2023-05-12T21:03:09-07:00 2022-12-31 990 2022-01-01 850941500 EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION EMBA 6503268210 450 Cambridge Ave Palo Alto CA 94306 William Johnson President 6503268210 2023-05-11 1 0 11 0 AAL2 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z William Johnson 450 Cambridge Ave Palo Alto CA 94306 630672 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: 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. 5 5 0 10 0 0 8350 630579 0 3 93 0 8353 630672 577808 0 0 0 0 900 3168 900 580976 7453 49696 7453 157149 0 100000 7453 57149 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. 0 0 577808 577808 630672 THE SOLE ACTIVE PROGRAM OF THE EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION IN 2021 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 AND REDWOOD CITY. THE CAMPAIGN RAISES MONEY FROM INDIVIDUALS, FAMILY AND OTHER FOUNDATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS, AND THEN WORKS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION TO MAKE 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 TO THE SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (SVCF) ALL OF THE FUNDS RAISED AS OF MID-DECEMBER ($577,808) AND SVCF RE-GRANTED THE FUNDS (PLUS THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS THAT WERE DONATED IN EARLY 2023) TO 106 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN APRIL, 2023 IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR RECOMMENDATIONS. 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 577808 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA X William Johnson 6502236505 450 Cambridge Ave Palo Alto CA 94306 X Jeffrey Klein Director 0.2 0 X 0 0 0 Carol Melamed Director 0.2 0 X 0 0 0 Lance Conn Director 0.2 0 X 0 0 0 Simone Coxe Director 0.2 0 X 0 0 0 William Johnson Director & President 4 0 X X 0 0 0 Michael Naar Secretary & Treasurer 2 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 630579 0 630579 0 0 0 0 0 93 93 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 630672 93 0 0 577808 577808 2286 2286 882 882 580976 577808 3168 0 7453 107149 50000 7453 157149 100000 0 100000 X 7453 57149 0 0 7453 57149 7453 157149 49696 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 0 8307 630579 638886 0 0 0 8307 630579 638886 159553 479333 2 93 95 638981 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 2440 WEST EL CAMINO REAL SUITE 300 MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 940401498 205205488 501(C)(3) 577808 0 GENERAL SUPPORT OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE GRANT APPLICATIONS WERE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION GRANT COMMITTEE. SEE DETAILS UNDER SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ON SCHEDULE I, PART IV. 1 0 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 IN 2022, 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. SINCE THE HOLIDAY FUND PROGRAM PRIMARILY RECEIVES DONATIONS BETWEEN OCTOBER THROUGH FEBRUARY, THE PROGRAM SPANS TWO FISCAL YEARS. THIS REPORT REFLECTS THE DONATIONS RECEIVED THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2022. MORE THAN 200 LOCAL NONPROFITS ARE NOTIFIED OF THE GRANT OPPORTUNTY IN NOVEMBER AND ARE PROVIDED GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING BY THE GRANT APPLICATION DEADLINE IN JANUARY. THE PROCESS INVOLVES COMPLETING A DETAILED ONLINE APPLICATION WHICH REQUIRED 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 NEED THEIR GRANT WOULD ADDRESS. OUR GRANT COMMITTEE, COMPOSED OF TWO EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION OFFICERS AND FOUR OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS, REVIEWED EACH APPLICATION, CONDUCTED SITE VISITS OR INTERVIEWS WHEN APPROPRIATE TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, AND THEN DETERMINED HOW TO ALLOCATE THE FUNDS RAISED. THE ACTUAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE FUNDS TO THE GRANTEES WAS DONE BY OUR PARTNER, SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE CAMPAIGN. OUR GRANTS TO SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION COVERED BY THIS 990 WERE MADE IN LATE DECEMBER FROM FUNDS RAISED UP TO THAT TIME. TO MONITOR THE GRANTEE'S USE OF THE GRANTS WE REQUIRE A WRITTEN REPORT AT 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 VI, Section A, Line 2 Directors Jeffrey Klein and William Johnson and Secretary Michael Naar have a business relationship due to them serving as uncompensated directors of Embarcadero Media Inc. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE FORM 990 AND ITS SCHEDULES ARE PREPARED BY EMBARCADERO MEDIA 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 THE PRESIDENT'S DESIGNEE, WILL SIGN THE RETURN AND FILE 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 FORM. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 FILINGS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.