2023-05-11T13:50:34-05:00 2022-06-30 680037990 GILBERT CPAS 2880 GATEWAY OAKS DR STE 100 SACRAMENTO CA 95833 990 2021-07-01 202699147 EAST PALO ALTO ACADEMY FOUNDATION EAST 6502003530 PO BOX 50803 PALO ALTO CA 943030667 KATHRYN HYLE INTERIM ED 6502003530 2023-04-29 1 KATHRYN HYLE 999009999 JENNIFER Z IWATA P01310188 9166466464 2023-04-29 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z KATHRYN HYLE PO BOX 50803 PALO ALTO CA 943030667 1965599 0 X WWW.EPAAF.ORG X 2005 CA FUNDS DIRECT SERVICES AND COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR EAST PALO ALTO ACADEMY STUDENTS AND GRADUATES. 10 10 7 75 0 0 2120246 1958440 0 0 10170 6912 442 247 2130858 1965599 1224905 1138355 0 0 413662 366923 0 0 188389 176719 188864 1815286 1694142 315572 271457 3543733 3814531 538861 531620 3004872 3282911 X THE MISSION OF EAST PALO ALTO ACADEMY FOUNDATION IS TO ADVOCATE FOR, ADVANCE, AND RAISE FUNDS TO BENEFIT THE STUDENTS AND COLLEGE-ATTENDING GRADUATES OF EAST PALO ALTO ACADEMY, A CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE SEQUOIA UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT. OUR PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES ARE IN PURSUIT OF OUR MISSION - TO DISRUPT THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY OF OUR STUDENTS. FOR THIS REASON, WE WORK TO PROVIDE THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO SUPPORT STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AS THEY BUILD THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND PASSION TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THEIR OWN LIVES, THEIR COMMUNITY, AND THE SOCIETY AT LARGE. 0 0 1380320 1136218 EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2014, EAST PALO ALTO ACADEMY FOUNDATION (PRIOR TO JULY 1, 2017, KNOWN AS STANFORD SCHOOLS CORPORATION) SERVES AS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, SUPPORTING A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, EAST PALO ALTO ACADEMY, IN TWO WAYS. FIRST, EAST PALO ALTO ACADEMY FOUNDATION (EPAAF) FUNDS DIRECT SERVICES FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL INCLUDING: EARLY COLLEGE COURSES, WHERE STUDENTS EARN COLLEGE CREDIT DURING THEIR REGULAR SCHOOL DAY; THE DREAM LAB, A MAKERSPACE WHERE STUDENTS ENGAGE IN HANDS-ON STEM LEARNING AND DEVELOP CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS; AND WRAPAROUND SERVICES THAT SUPPORT STUDENTS' MENTAL HEALTH AND READINESS TO LEARN. SECOND, EPAAF OFFERS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS TO A SELECT NUMBER OF UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE STUDENTS, ALL OF WHOM GRADUATED FROM EAST PALO ALTO ACADEMY.EAST PALO ALTO ACADEMY PROVIDES A HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION FOR APPROXIMATELY 343 STUDENTS. THE STUDENT POPULATION IS APPROXIMATELY 87% LATINO/A/X, 6% AFRICAN-AMERICAN, 6% PACIFIC ISLANDERS, AND 1% WHITE (CA SCHOOL DASHBOARD). 65% OF STUDENTS WILL BE THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILIES TO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL, AND 83% WILL BE FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS. APPROXIMATELY 75% OF THE STUDENTS ARE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS. THE HIGH SCHOOL CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE CURRICULUM, RIGOROUS COLLEGE PREPARATION, AND HIGH STANDARDS AND HIGH SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS IN PURSUIT OF OUR AMBITIOUS VISION THAT "ALL STUDENTS WILL GRADUATE COLLEGE-READY, EMPOWERED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND PASSION TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THEIR OWN LIVES, THEIR COMMUNITY, AND THE GLOBAL SOCIETY." WE ARE PROUD TO SHARE OUR AVERAGE 92% HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE AND OVER 73% 2- AND 4-YEAR COLLEGE ENROLLMENT RATE.ON JULY 1, 2017 STANFORD NEW SCHOOLS CORPORATION BECAME EAST PALO ALTO ACADEMY FOUNDATION. 2137 2137 DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, EPAAF STARTED IN MARCH 2020, AN EMERGENCY AID FUND TO HELP EAST PALO ALTO ACADEMY STUDENTS, COLLEGE-GOING GRADUATES AND THEIR FAMILIES TO MEET BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS RENT, GROCERIES AND DISTANCE LEARNING NEEDS. EPAAF WAS ABLE TO HELP OVER 5 RECIPIENTS AND DISTRIBUTED $2,137 IN EMERGENCY AID DURING THE 2021-2022 YEAR. 1382457 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X KATHRYN HYLE 6502003530 3460 W BAYSHORE RD 204 PALO ALTO CA 94303 ELISABETH LANDA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 10/31/22) 40.00 X 127533 0 21825 LAURA A MURAWCZYK PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 POLLY LIU DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DANIEL LEWIS SCHWARTZ DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANGELA NOMELLINI DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MINDY ROGERS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MUDITA JAIN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 LAUREN KOENIG DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARNIE MARCIN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 PATRICK DUNKLEY DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ESTEBAN ZUNO DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 127533 0 21825 1 0 0 0 0 1958440 68607 1958440 6912 6912 OTHER REVENUE 900099 247 247 247 1965599 247 0 6912 749286 749286 389069 389069 152672 81506 25487 45679 173597 94172 29294 50131 16334 7912 2558 5864 24320 13223 4015 7082 542 542 47556 47556 62787 15928 3983 42876 24439 11021 2909 10509 21382 11500 3898 5984 20616 2632 950 17034 11542 6208 2104 3230 1694142 1382457 123296 188389 888867 1656547 2458862 1423608 180000 118267 16004 9523 606586 3543733 3814531 38861 31620 500000 500000 538861 531620 X 1860746 2014097 1144126 1268814 3004872 3282911 3543733 3814531 271457 6582 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1432331 1562799 2060268 2120246 1958440 9134084 1432331 1562799 2060268 2120246 1958440 9134084 283640 8850444 39835 6392 6728 10170 6912 70037 319 442 247 1008 9205129 0.96150 0.62620 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER LOCAL REVENUE - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 319. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 442. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 247. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 FIXED ANNUITIES 606586 F 606586 PLEDGED TO SUHSD 500000 500000 X 2061147 6582 88966 95548 1965599 0 1965599 1783108 88966 88966 1694142 0 1694142 PART X, LINE 2: THE FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED THE ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES RELATED TO ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE IS NO MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 1 SEQUOIA UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 480 JAMES AVE REDWOOD CITY CA 94062 943084148 GOVERNMENT 749286 0 SEQUOIA UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS 1 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS 74 386932 COVID-19 EMERGENCY RELIEF 5 2137 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SOME COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS TO GRADUATES OF ITS HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM. FUNDS COME FROM DONORS TO THE ORGANIZATION AND SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS ARE MADE BASED ON CRITERIA SET IN A SCHOLARSHIP POLICY, ADMINISTERED BY A SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE. STUDENTS RECEIVING SCHOLARSHIPS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE PROGRESS REPORTS. SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS ARE PAID TO THEIR COLLEGES, LANDLORDS OR OTHER PROVIDERS OF GOODS AND SERVICES TO THE STUDENTS TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE USED FOR APPROPRIATE PURPOSES. SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS ARE ONLY PAID DIRECTLY TO STUDENTS FOR QUALIFIED EXPENSES WHEN APPROVED. ORGANIZATION HAS A MOU WITH SEQUOIA UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT REGARDING COMMITTED FUNDS. IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE ORGANIZATION STARTED AN EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND TO HELP EAST PALO ALTO ACADEMY STUDENTS, COLLEGE-GOING GRADUATES, AND THEIR FAMILIES TO MEET BASIC NEEDS. THIS RELIEF FUND COVERS COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ITEMS SUCH AS HOUSING, FOOD, AND REMOTE LEARNING. FUNDS COME FROM DONORS WHO DONATE TO THE ORGANIZATION. THERE IS AN APPLICATION SELECTION PROCESS THAT IS BASED ON AN EMERGENCY AWARD CRITERIA WHICH IS ADMINISTERED AND REVIEWED BY ORGANIZATION STAFF. X 3 57094 FMV X EVENT FOOD AND DRINKS 1 11513 FMV 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B AT THE FEBRUARY 2023 BOARD MEETING THE BOARD AUTHORIZED THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO REVIEW AND APPROVE FORM 990 AND ANY RELATED TAX FORMS BEFORE FORMS ARE FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY AND ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE A SIGNED, UP-TO-DATE STATEMENT OF INTERESTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION FOR MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS IS SET INDIVIDUALLY AT TIME OF HIRE BASED ON RESEARCH OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS IN THE SURROUNDING AREA: COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED PERIODICALLY. REVIEW IS UNDERTAKEN BY THE BOARD. PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN 2021. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST, CONSISTENT WITH RECORDS POLICY AND CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RECORDS ACT. FORM 990 PART XII LINE 2C PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS.