2021-05-17T13:32:50-05:00 2020-06-30 954537885 SINGER BURKE ZIMMER & KOGAN LLP 6345 BALBOA BLVD 375 ENCINO CA 91316 990 2019-07-01 203799463 SPIRIT SERIES INC SPIR 3108995528 CO SINGER 6345 BALBOA BLVD NO 3 ENCINO CA 91316 RICHARD STRAUSS PRESIDENT 3108995528 2021-05-15 1 MATTHEW A BURKE P00061657 8187741000 2021-05-14 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z RICHARD STRAUSS 605 SAN VICENTE BL310 SANTA MONICA CA 90402 740539 0 X WWW.SPIRITSERIES.ORG X 2005 CA TO PROVIDE CORE LITERACY AND VALUES EDUCATION TO PRE-TEENS AND YOUNG ADOLESCENTS IN PUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOLS. 12 10 7 48 0 0 516882 593233 135465 98842 30 24 42284 40161 694661 732260 0 0 0 0 359154 394696 0 0 56081 274191 223415 633345 618111 61316 114149 541674 662844 22696 29717 518978 633127 X TO PROVIDE CORE LITERACY AND VALUES EDUCATION TO PRE-TEENS AND YOUNG ADOLESCENTS IN PUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOLS. 0 0 504055 98842 SPIRIT SERIES --A RIGOROUS, THREE-WEEK DRAMA-BASED LITERACY & SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL INTERVENTION--SERVED 2,981 FOURTH TO EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS IN 95 CLASSROOMS ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, NEW ENGLAND AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA DURING THE 2019-20 ACADEMIC YEAR. THIS 27% REDUCTION IN PROGRAM SERVICES AS COMPARED TO 2018-19 WAS A RESULT OF COVID-19 SCHOOL CLOSURES WHICH CANCELLED ALL SERIES PROGRAMMING IN SPRING 2020. APPROXIMATELY 8,050 ADDITIONAL STUDENTS EXPERIENCED ON-CAMPUS PERFORMANCES OF ONE OF THE SERIES' SIX INSPIRING ONE-ACT HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHIES. MORE THAN 70 CLASSROOM TEACHERS ALSO RECEIVED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING AS THEY SUPPORTED SERIES' CLASSROOM LEADERS WHO MODELED THE PROGRAM'S ACCCLAIMED TEACHING TECHNIQUES TO ENGAGE, EMPOWER AND INSPIRE UNDER-SERVED PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S CAPACITY WAS ALSO INCREASED BY $96,048 OF IN-KIND SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION'S CAPACITY WAS ALSO INCREASED BY $96,048 OF IN-KIND SERVICES. 504055 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X RICHARD STRAUSS 3108995528 605 SAN VICENTE BLVD 310 SANTA MONICA CA 90402 RICHARD STRAUSS PRESIDENT 65.00 X X 72000 0 0 STEVEN SAVAGE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE RACHEL STRAUSS BOARD MEMBER 50.00 X 45000 0 0 MATTHEW BURKE BOARD TREASURER 1.00 X 0 0 0 FU-DING CHENG VICE - CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER MANSFIELD JEON SECRETARY 0.25 X 0 0 0 JOHN MCPHERSON CHAIR 2.00 X 0 0 0 NORMAN KADERLAN EXECUTIVE VICE CHAIR 4.00 X 0 0 0 JOANNA ZUNIGA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NORMAN GORIN BOARD MEMBER 0.25 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM FAY BOARD MEMBER 2.50 X 0 0 0 BRENDA RODRIGUEZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 117000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 79590 513643 65500 593233 SCHOOL PARTICIPATION 611710 98842 98842 98842 24 24 48440 8279 40161 40161 732260 98842 0 40185 117000 81630 8730 26640 229881 221271 5330 3280 18251 15330 913 2008 29564 24834 1478 3252 31982 31982 19077 19077 3874 2574 1088 212 11280 11280 21152 17768 2115 1269 9013 8202 811 26203 22320 3883 6543 6543 STAFF TRAINING SERVICES 27184 27184 LICENSING FEES 19162 19162 FUNDRAISING 14351 14351 PROGRAM MATERIALS 13719 13719 19875 13161 2456 4258 618111 504055 57975 56081 165908 308025 148905 88661 568322 302164 226861 266158 541674 662844 22696 29717 22696 29717 X 518978 633127 518978 633127 541674 662844 114149 0 X 0 0 0 X 347170 372580 544861 566551 641673 2472835 176523 154749 132271 135465 98842 697850 523693 527329 677132 702016 740515 3170685 68681 67714 89455 107702 49375 382927 0 68681 67714 89455 107702 49375 382927 2787758 33 33 30 24 120 33 33 30 24 120 523693 527362 677165 702046 740539 3170805 0.87920 0.85640 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 283836 79334 204502 7500 276986 222830 61656 266158 48440 8279 1 0.85000 48440 8279 8279 40161 CA 1 0 0 0 1.00000 LESLIE STRAUSS 605 SAN VICENTE BLVD STE 310 SANTA MONICA CA 90402 0 NA 0 MATTHEW BURKE BOARD MEMBER 18247 PROVIDED ACCOUNTING SERVICES 0 NORMAN KADERLIN BOARD MEMBER 10000 PROVIDED CONSULTING SERVICES 0 X PROGRAM TRAINING MATERIALS 3 65500 FMV OF ASSETS CONTRI 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 RICHARD AND LESLIE STRAUSS ARE MARRIED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A COMPLETE COPY OF THIS FORM 990 TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AT THE FIRST BOARD MEETING OF EACH CALENDAR YEAR, SPIRIT SERIES, INC. ASKS WHETHER BOARD MEMBERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES HAVE HAD ANY MATERIAL CHANGE IN THEIR PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE IN POSSESSION OF SAID POLICY, HAVE SIGNED IT, AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN FAMILIAR WITH ITS CONTENTS. BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES WHEN ANY MATTERS COME BEFORE THE BOARD FOR WHICH THEY STAND TO GAIN FINANCIALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CO-DIRECTOR INCLUDES REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AFTER CONSIDERATION OF ALL RELEVANT COMPARABILITY DATA. SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION IS RECORDED IN THE MEETING'S BOARD MINUTES WHICH ARE THEN APPROVED AT THE NEXT MEETING OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.