BOARD MEMBERS REVIEWED SALARY SURVEYS FOR SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND VOTED TO APPROVE THE CURRENT COMPENSATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION PUBLISHES IN THE DAILY JOURNAL OF COMMERCE ANNUALLY PROVIDING NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC THAT THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ALONG WITH THE ABOVE DOCUMENTS BY REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 81,941. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 81,941. COURSE CONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 22,386. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 22,386. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | PROFESSIONAL FEES ITEMIZED LISTING: V1 AND V2 COURSE CONTRACTORS: $30,000 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: $81,273 |
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