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PROJECT ECHO: Form 990EZ, tax year 2019

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Organization
PROJECT ECHO (EIN 95-4580212)
Tax period
2019-07-01 to 2020-06-30
Filed
2021-05-12
IRS object ID
202131329349203053
Schema version
2019v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-05-12T19:45:59-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN320530003PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line13550 WILSHIRE BLVD 1660AddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90010ZIPCd
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Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN954580212EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1PROJECT ECHOBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlPROJBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4242143850PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO BOX 2410AddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA MONICACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonDIANE QUASTPersonNm
Person TitleEXEC DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone8004232113PhoneNum
Signature2021-05-12SignatureDt

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Preparer PersonJONI FUJIHARAPreparerPersonNm
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Tax2019TaxYr
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Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website AddressWWW.PROJECTECHO.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$80,636GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$34,526ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$46,110ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Total Revenue$80,636TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$35,000SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$61,167FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$816OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$1,549PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$23,814OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$122,346TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$41,710ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$42,858NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,148NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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BOY$56,898BOYAmt
EOY$34,922EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$5,005EOYAmt

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BOY$56,898BOYAmt
EOY$39,927EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$14,040BOYAmt
EOY$38,779EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

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BOY$42,858BOYAmt
EOY$1,148EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeMISSION: PROJECT ECHO EMPOWERS STUDENTS WITH ENTREPRENEURIAL AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS SO THAT THEY CAN THRIVE IN COLLEGE, THEIR CAREERS AND IN THEIR COMMUNITY AS CHANGE-MAKERS.VISION: PROJECT ECHO'S UNIQUE MODEL OF HANDS-ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP LEARNING GIVES STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TIE-IN INDUSTRY-SECTOR THEMES WHILE LINKING THEIR LEARNING TO SOLVING REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS.GOALS: 1. TO PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS WITH INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT-BASED LEARNING TO DEVELOP ENTREPRENEURIAL, BUSINESS AND LIFE SKILLS.2. TO PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS A COMPETITIVE EDGE FOR COLLEGE ENTRANCE AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT.3. TO PROVIDE POSITIVE ROLE MODELS TO OUR STUDENTS THROUGH COMMUNITY BASED MENTORSHIP, INCLUSIVE OF MBA STUDENTS THROUGH EXECTUIVE VOLUNTEERS.4. TO INCREASE AWARENESS AMONG OUR STUDENTS, THE PUBLIC, AND THE PRIVATE SECTORS OF ENTREPRENEURIAL AND VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.5. TO BUILD NETWORKS/ALLIANCES BETWEEN OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomIN FISCAL 2020, 17 HIGH SCHOOLS AND MORE THAN 300 STUDENTS, ENROLLED IN LAUNCHING ECHO, THE YEAR-LONG PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDED ATTENDANCE AT THREE MAJOR EVENTS. TWO OF THE EVENTS WERE HOSTED AT UCLA ANDERSON (PRE-COVID). THE LAST EVENT, THE BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION WAS HOSTED IN MAY 2020 AS A VIRTUAL COMPETITION ON ZOOM. OF THE 309 TEENS THAT WERE ENROLLED, ABOUT 245 OF THE STUDENTS HAD FORMED 41 BUSINESS TEAMS AND COMPETED IN THE VIRTUAL COMPETITION. PROJECT ECHO AWARDED $7,250 IN PRIZE MONEY TO THE SCHOOLS TO ASSIST STUDENTS LAUNCH THEIR BUSINESS VENTURES, PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS, AND HELP SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS PAY FOR THEIR SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND COLLEGE APPLICATIONS.IN ADDITION, PROJECT ECHO HOSTED A TEEN INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMER PROGRAM FOR 30 LOS ANGELES TEENS. THIS 3-WEEK PROGRAM TOOK THE TEENS TO USC EYE ROSKI MEDICAL CENTER WHERE TEENS SPENT ONE WEEK LEARNING ABOUT CAREERS IN EYE HEALTH. ANOTHER WEEK WAS SPENT AT MANNING AND KAAS LAW FIRM LEARNING ABOUT CAREERS IN SOCIAL JUSTICE AND LAW. THE THIRD WEEK OF THE PROGRAM WAS SPENT IN PROJECT ECHO'S THINK TANK LEARNING ABOUT INDUSTRY-THEMED ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND A SHOWCASE EVENT.PROJECT ECHO CONTINUES TO BE A PROUD PARTNER WITH JP MORGAN CHASE THE FELLOWSHIP INITIATIVE, ALLOWING PROJECT ECHO TO PROVIDE ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING TO 45 YOUNG MEN OF COLOR IN THE LOS ANGELES COHORT.ECHO'S INTER-SCHOLASTIC ENTREPRENEURIAL PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED BY FIVE MAJOR EVENTS, MOST OF WHICH ARE HOSTED AT UCLA ANDERSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT. BECAUSE OF COVID, SOME OF THESE EVENTS WERE HOSTED VIRTUALLY OR CANCELLED, AND INCLUDE: 1) TWO BUSINESS BOOT CAMPS WERE HOSTED AT UCLA WHERE TEENS ARE TAUGHT CONCEPTS IN IDEATION, MARKETING, FINANCE, AND PUBLIC SPEAKING BY INDUSTRY LEADERS AND EXECUTIVES. 2) BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION WAS ATTENDED BY A COUPLE HUNDRED TEENS WHO COMPETE FOR CASH AWARDS AND START-UP FUNDS. WRITTEN BUSINESS PLANS AND PRESENTATIONS ARE BOTH EVALUATED AND VOLUNTEER JUDGES PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT FEEDBACK IN AN EFFORT TO SUPPORT THE TEENS' ENTREPRENEURIAL QUESTS. 3) MEGA MENTOR DAY WAS CONVERTED TO VIRTUAL ACTIVITIES WHERE TEAMS OF STUDENTS MET THEIR MENTORS MORE REGULARLY TO ENSURE PROPER PREPARATION FOR THE BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION 4) ZOOM MENTORSHIP AND REHEARSALS WERE CONDUCTED PRIOR TO THE BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION TO ENSURE TEAMS WERE PREPARED FOR THE VIRTUAL FORMAL, REHEARSED WITH MENTORS ON ZOOM, AND RECEIVED FEEDBACK AND GUIDANCE IN PREPARATION FOR THE COMPETITION.THROUGH ECHO'S MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, EACH BUSINESS TEAM IS PROVIDED WITH A MENTOR TO SUPPORT THEIR ENTREPRENEURIAL QUEST THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROGRAM YEAR. PROJECT ECHO RECRUITED ABOUT 100 VOLUNTEERS, CONSISTING OF MBA CANDIDATES, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND EXECUTIVES. COLLECTIVELY, THEY PROVIDED 670 HOURS OF MENTORSHIP TO OUR TEENS AS FOLLOWS: 1. ASSISTED HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS IN DEVELOPING BUSINESS IDEAS THROUGH A FORMAL IDEATION PLATFORM AND FOLLOWING ECHO'S CURRICULUM. 2. ASSISTED HIGH SCHOOL BUSINESS TEAMS IN DEVELOPING FORMAL PRESENTATIONS AND POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS THROUGH PRESENTATION WORKSHOPS AND REHEARSALS. 3. PROVIDED ONE-ON-ONE ASSISTANCE TO TEAMS OF STUDENTS IN HANDS-ON EXERCISES DURING ECHO'S TWO BOOT CAMPS. 4. PROVIDED ZOOM MENTORSHIP TO MORE THAN 300 TEENS WHO ATTENDED ZOOM REHEARSALS. 5. RECRUITED 50 JUDGES TO REVIEW AND EVALUATE STUDENT BUSINESS PLANS AND START-UP PITCHES AT THE BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION. COLLECTIVELY, THESE JUDGES PROVIDED MORE THAN 350 VOLUNTEER HOURS IN SUPPORT OF THE COMPETITION, WHICH INCLUDED PROVIDING DIRECT FEEDBACK TO THE START-UP TEAM.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$0GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$83,537TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
CHIP GOODMAN
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
DEVAN SOOD
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
DUSTIN GALE
CO-CHAIR4.00$0$0$0
LEE FOX
CO-CHAIR4.00$0$0$0
DAVID TOKOFSKY
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
SCOTT FENNEL
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
JEFF WEIGEL
TREASURER4.00$0$0$0
JEFFREY KRAVITZ
SECRETARY4.00$0$0$0
JULIE BROADY
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
DIANE QUAST
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR15.00$35,000$0$0
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Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
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Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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CitySANTA MONICACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90407ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8004232113PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
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Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$141,429CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$93,768CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$64,443CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$100,150CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$34,526CurrentTaxYearAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$64,443CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$100,150CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$34,526CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$434,316TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$182,803SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$251,513PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$434,316TotalSupportAmt
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS. AMOUNT: 948. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 2,202. DESCRIPTION: AWARDS AND PRIZES. AMOUNT: 7,157. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 1,953. DESCRIPTION: PROGRAM EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 3,198. DESCRIPTION: MARKETING. AMOUNT: 4,981. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS. AMOUNT: 125. DESCRIPTION: TRAINING. AMOUNT: 3,250. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 23,814.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, REVENUE - CONTRIBUTIONS:THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED DONATED SERVICES AND USE OF FACILITIES TOTALING $6,740. THESE AMOUNTS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN REVENUE AS THEY DO NOT MEET THE CRITERIA FOR RECOGNITION UNDER CURRENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETSDESCRIPTION: CONTRACTS RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 5,005.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIESDESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 14,040. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 22,100. DESCRIPTION: LOAN PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 16,679.

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DeclarationTHE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.DeclarationDesc

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