2017-08-01T21:17:33-07:00 2016-12-31 990 2016-01-01 330724044 AMERICA ON TRACK AMER 7145317144 PO Box 4141 Tustin CA 927814141 Claire Braeburn Executive Director 7145317144 2017-07-22 64.183.109.228 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Claire Braeburn PO Box 4141 Tustin CA 927814141 1154988 0 X www.AmericaOnTrack.org X 1995 CA Serving more than 15,000 Orange County children and families each year, America On Track breaks the cycle of poverty, incarceration and hopelessness through long-term youth development, education and life-enhancing programs. America On Track, an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, was founded in 1995 to fill identified service delivery gaps in the fields of human services, education, health & fitness, and violence & drug use prevention throughout Orange County. The mission of America On Track is to inspire Brighter Futures by building youth leaders, supporting families, and strengthening communities through life-transforming programs. Our vision is to create more vibrant communities by addressing social inequities and health disparities through evidence-based programs that focus on leadership development, mentoring, academic achievement, fitness & nutrition, and drug use prevention. Our motto is: Creating Brighter Futures for Communities & Youth since 1995! 11 9 12 206 0 0 950287 1102866 0 0 1552 1361 0 0 951839 1104227 4615 34250 0 0 514515 567813 0 24800 30260 373707 383073 892837 1009936 59002 94291 929245 995428 79494 51386 849751 944042 Serving more than 15,000 Orange County children and families each year, America On Track breaks the cycle of poverty, incarceration and hopelessness through long-term youth development, education and life-enhancing programs. America On Track (AOT), an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, was founded in 1995 to fill identified service delivery gaps in the fields of human services, education, health & fitness, and violence & drug use prevention throughout Orange County. The mission of America On Track is to inspire Brighter Futures by building youth leaders, supporting families, and strengthening communities through life-transforming programs. Our vision is to create more vibrant communities by addressing social inequities and health disparities through evidence-based programs that focus on leadership development, mentoring, academic achievement, fitness & nutrition, and drug use prevention. Our motto is: Creating Brighter Futures for Communities & Youth since 1995! 0 0 258689 0 0 America On Track continued to implement a Tobacco Prevention Project (an innovative, comprehensive, community-based program that is being implemented in the North Region of Orange County - funded by the Orange County Health Care Agency).Our goal is to report a stabilization and/or reduction in the prevalence of tobacco use among the youth population. This project includes, among numerous other objectives, working with 4 target high schools, conducting tobacco and e-cigarette prevention education presentations to over 1,600 high school students, developing meaningful and active youth task forces at each high school, and conducting town hall meetings with parents from each of the 4 high schools. Also, the project includes working with 270 tobacco retailers in the high school catchment areas and partnering with law enforcement to assess illegal sales to youth as well as educating the merchants on youth access laws, developing and institutionalizing a 5 Star Merchant reward program and a Social Sources awareness campaign. 160566 0 0 Since 2010, America On Track has been implementing two consecutive 5-year grants from the California Tobacco Control Project (CTCP), California Department of Public Health to reduce secondhand smoke exposure in Orange County. These efforts focus on voluntary and legislated policy work in the arenas of Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing, Smoke-Free Recreational Areas, Smoke-Free Outdoor Dining, Smoke-Free Residential Child Care Centers, and a new Smoke-Free Homes project in partnership with Emory University. 167011 0 0 America On Track was awarded a 4-year grant (2013-2017) from the County of Orange Health Care Agency, Nutrition Services to provide direct nutrition education classes to adults and children who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and who subsist below the federal poverty level in various key locations in Orange County. EVALUATION RESULTS: In 2016, AOT staff conducted 342 nutrition education presentations to 2,735 unduplicated low-income adults and youth as well as to 3,728 repeat individuals who participated in a series of 2-5 classes. Altogether, AOT conducted nutrition education classes for a total of 6,463 SNAP-Ed Eligible individuals. 103547 34250 0 America On Track's Emerging Leaders program is a unique, multi-faceted afterschool program designed to inspire today's youth to become tomorrow's leaders through a focus on the development of strong leadership and public speaking skills in order to help create a brighter future. It is a huge time commitment because it pairs outstanding teens with 4th through 6th grade students in a very structured afterschool program that requires weekly attendance from 2:30 pm to 6:30 pm throughout the entire school year (30 sessions). America On Track staff members lead the program that provides the following components: Leadership Training, effective Public Speaking Skills Coaching, Training on How to Become a Successful Mentor, Social & Character Development, Nutrition Education, Music Appreciation as well as Fitness & Recreation, and much more. The teen leaders participate in the leadership process provided by America On Track, and their many talents and skills are incorporated into various components of the program. The teens receive intensive and ongoing training and are coached to assist in presenting lessons. It is a synergistic approach to developing future leaders. Our Emerging Leaders program is designed to benefit the teens and the elementary school students as well as our communities. 180624 0 0 America On Track's Brighter Futures for Children of Prisoners program is a holistic and multi-faceted comprehensive approach to helping the most vulnerable children of Orange County. For 14 years now, the successes of our Brighter Futures program for children of prisoners has been based on 5 interwoven components: a one-on-one mentoring program with trained and carefully selected adults who meet with their mentees every week for 2 hours per week; STEM workshops on a quarterly basis to promote a useful and fun approach to science; a "College Is For Me Too" summer educational/inspirational camp at a college campus to demonstrate that college is attainable and enjoyable, free age-appropriate books, and special outing. Additionally, nutritional seminars and wraparound services are provided to the guardians. Since the cost of incarceration is now 89 billion dollars per year nationwide and Orange County is #7 in the Nation in prison population, and 1 of every 5 CA discretionary dollars goes to incarceration, this is a problem of great magnitude. The children of incarcerated parents (over 20,000 in OC alone) who did not choose these parents are predicted to follow in their footsteps if they do not receive support and guidance. AOT is the only nonprofit in OC providing comprehensive services to these "forgotten" children. 34965 0 0 Physical Education Program (PEP): In October 2016, America On Track received another 3-year Carol M. White Physical Education Program grant to implement the On Track through Fitness & Nutrition project, a comprehensive physical activity, health, and nutrition program to directly serve 5,000 K-8 students in Buena Park, CA to help them meet State Standards. AOT, with seven collaborative community partners, is using promising new strategies as well as existing past proven strategies from two prior successful PEP grants (2007-10 and 2011-14) to address critical gaps as well as enhance health and fitness services at ten schools. The partnering local education agency is the Centralia Elementary School District (CESD), which consists of eight elementary schools enrolling over 4,500 students in grades K - 6. Additionally, two K - 8 Catholic elementary schools of the Diocese of Orange (St. Pius V and St. Justin Martyr, with approximately 500 students), which are within the CESD catchment area, are also being served. AOT is providing and coordinating intensive, evidence-based services that offer multiple opportunities for vigorous physical activity and health education. The overall project goal is to improve the children's physical fitness by undertaking instruction in physical education activities, healthy eating habits, and good nutrition, with an ultimate goal of creating life-long healthier habits. 319136 34250 0 905402 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X X America On Track 7145317144 600 W Santa Ana Blvd Santa Ana CA 92701 Don Crevier Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Mike Kilbride Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Pat Ross Chairman of the Board 2 0 X 0 0 0 Mike Chilleen Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Tom Creato Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Mike Lake Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Claire Braeburn Exec Director/CEO 55 0 X X X 99000 0 7615 Terry Thompson President 55 0 X X X 99000 0 0 Jerry Jordan Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Suzy Burt Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Steve Weber Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 198000 0 7615 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 148787 0 650833 303246 74626 1102866 0 1361 1361 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50761 148787 50761 0 0 0 0 1104227 1361 0 0 0 0 34250 34250 0 0 0 0 198951 184030 10942 3979 0 0 0 0 259265 259265 0 0 9482 8918 403 161 59898 56501 2426 971 40217 38908 960 349 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13750 0 13750 0 0 0 0 0 24800 24800 0 0 0 0 53150 35000 18150 0 2750 2750 0 0 40254 25054 15200 0 8601 7311 1290 0 0 0 0 0 74880 67201 7679 0 9276 7485 1791 0 0 0 0 0 30261 30261 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16699 16699 0 0 15868 14185 1683 0 Subcontractors (as required by grants) 13560 13560 0 0 Program Supplies 86159 86159 0 0 Equipment Rental & Maintenance 17865 17865 0 0 1009936 905402 74274 30260 49304 41855 627174 803284 0 0 229846 117658 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 181905 149274 22921 32631 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 929245 995428 79494 51386 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 79494 51386 X 849751 944042 0 0 0 0 849751 944042 929245 995428 94291 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 979730 828918 958525 776688 879454 4423315 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 979730 828918 958525 776688 879454 4423315 4423315 1864 1666 1493 1552 1362 7937 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4431252 0.99821 0.99767 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 142647 0 113642 29005 39258 0 35632 3626 32631 1154989 0 0 0 50762 50762 1104227 0 0 0 1104227 1060698 0 0 0 50762 50762 1009936 0 0 0 1009936 Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2d Gross Income from Golf Tournament and Wine Event fundraisers. Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2d Direct Expenses from Golf Tournament and Wine Event fundraisers. X X X 1 Orange Door Consulting 10341 Los Alamitos Blvd Los Alamitos CA 90720 Helps organization research, write and submit grant requests to private and corporate foundations. 0 27500 20000 7500 27500 20000 7500 CA Golf Tournament 153961 100353 53608 1000 1101 15560 10567 0 6474 Wine Event 45587 29527 16060 0 225 3127 6003 0 6705 0 199548 129880 69668 1000 1326 18687 16570 0 13179 50762 18906 1 College Scholarship 2 4250 0 Cash n/a The Alexander Sasha Terzich Memorial Scholarship 1 30000 0 Cash n/a Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 America On Track awards college scholarships to qualifying teen mentors in our Emerging Leaders program. Several factors are taken into consideration when selecting scholarship recipients. The awards are based on: attendance, attitude, active participation, and commitment, among other factors. The students can only redeem their scholarships once they show proof of full-time enrollment at an institution of higher education. Additionally, America On Track partners with 24 Hour Restoration and Construction to implement The Alexander Sasha Terzich Memorial Scholarship which is organized for the purpose of recognizing the talent of young adults who are interested in furthering their education and who have a dedication to themselves and the betterment of the communities in which they live. The scholarship provides funds for students from varying backgrounds who are in entering into high school, trade or technical school or undergraduate programs to further their education. Qualifications are: 1. Residency in the United States of America - the student or someone in the student's immediate family must have derived the majority of his or her income from a service or construction business owned by 24 Hour Restoration & Construction; 2. GPA of 3.0; 3. Extracurricular activities indicative of potential for success, self improvement, leadership and development; and 4. Volunteering at the annual Orange County Basket Brigade event. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 The Executive Director and Co-Founder is the daughter of the President and Co-Founder. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Chairman of the Board, who is also a CPA and head of the Finance Committee, reviews the 990 and then it is forwarded to the entire Board of Directors via email for their review and comments. It is approved at the next Board of Directors meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Board members complete and sign America On Track's Conflict of Interest form when they join the Board and then again annually during the first Board meeting of the year. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The Board of Directors reviews and approves the compensation for the President and the Executive Director. The Board members use data as to comparable compensation for similarly qualified persons in functionally comparable positions at similarly situated organizations. The process is documented in the meeting minutes. This process was last undertaken in 2010. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization makes it governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request. Whenever possible, said documents are provided in electronic form and sent via email. At the time of the original 990 due date, the organization was having its financial statements audited and they were not yet finished. Therefore, in order to ensure that the information on the 990 matched the audited financial statements from its CPA firm, the organization waited to submit the 990 until the audited financial statements were completed.