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PROJECT ECHO: Form 990EZ, tax year 2017

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Organization
PROJECT ECHO (EIN 95-4580212)
Tax period
2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed
2019-05-15
IRS object ID
201921359349205772
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2019-05-15T15:36:02-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN320530003PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1QUIGLEY & MIRONBusinessNameLine1Txt

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 Begin2017-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN954580212EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1PROJECT ECHOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPROJBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4242143850PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO BOX 2410AddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA MONICACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90407ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonDIANE QUASTPersonNm
Person TitleEXEC DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone8004232113PhoneNum
Signature2019-05-15SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonJONI FUJIHARAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01370973PTIN
Phone2136393550PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address99.88.83.161IPv4AddressTxt
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IP2019-05-15IPDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

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$69,896GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$64,443ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$5,453ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Total Revenue$69,896TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$27,500SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$26,873FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$168OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$2,743PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$20,839OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$78,123TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$8,227ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$33,881NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$25,654NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,152BOYAmt
EOY$29,166EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

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BOY$10,000BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$38,152BOYAmt
EOY$29,166EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,271BOYAmt
EOY$3,512EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,881BOYAmt
EOY$25,654EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeVISION: PROJECT ECHO'S UNIQUE MODEL OF HANDS ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP LEARING GIVES STUDENT AND TEACHERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TIE-IN INDUSTRY-SECTOR THEMES WHILE LINKING THEIR LEARNING TO SOLVING REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS.MISSION: ECHO EMPOWERS STUDENT WITH ENTREPRENEURIAL AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS SO THAT THEY CAN THRIVE IN COLLEGE, THEIR CAREERS AND IN THEIR COMMUNITY AS CHANGE-MAKERS.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 GRADUATE LEVEL MENTORS.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 2018, 17 HIGH SCHOOLS, AND MORE THAN 450 STUDENTS, ENROLLED IN THE YEAR-LONG PROJECT ECHO PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDED ATTENDANCE AT FIVE MAJOR EVENTS HOSTED AT UCLA ANDERSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT. OF ECHO'S TOTAL ENROLLMENT OF 450 STUDENTS, APPROXIMATELY 245 TEENS PARTICIPATED WITHIN 55 TEAMS IN ECHO'S CULMINATING EVENT, THE HIGH SCHOOL ENTREPRENEURS' BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION. ECHO AWARDED $6,250 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.ECHO'S INTER-SCHOLASTIC ENTREPRENEURIAL PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED BY FIVE MAJOR EVENTS HOSTED AT UCLA ANDERSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT. THESE EVENTS INCLUDE:1)TWO BUSINESS BOOT CAMPS WHERE TEENS ARE TAUGHT CONCEPTS IN IDEATION, MARKETING, FINANCE AND PUBLIC SPEAKING BY INDUSTRY LEADERS AND EXECUTIVES.2)MEGA MENTOR DAY WHERE STUDENTS AND THEIR BUSINESS TEAMS COME TOGETHER TO REVIEW THEIR FORMAL BUSINESS PLANS WITH MENTORS PRIOR TO SUBMITTING PLANS FOR COMPETITION EVALUATION. TEAMS ALSO PRACTICE THEIR FORMAL PRESENTATIONS IN FRONT OF A SMALL AUDIENCE AND RECEIVE FEEDBACK IN PREPARATION FOR THE COMPETITION.3)BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION IS 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. THROUGH ECHO'S MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, EACH BUSINESS TEAM IS PROVIDED WITH A MENTOR TO SUPPORT THEIR ENTREPRENEURIAL QUEST THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROGRAM YEAR. ABOUT 100 MBA CANDIDATES ENROLLED AT UCLA ANDERSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, ALONG WITH MEMBERS FROM ROTARY INTERNATIONAL, PROVIDED MORE THAN 2,000 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 MENTORSHIP TO MORE THAN 100 TEENS WHO ATTENDED ECHO'S MEGA MENTOR DAY IN PREPARATION FOR THE FORMAL BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION. TO DATE, ECHO TEAMS HAVE STARTED 14 STUDENT-RUN ON-CAMPUS BUSINESSES THAT ARE FULLY OPERATIONAL.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$0GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$56,220ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$56,220TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (9 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
DIANE QUAST
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR15.00$27,500$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
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Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 2410 SANTA MONICA CALIFORNIAAddressLine1Txt
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
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$145,986CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$134,316CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$141,429CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$93,768CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$64,443CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$579,942TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$145,986CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$134,316CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$141,429CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$93,768CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$64,443CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$579,942TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$300,117SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$279,825PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$579,942TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$8,437GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.48250PublicSupportCY170Pct
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS. AMOUNT: 12. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 3,327. DESCRIPTION: AWARDS AND PRIZES. AMOUNT: 6,656. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 895. DESCRIPTION: PROGRAM EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 6,574. DESCRIPTION: MARKETING. AMOUNT: 2,315. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS. AMOUNT: 1,020. DESCRIPTION: TRAINING. AMOUNT: 40. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 20,839.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETSDESCRIPTION: PLEDGES RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 10,000. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIESDESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 4,271. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 3,512.

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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