Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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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.") .. | 549,199 | 884,095 | 433,616 | 489,562 | 495,000 | 2,851,472 |
| 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 | 549,199 | 884,095 | 433,616 | 489,562 | 495,000 | 2,851,472 |
| 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).. | 371,927 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 2,479,545 | |||||
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.. | 549,199 | 884,095 | 433,616 | 489,562 | 495,000 | 2,851,472 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 2,851,472 | |||||
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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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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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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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: | ||||
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| 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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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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| PART II | THE ORGANIZATION FIRST YEAR, 2014, WAS A SHORT YEAR. |
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| PART I, LINE 1 | THE LOS ANGELES COALITION FOR THE ECONOMY & JOBS (THE COALITION) IS AN INDEPENDENT, BIPARTISAN MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION, ESTABLISHED IN 2009 (OPERATED UNDER A FISCAL SPONSORSHIP FOR THE FIRST FEW YEARS OF EXISTENCE), TO BRING TOGETHER LEADERS FROM THE REGION'S BUSINESS, LABOR, ACADEMIC, AND NONPROFIT COMMUNITIES TO ADVANCE SOUND POLICY INITIATIVES THAT WILL HELP TO RESPONSIBLY GROW THE ECONOMY AND CREATED QUALIFY JOBS THROUGHOUT THE LOS ANGELES (L.A.) REGION. L.A'S HISTORY HAS SHOWN THAT IN KEY MOMENTS THE REGION'S LEADERS HAVE COME TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT L.A. IS THE TOP REGION TO INVEST IN, DEVELOP SKILLED AND CONFIDENT ENTREPRENEURS AND DRIVE CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE IDEAS THROUGH AN EDUCATION WORKFORCE. THE COALITION FOCUSES THEIR EFFORTS ON THE FOLLOWING INITIATIVES TO SPUR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND JOB CREATION IN THE REGION: 1) WORLD CLASS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM: FACILITATE THE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE, GOODS, SERVICES AND INFORMATION 2) WORLD CLASS ECONOMY: POSITION L.A. AS A COMPETITIVE LOCATION THAT PRODUCES PROSPERITY FOR BUSINESSES, ENTREPRENEURS AND CITIZENS 3) WORLD CLASS CITY: FOSTER A HIGH AND RISING QUALITY OF LIFE STANDARD |
| PART III, LINE 1 | THE COALITION IS AN INDEPENDENT, BIPARTISAN MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION, ESTABLISHED IN 2009, TO BRING TOGETHER LEADERS FROM THE REGION'S BUSINESS, LABOR, ACADEMIC, AND NONPROFIT COMMUNITIES TO ADVANCE SOUND POLICY INITIATIVES THAT WILL HELP TO RESPONSIBLY GROW THE ECONOMY AND CREATED QUALIFY JOBS THROUGHOUT THE L.A. REGION. |
| PART III, LINE 4(A) | THE INITIATIVES MENTIONED IN PART I, LINE 1 OF THE FORM 990 ARE BEING CARRIED OUT THROUGH 1) APPLIED POLICY INSTITUTE (PROGRAM #1), AND 2) MULTI SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS (PROGRAM #2). BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF INFORMATION ON BOTH. FOR MORE DETAIL INFORMATION ON BOTH PROGRAMS, PLEASE GO TO HTTP://WWW.THELACOALITION.COM/ THE APPLIED POLICY INSTITUTE USES THE FOUR PILLARS OF POLICY RESEARCH, POLICY MEMORANDA, COLLABORATION & CONVENING, AND ISSUE ADVOCACY TO DRIVE DISCUSSIONS AND ACTIONS THAT ALIGN WITH THE MISSION OF THE COALITION. POLICY RESEARCH: SINCE ITS FOUNDING, THE COALITION HAS SERVED AS A SOURCE OF EXPERTISE FOR ITS NETWORK OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, BUSINESS EXECUTIVES, JOURNALISTS, EDUCATORS & STUDENTS, CIVIC LEADERS, AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES TO SUPPORT A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE LOS ANGELES METROPOLITAN ECONOMY AND THE PUBLIC POLICY CHOICES FACING THE REGION'S PUBLIC OFFICIALS. THIS WORK INFORMS THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORTATION, EDUCATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, LAND USE & BUILDING DEVELOPMENT, WATER MANAGEMENT, TRADE, TOURISM, GOVERNMENT REFORM, TAXES, AND ISSUES AFFECTING MULTIPLE SECTORS INCLUDING HEALTHCARE, GREEN INDUSTRIES, TECHNOLOGY AND MANUFACTURING. POLICY MEMORANDA: THE COALITION TARGETS CRITICAL REGIONAL PROBLEMS WHERE NEW, CREATIVE THINKING IS NEEDED. WRITTEN FOR POLICYMAKERS AND OPINION LEADERS, THE MEMOS AIM TO SHAPE REGIONAL POLICY DEBATE THROUGH RIGOROUS ANALYSIS AND SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS. THE COALITION APPROACH IS TO PERFORM A META-ANALYSIS OF ACADEMIC, PROFESSIONAL AND MEDIA SOURCES, IDENTIFY KEY INSIGHTS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO LOS ANGELES AND SYNTHESIZE THE INFORMATION INTO A DIGESTIBLE 600-800 WORD SUMMARY FOR LOS ANGELES LEADERS & DECISION MAKERS. IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR HAS GENERATED OVER 40 MEMORANDA. POLICY MEMORANDA ARE SHARED WITH COALITION NETWORK, PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, POLICY MAKERS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, RELEVANT CONSTITUENCIES (DEPENDING ON THE ISSUE) AND THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS. COLLABORATION AND CONVENING: THE COALITION HELPS BUILD CONSENSUS AROUND POLICY INITIATIVES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO A STRONGER, MORE VIBRANT REGIONAL ECONOMY. RESEARCH AND MEMORANDA SERVE AS THE BASIS FOR FURTHER ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSIONS WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LEADERS. IN 2019, THE L.A. COALITION HOSTED A NUMBER OF FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS IN POLICY ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS, WHICH INCLUDED THE TOPICS OF TAXES, WATER, INFRASTRUCTURE, CITY AND COUNTY SERVICES, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. ISSUE ADVOCACY: THE COALITION DOES MUCH OF ITS WORK THROUGH DIRECT VERBAL OR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION TO TARGETED AUDIENCES. AND, WHILE THAT STRATEGY IS OFTEN THE MOST EFFECTIVE, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN A MORE PUBLIC FORUM IS THE APPROPRIATE TACTIC TO MOVE THE DIAL ON AN ISSUE. |
| PART III, LINE 4(B) | MULTI-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS IN 2019, THE COALITION CONTINUED TO LEVERAGE ITS EXPERTISE, RESOURCES AND NETWORKS TO BUILD UPON EXISTING AND INITIATE NEW COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS THAT ACHIEVE TANGIBLE AND MEASURABLE SOLUTIONS TO DEFINABLE CHALLENGES FACING THE REGION AND ITS ECONOMY. THESE PARTNERSHIPS STRENGTHEN THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THE PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND NON-PROFIT SECTORS, AS WELL AS FOSTER INCREASED COLLABORATION AND JOINT-PROBLEM SOLVING. THE COALITION AND ITS PARTNERS PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT FOR THESE PROJECTS TO INCREASE THE PROBABILITY OF SUCCESS AND ENSURE A PRODUCTIVE, POSITIVE EXPERIENCE FOR ALL INVOLVED. AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCREASES IN RENTS AND HOME PRICES HAVE FAR OUTPACED WAGE GROWTH FOR MOST OF THE REGION'S WORKERS. ROUGHLY 1.9 MILLION ANGELENOS IN L.A. COUNTY HAVE TO STRETCH FINANCIALLY TO OBTAIN A STANDARD-SIZE UNIT IN THEIR CURRENT NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS SHORTAGE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEPRESSES GDP ACROSS THE METRO AREA ANYWHERE BETWEEN $36 TO $44 BILLION EACH YEAR. TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, THE COALITION PARTNERED WITH MEMBER JONATHAN WOETZEL AND HIS TEAM AT THE MCKINSEY GLOBAL INSTITUTE TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN LOS ANGELES: DELIVERING MOREAND DOING IT FASTER. THIS REPORT HIGHLIGHTS THE GREAT NEED TO DEVELOP A MUCH LARGER HOUSING SUPPLY THAT IS AS DIVERSE AS ITS POPULATION, AS WELL AS STRATEGIES TO DO SO. IN 2019, THE COALITION ALSO DEVELOPED A LIST, AND HISTORY, OF THE CITY'S 25 MOST UNDERUTILIZED PROPERTIES. CITY HALL PLACED NINE OF THESE PROPERTIES IN THE PIPELINE TO RECEIVE PROPOSITION HHH FUNDS TO ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE/HOMELESS HOUSING, WHICH WILL PRODUCE UP TO 600 NEW HOUSING UNITS. HOMELESSNESS HOMELESSNESS INCREASED BY 12 PERCENT IN 2019 IN L.A. COUNTY TO ALMOST 59,000, OF WHICH MORE THAN 16,500 ARE ANGELENOS SLEEPING IN THEIR CARS EACH NIGHT. MANY WORK HARD AT LOWER WAGE JOBS THAT PAY AN INSUFFICIENT AMOUNT TO COVER THE COST OF HOUSING. THE COALITION FORMED A PARTNERSHIP WITH L.A. MAYOR GARCETTI, MAYOR'S FUND L.A., L.A. CONVENTION CENTER, AND THE NONPROFIT SAFE PARKING L.A. TO LAUNCH THE FIRST EVER "SAFE PARKING LOT PILOT PROGRAM" AT A CITY-OWNED FACILITY IN 2020. THE PILOT WILL PROVIDE ANGELENOS LIVING IN THEIR CARS A SAFE PLACE TO PARK, ACCESS TO A RESTROOM AND SOCIAL SERVICE RESOURCES AS THEY TRANSITION TO INTERIM OR PERMANENT HOUSING. PROCUREMENT ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL AND OVERLOOKED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOLS OUR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS HAVE IS THEIR MULTI-BILLION-DOLLAR ANNUAL PROCUREMENT SPEND OR "BUYING POWER" IN THE MARKETPLACE. L.A. COUNTY, LAUSD, UCLA, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE CITY OF L.A. ARE NOT ONLY OUR REGION'S TOP EMPLOYERS, THEY ALSO SPEND CUMULATIVELY MORE THAN $20 BILLION ANNUALLY ON BUYING GOODS AND SERVICES. BILLIONS MORE ARE SPENT TO UPGRADE OUR REGION'S INFRASTRUCTURE - LAX, PORT, DWP, METRO, ETC. IN 2019, THE CITY OF L.A.'S FIRST EVER CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER MICHAEL OWH TRANSITIONED TO LEAD THE PROCUREMENT TEAM AT THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. SUBSEQUENTLY, MAYOR GARCETTI SELECTED SHANNON HOPPES AS THE CITY'S NEWLY APPOINTED CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER. BOTH OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE PRODUCTS OF THE COALITION'S PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MAYOR'S OPERATIONS INNOVATION TEAM AND CONTINUED TO RECEIVE GUIDANCE FROM THE COALITION. STARTUP GUIDE LOS ANGELES ONE COULD ARGUE THAT L.A. IS NOW "GROUND ZERO" FOR STARTUPS LOOKING TO LAUNCH NEW MARKETPLACE BUSINESS MODELS FOR THE LARGER METROPOLITAN REGION'S 19 MILLION PLUS RESIDENTS AND WORLD. WITHIN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, THE VENTURE CAPITAL COMMUNITY HAS MADE RECORD VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS INTO L.A.'S COMPANIES. TO BUILD ON THIS SUCCESS, THE L.A. COALITION HELPED DEVELOP L.A.'S FIRST EVER STARTUP GUIDE LOS ANGELES WITH THE OFFICE OF MAYOR GARCETTI, ANNENBERG FOUNDATION/ANNENBERG TECH, SAP NEXT-GEN, BCG DIGITAL VENTURES AND THE GLOBAL STARTUP GUIDE TEAM. NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS (NGSS) TEACHER TRAINING OUR REGION FACES A VERY TROUBLING REALITY: ONLY 4 IN 10 LA COUNTY K-12 STUDENTS TEST GRADE LEVEL PROFICIENT IN MATH AND LESS THAN 1 IN 4 TESTS PROFICIENT IN SCIENCE. WITH STEM RELATED OCCUPATIONS PROJECTED TO GROW, WE ARE NOT ADEQUATELY PREPARING HOMEGROWN TALENT. THE COALITION PROVIDED SEED FUNDING IN 2017 FOR A PILOT NGSS TEACHER TRAINING, LED BY THE CSUDH CENTER FOR INNOVATION IN STEM EDUCATION (CISE). THE TRAINING IS A DYNAMIC PROGRAM THAT COMBINES CLASSROOM TRAINING, REAL-TIME FEEDBACK, AND GROUP COLLABORATION TO TRAIN TEACHERS ON THE STATE'S SCIENCE STANDARDS. CALIFORNIA ADOPTED THE NGSS IN 2013, HOWEVER, TEACHER TRAINING HAS BEEN LIMITED. WITH OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM THE PILOT AND 3 ADDITIONAL TRAINING ROUNDS, OUR GOAL IS TO TRAIN 450 TEACHERS, OR 2-3 TEACHERS IN EACH LAUSD SCHOOL TO SERVE AS SITE LEADS. IN 2019, THE CISE TEAM TRAINED 72 TEACHERS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CSUDH CISE (180 IN TOTAL), FUNDED THROUGH GRANT AWARDS FROM CERTAIN FUNDERS, ALL UNDERWRITTEN BY THE COALITION. THE PROGRAM ALSO ADVANCED TO LATE STAGE GRANT APPLICATION ROUNDS AT A COUPLE OF FOUNDATIONS . ADDITIONALLY, A FOCUS GROUP WAS CONDUCTED WITH OVERALL POSITIVE FEEDBACK PROVIDED. TRUE COST OF COLLEGE NEARLY 1 IN 10 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ADMIT TO BEING HOMELESS AT LEAST ONCE DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, 4 IN 10 SOMETIMES WENT HUNGRY, WITH ALMOST HALF REPORT FOOD INSECURITY. WITHIN THE LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (LACCD), APPROXIMATELY 1 IN 5 STUDENTS REPORTS BEING HOMELESS, AND TWO-THIRDS STRUGGLE TO EAT PROPERLY AND FIND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MICHAEL KELLY, WAS THE INITIAL CHAMPION FOR THE USE OF AN APP TO CONNECT CSU STUDENTS WITH FINANCIAL NEED TO RESOURCES. HIS SUPPORT AND COLLABORATION WITH CSUDH LEADERS HELPED ENABLE THE DEVELOPMENT AND LAUNCH OF THE CSUDH EATS IPHONE APP IN 2019, WHICH ALERTS STUDENTS TO FREE OR LOW-COST FOOD SOURCES ON CAMPUS. THE COALITION ADVISED THE LOS ANGELES TRADE TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION ON FUNDRAISING STRATEGIES AND POTENTIAL ALLOCATIONS FOR THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF THE BOOKS & TOOLS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR DEGREE TRACKS THAT LEAD TO HIGH WAGE, HIGH DEMAND JOBS. THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED A $25K GRANT FROM THE FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO, WHICH THE COALITION UNDERWROTE. LATTC FUNDRAISED $100K IN 2019. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B | PART VI, LINE 8(B) WAS ANSWERED NO AS THERE WERE NO COMMITTEES WHO HAD THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE TREASURER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR THEIR REVIEW. ANY QUESTIONS WERE RAISED WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S OUTSIDE CPA/TAX PREPARER (CPA) AND IF NESSECARY, CHANGES WERE MADE BY THE CPA BEFORE THE RETURN WAS FILED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | AN ANNUAL STATEMENT WAS COMPLETED BY EACH BOARD MEMBER AND OFFICER THAT THEY HAVE READ THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY STATEMENT AND DISCLOSED ANY KNOWN CONFLICTS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | A COMPENSATION STUDY WAS PERFORMED IN 2016 FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. BASED ON SUCH STUDY, THE BOARD APPROVED A COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EFFECTIVE AUGUST 2016. ANNUAL REVIEWS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED BY THE BOARD SINCE THEN EACH SPRING STARTING WITH 2017. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION FOR 2019 WAS BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD AFTER THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CONDUCTED A PERFORMANCE REVIEW. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES UPON REQUEST. |
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