2026-06-15T16:58:50-05:00 2025-07-31 320530003 QUIGLEY & MIRON 3580 WILSHIRE BLVD 1755 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 990 2024-08-01 953984983 GROWING PLACE GROW 3103997769 401-B ASHLAND AVENUE SANTA MONICA CA 90405 CRIS LOZON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3103997769 2026-06-15 1 ARMEN GRIGORIAN P01582463 2136393550 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CRIS LOZON 401-B ASHLAND AVENUE SANTA MONICA CA 90405 12093615 0 X WWW.GROWINGPLACE.COM X 1985 CA SEE SCHEDULE O. 14 14 102 500 0 0 1785203 839006 6146408 7403278 71572 93195 51752 88370 8054935 8423849 0 0 0 0 5758942 6416879 0 0 34824 1380622 1673900 7139564 8090779 915371 333070 8111428 8584539 3514271 3577699 4597157 5006840 X EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. 0 0 7440157 7491648 THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR WAS ONE OF CHANGES FOR GROWING PLACE. JULIE BACZEWSKI WAS APPOINTED THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN AUGUST 2024 AS PAULINE MCPEAKE MOVED ON TO TAKE A POSITION ELSEWHERE. OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONDUCTED A NATIONWIDE SEARCH TO FIND A NEW PERMANENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DR. CRIS LOZON TOOK THAT POSITION IN JULY 2025. AMANDA HONDA, THE LAB SCHOOL CAMPUS DIRECTOR, RESIGNED AT THE END OF THE YEAR AND WAS REPLACED BY INTERIM CAMPUS DIRECTOR, LYNETTE BRAVO.THE YEAR WILL BE REMEMBERED AS THAT OF THE PALISADES FIRES WHICH ERUPTED IN JANUARY 2025. SEVERAL OF OUR FAMILIES AND EMPLOYEES WERE DISPLACED BY THIS NATURAL DISASTER, INCLUDING JULIE BACZEWSKI. THE FIRES LED TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SAND IN ALL OUR SAND AREAS AT AN EXTRA EXPENSE.FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, WE INITIATED A PARENT N ME CLASS ON OUR OCEAN PARK CAMPUS. ALTHOUGH IT WAS A YEAR OF CHANGE, IT WAS ALSO A YEAR OF STEADINESS AS JULIE MAINTAINED THE STATUS QUO WHILE WAITING FOR THE NEW ED. 7440157 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33 0 102 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X THE ORGANIZATION 3103997769 401-B ASHLAND AVENUE SANTA MONICA CA 90405 AMIR HAMMAD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN SAMPEY MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIN ANGERER TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GRAHAM LUCAS MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANE MENG CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JARED WEINMAN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER GARRATT SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JULIE BUTASH MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEGAN KELLY MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NORA HACKMANN VICE CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 OLIVIA FORTE MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARA RUBIN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TYSON YU MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM YUNG MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAULINE MCPEAKE EX-OFFICIO (THROUGH 8/2024) 40.00 X 161341 0 21090 JULIE BACZEWSKI EX-OFFICIO (THROUGH 7/2025) 40.00 X 56691 0 10517 CRIS LOZON EX-OFFICIO (EFFECTIVE 7/2025) 40.00 X 0 0 0 LOSMEIYA HUANG DIRECTOR 40.00 X 126619 0 18939 SARAH RUBEN DIRECTOR 40.00 X 108335 0 10773 452986 0 61319 3 0 1 0 0 137148 701858 839006 TUITION 611600 7086186 7086186 SCHOOL FEES 611600 317092 317092 7403278 79464 79464 3683497 3669766 13731 13731 13731 OTHER INCOME 611600 57942 57942 ECSTEM 611600 30428 30428 88370 8423849 7491648 0 93195 246311 147787 73893 24631 5232318 4871668 355881 4769 134160 123062 10422 676 533277 495118 37253 906 270813 248410 21038 1365 24039 24039 20500 20500 13602 13602 283123 274924 7702 497 35100 35100 158024 144951 12276 797 711109 707959 2311 839 156064 155373 507 184 135108 134509 439 160 TEACHER EDUCATION 89210 89210 ARTS AND EDUCATION SUPP 47186 47186 MISCELLANEOUS 835 835 8090779 7440157 615798 34824 571471 1374157 1050700 525350 426375 35782 54366 60920 2810095 1440732 964859 1369363 1966516 2359592 3077141 2859375 8111428 8584539 128820 207549 3385451 3370150 3514271 3577699 X 3053530 3452374 1543627 1554466 4597157 5006840 8111428 8584539 333070 76613 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 805816 1431267 646251 1785203 839006 5507543 805816 1431267 646251 1785203 839006 5507543 5507543 30842 58304 62069 71572 79464 302251 3354 49972 51752 88370 193448 6003242 25966929 0.91740 0.94720 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 400680 978 399702 2409415 1439754 969661 1369363 RIGHT OF USE ASSET 2859375 2859375 CREDIT CARD PAYABLE 14063 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PAYABLE 365698 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 2990389 3370150 X 8486860 76613 76613 8410247 13602 13602 8423849 8077177 0 8077177 13602 13602 8090779 PART X, LINE 2: ACCOUNTING STANDARDS REQUIRE AN ORGANIZATION TO EVALUATE ITS TAX POSITIONS AND PROVIDE FOR A LIABILITY FOR ANY POSITIONS THAT WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED 'MORE LIKELY THAN NOT' TO BE UPHELD UNDER A TAX AUTHORITY EXAMINATION. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT A PROVISION FOR A TAX LIABILITY IS NOT NECESSARY AT JULY 31, 2025. GENERALLY, THE ORGANIZATION'S INFORMATION RETURNS REMAIN OPEN FOR 3 YEAR (FEDERAL) OR 4 YEARS (STATE OF CALIFORNIA). 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 GROWING PLACE IS AN NAEYC ACCREDITED SCHOOL AND AS SUCH, DISTRIBUTES ITS NON DISCRIMINATORY POLICY TO ALL STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THROUGH MAILERS. THE POLICY IS ALSO ATTACHED TO ENROLLMENT AND FINANCIAL AID APPLICATIONS. SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6 THE GROWING PLACE RECEIVES A GOVERNMENT GRANT FROM THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PAULINE MCPEAKE EX-OFFICIO (THROUGH 8/2024) 161341 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21090 0 182431 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 GROWING PLACE IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE YOUNG CHILDREN OF WORKING FAMILIES WITH AN EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY, ALL-DAY, YEAR ROUND EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAM. WE ARE A LEARNING COMMUNITY SUSTAINED BY A CLOSE COLLABORATION OF PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS. WE BELIEVE THAT CHILDREN ARE COMPETENT LEARNERS, CAPABLE OF ENGAGING FULLY WITH IDEAS AND THE WORLD AROUND THEM. WE ARE COMMITTED TO HIRING, DEVELOPING AND SUPPORTING THE BEST TEACHING STAFF POSSIBLE. TEACHERS AND CHILDREN RESEARCH AND CO-CONSTRUCT KNOWLEDGE AND FOSTER CURIOSITY, EXPERIMENTATION AND THE EXPRESSION OF IDEAS. TEACHERS USE DOCUMENTATION OF THE PROCESS OF LEARNING TO REVISIT THE CHILDREN'S IDEAS AND TO INCLUDE PARENTS IN THE LIFE OF THE SCHOOL. THROUGH THE CONTINUING EVOLUTION AND ENRICHMENT OF GROWING PLACE SITES, WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE ROLE OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT. GROWING PLACE BELIEVES THAT EDUCATION SHOULD FOCUS ON EACH CHILD IN RELATION TO A COMMUNITY OF OTHERS, RATHER THAN EACH CHILD IN ISOLATION. OUR CURRICULUM EMPHASIZES THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN'S SOCIAL SKILLS, INCLUDING BUILDING FRIENDSHIPS, RESPECT FOR OTHERS, CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND ADVOCATING FOR ONE'S NEEDS AND IDEAS. OUR GOAL IS TO PROMOTE SELF-ESTEEM AND PROBLEM-SOLVING ABILITIES, WHICH HELPS CHILDREN GAIN THE CONFIDENCE TO FACE NEW EXPERIENCES. WE VALUE DIVERSITY AS REFLECTED IN OUR TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, CURRICULUM AND THE TOOLS OUR CHILDREN LEARN TO USE TO ADDRESS EACH OTHER'S DIFFERENCES. THE GROWING PLACE HELPS CHILDREN DEVELOP A POSITIVE DISPOSITION TOWARD LEARNING, WHICH PROVIDES A FOUNDATION FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS. THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH OTHER SCHOOLS, AGENCIES, AND AN EXTENSIVE MENTORING PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT, WE SUPPORT THE FIELD OF EARLY EDUCATION AND OUR COMMUNITY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY OUR OUTSIDE AUDITOR. FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF A DRAFT OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND A DRAFT OF FORM 990, THE OUTSIDE AUDITOR MEETS WITH THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO REVIEW THE FINANICAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 TO ASSURE THAT ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND ANSWERS TO ISSUES, COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS ARE ACCURATE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C PRIOR TO A VOTE ON ANY BOARD ISSUE, VOTING BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO IDENTIFY ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST RELATING TO THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE VOTE ON THE MATTER AND ABSTAIN FROM VOTING WHERE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DETERMINED TO EXIST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (SUBCOMMITTEE OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS) SETS COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (ED). THE COMMITTEE PERFORMS AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ED. THE COMMITTEE ALSO GATHERS INPUT FOR SETTING THE ED'S COMPENSATION FROM LOCAL NONPROFIT COMPENSATION SURVEYS, FROM FORM 990S OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR SERVICE AREA, AND FROM COMPENSATION INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM MEMBER INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS. THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION REGARDING THE ED'S COMPENSATION IS CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE ED IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SETTING THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER EMPLOYEES THROUGH SALARY INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM SIMILAR SOURCES AS USED IN SETTING THE ED COMPENSATION. THE EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION DECISION IS DOCUMENTED IN THE APPLICABLE EMPLOYEE'S PAYROLL FILE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR IS UNCHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.