SILICON SCHOOLS FUND INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
SILICON SCHOOLS FUND INC (EIN 45-4860788)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-09-28
IRS object ID
201732719349301023
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2017-09-28T13:04:57-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN941254756PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HOOD & STRONG LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1275 BATTERY ST STE 900AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94111ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN454860788EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SILICON SCHOOLS FUND INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSILIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5103507263PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15858 HORTON STREET NO 451AddressLine1Txt
CityEMERYVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94608ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRIAN GREENBERGPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone5103507263PhoneNum
Signature2017-09-22SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMAGA E KISRIEVPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01008919PTIN
Phone4157810793PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address12.201.129.210IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2017-09-22IPDt
IP Tm17:40:15IPTm
IP TimezonePDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerBRIAN GREENBERGPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15858 HORTON STREET NO 451AddressLine1Txt
CityEMERYVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94608ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$14,325,314GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.SILICONSCHOOLS.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2012FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionWE PROVIDE SEED FUNDING FOR NEXT GENERATION SCHOOLS IN THE BAY AREA.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body4VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent3VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee3TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers3TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$5,673,831PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$11,324,764CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$5,537PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$85,752CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$913CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$5,679,368PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$11,411,429CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$3,435,000PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$4,286,500CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$646,022PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$87,528CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$194,133PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$278,298CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,275,155PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,397,180CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,404,213PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$6,014,249CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$9,778,953TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$15,736,712TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$349,160TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$327,943TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$9,429,793NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$15,408,769NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionOUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH FINDING, FUNDING, AND SUPPORTING CUTTING-EDGE BLENDED LEARNING SCHOOLS IN THE BAY AREA OF CALIFORNIA. THE SCHOOLS IN OUR PORTFOLIO SERVE AS LABS OF INNOVATION AND PROOF POINTS FOR THE BROADER FIELD ABOUT WHAT IS POSSIBLE IN NEXT GENERATION SCHOOLS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$5,165,325ExpenseAmt
Grant$4,286,500GrantAmt
Revenue$913RevenueAmt
DescSILICON SCHOOLS FUND (SSF) CONDUCTED A DUE DILIGENCE AND GRANT-MAKING PROGRAM FOCUSED ON PROVIDING SEED FUNDING TO EXCELLENT SCHOOLS IMPLEMENTING NEXT GENERATION LEARNING MODELS. IN 2016, SILICON SCHOOLS FUND MADE GRANTS TO 23 ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL USE THE FUNDING TO SUPPORT 25 SCHOOLS AND RELATED EFFORTS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$5,165,325TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document18IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee3EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members4GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member3IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CAITRIN WRIGHTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5103507263PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15858 HORTON STREET NO 451AddressLine1Txt
CityEMERYVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94608ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JOHN FISHER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL HORN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA SOBRATO SONSINI
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN GREENBERG
CEO50.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$326,377$0$35,655
CAITRIN WRIGHT
PARTNER50.00$188,015$0$23,814Yes (X)
ROB SCHWARTZ
PARTNER50.00$163,996$0$31,558Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$678,388TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$91,027TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K3IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$480TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$480ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,999,157SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,913,885SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$85,272SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$85,272TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$85,272ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUS INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$913RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$913OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$11,411,429TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$913RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$85,752ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,286,500TotalAmt
Program Services$4,286,500ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$798,380TotalAmt
Program Services$658,749ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$62,098ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$77,533FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,002TotalAmt
Program Services$28,242ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,778ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,982FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$482TotalAmt
Management And General$482ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,634TotalAmt
Management And General$4,634ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,744TotalAmt
Program Services$7,564ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,735ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$445FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,462TotalAmt
Program Services$4,855ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,265ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$342FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,269TotalAmt
Program Services$41,057ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,106ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,106FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,607TotalAmt
Program Services$32,877ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$1,730FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$99,069TotalAmt
Program Services$99,069ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,621TotalAmt
Management And General$1,621ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
BANK CHARGES$8,218$8,218
HUMAN RESOURCE SERVICE$4,680$390$3,900$390
GIFTS$2,512$2,512

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,397,180TotalAmt
Program Services$5,165,325ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$144,327ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$87,528FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,190,445BOYAmt
EOY$5,841,915EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,561,683BOYAmt
EOY$8,586,097EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$1,125,000EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$587BOYAmt
EOY$28,630EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$12,584LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$7,700LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,407BOYAmt
EOY$4,884EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$125,355EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,831BOYAmt
EOY$24,831EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,778,953BOYAmt
EOY$15,736,712EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$49,160BOYAmt
EOY$76,443EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$300,000BOYAmt
EOY$251,500EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$349,160BOYAmt
EOY$327,943EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,429,793BOYAmt
EOY$14,283,769EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$1,125,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,429,793BOYAmt
EOY$15,408,769EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,778,953BOYAmt
EOY$15,736,712EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$6,014,249ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$35,273NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,506,729CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,177,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,428,665CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,673,831CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,324,764CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$31,110,989TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,506,729CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,177,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,428,665CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,673,831CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,324,764CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$31,110,989TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$14,028,166SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$17,082,823PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$94CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,534CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,644CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,537CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$480CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,289TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$31,126,278TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$15,226GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.54880PublicSupportCY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$5,397,180FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$5,397,180FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$419,859FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$104,965FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$278,739CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$317,681CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$363,758CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$419,859CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,380,037TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$2,070,056LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$69,685CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$79,420CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$90,940CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$104,965CurrentYearAmt
Total$345,010TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$517,515GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,742OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,335DepreciationAmt
Book Value$407BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,842OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,365DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,477BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$4,884TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,376,156TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$35,273NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$35,273RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$11,411,429RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$11,411,429TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,397,180TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,397,180ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,397,180TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE FUND IS A PUBLIC BENEFIT CHARITABLE CORPORATION AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES ON RELATED INCOME UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND FROM CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE AND/OR INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 23701D OF THE REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED THE FUND'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT THE FUND HAD MAINTAINED ITS TAX EXEMPT STATUS AND HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRED ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. SHOULD THE FUND INCUR INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATING TO TAX UNCERTAINTIES, SUCH AMOUNTS WOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A COMPONENT OF INTEREST EXPENSE AND OPERATING EXPENSE, RESPECTIVELY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (23 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
ALPHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
1601 CUNNINGHAM AVESAN JOSECA95122271881962501(C)(3)$20,000SUPPORT PRINCIPALS' ATTENDANCE AT RELAY TRAINING
KIPP BAY AREA
1404 FRANKLIN STREET SUITE 500OAKLANDCA94612205010766501(C)(3)$50,000SUPPORT FOR KIPP EXCELENCIA
NAVIGATOR SCHOOLS
277 IOOF AVEGILROYCA95020274238843501(C)(3)$140,000SUPPORT OF HPS AND THE ORGANIZATION'S BUSINESS PLANNING
BUILDING EXCELLENT SCHOOLS INC
31 MILK STREET 6TH FLOORBOSTONMA02109352194153501(C)(3)$400,000SUPPORT OF TWO ENTREPRENEURS WORKING TO LAUNCH SCHOOLS
OAKLAND PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND
PO BOX 27148OAKLANDCA94602432014630501(C)(3)$10,000SUPPORT FOR OAKLAND PROMISE
SUMMIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
455 5TH AVENUEREDWOOD CITYCA94063262034843501(C)(3)$400,000SUPPORT FOR SUMMIT TAM AND SUMMIT K2
GROWTH PUBLIC SCHOOLS
746 N 3RD STREETSAN JOSECA95112474456355501(C)(3)$100,000SUPPORT FOR THE LAUNCH OF GROWTH'S FIRST SCHOOL
IPSO SCHOOLS
135 HARVARD AVEMILL VALLEYCA94941475675434501(C)(3)$100,000SUPPORT FOR PLANNING FOR IPSO'S SCHOOL MODEL
OXFORD DAY ACADEMY
1085 SANTA CRUZ AVE APT 3MENLO PARKCA94025474929970501(C)(3)$100,000SUPPORT FOR THE LAUNCH OF OXFORD DAY ACADEMY
ENVISION EDUCATION
436 14TH STREET SUITE 920OAKLANDCA94612943394659501(C)(3)$300,000SUPPORT FOR ENVISION'S FIRST MIDDLE SCHOOL
CHARTHOUSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
150 N WIGET SUITE 203WALNUT CREEKCA94598471506069501(C)(3)$150,000SUPPORT FOR THE LAUNCH OF CONTRA COSTA SCHOOL OF THE PERFORMING ARTS
DONORSCHOOSEORG
134 W 37TH ST FLOOR 11NEW YORKNY10018134129457501(C)(3)$271,500SUPPORT FOR PARTNERSHIP TO PROVIDE INCENTIVES FOR TEACHER PD AND PROJECTS
EAST BAY INNOVATION ACADEMY
3400 MALCOLM AVEOAKLANDCA94605462428863501(C)(3)$200,000SUPPORT FOR EBIA'S HIGH SCHOOL
INNOVATE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
150 ALMADEN BLVDSAN JOSECA95113462155826501(C)(3)$235,000SUPPORT FOR INNOVATE'S COACHING AND SUPPORT FOR TWO ENTREPRENEURS
ROCKETSHIP EDUCATION
350 TWIN DOLPHIN DRIVE SUITE 109REDWOOD CITYCA94065204040597501(C)(3)$500,000SUPPORT FOR THE LAUNCH OF RISING STARS AND FUTURO ACADEMY
LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL
444 HEGENBERGER RDOAKLANDCA94621943370410501(C)(3)$100,000SUPPORT FOR LIGHTHOUSE LODESTAR
ASPIRE UNIVERSITY INC
2946 BROADWAY STREETREDWOOD CITYCA94062474649648501(C)(3)$200,000SUPPORT FOR ASPIRE'S RESIDENCY PROGRAM
RELAY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
40 WEST 20TH STREET 7TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10011275316628501(C)(3)$200,000SUPPORT FOR RELAY'S OPERATIONS IN THE BAY AREA
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY HALL SUITE 2100 1 LMULOS ANGELESCA90045951643334501(C)(3)$125,000SUPPORT FOR LMU'S TRAINING PARTNERSHIP WITH TFA BAY AREADRIVE
MILPITAS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
1331 E CALAVERAS BLVDMILPITASCA95035770289955MUSD$85,000SUPPORT FOR RUSSELL MIDDLE SCHOOL
YU MING CHARTER SCHOOL
1086 ALCATRAZ AVEOAKLANDCA94608274260393501(C)(3)$100,000SUPPORT FOR THE LAUNCH OF YU MING'S MIDDLE SCHOOL
CALIBER SCHOOLS
PO BOX 5282RICHMONDCA94805461219795501(C)(3)$300,000SUPPORT FOR CALIBER CHANGEMAKERS
DESIGN TECH HIGH SCHOOL
1800 ROLLINS DRIVEBURLINGAMECA94030463705620501(C)(3)$200,000SUPPORT FOR THE OPERATIONS OF DESIGN TECH
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org24Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAT THE OUTSET, OUR ORGANIZATION AND ANY GRANTEE SIGNS A GRANT AGREEMENT WHICH INCLUDES A COMMITMENT TO ACCOUNTABILITY METRICS FOR THE GRANT FUNDS. OUR ORGANIZATION HAS CHECK-INS WITH GRANTEES AT LEAST 2 TIMES A YEAR TO DISCUSS THE WORK IN PROGRESS VS. THE GRANT'S GOALS. AT THE END OF THE YEAR THE ORGANIZATION MUST SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT THAT REPORTS ON THE WORK DONE VS. THE GOALS AGREED UPON AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GRANT. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO MUST SUBMIT ITS FINANCIALS TO DEMONSTRATE THE USE OF FUNDS AND THE ACTUAL VS. BUDGETED FINANCIALS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
BRIAN GREENBERG
CEO$270,377$0$56,000$0$0$0$10,600$0$25,055$0$362,032$0$0$0
CAITRIN WRIGHT
PARTNER$183,015$0$5,000$0$0$0$7,521$0$16,293$0$211,829$0$0$0
ROB SCHWARTZ
PARTNER$154,996$0$9,000$0$0$0$6,560$0$24,998$0$195,554$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS, AND THE CEO AND AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CUPON AFFILIATION WITH THE ORGANIZATION, EMPLOYEES/BOARD MEMBERS ARE GIVEN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY TO REVIEW AND THEN DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS. ALL AFFILIATED PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED AND REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO THE BOARD AS THEY ARISE. ALL AFFILIATED PEOPLE ARE REQUIRED ANNUALLY TO REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND SIGN A STATEMENT AFFIRMING THEY UNDERSTAND THE POLICY, AGREE TO COMPLY, AND DISCLOSE ANY NEW POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15BASE COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED BY FIRST DEFINING A SET OF CLOSELY COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND ROLES. INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS REGARDING THEIR COMPENSATION STRUCTURE FOR RELEVANT POSITIONS. IN ADDITION, BENCHMARKING WAS CONDUCTED USING 990'S OF A BROADER SET OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ALSO COMPARABLE TO SILICON SCHOOLS FUND. THE BOARD WAS PRESENTED WITH THIS INFORMATION IN PREPARATION FOR MAKING AN INITIAL COMPENSATION DECISION FOR KEY EMPLOYEES. THE EMPLOYEE'S UNIQUE SKILLS AND PREVIOUS COMPENSATION WAS ALSO TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. ANNUAL REVIEWS OF COMPENSATION ARE COMPLETED BY THE BOARD TO DETERMINE THE FUTURE YEAR'S BASE SALARY AND CURRENT YEAR BONUS. SALARY DECISIONS ARE BASED ON ANNUAL REVIEWS OF BENCHMARK SALARY DATA AND BONUS DECISIONS ARE BASED ON REVIEWS OF EMPLOYEES' PERFORMANCE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF TIME SET FORTH IN SEC. 6104(D).

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