2018-11-15T12:05:18-06:00 2017-12-31 582487348 HAW APRIO LLP FIVE CONCOURSE PARKWAY SUITE 1000 ATLANTA GA 30328 990 2017-01-01 770365627 RESOURCE AREA FOR TEACHING RESO 4084511420 1355 RIDDER PARK DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95131 SARAH SLAVIN CEO 4084511420 2018-11-15 1 ANGELA T DOTSON CPA P00645864 4048929651 2018-10-19 208.87.234.180 2018-11-15 13:05:29 ES P DDD494BD41BDDE2076716C3FBFD97C0121DC10D6 F1B5C94B2F2D5281DCA23D7730349DD18961DE00 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z SARAH SLAVIN 1355 RIDDER PARK DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95131 4077532 0 X WWW.RAFT.NET X 1994 CA RESOURCE AREA FOR TEACHING'S (RAFT) MISSION IS TO HELP EDUCATORS TRANSFORM A CHILD'S LEARNING EXPERIENCE THROUGH HANDS-ON EDUCATION TO INSPIRE THE JOY AND DISCOVERY OF LEARNING. 16 16 43 600 0 0 1214046 1269693 218136 197327 61396 101697 724922 705185 2218500 2273902 0 0 0 0 2008994 2149275 0 0 395691 1139848 1040495 3148842 3189770 -930342 -915868 12875731 12020022 268204 173315 12607527 11846707 X RAFT BELIEVES THAT EVERY CHILD DESERVES A POWERFUL LEARNING EXPERIENCE. RAFT'S MISSION IS TO HELP EDUCATORS TRANSFORM A CHILD'S LEARNING EXPERIENCE THROUGH HANDS-ON EDUCATION TO INSPIRE THE JOY AND DISCOVERY OF LEARNING. 0 0 589850 224541 EDUCATION PROGRAMS & MATERIALS: RAFT PROVIDES HANDS-ON TOOLS AND TRAINING TO EDUCATORS, HELPING THEM ENGAGE THEIR STUDENTS FOR DEEPER LEARNING IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. RAFT ALSO INCORPORATES TRAININGS AND EVENTS FROM OUR CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO FACILITATE ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND PROVIDE ACCESS FOR EDUCATORS TO INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE. OUR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SESSIONS ALLOW TEACHERS TO LEARN NEW SKILLS, SHARE BEST PRACTICES AND GROW AS AN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY. IN 2017, RAFT HOSTED 23 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS FOR 2,399 PARTICIPANTS. RAFT ALSO CREATES CURRICULA AND HANDS-ON LEARNING ACTIVITIES THAT ALIGN WITH CURRENT EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS AND PROVIDE EDUCATORS WITH AFFORDABLE OPTIONS FOR USE IN THEIR CLASSROOMS TO INSPIRE A LIFELONG LOVE OF LEARNING AMONG THEIR STUDENTS. IN 2017, RAFT ASSEMBLED 120,862 ACTIVITY KITS TO IMPACT OVER ONE MILLION STUDENTS. 1643079 710237 RESOURCE CENTERS & WEBSITE: RAFT HAS TWO MEMBER RESOURCE CENTERS, ONE IN REDWOOD CITY AND ONE IN SAN JOSE, WHERE MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO SHOP FOR AFFORDABLE, PRE-PACKAGED LEARNING ACTIVITIES, UPCYCLED BULK MATERIALS, AND ADDITIONAL CLASSROOM SUPPLIES. OUR USE OF REPURPOSED AND DONATED MATERIALS ALLOWS US TO KEEP OUR PRICES LOW, OFTEN UP TO 80% LOWER THAN COMPARABLE RETAIL PRICES. THIS AFFORDABILITY IS IMPERATIVE TO EDUCATORS, AS TEACHERS ARE OFTEN EXPECTED TO PAY $2,000 ANNUALLY OUT OF POCKET TO FUND THEIR CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES.IN 2017, RAFT'S MAKERSPACE ALLOWED MEMBERS TO PROCESS MATERIALS AND CREATE CUSTOMIZABLE TEACHING TOOLS, FREE AS A MEMBER SERVICE. MEMBERS CAN INTERACT WITH OUR MACHINERY, INCLUDING LASER CUTTERS, AND THE ASSOCIATED SOFTWARE TO CREATE NECESSARY CLASSROOM SUPPLIES AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES. AT OUR VOLUNTEER RESOURCE CENTER & WAREHOUSE IN SUNNYVALE, DONATED MATERIALS ARE SORTED AND APPROXIMATELY 5,060 COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS PREP AND ASSEMBLE HANDS ON LEARNING KITS ANNUALLY. OUR WEBSITE AND ONLINE STORE OFFER 24/7 ACCESS TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES. IN 2017, ALMOST 80,000 EDUCATORS FROM 188 COUNTRIES VISITED OUR FREE ONLINE LIBRARY OF OVER 750 EDUCATIONAL IDEA SHEETS. 374719 MATERIALS DONATION/UPCYCLING PROGRAM: IN 2017, RAFT DIVERTED 86,418 CUBIC FEET OF MATERIALS FROM LANDFILL AND MADE THEM AVAILABLE FOR MEMBERS IN OUR RESOURCE CENTERS. RAFT WORKED WITH 240 BAY AREA COMPANIES TO COLLECT AND UPCYCLE MATERIALS THEY NO LONGER NEED, FROM OFFICE SUPPLIES TO LAB EQUIPMENT, SO THAT RAFT CAN REPURPOSE THEM INTO HANDS-ON LEARNING MATERIALS. MEMBERS CAN ALSO BUY THEM IN BULK TO CREATE THEIR OWN LEARNING MATERIALS. SINCE BEING FOUNDED IN 1994, RAFT HAS RECEIVED 3,202,639 CUBIC FEET OF DONATED MATERIALS. TO SUPPORT OUR CURRICULAR OFFERINGS AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES, RAFT CREATED OVER 120,862 LOW COST KITS AND DONATED NEARLY 1,000 FREE KITS DIRECTLY TO HIGH-NEEDS SCHOOLS IN OUR COMMUNITY. RAFT ADDRESSED EDUCATORS' NEEDS AND PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL THAT FULFILLS NECESSARY STANDARDS TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR FUTURE CAREERS. 2607648 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 0 1 43 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X X DAVE E MUILENBURG 4082137222 1355 RIDDER PARK DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95131 DAVE E MUILENBURG DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 40.00 X 71692 0 0 CHRISTINE MARTINO CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SARAH SLAVIN CEO 40.00 X 0 0 0 WEBB MCKINNEY VICE CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHELLE SKLAR SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CECIL MAK TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KARL BRAITBERG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLYN CARHART-QUEZADA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANN DANNER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADORA FISHER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIZGON DARBY FUND DEVELOPMENT DIR 40.00 X 117485 0 7528 JOE HERNANDEZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN KERN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRENDA PEFFER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PRASAD SABADA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHELLY VIRAMONTEZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PEGG WYNN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY YATES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLAY YOUNG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASON PITTMAN DIRECTOR OF LEARNING 40.00 X 115056 0 7528 304233 0 15056 2 1 0 0 0 224505 56400 988788 1269693 MEMBERSHIP DUES 611710 126165 126165 WORKSHOP FEES 611710 71162 71162 197327 41197 41197 1523969 1463469 60500 60500 60500 18360 224505 50626 -32266 -32266 999772 289535 710237 710237 OTHER INCOME 900099 27214 27214 27214 2273902 934778 0 69431 152819 91691 30564 30564 1669785 1375211 63233 231341 174143 140185 8881 25077 152528 122785 7779 21964 29400 29400 277653 184793 39444 53416 326 326 38884 31861 3464 3559 216845 199833 17012 32654 32287 367 4052 3256 25 771 225737 219712 1455 4570 71454 66030 1753 3671 SUPPLIES 67991 65506 433 2052 RECRUITING 44445 43118 1327 FINANCIAL SERVICE CHARG 31054 31054 3189770 2607648 186431 395691 10026 9210 258847 92946 131970 123492 3531 2654 240136 294097 30297 54014 12307544 2661424 9782351 9646120 2418573 1797489 12875731 12020022 124194 129275 144010 44040 268204 173315 X 12196356 11484514 313793 264815 97378 97378 12607527 11846707 12875731 12020022 -915868 155048 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1758187 1507418 1560786 1214046 1269693 7310130 90000 90000 90000 90000 120609 480609 1848187 1597418 1650786 1304046 1390302 7790739 707259 7083480 332156 232795 164109 61396 41197 831653 8622392 7951354 0.82150 0.78670 X 174122 10962 185084 170452 3670 174122 171895 -1443 170452 170928 967 171895 158958 11970 170928 0 0 5451240 5451240 3583803 1405535 2178268 2626051 750968 1875083 592518 450989 141529 53932 53932 0 9646120 POOLED INVESTMENT FUND 1797489 C 1797489 X 2549559 155048 120609 275657 2273902 0 2273902 3310379 120609 120609 3189770 0 3189770 PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT WAS ESTABLISHED TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION WITH OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AS NEEDS ARISE. PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION USES THE "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" CRITERION FOR RECOGNIZING THE INCOME TAX BENEFIT OF ITS INCOME TAX EXEMPT STATUS, AND ESTABLISHING MEASUREMENT CRITERIA FOR LIABILITIES RESULTING FROM THE LOSS OF THAT STATUS. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT ALL INCOME TAX FILING POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION AND, ACCORDINGLY, HAS NOT RECORDED ANY ACCRUALS FOR INTEREST AND PENALTIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS. GALA DINNER 242865 224505 18360 50626 242865 224505 18360 50626 50626 -32266 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIZGON DARBY FUND DEVELOPMENT DIR 117485 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7528 0 125013 0 0 0 JASON PITTMAN DIRECTOR OF LEARNING 115056 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7528 0 122584 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVEIEWED BY THE CEO AND THEN BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. UPON THEIR APPROVAL THE FORM IS EMAILED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WITH THE REQUEST FOR REVIEW BY A CERTAIN DEADLINE. ANY QUESTIONS ARISING DURING THIS REVIEW PROCESS ARE RESOLVED PRIOR TO FILING OF THE FORM. IF NO COMMENTS ARE RECEIVED BY THE SPECIFIED DEADLINE IT'S ASSUMED THAT NO CHANGES NEED TO BE MADE AND THE FORM IS FILED. THE APPROVAL OF FORM 990 IS THEN DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD ANNUALLY AND THE BEGINNING OF THE CALENDAR YEAR. BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO RETURN THE SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO THE CEO. ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ARE STORED AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE LOCATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ORGANIZATION SUBSCRIBES TO AN ANNUAL NONPROFIT SALARY GUIDE. THIS GUIDE IS FORWARDED TO EITHER THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OR A BOARD MEMBER THAT HAS THE APPROPRIATE HUMAN RESOURCE EXPERIENCE. THE CEO'S ANNUAL SALARY IS BASED ON THE COMPARABLE MARKET RATES IN THE SAME GEOGRAPHIC AREA. THE CEO'S SALARY IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES. WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION THAT SUPPORTS THE CEO'S SALARY IS RETAINED. THE ANNUAL SALARY OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCE IS BASED ON THE COMPARABLE MARKET RATES IN THE SAME GEOGRAPHIC AREA. IT'S APPROVED BY THE BOARD WITH THE ANNUAL BUDGET. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES TO THE PROCESS DURING THE YEAR.