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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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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 479,599 | 542,510 | 489,277 | 505,137 | 557,488 | 2,574,011 |
| 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 | 479,599 | 542,510 | 489,277 | 505,137 | 557,488 | 2,574,011 |
| 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) .. | 540,552 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 2,033,459 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 479,599 | 542,510 | 489,277 | 505,137 | 557,488 | 2,574,011 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 1,295 | 2,363 | 1,041 | 193 | 234 | 5,126 |
| 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.).. | 2,065 | 760 | 4,984 | 4,239 | 4,234 | 16,282 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 2,595,419 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (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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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (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 on 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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2021 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2021 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2021 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2021: | ||||
| a From 2016....... | ||||
| b From 2017....... | ||||
| c From 2018....... | ||||
| d From 2019....... | ||||
| e From 2020....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2016 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2021 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2021, 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 2021. 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 2022. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | THOUGH COVID CONTINUED TO IMPACT PROGRAMMING THROUGH-OUT FY22, SCORES WAS ABLE TO RESUME PROGRAMMING, IN-PERSON, ON-SITE AT 12 PARTNER SCHOOLS WITHIN THE CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT. UNDERSTANDING THE UNIQUE, UNPRECEDENT SITUATION, SCORES CONTINUED TO REMAINED FLEXIBLE AND DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING OUR POET- ATHLETES WHILE MAINTAINING A SAFE AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT TO PROVIDE QUALITY PROGRAMMING. SCORES DELIVERED 22 WEEKS OF PROGRAMMING, 4 DAYS A WEEK, USING OUR TRI-CURRICULAR APPROACH OF POETRY, SOCCER, AND SERVICE- LEARNING. SCORES ALSO PROVIDED LIMITED POETRY LESSONS VIRTUALLY THROUGH ZOOM AND PARTNERED WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY AGENCIES TO PROVIDE SUMMER PROGRAMMING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. CORE SOCCER PROGRAMMING FOR GRADES 3-5 POET-ATHLETES PARTICIPATED IN PROGRAMMING AT 10 CMSD SCHOOLS DURING THE FALL AND 12 SCHOOLS DURING THE SPRING. PRACTICES RANGED FROM 60-120 MINUTES AND WERE OFFERED TWO DAYS PER WEEK, ON AVERAGE. ALL COACHES UTILIZED THE AMERICA SCORES SOCCER CURRICULUM. THIS CURRICULUM EMPHASIZES CHARACTER- BUILDING SKILLS SUCH AS LEADERSHIP, TEAMWORK AND COMMITMENT, DAILY LESSONS END WITH DISCUSSION PROMOTING HEALTHY BEHAVIORS, SELF-ESTEEM, GOAL SETTING AND SCHOOL STEWARDSHIP. DURING FY22, APPROXIMATELY 328 STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-5 PARTICIPATED PROGRAMMING. 78% OF CORE PARTICIPANTS SURVEYED AGREE THAT BECAUSE THEY PARTICIPATED IN SCORES, THEY ENGAGE IN HEALTHIER BEHAVIORS. 52% SAW IMPROVED AEROBIC PERFORMANCE. 93% OF CAREGIVERS SURVEYED STATED THEIR CHILD SPENDS MORE TIME EXERCISING BECAUSE OF SCORES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | CORE WRITING PROGRAMMING FOR GRADES 3-5 POET-ATHLETES PARTICIPATED IN PROGRAMMING AT 10 CMSD SCHOOLS DURING THE FALL AND 12 SCHOOLS DURING THE SPRING. POET-ATHLETES MET WITH THEIR WRITING COACHES FOR CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS DURING AFTERSCHOOL HOURS TWO DAYS PER WEEK FOR 22 WEEKS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. IN THE FALL, POET-ATHLETES WERE ENGAGED IN THE "POWER OF POETRY" CURRICULUM. THE FALL SEASON ENDED WITH A VIRTUAL POETRY SLAM IN WHICH POET-ATHLETES WERE FILMED PERFORMING GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL POEMS WHICH WERE COMPILED INTO A VIDEO THAT WAS SHARED ACROSS ALL SCORES' SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS. THE SPRING WRITING CURRICULUM, "WRITING FOR THE COMMUNITY", FOCUSED ON SERVICE-LEARNING, WHERE POET-ATHLETES SELECTED A COMMUNITY ISSUE AND THEN WORKED AS A TEAM TO IMPLEMENT A SERVICE PROJECT. A TOTAL OF 12 SERVICE PROJECTS WERE COMPLETED. DURING FY22 328 STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-5 PARTICIPATED IN AT LEAST ONE WEEK OF PROGRAMMING. 100% OF CLASSROOM TEACHERS AGREED THAT THE SCORES PROGRAM HELPED IMPROVE OVERALL ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. 62% OF PARTICIPANTS IMPROVED ON THE 6+1 TRAIT WRITING ASSESSMENT FROM PRE TO POST TEST. 97% OF PARTICIPANTS STATED THEY FELT MORE SELF-CONFIDENCE. THE WRITING EVALUATOR SAID "IT WAS SO NICE TO READ SO MANY POEMS ABOUT THE IMPORTANT OF FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND LOVED ONES. STUDENTS SEEMED TO FEEL THANKFUL FOR THE LOVE AND SUPPORT THEY HAVE IN THEIR LIVES. IT WAS HEARTWARMING TO READ". |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING INCLUDED JR. SCORES FOR GRADES 1-2 AND MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR GRADES 6-8, WITH BOTH PROGRAMS RUNNING IN A TOTAL OF 12 SCHOOLS. PRACTICES RANGED FROM 60-120 MINUTES AND WERE OFFERED FOUR DAYS PER WEEK (2 DAYS WRITING/LITERACY, 2 DAYS SOCCER). SUMMER PROGRAMMING WAS HOSTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VARIOUS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, THE CMSD SUMMER LEARNING EXPERIENCE, AND THE CITY OF CLEVELAND RECREATION CENTERS IN THE CLEVELAND AREA OVER A FIVE TO TEN-WEEK PERIOD. DURING FY22, APPROXIMATELY 221 STUDENTS WERE ENGAGED IN JR. SCORES FOR AT LEAST ONE DAY OF PROGRAMMING. 96% OF JR. SCORES PARTICIPANTS IMPROVED OR MAINTAINED THE NUMBERS RECOGNIZED ON THEIR DOLCH SIGHT WORD PRE- AND POST- ASSESSMENTS. APPROXIMATELY 78 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE ENGAGED IN AT LEAST ONE DAY OF SOCCER, WRITING AND SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMMING. 94% OF 6TH-8TH PARTICIPANTS STATED THAT THE SCORES PROGRAM HELPED THEM DEAL WITH FRUSTRATION IN A POSITIVE WAY AND 83% STATED THE PROGRAM HELPED WITH SELF- CONFIDENCE. DURING THE SUMMER SESSION SCORES SERVED 1,190 1ST-8TH YOUTH IN SUMMER CAMPS ACROSS CLEVELAND. AMERICA SCORES SERVED A TOTAL OF 2,068 CLEVELAND YOUTH DURING FY22. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | PRIOR TO FILING, THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE FORM 990 IS THEN ELECTRONICALLY DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ADVANCE OF FILING. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | EACH YEAR, THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO REVIEW THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE POLICY MAKES CLEAR THAT ALL DECISIONS OF THE BOARD, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE MADE SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF A DESIRE TO PROMOTE THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THE PUBLIC GOOD. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT REQUESTS BOARD MEMBERS TO IDENTIFY TO THE BEST OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE AFFILIATIONS WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAY BE POTENTIALLY RELATED TO THE FINANCIALS OR OTHER SUBSTANTIVE OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THEY ARE ALSO ASKED TO IDENTIFY CIRCUMSTANCES INVOLVING EITHER THEMSELVES, OR A MEMBER OF THEIR EXTENDED FAMILY, THAT MAY BE CONSTRUED AS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. AT THE STAFF LEVEL, THE ORGANIZATION'S PERSONNEL ALSO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WHEN CONSIDERING THE ENGAGEMENT OF A NEW VENDOR. IF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS IDENTIFIED, APPROPRIATE STEPS ARE TAKEN TO BOTH ASSESS THE NATURE OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT AND, SUBSEQUENTLY, TO ENSURE THAT THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ACTUAL CONFLICT IS MITIGATED. SUCH MITIGATION IS MANAGED AND THE LETTER AND SPIRIT OF THE CONFLICTS POLICY ARE UPHELD. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ANNUALLY EVALUATES THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. COMPENSATION IS BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND COMPARED TO OTHER AREA MISSION-COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE. COMPENSATION FOR STAFF WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE LEVEL OF COMPENSATION IS SET BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND IN RELATION TO OTHER AREA MISSION-COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE. THIS COMPENSATION IS A COMPONENT OF THE BUDGET, WHICH IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND ALSO BY THE BOARD AS A WHOLE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FORM 1023, FORM 990 CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE FORM 990, WITHOUT SCHEDULE B) CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON SEVERAL PUBLICLY-ACCESSIBLE WEBSITES. |
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