2018-04-24T12:35:30-05:00 2017-06-30 450250958 EIDE BAILLY LLP 1850 N CENTRAL AVE STE 400 PHOENIX AZ 850044624 990 2016-07-01 460720140 THE BE KIND PEOPLE PROJECT FOUNDATION BEKI 6025599399 2990 E NORTHERN AVE NO D-106 PHOENIX AZ 85028 MARCIA MEYER TREASURER 6025599399 2018-04-15 1 BRENDA BLUNT P00075126 6022645844 2018-04-15 8.39.233.109 2018-04-15 13:56:13 US P D2361AF224C0E34A1EE3531DAFF6B4BAB3260431 7C9951DA9E4C3FB44EC4DD64E65C3691A63F8C50 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z MARCIA MEYER 2990 E NORTHERN AVE NO D-106 PHOENIX AZ 85028 999195 0 X WWW.THEBEKINDPEOPLEPROJECT.ORG X 2012 AZ THE MISSION OF THE BE KIND PEOPLE PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION (CONT. ON SCH. O) ENVIRONMENT IN OUR NATION'S SCHOOLS BY PURPOSEFULLY THANKING TEACHERS AND BY EQUIPPING THEIR STUDENTS WITH CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT TOOLS THAT BUILD POSITIVE AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP SKILLS. 13 13 20 25 0 0 433407 491950 288880 449290 3 18 4325 39671 726615 980929 0 5296 0 0 274048 373970 10000 0 47473 382017 613744 666065 993010 60550 -12081 128391 109905 18568 28413 109823 81492 X THE MISSION OF THE BE KIND PEOPLE PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT IN OUR NATION'S SCHOOLS BY PURPOSEFULLY THANKING TEACHERS AND BY EQUIPPING THEIR STUDENTS WITH CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT TOOLS THAT BUILD POSITIVE AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP SKILLS. 1 0 718561 5296 454420 BE KIND: AT THE CORE OF THE PROGRAM IS THE BE KIND PLEDGE TO HELP KIDS UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE KIND BY PLEDGING TO BE ENCOURAGING, SUPPORTIVE, POSITIVE, HELPFUL, HONEST, CONSIDERATE, THANKFUL, RESPONSIBLE, RESPECTFUL, AND A FRIEND. THEY LEARN AND PRACTICE THE EMOTIONAL AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS NEEDED TO MAKE THESE VALUES AN INTEGRAL AND ONGOING PART OF THEIR LIVES. IT IS A POSITIVE, ACTION-BASED, INNOVATIVE SOLUTION FOR AMELIORATING UNWANTED SCHOOL AND PERSONAL BEHAVIOR, OFTEN MANIFESTED AS BULLYING, AND LEARN WHAT IT MEANS FOR THEM TO "BE KIND PEOPLE." BRINGING THE PLEDGE TO LIFE IS THE BE KIND CREW, A GROUP OF GIFTED YOUNG HIP HOP PERFORMERS WHO IMAGINATIVELY CONVEY THE KINDNESS MESSAGE AND CONNECT WITH STUDENTS IN CONTEMPORARY WAYS THAT KIDS FIND ENGAGING, (CONT. ON SCH. O)RELEVANT AND FUN. THEY SERVE AS POSITIVE AND AMAZINGLY "COOL" BEHAVIOR ROLE MODELS FOR STUDENTS. THE BE KIND BREAK ONLINE PROGRAM PROVIDES MONTHLY LANGUAGE ARTS, MATH, AND EXERCISE ACTIVITIES THAT COMBINE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT SKILLS WITH COMMON CORE STANDARDS-AVAILABLE FOR TEACHERS TO USE IN THEIR LESSON PLANS. DURING THE 2016-17 SCHOOL YEAR, THE PROGRAM OPERATED IN MULTIPLE MARKETS WITH A COMBINATION OF BE KIND CREW ASSEMBLIES, DIRECT DELIVERIES OF CLASSROOM KINDNESS KITS, TEACHER RECOGNITION PROGRAMS, AFTER SCHOOL CLASSES, ONLINE PROGRAMS, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS. THE ONLINE PROGRAM, THE BE KIND BREAK, EXPANDED TO INCLUDE LESSONS LINKING CHARACTER EDUCATION WITH ACADEMIC LESSONS IN: WRITING, READING, SCIENCE, STEM, MATH, SOCIAL STUDIES, AND CIVICS WAS OFFERED TO ANY TEACHER IN AMERICA, FREE OF CHARGE. THE REACH WAS TO ALL 50 STATES. NATIONAL WRITING AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION CONTESTS, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY PAY-IT-FORWARD TO SHOW CIVIC APPRECIATION WERE OFFERED TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO PRACTICE AND APPLY THEIR LEARNING. 114692 19541 BE FIT. BE HEALTHY. BE KIND.: KIDS AND THEIR WELL-BEING ARE PART OF THE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT. HEALTHY KIDS ARE BETTER STUDENTS - BETTER ABLE TO FOCUS. STUDENTS WHO HAVE LEARNED HOW TO CARE FOR THEMSELVES RESPONSIBLY CAN OPERATE FROM A POSITION OF PLENTY, RATHER THAN SCARCITY, MAKING THEM BETTER ABLE TO INVEST OF THEMSELVES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OTHER KIDS IN THE CLASS - HAVING A SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE EDUCATIONAL AND INTERPERSONAL ENVIRONMENT, AS WELL AS ON THEIR OWN SELF-CONFIDENCE THAT LEADS TO FURTHER SUCCESS. OVER 29,000 STUDENTS WERE REACHED WITH A COMBINATION OF SCHOOL BE KIND CREW ASSEMBLIES AND ONLINE MATERIALS. EVERY STUDENT RECEIVED A PEDOMETER AND A HEALTHY HABITS CHECKLIST (CONT. ON SCH. O) TO HELP FORM A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE APPROACH, ACCOUNTABILITY FOR DECISIONS, AND SELF CONFIDENCE.97% OF THESE SERVICES WERE PRESENTED IN TITLE 1 SCHOOLS, WHERE THE FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH PROGRAMS EXCEEDED 80%. THESE SCHOOLS ARE POSITIONED IN NEIGHBORHOODS WITH A GREATER THAN AVERAGE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS LIVING NEAR OR BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. RESEARCH HAS INDICATED THAT THERE IS A HIGH CORRELATION BETWEEN POVERTY, SELF ESTEEM, AND OBESITY, ESPECIALLY IN CHILDREN IN THEIR FORMATIVE YEARS. ACKNOWLEDGING TEACHERS CONTINUES IN THIS PROGRAM WITH THE OFFERING OF DESK EXERCISE BIKES FOR TEACHER LOUNGES IN SOME PROGRAMS. 1561 BE KIND AMERICA: 18 COMMUNITIES ACROSS AMERICA PARTICIPATED BY ISSUING MAYORAL PROCLAMATIONS TO SUPPORT SCHOOLS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH DURING BE KIND AMERICA MONTH. OVER 600 STUDENTS NATIONWIDE PARTICIPATED IN THE ESSAY CONTEST:"WHY KINDNESS IS IMPORTANT TO AMERICA." 834814 1 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 27 0 1 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 AZ X MARCIA MEYER 4809058576 2990 EAST NORTHERN AVENUE SUITE D PHOENIX AZ 85028 MARLENE WALTZ PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LISA JAMES VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARCIA MEYER TREASURER 40.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN FRY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH PREACH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA BURROUGHS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANA SHERMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GARY MILLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIM SCHULTZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARILYN POBIAK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN VOEHRINGER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RITA THOMAS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA FITZGERALD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WARREN SOBERG CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 30.00 X 10125 0 0 10125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 491950 6349 491950 SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES 711190 449290 449290 449290 18 18 40725 18266 22459 22459 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 17212 2212 15000 17212 980929 473961 0 15018 X 5296 5296 24750 24750 317064 295335 11541 10188 32156 26108 5803 245 2720 2720 252921 230759 81 22081 46683 44167 51 2465 15350 13 13884 1453 12934 5080 7767 87 18889 18889 73903 70354 1284 2265 7266 7266 12001 12001 EVENT & PROGRAM SUPPLIE 137778 135868 366 1544 DELIVERY FULFILLMENT 16218 9552 212 6454 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 7574 7574 STAFF TRAINING 5138 4053 1085 4369 655 3023 691 993010 834814 110723 47473 25989 10816 14826 18226 8172 22845 35111 1618 11194 56336 11724 44887 44612 128391 109905 17168 28413 1400 18568 28413 X 74823 81492 35000 0 109823 81492 128391 109905 -12081 -16250 0 X 0 0 0 X 454445 429105 296683 433407 467202 2080842 454445 429105 296683 433407 467202 2080842 1313622 767220 181 6 28 3 18 236 15000 15000 750 875 2212 3837 2099915 1006250 0.36540 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 750. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 875. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 2,212. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 56336 11724 44612 44612 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 BE FIT. BE HEALTHY. BE KIND.: KIDS AND THEIR WELL-BEING ARE PART OF THE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT. HEALTHY KIDS ARE BETTER STUDENTS - BETTER ABLE TO FOCUS. STUDENTS WHO HAVE LEARNED HOW TO CARE FOR THEMSELVES RESPONSIBLY CAN OPERATE FROM A POSITION OF PLENTY, RATHER THAN SCARCITY, MAKING THEM BETTER ABLE TO INVEST OF THEMSELVES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OTHER KIDS IN THE CLASS - HAVING A SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE EDUCATIONAL AND INTERPERSONAL ENVIRONMENT, AS WELL AS ON THEIR OWN SELF-CONFIDENCE THAT LEADS TO FURTHER SUCCESS. THIS PROGRAM WILL CONCENTRATE ON FOSTERING THIS TYPE OF SELF-CARE LEADING TO AN IMPROVED SCHOOL EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYONE. WE WILL DEVELOP AN ARRAY OF TOOLS AS THIS PROGRAM MATURES INCLUDING PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH A COMBINATION OF SCHOOL BE KIND CREW ASSEMBLIES AND ONLINE MATERIALS AS WELL AS A PEDOMETER AND A HEALTHY HABITS CHECKLIST TO HELP FORM A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE APPROACH, ACCOUNTABILITY FOR DECISIONS, AND SELF CONFIDENCE. WHILE WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS EVERYWHERE, IN OUR FIRST YEAR, 97% OF THESE SERVICES WERE PRESENTED IN TITLE 1 SCHOOLS, WHERE THE FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH PROGRAMS EXCEEDED 80%. THESE SCHOOLS ARE POSITIONED IN NEIGHBORHOODS WITH A GREATER THAN AVERAGE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS LIVING NEAR OR BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. RESEARCH HAS INDICATED THAT THERE IS A HIGH CORRELATION BETWEEN POVERTY, SELF ESTEEM, AND OBESITY, ESPECIALLY IN CHILDREN IN THEIR FORMATIVE YEARS. ACKNOWLEDGING TEACHERS CONTINUES IN THIS PROGRAM WITH THE OFFERING OF DESK EXERCISE BIKES FOR TEACHER LOUNGES IN SOME PROGRAMS. BE KIND AMERICAN, A SOCIAL CALL TO ACTION LAUNCHED IN NOVEMBER 2016, IS A NATIONAL STUDENT WRITING CONTEST AND COMMUNITY AWARENESS PROGRAM FOCUSED ON THE BENEFITS OF BEING KIND. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 MARLENE WALTZ AND MARCIA MEYER HAVE A FAMILY AND BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B NO COMMITTEES ARE ABLE TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FOUNDATION'S ACCOUNTANT PREPARES THE FORM 990, DELIVERS A DRAFT OF IT TO THE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER, WHO WILL DISTRIBUTE THE DRAFT TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD. MEMBERS WILL REVIEW AND SUGGEST REVISIONS. THE PRESIDENT WILL COMPILE ALL REVISIONS AND PRESENT THEM TO THE ACCOUNTANT. THE FINAL FORM 990 WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE. EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD RECEIVES THE FINAL FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EVERY YEAR EACH DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL OFFICER MUST SIGN A STATEMENT THAT THEY HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO COMPLY WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. AS ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARISE, THE DIRECTOR OR OFFICER MUST DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE OTHER DIRECTORS. DETERMINATION OF WHETHER OR NOT A CONFLICT ACTUALLY EXISTS IS DETERMINED BY THE UNCONFLICTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THE BOARD MEMBER WITH THE CONFLICT CANNOT BE PRESENT DURING THE DELIBERATION OR VOTE. IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT A CONFLICT EXISTS, THE CHAIRPERSON, IF APPROPRIATE, APPOINTS A DISINTERESTED PERSON OR COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT GIVING RISE TO THE CONFLICT. AFTER EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE, THE BOARD DETERMINES WHETHER THE ORGANIZATION CAN OBTAIN, WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS, A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS NOT REASONABLY POSSIBLE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES NOT PRODUCING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE BOARD WILL DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION IS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION WILL MAKE OUR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROGRAM FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 184,510. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 81. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 184,591. DEVELOPMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 20,594. TOTAL EXPENSES 20,594. BE KIND CREW: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 10,805. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 487. TOTAL EXPENSES 11,292. PROFESSIONAL AND CONTRACT LABOR: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 35,444. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,000. TOTAL EXPENSES 36,444.