2022-03-23T13:09:12-07:00 2021-06-30 Crosby & Kaneda CPAs LLP 1970 Broadway STE 930 Oakland CA 94612 990 2020-07-01 043694151 826 Valencia Inc 826V 4156425905 826 Valencia St San Francisco CA 94110 Bita Nazarian Executive Dir. 2022-03-23 true Bita Nazarian 999009999 Felix Gorrindo P01658413 5108352727 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Bita Nazarian 826 Valencia St San Francisco CA 94110 5290151 false X www.826valencia.org X 2002 CA Supporting students ages 6 to 18 with their writing skills & helping teachers get students excited about writing. We advocate that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success & that great leaps in learning can be made when skilled tutors work one-on-one with students. 16 15 62 624 0 4810636 4857738 0 136163 371004 85411 -15240 5032210 5213502 40500 8707 0 2816489 2831515 0 379456 1421103 1194383 4278092 4034605 754118 1178897 11751151 12886742 1009451 966145 10741700 11920597 X 826 Valencia is a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6 to 18 with their writing skills and helping teachers get their students excited about writing. Our work is based on the understanding that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success and that great leaps in learning can be made when skilled tutors work one-on-one with students. false false 987467 In-School Programs: 826 Valencia partners with public schools throughout San Francisco to collaboratively develop writing curricula. We also bring teams of 826 staff and volunteer tutors to partner schools where we support students 3:1 with writing projects. In FY21, we supported 18 teachers and 595 students at 9 schools, establishing regular weekly partnerships with classrooms and supporting via Zoom and Google Classroom due to COVID-19. One highlight was our Young Authors Book Project in spring 2021. We worked intensively with seven classes across four school sites in SFUSD's African American Achievement and Leadership Initiative (AAALI). Students wrote about their experience of being Black in American and worked with 826 staff and tutors to craft powerful pieces of writing in a book entitled, "Our History is Deeper Than What They Tell Us." 450181 Afterschool Programs:826 Valencia provides free after-school tutoring and writing support at four locations in San Francisco, including our three Writing Centers and our partner school, Buena Vista Horace Mann (BVHM). Students enroll for a minimum of two days per week for homework and individual support with reading and writing. Together, these programs served 620+ students in 2020-2021. We partnered with community organizations to amplify our students' voices, including featuring student writing from our Mission Bay Center on bus stops through a partnership with the Warriors Foundation. Another highlight from Fiscal Year 2021 was a festive, cake-themed writing project for our students at our after school program in the Mission Center. After serving students virtually last year, we welcomed students back to our centers this fall. 386899 Summer Workshops and Camps:We served 256 students in summer 2021 through writing and science-themed day camps and workshops. Programs included: A) Exploring Words Summer Camp - where 3-5 students complete a series of social justice themed writing projects; B) Exploring Leadership Summer Camp - where 6 - 8th graders develop leadership and communication skills by exploring issues that face their communities; and C) Young Author's Workshop (YAW), an creative writing camp where high schoolers explore a range of literary genres and compose literary works. 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The Organization has evaluated its current tax positions as of June 30, 2021 and is not aware of any significant uncertain tax positions for which a reserve would be necessary. The Organizations tax returns are generally subject to examination by federal and state taxing authorities for three and four years, respectively, after they are filed. false Bookeaters' Bash 369832 348942 20890 10150 49930 369832 348942 20890 10150 49930 60080 -39190 true 0 0 Scholarships 6 8707 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used The organization makes grants in the form of scholarships. All checks for tuition payments are payable to, and sent directly to, the appropriate institution. X false false false false false false false false false Bita Nazarian Executive Dir. 170763 1836 12033 184632 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Workshops: In our Workshop program, we served 195 students during the 2020-2021 school year, despite transitioning to be fully online. Students learned about the concept of community and reflected on the different communities to which they belong. Students crafted odes to important community members (teachers, family members, sports coaches, friends, etc.) and wrote superhero tales that address community challenges such as pollution, homelessness, food scarcity, and bullying. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Field Trip Programs: 826 Valencia hosts storytelling/bookmaking field trips for elementary schools at its Mission Center and podcasting field trips for middle and high schools at its Tenderloin Center. Typically, these programs serve 5,000 students annually. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, we did not have field trips at our Mission or Mission Bay Centers. Our Tenderloin Center had 12 online-only podcasting field trips (ranging from 4-8 hours each), serving 323 students. A big focus was on getting students to the recording finish line due to technological challenges of being virtual. Our students' podcasts reached 11,962 listeners through our SoundCloud page. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: Summer Workshops and Camps:We served 256 students in summer 2021 through writing and science-themed day camps and workshops. Programs included: A) Exploring Words Summer Camp - where 3-5 students complete a series of social justice themed writing projects; B) Exploring Leadership Summer Camp - where 6 - 8th graders develop leadership and communication skills by exploring issues that face their communities; and C) Young Author's Workshop (YAW), an creative writing camp where high schoolers explore a range of literary genres and compose literary works. In response to feedback from families, we offered both in person and virtual program options. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: Other Program Accomplishments include the operation of 3 retail stores, 1 at each of our centers. The stores sell educational materials, books for children, and other whimsical children's toys, and serve as a community touch-point in the neighborhoods where we operate. Other Program Accomplishments also include the design and publishing infrastructure for our various publishing programs, and our volunteer programs. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 8: Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The executive and finance committees of the organization's board review the 990, after which, a copy is provided to the whole Board prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts It is the policy of the organization to require fiduciaries to provide full disclosure of any contemplated or existing activities or transactions that could create a conflict of interest, or the appearance of a conflict of interest. Fiduciaries include each director, officer, and administrative employee of the organization. Each fiduciary must execute a conflict of interest disclosure statement and questionnaire. The board of directors reviews all disclosures and potential conflicts and recommend a course of action, if necessary. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The independent board determines the compensation of the Executive Director based on its evaluation of his/her performance and by gathering data on comparable compensation within the industry. The review that was conducted was formal, and compensation was approved by the full board. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are made available to the public upon request.