2018-02-07T06:28:33-06:00 2017-09-30 521511275 RAFFA PC 1899 L STREET NW SUITE 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2016-10-01 526064548 FOR LOVE OF CHILDREN INC FORL 2024628686 1763 COLUMBIA RD NW 1ST FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20009 TIMOTHY PAYNE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2024628686 2018-02-07 1 FRANK H SMITH P00639053 2028225000 2018-02-07 207.238.152.33 2018-02-07 07:28:24 ES P 2068A00ABC0F57F0B625F2814A44784351942D35 00B909740C8DE27EAB8FBBBA182AAC5ED40AC9A9 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z TIMOTHY PAYNE 1763 COLUMBIA RD NW 1ST FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20009 1798548 0 X WWW.FLOC.ORG X 1965 DC TO TEACH, EMPOWER AND TRANSFORM CHILDREN TO BECOME CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. 18 18 36 375 0 0 1676048 1668056 54203 73353 20390 23486 0 0 1750641 1764895 56374 67892 0 0 1109307 1125393 0 0 294313 618950 633158 1784631 1826443 -33990 -61548 1593769 1582406 129756 116406 1464013 1466000 X FOR LOVE OF CHILDREN'S (FLOC) MISSION IS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES BEYOND THE CLASSROOM TO HELP STUDENTS SUCCEED FROM FIRST GRADE THROUGH COLLEGE AND CAREER. WE BRING TOGETHER STUDENTS, VOLUNTEERS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN PROVEN PROGRAMS THAT TEACH, EMPOWER AND TRANSFORM. 0 0 532442 1600 SCHOLARS PROGRAM - DURING SCHOOL YEAR 2016-2017, FLOC SCHOLARS SERVED A TOTAL OF 133 MIDDLE, HIGH SCHOOL, AND POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS. STUDENTS RECEIVED SERVICES THAT INCLUDED ADVISING, WEEKLY WORKSHOPS FOR STUDENTS IN 6TH THROUGH 10TH, SMALL GROUP SAT PREP AND PRECOLLEGE APPLICATION PREP FOR STUDENTS IN 11TH, ONE-ON-ONE COACHING FOR STUDENTS IN 12TH, AND DISTANCE-LEARNING FOR POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS. IN GRADE-BASED COHORTS, STUDENTS RECEIVE ACADEMIC AND CAREER GUIDANCE TAILORED TO THEIR AGE LEVEL. ONCE A WEEK FOR 2-HOURS, FLOC STAFF DELIVERS WORKSHOPS THAT COVER A VARIETY OF TOPICS AND PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES TO AIM SUCCESSFULLY FOR COLLEGE AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS. DURING WORKSHOPS, STUDENTS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE TOPICS, SUCH AS LEADERSHIP, SELF-IDENTITY, GROUP IDENTITY, GLOBAL CULTURES, PREPARATION FOR HIGH SCHOOL, AND EXPLORING DC'S SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL CLIMATES. THESE WORKSHOPS OFTEN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FLOC'S CONNECTIONS WITH LOCAL UNIVERSITIES, CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS, BUSINESSES, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, AND OPEN YOUNG MINDS TO THE WIDER WORLD AROUND THEM. DURING THE SUMMER, SCHOLARS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND WEEKLY CAMPS AT OUR OUTDOOR EDUCATIONAL CENTER IN HARPERS FERRY, WEST VIRGINIA. EXPOSURE TO THE OUTDOORS, LEARNING SURVIVAL SKILLS, AND DISCONNECTING FROM ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES, ALLOWS STUDENTS TO TAKE RISKS AND ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT PUSH THEM OUTSIDE OF THEIR COMFORT ZONES. 467947 NEIGHBORHOOD TUTORING PROGRAM - DURING THE 2016-2017 SCHOOL YEAR, THE NEIGHBORHOOD TUTORING PROGRAM (NTP) SERVED A TOTAL OF 261 STUDENTS ACROSS 7 DIFFERENT TUTORING PROGRAMS. NTP ALSO WORKED WITH AN ADDITIONAL 27 STUDENTS IN THE MATH SUMMER ACADEMY. NTP'S MISSION IS TO HELP STUDENTS ACHIEVE GRADE LEVEL COMPETENCY IN READING AND MATH. THE PROGRAM USES THREE CURRICULA. ELEMENTARY READING STUDENTS WORK WITH THE LANGUAGE READING CURRICULUM, WHICH IS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR STUDENTS PERFORMING BELOW GRADE LEVEL. IT "TEACHES LITERACY EXPLICITLY, SEQUENTIALLY, AND CUMULATIVELY AND WORKS ON ALL AREAS OF LITERACY INCLUDING PHONICS, FLUENCY, VOCABULARY AND READING COMPREHENSION (CAMBIUM LEARNING INCORPORATED: SOPRIS)[I]. ADOLESCENT READING STUDENTS USE THE WILSON READING SYSTEM, WHICH FOCUSES ON THE BASICS OF PHONICS, ENCODING AND DECODING. FLOC ALSO ADDED A VOCABULARY AND READING COMPREHENSION AND WRITING COMPONENT AS WELL. ALL MATH STUDENTS' WORK WITH THE FLOC DEVELOPED AND COPYRIGHTED 40-STEP MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM, WHICH COVERS MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS FROM PLACE VALUE TO PRE-ALGEBRA. THIS YEAR 50%, MADE AT LEAST ONE YEAR OF IMPROVEMENT IN READING OR MATH AND 21%, MADE AT LEAST TWO YEARS OF IMPROVEMENT IN READING OR MATH. 385664 73353 OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTER - THROUGH FLOC'S PROGRAMMING AT THE OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTER (OEC) LOCATED IN HARPERS FERRY, WV, FLOC TEACHES INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP LEADERSHIP SKILLS, TEAM BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. THE OEC PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND, CUSTOM-DESIGNED, CLIENT-FOCUSED PROGRAMMING CONSISTING OF ONE-DAY TO MULTI-DAY LEARNING EXPERIENCES. FLOC HOUSE MULTIPLE HANDS-ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENCE LEARNING CENTERS AS WELL AS ADVENTURE CHALLENGES, TRAININGS, RETREAT AND FACILITY RENTAL. THE OEC IS LOCATED ON AN EXTRAORDINARY 350-ACRE WILDERNESS SITE, 65 MILES FROM OUR NATION'S CAPITAL.DURING THE 2016-17 SCHOOL YEAR, THE OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTER (OEC) SERVED A TOTAL OF 38 STUDENTS, 16 AT CHARLES TOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND 22 AT HARPERS FERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL. THE FOCUS OF THE PROGRAM IS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHOICES, ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY, TEAM BUILDING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM OFFERS EXPERIENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES AND LESSONS THAT STUDENTS WOULD NOT OTHERWISE LEARN ABOUT IN THEIR TYPICAL SCHOOL CURRICULA.PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:- STUDENTS IMPROVED THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF GEOGRAPHY AND GLOBAL CULTURES AND TRADITIONS BY 36% OVER THE COURSE OF THE PROGRAM YEAR, WITH STUDENTS AVERAGING 89% MASTERY OF CONTENT AT THE CLOSE OF THE PROGRAM.- STUDENTS IMPROVED THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND GARDENING BY 20% OVER THE COURSE OF THE PROGRAM YEAR, WITH STUDENTS AVERAGING 90% MASTERY OF CONTENT AT THE CLOSE OF THE PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, FLOC'S ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND CAMP FOR FREE AGAIN THIS SUMMER. THIS YEAR WE CONTINUED OUR HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARS CAMP. THIS THREE-DAY CAMP ENCOMPASSED VARIOUS WORKSHOPS AND ACTIVITIES TO DEVELOP NON-COGNITIVE SKILLS SUCH AS CRITICAL THINKING, PERSEVERANCE, ADAPTABILITY, AND INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY. FOLLOWING THE HIGH SCHOOL CAMP, THE OEC WELCOMED OUR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS FOR AN OVERNIGHT EXPERIENCE AT THE OEC LODGE WHERE STUDENTS DEVELOPED TEAM WORK ON THE HIGH AND LOW ROPES COURSE, WORKED ON ARTS AND CRAFTS AND ENDED THE EVENING WITH A CAMPFIRE. THE OEC HAD FOUR CONSECUTIVE WEEKS OF DIFFERENT THEMED CAMPS FOR FLOC'S MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, SCHOLARS DC AND LEADERS IN ACTION WV. THE FIRST WEEK'S "WILDERNESS VOYAGERS" CAMP FOCUSED ON FORAGING FOR FOOD, SURVIVAL SKILLS, SHELTER BUILDING, WATER ECOLOGY AND AN HISTORICAL NAVIGATION THROUGH HARPERS FERRY. THE THIRD WEEK'S "ARTS ON THE MOUNTAIN CAMP" TOOK AN ARTISTIC APPROACH TO THE NATURAL SETTING, LEARNING ABOUT MUSIC, CLAY SCULPTURES, FOREST CRAFTS USING NATURAL RESOURCES TO CREATE DRAWINGS, THEATRE AND NATURE POETRY. IN BETWEEN "ARTS ON THE MOUNTAIN," THERE WERE TWO "OCF-SITE" TRIPS CALLED THE "RIDGE TO RIVER CAMPS," DURING WEEK TWO AND WEEK FOUR. THESE TRIPS ALLOWED STUDENTS TO PACK THEIR BELONGINGS AND PADDLE ON THE SHENANDOAH AND POTOMAC RIVERS, HIKE ALONG THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL AND CAMP IN WILDERNESS AT OUR OEC SITE. WHILE THESE CAMPS HAVE DIFFERENT TOPICS AND THEMES, THEY ALL DEVELOP THE NON-COGNITIVE SKILLS CRITICAL TO POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS. 66483 66292 FRED TAYLOR SCHOLARSHIP 66483 66292 1452536 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 1 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MD VA WV X X DAVID WEAVER 2024628686 1763 COLUMBIA ROAD NW 1ST FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20009 COLIN KIMPEL SEC - UNTIL 12/2016, CHAIR - AS OF 12/2016 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CONNIE GOLLEHER CHAIR - UNTIL 12/2016 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MATT BLOCHER DIR - UNTIL 12/2016, VICE CHAIR - AS OF 12/2016 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER NOTHSTEIN VICE CHAIR - UNTIL 12/2016 1.00 X X 0 0 0 FRED TAYLOR DIR - UNTIL 12/2016, SECRETARY - AS OF 12/2016 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KATE VOGT TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHELLE BACCHUS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KELLY BOLDEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLARK DIXON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RENEE-LAUREN ELLIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF FERGUS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VIRAJ GANDHI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM HORVATH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GRACE LANGHAM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL JACKSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SANDEEP NANDIVADA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRITTANY OKAFOR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GISELLE POLE DIRECTOR - UNTIL 07/2017 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAM RYAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EVA STARK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 F CHAPMAN TAYLOR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY PAYNE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 97610 0 13545 DAVID WEAVER DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS 40.00 X 78879 0 2425 176489 0 15970 0 0 0 0 0 17722 1650334 1668056 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 900099 73353 73353 73353 23486 23486 33653 33653 0 0 1764895 73353 0 23486 67892 67892 205691 145209 29630 30852 784420 619286 33011 132123 8940 7333 38 1569 52387 41116 2493 8778 73955 57180 4584 12191 200 112 41 47 22046 12388 4506 5152 154751 86958 31631 36162 842 842 106092 66489 14039 25564 18932 10638 3870 4424 212353 182397 11136 18820 23735 17607 1914 4214 3788 3055 456 277 4335 3602 165 568 53556 43744 9812 PROGRAM FOOD 25291 21715 3304 272 VEHICLES 4186 4186 CURRICULUM 1776 1776 VOLUNTEER EXPENSE 1150 897 253 125 58114 -71289 13300 1826443 1452536 79594 294313 5627 4436 21469 41914 385875 328075 774 5303 57498 26842 823364 530831 292533 292533 810459 863769 19534 19534 1593769 1582406 78756 95406 50000 20000 1000 1000 129756 116406 X 531955 678870 632058 487130 300000 300000 1464013 1466000 1593769 1582406 -61548 63535 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1658056 1730840 1912004 1676048 1668056 8645004 1658056 1730840 1912004 1676048 1668056 8645004 4056087 4588917 27138 23788 30235 20390 23486 125037 8770041 359016 0.52320 0.57170 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 310162 30204 29017 311349 304536 28809 23183 310162 342633 -17802 20295 304536 363185 19021 39573 342633 395906 23961 56682 363185 0.96350 0.03650 0 0 292533 292533 329967 329967 0 200864 200864 0 292533 SECURITY DEPOSITS 1000 1000 X 1828430 63535 63535 1764895 0 1764895 1826443 0 1826443 0 1826443 PART V, LINE 4: FLOC HAS A DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUND ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF GENERATING EARNINGS TO ESTABLISH AND AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS TO DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS. PART X, LINE 2: FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2017, MANAGEMENT DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 1 SCHOLARSHIPS 41 66292 NEW FUTURES SCHOLARSHIP 1 1600 PART I, LINE 2: THE FRED TAYLOR SCHOLARSHIP REQUESTS STUDENTS TO SUBMIT THEIR BILLS FROM THE SCHOOL TO SHOW THEIR TUITION DIFFERENCE. IF THE DIFFERENCE IS SMALLER THAN THE AMOUNT GRANTED (MAXIMUM $2,000), FLOC ONLY PAYS THE SCHOOL THE AMOUNT NEEDED AND USES THE REST OF THE MONEY TO PURCHASE BOOKS AND SUPPLIES FOR THE STUDENT. IF THE STUDENT PURCHASES THE BOOKS ON THEIR OWN THEY MUST SUBMIT THE RECEIPT(S) IN ORDER TO BE REIMBURSED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 FRED TAYLOR, DIRECTOR, IS THE FATHER OF F. CHAPMAN TAYLOR, DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B IT IS THE POLICY OF FLOC THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW A DRAFT VERSION OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990, WHICH IS TO BE FILED ON FLOC'S BEHALF, WITHIN TEN DAYS PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THE MEANS OF DELIVERY SHALL BE VIA EMAIL TO EACH BOARD MEMBER'S EMAIL ADDRESS, CALLING ATTENTION TO PORTIONS OF THE FORM MOST LIKELY TO BE READ BY THE PUBLIC AND FUNDERS ON GUIDESTAR. COMMENTS AND/OR CORRECTIONS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETS FACE-TO-FACE WITH THE AUDITORS TO DISCUSS THE ENTIRE DRAFT FORM 990 IN DETAIL IN ADVANCE OF FILING THE FEDERAL FORM 990. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RESOLUTION IS NOT REQUIRED IN ORDER FOR THE FEDERAL FORM 990 TO BE FILED. THE APPROVED PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COPY OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON FLOC'S WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C FLOC'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO CERTIFY THEIR AGREEMENT WITH THE POLICY AND DISCLOSURE OF ANY KNOWN CONFLICTS OF INTEREST UPON ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ANNUAL RE-CERTIFICATION THEREAFTER. THE BOARD PRESIDENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING AND ENFORCING THE CERTIFICATIONS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL DETERMINE THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND THE RANGE OF POSSIBLE MITIGATION OPTIONS SHOULD A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISE. THE BOARD MEMBER INVOLVED IN THE CONFLICT SHOULD REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATING IN DISCUSSIONS AND VOTING ON THE MATTER. WHENEVER ANY EMPLOYEE OR VOLUNTEER HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR A PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH FLOC, HE/SHE SHALL NOTIFY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SUCH CONFLICT IN WRITING, AS SOON AS SUCH CONFLICT BECOMES KNOWN. AS ADMINISTERED BY THE EMPLOYEE IN CHARGE OF HUMAN RESOURCES, EACH SENIOR STAFF MEMBER WILL BE ASKED TO COMPLETE A CERTIFICATION OF AGREEMENT WITH THE POLICY AND DISCLOSE ANY KNOWN CONFLICTS OF INTEREST UPON HIS/HER EMPLOYMENT AND/ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THEREAFTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF FLOC SOLICITS A SELF-EVALUATION FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PREPARES A WRITTEN EVALUATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INCLUDING FEEDBACK FROM THE STAFF. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THEN AGREE ON PERSONAL PERFORMANCE GOALS FOR THE YEARS AHEAD. A DISINTERESTED COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE AND APPROPRIATE SALARY COMPARISON DATA IN LIGHT OF HIS PERFORMANCE. THE COMMITTEE WILL RECOMMEND ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATION FOR APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL KEEP RECORDS OF HOW THE COMPENSATION DECISION WAS MADE INCLUDING THE COMPARABILITY DATA, THE NAMES OF THE COMMITTEE AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION. A COMPENSATION REVIEW WAS LAST PERFORMED FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN JANUARY 2016. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FLOC PUBLISHES AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN THE ANNUAL REPORT WHICH IS DISTRIBUTED TO DONORS AND AVAILABLE AT WWW.FLOC.ORG. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE ROUTINELY SHARED WITH THE FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER DONORS. THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FEDERAL FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.