2020-08-14T07:53:08-07:00 2019-09-30 Lane & Company CPAs 1717 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Suite 4 Washington DC 20006 990 2018-10-01 261607955 DC PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND DCPU 2025493711 3407 14TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20010 JEANIE LEE PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2025493711 2020-08-13 true ROBERT E LANE P01622353 2024636500 2020-08-14 X 208.82.213.4 2020-08-14 07:52:58 PD P 6C9B1A35775087DBDB8A6D25ECA509C7F6C27838 6C9B1A35775087DBDB8A6D25ECA509C7F6C27838 2018 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z JEANIE LEE 3407 14TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20010 10694583 false X WWW.DCEDFUND.ORG X 2007 DC THE DC PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND SUPPORTS DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS (DCPS) BY RAISING PRIVATE DOLLARS FOR THE DISTRICT'S MOST INNOVATIVE START-UP INITIATIVES. OUR DOLLARS POSITION THE DISTRICT TO ACCELERATE PROGRAMS,TEST CUTTING-EDGE IDEAS, AND DRIVE OUTCOMES THROUGH INNOVATION. 8 8 5 23 0 0 3465528 10636475 0 45005 58108 28 0 3510561 10694583 8950574 2468405 0 682634 597095 0 204239 750523 5760673 10383731 8826173 -6873170 1868410 9920760 10752556 2517764 1481150 7402996 9271406 X THE DC PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND SUPPORTS DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS (DCPS) BY RAISING PRIVATE DOLLARS FOR THE DISTRICT'S MOST INNOVATIVE START-UP INITIATIVES. OUR DOLLARS POSITION THE DISTRICT TO ACCELERATE PROGRAMS,TEST CUTTING-EDGE IDEAS, AND DRIVE OUTCOMES THROUGH INNOVATION. false false 3202280 772730 0 EXCELLENT TEACHERS AND LEADERS - PROVIDES THE RESOURCES TO ATTRACT, RETAIN, DEVELOP, AND REWARD THE MOST EFFECTIVE EDUCATORS IN DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS. A. STANDING OVATION FOR DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS: THE DC PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND'S SIGNATURE EVENT, STANDING OVATION OF DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS, IS THE PREMIER AWARDS SHOW FOR DC PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATORS IN WASHINGTON, DC AND INCLUDES CELEBRITY PRESENTERS AND PERFORMANCES. THE NINTH ANNUAL EVENT WAS HELD AT THE ANTHEM AND BROUGHT CIVIC, EDUCATION, AND BUSINESS LEADERS TO CELEBRATE THE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE EDUCATORS AT DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS. OVER 1,400 EDUCATORS WERE HONORED FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING EFFORTS TO SUPPORT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. B. EXECUTIVE MASTERS IN LEADERSHIP: THE EML PROGRAM, RUN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY'S MCDONOUGH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, FOCUSES ON THE PRINCIPAL'S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TO BUILD HIS/HER CAPACITY TO LEAD AND MANAGE CHANGE AT THE SCHOOL WITH THE GOAL OF IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING AND DEVELOPING THE LEADERSHIP SKILLS NECESSARY TO SUCCESSFULLY PERFORM LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR. 3126772 1625767 0 SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENT AND REFORM - PROVIDES SUPPORT AND RESOURCES THAT INCREASE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM'S CAPACITY AND ABILITY TO MEET A CAPITAL COMMITMENT GOALS BY 2022. A. DC READING CLINIC: TOGETHER WITH DCPS, THE DC READING CLINIC (DCRC) CREATES A SYSTEM WHERE STRUGGLING READERS IN GRADES K-2 CAN EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF MASTERING READING, WHILE ALLOWING DCPS TEACHERS TO EARN GRADUATE CREDIT IN READING REMEDIATION. B. SAGA EDUCATION TUTORING: THE SAGA EDUCATION TUTORING PROGRAM SUPPORTS FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORES AT FOUR DCPS HIGH SCHOOLS TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. SAGA EDUCATION, A NATIONAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, PARTNERS WITH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO SUPPLEMENT TEACHER INSTRUCTION BY OFFERING TRAINED TUTORING FELLOWS FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE FALLING BEHIND. C. STUDENT BASED BUDGETING: THIS STUDENT BASED BUDGETING PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT DCPS IN TRANSITIONING TO A MORE EQUITABLE AND TRANSPARENT BUDGETARY MODEL FOR ALLOCATING RESOURCES TO SCHOOLS. 1930693 50908 0 INNOVATIVE CLASSROOMS AND SCHOOLS - PROVIDES RESOURCES TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE PROJECTS IN CLASSROOMS AND SCHOOLS THAT WILL SUPPORT RIGOROUS CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION TO HELP ACCELERATE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. A. BARD EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL: THE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL WILL OPERATE JOINTLY BETWEEN BARD COLLEGE AND DCPS. STUDENTS WILL EARN A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, AS WELL AS 60 COLLEGE CREDITS RESULTING IN AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE UPON GRADUATION - ALL AT NO COST TO OUR STUDENTS. BARD WILL BE THE FIRST SELECTIVE OPTION EAST OF THE RIVER, ULTIMATELY MOVING DCPS CLOSER TO ITS GOAL OF DOUBLING THE NUMBER OF COLLEGE AND CAREER READY STUDENTS BY 2022. B. SCHOOL REDESIGN: THE SCHOOL REDESIGN PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE PROGRESS IN TWO OF DCPS' LOWEST-PERFORMING SCHOOLS BY PARTNERING WITH FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TO SELECT, INCUBATE, AND IMPLEMENT A WHOLE- SCHOOL REDESIGN MODEL, TAKING A COMPREHENSIVE AND INTEGRATED APPROACH TO OVERHAULING ALL ASPECTS OF THE IDENTIFIED SCHOOLS. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE THESE SCHOOLS' PERFORMANCE WHILE ALSO REIMAGINING SCHOOL TO BETTER PREPARE STUDENTS FOR WORK AND LIFE IN THE 21ST CENTURY. 260065 19000 0 ENGAGED STUDENTS AND FAMILIES - PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES TO BECOME MORE CONNECTED WITH THEIR SCHOOL. 260065 19000 0 8519810 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true 17 0 true 5 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X LANE COMPANY 2024636500 1717 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW STE 425 WASHINGTON DC 20006 MARK EIN CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN SOTO TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TOM DAVIDSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN DOWNEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAELA ENGLISH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TRACI HIGGINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBBI JARVIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS PENNY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEANIE LEE PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 181275 0 3603 EMILY NIXON MANAGING DIRECTOR 40.00 X 120250 0 8503 301525 0 12106 2 false true false LEADING EDUCATORS 1824 ORETHA CASTLE HALEY BLVD NEW ORLEANS LA 70113 DCPS LEAP SUPPORT 1151563 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY 3700 O ST NW WASHINGTON DC 20057 EXECUTIVE MASTER'S IN LEADERSHIP 610000 XANEDU PUBLISHING PO BOX 743518 LOS ANGELES CA 90074 CURRICULUM SUPPORT 534863 WHETSTONE EDUCATION 1824 ORETHA CASTLE HALEY BLVD NEW ORLEANS LA 70113 COACHING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 363000 SPRINGBOARD COLLECTIVE 1500 JOHN F KENNEDY BLVD STE 1315 PHILADELPHIA PA 19102 DCPS SUMMER SCHOOL PLANNING 322000 5 10636475 10636475 58108 0 58108 10694583 0 0 58108 2468405 2468405 341532 203340 46064 92128 195195 116214 26327 52654 3305 1968 446 891 13282 7908 1791 3583 43781 26066 5905 11810 84231 50149 11361 22721 3632112 3626431 1894 3787 35312 29153 2055 4104 124999 117751 2416 4832 119382 116556 942 1884 98448 96498 650 1300 343 204 46 93 564 336 76 152 8561 5097 1155 2309 PROGRAM MATERIALS 1646247 1646004 81 162 COMMUNICATIONS 7897 6139 586 1172 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 2577 1591 329 657 8826173 8519810 102124 204239 9151381 7874256 675817 2798303 92950 79950 12407 12360 612 47 9920760 10752556 2517764 1481150 2517764 1481150 X 1403027 1401644 5999969 7869762 7402996 9271406 9920760 10752556 1868410 X false true X true false X 0 9315564 7909349 17784288 3465528 10636475 49111204 0 0 9315564 7909349 17784288 3465528 10636475 49111204 32051274 17059930 8841 30591 19010 45005 58108 161555 0 -457537 -457537 48815222 0.34950 0.41400 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 12407 12360 47 47 X 10760365 65782 65782 10694583 10694583 8891955 65782 65782 8826173 8826173 Pt X, Line 2 MANAGEMENT ANNUALLY REVIEWS ITS TAX POSITIONS AND HAS DETERMINED THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. true DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS 1200 FIRST STREET NE WASHINGTON DC 20002 536001131 115 2468405 EDUCATION INITIATIVES 1 Pt I Line 2 DC PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND STEWARDS PRIVATE FUNDS WITH UNCOMPROMISING FISCAL INTEGRITY BY MAINTAINING TIGHT DISBURSEMENT PROCESSES, MONITORING PROGRESS TOWARD GRANT-FUNDED PROGRAM GOALS, AND FACILITATING ONGOING COMMUNICATION WITH STAKEHOLDERS. DC PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND'S DISBURSEMENT PROCESS REQUIRES DETAILED INVOICES FROM VENDORS AND PAYMENTS ARE AUTHORIZED ONLY AFTER SIGNOFF FROM THE RELEVANT DCPS PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR, APPROVAL BY TWO DC PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES, AND CONFIRMATION THAT THE INVOICE MATCHES EXECUTED CONTRACT TERMS AND/OR GRANT AGREEMENTS. THIS PROCESS ENSURES THAT FUNDS ARE SPENT EFFECTIVELY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH GRANT TERMS. DC PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND MONITORS PROGRESS TOWARD MILESTONES AND PROJECT OUTCOMES THROUGH REGULAR COMMUNICATION AND CHECK-INS WITH DCPS STAFF. DC PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND THEN ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPORTING AND EVALUATION FUNCTIONS, PROVIDING REGULAR REPORTS TO FUNDING PARTNERS THAT DETAIL PROGRAM PROGRESS, ANY AGREED-UPON METRICS OR DELIVERABLES, AND BUDGET VS. ACTUALS. X X X false false false false false false false false false JEANIE LEE 171275 0 10000 0 0 0 2125 0 1478 0 184878 0 0 0 GIVE BETTER GROUP SEE PART V, BELOW 420077 SUMMER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE false PART IV, LINE 1 JESSICA RAUCH AND KATIE AIELLO-HOWARD ARE FORMER OFFICERS OF THE DC PUBLIC EDUCATION. THEY ARE BOTH CURRENT OFFICERS OF THE GIVE BETTER GROUP, A TAX-EXEMPT CORPORATION, WHICH PROVIDED CERTAIN SERVICES TO THE DC PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND IN TAX YEAR 2018. Pt VI, Line 11b MANAGEMENT PROVIDES PRELIMINARY INFORMATION TO LANE & COMPANY AND REVIEWS THE FORM 990 DRAFT, THEN SHARES WITH THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. Pt VI, Line 12c EACH YEAR, EACH COVERED PERSON SHALL COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DECLARATION FORM CONCERNING THE NAME(S) OF ANY ORGANIZATION, INSTITUTION OR OTHER ENTITY WITH WHOM THE COVERED PERSON (INCLUDING SUCH PERSON'S PARENT, SPOUSE, SIBLING, SON OR DAUGHTER, OR DOMESTIC PARTNER) HAS A SIGNIFICANT OWNERSHIP OR INVESTMENT INTEREST IN, HAS A COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT WITH, OR HAS A RELATIONSHIP WITH AS A DIRECTOR, TRUSTEE, OFFICER, EMPLOYEE OR CONSULTANT, AND SHALL SIGN A STATEMENT AFFIRMING THAT SUCH COVERED PERSON: (1) HAS PROVIDED COMPLETE AND ACCURATE INFORMATION ON THE DISCLOSURE FORM AS DESCRIBED IN THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH; (2) HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THIS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY; (3) HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY; (4) HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY; AND (5) UNDERSTANDS THAT THE CORPORATION IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION AND THAT, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION, THE CORPORATION MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES THAT ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. Pt VI, Line 15a THE BOARD MEETS TO REVIEW THE PRESIDENT'S PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE PRESIDENT PREPARES AND, BY THE FIRST BOARD MEETING OF THE FISCAL YEAR, SUBMITS THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL PERFORMANCE GOALS, ON WHICH SHE IS EVALUATED. THE PRESIDENT PRESENTS PROGRESS AGAINST THESE GOALS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS AT EACH BOARD MEETING. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE FISCAL YEAR THE BOARD CHAIR PERFORMS A PERFORMANCE REVIEW, WHICH INCLUDES ANY RELEVANT INPUT FROM EMPLOYEES AND OTHER BOARD MEMBERS. THE BOARD CHAIR THEN SUBMITS TO THE BOARD (IN EXECUTIVE SESSION) THE PRESIDENT'S PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND A RECOMMENDATION FOR ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATION. THE BOARD HOLDS A DISCUSSION ON PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION AND VOTES ON FUTURE COMPENSATION BASED ON THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE ORGANIZATION, THE OVERALL EVALUATION RESULTS, AND COMPARABILITY DATA FROM SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. AN OVERALL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT IS THEN DELIVERED BY THE BOARD CHAIR TO THE PRESIDENT, ALONG WITH NOTICE OF ANY COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENT. Pt VI, Line 15b THE PRESIDENT FOLLOWS A SIMILAR DELIBERATION PROCESS AS NOTED ABOVE FOR EVALUATING AND ADJUSTING COMPENSATION FOR HER DIRECT REPORTS, WITH INPUT BY THE STRATEGY AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. DURING THE TAX YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2018, THERE ARE NO OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES RECEIVING COMPENSATION FROM THE FILING ORGANIZATION. Pt VI, Line 19 ALL AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d ENGAGED STUDENTS AND FAMILIES - PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES 260065. 19000. 0.