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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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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 294,071 | 410,024 | 378,995 | 990,110 | 2,469,391 | 4,542,591 |
| 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 | 294,071 | 410,024 | 378,995 | 990,110 | 2,469,391 | 4,542,591 |
| 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. | 4,542,591 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 294,071 | 410,024 | 378,995 | 990,110 | 2,469,391 | 4,542,591 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 1,715 | 1,129 | 296 | 1,524 | 4,664 | |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 4,547,255 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (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) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (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): |
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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 | ||||
| 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 2019 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-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | EARN TO LEARN EMPOWERS LOW-TO MODERATE-INCOME STUDENTS TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION. EARN TO LEARN ACCOMPLISHES THIS MISSION THROUGH AN INNOVATIVE, FOUR-PILLAR APPROACH TO FINANCIAL PREPARATION INCLUDING: - MATCHED SAVINGS SCHOLARSHIPS - SUCCESS COACHING & NEAR-PEER ADVISING - FINANCIAL CAPABILITY EDUCATION - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | OVERVIEW: A NATIONAL, INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO FINANCIAL AID IS NEEDED TO INCREASE POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL ACCESS AND COMPLETION, ESPECIALLY FOR STUDENTS FROM LOWER SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS. A REDUCED BORROWING INITIATIVE IS CRITICAL CONSIDERING THE TREMENDOUS GROWTH IN NATIONAL DEBT RELATED TO HIGHER EDUCATION BORROWING. ESTABLISHED IN 2013, EARN TO LEARN OPERATES THE LARGEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL MATCHED-SAVINGS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IN THE COUNTRY. IT COMBINES STUDENT SAVINGS WITH SCHOLARSHIPS, FINANCIAL EDUCATION, AND COLLEGE SUCCESS COACHING TO HELP LOW-TO MODERATE-INCOME AND UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS OBTAIN A COLLEGE EDUCATION AND GRADUATE READY TO ENTER THE WORKFORCE WITH LITTLE OR NO STUDENT LOAN DEBT. STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO INCOME- QUALIFY, DEPOSIT 500 INTO A SAVINGS ACCOUNT EACH YEAR, WHICH IS THEN MATCHED 8:1 THROUGH A PUBLIC PRIVATE FUNDING MODEL WHICH BRINGS THE TOTAL AVAILABLE FUNDS PER STUDENT TO 4,500 PER ACADEMIC YEAR TO FURTHER OFFSET THE COST OF ATTENDANCE AND ADDRESS ANY UNMET NEED. THE HOLISTIC APPROACH IS ALREADY SHOWING PROMISING RESULTS. INITIAL DATA DEMONSTRATES EARN TO LEARN'S FIRST-YEAR RETENTION RATE APPROACHING 90%. OVER HALF OF EARN TO LEARN STUDENTS ARE FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS, WHO OFTEN HAVE DIFFICULTY FINANCING COLLEGE WHILE ALSO BALANCING THE CHALLENGES OF DAILY LIFE. EARN TO LEARN CAN BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DROPPING OUT AND EARNING A DEGREE WHICH MAY ALTER THE COURSE OF THEIR LIVES. STUDENTS ARE SUPPORTED IN GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE AT RATES WELL ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE, WITH NEARLY HALF OF THESE GRADUATES AVOIDING ANY STUDENT LOAN DEBT. THOSE WHO DO BORROW ARE EXPECTED TO CARRY MUCH LESS DEBT THAN OTHER BORROWERS. EARN TO LEARN CHANGES LIVES AND OPENS THE DOORS OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO THOSE WHO MAY NOT OTHERWISE HAVE CONSIDERED THAT THEY TOO COULD SHARE THE AMERICAN DREAM OF ACHIEVING ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT. BACKGROUND: "ARIZONA IS THE FIRST STATE IN THE COUNTRY TO IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM LIKE EARN TO LEARN TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH MATCHED COLLEGE SAVINGS. "EARN TO LEARN IS CURRENTLY PARTNERED IN ARIZONA WITH ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT, PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND IS PLANNING TO EXPAND TO THE RURAL COMMUNITY COLLEGES. "EARN TO LEARN IS BASED ON A PUBLIC PRIVATE FUNDING MODEL WITH A 60/40 SPLIT WHICH LAUNCHED IN THE 2019/2020 ACADEMIC YEAR. "THE PROGRAM HAS GARNERED ATTENTION FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND THEY ARE PROVIDING ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT. "EARN TO LEARN MAY BE CONSIDERED A SUPPLEMENT TO THE FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM - HELPING STUDENTS TO FURTHER OFFSET EDUCATIONAL RELATED EXPENSES, EFFECTIVELY PICKING UP WHERE PELL IS FALLING SHORT. THE PURCHASING POWER OF FEDERAL PELL GRANTS HAS FALLEN PRECIPITOUSLY OVER THE YEARS. PROGRAM SUCCESS: "EARN TO LEARN HAS ALREADY SEEN PROMISING RESULTS INCLUDING HIGH FIRST-YEAR RETENTION, PERSISTENCE, AND GRADUATION RATES. "THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY IS INCREASINGLY AWARE OF ITS STAKE IN ENSURING THE SUCCESS OF THEIR FUTURE EMPLOYEE PIPELINE, AND STATES AND COMMUNITIES WANT TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN BRIGHT MINDS INTO THEIR WORKFORCE. "OVER 2000 EARN TO LEARN STUDENTS HAVE ENROLLED AND SUCCESSFULLY PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM. THE TARGET POPULATION INCLUDES TRADITIONAL STUDENTS FROM PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLS WHO INCOME QUALIFY AND ARE ELIGIBLE FOR IN-STATE TUITION AND FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID; AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRANSFER STUDENTS ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IF THEY INCOME QUALIFY AND ARE ELIGIBLE FOR INSTATE TUITION AND FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID. EARLY SUCCESS METRICS: "THE BREAKDOWN OF THE PROGRAM'S ANNUAL OVERALL FIRST-YEAR RETENTION RATE APPEARS TO BE APPROACHING 90% STATEWIDE SINCE THE PROGRAM'S LAUNCH IN JANUARY OF 2013. "EARN TO LEARN STUDENTS HAVE INVESTED NEARLY 3.5M IN THEIR EDUCATION AND HAVE EARNED AN ADDITIONAL 28M IN ADDITIONAL GRANT AID THROUGH THE PROGRAM'S 8:1 MATCH. "EARN TO LEARN HAS PROVIDED NEARLY 36,000 HOURS OF PERSONAL FINANCE TRAINING TO APPROXIMATELY 5600 STUDENTS IN ARIZONA. PERSONAL FINANCE TRAINING IS A PREREQUISITE TO APPLY TO THE PROGRAM. "EARN TO LEARN'S PROJECTED 6-YEAR GRADUATION RATE APPEARS TO BE APPROACHING 80%. THE PROGRAM SERVES FAMILIES UP TO 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL WHICH MEANS MOST OF THE STUDENTS SERVED ARE PELL ELIGIBLE. AS A POINT OF COMPARISON, THE NATIONAL 6-YEAR GRADUATION RATE FOR THE PELL ELIGIBLE TARGET POPULATION IS LESS THAN 40% ACCORDING TO REPORTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. "EARN TO LEARN STUDENTS ARE BORROWING SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN THEIR PEERS. THE AVERAGE STUDENT LOAN DEBT OF STUDENT BORROWERS FROM ASU, NAU AND UA IS APPROXIMATELY 23,000 BY THE TIME OF GRADUATION. EARN TO LEARN STUDENTS ON AVERAGE ARE GRADUATING WITH LITTLE TO NO STUDENT LOAN DEBT - RANGING FROM ZERO STUDENT LOAN DEBT TO LESS THAN 10,000. NATIONAL INTEREST: "EARN TO LEARN HAS GARNERED SIGNIFICANT NATIONAL ATTENTION WITH OVER 25 STATES EXPRESSING INTEREST IN REPLICATING THE MODEL INCLUDING UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEMS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ARIZONA HAS A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD THE NATION IN A HIGHLY INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO FINANCING HIGHER EDUCATION. "AS EARN TO LEARN CONTINUES TO GAIN MOMENTUM AS AN INNOVATIVE FINANCIAL AID MODEL GIVEN ITS FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING, PERSONALIZED SUCCESS COACHING, AND UNPARALLELED SAVINGS MATCH, THIS PROGRAM HAS THE CAPACITY TO PROVIDE A NEW PLAYBOOK FOR FINANCIAL AID. THE ENTHUSIASM GENERATED BY EARN TO LEARN IS GROUNDED IN SIMPLE, FUNDAMENTAL ECONOMICS AND GETS BACK TO THE PRINCIPLES ON WHICH OUR NATION WAS FOUNDED: TEACHING CITIZENS FINANCIAL FUNDAMENTALS AND EXPANDING ACCESS TO EDUCATION TO ENHANCE THEIR ECONOMIC MOBILITY, AVOID THE BURDEN OF DEBT, AND IMPROVE SOCIETAL OUTCOMES. KEY DEFNITION: EARN TO LEARN'S FIRST-YEAR RETENTION RATE-A KEY PROGRAMMATIC OUTCOME IS THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO WALK ON CAMPUS THEIR FIRST YEAR AND RETURN TO CAMPUS FOR A SECOND YEAR. THIS KEY METRIC INCLUDES BOTH TRADITIONAL STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRANSFER STUDENTS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN THE EARN TO LEARN PROGRAM WHO ARE ATTENDING ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE IN THE OUTCOME DATA THAT EARN TO LEARN ALLOWS FOR PARTICIPANTS TO TRANSFER AMONG THE PARTNER INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND CONTINUE IN THE PROGRAM. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | GOVERNING BODY RECEIVED COMPLETED 990 FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | ANNUALLY, EVERY BOARD MEMBER IS ASKED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY STATEMENT AS WELL AS COMPLETE A FORM WHICH DISCLOSES CERTAIN PERSONAL AND BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS. PERIODICALLY, BOARD MEMBERS ARE ALSO VERBALLY REMINDED TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE BOARD APPROVES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER COMPENSATION TO BE WHICH IT DEEMS TO BE COMPARABLE TO LIKE POSITIONS IN THE AREA. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | EVENING OF HONORS EXPENSES 358 EVENING OF HONORS EXPENSES -358 |
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