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PROJECT ECHO: Form 990EZ, tax year 2016

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Organization
PROJECT ECHO (EIN 95-4580212)
Tax period
2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed
2018-05-15
IRS object ID
201811359349207351
Schema version
2016v3.0
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)
Return2018-05-15T20:36:31-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN954656881PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1QUIGLEY & MIRONBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line13550 WILSHIRE BLVD1660AddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90010ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN954580212EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 2410AddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA MONICACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90407ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDIANE QUASTPersonNm
Person TitleDIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone8004232113PhoneNum
Signature2018-05-15SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJOHN BOVARD MIRONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01358141PTIN
Phone2136393550PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
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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$95,192GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$93,768ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$1,424ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Total Revenue$95,192TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$27,930SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$18,679FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Other Expenses Total$19,664OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$66,273TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$28,919ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,962NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$33,881NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,138BOYAmt
EOY$28,152EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,500BOYAmt
EOY$10,000EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,638BOYAmt
EOY$38,152EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,676BOYAmt
EOY$4,271EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,962BOYAmt
EOY$33,881EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeVISION: TO CREATE ADDITIONAL CAREER CHOICES FOR EVERY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT.MISSION: TO INSPIRE AND ENGAGE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH HANDS-ON ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCES BY DEVELOPING AND TEACHING CURRICULUM, PARTNERING STUDENTS WITH MENTORS, HOSTING BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITIONS, AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO START AND RUN SMALL BUSINESSES.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 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 2017, 17 HIGH SCHOOLS, AND MORE THAN 400 STUDENTS, ENROLLED IN THE YEAR-LONG PROJECT ECHO PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDED ATTENDANCE AT FIVE MAJOR EVENTS HOSTED AT UCLA ANDERSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT. APPROXIMATELY 225 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN 50 TEAMS COMPETED IN OUR ANNUAL 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 FOUR 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 EXECUTIVES2)MEGA MENTOR DAY WHERE 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. THROUGH ECHO'S MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, 100 MBA STUDENTS FROM UCLA ANDERSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, MENTORED OUR HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS, 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 REHEARSALS.3.ASSISTED 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 11 STUDENT-RUN ON-CAMPUS BUSINESSES THAT ARE FULLY OPERATIONAL.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$0GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$46,982ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$46,982TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
CHIP GOODMAN
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
JANINE DAVIS
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
DUSTIN GALE
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
LEE FOX
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
DAVID TOKOFSKY
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
SCOTT FENNEL
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
JOHN SCHNEIDER
TREASURER4.00$0$0$0
JEFFREY KRAVITZ
CHAIR OF THE BOARD4.00$0$0$0
DIANE QUAST
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR15.00$27,930$0$0
LISA TSOU
DIRECTOR1.00$0$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
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
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$70,768CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$145,986CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$134,316CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$141,429CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$93,768CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$586,267TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$70,768CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$145,986CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$134,316CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$141,429CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$93,768CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$586,267TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$323,152SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$263,115PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$586,267TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$2,984GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.44880PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.45420PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

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: 136. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 3,658. DESCRIPTION: AWARDS AND PRIZES. AMOUNT: 6,018. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 912. DESCRIPTION: PROGRAM EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 3,413. DESCRIPTION: MARKETING. AMOUNT: 356. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS. AMOUNT: 96. DESCRIPTION: TRAINING. AMOUNT: 5,075. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 19,664.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETSDESCRIPTION: PLEDGES RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 2,500. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 10,000.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIESDESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 20,676. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 4,271.

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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