2024-09-15T03:26:57-04:00 2023-12-31 223630716 ML PERRY CPA 1075 EASTON AVE TOWER 2 STE 3 SOMERSET NJ 08873 990 2023-01-01 311565431 KOINONIA FAMILY LIFE INC KEITH DAVIS KOIN 8567574899 1658 MT EPHRAIM AVENUE CAMDEN NJ 08104 KEITH DAVIS PRESIDENT COO 8567574899 2024-09-12 true false MARK PERRY P00227890 7322209700 2024-09-12 X 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z KEITH DAVIS 10 STEAD COURT VOORHEES NJ 08043 851302 false X WWW.KFLCAMDENDREAMCENTER.ORG X 1998 NJ KOINONIA FAMILY LIFE, INC., WAS CREATED AS A NON-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, FOR THE PURPOSE OF REBUILDING AND REVITALIZING COMMUNITIES THROUGH EDUCATION AND COUNSELING DESIGNED TO MEET SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF FAMILIES IN CAMDEN. 5 5 13 15 0 467112 840102 18120 11200 0 0 485232 851302 0 0 126908 216924 0 0 239049 349666 365957 566590 119275 284712 126415 411512 385 126415 411127 X KOINONIA FAMILY LIFE, INC., WAS CREATED AS A NON-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, FOR THE PURPOSE OF REBUILDING AND REVITALIZING COMMUNITIES THROUGH EDUCATION AND COUNSELING DESIGNED TO MEET SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF FAMILIES IN CAMDEN. false false 467521 FEEDING AMERICA GRANT - 500,000 PROJECT SUMMARY - OUR TARGET AUDIENCE IS CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY WHERE PEOPLE OF COLOR CONSTITUTE 99% OF THE POPULATION. THE MAJOR PROBLEMS ARE: (1) THERE IS NO APPROVED PROGRAM OF STUDY IN THE AGRICULTURE FOOD AND NATURAL RESOURCES (AFNR) CLUSTER IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. (2) THERE IS SIGNIFICANT UNDERREPRESENTATION OF BLACK AND HISPANIC STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE. (3) STUDENTS HAVE NEGATIVE CONNOTATIONS OF FARMING WITH SLAVERY AND/OR MIGRANT WORK. (4) EMERGING FARMING PRACTICES AND CLIMATE CHANGE AFFECT HEALTH FOOD ACCESS. OUR AGSTEM CTE PROGRAM OF STUDY TO DRIVE CAREER PATHWAYS FOR MARGINALIZED STUDENTS. OUR PURPOSE IS TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURAL CAREER PATHWAYS BY LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY AND INTRODUCING AGSTEM EDUCATON. THIS WILL IMPACT THE GARDEN STATE'S AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION BY CREATING A CTE AGRICULTURE SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR OUR BENEFICIARIES, SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE PROGRAM OF STUDY IS STRUCTURED TO BE COMPLIANT WITH PERKINS V REQUIREMENTS OF CURRICULA, CERTIFIED TEACHERS, DUAL CREDIT AGREEMENTS, CAREER TECHNICAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION AND WORK-BASED LEARNING. OUR PROJECT WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AS IT BUILDS UPON A HYDROPONIC FARM AND LAB CURRENTLY FUNDED BY FEEDING AMERICA'S EQUITY IMPACT FUND. OUR AGSTEM LAB WILL HELP STUDENTS MEET GLOBAL CHALLENGES USING AG-TECHNOLOGY AND NATIONAL EDUCATION STANDARDS. OUR FOCUS IS ON: HYDROPONIC SYSTEMS, URBAN AGRICULTURE, PLANT BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS, AND DATA SCIENCE. THE OUTCOME WILL INCREASE THE WORKFORCE PIPELINE AND HELP MARGINALIZED STUDENTS OBTAIN AGSTEM IN-DEMAND OCCUPATIONS. LEVERAGING PERKINS V FUNDING IS CRITICAL FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND LONG-TERM IMPACT. 17134 COMCAST - 100,000 GRANT FUNDS FROM THIS GRANT WERE USED TO UNLOCK STUDENT POTENTIAL IN THE IT WORKFORCE AND THE IMPACT THAT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) NOW HAS ON COMPUTER NETWORKS AND CYUBERSECURITY. AI IS AMOUNG THE HOTTEST TECHNOLOGIES RESHAPING THE FUTURE OF WORK AND THE IT SECTOR. WE PROVIDED CCNA TRAING TO OUR LEARNERS HELPING THEM UNDERSTAND WHAT COMPUTER NETWORKS ARE AND THE IMPACT OF AI ON IT NOW, AND IN THE FUTURE. WE TAUGHT ENTRY LEVEL IT SKILLS SO LEARNERS CAN SEE THEMSELVES IN AN IT CAREER; PREPARING OUR LEARNERS PASS THE CISCO CCNA CERTIFICATION EXAM BY DELIVERING THE BEST IN CLASS COURSEWORK PROVIDED BY CISCO USING THE ABILITY OF A MACHINE TO LEARN PATTERNS AND MAKE PREDICTIONS. 16817 FREEDOM SCHOOL YOUTH LITERACY AND STEM LEARNING - 100,000 THE 2023 CAMDEN DREAM CDF FREEDOM SCHOOL WAS HOSTED AT MASTERY HIGH SCHOOL IN CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY. THIS IS A SIX WEEK SUMMER LITERACY ENRICHMENT PROGRAM, COUPLED WITH A HIGH QUALITY SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) PROGRAM WHICH IS OFFERED EACH DAY OVER SIX WEEKS. WE SERVED FIFTY EIGHT (58) SCHOLARS DURING THE SUMMER OF 2023 FROM KINDERGARTEN TO EIGHTH GRADE. OUR OBJECTIVES WERE TO IMPROVE STUDENT READING BY ONE GRADE LEVEL AND IMPROVE STUDENTS' CRITICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKG SKILLS, WHICH WILL SERVE THEM THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. THE INNOVATIVE LITERACY LAB, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EDUCATION TESTING S. PRINCETON, NJ WAS UISED AGAIN THIS YEAR, IT IS A TOOL USED TO MEASURE READING OUTCOMES AND RELATED SKILLS. THE RESULTS OF THIS SUMMER'S PROGRAM CONFIRM WE ACHIEVED OUR GOAL: TO DEVELOP A LOVE FOR READING WHILE EXPLORING SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH. THIS MODEL ENCOURAGES AND SUPPORTS POSITIVE ATTITUDES TOWARD LEARNING. 501472 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 7 13 true 13 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 5 5 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true false false true false false X KEITH DAVIS 8567574899 10 STEAD COURT VOORHEES NJ 08043 KEITH DAVIS PRESIDENT CO 40.00 X 104000 0 0 TAMARA MARTIN BOARD SECRET 10.00 X 5000 0 0 DR JOANN BERKLEY BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 FREDERICK SHEPPHARD BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY SMITH BOARD TREASU 5.00 X 0 0 0 109000 1 false false false 475300 364802 840102 IT TRAINING FEES 11200 11200 11200 851302 11200 X 109000 78000 31000 92509 92509 15415 13441 1974 1666 1666 438 438 4295 4295 189104 184834 4270 5020 5020 21318 11428 9890 11035 11035 16552 14897 1655 28450 21338 7112 7852 7360 492 1944 1944 3810 1867 1943 SUMMER PROGRAMS 15198 15198 COMMUNITY DONATIONS 13867 13867 FEEDING PROGRAMS DELIVERY 11645 11645 C. CAREER TRAINING 4965 4965 12507 12124 383 566590 501472 65118 0 117091 404132 32401 25021 9324 7380 126415 411512 385 0 385 X 126415 411127 126415 411127 126415 411512 284712 X true X false true true X 195407 136744 189343 467112 840102 1828708 195407 136744 189343 467112 840102 1828708 1828708 51933 18120 11200 81253 1909961 0.95750 0.93800 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 70,053 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 32401 25021 7380 7380 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION KOINONIA FAMILY LIFE, INC., WAS CREATED AS A NON-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, FOR THE PURPOSE OF REBUILDING AND REVITALIZING COMMUNITIES THROUGH EDUCATION AND COUNSELING DESIGNED TO MEET SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF FAMILIES IN CAMDEN. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 IN CAMDEN, NJ 13.5% OF THE POPULATION IS FOOD INSECURE. THAT IS WHY CAMDEN DREAM CENTERS WEEK-DAY FOOD PANTRY AND WEEKLY LOVE SATURDAY PROGRAMS HAVE SUPPORTED COMMUNITY FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS. VOLUNTEERS DONATE TIME TO RUN FOOD PANTRY AND PACKAGE FOOD FOR DISTRIBUTION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A FEEDING AMERICA GRANT - 500,000 PROJECT SUMMARY - OUR TARGET AUDIENCE IS CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY WHERE PEOPLE OF COLOR CONSTITUTE 99% OF THE POPULATION. THE MAJOR PROBLEMS ARE: (1) THERE IS NO APPROVED PROGRAM OF STUDY IN THE AGRICULTURE FOOD AND NATURAL RESOURCES (AFNR) CLUSTER IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. (2) THERE IS SIGNIFICANT UNDERREPRESENTATION OF BLACK AND HISPANIC STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE. (3) STUDENTS HAVE NEGATIVE CONNOTATIONS OF FARMING WITH SLAVERY AND/OR MIGRANT WORK. (4) EMERGING FARMING PRACTICES AND CLIMATE CHANGE AFFECT HEALTH FOOD ACCESS. OUR AGSTEM CTE PROGRAM OF STUDY TO DRIVE CAREER PATHWAYS FOR MARGINALIZED STUDENTS. OUR PURPOSE IS TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURAL CAREER PATHWAYS BY LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY AND INTRODUCING AGSTEM EDUCATON. THIS WILL IMPACT THE GARDEN STATE'S AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION BY CREATING A CTE AGRICULTURE SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR OUR BENEFICIARIES, SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE PROGRAM OF STUDY IS STRUCTURED TO BE COMPLIANT WITH PERKINS V REQUIREMENTS OF CURRICULA, CERTIFIED TEACHERS, DUAL CREDIT AGREEMENTS, CAREER TECHNICAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION AND WORK-BASED LEARNING. OUR PROJECT WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AS IT BUILDS UPON A HYDROPONIC FARM AND LAB CURRENTLY FUNDED BY FEEDING AMERICA'S EQUITY IMPACT FUND. OUR AGSTEM LAB WILL HELP STUDENTS MEET GLOBAL CHALLENGES USING AG-TECHNOLOGY AND NATIONAL EDUCATION STANDARDS. OUR FOCUS IS ON: HYDROPONIC SYSTEMS, URBAN AGRICULTURE, PLANT BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS, AND DATA SCIENCE. THE OUTCOME WILL INCREASE THE WORKFORCE PIPELINE AND HELP MARGINALIZED STUDENTS OBTAIN AGSTEM IN-DEMAND OCCUPATIONS. LEVERAGING PERKINS V FUNDING IS CRITICAL FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND LONG-TERM IMPACT. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B COMCAST - 100,000 GRANT FUNDS FROM THIS GRANT WERE USED TO UNLOCK STUDENT POTENTIAL IN THE IT WORKFORCE AND THE IMPACT THAT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) NOW HAS ON COMPUTER NETWORKS AND CYUBERSECURITY. AI IS AMOUNG THE HOTTEST TECHNOLOGIES RESHAPING THE FUTURE OF WORK AND THE IT SECTOR. WE PROVIDED CCNA TRAING TO OUR LEARNERS HELPING THEM UNDERSTAND WHAT COMPUTER NETWORKS ARE AND THE IMPACT OF AI ON IT NOW, AND IN THE FUTURE. WE TAUGHT ENTRY LEVEL IT SKILLS SO LEARNERS CAN SEE THEMSELVES IN AN IT CAREER; PREPARING OUR LEARNERS PASS THE CISCO CCNA CERTIFICATION EXAM BY DELIVERING THE BEST IN CLASS COURSEWORK PROVIDED BY CISCO USING THE ABILITY OF A MACHINE TO LEARN PATTERNS AND MAKE PREDICTIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C FREEDOM SCHOOL YOUTH LITERACY AND STEM LEARNING - 100,000 THE 2023 CAMDEN DREAM CDF FREEDOM SCHOOL WAS HOSTED AT MASTERY HIGH SCHOOL IN CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY. THIS IS A SIX WEEK SUMMER LITERACY ENRICHMENT PROGRAM, COUPLED WITH A HIGH QUALITY SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) PROGRAM WHICH IS OFFERED EACH DAY OVER SIX WEEKS. WE SERVED FIFTY EIGHT (58) SCHOLARS DURING THE SUMMER OF 2023 FROM KINDERGARTEN TO EIGHTH GRADE. OUR OBJECTIVES WERE TO IMPROVE STUDENT READING BY ONE GRADE LEVEL AND IMPROVE STUDENTS' CRITICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKG SKILLS, WHICH WILL SERVE THEM THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. THE INNOVATIVE LITERACY LAB, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EDUCATION TESTING S. PRINCETON, NJ WAS UISED AGAIN THIS YEAR, IT IS A TOOL USED TO MEASURE READING OUTCOMES AND RELATED SKILLS. THE RESULTS OF THIS SUMMER'S PROGRAM CONFIRM WE ACHIEVED OUR GOAL: TO DEVELOP A LOVE FOR READING WHILE EXPLORING SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH. THIS MODEL ENCOURAGES AND SUPPORTS POSITIVE ATTITUDES TOWARD LEARNING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B COPIES OF THE COMPLETED FORM 990 (INCLUDING REQUIRED SCHEDULES) ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL REVIEW WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ALL OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ANNUALLY SIGN A WRITTEN STATEMENT CERTIFYING THAT NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXIST. THE POLICY REQUIRES ANY DIRECTOR OR OFFICER TO ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON ALL MATTERS WHERE A DIRECT OR INDIRECT CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY EXIST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WILL OBTAIN RESEARCH AND INFORMATION TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD FOR THE COMPENSATION (SALARY AND BENEFITS) OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AND OTHER HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES OR CONSULTANTS) BASED ON A REVIEW OF COMPARABILITY DATA. FOR EXAMPLE, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WILL SECURE DATA THAT DOCUMENTS COMPENSATION LEVELS AND BENEFITS FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS IN COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THIS DATA MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1.SALARY AND BENEFIT COMPENSATION STUDIES BY INDEPENDENT SOURCES; 2.WRITTEN JOB OFFERS FOR POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS; 3.DOCUMENTED TELEPHONE CALLS ABOUT SIMILAR POSITIONS AT BOTH NONPROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS; AND 4.INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE IRS FORM 990 FILINGS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY REQUEST. THE DOCUMENTS CAN BE VIEWED AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE ADDRESS BY ANY INTERESTED PARTY BY SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS/INSTRUCTORS 173,286 0 0 MENTOR STIPENDS 11,548 0 0 PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES 0 4,270 0 TOTAL 184,834 4,270 0