2019-08-30T19:39:15-05:00 2018-12-31 946214841 ARMANINO LLP 12657 ALCOSTA BLVD STE 500 SAN RAMON CA 945834600 990 2018-01-01 020600889 SCHOOL-TO-SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL SCHO 6503556248 1005 TERRA NOVA BLVD SUITE 1 PACIFICA CA 940443274 CANDACE DEBNAM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6503556248 2019-08-21 1 KATY BROWN P00650274 9257902600 2019-08-21 38.111.205.16 2019-08-21 18:16:32 PD P 32CDE991C152F389A30DE5702E9B7F379660D813 DF96159DD293C2122999CAD9D7689A8EA963B44F 2018 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z CANDACE DEBNAM 1005 TERRA NOVA BLVD SUITE 1 PACIFICA CA 940443274 4539109 0 X N/A X 2002 CA OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES AND LEARNING OF GIRLS AND BOYS WORLDWIDE THROUGH THOUGHTFUL RESEARCH, PRACTICE, AND PARTNERSHIP. 9 9 34 9 0 0 4635091 24171 0 4514932 -207 6 0 0 4634884 4539109 0 0 0 0 2775289 3096508 0 0 597 1835551 1492795 4610840 4589303 24044 -50194 689097 604594 317873 283564 371224 321030 X SCHOOL-TO-SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL (STS) IS AN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF GIRLS, BOYS, AND THEIR COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE THROUGH ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION. WE FOCUS ON CREATING CONDITIONS OF SUCCESS FOR CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD. IN 2018, WE PARTNERED WITH INDIVIDUALS, GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS IN 18 COUNTRIES TO ASSIST WITH RESEARCH, EVALUATION, CURRICULUM, TRAINING, AND STRATEGIC PLANNING. 0 0 935126 1053840 ACCELERE! IS A 5-YEAR PROJECT THAT AIMS TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR GIRLS AND BOYS IN SELECT SUB-PROVINCES WITHIN TARGET EDUCATIONAL PROVINCES OF THE DRC. IT SUPPORTS THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DRC'S GOALS FOR THE EDUCATION SECTOR: ACCESS, QUALITY AND GOVERNANCE. STS'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO DATE TO THIS PROJECT CONSISTS OF THE CREATION OF SEVERAL ASSESSMENT TOOLS, TRAINING STAFF AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF REPORTS TO HELP THE PROJECT WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTIVITIES. STS LEADS QUARTERLY ASSESSMENTS EACH TRIMESTER BY DEVELOPING TOOLS, TRAINING STAFF, SUPERVISING DATA COLLECTION, ANALYZING FINDINGS, AND PRESENTING RESULTS TO INFORM THE MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT TEAMS AND PROCESS. STS HAS ALSO COMPLETED AN EARLY GRADE READING ASSESSMENT (EGRA) IN SEVERAL OF THE TARGET PROVINCES. STS HAS LED THE THEORY OF CHANGE/FIDELITY OF IMPLEMENTATION WORK ON A PROJECT-WIDE SCALE. STS IS WORKING TOWARD DEVELOPING FOI TOOLS FOR EACH COMPONENT OF THE LARGER ACCELERE! PROJECT AND TRAINING M&E AND OTHER STAFF TO HELP COLLECT DATA THROUGHOUT THE REMAINING YEARS OF THE PROJECT. STS LEADS AND MANAGES THE TECHNICAL AND LOGISTICAL ASPECTS OF THE OPERATIONS RESEARCH AGENDA AND WORKS WITH ACCELERE! AND ITS PARTNERS TO COORDINATE STUDIES AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL GUIDANCE AND QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR ALL OPERATIONS RESEARCH STUDIES. 551782 625015 THE MALI SELECTED INTEGRATED READING ACTIVITY (SIRA) IS A FIVE (5) YEAR ACTIVITY TO IMPROVE READING OUTCOMES FOR MALIAN STUDENTS IN GRADES ONE AND TWO IN THE TARGET REGIONS. THIS ACTIVITY ALSO AIMS TO REINFORCE AND STRENGTHEN THE GOVERNMENT OF MALI/MINISTRY OF EDUCATION CAPACITY TO ESTABLISH DELIVERY SYSTEMS IN A MANNER THAT FOSTERS SUSTAINABILITY. IN CONTRAST TO PRIOR PROGRAMMING FINANCED BY USAID/MALI, THIS ACTIVITY SUPPORTS THE USE OF BAMANANKAN (LOCAL LANGUAGE) IN ALL INTERVENTION SCHOOL TYPES. STS IS DRAWING ON ITS KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE WITH EVALUATION IN GENERAL AND EGRA IN PARTICULAR TO LEAD THE CAPACITY-BUILDING OF MEN STRUCTURES AT THE REGIONAL (AE) AND DISTRICT (CAP) LEVELS SO THEY ARE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT BI-ANNUAL TESTING USING EGRA FOR THEIR OWN MANAGEMENT AND DECISIONMAKING PURPOSES. STS IS WORKING IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH THE NATIONAL DIRECTORATE OF PEDAGOGY, IN PARTICULAR ITS PEDAGOGICAL RESEARCH AND EVALUATION DIVISION, SO THAT STAFF MEMBERS FROM THE CENTRAL MINISTRY ARE TRAINED AS TRAINERS AND IN THE INTEREST OF SUSTAINABILITY, ABLE TO SUPPORT THE AES ONCE THE PROJECT HAS ENDED. IN ADDITION, STS IS SUPPORTING THE SIRA RESEARCH AGENDA BY IMPLEMENTING THE BASELINE, MIDLINE AND ENDLINE STUDY AND ANNUAL TESTING OF PARENTAL KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES (KAP) REGARDING READING, WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH OMAES. 357619 473562 STAGES, IMPLEMENTED BY LINK COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (LCD), FOCUSES ON IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR ALL GIRLS IN WOLAITA ZONE. PROJECT INTERVENTIONS ARE DESIGNED TO REACH ALL GIRLS IN THE ZONE AS GIRLS IN THE ZONE ARE MARGINALIZED FROM ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION DUE TO MULTIPLE SOCIAL, ACADEMIC, GEOGRAPHIC AND RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS. BETWEEN OCTOBER 2017 AND JULY 2024, INTERVENTIONS ARE TARGETED TO REACH ALL SCHOOLS IN THE ZONE, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON GIRLS IN EXTREMELY REMOTE AREAS AS WELL AS GIRLS WHO ARE ORPHANS, GIRLS WITH DISABILITIES AND GIRLS WHO ARE PREGNANT OR HAVE CHILDREN. STS IS PROVIDING EXTERNAL M&E SERVICES FOR THE 'SUPPORTING TRANSITION OF ADOLESCENT GIRLS THROUGH ENHANCING SYSTEMS' (STAGES) GIRLS' EDUCATION CHALLENGE TRANSITION (GEC-T) PROJECT. WE CONDUCT MIXED-METHOD, GENDER-SENSITIVE MONITORING AND EVALUATION THAT IS INCLUSIVE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES OF THE STAGES PROJECT OVER THE SEVEN YEARS FROM BASELINE TO ENDLINE. THE EVALUATION WILL ASSESS THE DELIVERY, EFFECTIVENESS, VALUE FOR MONEY (VFM) AND IMPACT OF THE PROJECT AND REPORT THE FINDINGS AND LESSONS LEARNED THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. 1527318 2362515 STS PROVIDES PROGRAMMATIC SOLUTIONS AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORLDWIDE. WE DELIVER AN INTEGRATED PACKAGE OF PROGRAMS TO SCHOOLS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AS WELL AS TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TO DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES AND GOVERNMENTS IN THE AREAS OF TRAINING, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION. OUR CORE PROGRAM AREAS - IMPROVING EDUCATIIONAL ACCESS AND OUTCOMES, DEVELOPING AND ASSESSING SCHOOL STANDARDS, AND BUILDING SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AND ENGAGED COMMUNITIES - REFLECT OUR BELIEF THAT ALL CHILDREN DESERVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL. OUR FLAGSHIP PROJECT LOCATIONS ARE IN GUINEA, WEST AFRICA AND IN TANZANIA, EAST AFRICA. 1527318 2362515 3371845 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 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 0 0 0 1 12 0 1 34 1 0 1 ML GV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X CANDACE DEBNAM 6503556248 1005 TERRA NOVA BLVD SUITE 1 PACIFICA CA 94044 ALEX POMPE BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 HELEN BOYLE CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 KATHERINE YOUNG BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN MCLAUGHLIN VICE CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 KEVIN RUBIO BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA STAHL BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 MARK HOFFMAN TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE ZUILKOWSKI SECRETARY 4.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSANNA LOEB BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 CANDACE DEBNAM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 136058 0 13457 MARK LYND PRESIDENT AND CO-FOUNDER 40.00 X 187375 0 28583 HETAL THUKRAL SENIOR DIRECTOR OF EVALUATION AND RESEARCH 40.00 X 121279 0 12447 JASMINA JOSIC SENIOR E AND R LEAD 40.00 X 105752 0 5745 KRISTINA SOLUM SENIOR DIRECTOR OF LITERACY AND LEARNING 40.00 X 118112 0 12786 MAUREN SCHROEDER-SANAI SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 40.00 X 123460 0 7094 792036 0 80112 6 0 1 0 PAY NETWORK SARL BOULEVARD DU 30 JUIN 124 IMMEUBLE GOMBE KINSHASA DRC GV PROFESSIONAL STAFFING ORGANIZATION 116070 1 24171 24171 PROG. SERVICE REVENUE 611710 4514932 4514932 4514932 6 6 4539109 4514932 0 6 X 365473 289720 75753 1911286 1327414 583872 618557 437183 181374 201192 142846 58346 6884 1900 4984 23896 1396 22500 560669 537085 23584 1498 1371 127 69478 11987 56894 597 20976 39 20937 71270 1772 69498 633763 543255 90508 33618 17711 15907 7254 7254 278 278 12860 9005 3855 PROGRAM EXPENSES 25192 24067 1125 BANK FEES 25159 25094 65 4589303 3371845 1216861 597 49994 37820 632828 554938 847 6686 3787 3787 278 0 5150 5150 689097 604594 242873 143564 75000 140000 317873 283564 X 348550 321030 22674 0 371224 321030 689097 604594 -50194 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 1529607 2075463 3538276 4635091 4539104 16317541 1529607 2075463 3538276 4635091 4539104 16317541 16317541 39 17 14 13 6 89 16317630 1.00000 0.99990 X PART III, LINES 1 AND 2 THE ORGANIZATION'S CONTRACT SERVICES BENEFIT THE PUBLIC AS DESCRIBED IN REGS. SECT. 1.509(A)-3(G), AND THEREFORE AMOUNTS REPORTED AS PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE ON FORM 990, PART VIII ARE REPORTED HERE AS GRANTS ON LINE 1. 3787 3787 0 0 X 4539109 0 4539109 0 4539109 4589303 0 4589303 0 4589303 PART X, LINE 2: SCHOOL-TO-SCHOOL HAS EVALUATED ITS CURRENT TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018, THE SCHOOL DOES NOT HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITONS FOR WHICH A RESERVE WOULD BE NECESSARY. THE RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES GENERALLY THREE AND FOUR YEARS, RESPECTIVELY, AFTER THEY ARE FILED. MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES CONTRACT WORK 159876 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES CONTRACT WORK 48930 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES CONTRACT WORK 13878 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES CONTRACT WORK 444958 SOUTH ASIA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES CONTRACT WORK 352865 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES SETTING UP SCHOOLS IN GUINEA AND CONTRACT WORK 2771671 0 0 0 0 0 0 3792178 0 3792178 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MARK LYND PRESIDENT AND CO-FOUNDER 170514 0 9835 0 7026 0 0 0 28583 0 215958 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THE BY-LAWS OF SCHOOL- TO- SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL WERE AMENDED IN NOVEMBER OF 2018. MANY OF THE CHANGES ADDED MORE DETAIL TO ROLE DESCRIPTIONS AND OTHER ITEMS ADDRESSED IN THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: SECTION 4.3 SETS A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DIRECTORS AT 13. SECTION 4.4 PUTS NO LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF TERMS A DIRECTOR MAY SERVE (NOTWITHSTANDING RESIGNATION OR REMOVAL). SECTION 4.6 SETS A RESTRICTION OF INTERESTED PERSON SERVING ON THE BOARD TO NOT MORE THAT 49%. SECTION 4.10 SPECIFIES THAT THE BOARD OR AUTHORIZED BOARD COMMITTEE SHALL REVIEW AND APPROVE COMPENSATION OF THE ED, PRESIDENT, TREASURER AND OTHER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. SECTION 5.5 SETS A MINIMUM STANDARD FOR A BOARD QUORUM OF NO LESS THAT THE GREATER OF A) ONE FIFTH OF THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED DIRECTORS, OR B) TWO. SECTION 5.6 STATES THAT NO DIRECTOR MAY VOTE BY PROXY. SECTION 6.2 ESTABLISHES AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. SECTION 6.5 ESTABLISH AN AUDIT COMMITTEE (AS NEEDED). SECTION 7.1 ADDS THE POSITION OF CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND CFO TO OFFICERS OF THE OF THE ORGANIZATION. SECTION 7.8 ESTABLISHES THE POSITION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AS GENERAL MANAGER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION. SECTIONS 8.1 THROUGH 8.10 GO INTO MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE INDEMNIFICATION POLICIES OF THE ORGANIZATION THAN STATED IN THE ORIGINAL BY-LAWS. SECTION 9.4 AUTHORIZES OFFICERS TO VOTE, REPRESENT AND EXERCISE ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION ALL RIGHTS INCIDENT TO ANY AND ALL SHARES OF ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION STANDING IN THE NAME OF THIS ORGANIZATION. SECTION 9.6 STATES THAT THE ORGANIZATION SHALL NOT LEND MONEY OR PROPERTY OR GUARANTEE TO ANY DIRECTOR OF OFFICER WITHOUT APPROVAL OF CA OAG. SECTION 9.7 ESTABLISHES THE REQUIREMENT OF AN ANNUAL REPORT TO BE SENT TO DIRECTORS AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF STATEMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND IS THEN PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN AN ANNUAL AFFIRMATION AND DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. BOARD MEMBERS ARE TO PROVIDE NOTIFICATION IN THE INTERIM TIME IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MONITORED BY STAFF AND BY THE BOARD. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES WITH A BOARD MEMBER OR STAFF IN THE INTERIM, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE NOTIFICATION FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (OR AUTHORIZED BOARD COMMITTEE) SHALL REVIEW AND APPROVE THE COMPENSATION, INCLUDING BENEFITS, OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT, OR OTHER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, AND OF THE TREASURER TO ASSURE THAT SUCH COMPENSATION IS JUST AND REASONABLE AND GIVEN IN RETURN FOR SERVICES ACTUALLY RENDERED TO THIS CORPORATION. THIS REVIEW AND APPROVAL SHALL OCCUR UPON THE HIRING OF THE OFFICER, WHENEVER THE OFFICER'S TERM OF EMPLOYMENT (IF ANY) IS RENEWED OR EXTENDED, AND WHENEVER THE OFFICER'S COMPENSATION IS MODIFIED (UNLESS THE MODIFICATION EXTENDS TO SUBSTANTIALLY ALL EMPLOYEES). FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PAYROLL PROCESSING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 26,878. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,763. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 29,641. TRANSLATION SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 22,522. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 22,522. OTHER CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 487,685. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 20,821. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 508,506. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.