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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (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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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 196,740 | 121,364 | 312,614 | 148,662 | 158,026 | 937,406 |
| 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 | 196,740 | 121,364 | 312,614 | 148,662 | 158,026 | 937,406 |
| 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. | 937,406 | |||||
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 196,740 | 121,364 | 312,614 | 148,662 | 158,026 | 937,406 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 56 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 107 | |
| 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.).. | 3,527 | 825 | 5,982 | 27,681 | 25,828 | 63,843 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 1,011,166 | |||||
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(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (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.) | ||||||
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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 | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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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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| 9 Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 | SAFE KIDS OF GEORGIA IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO LEADING A STATEWIDE NETWORK IN ORDER TO PREVENT UNINTENTIONAL INJURY, THE #1 CAUSE OF DEATH OF CHILDREN 19 AND UNDER, INCLUDING FALLS, HEAD INJURIES, MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, POISONING, DROWNING, PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS, BURNS, CHOKING/SUFFOCATION, AND DOG BITES. WE BRING TOGETHER PRIVATE AND PUBLIC, STATE AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEERS, TO KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE IN CARS, ON WHEELS, IN WATER, AND AT HOME. STARTED IN 1990, SAFE KIDS OF GEORGIA IS PART OF A GLOBAL NETWORK OF MORE THAN 400 COALITIONS IN 30 COUNTRIES. IN ORDER TO SUPPORT AND TRAIN GEORGIA'S 30 COALITIONS, WE BRING TOGETHER HEALTH AND SAFETY EXPERTS, EDUCATORS, CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, GOVERNMENT LEADERS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EDUCATING AND PROTECTING FAMILIES. A COALITION CONSISTS OF A COMBINATION OF PERSPECTIVES, RESOURCES, KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILLS THAT ALLOW PEOPLE TO THINK OF NEW AND BETTER WAYS TO ACHIEVE GOALS, PLAN MORE COMPREHENSIVE, INTEGRATED PROGRAMS, AND STRENGTHEN ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: | COALITION SUPPORT: SAFE KIDS OF GEORGIA WAS ESTABLISHED 29 YEARS AGO UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE TRAUMA SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA TO PREVENT UNINTENTIONAL INJURY, THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF DEATH FOR CHILDREN 19 AND UNDER. ADOPTED AS THE STATE OFFICE, OUR PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO DEVELOP A GRASSROOTS STATEWIDE COALITION NETWORK OF HEALTH EDUCATORS THAT PROVIDE INJURY PREVENTION SERVICES TO GEORGIA'S CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. TRAGICALLY, THE MAJORITY OF THESE INJURIES AND DEATHS ARE PREVENTABLE AND OCCUR IN WAYS WHICH CAN BE AVOIDED WITH THE RIGHT AWARENESS, EDUCATION, ENFORCEMENT, AND EQUIPMENT. CURRENTLY, OUR 31 COALITIONS ACTIVATE SAFE KIDS INJURY PREVENTION ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND PROGRAMMING IN MORE THAN ONE THIRD OF GEORGIA'S 159 COUNTIES AND TRULY SERVE AS THE HEARTBEAT OF THE ORGANIZATION. COALITIONS ARE LED BY RESPECTED COMMUNITY SAFETY LEADERS ALSO KNOWN AS COORDINATORS WHO SERVE PROFESSIONALLY WITHIN LEAD AGENCIES THAT AGREE TO ADOPT SAFE KIDS. THE ORGANIZATION CAN EMANATE FROM ANOTHER HOSPITAL, A HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AND WITHIN A VARIETY OF PUBLIC SAFETY ENTITIES SUCH AS LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL FACILITIES. THE IMPORTANCE OF METRICS CANNOT BE OVERSTATED. THE USE OF VALID INJURY DATA IS ESSENTIAL IN UNDERSTANDING THE EXTENT OF INJURIES AND DEATHS IN MAKING INFORMED DECISIONS REGARDING PREVENTION PRIORITIES IN A HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT THAT IMPOSE COMPETING DEMANDS ON RESOURCES. AS PART OF TRAUMA SERVICES WE HAVE ACCESSIBILITY TO LOCAL DATA AND INFORMATION. THIS COULD INCLUDE HOSPITAL REPORTS WITH EMERGENCY AND INPATIENT DISCHARGE INFORMATION, TRAUMA REGISTRIES, DEATH RECORDS, AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT REPORTS. THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING STATE AND LOCAL DATA BECOMES MUCH MORE MEANINGFUL AFTER CALCULATING THE RISK MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY RATES THAT ARE INDIGENOUS TO EACH COUNTY. ADDITIONALLY, SAFE KIDS GEORGIA PROVIDES COALITIONS WITH COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENTS THAT ARE USED TO QUANTIFY CHARACTERISTICS, INJURIES AND RISK FACTORS OF A SPECIFIC POPULATION. DEMOGRAPHIC DATA DETERMINES THE APPROPRIATE COALITION PROGRAMS. THIS HELPS IN MAKING INFORMED, DATA-DRIVEN DECISIONS THAT WILL ULTIMATELY BE A DETERMINANT IN PRIORITIZING INJURY PREVENTION ACTIVITIES. FOR EXAMPLE, COUNTIES WITH LARGE BODIES OF WATER TYPICALLY PLACE A GREATER EMPHASIS ON DROWNING PREVENTION INITIATIVES. ALTHOUGH THE PROGRAMS VARY ACROSS COALITIONS, SAFE KIDS GEORGIA'S MISSION TO PREVENT UNINTENTIONAL INJURY, THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF DEATH TO CHILDREN BIRTH TO 19 YEARS OF AGE REMAINS THE SAME. LASTLY, THE OUTCOMES ARE INSTRUMENTAL IN GENERATING BOTH SHORT AND LONG TERM STRATEGICAL PLANNING. DEPENDING ON THE NEEDS AND RESOURCES OF EACH SAFE KIDS GEORGIA COALITION, SAFETY PROGRAMS ARE IDENTIFIED BASED ON THE FOLLOWING SEVEN FOCUS AREAS; VEHICLE AND ROAD, FIRE &BURNS, WATER, BIKE, HOME, SPORTS, AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: | COMMUNITY PROGRAMS: SAFE KIDS OF GEORGIA ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN COMMUNITY EVENTS AND PROGRAMS THAT TARGET UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES TO CHILDREN. OUR TOP FIVE FOCUS AREAS OF VEHICLE AND ROAD SAFETY, TEEN DRIVING SAFETY, HOME SAFETY, WHEELED SPORTS SAFETY, AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ARE DESCRIBED BELOW. VEHICLE AND ROAD SAFETY CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY PROGRAMS ARE A LARGE PART OF WHAT A COALITION PROVIDES WHEN AN AGENCY AGREES TO ADOPT SAFE KIDS AS THEIR INJURY PREVENTION FRAMEWORK. A COORDINATOR IS THEN ASSIGNED WITHIN THE AGENCY OR HIRED TO PROVIDE INJURY PREVENTION PROGRAMMING FOR A MINIMUM OF 20 HOURS TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WITHIN THEIR INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY. AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF ALL CPS SAFETY INITIATIVES BEGIN WHEN THE COORDINATOR BECOMES A CERTIFIED CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY TECHNICIAN FOLLOWING A 4 DAY TRAINING CLASS. COALITIONS ARE PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING CPS EDUCATION AND INSTALLATION FOCUSING ON THE PROPER USAGE OF CHILD RESTRAINTS BASED ON A CHILD'S HEIGHT, WEIGHT, AGE, AND MATURITY LEVEL. THEY ACCOMPLISH THIS THROUGH PRODUCING LARGE SCALE CAR SEAT CHECK EVENTS, AND IF AVAILABLE, DISTRIBUTE AN APPROPRIATE CAR SEAT TO REPLACE IMPROPER OR NON-EXISTENT CHILD RESTRAINTS. ADDITIONAL VEHICULAR PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO; COALITIONS COLLABORATE WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AS THEY EXECUTE ROAD BLOCK EVENTS. "CLICK IT OR TICKET" IS WHEN THE COORDINATOR INSPECTS THE CAR SEATS WITHIN THE VEHICLE AND REPLACES IF NEEDED. "SPOT THE TOT" IS A PREVENTION ACTIVITY THAT PROVIDES SAFETY AWARENESS IN AND AROUND VEHICLES USING VISUALS AND DEMONSTRATIONS SHOWING HOW EASILY A CHILD CANNOT BE NOTICED WHILE A CAR IS BACKING UP. THE PREVENTION ACTIVITY IS TITLED "FRONTOVERS AND BACKOVERS AND FOCUS ON DRIVEWAY AND PARKING LOT INJURIES. IN 2018 SKG CONTINUED TO BE AN INSTRUMENTAL PARTNER IN THE "LOOK AGAIN" AN ANNUAL HYPERTHERMIA AWARENESS AND PREVENTION CAMPAIGN WHICH EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE DANGERS OF LEAVING CHILDREN IN VEHICLES UNATTENDED. THIS CAMPAIGN WAS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND NATIONALLY AND THE BRAINCHILD OF FORMER GOVERNOR NATHAN DEAL AND THE FORMER FIRST LADY OF GEORGIA, MRS. SANDRA DEAL. IN 2018, OUR COALITIONS CHECKED 6,580 CAR SEATS. IN ADDITION, 105,289 CHILDREN, CAREGIVERS, AND PROFESSIONALS WERE EDUCATED ON SOME FORM OF CAR SEAT SAFETY EDUCATION. TEEN DRIVING SAFETY PROGRAM CAR CRASHES KILL MORE YOUNG PEOPLE THAN ANY OTHER INJURY AREA ACCOUNTING FOR NEARLY HALF OF ALL AMERICAN TEEN DEATHS EACH YEAR. RECOGNIZING THE NEED TO PREVENT THESE INJURIES AND DEATHS FROM OCCURRING, SAFE KIDS GEORGIA WAS ASKED TO COLLABORATE IN A STATEWIDE TEEN DRIVER SAFETY INITIATIVE; "TEENS IN THE DRIVER SEAT"(TDS). A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CURRICULUM ORIGINATING FROM TEXAS A&M TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE, AND FUNDED BY THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. THE ROLE OF SKG WAS TO ASSIST WITH PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND EXECUTION WITHIN SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT GEORGIA. THE PARTNERSHIP BEGAN LATE IN 2016 AND HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR CONTINUATION. IN GEORGIA TO DATE, THERE ARE OVER 85 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN TDS ACTIVITIES. DATA ANALYSIS IS BEING USED TO MEASURE OUTCOMES THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM FOR BOTH EFFICACY AND EFFECTIVENESS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WORKING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, SAFE KIDS GEORGIA WAS ABLE TO ASCERTAIN THEIR 2017 CRASH DATA ANALYSIS HIGHLIGHTING THE TOP TEN GEORGIA COUNTIES THAT DEMONSTRATED A SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER RISK OF MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY INJURY RATES AMONG THE AGES OF 15 TO 19. COMBINED WITH A LACK OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE, THE MOST COMMON TEEN DRIVING CRASHES ARE CAUSED BY DRIVING AT NIGHT, SPEEDING AND STREET RACING, DISTRACTIONS IN THE CAR, LOW SEAT BELT USAGE, ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE. ADOPTING BEST PRACTICES CAN HELP TO MINIMIZE THESE PRACTICES IN THE HOPES OF REDUCING THE NUMBER OF TEEN DRIVER DEATHS. "TEENS IN THE DRIVER SEAT" ENCOURAGES, EDUCATES AND EMPOWERS TEENAGERS ON A PEER TO PEER BASIS AS TEENAGERS THAT WISH TO BECOME INVOLVED ACT AS ADVOCATES AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR TEEN DRIVER SAFETY. . A SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVE EITHER VOLUNTEERS OR IS ASSIGNED TO LEAD THE EFFORTS ALONG WITH A TEACHER, COUNSELOR OR SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVE THAT ACTS AS A GUIDE ONLY. THE CONTRIBUTORS SELECT WAYS IN WHICH TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SCHOOL ACTIVITIES OF THEIR CHOICE. THIS WOULD ALLOW FOR MORE STUDENT INTERACTION, A GREATER COMMITMENT. THE STUDENTS THEN ENGAGE OTHER VOLUNTEERS TO HELP CREATE MESSAGING THAT COULD INCLUDE POSTERS AND FLYERS ON "HOW TO STAY SAFE". THEY ARE ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL AND DISSEMINATION, AND SHOULD THEY DESIRE TO DO SO, CAN PRODUCE THEIR OWN PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS. SOME OTHER IDEAS THAT WERE GENERATED LAST YEAR INCLUDED HOST SPEAKERS TO SHARE THEIR LIFE STORIES AT A ASSEMBLY WITH PLEDGE FORMS AVAILABLE FOR THE STUDENTS TO SIGN. THE DESIRED OUTCOME IS TO HAVE STUDENTS INITIATING SERIOUS DISCUSSIONS AROUND RISK AND PROVIDING REAL SOLUTIONS. AWARDS ARE GIVEN FOR EXCELLENCE AND OUTSTANDING PARTICIPATION AND IN 2016-2017 THREE SCHOOLS WERE SELECTED TO RECEIVE A MONETARY AWARD OF $1,500. IN ADDITION, TEENS THAT SHOWED CREATIVITY AND INGENUITY RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS AS WELL AS 3 INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS WERE CHOSEN FOR THE NATIONAL TEEN SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD. IN 2018 TWO SCHOOLS IN GEORGIA WERE ALSO PRESENTED RESOLUTIONS. IN 2017, SAFE KIDS COALITIONS HELD 110 TEEN DRIVER SAFETY EVENTS ADDING INTERACTIVE IMPAIRED DRIVING STATIONS, DRIVER SAFETY RODEOS AND SIMULATORS. HOME SAFETY UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES THAT OCCUR IN AND AROUND THE HOME CAN INCLUDE BURNS, FALLS, DROWNING, POISONINGS (INCLUDING FROM LEAD, CARBON MONOXIDE, HOUSEHOLD CLEANERS, AND PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS), ANIMAL BITES, AND CHOKING/SUFFOCATION. EACH YEAR, IN THE UNITED STATES 2,200 CHILDREN DIE FROM AN INJURY WITHIN A HOME. ACCORDING TO THE CDC, PEDIATRIC UNINTENTIONAL FALLS WERE AMONG THE LEADING CAUSE OF PEDIATRIC NONFATAL INJURY NATIONWIDE. THE MOST RECENT DATA FROM THE ONLINE ANALYTICAL STATISTICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (OASIS) SHOWED THAT IN 2017, CHILDREN 19 AND UNDER GEORGIA ACCOUNTED FOR 53,792 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS RESULTING FROM FALLS, WITH A RATE OF 1,919.0 PER 100,000 POPULATIONS. 60% OF THE FALL RELATED VISITS WERE MADE BY CHILDREN BELOW AGE 10. THIS DATA SHOWS THAT THERE IS A DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGH FALL RATE AMONG CHILDREN AGED ZERO TO NINE. ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO PEDIATRIC DEATHS FROM UNINTENTIONAL FALLS IN GEORGIA, CHILD MORBIDITY, CHILD INJURY, AND THE COST TO THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM FOR THESE PREVENTABLE FALLS ARE A SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN. APPROXIMATELY, 23 OF SAFE KIDS GEORGIA COALITIONS FOCUSED ON HOME SAFETY INITIATIVES THAT DISCLOSED SIMPLE STEPS FAMILIES CAN TAKE TO PREVENT UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES IN AND AROUND THE HOME. COALITIONS EDUCATED 68,184 CHILDREN, CAREGIVERS, AND PROFESSIONALS ABOUT HOME SAFETY. AS PART OF THE HOME SAFETY EVENTS 60,218 EDUCATION MATERIALS AND, OVER 3,400 HOME SAFETY ITEMS WERE DISTRIBUTED. THE SAFETY ITEMS DISTRIBUTED INCLUDED OUTLET COVERS, GUNS LOCKS, HOME SAFETY KITS AND CRIBS/PACK AND PLAYS. WHEELED SPORTS SAFETY WHEELED SPORTS SAFETY INTERVENTION ENCOMPASSES NOT ONLY BIKE SAFETY, BUT SKATEBOARDS AND SCOOTERS AS WELL. BIKE SAFETY REQUIRES CONSISTENT AND CORRECT USE OF HELMETS AND COMPLIANCE WITH LEGAL RIDING PRACTICES TO PREVENT COLLISIONS WITH MOTOR VEHICLES, PEDESTRIANS, AND OTHER BICYCLISTS. STATISTICS SHOW THAT WEARING A PROPERLY FITTED HELMET COULD REDUCE THE RISK OF SEVERE BRAIN INJURIES BY 78%. GEORGIA LAW REQUIRES CHILDREN AGES 16 AND YOUNGER WEAR A HELMET WHILE RIDING A BICYCLE, ALTHOUGH SADLY THIS IS NOT ONLY DIFFICULT TO ENFORCE, IT IS NOT CONSIDERED A PRIORITY. MORE CHILDREN AGES 5 TO 14 ARE SEEN IN EMERGENCY ROOMS FOR INJURIES RELATED TO BIKING THAN IN ANY OTHER SPORT. PREVENTION PROGRAMMING IN THIS FOCUS AREA CONSISTS OF A SERIES OF INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES THAT TEACH CHILDREN THE PROPER USAGE OF APPROPRIATE HELMETS PER PARTICULAR SPORT, HELMET FITTING DEMONSTRATIONS AND IF AVAILABLE, HELMET DISTRIBUTIONS AT COMMUNITY WIDE EVENTS AND WITHIN CLASSROOMS. ACTIVITIES LIKE BIKE TO SCHOOL DAY; ARE AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN HOW TO REMAIN INJURY-FREE AS THEY BIKE TO AND FROM SCHOOL WHILE PROMOTING IT IS A SAFE AND FUN METHOD OF TRANSPORTATION. CHILDREN ARE ALSO TAUGHT WHY IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO WEAR THEIR HELMETS EVERY TIME THEY RIDE THEIR BIKES AND INSTRUCTED ON HOW TO ADJUST THEIR HELMET TO FIT PROPERLY. IN 2018, MANY OF THE SAFE KIDS COALITIONS, HELD BIKE RODEOS THAT CREATED A SIMULATED DRIVING COURSE FOR THE PURPOSES OF TEACHING "RULES OF THE ROAD". GEORGIA COALITIONS HELD 128 BIKE SAFETY EVENTS, DISTRIBUTED 2,607 HELMETS AND SPENT 342 HOURS EDUCATING 127,015 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES ON WHEELED SPORTS SAFETY. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (CONTINUED): | PEDESTRIAN SAFETY PEDESTRIAN SAFETY REQUIRES THAT CHILDREN HAVE SAFE PLACES TO WALK AND PLAY, ARE PROPERLY SUPERVISED WHEN THEY ARE IN THE VICINITY OF TRAFFIC AND LEARN TO USE CAUTION WHEN CROSSING STREETS. UNINTENTIONAL PEDESTRIAN INJURIES ARE THE 5TH LEADING CAUSE OF INJURY-RELATED DEATH FOR CHILDREN 5 TO 19 YEARS OF AGE. GEORGIA COALITIONS ALSO PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL WALK TO SCHOOL DAY (IWTSD) ANNUAL EVENT TO LEARN SAFE WALKING SKILLS AND TO ENCOURAGE SAFE WALKING ENVIRONMENTS. THIS CAN TAKE PLACE EITHER IN SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES, WALKING IN AND AROUND SCHOOLS AND BY REACHING OUT TO THE MEDIA. IN 2018, SAFE KIDS GEORGIA COALITIONS HELD 131 PEDESTRIAN SAFETY EVENTS, EDUCATED 106,281 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND DISTRIBUTED 52,895 PEDESTRIAN REFLECTORS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. COORDINATORS WORKED DILIGENTLY TO PARTNER WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE THE SAME GOAL OF TEACHING SAFE BEHAVIORS TO BOTH CHILDREN AND MOTORISTS. AN EXAMPLE OF AN ONGOING PARTNERSHIP IS WITH SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL. ENSURING THAT CHILDREN LEARN PEDESTRIAN SAFETY SKILLS, THEY COLLABORATE WITH SAFE KIDS ON SAFE KIDS "WALK THIS WAY' EVENTS. THESE EVENTS RAISE COMMUNITY AND GLOBAL AWARENESS ABOUT WALKING SAFETY AND PROMOTE HEALTHY BEHAVIOR. SCHOOL SAFETY COMMITTEES ARE CREATED WITH COALITIONS, FEDEX VOLUNTEERS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, PARENTS, AND OTHER ADVOCATES TO ENFORCE TRAFFIC LAWS IN SCHOOL ZONES AND MAKE ENVIRONMENTS MORE PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY WITH KIDS IN MIND. COALITIONS ALSO CONDUCT TRANSPORTATION SAFETY PROGRAMS AT HEAD START CENTERS TO EDUCATE PARENTS ON CHILD PEDESTRIAN, SCHOOL BUS AND BIKE AND PASSENGER SAFETY, "START SAFE TRAVEL'. IN 2018, GEORGIA COALITIONS SPENT 632 HOURS ON PEDESTRIAN EDUCATION IN ADDITION TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF SAFETY TIPS, EAR BUD WRAPS AND PEDESTRIAN REFLECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY ITS INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS BASED UPON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZATION. A DRAFT FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR DISCUSSION, REVIEW, AND APPROVAL. BASED UPON THEIR REVIEW, ANY NECESSARY CHANGES ARE MADE TO FORM 990 BY THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS. A REVISED DRAFT FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION FOR REVIEW BY THE GOVERNING BOARD WHERE THE FORM 990 IS APPROVED AS IS OR AS SUBJECT TO ANY CHANGES. BASED UPON THE BOARD'S APPROVAL, THE FORM 990 IS FINALIZED BY THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS FOR FILING BY THE ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | SAFE KIDS OF GEORGIA, AS A MEMBER OF THE NETWORK OF CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA ("CHOA"), A RELATED ORGANIZATION, IS SUBJECT TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES OF CHOA. UNDER THESE POLICIES CHOA CONDUCTS PERIODIC REVIEWS AS TO WHETHER COMPENSATION PAID TO INTERESTED PERSONS IS REASONABLE, WHETHER BUSINESS TRANSACTION FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS' CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND ARE CONDUCTED AT ARM'S LENGTH, AND WHETHER ANY OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH INTERESTED PERSONS ARE REASONABLE, AT ARM'S LENGTH AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITIBLE PURPOSES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | ALL COMPENSATION OF SAFE KIDS' OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED AND PAID BY CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA ("CHOA"), A RELATED ORGANIZATION. CHOA USES COMPENSATION DATA FROM COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO SET THE COMPENSATION OF SUCH PERSONS AND IT IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | SAFE KIDS' AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. IN ADDITION, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | CHANGE IN CONTRIBUTION RECEIVABLE -80,012. |
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