2024-11-15T16:10:24-06:00 2023-12-31 320530003 QUIGLEY & MIRON 3550 WILSHIRE BLVD 1660 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 990EZ 2023-01-01 954580212 PROJECT ECHO PROJ 4242143850 PO BOX 2410 SANTA MONICA CA 90407 DIANE QUAST EXEC DIRECTOR 8004232113 2024-11-15 1 JOHN BOVARD MIRON P01358141 2136393550 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X WWW.PROJECTECHO.ORG X X 72543 X 48308 24235 72543 103746 51074 46080 200900 -128357 392621 0 264264 X 385036 260579 7585 5585 392621 266164 0 1900 392621 264264 X MISSION: PROJECT ECHO EMPOWERS STUDENTS WITH ENTREPRENEURIAL AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS SO THAT THEY CAN THRIVE IN COLLEGE, THEIR CAREERS AND IN THEIR COMMUNITY AS CHANGE-MAKERS.VISION: PROJECT ECHO'S UNIQUE MODEL OF HANDS-ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP LEARNING GIVES STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TIE-IN INDUSTRY-SECTOR THEMES WHILE LINKING THEIR LEARNING TO SOLVING REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS.GOALS: 1. TO PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS WITH INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT-BASED LEARNING TO DEVELOP ENTREPRENEURIAL, BUSINESS AND LIFE SKILLS.2. TO PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS A COMPETITIVE EDGE FOR COLLEGE ENTRANCE AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT.3. TO PROVIDE POSITIVE ROLE MODELS TO OUR STUDENTS THROUGH COMMUNITY BASED MENTORSHIP, INCLUSIVE OF MBA STUDENTS THROUGH EXECTUIVE VOLUNTEERS.4. TO INCREASE AWARENESS AMONG OUR STUDENTS, THE PUBLIC, AND THE PRIVATE SECTORS OF ENTREPRENEURIAL AND VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.5. TO BUILD NETWORKS/ALLIANCES BETWEEN OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. LAUNCHING ECHO ENROLLED 448 HIGH SCHOOL TEENS FROM 68 DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOLS ALL OF WHOM PARTICIPATED IN A CLASSROOM BASED INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP, WHICH CULMINATED IN A VIBRANT CLASSROOM-BASED PITCH COMPETITION. PROJECT ECHO ENROLLED A COMBINATION OF INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS, AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS, AND COMMUNITY-BASED GROUPS. ALL OF THE STUDENTS AND THEIR BUSINESS TEAMS CONSIDERED A COMMUNITY-BASED PROBLEM, AND DEVELOPED A PRODUCT OR SERVICE WHICH WAS THE BASIS OF THEIR BUSINESS. TEAMS DEVELOPED WRITTEN BUSINESS PLANS AND PITCH DECKS. 219 STUDENTS, REPRESENTING 58 TEAMS, ADVANCED TO COMPETE IN THE TEEN ENTREPRENEURS' BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION. ABOUT 70 VOLUNTEER JUDGES READ AND EVALUATED WRITTEN BUSINESS (210 HOURS), WITH AN ADDITIONAL 30 JUDGES VOLUNTEERING AT THE COMPETITION (240 HOURS) TO LISTEN TO TEEN PRESENTATIONS, AND HELP IDENTIFY THE WINNING TEAMS. MORE THAN $8,000 WAS AWARDED IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO 9 TEAMS. LAUNCHING ECHO GENERALLY CHARGES SCHOOLS 50% OF THE ACTUAL COST TO PARTICIPATE AND ECHO RAISES THE DIFFERENCE TO ALLOW SCHOOLS TO PARTICIPATE. STUDENTS ARE NOT CHARGED. 0 170765 170765 LEE FOX BOARD CHAIR 4.00 0 0 0 JEFFREY KRAVITZ SECRETARY 4.00 0 0 0 DIANE QUAST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 20.00 64368 0 0 PER SJOFORS BOARD TREASURER 4.00 0 0 0 SCOTT FENNEL DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 CHIP GOODMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 DAVID TOKOFSKY DIRECTOR 4.00 0 0 0 MILES WARREN DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA THE ORGANIZATION PO BOX 2410 SANTA MONICA CALIFORNIA SANTA MONICA CA 90407 8004232113 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 34526 127853 76005 53282 48308 339974 34526 127853 76005 53282 48308 339974 126309 213665 339974 664786 0.62850 0.61680 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 4,418. DESCRIPTION: STAFF DEVELOPMENT. AMOUNT: 348. DESCRIPTION: PROGRAM EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 22,987. DESCRIPTION: MARKETING. AMOUNT: 9,436. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS. AMOUNT: 126. DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL TAXES. AMOUNT: 8,765. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 46,080. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS DESCRIPTION: OTHER RECEIVABLES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 7,585. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 5,585. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,900. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.