COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE (EIN 59-3027895)
Tax period
2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed
2022-01-28
IRS object ID
202240289349300209
Schema version
2020v4.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2022-01-28T09:11:00-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1CORNELIUS SCHOU & LEONE LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

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CityJACKSONVILLECityNm
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
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Business Name ControlCOMMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9043443900PhoneNum

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CityJACKSONVILLECityNm
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PersonLEON BAXTONPersonNm
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Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerLEON BAXTONPrincipalOfficerNm
Gross Receipts$9,841,435GrossReceiptsAmt
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Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.CISJAX.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1989FormationYr
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Activity Or MissionTO SURROUND STUDENTS AT RISK OF DROPPING OUT WITH CARING ADULTS EMBEDDED IN SCHOOLS WHO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT WITH SAFE PLACES TO LEARN AND GROW, A FOCUS ON GRADUATION TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL FUTURES WITH A MARKETABLE SKILLS, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO GIVE BACK.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Liabilities BOY$1,787,790TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,970,028TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,540,550NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO SURROUND STUDENTS AT RISK OF DROPPING OUT WITH CARING ADULTS EMBEDDED IN SCHOOLS WHO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT WITH SAFE PLACES TO LEARN AND GROW, A FOCUS ON GRADUATION TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL FUTURES WITH A MARKETABLE SKILLS, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO GIVE BACK.MissionDesc
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DescTHE CASE MANAGEMENT DIVISION IS COMPRISED OF FOUR PROGRAMS, WHERE SITE COORDINATORS ARE EMBEDDED DIRECTLY IN 28 DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WORKING WITH TARGETED, DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS WHO ARE AT-RISK OF FALLING BEHIND OR DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL. PROGRAMS INCLUDED IN CASE MANAGEMENT ARE THE STUDENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAM, BRIDGE TO SUCCESS PROGRAM, ACHIEVERS FOR LIFE AND GEAR UP. THE STUDENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAM (SEP), WHICH COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE HAS OPERATED SINCE ITS INCEPTION, FOLLOWS THE NATIONAL CIS MODEL THAT FOCUSES ON COLLEGE AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT SPECIFICALLY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL AND USES EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES. FULL-TIME SITE COORDINATORS ARE PLACED ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES TO WORK INDIVIDUALLY AND IN GROUP SESSIONS WITH ABOUT 75 STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR TO ADVOCATE, MENTOR AND COUNSEL THEM. HOME VISITS AND PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT ARE ESSENTIAL PARTS OF THE PROGRAM, AND SITE COORDINATORS CONNECT STUDENTS TO NEEDED COMMUNITY RESOURCES. HUNDREDS OF OTHER STUDENTS ARE REACHED THROUGH SCHOOLWIDE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE SITE COORDINATORS, SUCH AS CAREER FAIRS, MEN'S AND LADIES' SEMINARS, LITERACY PROGRAMS AND PARENT EVENTS. IN THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR, SEP PROVIDED SERVICES TO A TOTAL OF 678 STUDENTS. 254 SENIORS (99%) IN THE SEP PROGRAM GRADUATED. 92% OF ALL STUDENTS IN THE SEP PROGRAM WERE PROMOTED. THE STUDENT GPA WAS 2.58. 72% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS, 90% HAD NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS AND 94% HAD NO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS. BRIDGE TO SUCCESS PROGRAM PROVIDES SITE COORDINATORS WHO WORK WITH STUDENTS CURRENTLY OVER-AGE FOR THEIR GRADE LEVEL. IN THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR, 100%, OR 34, OF SENIORS IN THE BRIDGE TO SUCCESS PROGRAM GRADUATED. 95% OF ALL STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM WERE PROMOTED. OF THE TOTAL 457 STUDENTS SERVED, THE AVERAGE GPA WAS 2.0. 34% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS, 86% HAD NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS, AND 81% HAD NO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS. ACHIEVERS FOR LIFE (AFL) IS A DROPOUT PREVENTION INITIATIVE DEVELOPED AND FUNDED BY THE UNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE, JEWISH FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA. AFL TARGETS SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS EXHIBITING RISK FACTORS OF SCHOOL DISENGAGEMENT INCLUDING LOW GPAS, LOW FCAT SCORES AND EXCESSIVE ABSENCES, FOR WHOM CIS PROVIDES FAMILY SUPPORT, A MENTOR AND ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE. OF THE 1,263 STUDENTS SERVED IN THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR, 97% WERE PROMOTED, 80% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS, 85% HAD NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS, AND 85% HAD NO OUT- OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS. GEAR UP, A SEVEN-YEAR FEDERAL PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WORKS WITH A COHORT OF STUDENTS STARTING IN 7TH GRADE AND CONTINUES WITH THESE STUDENTS THROUGH 12TH GRADE PLUS ONE YEAR OF POST- SECONDARY EDUCATION. FOR THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR, THE COHORT OF STUDENTS WERE IN THE 10TH GRADE. OF THE 455 STUDENTS SERVED IN THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR, 59% WERE PROMOTED, 55% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS, 87% HAD NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS, AND 89% HAD NO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS.Desc

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DescCOMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE OFFERS A QUALITY, FREE, AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM IN 25 ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A SAFE ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY CAN COMPLETE THEIR HOMEWORK UNDER CERTIFIED TEACHER SUPERVISION AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES LIKE SPORTS, SYMPHONY AND ROBOTICS. FOR STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE, THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM OPERATES MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FOR THREE HOURS EACH DAY AND FOCUSES ON SIX CORE AREAS - ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, SPORTS AND RECREATION, LIFE SKILLS, CULTURAL ENRICHMENT, PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. EACH AFTERNOON, STUDENTS ARE WELCOMED INTO A GENERAL MEETING PLACE, CHECKED IN BY QUALITY AFTER-SCHOOL STAFF AND ENJOY A NUTRITIOUS SNACK. STUDENTS THEN SPEND UP TO 75 MINUTES EACH DAY WORKING ON ACADEMICS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A CERTIFIED TEACHER AND AFTER-SCHOOL STAFF MEMBERS. AFTER ACADEMICS, STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CHEERLEADING, DANCE, ARTS AND CRAFTS, AND SPORTS. EACH OF THESE ACTIVITIES IS LED BY HIGHLY QUALIFIED AFTER-SCHOOL STAFF MEMBERS WHO ARE BACKGROUND SCREENED BY DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. CERTAIN AFTERSCHOOL SITES ARE ABLE TO OFFER UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENTS. THE JUMP START STRINGS PROGRAM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, ALLOWS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TO LEARN AND PLAY STRING INSTRUMENTS WHILE BEING INSTRUCTED BY THE SYMPHONY MUSICIANS. PARTICIPATING STUDENTS HAVE A CHANCE TO PERFORM FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. OTHER UNIQUE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ROBOTICS, ANIMATION AND VIDEO PRODUCTION. AFTER STUDENTS COMPLETE THESE ACTIVITIES, THEY GATHER TOGETHER TO ENJOY A NUTRITIOUS DINNER AND THEN ARE DISMISSED AND PICKED UP BY PARENTS OR APPROVED GUARDIANS. CIS ALSO OPERATED A HOPE-SUCCESS AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM FOR 116 STUDENTS IN FIVE DUVAL COUNTRY PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR. THE PROGRAM'S FOCUS IS ON CAREER AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, IN ADDITION TO COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT. OVERSIGHT AND PRIMARY FUNDING OF THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM IS PROVIDED THROUGH THE KIDS HOPE ALLIANCE. IN THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR, CIS PROVIDED AFTERSCHOOL SERVICES TO A TOTAL OF 2,310 STUDENTS IN ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL. OF THOSE, 94% WERE PROMOTED. THE AVERAGE GPA WAS 2.58. 94.85% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS OF SCHOOL, 89.71% HAD NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS AND 91.28% HAD NO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS.Desc

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Expense$602,030ExpenseAmt
Revenue$705,339RevenueAmt
DescSINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1999, COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE'S AMERICORPS DUVAL READS LITERACY PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED INTENSIVE ONE-ON-ONE AND SMALL GROUP LITERACY TUTORING FOR UNDERPERFORMING STUDENTS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHO ARE READING ONE OR MORE GRADE LEVELS BELOW THEIR CLASS. AMERICORPS MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN A RIGOROUS TWO-WEEK TRAINING AND ORIENTATION TO LEARN HOW TO IDENTIFY STUDENTS IN NEED OF LITERACY TUTORING. TRAINING CONSISTS OF MEMBERS LEARNING THE COMMON CORE STANDARDS AND UTILIZING THE STARS LITERACY CURRICULUM TO HELP SUPPORT CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION. ONCE THE SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS, MEMBERS ENGAGE THE SCHOOL STAFF AND PRINCIPALS TO HELP IDENTIFY STUDENTS WHO NEED LITERACY TUTORING AS INDICATED BY READING ASSESSMENT SCORES. STUDENT READING ACHIEVEMENT IS MEASURED THROUGH CIS'S PARTNERSHIP WITH DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (DCPS). THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, STUDENTS AND AMERICORPS TUTORS WORK WITH DCPS-PROVIDED PROGRAMS ACHIEVE3000 AND I-READY TO DETERMINE THEIR STATUS AND PROGRESS IN MATH AND READING. THE DATA IS USED TO IDENTIFY LOW-LEVEL READERS, CREATE A TARGET DATA BASELINE OF STUDENT READING SKILLS AND COMPARE THE PRE- AND POST- TEST SCORES TO MEASURE PROGRESS OF STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR. THE PROGRAM'S GOALS ARE TO PROVIDE 90 MINUTES EACH WEEK OF INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP LITERACY TUTORING TO AT LEAST 400 UNDERPERFORMING READERS AND TO ACHIEVE 80 PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE LITERACY TUTORING DEMONSTRATING READING IMPROVEMENT AND 70% BEING PROMOTED TO THE NEXT GRADE LEVEL. IN THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR, 408 STUDENTS RECEIVED LITERACY SERVICES FROM CIS. OF THOSE, 96% WERE PROMOTED. 60% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS, 94% HAD NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS AND 91% HAD NO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS.Desc
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PersonMR JEROME BALTAZARPersonNm
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LEON BAXTON
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MARTHA BARRETT
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HONLENNY CURRY
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HON ELENI DERKE
BOARD MEMBER2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
NANCY DREICER
BOARD MEMBER2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
LINDA EDWARDS
BOARD MEMBER2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JESSE FORST
TREASURER2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER GREENE
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DR DIANA GREENE
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ABENA HORTON
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ARTHUR ADAMS JR
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MATT KRUSE
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JANEL LEGARD
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ATHENA MANN
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ROBERT MARTIN
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SONNY MARTIN
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HON MELISSA NELSON
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BOB OHRABLO
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JAY PLOTKIN
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ED PRATT-DANNALS
BOARD MEMBER2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
RUDY RIVERA
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BOARD MEMBER2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
KEN SANDERS
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MICHAEL STEWART
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JOSH WOOLSEY
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$660,230SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$33,651SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$56,559ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
SPECIFIC ASSISTANCE$694,418$694,418
PROFESSIONAL FEES$243,943$220,603$23,340
TELEPHONE$224,109$114,295$105,329$4,485
SUPPLIES$149,507$132,179$15,397$1,931

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$177,991TotalAmt
Program Services$58,243ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$52,463ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$67,285FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,301,369TotalAmt
Program Services$6,474,142ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$632,727ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$194,500FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,440,457BOYAmt
EOY$1,388,366EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$661,076BOYAmt
EOY$595,274EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$949,562EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,123BOYAmt
EOY$3,085EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$242,837LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$208,264LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,299BOYAmt
EOY$34,573EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$293,584BOYAmt
EOY$1,537,518EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,200BOYAmt
EOY$2,200EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,451,739BOYAmt
EOY$4,510,578EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$169,815BOYAmt
EOY$277,972EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$598,494BOYAmt
EOY$669,701EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,019,481BOYAmt
EOY$1,022,355EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,787,790BOYAmt
EOY$1,970,028EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$663,949BOYAmt
EOY$2,540,550EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$663,949BOYAmt
EOY$2,540,550EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,451,739BOYAmt
EOY$4,510,578EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,879,836ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$3,235OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,038,493CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,101,381CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,511,210CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,077,328CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,008,159CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$37,736,571TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$62,681CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,027CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$103,846CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,679CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,711CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$189,944TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,101,174CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,106,408CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,615,056CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,087,007CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,016,870CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$37,926,515TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$37,926,515PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$33,048CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$911CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,422CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$128,372CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$163,753TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$33,048CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$911CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,422CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$128,372CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$163,753TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$1,312CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,312TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,134,222CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,107,319CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,616,478CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,087,007CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,146,554CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$38,091,580TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.99570PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.99900PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00000InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$242,837OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$208,264DepreciationAmt
Book Value$34,573BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$34,573TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
REFUBDABLE ADVANCE$1,018,828
LINE OF CREDIT$3,527
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,022,355TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,543,693TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$362,488DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$362,488RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$9,181,205RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$9,181,205TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,667,092TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$362,488DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$3,235OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$365,723ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$7,301,369ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$7,301,369TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2DFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE 3,235ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,619,410NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTO SURROUND STUDENTS AT RISK OF DROPPING OUT WITH CARING ADULTS EMBEDDED IN SCHOOLS WHO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT WITH SAFE PLACES TO LEARN AND GROW, A FOCUS ON GRADUATION TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL FUTURES WITH A MARKETABLE SKILLS, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO GIVE BACK.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4ATHE CASE MANAGEMENT DIVISION IS COMPRISED OF FOUR PROGRAMS, WHERE SITE COORDINATORS ARE EMBEDDED DIRECTLY IN 28 DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WORKING WITH TARGETED, DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS WHO ARE AT-RISK OF FALLING BEHIND OR DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL. PROGRAMS INCLUDED IN CASE MANAGEMENT ARE THE STUDENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAM, BRIDGE TO SUCCESS PROGRAM, ACHIEVERS FOR LIFE AND GEAR UP. THE STUDENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAM (SEP), WHICH COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE HAS OPERATED SINCE ITS INCEPTION, FOLLOWS THE NATIONAL CIS MODEL THAT FOCUSES ON COLLEGE AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT SPECIFICALLY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL AND USES EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES. FULL-TIME SITE COORDINATORS ARE PLACED ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES TO WORK INDIVIDUALLY AND IN GROUP SESSIONS WITH ABOUT 75 STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR TO ADVOCATE, MENTOR AND COUNSEL THEM. HOME VISITS AND PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT ARE ESSENTIAL PARTS OF THE PROGRAM, AND SITE COORDINATORS CONNECT STUDENTS TO NEEDED COMMUNITY RESOURCES. HUNDREDS OF OTHER STUDENTS ARE REACHED THROUGH SCHOOLWIDE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE SITE COORDINATORS, SUCH AS CAREER FAIRS, MEN'S AND LADIES' SEMINARS, LITERACY PROGRAMS AND PARENT EVENTS. IN THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR, SEP PROVIDED SERVICES TO A TOTAL OF 678 STUDENTS. 254 SENIORS (99%) IN THE SEP PROGRAM GRADUATED. 92% OF ALL STUDENTS IN THE SEP PROGRAM WERE PROMOTED. THE STUDENT GPA WAS 2.58. 72% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS, 90% HAD NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS AND 94% HAD NO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS. BRIDGE TO SUCCESS PROGRAM PROVIDES SITE COORDINATORS WHO WORK WITH STUDENTS CURRENTLY OVER-AGE FOR THEIR GRADE LEVEL. IN THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR, 100%, OR 34, OF SENIORS IN THE BRIDGE TO SUCCESS PROGRAM GRADUATED. 95% OF ALL STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM WERE PROMOTED. OF THE TOTAL 457 STUDENTS SERVED, THE AVERAGE GPA WAS 2.0. 34% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS, 86% HAD NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS, AND 81% HAD NO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS. ACHIEVERS FOR LIFE (AFL) IS A DROPOUT PREVENTION INITIATIVE DEVELOPED AND FUNDED BY THE UNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE, JEWISH FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA. AFL TARGETS SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS EXHIBITING RISK FACTORS OF SCHOOL DISENGAGEMENT INCLUDING LOW GPAS, LOW FCAT SCORES AND EXCESSIVE ABSENCES, FOR WHOM CIS PROVIDES FAMILY SUPPORT, A MENTOR AND ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE. OF THE 1,263 STUDENTS SERVED IN THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR, 97% WERE PROMOTED, 80% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS, 85% HAD NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS, AND 85% HAD NO OUT- OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS. GEAR UP, A SEVEN-YEAR FEDERAL PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WORKS WITH A COHORT OF STUDENTS STARTING IN 7TH GRADE AND CONTINUES WITH THESE STUDENTS THROUGH 12TH GRADE PLUS ONE YEAR OF POST- SECONDARY EDUCATION. FOR THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR, THE COHORT OF STUDENTS WERE IN THE 10TH GRADE. OF THE 455 STUDENTS SERVED IN THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR, 59% WERE PROMOTED, 55% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS, 87% HAD NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS, AND 89% HAD NO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4BCOMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE OFFERS A QUALITY, FREE, AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM IN 25 ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A SAFE ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY CAN COMPLETE THEIR HOMEWORK UNDER CERTIFIED TEACHER SUPERVISION AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES LIKE SPORTS, SYMPHONY AND ROBOTICS. FOR STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE, THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM OPERATES MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FOR THREE HOURS EACH DAY AND FOCUSES ON SIX CORE AREAS - ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, SPORTS AND RECREATION, LIFE SKILLS, CULTURAL ENRICHMENT, PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. EACH AFTERNOON, STUDENTS ARE WELCOMED INTO A GENERAL MEETING PLACE, CHECKED IN BY QUALITY AFTER-SCHOOL STAFF AND ENJOY A NUTRITIOUS SNACK. STUDENTS THEN SPEND UP TO 75 MINUTES EACH DAY WORKING ON ACADEMICS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A CERTIFIED TEACHER AND AFTER-SCHOOL STAFF MEMBERS. AFTER ACADEMICS, STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CHEERLEADING, DANCE, ARTS AND CRAFTS, AND SPORTS. EACH OF THESE ACTIVITIES IS LED BY HIGHLY QUALIFIED AFTER-SCHOOL STAFF MEMBERS WHO ARE BACKGROUND SCREENED BY DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. CERTAIN AFTERSCHOOL SITES ARE ABLE TO OFFER UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENTS. THE JUMP START STRINGS PROGRAM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, ALLOWS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TO LEARN AND PLAY STRING INSTRUMENTS WHILE BEING INSTRUCTED BY THE SYMPHONY MUSICIANS. PARTICIPATING STUDENTS HAVE A CHANCE TO PERFORM FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. OTHER UNIQUE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ROBOTICS, ANIMATION AND VIDEO PRODUCTION. AFTER STUDENTS COMPLETE THESE ACTIVITIES, THEY GATHER TOGETHER TO ENJOY A NUTRITIOUS DINNER AND THEN ARE DISMISSED AND PICKED UP BY PARENTS OR APPROVED GUARDIANS. CIS ALSO OPERATED A HOPE-SUCCESS AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM FOR 116 STUDENTS IN FIVE DUVAL COUNTRY PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR. THE PROGRAM'S FOCUS IS ON CAREER AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, IN ADDITION TO COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT. OVERSIGHT AND PRIMARY FUNDING OF THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM IS PROVIDED THROUGH THE KIDS HOPE ALLIANCE. IN THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR, CIS PROVIDED AFTERSCHOOL SERVICES TO A TOTAL OF 2,310 STUDENTS IN ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL. OF THOSE, 94% WERE PROMOTED. THE AVERAGE GPA WAS 2.58. 94.85% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS OF SCHOOL, 89.71% HAD NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS AND 91.28% HAD NO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4CSINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1999, COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE'S AMERICORPS DUVAL READS LITERACY PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED INTENSIVE ONE-ON-ONE AND SMALL GROUP LITERACY TUTORING FOR UNDERPERFORMING STUDENTS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHO ARE READING ONE OR MORE GRADE LEVELS BELOW THEIR CLASS. AMERICORPS MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN A RIGOROUS TWO-WEEK TRAINING AND ORIENTATION TO LEARN HOW TO IDENTIFY STUDENTS IN NEED OF LITERACY TUTORING. TRAINING CONSISTS OF MEMBERS LEARNING THE COMMON CORE STANDARDS AND UTILIZING THE STARS LITERACY CURRICULUM TO HELP SUPPORT CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION. ONCE THE SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS, MEMBERS ENGAGE THE SCHOOL STAFF AND PRINCIPALS TO HELP IDENTIFY STUDENTS WHO NEED LITERACY TUTORING AS INDICATED BY READING ASSESSMENT SCORES. STUDENT READING ACHIEVEMENT IS MEASURED THROUGH CIS'S PARTNERSHIP WITH DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (DCPS). THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, STUDENTS AND AMERICORPS TUTORS WORK WITH DCPS-PROVIDED PROGRAMS ACHIEVE3000 AND I-READY TO DETERMINE THEIR STATUS AND PROGRESS IN MATH AND READING. THE DATA IS USED TO IDENTIFY LOW-LEVEL READERS, CREATE A TARGET DATA BASELINE OF STUDENT READING SKILLS AND COMPARE THE PRE- AND POST- TEST SCORES TO MEASURE PROGRESS OF STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR. THE PROGRAM'S GOALS ARE TO PROVIDE 90 MINUTES EACH WEEK OF INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP LITERACY TUTORING TO AT LEAST 400 UNDERPERFORMING READERS AND TO ACHIEVE 80 PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE LITERACY TUTORING DEMONSTRATING READING IMPROVEMENT AND 70% BEING PROMOTED TO THE NEXT GRADE LEVEL. IN THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR, 408 STUDENTS RECEIVED LITERACY SERVICES FROM CIS. OF THOSE, 96% WERE PROMOTED. 60% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS, 94% HAD NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS AND 91% HAD NO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BA COPY OF THIS FORM WAS PROVIDED ELECTRONICALLY TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ADVANCE OF THE FILING OF THE DOCUMENT. BOARD MEMBERS WERE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE FORM AND ASK QUESTIONS. THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER REVIEWED THE DRAFT FORM 990 AND PROVIDED INPUT AS NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE INTO THE FINAL VERSION OF THIS FORM.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO REMIND AN INDIVIDUAL IF THEY HAVE NOT SIGNED. IF THE MEMBER CONTINUES TO REFUSE TO SIGN, ACTIONS COMMENCE TO REMOVE THEM FROM THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ACOMPARISONS ARE MADE TO HISTORICAL LEVELS INTERNALLY, AS WELL AS COMPARISONS TO AVAILABLE INFORMATION FOR LIKE CHARITIES NATIONALLY. ADDITIONALLY, COMPARISONS ARE MADE TO SIMILAR LOCAL NON PROFITS AND TO LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER COMPENSATION. THEN, THERE IS INPUT FROM AND DISCUSSION AMONG THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OFFICERS TO MAKE A FINAL DETERMINATION OF SALARY AMOUNTS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BCOMPARISONS ARE MADE TO HISTORICAL LEVELS INTERNALLY, AS WELL AS COMPARISONS TO AVAILABLE INFORMATION FOR LIKE CHARITIES NATIONALLY. ADDITIONALLY, COMPARISONS ARE MADE TO SIMILAR LOCAL NON PROFITS AND TO LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER COMPENSATION. THEN, THERE IS INPUT FROM AND DISCUSSION AMONG THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OFFICERS TO MAKE A FINAL DETERMINATION OF SALARY AMOUNTS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE -3,235

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