2019-05-15T15:36:02-05:00 2018-06-30 320530003 QUIGLEY & MIRON 3550 WILSHIRE BLVD 1660 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 990EZ 2017-07-01 954580212 PROJECT ECHO PROJ 4242143850 PO BOX 2410 SANTA MONICA CA 90407 DIANE QUAST EXEC DIRECTOR 8004232113 2019-05-15 JONI FUJIHARA P01370973 2136393550 99.88.83.161 2019-05-15 12:22:38 PD P C1988052032BF7E796496D37049D37B62C620639 29729498372AA50952788D56C9022657B9CBB2ED 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z X WWW.PROJECTECHO.ORG X X 69896 X 64443 5453 69896 27500 26873 168 2743 20839 78123 -8227 33881 0 25654 X 28152 29166 10000 0 38152 29166 4271 3512 33881 25654 X VISION: 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. IN 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. 0 56220 56220 CHIP GOODMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 DEVAN SOOD DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 DUSTIN GALE CO-CHAIR 4.00 0 0 0 LEE FOX CO-CHAIR 4.00 0 0 0 DAVID TOKOFSKY DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 SCOTT FENNEL DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 JEFF WEIGEL TREASURER 4.00 0 0 0 JEFFREY KRAVITZ SECRETARY 4.00 0 0 0 DIANE QUAST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 15.00 27500 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA THE ORGANIZATION PO BOX 2410 SANTA MONICA CALIFORNIA SANTA MONICA CA 90407 8004232113 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 145986 134316 141429 93768 64443 579942 145986 134316 141429 93768 64443 579942 300117 279825 579942 8437 0.48250 0.44880 X FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: 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 ASSETS DESCRIPTION: PLEDGES RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 10,000. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 4,271. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 3,512. THE 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.