2017-11-15T16:59:00-07:00 2016-12-31 990 2016-01-01 451261970 FOTOKIDS INC FOTO 4155130567 Walt Trask 1333 Jones Street 1001 San Francisco CA 94109 Nancy McGirr President 4155130367 2017-11-15 190.104.115.34 2016 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z Ann Nancy McGirr P O Box 661447 Miami Springs FL 33266 220759 0 X www.fotokidsoriginal.org X 2012 CA For twentysix years, Fotokids originally under our fiscal sponsor the San Carlos Foundation has used photography, graphic design and media technology as a tool for self-expression, creativity, leadership and vocational training experience to hundreds of youths from poor rural and urban areas. The majority of our students, in addition to learning employable skills with Fotokids, receive scholarships to study in traditional schools from primary education through university. 7 7 0 0 0 0 186523 220759 0 0 44 0 0 0 186567 220759 134637 200275 0 0 12200 14000 2769 0 0 37440 1692 187046 215967 -479 4792 158582 163474 0 0 158582 163474 For twentysix years, Fotokids originally under our fiscal sponsor the San Carlos Foundation has used photography, graphic design and media technology as a tool for self-expression, creativity, leadership and vocational training experience to hundreds of youths from poor rural and urban areas. The majority of our students, in addition to learning employable skills with Fotokids, receive scholarships to study in traditional schools from primary education through university. 0 0 185942 57063 0 Primary and middle school Fotokids classes. Believing that it is essential to reach the children and formulate values before they are recruited by gangs Fotokids is adding 2 new classes for 4th to 6th graders in 2 dangerous barrios of Guatemala City, and Tierra Nueva. In Tierra Nueva our primary school program works with 60 children ages 9 thru 13 many of whose fathers were bus drivers assassinated during gang extortions. Since 2006 there have been over 500 bus drivers murdered.The class of 7- 11 year olds is taught by Marta Lopez, an original member of Fotokids (since the age of 5) who received her degree in education from the University del Valle. Marta now works during the week in educational outreach with a local non-profit, the Paiz Foundation. Our middle school group participated in the Adobe Youth Voices Program and each has profited from video training and created their own videos. Because hunger and malnutrition are a problem we added a lunch program in Tierra Nueva. Fotokids also pays scholarships for for primary, high school school and 1 university scholarship from this program. Also in Guatemala City we taught advanced classes to highschool girls in our Save Girls Program and gave an additional 2 university scholarships. 15400 15400 0 Santiago Atitlán- 1997 to present Our program in this poverty stricken Tzutuhil village began in 1997 as part of the above Under the Shadows project, that examined the effects of the war years on children in rural communities around the country. Some of the students who took part in the original program now work for the Commission on Human Rights and study journalism and law in university. Others, who received training in photography, digital story development and graphic design, went on to work for the organization's design studio, Jakaramba! Additional Tzutuhil Fotokids graduates serve as teachers in Santiago Atitlán, training young students from primary school onwards in the basics of photography, Photoshop and graphic design and critical thinking. They are part of the Fotokids scholarship program. Santiago Atitlán Fotokids has worked in this poor indigenous community since 1997. This year the students worked with international photography mentors to build up their portfolios. They continue to study contemporary art history and Adobe Illustrator and Indesign. A new program was added with 20-30 additional children (5th and sixth graders) who are studying the ecology of Lake Atitlan and trained as proactive leaders to spread environmental education. We presently work with 96 children and have instituted a lunch program and food distribution to families in crisis 10000 10000 0 Central Valley of California- Working with the Tulare school district Fotokids works with 75 children of farm workers in three elementary schools, a middle school and a high school. 3125 3125 0 We expanded the grant to Honduras' photography and graphic design environmental educational program GUARUMA with a scholarship program for youth in this isolated rural area of Honduras. Most if not all of these children would not have the resources to attend school without these scholarships. This program was founded by Fotokids in the year 2000 after the devastation form hurricane Mitch. Funding for this organization aside from Fotokids has come from the IAF and Global Fund for children.We just provide funding for the photography director who teaches classes to 70 students ages 9 through 17 and the scholarship program.Honduras Project: Fotokids' NGO in Honduras Guaruma works with communities living on the edge of a national park and uses photography and graphic design with communities to explore environmental education issues around the Cangrejal river watershed. Fotokids scholarship program has raised education levels from just 10% of young people continuing their education past the 6th grade primary, to 90%. Students have given lectures on ecology in over 50 rural Honduran schools, taught computers and photography in the school system, work as representatives with the National Park service, serve as professional guides on a nature trail they created and built, and designed and operated an interactive nature museum. Their award winning photographs have appeared in prestigious magazines such as Nature's best and Ranger Rick. A Guaruma student has been a finalist twice in the BBC Young Nature Photographers competition- 1500 1500 0 Fotokids programs for graduates and interns in design, photography, and video. This programs works withour teachers and graduates to provide advanced professional training to be used in tecahing the younger students. Graduates of the program have studied with international professionals in design, photography video animation and now work for Guatemalan TV Channel 3 as a cameraman, in an upscale design agency, as a photojournalist for a national newspaper, and with Fotokids design studio Jakaramba. Jakaramba participants have worked for many international NGO's and local businesses,designing web pages, shooting videos, and taking photographs. 4625 4625 0 215967 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 GT 0 0 1 1 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 CA X X X Ann McGirr or Walt Trask Treasurer 4155170579 Walt Trask 1333 Jones Street 1001 San Francisco CA 94109 Royce Nicolaison Vice President 2 X 0 0 0 Logan Robertson Secretary 5.00 X 0 0 0 Walter Trask Treasurer 4 X 0 0 0 Matt Strain Board member 2 X 0 0 0 Austin Lau Board member 2 X 0 0 0 Ann Nancy McGirr President 40 X 14000 0 0 Deborah O'Grady board member 2 2 X 0 0 0 14000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 105771 0 10000 104988 0 220759 0 0 0 0 0 105771 0 0 0 0 0 220759 0 0 0 10000 10000 190275 190275 0 0 14000 14000 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 0 330 330 0 0 1362 1362 0 0 0 0 0 0 215967 215967 0 0 47337 122293 111245 41181 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 158582 163474 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 158582 163474 0 0 0 0 158582 163474 158582 163474 4792 0 100 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 225982 193112 171815 186550 215967 993426 225982 193112 171815 186550 215967 993426 993426 993426 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 Central America and the Caribbean 0 0 Program Services The purpose of the grant to Fundación de Niños Artistas de Guatemala and GUARUMA Honduras is to provide both traditional academic education through scholarships and vocational training to assist students to find work in a depressed laboral economy 215967 0 0 215967 Central America and the Caribbean general support, computer and school supplies, scholarships, provision of food and teacher salaries 194692 money transfers and checks 0 1 1 Fotokids grants the Executive Director Evelyn Mansilla, a Guatemalan citizen $1,000 a mont fo rmanagement of the FundacIon de Niños artistas de Guatemala Central America and the Caribbean 1 12000 check 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 Fotokids closely monitors all spending by the Fundación de Niños Artistas de Guatemala, through monthly accounts, year end reporting and the fact that the CEO and founder resides in Guatemala and works closely on a weekly basis with our programs there. East Bay Gives 27685 0 27685 0 0 0 0 0 0 Giving Tuesday 38434 0 38434 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66119 0 66119 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66119 1 Step Up Youth Activities Grant Cutler Orosi School system (a Fotokids project) PO BOX 320 Three Rivers CA 93271 451261970 10000 0 The Cutler-Orosi Fotokids project works in collaboration with the school district's after-school programs to run six -8 week photography workshops at the three elementary schools, the middle school, and Orosi High School with children of agricultural workers All groups were facilitated with a Cutler-Orosi JUSD afterschool program staff member, along with a photographer who provided technical expertise. Students worked on assignments that promoted identity, self-expression, the rights of the child, visual literacy and critical thinking. Arts education can be a means of developing critical and creative thinking, as well as enhancing performance in academic subjects su 1 0 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 The grants in Fotokids U.S. program in California are monitored and overseen by Board member Logan Robertson who lives in the Central Valley and has worked with the Cutler Orosi school system. Written contracts and policies are in place and evaluated by the other Board members on an annual basis. Written monthly reports on students work, attendance, and adherence to curriculum and photos that were taken at each of the 5 schools are monitored by Ann McGirr Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The 990 is sent by email to each member of the Board of Directors for their approval before sending to the IRS Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Fotokids By-laws outline the Conflict of Interest policies and pproceduresDuty to Disclose. In connection with any actual or possible conflict of interest, an interested person must disclose the existence of the financial interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the directors and members of committees with governing board delegated powers considering the proposed transaction or arrangement. b. Determining Whether a Conflict of Interest Exists. After disclosure of the financial interest and all material facts, and after any discussion with the interested person, he/she shall leave the governing board or committee meeting while the determination of a conflict of interest is discussed and voted upon. The remaining board or committee members shall decide if a conflict of interest exists. c. Procedures for Addressing the Conflict of Interest. An interested person may make a presentation at the governing board or committee meeting, but after the presentation, he/she shall leave the meeting during the discussion of, and the vote on, the transaction or arrangement involving the possible conflict of interest. The chairperson of the governing board or committee shall, if appropriate, appoint a disinterested person or committee to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement. After exercising due diligence, the governing board or committee shall determine whether the corporation 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 governing board or committee shall determine by a majority vote of the disinterested directors whether the transaction or arrangement is in the corporation's best interest, for its own benefit, and whether it is fair and reasonable. In conformity with the above determination, it shall make its decision as to whether to enter into the transaction or arrangement. d. Violations of the Conflicts of Interest Policy. If the governing board or committee has reasonable cause to believe a member has failed to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interest, it shall inform the member of the basis for such belief and afford the member an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose. If, after hearing the member's response and after making further investigation as warranted by the circumstances, the governing board or committee determines the member has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it shall take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action. Section 4. Records of Board and Board Committee Proceedings Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 Ann Nancy McGirr the CEO and founder of Fotokids receives a monthly stipend for her 40+ hours of work with the organization funded by Fotokids in Guatemala, Fundación de Niños Artistas, and also for fundraising and filling out tax and any legal forms, etc. For this she receives a stipend of $1000 a month and this was again approved and appraised in January 2016 and again during the July 11, 2017 Board meeting according to all legal requisites in the Fotokids by-laws. Ms McGirr received $14,000 total in 2016 due to accrual of stipends. She reports this as income on her Fed tax forms. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 All documents are made available on reuquest and published by the State of California Does not apply