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 | |||||
| Total | ||||||
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.") .... | 13,558,997 | 2,794,345 | 1,909,990 | 3,275,477 | 4,706,021 | 26,244,830 |
| 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 | 13,558,997 | 2,794,345 | 1,909,990 | 3,275,477 | 4,706,021 | 26,244,830 |
| 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).. | 19,842,158 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 6,402,672 | |||||
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.. | 13,558,997 | 2,794,345 | 1,909,990 | 3,275,477 | 4,706,021 | 26,244,830 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 18,939 | 120,467 | 155,535 | 142,766 | 182,311 | 620,018 |
| 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.).. | 16,850 | 74,673 | 1,351 | 92,874 | ||
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | 27,087,722 | |||||
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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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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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: | ||||
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| 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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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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| THE SCHOTT FOUNDATION MEETS THE "FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES" TESTTHE SCHOTT FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION (THE "FOUNDATION") QUALIFIES AS A "PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) OF THE CODE BECAUSE IT SATISFIES THE "FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES" TEST SET FORTH IN TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9(F)(3). THE FOUNDATION NORMALLY RECEIVES AT LEAST 10% OF ITS SUPPORT FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND IT CARRIES ON A CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE PROGRAM OF SOLICITATION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT. MOREOVER, THE FOUNDATION MEETS THE FOLLOWING FACTORS ENUMERATED IN THE REGULATIONS AS BEING INDICATIVE OF PUBLIC SUPPORT:1.PERCENTAGE OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT. TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9(F)(3)(III).DURING THE FIVE-YEAR PERIOD ENDING ON JUNE 30, 2015, THE PORTION OF THE FOUNDATION'S SUPPORT THAT QUALIFIES AS ELIGIBLE PUBLIC SUPPORT IS 23.64%, WELL IN EXCESS OF THE 10% THRESHOLD.2.SOURCES OF SUPPORT. TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9(F)(3)(IV).DURING THE PAST FIVE TAX YEARS, THE FOUNDATION HAS RECEIVED CONTRIBUTIONS FROM A RANGE OF DONORS, INCLUDING PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, CORPORATIONS, PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS AND PUBLIC CHARITIES.3.REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODY. TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9(F)(3)(V). THE FOUNDATION'S NINE-MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS CLEARLY REPRESENTS BROAD PUBLIC INTERESTS. A MAJORITY OF THE DIRECTORS MEET THIS REQUIREMENT BECAUSE THEY ARE PUBLIC OFFICIALS ACTING IN THEIR CAPACITIES AS SUCH, PERSONS HAVING SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE OR EXPERTISE IN THE EDUCATION FIELD IN WHICH THE FOUNDATION OPERATES, AND OTHERS WHO REPRESENT A BROAD CROSS-SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY. SEE TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9(F)(3)(V). THE FOLLOWING ARE BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES OF THE FOUNDATION'S DIRECTORS.GREG JOBIN-LEEDS: GREG JOBIN-LEEDS IS CO-FOUNDER AND CO-CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF THE SCHOTT FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION. IN 1993, UNDER MR. JOBIN-LEEDS' LEADERSHIP, SCHOTT BEGAN FUNDING THE CAMPAIGN FOR FISCAL EQUITY (CFE) AND LATER HELPED FOUND THE ALLIANCE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION (AQE). SCHOTT RECRUITED THE LEADERSHIP AND PROVIDED THE START-UP FUNDING FOR THE EARLY EDUCATION FOR ALL (EEA) CAMPAIGN IN MASSACHUSETTS, AND REGULARLY PUBLISHES STATE REPORT CARDS ON "PUBLIC EDUCATION AND BLACK MALE STUDENTS." IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TEACHER'S COLLEGE AND COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, MR. JOBIN-LEEDS HELPED LAUNCH THE NATIONAL ACADEMY FOR EXCELLENT TEACHING TO IMPROVE TEACHING IN URBAN SCHOOLS. MR. JOBIN-LEEDS IS THE FOUNDING CHAIR OF PROGRESSIVE MAJORITY'S LEADERSHIP CIRCLE, WHICH IS HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL AT ELECTING BOLD STATE CANDIDATES COMMITTED TO RACIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE. HE IS A FOUNDING EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER OF CONGRESSWOMAN BARBARA LEE'S ONE VOICE PAC, WHICH IS SUCCESSFUL IN ELECTING PROGRESSIVE FEDERAL CANDIDATES WHO HAVE STRONG PLATFORMS ON PUBLIC EDUCATION, RACIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE. EARLY IN HIS CAREER, HE WORKED AS A HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHER, THEN HE TRAINED ADULT LITERACY TEACHERS AND MORE RECENTLY HE HAS WORKED TO INCREASE POLITICAL ACCESS FOR DISENFRANCHISED POPULATIONS. MR. JOBIN-LEEDS HAS A MASTER'S DEGREE FROM TEACHER'S COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, AND MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDUCATION, PUBLIC POLICY, MEDIA, COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE.LILO J. LEEDS: LILO LEEDS CREATED THE FIRST ON-SITE DAY CARE AND INFANT CARE CENTER ON LONG ISLAND AT CMP MEDIA INC. SHE ALSO STARTED AN AFTER SCHOOL ON-SITE CENTER AND A SUMMER DAY CAMP FOR CMP MEDIA INC. EMPLOYEE'S SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN. LILO LEEDS IS CO-FOUNDER AND CO-CHAIRPERSON OF THE INSTITUTE FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES THROUGH EDUCATION AND YOUTH PROGRAMS. SHE AND HER HUSBAND GERARD, CREATED THE MANHASSET-BASED INSTITUTE IN 1990. CORPORATE ENTREPRENEURS, GERARD AND LILO LEEDS, CO-FOUNDED CMP MEDIA INC., A LEADING PUBLISHER OF BUSINESS NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES AND INFORMATION SERVICES SPECIALIZING IN HIGH TECHNOLOGY. LILO LEEDS IS ONE OF THE FOUNDERS AND DIRECTORS OF THE SCHOTT FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION, AN ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO DEVELOPING AND STRENGTHENING THE MOVEMENT FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE. LILO LEEDS IS A MEMBER OF THE CHILD CARE COUNCIL OF NASSAU COUNTY, THE GREAT NECK/MANHASSET COMMUNITY CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIP, AND SERVES ON THE ADVISORY BOARD OF THE ARNOLD AND JOAN SALTZMAN/HOFSTRA CHILD CARE CENTER. LILO LEEDS WAS AN ASSOCIATE TRUSTEE OF NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND IS ON THE BOARD OF THE NORTH SHORE CHILD & FAMILY GUIDANCE. LILO LEEDS SERVES AS AN HONOREE OF WOMEN ON THE JOB, WAS NAMED "WOMAN OF THE YEAR" BY THE LONG ISLAND ASSOCIATION, WAS AN HONOREE OF THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF WOMEN AND RECEIVED THE BARBARA KRAMER MEMORIAL AWARD FROM THE PORT WASHINGTON CHILDREN'S CENTER. MR. AND MRS. LEEDS WERE RECOGNIZED AS HONORARY CITIZENS OF ROOSEVELT FOR THEIR WORK WITH THE STAR PROGRAM FOR THE ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL, AND FOR THE "WRITING TO READ" PROGRAM FOR KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE, IN WESTBURY. MRS. LEEDS IS A REFUGEE FROM HITLER GERMANY AND CAME TO THE US IN 1939. SHE HOLDS A B.S. IN MATHEMATICS FROM QUEENS COLLEGE AND AN M.A. FROM SUNY AT STONY BROOK. SHE RECEIVED AN HONORARY DOCTORATE FROM BOTH INSTITUTIONS. MRS. LEEDS IS A LONG-TIME RESIDENT OF LONG ISLAND AND HAS FIVE GROWN CHILDREN.BAISHALI RINKU SEN: BAISHALI RINKU SEN IS CO-CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF THE SCHOTT FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION. A LEADING FIGURE IN THE RACIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT, BAISHALI HAS POSITIONED THE RACE FORWARD FORMERLY KNOWN AS APPLIED RESEARCH CENTER (ARC) AS THE HOME FOR MEDIA AND ACTIVISM ON RACIAL JUSTICE. SHE HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERTISE IN RACE, FEMINISM, IMMIGRATION AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE. OVER THE COURSE OF HER CAREER, BAISHALI HAS WOVEN TOGETHER JOURNALISM AND ORGANIZING TO FURTHER SOCIAL CHANGE. SHE ALSO HAS SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE IN PHILANTHROPY, AS VICE CHAIR OF THE SCHOTT FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND AS AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER OF THE PHILANTHROPIC INITIATIVE FOR RACIAL EQUITY. PREVIOUSLY, SHE WAS THE CO-DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR THIRD WORLD ORGANIZING. BAISHALI HAS WRITTEN EXTENSIVELY ABOUT IMMIGRATION, COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND WOMEN'S LIVES FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING THE HUFFINGTON POST, JACK AND JILL POLITICS, THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, FORBES.COM, ALTERNET, TOMPAINE.COM, AND RACEWIRE. HER BOOK, STIR IT UP: LESSONS IN COMMUNITY ORGANIZING (JOSSEY-BASS) WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE MS. FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN AND RELEASED IN THE FALL OF 2003. HER LATEST BOOK, THE ACCIDENTAL AMERICAN: IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP IN THE AGE OF GLOBALIZATION (BERRETT-KOEHLER) WON THE NAUTILUS BOOK AWARD SILVER MEDAL. PREVIOUSLY, BAISHALI SERVED AS THE COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE TRANSNATIONAL RACIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE AT ARC. BAISHALI STARTED HER ORGANIZING CAREER AS A STUDENT ACTIVIST AT BROWN UNIVERSITY, FIGHTING RACE, GENDER AND CLASS DISCRIMINATION ON CAMPUSES. SHE RECEIVED A B.A. IN WOMEN'S STUDIES FROM BROWN UNIVERSITY IN 1988 AND AN M.S. IN JOURNALISM AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN 2005. HER AWARDS AND HONORS INCLUDE THE 2009 NORTHSTAR FUND NEWS PRIZE, THE 2008 PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP AWARD FROM CITIZEN ACTION OF NEW YORK, AND BEING NAMED BY UTNE READER ONE OF THE FIFTY ACTIVISTS, ARTISTS, SCIENTISTS, AND NON-CONFORMISTS WHO MADE THEIR LIST OF VISIONARIES WORKING IN SOCIAL JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, TRANSFORMING TECHNOLOGY AND THE WORLD IN 2008.MICHELLE COFFEY: AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MICHELLE COFFEY DESIGNS, IMPLEMENTS AND FURTHERS THE STRATEGIC AGENDA, LEADERSHIP AND VISION OF LAMBENT FOUNDATION. THROUGH INNOVATIVE GRANT MAKING, LAMBENT FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE INTERSECTIONS OF ARTS AND CULTURE AS CRITICAL STRATEGIES FOR SOCIAL CHANGE. PRIOR TO THE CREATION OF LAMBENT FOUNDATION IN JANUARY 2009, MS. COFFEY WAS DIRECTOR OF STARRY NIGHT FUND AND SENIOR PHILANTHROPIC ADVISOR AT TIDES FOUNDATION. WITH A GLOBAL LENS, HER AREAS OF FOCUS INCLUDED HUMAN RIGHTS, WOMEN/GIRLS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, ARTS AND CULTURE AND HIV/AIDS. MICHELLE COFFEY JOINED TIDES AS A PROGRAM OFFICER IN THE NEW YORK OFFICE IN 2001. PRIOR TO JOINING TIDES, SHE WORKED ON NATIONAL CULTURAL POLICY ISSUES AND SERVED AS A PROGRAM OFFICER FOR THE NEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS. IN ADDITION, SHE SERVES ON THE BOARDS OF THE CULTURE PROJECT, THE SCHOTT FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND THE BROWNSVILLE MULTI-SERVICE FAMILY HEALTH CARE CENTER IN EAST NEW YORK. |
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| PART II, SECTION C, LINE 17A, FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST ( | ANDREW GILLUM: CITY COMMISSIONER ANDREW D. GILLUM, AN ALUMNUS OF FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY (FAMU), FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION, AND FAMU'S FIRST STUDENT MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BECAME THE YOUNGEST PERSON EVER ELECTED TO THE FOUR-MEMBER TALLAHASSEE CITY COMMISSION IN FEBRUARY 2003. WHEN ELECTED AT THE AGE OF 23, HE WAS A STUDENT MAJORING IN POLITICAL SCIENCE. PASSION FOR PUBLIC SERVICE, AND THE ABILITY TO MOTIVATE AND MOBILIZE PEOPLE TO ACTION GARNERED HIS RE-ELECTION IN AUGUST 2004 TO A FOUR YEAR TERM ON THE COMMISSION. COMMISSIONER GILLUM HAS HELD PROMINENT LEADERSHIP ROLES SUCH AS MAYOR PRO TEM, CHAIRMANCAPITAL REGION TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AGENCY AND LEAD COMMISSIONER FOR THE LONG RANGE COMMUNITY BASED TARGET ISSUE COMMITTEE. IN KEEPING WITH HIS MANTRA TO UPLIFT AND BUILD THE COLLECTIVE COMMUNITY, ANDREW HAS CHAMPIONED SEVERAL COMMUNITY INITIATIVES INCLUDING THE NIMS MIDDLE SCHOOL DIGITAL HARMONY PILOT PROGRAM, THE LANDLORD TENANT MEDIATION PROGRAM; THE CODE ENFORCEMENT AMNESTY PROGRAM; AND THE CREATION OF THE SILVER LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD PARK. COMMISSIONER GILLUM SERVED AS FIELD ORGANIZER AND STATEWIDE DIRECTOR OF THE "ARRIVE WITH 5" PROGRAM WITH PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY FOUNDATION (PFAWF). HE ORGANIZED THE LARGEST "ARRIVE WITH 5" GET-OUT-THE-VOTE CAMPAIGN IN FLORIDA'S HISTORY. HE ALSO WORKED AS DEPUTY POLITICAL DIRECTOR WITH THE FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC PARTY. HE WAS THE INAUGURAL NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE YOUNG ELECTED OFFICIALS NETWORK WITH PFAWF, IN WHICH HE INITIATED AND SPEARHEADED A PROGRAM THAT UNITES ELECTED OFFICIALS AGE 35 AND UNDER IN A NETWORK THAT SUPPORTS THEM WITH LEADERSHIP AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING AND PUBLIC POLICY SUPPORT. HIS SUCCESS GARNERED HIM THE POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS FOR PFAWF. IN THIS ROLE HE OVERSEES THE STRATEGIC PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, AND DEVELOPMENT OF THREE PROGRAM AREAS: YOUNG PEOPLE FOR, YOUNG ELECTED OFFICIALS NETWORK, AND THE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS ACTIVIST NETWORK. COMMISSIONER GILLUM SERVES AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE SCHOTT FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION. HE ALSO HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS AN EMERGING LEADER BY THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS, JET MAGAZINE, EBONY MAGAZINE, THE ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL LAWYERS FOR AMERICA (ATLA), THE DRUM MAJOR INSTITUTE, IMPACT AND FAMUS DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. LEADERSHIP AWARD. |
| PART II, SECTION C, LINE 17A, FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST ( | MARIA JOBIN-LEEDS: AS CO-FOUNDER AND MANAGING PARTNER OF THE JOBIN-LEEDS PARTNERSHIP FOR DEMOCRACY AND EDUCATION, LLC, MARIA WITH HER SPOUSE GREG PLANS AND DIRECTS THE FIRM'S RESEARCH, INVESTMENTS, PROGRAMS, CLIENT SERVICES, GRANTS MANAGEMENT, STRATEGIC ALLIANCES, COMMUNICATIONS AND OPERATIONS. SHE IS LEADING THE PARTNERSHIP'S FORMATION OF A PIPELINE FOR PROGRESSIVE WOMEN CANDIDATES IN MASSACHUSETTS. FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, MARIA HAS MARSHALED RESOURCES FOR CANDIDATES AND BALLOT QUESTIONS THAT MOTIVATE THE ELECTORATE AND SPEAK TO ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES, AFRICAN AMERICANS, LATINOS, IMMIGRANTS AND WOMEN. MARIA'S CAREER IN PHILANTHROPY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT BEGAN AT AN EARLY AGE FROM WATCHING AND HELPING HER PARENTS IN THEIR EFFORTS ON CIVIL RIGHTS AND FEMINISM AND GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP. SHE WAS BORN AND LIVED IN PUERTO RICO AS A CHILD, AND SHE SPENT TIME IN THE SUDAN AS A COLLEGE STUDENT, WHERE HER EDUCATION ABOUT THE PRIVILEGES OF CLASS, RACE AND GENDER BEGAN. MARIA STARTED HER EDUCATION CAREER AS A HEALTH AND BIOLOGY TEACHER IN A PAROCHIAL, INNER-CITY HIGH SCHOOL. SHE SPENT THE FIRST TEN YEARS OF THE HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC PROVIDING COUNSELING TO PEOPLE TESTING POSITIVE FOR HIV AND TRAINING AIDS EDUCATORS. SHE CAME TO UNDERSTAND THAT ONLY BY ADDRESSING A ROOT CAUSE OF THE EPIDEMIC THE LACK OF POLITICAL POWER ON THE PART OF PEOPLE AFFECTED WOULD THERE BE ANY CHANCE FOR SUCCESS IN CURBING THE PROBLEM. IN 1999, MARIA FOUNDED THE ACCESS STRATEGIES FUND. AS CHAIR, WITH THE BOARD AND STAFF, THEY ADDRESS THE POLITICAL ROOT CAUSES OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DISPARITIES. ACCESS STRATEGIES FUNDS AND ASSISTS COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN UNDERREPRESENTED, LOW-INCOME, COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND WOMEN'S COMMUNITIES TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD IN THE CREATION OF SOUND PUBLIC POLICIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. THIS COLLABORATIVE, MOVEMENT BUILDING WORK HAS PRODUCED LARGE INCREASES IN VOTER TURNOUT IN URBAN AFRICAN AMERICAN, LATINO AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN THE COMMONWEALTH. MARIA RELISHES AND ENCOURAGES THE NOW FREQUENT WINNING CANDIDATES RESULTING FROM COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND INCREASED VOTER TURNOUT SUPPORTED BY ACCESS AND SHE LOOKS FORWARD TO THE RESULTING SHIFTS IN POLICY AND BUDGET PRIORITIES. MARIA'S STRATEGY IS TO BUILD ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY FOR PROGRESSIVES AND TO HELP CREATE OPPORTUNITY FOR THESE PERSONNEL TO BECOME LEADERS AND THEIR ORGANIZATIONS AND ISSUES TO BECOME MAINSTREAM AND PROVIDE FOR THE COMMON GOOD. MARIA HELPED FOUND THE SCHOTT FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION IN 1991, SHAPING MISSION, STRATEGY, BOARD, SENIOR STAFF AND OUTCOMES, MOST RECENTLY AS CHAIR OF THE STRATEGY COMMITTEE. SCHOTT SUPPORTS THE MOVEMENT FOR HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION BY ELEVATING THE LEADERSHIP OF WOMEN AND SUPPORTING THE GRASSROOTS, BRINGING NATIONAL ATTENTION TO SYSTEMIC DISCRIMINATION AGAINST BLACK BOYS, AND LEADING FUNDING EFFORTS TO BETTER NURTURE ALL CHILDREN. MARIA WAS A GRANTS ADVISOR TO TIDES FOUNDATION VOTER ACTION FUND AND IS ON THE BOARD OF CAMPAIGN FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE/IAF. THE FORMER COMMONWEALTH COALITION OF MASSACHUSETTS BOARD ALSO SOLICITED HER MEMBERSHIP. SHE HAS ADVISED DONORS AND FOUNDATIONS FOCUSED ON ELECTORAL ENGAGEMENT, AND LED WORKSHOPS AT FOUNDATION CONFERENCES SHOWCASING THE WORK OF GRANTEE PARTNERS IN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. HER FINANCIAL INVESTMENT ACUMEN MARRIES SOCIALLY-RESPONSIBLE INVESTING WITH ABOVE-AVERAGE RETURNS. SHE IS RECOGNIZED BY THE CRITICAL IMPACT AWARD FROM THE COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS TO SCHOTT, THE MONSIGNOR ROMERO AWARD FROM THE FOUNDATION FOR SELF SUFFICIENCY IN CENTRAL AMERICA (FSSCA), AND THE MORGENTHAU AWARD FOR HUMAN RIGHTS FROM THE CAMBRIDGE CITY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE. SHE WAS A 2008 RECIPIENT OF THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY CHANGE CHAMPION AWARD HONORING HER EFFORTS IN IMMIGRANT AND POOR PEOPLE'S CIVIC ADVANCEMENT. MARIA HELPED TO ESTABLISHED YOUNG SISTERS FOR JUSTICE AT THE BOSTON WOMEN'S FUND, GETTING GIRLS TO DIRECT PHILANTHROPY TO GIRLS. MARIA EARNED A MASTERS DEGREE FROM THE HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM COLBY COLLEGE. MAISIE CHIN: MAISIE CHIN IS CO-FOUNDER AND CURRENT DIRECTOR OF CADRE COMMUNITY ASSET DEVELOPMENT RE-DEFINING EDUCATION, AN INDEPENDENT, GRASSROOTS PARENT MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION IN SOUTH LOS ANGELES COMPRISED OF LOW-INCOME AFRICAN AMERICAN AND LATINO PARENTS/CAREGIVERS. AFTER WORKING IN A K-16 INSTITUTIONAL AND FOUNDATION COLLABORATION AROUND EDUCATION REFORM FOR OVER SIX YEARS, MS. CHIN AND A SOUTH LA PARENT LAUNCHED CADRE IN 2001. CADRE'S MISSION IS TO SOLIDIFY AND ADVANCE PARENT LEADERSHIP TO ENSURE THAT ALL CHILDREN ARE RIGHTFULLY EDUCATED REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY LIVE. THROUGH HUMAN RIGHTS-BASED COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND POLICY ADVOCACY, CADRE PARENT LEADERS ARE FIGHTING TO END THE PUSHOUT OF LOW-INCOME FAMILIES OF COLOR FROM PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE. UNDER MS. CHIN'S LEADERSHIP CADRE HAS SUCCESSFULLY INFLUENCED POLICY AT THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT LEVEL AND IS MOVING TOWARDS ADDRESSING STATE AND NATIONAL POLICIES USING THE HUMAN RIGHTS FRAMEWORK. RECENTLY IN FEBRUARY 2007, CADRE'S PARENT-LED RIGHT TO EDUCATION CAMPAIGN ACHIEVED A MAJOR VICTORY WHEN ITS HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTATION, PEOPLE'S HEARING, ADVOCACY, AND MEDIA WORK SIGNIFICANTLY HELPED ENSURE THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT'S PASSAGE OF A NEW DISTRICT-WIDE SCHOOL DISCIPLINE POLICY BASED ON POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT. THIS SUCCESS HAS POSITIONED CADRE'S GRASSROOTS PARENT LEADERS TO EXERT LEADERSHIP IN BROADER HUMAN RIGHTS/SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT BUILDING IN MULTIPLE POLICY ARENAS. MS. CHIN IS A NATIVE CALIFORNIAN AND CHILD OF CHINESE IMMIGRANTS. SHE HAS BEEN PART OF THE EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT FOR 16 YEARS, DEDICATED TO FIGHTING INSTITUTIONAL RACISM BY PROTECTING AND TRANSFORMING PUBLIC EDUCATION IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS OF COLOR. SHE ALSO HAS 18 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN FACILITATION, TRAINING, AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. MS. CHIN HOLDS BOTH A BACHELORS OF ARTS IN HISTORY AND A MASTERS OF ARTS IN URBAN PLANNING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES. IN ADDITION TO DIRECTING CADRE, MS. CHIN IS ALSO AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT AND SERVES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF JUSTICE MATTERS, A NATIONAL RACIAL JUSTICE POLICY AND RESEARCH ORGANIZATION BASED IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. |
| PART II, SECTION C, LINE 17A, FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST ( | JACKIE JENKINS-SCOTT: ON JULY 1, 2004, JACKIE JENKINS-SCOTT BECAME THE 13TH PRESIDENT OF WHEELOCK COLLEGE, A PRIVATE COLLEGE WITH A MISSION TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. MS. JENKINS-SCOTT RECEIVED HER B.S. DEGREE FROM EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, A MASTERS OF SOCIAL WORK FROM BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, AND COMPLETED A POST GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AT RADCLIFFE COLLEGE. IN 2003, MS. JENKINS-SCOTT RECEIVED AN HONORARY DOCTORATE DEGREE IN EDUCATION FROM WHEELOCK COLLEGE WHEN SHE SERVED AS THE COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER. IN ADDITION TO WHEELOCK, SHE HOLDS HONORARY DOCTORATE DEGREES FROM SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY, NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, BENTLEY COLLEGE AND MOUNT IDA COLLEGE. FROM 1983 UNTIL 2004, MS. JENKINS-SCOTT SERVED AS THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE DIMOCK COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER IN ROXBURY, MASSACHUSETTS. PRIOR TO JOINING DIMOCK, SHE HELD SEVERAL POSITIONS WITH THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, DEPARTMENTS OF PUBLIC AND MENTAL HEALTH. AS A COMMUNITY LEADER, PUBLIC HEALTH ADVOCATE AND INNOVATIVE ADMINISTRATOR, SHE HAS BEEN A NATIONALLY KNOWN FIGURE FOR NEARLY THIRTY YEARS. MS. JENKINS-SCOTT HAS SERVED ON MANY PROFESSIONAL, CIVIC AND COMMUNITY BOARDS AND COMMITTEES. SHE CURRENTLY SERVES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE BOSTON FOUNDATION, THE KENNEDY LIBRARY FOUNDATION AND MUSEUM, THE BOSTON PLAN FOR EXCELLENCE AND WGBH. SHE ALSO SERVES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CENTURY BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND THE TUFTS HEALTH PLAN. IN APRIL 2007, BOSTON'S MAYOR THOMAS M. MENINO SELECTED MS. JENKINS-SCOTT TO CO-CHAIR HIS SCHOOL READINESS ACTION PLANNING TEAM, CHARGED WITH DEVELOPING SPECIFIC STRATEGIES TO PREVENT THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP AMONG THE NEXT GENERATION OF STUDENTS. MS. JENKINS-SCOTT WAS ASKED BY GOVERNOR DEVAL L. PATRICK TO CO-CHAIR THE 'READINESS PROJECT', THE GROUP RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING A 10-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN TO IMPLEMENT THE VISION FOR EDUCATION IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS AS OUTLINED BY GOVERNOR PATRICK IN A JUNE 2007 SPEECH. MS. JENKINS-SCOTT HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS AND CITATIONS INCLUDING THE 2005 ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES OF MASSACHUSETTS LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP AWARD, 2004 PINNACLE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM THE GREATER BOSTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE 2004 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD FROM BOSTON UNIVERSITY. |
| PART II, SECTION C, LINE 17A, FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST ( | ALVIN LOUIS STARKS: ALVIN LOUIS STARKS IS A PROGRESSIVE RACIAL JUSTICE RESEARCHER AND ADVOCATE WHO WORKS IN PHILANTHROPY AND CIVIL RIGHTS ADVOCACY TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF SYSTEMIC INEQUALITY. ALVIN'S VISIONARY LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATIVE PHILANTHROPIC RESEARCH SUPPORTS A NEW GENERATION OF IDEAS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO EXPLORE THE INTERSECTIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS, RACIAL JUSTICE, CROSS MOVEMENT BUILDING AND GENDER EQUITY. ALVIN HAS WRITTEN NUMEROUS REPORTS AND STRATEGY PAPERS FOR DONORS AND FOUNDATIONS EXPLORING PROGRESSIVE ACTIVITIES TO STRENGTHEN SOCIAL CHANGE. ALVIN HAS AN EXTENSIVE PHILANTHROPIC BACKGROUND THAT HAS GRANTED HIM THE UNIQUE PRIVILEGE TO WORK AT SEVERAL LEADING FOUNDATIONS. FOR OVER EIGHT YEARS, ALVIN WORKED AT THE OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE AND IN 2004 CREATED AND DIRECTED THE OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE'S RACIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE. BEFORE JOINING OSI, ALVIN HELD THE POSITION OF SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER FOR RACIAL JUSTICE AND GENDER IDENTITY AT THE ARCUS FOUNDATION. THERE HIS WORK FOCUSED ON BUILDING THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION TO ADVANCE THE INTERSECTIONS OF RACE, SEXUALITY AND GENDER IDENTITY. ALVIN WORKED WITH THE NATIONAL NAACP TO ENCOURAGE NEW PROGRESSIVE ADVOCACY AND BUILD PHILANTHROPIC ENGAGEMENT, AND SERVED WITH THE W.K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION AS THEIR PROGRAM OFFICER FOR RACIAL EQUITY. ALVIN RECEIVED HIS FORMAL EDUCATION FROM THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK CITY. HE SITS ON SEVERAL NON-PROFIT BOARDS. ANTONIA DARDER: DR. ANTONIA DARDER IS AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CRITICAL SCHOLAR. SHE HOLDS THE LEAVEY PRESIDENTIAL CHAIR OF ETHICS AND MORAL LEADERSHIP AT LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES AND IS PROFESSOR EMERITA OF EDUCATION POLICY, ORGANIZATION AND LEADERSHIP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA CHAMPAIGN. HER SCHOLARSHIP FOCUSES ON ISSUES OF RACISM, POLITICAL ECONOMY, EDUCATION, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND SOCIETY. ANTONIA IS THE AUTHOR OF CULTURE AND POWER IN THE CLASSROOM AND REINVENTING PAULO FREIRE: A PEDAGOGY OF LOVE, NAMED OUTSTANDING BOOK IN CURRICULUM FOR 2001-2002 BY THE AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION. SHE IS ALSO CO-AUTHOR OF AFTER RACE: RACISM AFTER MULTICULTURALISM. SHE IS THE EDITOR OF CULTURE AND DIFFERENCE AND CO-EDITOR OF LATINOS AND EDUCATION; THE LATINO STUDIES READER: CULTURE, ECONOMY AND SOCIETY, AND THE CRITICAL PEDAGOGY READER, CONSIDERED A PREMIER TEXT FOR ITS USE IN FOUNDATIONS COURSES. THIS YEAR, THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF CULTURE AND POWER IN THE CLASSROOM WAS RELEASED, AS WELL AS A DISSIDENT VOICE: ESSAY ON CULTURE, PEDAGOGY, AND POWER, A TWENTY-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE OF HER WRITINGS, WHICH INCLUDES HER POETRY. BEYOND HER SCHOLARLY EFFORTS, ANTONIA IS AN ACTIVIST AND VISUAL ARTIST, WHO HAS PARTICIPATED IN A VARIETY OF GRASSROOTS EFFORTS TIED TO EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS, WORKER'S RIGHTS, BILINGUAL EDUCATION, WOMEN'S ISSUES, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND IMMIGRANT RIGHTS. IN THE 1990S, SHE CONVENED EDUCATORS FROM ACROSS THE STATE TO ESTABLISH THE CALIFORNIA CONSORTIUM OF CRITICAL EDUCATORS (CCCE), A MEMBER SUPPORTED RADICAL TEACHERS ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO AN EDUCATIONAL VISION OF SCHOOLING INTIMATELY LINKED TO SOCIAL JUSTICE, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC DEMOCRACY. IN 2005, SHE ESTABLISHED A RADIO COLLECTIVE WITH STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO PRODUCED LIBERACION!, A PUBLIC AFFAIRS RADIO PROGRAM ON WEFT. AS A MEMBER OF THE CHAMPAIGN URBANA INDEPENDENT MEDIA CENTER, SHE WAS ACTIVE AS A COMMUNITY JOURNALIST WITH THE PUBLIC I. IN 2007, SHE WORKED WITH GRADUATE STUDENTS ON AN AWARD WINNING DOCUMENTARY, BREAKING SILENCE: THE PERVASIVENESS OF OPPRESSION THAT EXAMINED THE PERSISTENCE OF INEQUALITY AT THE UNIVERSITY. ANTONIA WAS BORN IN PUERTO RICO AND RAISED IN EAST LOS ANGELES. AS A YOUNG SINGLE MOTHER OF THREE CHILDREN AND LIVING ON WELFARE, SHE COMPLETED HER STUDIES IN NURSING AT PASADENA CITY COLLEGE. SHE ATTENDED CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES AND THEN PACIFIC OAKS COLLEGE WHERE SHE STUDIED HUMAN DEVELOPMENT WITH A FOCUS ON MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY. SHE EARNED HER DOCTORAL DEGREE IN PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION FROM CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY. ANTONIA'S SCHOLARSHIP HAS BEEN DEEPLY INFLUENCED BY HER ACQUAINTANCE WITH RENOWNED BRAZILIAN EDUCATOR PAULO FREIRE, WHOSE IDEAS ON SCHOOLING AND SOCIETY PROFOUNDLY SHAPED THE DIRECTION OF HER EARLY WORK. TODAY, ANTONIA IS MOTIVATED TO PERSIST IN THE STRUGGLE FOR UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS BY HER FOUR GRANDDAUGHTERS AND THE OTHER CHILDREN OF OUR TIME, WHO WILL BE FORCED TO CONTEND WITH WORLD WE WILL LEAVE BEHIND. GERARD LEEDS: GERARD LEEDS IS A CO-FOUNDER AND MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE INSTITUTE FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, INC., WHICH HE FOUNDED WITH HIS WIFE, LILO, IN 1990. IN 1971, PRIOR TO ESTABLISHING THE INSTITUTE, GERARD AND LILO LEEDS FOUNDED CMP MEDIA INC., A MAJOR PUBLISHER OF BUSINESS NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, INTERNET AND OTHER INFORMATION SERVICES FOR THE HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES. THE COMPANY'S SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE POLICIES PLACED IT IN FORTUNE MAGAZINE AS ONE OF THE 100 BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR, AND IN WORKING MOTHER, AS ONE OF THE BEST COMPANIES FOR WOMEN WORKERS. THE COMPANY INSTITUTED A MAJOR ON-SITE CHILDCARE CENTER, A STRONG DIVERSITY PROGRAM, AND AN ACTIVE EMPLOYEE-RUN FOUNDATION. IN 1988, GERARD AND LILO LEEDS TRANSFERRED THE MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY TO THE NEXT GENERATION AND MICHAEL LEEDS TOOK OVER AS PRESIDENT AND CEO. THE LEEDS MADE THE CHALLENGE OF EDUCATING CHILDREN AT RISK THEIR PRINCIPAL FOCUS. IN ADDITION TO FOUNDING THE INSTITUTE FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, THEY ARE ON THE BOARDS OF SEVERAL OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WORKING ON EDUCATION ISSUES. THESE INCLUDE THE ALLIANCE FOR EXCELLENT EDUCATION, LOCATED IN WASHINGTON, DC, WHOSE GOAL IS TO MAKE EXCELLENT EDUCATION FOR ALL CHILDREN A REALITY, AND THE THE SCHOTT FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION IN BOSTON, WHICH FOCUSES ON EARLY CARE IN EDUCATION AND FUNDING FOR QUALITY EDUCATION. GERARD AND LILO LEEDS ARE BOTH IMMIGRANTS TO THE UNITED STATES, AND CONSIDER THEIR WORK IN EDUCATION A WAY TO RETURN TO SOCIETY SOME OF THE BUSINESS AND PERSONAL SUCCESS THAT AMERICA HAS ALLOWED THEM TO ACHIEVE. GERARD AND LILO LEEDS ARE RECIPIENTS OF A LARGE NUMBER OF CIVIC AWARDS, INCLUDING SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE ENTREPRENEURS OF THE YEAR, LIA HUMANITARIAN AWARD, OUTSTANDING PHILANTHROPISTS OF THE YEAR FOR NSFRE/L.I., WERE HONORED BY THE URBAN LEAGUE OF L.I., THE NYS CHAPTER OF NAACP, THE NYS UNITED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, AND THE AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE. THEY WERE CITED BY NEWSDAY IN ITS REPORT ON "100 WHO SHAPED A CENTURY". MR. LEEDS HOLDS A BACHELOR OF ARTS AND SCIENCE AND AN HONORARY DOCTORATE FROM ADELPHI UNIVERSITY, AND A MASTERS OF ARTS AND AN HONORARY DOCTORATE FROM THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONYBROOK. HE HAS TAUGHT MANAGEMENT AT LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY AND HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, AND LECTURES ANNUALLY TO MBA STUDENTS ON SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT. DEBORAH LABELLE: DEBORAH LABELLE IS AN ATTORNEY, PROFESSOR, WRITER AND ADVOCATE WHO FOCUSES ON THE APPLICATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS FOR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. SHE HAS BEEN LEAD COUNSEL IN OVER A DOZEN CLASS ACTIONS THAT HAVE SUCCESSFULLY CHALLENGED POLICIES AFFECTING THE TREATMENT OF INCARCERATED MEN, WOMEN AND JUVENILES AND THEIR FAMILIES. MS. LABELLE IS A SENIOR SOROS JUSTICE FELLOW AND, THE FIRST AMERICAN RECOGNIZED BY HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH AS A HUMAN RIGHTS MONITOR. IN ADDITION TO HER PRIVATE PRACTICE, SHE IS DIRECTOR OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION'S JUVENILE LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE INITIATIVE. HER PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE WOMEN AT THE MARGINS, NEGLECT,PUNISHMENT AND RESISTANCE (HAWORTH, 2002). ENSURING RIGHTS FOR ALL: REALIZING HUMAN RIGHTS FOR PRISONERS IN BRINGING HUMAN RIGHTS HOME (PRAEGER PRESS, 2008); AND BRINGING HUMAN RIGHTS HOME TO THE WORLD OF DETENTION (COLUMBIA HUMAN RIGHTS LAW REVIEW ARTICLE, VOL. 40.1, FALL 2008). MS. LABELLE IS A RECIPIENT OF MICHIGAN'S STATE BAR CHAMPION OF JUSTICE AWARD, RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF MICHIGAN'S TOP LAWYERS AND RECEIVED THE NATIONAL TRIAL LAWYER OF THE YEAR AWARD FROM THE PUBLIC INTEREST FOUNDATION (2008) AND NATIONAL LAWYER GUILD'S LAW FOR THE PEOPLE AWARD (2008). SHE RECEIVED THE WADE HAMPTON MCCREE JR. AWARD FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOCIAL JUSTICE PRESENTED BY THE FEDERAL BAR (2009) AND THE SUSAN B. ANTHONY AWARD FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (2010). |
| PART II, SECTION C, LINE 17A, FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST ( | 4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS OR POLICIES. TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9(F)(3)(VI). BY DISSEMINATING ITS RESEARCH THROUGH PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCES, THE SCHOTT FOUNDATION SHARES ITS SCHOLARSHIP AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THIS COUNTRY IN THE HOPE OF CLOSING THE OPPORTUNITY GAP TO ENSURE THAT ALL CHILDREN HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO A HIGH QUALITY PRE-K THROUGH 12TH GRADE EDUCATION. TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9(F)(3)(VI)(B) PROVIDES THAT "AN ORGANIZATION [THAT] IS AN EDUCATIONAL OR RESEARCH INSTITUTION WHICH REGULARLY PUBLISHES SCHOLARLY STUDIES THAT ARE WIDELY USED BY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OR BY MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC WILL ALSO BE CONSIDERED EVIDENCE THAT SUCH ORGANIZATION IS "PUBLICLY SUPPORTED." FURTHERMORE, TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9(F)(3)(VI)(C) PROVIDES THAT "THE PARTICIPATION IN, OR SPONSORSHIP OF, THE PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HAVING SPECIAL KNOWELDGE OR EXPERTISE, PUBLIC OFFICEALS, OR CIVIC OR COMMUNITY LEADERS" WILL BE CONSIDERED EVIDENCE THAT AN ORGANIZATION IS "PUBLICLY SUPPORTED." THE FOUNDATION CLEARLY MEETS BOTH OF THESE STANDARDS. FOR EXAMPLE, FROM NOVEMBER 5-7, 2009, THE FOUNDATION HOSTED ITS 2ND ANNUAL OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN SUMMIT, ENTITLTED "BUILDING A NATIONAL MOVEMENT TO CLOSE THE OPPORTUNITY GAP." THE SUMMIT WAS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERS, GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY ADVOCATES, FEDERAL AND STATE POLICYMAKERS, YOUTH ORGANIZERS AND RESEARCHERS TO SHARE CRITICAL ADVOCACY STRATEGIES, FUNDING APPROACHES AND NETWORKS TO BUILD A STATE AND NATIONAL MOVEMENT TO PROVIDE ALL STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN. FEATURED SPEAKERS INCLUDED GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS (RUSSLYN ALI, ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; CONGRESSMAN CHAKA FATTAH, US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES), PROMINENT COMMUNITY LEADERS (STEPHANIE ELAM, ANCHOR, CNN; CHARLES OGLETREE, HARVARD LAW SCHOOL PROFESSOR OF LAW), LEADERS IN THE PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY (GAIL CHRISTOPHER, VICE PRESIDENT FOR PROGRAMS, WK KELLOGG FOUNDATION, DR. FRED FRELOW, EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM OFFICER, FORD FOUNDATION) AND EDUCATION LEADERS (DR. LINDA DARLING HAMMOND, PROFESSOR OF EDUCATION, STANFORD UNIVERSITY; JOHN STOCKS, DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION). A REVIEW OF THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE REVEALS NUMEROUS PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS, AVAILABLE IN PDF FORMAT FOR ANY INTERESTED READER TO DOWNLOAD, IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: * OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN (E.G., LOST OPPORTUNITY: A 50-STATE REPORT ON THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN IN AMERICA, PUBLISHED IN MAY 2009). * A POSITIVE FUTURE FOR BLACK BOYS (E.G., GIVEN HALF A CHANCE: THE SCHOTT 50 STATE REPORT ON PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR BLACK MALES, PUBLISHED IN JULY 2008). * THE SCHOTT FELLOWSHIP ON EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION (E.G., ENSURING HIGH QUALITY EARLY EDUCATION FOR ALL CHILDREN IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, PUBLISHED IN JUNE 2005). * PUBLIC POLICY AND LEADERSHIP (E.G., PEER-LED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EQUITY AND DIVERSITY: A REPORT FOR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS BASED ON FINDINGS FROM THE SEED PROJECT, PUBLISHED IN MAY 2007). * GENDER EQUITY (E.G., KEEPING SCORE: GIRLS' PARTICIPATION IN HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS IN MASSACHUSETTS, PUBLISHED IN FEBRUARY 2004). THE FOUNDATION ALSO SERVES ITS MISSION BY MAKING GRANTS TO PUBLIC CHARITIES THAT PROMOTE EQUITY IN EDUCATION. RECENT GRANTEES INCLUDE: THE DONOR'S EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE (DEC) IS A JOINT GRANTMAKING EFFORT THAT SUPPORTS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AROUND KEY POLICY REFORMS TO ATTAIN AN EQUITABLE NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM AND MAKE IT RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF ALL CHILDREN. THIS GRANT PROVIDES FUNDS TO DEC TO CONTINUE ITS GRANTMAKING OPERATIONS TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT USE CONSTITUENCY BUILDING AND RESEARCH TO ADVOCATE FOR SYSTEMIC CHANGES THAT IMPROVE TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS, INCREASE COLLEGE READINESS, AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LEARNING COMMUNITY. RURAL COMMUNITY ALLIANCE (RCA) IS A MEMBERSHIP BASED ORGANIZATION OF PARENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, YOUTH, EDUCATORS, LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS, LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND STATE POLICY MAKERS OPERATING IN RURAL ARKANSAS. THE COMMON PURPOSE OF MEMBERS IS TO CREATE A PROSPEROUS FUTURE FOR RURAL AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS BY INCREASING THEIR ABILITY TO ADVOCATE, THEIR AWARENESS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF RURAL SCHOOLS, AND HELPING THEM TO UNITE THEIR VOICES ON STATE-WIDE INITIATIVES. MASSACHUSETTS BUDGET AND POLICY CENTER (MBPC) IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT ANALYZES BUDGETS AND TAXES FROM A PROGRESSIVE PERSPECTIVE. MBPC PROVIDES TO THE PUBLIC, GRASSROOTS, AND ADVOCACY GROUPS HELPFUL INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS OF STATE ECONOMIC POLICIES AND HELPS ENSURE THAT THE IMPACT OF POLICY CHOICES ON LOW AND MODERATE INCOME RESIDENTS IS FRONT AND CENTER IN THE PUBLIC DEBATE. THIS GRANT SUPPORTS THE CREATION OF A MEMO ON OPTIONS TO GENERATE REVENUE FOR BUILDING EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS THAT PROVIDE EVERY CHILD WITH A MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN. SCHOTT'S OTL NETWORK EMPLOYS THE FOUR RESOURCING STRATEGIES TO UNITE A COALITION OF ADVOCATES AND ORGANIZERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTHY LIVING AND LEARNING COMMUNITIES AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN. BUILDING ON OTL'S SUCCESS, THE HLLC INITIATIVE REPRESENTS THE NEXT PHASE OF THE SCHOTT FOUNDATION'S EDUCATION JUSTICE AND OPPORTUNITY STRATEGY. THROUGH SCHOTT'S NATIONAL EFFORTS AND OTL NETWORK, OVER 25 CITIES AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION WILL BE ENGAGED IN THE HLLC INITIATIVE. SCHOTT ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN RECENT YEARS INCLUDE: * THE CO-FOUNDING OF THE ALLIANCE TO RECLAIM OUR SCHOOLS (AROS), A DYNAMIC NEW ALLIANCE BRINGING TOGETHER GROUPS REPRESENTING PARENTS, STUDENTS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, AND LABOR TO FIGHT FOR EDUCATIONAL JUSTICE AND EQUITABLE ACCESS. * SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF SCHOTT'S FIFTH BLACK MALE REPORT CARD, BLACK LIVES MATTER: THE SCHOTT 50 STATE REPORT ON PUBLIC EDUCATION AND BLACK MALES. THE SITE HAS RECEIVED OVER 60,000 VISITS SINCE THE REPORT LAUNCHED IN FEBRUARY 2015. * THE OCTOBER 2015 SCHOTT AND THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS'S (AFT) OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN (OTL) CONFERENCE, ADVANCING RACIAL JUSTICE IN 2015: HOW COMMUNITIES AND LABOR CAN ORGANIZE TOGETHER CONVENED IN NEW ORLEANS. THE CONFERENCE BROUGHT TOGETHER OVER 650 REPRESENTATIVES FROM LABOR, EDUCATIONAL JUSTICE (YOUNG PEOPLE, PARENTS, EDUCATORS, AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS), THE MOVEMENT FOR BLACK LIVES MATTER, LIVING WAGE/ECONOMIC JUSTICE, AND IMMIGRATION REFORM. * SCHOTT, WITH OTHER PARTNERS LIKE OSF, SUCCESSFULLY RAISED THE PROFILES OF BLACK AND OTHER GIRLS OF COLOR THAT HAVE BEEN LARGELY IGNORED IN THE SCHOOL DISCIPLINE CONVERSATION. * IN MISSISSIPPI, SCHOTT IS PARTNERING WITH ONE VOICE MS AND "BETTER SCHOOLS, BETTER JOBS" TO MOBILIZE AROUND BALLOT INITIATIVE 42, WHICH IF PASSED IN NOVEMBER 2015, WILL AMEND SECTION 201 OF THE CONSTITUTION, REQUIRING THE STATE TO PROVIDE (AND THE LEGISLATURE TO FUND) AN ADEQUATE AND EFFICIENT SYSTEM OF FREE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND WILL PROTECT EACH CHILD'S FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY THROUGH 12TH GRADE. * IN THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS, WITH SCHOTT'S LEADERSHIP, THE EDUCATIONAL JUSTICE NETWORK (EJN) HAS GROWN AND IS CREATING A BODY OF WORK THAT WE BELIEVE WILL ALIGN IN A SIGNIFICANT AND POWERFUL WAY WITH EDUCATION JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS. * WORKED TO ASSIST GRANTEES WITH LOCAL AND STATE POLICY REFORMS IN THE BILL INTRODUCED IN NEW YORK STATE (SSS-NYA.8396) THAT WILL REDUCE SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS AND PROMOTE A POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATE, CULTIVATING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE TEACHERS CAN TEACH AND STUDENTS CAN LEARN. * PARTICIPATED IN SCHOOL DISCIPLINE CONVENINGS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, AND THE WHITE HOUSE. |
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | GREG JOBIN-LEEDS AND MARIA JOBIN-LEEDS ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE. GREG JOBIN-LEEDS IS THE SON OF LISELOTTE J. LEEDS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD VIA E-MAIL PRIOR TO BEING FILED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | ANNUALLY, ALL DIRECTORS REVIEW A LIST OF CURRENT GRANTEES AND VENDOR SIGNIFICANT PARTNERS AND DECLARE ANY CONFLICTS OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY. ALL OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN AN ANNUAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THE POLICY, UNDERSTAND IT, AND AGREE TO ABIDE BY ITS TERMS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE PROCESS OF DETERMINING INITIAL COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATIONS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES INCLUDES A REVIEW BY AN OUTSIDE SEARCH FIRM. A SET OF PARAMETERS INCLUDING SALARY AND JOB DESCRIPTION GUIDELINES IS CONVEYED TO THE RECRUITMENT FIRM. THE RECRUITMENT FIRM WILL SEEK OUT INDIVIDUALS WITH THE APPROPRIATE BACKGROUND AND ALSO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO THE COMPARABLE SALARIES FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS. THE BASIS OF THE COMPENSATION DECISION IS DOCUMENTED AND BASED ON A DETERMINATION THAT THE AMOUNT PAID IS NO MORE THAN REASONABLE IN VIEW OF SERVICES RENDERED. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MANAGES THIS PROCESS AND MAKES A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. AN INTERESTED PARTY MAY MAKE A REQUEST DIRECTLY TO THE ORGANIZATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE FORM 990 AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE VIA THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S WEBSITE. |
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