2018-05-15T20:36:31-05:00 2017-06-30 954656881 QUIGLEY & MIRON 3550 WILSHIRE BLVD1660 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 990EZ 2016-07-01 954580212 PROJECT ECHO PROJ 4242143850 PO BOX 2410 SANTA MONICA CA 90407 DIANE QUAST DIRECTOR 8004232113 2018-05-15 JOHN BOVARD MIRON P01358141 2136393550 2016 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X WWW.PROJECTECHO.ORG X X 95192 X 93768 1424 95192 27930 18679 19664 66273 28919 4962 0 33881 X 23138 28152 2500 10000 25638 38152 20676 4271 4962 33881 X VISION: 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. IN 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. 0 46982 46982 CHIP GOODMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 JANINE DAVIS DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 DUSTIN GALE DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 LEE FOX DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 DAVID TOKOFSKY DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 SCOTT FENNEL DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 JOHN SCHNEIDER TREASURER 4.00 0 0 0 JEFFREY KRAVITZ CHAIR OF THE BOARD 4.00 0 0 0 DIANE QUAST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 15.00 27930 0 0 LISA TSOU DIRECTOR 1.00 0 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 70768 145986 134316 141429 93768 586267 70768 145986 134316 141429 93768 586267 323152 263115 586267 2984 0.44880 0.45420 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: 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 ASSETS DESCRIPTION: PLEDGES RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 2,500. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 10,000. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 20,676. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 4,271. 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.