2025-11-10T18:07:00-06:00 2024-12-31 861400078 EVERGREEN ALLIANCE PROFESSIONAL CORP 4332 CERRITOS AVE SUITE A105 LOS ALAMITOS CA 90720 990 2024-01-01 883399336 MAKE PROJECTS MAKE 8586336852 3245 UNIVERSITY AVE STE 1 PMB 464 SAN DIEGO CA 92104 ANGIE MEI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8586336852 2025-11-10 1 1 P01219191 7143728110 2025-11-10 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ANGIE MEI 3245 UNIVERSITY AVE STE 1 PMB 464 SAN DIEGO CA 92104 1625933 0 X WWW.SDMAKE.ORG X 2022 CA EMPOWER REFUGEE & IMMIGRANT WOMEN & YOUTH WITH THE JOB READINESS SKILLS TO ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS. 4 4 118 48 0 0 1071481 1351023 203579 274498 0 0 150 412 1275210 1625933 0 0 0 0 575289 979961 0 0 8066 225711 383445 801000 1363406 474210 262527 1018074 1263970 543864 527074 474210 736896 X EMPOWER REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT WOMEN AND YOUTH WITH THE JOB READINESS SKILLS TO ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS. 0 0 884222 JOB READINESS PROGRAM: IN ORDER TO BUILD THE CONFIDENCE AND JOB SKILLS OF OUR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE PARTICIPANTS, MAKE PROJECTS OFFERS AN EIGHT TO TWELVE WEEK JOB READINESS PROGRAM IN A RESTAURANT AND URBAN FARM TRAINING PLATFORM. PARTICIPANTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN REAL, PAID WORK EXPERIENCE THAT GOES ON THEIR RESUME AND HELPS THEM LEARN SKILLS THAT THEY COULD APPLY TO FUTURE JOBS, BUILD THEIR CONFIDENCE AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND LEARN CULTURAL NORMS OF THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS EXPERIENCE IS VITAL IN HELPING PARTICIPANTS SECURE A JOB AFTER GRADUATING FROM MAKE PROJECTS JOB READINESS PROGRAM. THIS APPLIED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IS VERY BENEFICIAL FOR LOWER LITERACY REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT WOMEN WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH CLASSROOM BASED LEARNING AND DIFFERENT CULTURAL NORMS. PARTICIPANTS IN THE JOB READINESS PROGRAM ARE PAID MINIMUM WAGE WHILE BEING TRAINED ON THE JOB IN A REAL WORLD SETTING BY MAKE PROJECTS STAFF. ALL THE PARTICIPANTS WORK ON SITE AT THE RESTAURANT AND FARM LOCATED AT 3725 30TH STREET IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, SUBSEQUENTLY RELOCATED TO 2920 UNIVERSITY AVENUE IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. AS AN ORGANIZATION, 75 PERCENT OF OUR STAFF TIME IS ALLOCATED TO THESE ACTIVITIES. THE PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY A COMBINATION OF GRANTS, DONATIONS AND BUSINESS INCOME. GIVEN THE TRANSITIONAL NATURE OF THE PROGRAM, AS PARTICIPANTS ARE ONLY IN IT FOR EIGHT TO TWELVE WEEKS, GRANTS AND DONATIONS ARE NEEDED TO FINANCIALLY MAINTAIN THE RESTAURANT AND FARM. 176844 274498 EDUCATION AND CAREER COUNSELING STAFF PROVIDE A VARIETY OF INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP TRAININGS AND SERVICES TO COUNSEL AND COACH PARTICIPANTS ABOUT HOW TO FIND AND SECURE A JOB,AMERICAN WORK CULTURE NORMS AND HOW TO SUCCEED ON THE JOB. THE EDUCATION AND CAREER COUNSELING PROVIDED BY MAKE PROJECTS IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF HELPING PARTICIPANTS BUILD THEIR CONFIDENCE AND GAIN MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT. THESE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND CAREER COUNSELING PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED BY EMPLOYEES OF MAKE PROJECTS WHO HAVE SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE IN SOCIAL WORK AND EARLY EMPLOYMENT. AS AN ORGANIZATION, 15 PERCENT OF OUR STAFF TIME IS ALLOCATED TO THESE ACTIVITIES AND THE EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT SERVICES DESCRIBED BELOW. THE FUNDING IS PRIMARILY THROUGH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE GRANTS, AND SOME DONATION INCOME. THIS ACTIVITY IS IMPORTANT TO ENSURE THAT MAKE PROJECTS BENEFICIARIES ATTAIN THE PRIMARY GOAL OF OUR ORGANIZATION WHICH IS A PERMANENT, UNSUBSIDIZED JOB OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. 117896 EMPLOYMENT SERVICES: WHEN A PARTICIPANT IS CLOSE TO FINISHING THE JOB READINESS PROGRAM, MAKE PROJECTS WILL ASSIST THE PARTICIPANT IN SEEKING PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT ELSEWHERE. THIS INCLUDES HELPING THE PARTICIPANT SEARCH FOR AND APPLY FOR JOBS, JOB INTERVIEW PREPARATION, REGULAR MEETINGS AND SUPPORT IN THE FIRST WEEKS AND MONTHS AT THEIR NEW JOB. IN ADDITION, MAKE PROJECTS WILL COACH PARTICIPANTS AND TEACH THEM OTHER SKILLS TO STAY MEANINGFULLY EMPLOYED. FOR EXAMPLE, MAKE PROJECTS WILL COACH PARTICIPANTS ON HOW TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE THEIR TIME, FIND CHILDCARE, AND HAVE EFFICIENT AND DEPENDABLE TRANSPORTATION. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES ACCOUNT FOR 10 PERCENT OF OUR TOTAL STAFF TIME. 1178962 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 118 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 CA X X ANGIE MEI 8586336852 3245 UNIVERSITY AVE STE 1 PMB 464 SAN DIEGO CA 92104 LORENZA RIVERO CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DIANE COX VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RON TROYANO TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHELSEA COLEMAN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANGIE ANCHI MEI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 90554 0 5761 90554 0 5761 0 0 0 0 0 871343 479680 1351023 RESTAURANT 722511 200976 200976 CATERING 722320 48881 48881 FARM 900099 24641 24641 274498 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 412 412 412 1625933 274498 0 412 96315 81868 11558 2889 730509 715300 14866 343 16922 16922 59504 38912 20573 19 76711 74251 2221 239 4585 4585 46750 46750 40967 28129 12778 60 31820 21414 10391 15 106738 95339 6899 4500 2468 2468 1035 1035 9384 9384 FOOD & BEVERAGES COSTS 72509 72509 PROGRAM EXPENSES 46084 46084 BANK & MERCHANT FEES 11182 11182 MISCELLANEOUS 9923 1653 8269 1 1363406 1178962 176378 8066 303687 321380 17605 9845 199796 54064 1800 1600 16985 18452 10350 1035 0 9315 623933 703582 1018074 1263970 48082 46345 2465 495782 478264 543864 527074 X 260932 593844 213278 143052 474210 736896 1018074 1263970 262527 159 0 X 0 1 X 0 1 1 X 1071481 1351023 2422504 1071481 1351023 2422504 235602 2186902 412 412 2422916 478077 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 10350 1035 9315 9315 RIGHT OF USE ASSET 478043 CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS 117800 SECURITY DEPOSITS 107739 703582 LEASE LIABILITY 478264 478264 X 1625933 0 1625933 0 1625933 1363406 0 1363406 0 1363406 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS A PUBLIC CHARITY, AND IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND SECTION 23701(D) OF THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE ORGANIZATION'S RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024, 2023 AND 2022 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES, GENERALLY THREE-TO-FOUR YEARS AFTER THE RETURNS WERE FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES AUTHORIZED TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTES A COMPLETE COPY OF THE 990 TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MAKE PROJECTS REQUIRES MEMBERS TO PERIODICALLY DISCLOSE ANY RELATIONSHIPS THEY HAVE WITH PARTNERS, APPLICANTS, GRANTEES, VENDORS, OR SERVICE PROVIDERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ORGANIZATION. THIS INCLUDES RELATIONSHIPS HELD IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES (E.G., TRUSTEE, DIRECTOR, EMPLOYEE) AS WELL AS RELATIONSHIPS OF CLOSE PERSONAL CONNECTIONS, SUCH AS FAMILY OR FRIENDS, WITH THE SAME ENTITIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD CONSIDERS THE COMPENSATION PAID BY SIMILARLY SITUATED NONPROFITS AND VOTES TO APPROVE THE ANNUAL COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.