2021-03-30T10:59:05-07:00 2020-06-30 Crosby & Kaneda CPAs LLP 1970 Broadway STE 930 Oakland CA 94612 990 2019-07-01 043694151 826 Valencia Inc 826V 4156425905 826 Valencia St San Francisco CA 94110 Bita Nazarian Executive Dir. 2021-03-30 true Felix Gorrindo P01658413 5108352727 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Bita Nazarian 826 Valencia St San Francisco CA 94110 5065689 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 64 940 0 5559790 4810636 0 178173 136163 166186 85411 5904149 5032210 23500 40500 0 2254610 2816489 0 416427 1455297 1421103 3733407 4278092 2170742 754118 10544965 11751151 557383 1009451 9987582 10741700 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 1068714 13500 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 1:1 with writing projects. In FY20, we supported 38 teachers and 1,516 students at 11 schools, beginning onsite and moving online in spring 2020 due to COVID-19. We are proud of three new partnerships we established with elementary schools in 2019, which we visited weekly throughout the year to help 3rd-graders with writing. Another highlight was our Young Authors Book Project in spring 2020. We worked intensely with 2 classes at Mission High. Students examined work by American poet Nikky Finney and worked with 826 staff and tutors to craft literary responses to her work. We published their work in a book entitled, "The Freedom to Live Without Fear." 518014 9999 Afterschool826 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 180 students in 2019-2020. We celebrated our first full year of after-school programming at our Mission Bay Center, which serves students living in our building, a subsidized housing development for low-income and formerly homeless families. Another highlight from Fiscal Year 2020 was a festive, cake-themed writing project for our students at BVHM. In response to COVID-19, we migrated all programs online and continued working with students throughout the school year. 488942 27000 College Career Readiness:826 Valencia provides middle and high schoolers with opportunities to build skills, knowledge, networks, and resources that strengthen the high school-to-college-to-career pathway. In FY20, we awarded six 4-year $20,000 college scholarships to graduating seniors who will also receive ongoing college persistence and completion support through our partner organization, ScholarMatch. We provided another 200 12th-graders with college application essay support through multi-week online workshops with partner schools. Our Youth Leadership Advisory Board (YLAB) offered paid internships, leadership development, and career readiness support to 47 teens. We also provided hands-on work experience and stipends to 59 high school and college students and transitional aged youth (TAY) who interned with our education, volunteer, design, and store teams. 1346421 3422091 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 79 0 true 64 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 16 15 false false true false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false CA X X Bita Nazarian 4156425905 826 Valencia St San Francisco CA 94110 Bita Nazarian Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X X 181871 0 14081 Allyson Halpern Development Dir 40.00 0.00 131300 0 20995 Nicole Brown Dir of Ind Giving 40.00 0.00 100335 0 11956 Nicholas Parker Finance Dir 40.00 0.00 X 104167 0 7251 Jim Lesser President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Alex Lerner Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Eric Abrams Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Dave Pell Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Colleen Amster Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joya Banerjee Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jasmine Berjikly Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ambar Bhattacharyya Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lisa Brown Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carolyn Feinstein Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Enikia Ford Morthel Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Anna Luna Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Osvaldo Marquez Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Julia Matsudaira Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Liza Ramrayka Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joe Vasquez Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rachel Yeaman Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 517673 54283 4 false true false 0 2098 511285 4297253 22372 4810636 0 136163 136163 0 0 0 0 0 0 106458 33479 72979 9999 62980 Other 900099 12432 12432 12432 5032210 9999 211575 0 40500 40500 0 0 297808 176887 64824 56097 0 2131094 1810037 104950 216107 13588 11811 1019 758 190445 163198 15417 11830 183554 152277 10920 20357 0 0 87175 87175 0 0 10665 10665 413230 388275 7339 17616 0 152855 114294 31709 6852 20039 237 16938 2864 0 303468 251893 34474 17101 24142 11818 3758 8566 0 20600 3096 3053 14451 0 60000 49895 5046 5059 220259 183845 26483 9931 17826 14824 1499 1503 Publications 67588 49204 1213 17171 Other expenses 23256 13092 10164 0 4278092 3422091 439574 416427 945320 2667576 0 1538248 847570 7133 238929 0 0 0 68010 73700 166892 185232 2959456 783166 2389376 2176290 5429986 5561854 0 0 0 0 10544965 11751151 164505 193882 392878 815569 557383 1009451 X 7971102 8887919 2016480 1853781 9987582 10741700 10544965 11751151 754118 X false true X true false X 4870889 2655225 4210513 5559790 4810636 22107053 0 0 4870889 2655225 4210513 5559790 4810636 22107053 1765988 20341065 32486 33127 46014 105250 103796 320673 0 16810 1916 19135 7613 12432 57906 22485632 624636 0.90460 0.89070 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2872318 705005 2167313 87138 78161 8977 2176290 Accrued Rent 110084 PPP Loan 479300 Scholarships payable 226185 815569 X 5138580 117035 117035 5021545 10665 10665 5032210 4384462 117035 117035 4267427 10665 10665 4278092 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Internal Revenue Service and the California Franchise Tax Board have determined that the Organization is exempt from federal and state income taxes under IRC 501(c)(3) and California RTC 23701(d). The Organization has evaluated its current tax positions as of June 30, 2020 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. true 0 0 Scholarships 6 27000 Teacher of the Month Awards 9 13500 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used The organization makes grants in the form of scholarships and Teacher of the Month awards. All checks for tuition payments are payable to, and sent directly to, the appropriate institution. Teacher of the Month awards are given directly to the teachers upon receipt of a form W-9. The awards are reported on form 1099 in box 3. X false false false false false false false false false Allyson Halpern Development Dir 131300 978 20017 152295 Bita Nazarian Executive Dir. 181871 1261 12820 195952 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Workshops:In our Workshop program, we served 208 students during the 2019-2020 school year. 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. Another unit of students also learned about the publishing process, promoting process, persuasive writing, and digital advertising in support of their published book We Are the Stars. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Summer Workshops and Camps:We served 510 students in summer 2019 through writing and science-themed day camps and workshops. Programs included: A) Exploring Words Summer Camp - where K-5 students complete a series of iterative science experiments and developed creative narratives based on their findings; B) Exploring Leadership Summer Camp - where 6 - 8th graders develop leadership and communication skills through collaborative project-based activities, reflective writing, and public speaking; C) Day trips for visiting summer camp programs where students explore comic book writing, podcasting, and hands-on science; and D) Young Author's Workshop (YAW), an creative writing camp where high schoolers explore a range of literary genres and compose literary works. IIn 2019, we expanded YAW from 2 to 3 weeks and added a literary resident artist (LRA). Our first LRA was Vicki Vertiz. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: College Career Readiness:826 Valencia provides middle and high schoolers with opportunities to build skills, knowledge, networks, and resources that strengthen the high school-to-college-to-career pathway. In FY20, we awarded six 4-year $20,000 college scholarships to graduating seniors who will also receive ongoing college persistence and completion support through our partner organization, ScholarMatch. We provided another 200 12th-graders with college application essay support through multi-week online workshops with partner schools. Our Youth Leadership Advisory Board (YLAB) offered paid internships, leadership development, and career readiness support to 47 teens. We also provided hands-on work experience and stipends to 59 high school and college students and transitional aged youth (TAY) who interned with our education, volunteer, design, and store teams. 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. Form 990, Part VI, Line 4: Description of Significant Changes to Organizational Documents Amended Articles of Incorporation to provide specific language around dissolution, in order to comply with property tax exemption status requirements. 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.