2024-05-06T20:22:11-07:00 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 850941500 EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION EMBA 6503268210 450 Cambridge Ave Palo Alto CA 94306 William Johnson Chairman 6503268210 2024-05-06 William Johnson 999009999 1 1 11 1 AAL2 X 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z William Johnson 450 Cambridge Ave Palo Alto CA 94306 1327516 0 X www.embarcaderomediafoundation.org X 2020 CA EMBARCADER MEDIA FOUNDATION SEEKS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA BY SUPPORTING ACCURATE AND PROFESSIONAL LOCAL NEWS COVERAGE OF THE REGION, MAKING GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING NEEDED SOCIAL & HUMAN SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY; INCREASED IN-DEPTH AND INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING; CONDUCTING PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND FORUMS ON LOCAL ISSUES; AND LITIGATING AGAINST AGENCIES THAT ARE NOT COMPLYING WITH CALIFORNIA'S PUBLIC RECORDS ACT AND OPEN MEETING LAWS. 5 5 0 6 0 0 630579 1327102 0 0 93 414 0 0 630672 1327516 577808 1100210 0 0 0 0 0 0 4148 3168 18894 580976 1119104 49696 208412 157149 1365771 100000 1100210 57149 265561 X EMBARCADER MEDIA FOUNDATION SEEKS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA BY: MAKING GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING NEEDED SOCIAL & HUMAN SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY; SUPPORTING ACCURATE AND PROFESSIONAL NEWS COVERAGE OF THE REGION, ESPECIALLY FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST, THROUGH IN-DEPTH AND INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING; CONDUCTING PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND FORUMS ON LOCAL ISSUES; AND LITIGATING AGAINST AGENCIES THAT ARE NOT COMPLYING WITH CALIFORNIA'S PUBLIC RECORDS ACT AND OPEN MEETING LAWS. 1 1 1100210 1100210 1100210 THE ONLY ACTIVE PROGRAM OF THE EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION IN 2023 WAS ITS HOLIDAY FUND CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SERVING FAMILIES AND CHILDREN IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA COMMUNITIES OF PALO ALTO, EAST PALO ALTO, MOUNTAIN VIEW, MENLO PARK, REDWOOD CITY AND PLEASANTON. THE PUBLIC CAMPAIGN RAISES MONEY FROM INDIVIDUALS, FAMILY AND OTHER FOUNDATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS, AND THEN MAKES GRANTS TO LOCAL NONPROFITS THAT APPLY FOR GRANTS. THE CAMPAIGN RAISES MOST OF ITS FUNDS BETWEEN OCTOBER AND JANUARY. THIS YEAR EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION GRANTED $1.1 MILLION. THESE GRANTS SUPPORTED A WIDE VARIETY OF AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN OUR REGION, RANGING FROM SERVICES FOR THE HOMELESS, TUTORING AND CHILD CARE PROGRAMS, EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT OR REMEDIAL PROGRAMS, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING SERVICES, CULTURAL AND ARTS PROGRAMS, SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS NEEDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION AT COMMUNITY OR FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES. 0 0 0 1100210 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 CA X X William Johnson 6502236505 450 Cambridge Ave Palo Alto CA 94306 X Jeffrey Klein Director 0.20 0 X 0 0 0 Carol Melamed Director 0.20 0 X 0 0 0 Lance Conn Director 0.20 0 X 0 0 0 Simone Coxe Director 0.20 0 X 0 0 0 William Johnson Director & Chairman 10 0 X X 0 0 0 Michael Naar Secretary & Treasurer 3.00 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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CA 94303 942476942 501(c)(3) 35000 General Operating LifeMoves 2550 Great America Wy Ste 201 Santa Clara CA 95054 770160469 501(c)(3) 35000 General Operating South County Community Health Center Inc 1885 Bay Rd East Palo Alto CA 94303 943372130 501(c)(3) 42500 General Operating Upward Scholars 855 Jefferson Ave Redwood City CA 94064 454128140 501(c)(3) 35000 General Operating St Anthony's Padua Dining Room 3500 Middlefield Rd Menlo Park CA 94025 943151091 509(a)(1) 35000 General Operating StarVista 610 Elm St Ste 212 San Carlos CA 94070 943094966 501(c)(3) 35000 General Operating Second Harvest Food Bank 4001 North First St San Jose CA 95134 942614101 501(c)(3) 35000 General Operating City of Redwood City PO Box 391 Redwood City CA 94064 946001116 170(c)(1) 35000 General Operating Mentor Tutor Connection PO Box 391268 Mountain View CA 94039 273054503 501(c)(3) 7500 General Operating Day Worker Center of Mountain View 113 Escuela Ave Mountain View CA 94040 202874108 501(c)(3) 7500 General Operating Community School of Music & Arts 230 San Antonio Cir Mountain View CA 94040 237023900 501(c)(3) 7500 General Operating Community Services Agency of Mountain View and Los Altos 204 Stierlin Rd Mountain View CA 94043 941422465 501(c)(3) 7500 General Operating Community Health Awareness Council 590 W El Camino Real Mountain View CA 94040 942223670 501(c)(3) 7500 General Operating Hope's Corner Inc 748 Mercy St Mountain View CA 94041 473754161 501(c)(3) 7500 General Operating Acterra 3921 East Bayshore Rd Ste 210 Palo Alto CA 94303 237064937 501(c)(3) 10000 General Operating Ada's Cafe 839 Northampton Dr Palo Alto CA 94303 262775579 501(c)(3) 20000 General Operating Adolescent Counseling Services 1779 Woodside Rd Ste 200 Redwood City CA 94061 510192551 501(c)(3) 7500 General Operating Art in Action 1755 E Bayshore Rd Ste 24 Redwood City CA 94063 943342383 501(c)(3) 7500 General Operating Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto 1861 Bay Rd East Palo Alto CA 94303 223866910 501(c)(3) 7500 General Operating Counseling and Support Services for Youth 544 Valley Way Milpitas CA 95035 264655116 501(c)(3) 15000 General Operating Downtown Streets Inc 1671 The Alameda Ste 306 San Jose CA 95126 205242330 501(c)(3) 15000 General Operating Dream Catchers Inc PO Box 60902 Palo Alto CA 94306 800257191 501(c)(3) 15000 General Operating East Palo Alto Academy Foundation 3460 W Bayshore Rd Ste 204 Palo Alto CA 94303 202699147 501(c)(3) 7500 General Operating East Palo Alto Community Archive 321 Bell St East Palo Alto CA 94303 863155021 501(c)(3) 7500 General Operating East Palo Alto Kids Foundation PO Box 50542 Palo Alto CA 94306 770359913 501(c)(3) 15000 General Operating Environmental Volunteers 2560 Embarcadero Rd Palo Alto CA 94303 942550385 501(c)(3) 7500 General Operating EPACENTER 1950 Bay Rd East Palo Alto CA 94303 472008341 501(c)(3) 20000 General Operating East Palo Alto Tennis & Tutoring PO Box 60597 Palo Alto CA 94306 263316879 501(c)(3) 20000 General Operating Peninsula Family Connections 3460 W Bayshore Rd Ste 202 Palo Alto CA 94303 943315163 501(c)(3) 7500 General Operating Foundation for a College Education 1950 Bay Rd East Palo Alto CA 94303 770401635 501(c)(3) 15000 General Operating Friends of Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo Inc 1451 Middlefield Rd Palo Alto CA 94301 770296155 501(c)(3) 10000 General Operating Hope Hangar 2440 Leghorn St Mountain View CA 94043 853102865 501(c)(3) 7500 General Operating Hope Horizon East Palo Alto 1001 Beech St East Palo Alto CA 94303 770151434 501(c)(3) 7500 General Operating Kara 457 Kingsley Ave Palo Alto CA 94301 942431483 501(c)(3) 15000 General Operating Learning Home Volunteers 633 Quarry Rd Ste D San Carlos CA 94070 833036600 501(c)(3) 10000 General Operating Music in the Schools Foundation PO Box 60012 Palo Alto CA 94306 912152501 501(c)(3) 7500 General Operating Nuestra Casa de East Palo Alto PO Box 52004 East Palo Alto CA 94303 464040538 501(c)(3) 10000 General Operating Palo Alto Art Center Foundation 1313 Newell Rd Palo Alto CA 94301 942382459 501(c)(3) 10000 General Operating Palo Alto Community Child Care 3990 Ventura Court Palo Alto CA 94306 942242823 501(c)(3) 27500 General Operating Palo Alto Players-Peninsula Center Stage 1305 Middlefield Rd Palo Alto CA 94301 942295483 501(c)(3) 10000 General Operating Peninsula Healthcare Connection 33 Encina Ave Ste 103 Palo Alto CA 94301 202886131 501(c)(3) 10000 General Operating Peninsula Volunteers Inc 800 Middle Ave Menlo Park CA 94025 941294939 501(c)(3) 15000 General Operating Pursuit of Excellence 1249 Pine St Palo Alto CA 94301 770054289 501(c)(3) 20000 General Operating Ravenswood Classroom Partners PO Box 384 Menlo Park CA 94026 471582614 501(c)(3) 15000 General Operating RISE-Reaching and Inspiring Success through Education 1070 Beech St East Palo Alto CA 94303 471278408 501(c)(3) 5500 General Operating Rise Together Education PO Box 28 Palo Alto CA 94301 474218680 501(c)(3) 10000 General Operating Silicon Valley Urban Debate League 502 Valley Wy Milpitas CA 95035 471097110 501(c)(3) 7500 General Operating The Circuit EPA 2120 Euclid Ave East Palo Alto CA 94303 873741761 501(c)(3) 10000 General Operating The Peninsula College Fund 526 Valley Wy Milpitas CA 95035 264293269 501(c)(3) 7500 General Operating The Trust for Hidden Villa 26870 Moody Rd Los Altos Hills CA 94022 941539836 501(c)(3) 7500 General Operating TheatreWorks Silicon Valley PO Box 50458 Palo Alto CA 94303 942831245 501(c)(3) 7500 General Operating International Documentary Foundation 3600 Wilshire Blvd Ste 1810 Los Angeles CA 90010 953911227 501(c)(3) 7500 General Operating Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired 2500 El Camino Real Ste 100 Palo Alto CA 94306 941196206 501(c)(3) 7500 General Operating WeHOPE PO Box 50624 Palo Alto CA 94303 943342713 501(c)(3) 15000 General Operating Youth Community Service Inc PO Box 61000 Palo Alto CA 94306 208099150 501(c)(3) 20000 General Operating All Five 1391 Chilco St Menlo Park CA 94027 452334963 501(c)(3) 7500 General Operating Covenant Children's Center Inc 670 East Meadow Dr Palo Alto CA 94306 800856991 501(c)(3) 7500 General Operating Grace Lutheran Church 3149 Waverley St Palo Alto CA 94306 941251133 501(c)(3) 7500 General Operating Palo Alto Friends Nursery School 957 Colorado Ave Palo Alto CA 94303 941514802 501(c)(3) 7500 General Operating Parents Nursery School Inc 2328 Louis Rd Palo Alto CA 94303 946000953 501(c)(3) 7500 General Operating The Learning Center of Palo Alto Inc 459 Kingsley Ave Palo Alto CA 94301 942421579 501(c)(3) 7500 General Operating 62 1 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 THE GRANTS MADE BY EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION WERE ALL RELATED TO THE FOUNDATION'S HOLIDAY FUND GIVING PROGRAM IN WHICH DONATIONS ARE SOLICITED FROM THE COMMUNITY AND THEN DISTRIBUTED AS GRANTS TO LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE PROGRAM PRIMARILY RECEIVES DONATIONS BETWEEN OCTOBER AND FEBRUARY AND GRANTS ARE PAID IN APRIL. THIS REPORT LISTS GRANTS THAT WERE PAID IN APRIL, 2024 AND ARE SHOWN ON OUR BALANCE SHEET AS GRANTS PAYABLE. IN NOVEMBER EACH YEAR, MORE THAN 200 LOCAL NONPROFITS ARE NOTIFIED OF THE GRANT OPPORTUNITY AND ARE PROVIDED GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING ONLINE NO LATER THAN THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IN EARLY JANUARY. THE PROCESS INVOLVES COMPLETING A DETAILED ONLINE APPLICATION WHICH REQUIRES INFORMATION ON THE MISSION, HISTORY, PROGRAMS, GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERVED AND TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE ORGANIZATION, SUBMISSION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, INFORMATION ON THEIR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO AND DIRECTORS AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMMUNITY NEEDS THEIR GRANT WOULD ADDRESS. OUR GRANT COMMITTEE, COMPOSED OF TWO EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION OFFICERS AND SEVERAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS, REVIEWS EACH APPLICATION, CONDUCTS SITE VISITS OR INTERVIEWS WHEN APPROPRIATE TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, AND THEN DETERMINES HOW TO ALLOCATE THE FUNDS RAISED. TO MONITOR THE GRANTEES' USE OF THE FUNDS WE REQUIRE A WRITTEN REPORT AND THE END OF EACH YEAR, AS WELL AS NOTIFICATION OF ANY CHANGES IN THE FUNDED PROGRAM THAT WERE NECESSARY AFTER THE GRANT WAS MADE. Form 990, Part III, Line 2 ALTHOUGH NOT AFFECTING ANY OPERATIONS IN 2023, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS NEGOTIATED AND APPROVED A DONATION AGREEMENT IN NOVEMBER, 2023 THAT RESULTED IN RECEIVING, IN JANUARY 2024, THE DONATION OF SEVERAL LOCAL NEWS SITES WHICH IT BEGAN OPERATING ON JANUARY 1, 2024. AS A RESULT OF THIS DONATION, AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS WERE ADOPTED IN 2024 TO EXPAND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MAKE OTHER MINOR CHANGES. THESE ACTIONS AND THE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND JOURNALISM PROGRAMS THAT ARISE FROM IT WILL BE REPORTED ON OUR 2024 990 FILING. Form 990, Part III, Line 3 IN 2023 WE BEGAN DIRECTLY FUNDING AND DISBURSING THE GRANTS WE MAKE TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. PRIOR TO THIS YEAR, WE TRANSFERRED FUNDS RAISED TO SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (SVCF) AND IT DISBURSED OUR RECOMMENDED GRANTS TO THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATIONS. THIS CHANGE WAS MADE TO MAKE THE PROCESS LESS BURDENSOME ON BOTH OUR ORGANIZATION AND SVCF STAFF AND ENABLED GRANTS TO BE MADE EARLIER AND MORE EFFICIENTLY UTILIZING ACH BANK TRANSFERS FROM OUR BANK. SINCE THE GRANTS WERE MADE IN 2024 BUT WERE FUNDED PRIMARILY FROM DONATIONS RECEIVED IN 2023, WE REPORTED THEM AS "GRANTS PAYABLE" ($1,100,210) IN THIS 990. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 DIRECTORS JEFFREY KLEIN AND WILLIAM JOHNSON AND SECRETARY MICHAEL NAAR HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP DUE TO THEM SERVING TOGETHER AS UNCOMPENSATED DIRECTORS OF EMBARCADERO MEDIA, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE 990 FILING AND ITS SCHEDULES ARE PREPARED BY EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION OFFICERS AND THEN PRIOR TO FILING EACH DIRECTOR IS SENT A DRAFT TO REVIEW. AFTER ANY NECESSARY CHANGES OR CORRECTIONS ARE MADE, THE PRESIDENT OR CHAIRMAN SIGNS THE RETURN AND FILES IT WITH THE IRS. ALL DIRECTORS ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE FINAL, FILED 990. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION MONITORS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST BY HAVING EACH DIRECTOR AND OFFICER COMPLETE AND SIGN AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT. ANY DISCLOSED POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE COMMUNICATED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHICH DETERMINES IF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT REQUIRES ANY ACTION, INCLUDING NON-PARTICIPATION BY A DIRECTOR WHEN CERTAIN MATTERS ARE CONSIDERED. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 FILINGS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Form 990, Part X, Line 3 "GRANTS RECEIVABLE" SHOWN ($456,389) ARE DONATIONS MADE BY INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES AND FOUNDATIONS TO OUR FUND AT THE SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IN SUPPORT OF OUR HOLIDAY FUND FUNDRAISING EFFORT. THE MONEY WAS TRANSFERRED TO US IN EARLY 2024 BUT REFLECTED DONATIONS RECEIVED BY THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DESIGNATED FOR THIS SEASON'S HOLIDAY FUND AND WERE FULLY DISBURSED WHEN OUR GRANTS WERE MADE IN APRIL, 2024. (THE TOTAL GRANTS MADE ($1,100,210) ARE SHOWN ON LINE 18 AS "GRANTS PAYABLE.") Form 990, Part X, Line 18 "GRANTS PAYABLE" OF $1,100,210 WERE PAID OUT TO GRANTEES IN APRIL, 2024.