2017-02-02T10:46:37-06:00 2016-09-30 521511275 RAFFA PC 1899 L STREET NW SUITE 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2015-10-01 526064548 FOR LOVE OF CHILDREN INC FORL 2024628686 1763 COLUMBIA RD NW 1ST FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20009 TIMOTHY PAYNE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2024628686 2017-02-02 1 FRANK H SMITH P00639053 2028225000 2017-02-02 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z TIMOTHY PAYNE 1763 COLUMBIA RD NW 1ST FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20009 1864910 0 X WWW.FLOCDC.ORG X 1965 DC TO TEACH, EMPOWER AND TRANSFORM CHILDREN TO BECOME CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. 14 14 45 408 0 0 1912004 1676048 73662 54203 30235 20390 22000 0 2037901 1750641 57986 56374 0 0 1290338 1109307 0 0 335016 724754 618950 2073078 1784631 -35177 -33990 1636602 1593769 196075 129756 1440527 1464013 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 527269 SCHOLARS PROGRAM - DURING SCHOOL YEAR 2015-2016, FLOC SCHOLARS SERVED A TOTAL OF 131 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL 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. THE SCHOLARS PROGRAM ALSO SUPPORTS FLOC STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THEIR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION. THIS PAST YEAR, FLOC SUPPORTED 45 STUDENTS WHO WERE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN A POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION. NEW IN THE 2015-16 SCHOOL YEAR, THE SCHOLARS PROGRAM STAFF DESIGNED THEME CURRICULUM WITH A FOCUS ON ENGAGING STUDENTS IN CURRENT SOCIETAL ISSUES TO DEVELOP THEIR OPINION AND VOICE. THE SCHOLARS PROGRAM IMPLEMENTED THREE FIVE-WEEK THEME SESSIONS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND TWO FIVE-WEEK THEME SESSIONS FOR HIGH SCHOOL, GRADES 6TH-10TH GRADE. 463615 NEIGHBORHOOD TUTORING PROGRAM - DURING THE 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR, THE NEIGHBORHOOD TUTORING PROGRAM (NTP) SERVED A TOTAL OF 259 STUDENTS ACROSS 9 DIFFERENT TUTORING PROGRAMS. NTP ALSO WORKED WITH AN ADDITIONAL 62 STUDENTS IN THE READING AND MATH SUMMER ACADEMIES PROGRAM RUN DURING THE SUMMER. 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. DURING THE 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR, NTP OFFERED SCHOOL YEAR-LONG PROGRAMS IN READING AND MATH. IF STUDENTS HAD NEED FOR BOTH READING AND MATH TUTORING, THEY COULD SIGN UP FOR BOTH. AS A RESULT, STUDENTS FELL INTO ONE OF THREE CATEGORIES WITH RESPECT TO THE CURRICULUM IN WHICH THEY WORKED: ONE GROUP OF STUDENTS RECEIVED SERVICES ONLY IN READING, ONE GROUP OF STUDENTS RECEIVED SERVICES ONLY IN MATH, AND ONE GROUP OF STUDENTS RECEIVED SERVICE IN BOTH READING AND MATH. ALL STUDENTS WERE ENCOURAGED TO PROCEED AT THEIR OWN PACE. TUTORS WERE REQUIRED TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE TRAINING IN THE CURRICULUM THEY WORKED WITH, AND EVALUATION WAS USED EXTENSIVELY TO ENSURE STEP MASTERY IN THE GRADIENT-BASED CURRICULA AND TO ASSESS STUDENTS' OVERALL GRADE EQUIVALENCY IMPROVEMENT. -STUDENTS MAINTAINED AN AVERAGE ATTENDANCE RATE OF 81.3%.-49%, MADE AT LEAST ONE YEAR OF IMPROVEMENT IN READING OR MATH. 27%, MADE AT LEAST TWO YEARS OF IMPROVEMENT IN READING OR MATH. 332204 54203 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 2015-16 SCHOOL YEAR, THE OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTER (OEC) SERVED A TOTAL OF 31 STUDENTS 17 AT CHARLES TOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND 14 AT HARPERS FERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL. THE FOCUS OF THE PROGRAM IS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHOICES, ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY, TEAMBUILDING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM OFFERS EXPERIENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES AND LESSONS THAT STUDENTS WOULD NOT OTHERWISE LEARN ABOUT IN THEIR TYPICAL SCHOOL CURRICULA. EVEN AS FLOC'S STUDENTS AGE OUT OF THE PROGRAM, THEY ALL EXPRESS INTEREST IN WANTING TO STAY INVOLVED IN THE PROGRAM IN SOME FORM.PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:-60% OF THE STUDENTS IMPROVED THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF GEOGRAPHY AND GLOBAL CULTURES AND TRADITIONS.-100% OF THE STUDENTS IMPROVED THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABLE LIVING PRACTICES. IN ADDITION, FLOC'S MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND CAMP FOR FREE AGAIN THIS SUMMER. THIS YEAR WE CONTINUED THE "NON-COGNITIVE CAMP" WITH OUR HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARS STUDENTS. THIS THREE-DAY CAMP ENCOMPASSED VARIOUS WORKSHOPS TO DEVELOP NON-COGNITIVE SKILLS SUCH AS OPTIMISM, PERSEVERANCE, ADAPTABILITY, AND INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY. FOLLOWING THE HIGH SCHOOL CAMP, 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 AGRICULTURE AND FORAGING FOR FOOD, SURVIVAL SKILLS, SHELTER BUILDING AND NAVIGATION. THE "ARTS ON THE MOUNTAIN CAMP" TOOK AN ARTISTIC APPROACH TO THE NATURAL SETTING, LEARNING ABOUT MUSIC, CRAFTS FROM RAW MATERIALS FOUND IN NATURE AND WOOD FIRE CERAMICS FROM A LOCAL POTTER. WRAPPING UP THE SUMMER WERE TWO "OFF-SITE" TRIPS CALLED THE "RIDGE TO RIVER CAMPS." THESE TRIPS ALLOWED STUDENTS TO PACK THEIR BELONGINGS AND PADDLE ON THE SHENANDOAH, 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. 56707 56374 FRED TAYLOR SCHOLARSHIP 56707 56374 1379795 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 8 0 1 45 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 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 CONNIE GOLLEHER CHAIR 1.50 X X 0 0 0 PETER NOTHSTEIN VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 COLIN KIMPEL SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KATE VOGT TREASURER 1.30 X X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE ANDERSON DIRECTOR - UNTIL 12/2015 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATT BLOCHER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTIAN CAMPAGNUOLO DIRECTOR - UNTIL 01/2016 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLARK DIXON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN P DOWNS DIRECTOR - UNTIL 09/2016 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF FERGUS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER HAHN DIRECTOR - UNTIL 09/2016 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM HORVATH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL JACKSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRITTANY OKAFOR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GISELLE POLE 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 FRED TAYLOR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY PAYNE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 102866 0 15415 DAVID WEAVER DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS 40.00 X 79518 0 1644 182384 0 17059 1 0 0 0 0 23452 1652596 1676048 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 900099 54203 54203 54203 20390 20390 114269 114269 0 0 1750641 54203 0 20390 56374 56374 205484 150004 24657 30823 745836 573049 32224 140563 6961 5464 67 1430 79016 60451 3934 14631 72010 54771 4227 13012 856 405 168 283 29998 14207 5873 9918 157286 76855 26772 53659 2311 2231 80 96457 62801 10703 22953 15901 7531 3113 5257 206186 176843 10990 18353 19079 12648 1721 4710 8736 4601 44 4091 6055 5016 229 810 1598 1491 27 80 52927 43216 9711 PROGRAM FOOD 15869 14214 718 937 VOLUNTEER EXPENSE 2828 2340 488 CURRICULUM 1786 1786 VEHICLES 1077 1077 52420 -65358 12938 1784631 1379795 69820 335016 4282 5627 31068 21469 405611 385875 8667 774 26409 57498 823364 530831 294131 292533 846900 810459 19534 19534 1636602 1593769 122130 78756 70000 50000 3945 1000 196075 129756 X 409263 531955 731264 632058 300000 300000 1440527 1464013 1636602 1593769 -33990 57476 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1366033 1658056 1730840 1912004 1676048 8342981 1366033 1658056 1730840 1912004 1676048 8342981 3501481 4841500 24123 27138 23788 30235 20390 125674 8468655 394535 0.57170 0.54930 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 304536 28809 23183 310162 342633 -17802 20295 304536 363185 19021 39573 342633 395906 23961 56682 363185 389941 40507 34542 395906 0.96720 0.03280 0 0 292533 292533 329967 329967 0 200864 200864 0 292533 SECURITY DEPOSITS 1000 1000 X 1813117 57476 5000 62476 1750641 0 1750641 1789631 5000 5000 1784631 0 1784631 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, 2016, MANAGEMENT DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 1 SCHOLARSHIPS 36 56374 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 11 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 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. THE LAST PERIOD A FULL COMPENSATION REVIEW WAS CONDUCTED FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OCCURRED 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.FLOCDC.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.