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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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.") .... | 467,155 | 388,907 | 590,918 | 1,055,223 | 2,502,203 | |
| 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 | 467,155 | 388,907 | 590,918 | 1,055,223 | 2,502,203 | |
| 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).. | 380,431 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 2,121,772 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 467,155 | 388,907 | 590,918 | 1,055,223 | 2,502,203 | |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 100 | 100 | ||||
| 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.).. | 1,375 | 2,178 | 325 | 3,878 | ||
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | 2,506,181 | |||||
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 | 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...... | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 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.).. | ||||||
| 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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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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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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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....... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE |
| PAGE 1, PART A | THE ORGANIZATION FILED A SHORT YEAR RETURN AS A RESULT OF A CHANGE IN THEIR FISCAL YEAR END FROM JUNE 30 TO MAY 31 DURING 2014. SCHEDULE A, PART III, COLUMN D REFLECTS THE 11 MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 2014. |
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | THE CHALLENGE IN MINNESOTA, 85% OF WHITE STUDENTS GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL, COMPARED TO ONLY 64% OF LOW-INCOME STUDENTS OF COLOR. NATIONALLY, ONLY 38% OF STUDENTS OF COLOR START COLLEGE - AND ONLY 11% OF THAT NUMBER GRADUATE. STUDENTS OF COLOR ARE LESS LIKELY TO: ENROLL IN COLLEGE PREP COURSEWORK, SCORE IN THE HIGH RANGE ON STATE AND COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMS, OR ENROLL IN AND GRADUATE FROM ANY POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION. THE OPPORTUNITY GAPS FOR EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT HAVE A RIPPLE EFFECT, CONTRIBUTING TO A WIDENING ECONOMIC DIVIDE AND LIMITING ACCESS TO FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL MOBILITY. THE CURRENT STATE OF TEACHER RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND DIVERSITY IS IN MINNESOTA IS EQUALLY CHALLENGING - AND WE FACE A LOOMING SHORTAGE OF EXCELLENT TEACHERS IN THE COMING YEARS. DATA ALSO SHOWS THAT TEACHERS OF COLOR, CULTURALLY COMPETENT EDUCATORS, AND TEACHERS WITH A MINDSET THAT ALL STUDENTS ARE CAPABLE OF LEARNING ARE MORE EFFECTIVE AT TEACHING STUDENTS OF COLOR. IN ST. PAUL, 77% OF STUDENTS ARE STUDENTS OF COLOR, YET ONLY 17% ARE TEACHERS OF COLOR. MINNEAPOLIS HAS 67% STUDENTS OF COLOR, COMPARED TO 16% TEACHERS OF COLOR. NATIONALLY, MORE THAN 30% OF TEACHERS LEAVE WITHIN THE FIRST THREE YEARS. OVER 50% LEAVE WITHIN FIVE YEARS. TEACHERS OF COLOR ARE 24% MORE LIKELY TO LEAVE TEACHING THAN THEIR WHITE COUNTERPARTS. IN SOME YEARS, MORE TEACHERS OF COLOR LEAVE THAN ENTER THE PROFESSION. IN SHORT, THE TWIN CITIES AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES MUST ADDRESS BOTH EDUCATIONAL DISPARITIES THAT IMPACT STUDENT SUCCESS AND TEACHER PIPELINE CHALLENGES IF WE ARE TO CONTINUE TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC SUCCESS IN THE CURRENT KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY. PROGRAM APPROACH AND MODEL PREPARING STUDENT FOR COLLEGE SUCCESS BTC IS A SIX-YEAR, TUITION-FREE ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT AND COLLEGE PREPARATORY PROGRAM PREDOMINATELY SERVING 7TH -12TH GRADE LOW-INCOME STUDENTS OF COLOR. HOWEVER, IT IS NOT WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT BY THE YOUTH AND FAMILIES BTC SERVES. DURING THE 6TH GRADE, BTC INVITES YOUTH AND THEIR PARENTS TO APPLY THROUGH A COMPETITIVE WRITTEN YOUTH/PARENT APPLICATION PROCESS. BTC YOUTH APPLICANTS DEMONSTRATE POTENTIAL, BUT STUDENTS FACE OVERWHELMING ODDS, TENTATIVE CIRCUMSTANCES AND COMPLICATED CHALLENGES TO GETTING AND STAYING ON THE PATH TO COLLEGE. IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE BTC PROGRAM, STUDENTS MUST MEET AT LEAST TWO OF THE FOLLOWING: -RACE OR ETHNIC GROUP UNDERREPRESENTED IN COLLEGE (96%) -QUALIFY FOR FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH (92%) -WILL BE THE FIRST GENERATION IN THEIR FAMILY TO GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE (86%) -SPEAK A HOME LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH (68%) -SINGLE PARENT HOME (OR SIMILAR FAMILY STRESS, I.E., PARENT IS DEPLOYED OR INCARCERATED) (38%) -ATTEND A TITLE 1 SCHOOL TO GAIN ACCEPTANCE AND ENROLL IN BTC, STUDENTS AND PARENTS AGREE TO - AND EACH SIGN A CONTRACT COMMITTING THAT THEY WILL - ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE INTENSIVE SUMMER AND SCHOOL YEAR PROGRAM ACTIVITIES TO ENSURE STUDENT SUCCESS. BTC SEEKS APPLICANTS WHO DEMONSTRATE THEY HAVE: -MOTIVATION TO LEARN, WORK HARD, AND GET TO COLLEGE -ABILITY TO PRODUCE HIGH QUALITY WORK -RESPECT FOR PEERS AND ADULTS -CONSISTENT ATTENDANCE IN SCHOOL -APPRECIATION FOR DIFFERENCES IN OTHERS -PARENTS (OR GUARDIANS/CLOSE FAMILY MEMBERS) ARE COMMITTED TO THEIR SUCCESS IN THE PROGRAM -COMMITTED TO THE SIX-YEAR PROGRAM BTC STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM OVER 250 HOURS OF RIGOROUS ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION IN MATH, SCIENCE, LITERATURE, WRITING, AND ELECTIVE COURSES DURING SIX-WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM AND SCHOOL YEAR SATURDAY SESSIONS. BTC PROGRAMING LEVERAGES STUDENTS' STRENGTHS AND COMPETENCIES TO ENSURE THAT THEY ATTAIN THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, GROWTH MINDSET, 21ST CENTURY LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND ENTREPRENEURIAL THINKING NEEDED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE, CAREER, AND LIFE. CULTIVATING NEXT GENERATION OF EDUCATORS (STUDENTS TEACHING STUDENTS) BTC HAS A SECOND AND EQUALLY IMPORTANT STRATEGY TO ENSURE ALL YOUTH SUCCEED IN SCHOOL - BY CREATING A PIPELINE OF DIVERSE EDUCATORS. BTC RECRUITS DIVERSE AND ENTHUSIASTIC HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO ARE ASPIRING EDUCATORS TO APPLY TO JOIN BTC'S TEACHING RESIDENCY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. BTC SEEKS TEACHING FELLOW APPLICANTS WHO DEMONSTRATE THEY HAVE: -INTEREST AND DESIRE TO PURSUE FUTURE CAREER IN EDUCATION, TEACHING, AND/OR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT -STRONG ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE (AVERAGE GPA TYPICALLY 3.5 OR BETTER) -PASSION AND TALENT FOR SUBJECTS STUDIED IN SCHOOL AND A DESIRE TO SHARE THEM WITH MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS -POSSESS THE MATURITY TO ENGAGE IN SIGNIFICANT PERSONAL GROWTH AND SELF-REFLECTION -REPRESENT AND MIRROR BACKGROUND OF OUR STUDENTS AND/OR RESPECT ALL TYPES OF RACIAL, ETHNIC, AND ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS (TYPICALLY EACH COHORT OF FELLOWS ARE AT LEAST 40% YOUTH OF COLOR AND 40% MALE). FELLOWS IMPLEMENT BTC'S SUMMER AND YEAR ROUND OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAM CURRICULUM UNDER THE DIRECTION AND MENTORSHIP OF LICENSED EDUCATORS IN THE TWIN CITIES THAT SERVE AS INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES AND BTC PROGRAM STAFF. TEACHING FELLOWS RECEIVE 100+ HOURS OF TRAINING, DELIVER 120 HOURS OF SUMMER CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND PROVIDE A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP AND ROLE MODEL FOR BTC STUDENTS. TEACHING FELLOWS RECEIVE CULTURAL COMPETENCY TRAINING AND LEARN HOW TO EFFECTIVELY ENGAGE AND FOSTER THE LEARNING OF DIVERSE STUDENTS IN URBAN EDUCATION SETTINGS. FELLOWS ALSO DEVELOP PASSION AND APTITUDE FOR HELPING UNDER RESOURCED STUDENTS OVERCOME OBSTACLES TO COLLEGE SUCCESS. OUR TEACHING FELLOWS PROGRAM IS HIGHLY COMPETITIVE AND HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER: PRINCETON REVIEW CONSISTENTLY RATES OUR PROGRAM AS A TOP-10 COLLEGE INTERNSHIP. PROGRAM RESULTS AND KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS BTC STUDENTS AND TEACHING FELLOW OUTCOMES OVER THE PAST DECADE, FINDINGS FROM A BTC PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS STUDY CONDUCTED BY THE WILDER CENTER (2011), AND TRENDS ACROSS THE NATIONAL BREAKTHROUGH COLLABORATIVE PROVIDE EVIDENCE TO SUBSTANTIATE THE TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT OF PROGRAMMING. BTC STUDENTS EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT GAINS IN ACHIEVEMENT, GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL, AND ENROLL IN COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY. BTC TEACHING FELLOWS COMPLETE THEIR FELLOWSHIP WITH RENEWED INTEREST IN TEACHING AND REPORT FEELING BETTER PREPARED BECAUSE OF BTC PROGRAMMING. UPON GRADUATION, BETWEEN 68-70% OF FELLOWS ENTER CAREERS IN EDUCATION. COLLEGE BOUND PROGRAM OUTCOMES (HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS): BTC SENIORS (CLASS OF 2015) THAT GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL DURING FY 2014-15: -100% GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL WITHIN 4 YEARS (N=22, 6-YEAR PROGRAM ENGAGEMENT) -91% WERE ACCEPTED TO 4 YEAR COLLEGES -14% WERE ACCEPTED TO 2 YEAR COLLEGES (SOME STUDENTS ACCEPTED TO BOTH 2 AND 4 YEAR INSTITUTIONS) -100% ENROLLED IN COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY (19 AT 4-YEAR INSTITUTION AND THREE AT 2-YEAR INSTITUTIONS) -ANNUAL AVERAGE FOR GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIP PER STUDENT PER YEAR FOR CLASS OF 2015 IS $25,250 AND MEAN AVERAGE DEBT-LOAD PER STUDENT IS $7,503 PER YEAR ADDITIONALLY, 86% OF BTC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE ENROLLED IN AT LEAST ONE HONORS COURSE. ALSO, BTC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SHOWED IMPROVED SCORES FROM PRACTICE ACT TO ACTUAL ACT TEST (AVERAGE PRACTICE ACT SCORE =18 COMPARED TO AVERAGE ACTUAL ACT 23). OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, (CLASS OF 2011 TO 2015) OF ALL 80 STUDENTS THAT GRADUATED 100% WERE ACCEPTED TO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, 79 ENROLLED IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION (ONE STUDENT ON GAP YEAR), 72 GRADUATES IN FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE, AND SEVEN IN TWO-YEAR COLLEGE. 70% OF THE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS THAT GRADUATED IN 2011 (OUR FIRST COHORT) WERE SENIORS IN COLLEGE IN SPRING 2015 AND ON TRACK FOR MAY 2015 GRADUATION, ACCORDING TO NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE DATA. BTC STUDENTS HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS SCHOLARSHIPS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FOUR GATES MILLENNIUM SCHOLARSHIPS, TWO JACK KENT COOKE SCHOLARSHIPS, ONE POHLAD SCHOLARSHIP AND ONE SUMMIT WOMEN'S SCHOLARSHIP. MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM OUTCOMES: -94%-98% PROGRAM RETENTION IN MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM -82% MIDDLE SCHOOL ENROLLMENT IN AT LEAST ONE HONORS COURSE PER TERM IN SCHOOL -92% REPORTED FEELING BETTER PREPARED FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR BECAUSE OF BTC PROGRAMMING -95% REPORTED THAT THEY FEEL LIKE THEY BELONG IN A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY AT BREAKTHROUGH -92% REPORTED THAT THEY HAVE STRONG, POSITIVE COLLEGE GOING ROLE MODELS AT BTC TEACHING FELLOWSHIP OUTCOMES -100% REPORTED IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR TEACHING SKILLS -100% REPORTED THAT THEY HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE RIGOR OF A TEACHING CAREER AS A RESULT OF THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH BTC. -85% REPORTED THAT BTC REINFORCED OR INCREASED THEIR INTEREST IN TEACHING -30% OF FELLOWS RE-APPLIED TO TEACH AGAIN AT BTC -68-70% OF FELLOWS ENTER EDUCATIONAL FIELD AFTER COLLEGE GRADUATION FUTURE DIRECTION AS A RESULT OF OUR GROWTH IN OUR NEW SITE LOCATIONS IN THE ST. PAUL PROMISE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE NORTHSIDE ACHIEVEMENT ZONE, BTC WILL SERVE 268 RISING 7TH -9TH GRADE STUDENTS (46% GROWTH); 64 TEACHING FELLOWS (54% GROWTH); 11 INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES (38% GROWTH); AND 13 PROGRAM INTERNS/UPTURNS (1.6% GROWTH) IN OUR 2015 SUMMER PROGRAM. IN OUR MIDDLE AND HIGH PROGRAMS COMBINED, BTC ANTICIPATES SERVING |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | PAUL KAUFMAN & PATRICIA HAYES KAUFMAN HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B | THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES THAT HAVE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW AND APPROVE THE FORM 990 AND RECOMMEND BOARD APPROVAL. THE BOARD WILL REVIEW THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES WHEN MEMBERS WHO ARE ABLE TO INFLUENCE A DECISION, WHETHER BY OFFICIAL VOTE, INFLUENCE, POSITION, OR INTELLECTUAL PERSUASION, ARE LIABLE TO GAIN SOME PERSONAL ADVANTAGE, OR ADVANTAGE TO THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD, FROM THE OUTCOME OF THE DECISION IN WHICH THEY ARE INVOLVED; OR SOME ADVANTAGE FOR AN ORGANIZATION WITH WHICH THE INDIVIDUALS ARE DIRECTLY INVOLVED AS AN OFFICER, DIRECTOR, EMPLOYEE OR OTHER CAPACITY. IF SUCH A CONFLICT ARISES, THE MEMBER WITH THE CONFLICT IS EXPECTED TO DISCLOSE IN WRITING THE EXISTENCE OF THE CONFLICT TO THE BOARD CHAIR AS SOON AS THAT MEMBER IS AWARE OF THE CONFLICT. THE BOARD CHAIR WILL, IN TURN, DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE METHOD FOR MANAGING THE CONFLICT. ALL PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | DATA CONSISTING OF COMPENSATION FROM COMPARABLE NON-PROFITS OF LIKE SIZE IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. COMPENSATION BEST PRACTICE IS TO REMAIN WITHIN 20% OF THE OPERATING BUDGET. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE DATA AND MAKES A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL. THE BOARD APPROVES THE COMPENSATION AND DOCUMENTS IN THE MEETING MINUTES. THE MOST RECENT COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE ON JULY 14, 2014 FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MIKISHA NATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | BREAKTRHOUGH TWIN CITIES DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, OR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. |
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