2017-03-31T14:22:26-05:00 2016-06-30 621073578 FRASIER DEAN & HOWARD PLLC 3310 West End Ave Ste 550 Nashville TN 37203 990 2015-07-01 620477728 MARTHA O'BRYAN CENTER INC MART 6152541791 711 SOUTH 7TH STREET NASHVILLE TN 37206 MARSHA EDWARDS CEO 6152541791 2017-03-29 1 Sara G Moon P00034774 6153836592 X 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z MARSHA EDWARDS 711 SOUTH 7TH STREET NASHVILLE TN 37206 11677307 0 1 X www.marthaobryan.org X 1951 TN MARTHA O'BRYAN CENTER, ON A FOUNDATION OF CHRISTIAN FAITH, EMPOWERS CHILDREN, YOUTH AND ADULTS TO TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES THROUGH EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT. 23 23 315 544 0 0 6782095 5834979 3711678 5731291 1375 -14457 41724 109313 10536872 11661126 40105 31956 0 0 6754000 8854651 0 0 228765 2418570 3325224 9212675 12211831 1324197 -550705 6069385 5621483 758876 861679 5310509 4759804 X ON A FOUNDATION OF CHRISTIAN FAITH, THE MARTHA O'BRYAN CENTER EMPOWERS CHILDREN, YOUTH AND ADULTS IN POVERTY TO TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES THROUGH WORK, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND FELLOWSHIP. 0 0 6155094 5547872 East End Preparatory (509 served)East End Preparatory (our inaugural K-8 charter school) centers on academic achievement and fosters a college-going culture among students. Teachers partner with students to cultivate scholarship, citizenship, and leadership, beginning the road to college in kindergarten. In 2015-16, East End Preparatory served 509 K-4 students and will continue to add one grade per year until it spans grades K-8 in 2019.Last school year, East End Preparatory scholars continued to excel academically and took another important step toward college readiness. 80% of 3rd graders scored proficient or advanced in Math (6th best in the district) and 91% scored proficient or advanced in Science (4th best in the district) on the TN Comprehensive Assessment Program assessment. Results like these will ensure that college attainment and success become the rule rather than the exception in our community, giving voice to the next generation.Explore! Community School (96 served)Explore! Community School (our second K-8 charter school) opened in August 2015 and served 96 kindergarten students during the 2015-16 school year, using project-based learning to foster culturally diverse perspectives, a college-bound culture, and community-driven parent engagement. Explore's mission is to engage students in authentic learning experiences that help them develop a love for learning, improve critical-thinking and communication skills, and master the academic and social-emotional building blocks needed for high school, college, and career success. 1345733 11210 Academic Student Unions (824 served)Our two High School Academic Student Unions Top Floor at Stratford High and College Zone at Maplewood High provide students with year-round academic case management, subject-specific tutoring, homework help, ACT prep, small-group counseling, computer literacy courses, job training workshops, paid work experiences, college visits, and STEM and arts enrichment activities. Our model is unique to Nashville and innovative in its approach located on-site at Stratford and Maplewood, designed to cultivate graduation and college attainment among vulnerable students, and replicable in a variety of settings.Programming is open to all students during the school day, after school, and during fall, spring, and summer breaks. Depending on the level of support needed for success, a student may enroll in daily programming or access specific services as needed. Rather than tell students when to attend and what to do while present, we focus on building a culture that compels students to participate regularly. With this approach, we have raised the bar for our students and community. Achievements from 2016 include:ACT Scores: 242 of our participants prepared for and completed the ACT assessment. Since 2010, we have helped increase ACT scores at a rate 3.0 times that of the district average.Graduation Rate: 98.2% of our participants graduated on time (295 of 300). Since we began programming, Stratford's graduation rate has increased from 65% to 82% and Maplewood's graduation rate has increased from 68% to 82%.College Enrollment Rate: 247 students applied for and received acceptance to college. This represents 62% of Stratford's senior class and 56% of Maplewood's senior class. Both schools had rates in the 30th percentile before we began programming.Financial Aid: Students received $11 million dollars in grants and scholarships, placing Stratford and Maplewood at 5th and 6th in the district regarding financial aid received.In August 2016, we opened our first Middle School Academic Student Union at Stratford STEM Middle (formerly Bailey STEM Magnet Middle) to more comprehensively support students transitioning from middle to high school. The transition to high school is often rife with potential challenges, marking a time when schools shift focus from teaching and nurturing the whole child to instructing students on academic content in a more limited, competitive, and socially comparative way (Roeser, Strobel, & Quihuis, 2002). Knowing this, our staff will help students proactively address academic and social-emotional gaps to ensure they are properly prepared to matriculate. Programming includes academic interventions and case management, college prep workshops, social-emotional support, service learning projects, and extracurricular activities.Post-Secondary Success (152 served)Post-Secondary Success provides low-income, first-generation college students with persistence coaching, mentorship, and wrap-around service referrals throughout their post-secondary careers to ensure successful transitions, retention, and degree attainment. Post-Secondary Success Coaches partner with participants upon enrollment to assess needs, outline services, and develop an Action Plan. Depending on the level of support required for success, a participant may enroll in core case management or access specific services as needed. All students partner with their coach to complete administrative paperwork, select courses, cultivate study habits, and build relationships with on-campus advocates, and our 100 case managed participants also meet with their coach monthly to review progress toward goals and discuss grades. Participants who need a positive role model are matched with a volunteer mentor, who commits to speaking with their mentee by phone weekly and meeting with them face-to-face monthly to help them experience consistent success and build confidence.Chapter Two (129 served)Chapter Two provides workforce skills development, education support, career mentorship, case management, and wrap-around service referrals to out-of-school youth ages 17-24, preparing them for success in the 21st Century economy. Throughout the year, our Success Coaches teach occupational skills training workshops, help participants build career pathways, schedule participants for job shadowing opportunities, assist participants in securing internships, and refer participants to appropriate academic supports. This prepares participants for an eight-week Paid Work Experience, where they apply the skills they've learned in real-life situations. As participants gain employment, Success Coaches provide 12 months of follow-up case management to ensure retention. In 2015, Chapter Two staff began serving families living in the Napier/Sudekum community in addition to our work in Cayce Place. 1055141 20746 TIED TOGETHER (95 SERVED)TIED TOGETHER supports the physical and social-emotional health of vulnerable parents and children through comprehensive parent education programming that combines four core strategies: (1) prevention and early intervention to address children's educational, health, and safety needs; (2) education and training to strengthen family bonds; (3) development of supportive social networks; and (4) dissemination of positive parenting practices to the community. Each ten-week course is divided into topics including Immunizations, Brain Development, Positive Discipline, Nutrition, and Safety. In addition to intensive classroom support, Tied Together staff also connects with participants one-on-one, through consultation sessions, home visits, and referrals to other Center and partner services.Since 2008, Tied Together has produced more than 500 graduates who help us disperse vital knowledge and skills to the broader community. We routinely check in with these alumni to ensure gains are sustained and hold alumni engagement events to reinforce teachings. Through this cycle of support and engagement, alumni become community advocates committed to improving the lives of all children.In 2015, we expanded our parent education offering through the Parent Project program, an evidence-based model that offers two curricula, Loving Solutions (for parents with children ages 5-10) and Changing Destructive Adolescent Behavior (for parents with children ages 11-18). Loving Solutions uses a behavioral model based on cooperative learning norms and group learning activities, while Changing Destructive Adolescent Behavior uses a model that supports parents with difficult or out-of-control children. Both programs help participants build long-term support groups that last beyond program completion. ADULT EDUCATION (291 SERVED)OUR ADULT EDUCATION program uses a Flipped Classroom approach with one-on-one instruction and personalized digital learning to meet the needs of all participants. We offer a multi-level learning environment to help participants prepare for their high school equivalency diploma and improve post-secondary and career skills. Upon entering the program, participants complete either the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) or the HiSET Official Practice Test. Staff uses these test results to create a personalized study plan for each participant that ensures mastery of key skills. The individualized plan is delivered electronically to each participant's Adult Education Gmail account, accessible from the classroom and at home. This individualized model allows participants to progress at their own pace through the program, and once they test at 80% mastery on each skill unit, they retake the TABE assessment to determine grade level gains in reading, math computation, applied math, and language. Participants are also linked to our Northstar Digital Literacy program to earn technology skills certificates for employment. FAMILY SUPPORT TEAM (557 SERVED) OUR FAMILY SUPPORT TEAM is often the first place community members turn for intensive, short-term crisis support and individualized case management services. Our social workers assist families with rent and utilities, health care and counseling referrals, legal support, bus passes, emergency food boxes, and other resources. Additionally, through our Nashville Force for Good initiative (funded by a U.S. Dept of Justice Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Grant), we provide interpersonal and domestic violence counseling to community members experiencing trauma. Our Director of Community Outreach also hosts a variety of community events through our Family Resource Center, including financial literacy workshops, HIV/AIDs education, Night Out Against Crime, service learning projects, health fairs, and dance, nutrition, and tech workshops.Furthermore, the Family Support Team recently trained all Martha O'Bryan Center staff in the trauma-informed care approach, an evidence-based and research-validated model built from the core values of safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration, and empowerment. This empowers staff to: (a) understand the widespread impact of trauma and identify potential paths for recovery; (b) recognize the signs and symptoms of trauma in clients, families, staff, and others involved in our service delivery system; (c) fully integrate knowledge about trauma into policies, procedures, and practices; and (d) actively resist re-traumatization. Much of this work focuses on identifying and addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in our community. This commitment to trauma-informed care and ACEs prevention led to us being chosen as one of 15 Brain Science Cohort sites by the Alliance for Strong Families and Community and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in May 2015. Cohort members share best practices and resources and attend a variety of professional development conferences to build a culture of health, institutionalized ACEs prevention work across non-profit and government sectors, and disseminate ACEs information to the community at large.JOYFUL NOISE (656 SERVED) JOYFUL NOISE IS A community-driven fellowship service gives all Cayce Place residents the opportunity to sing, praise, and build relationships in the heart of their own community. Every second and fourth Sunday, families walk through our doors to participate, sharing their joys and lifting one another up. Each service includes music from our Joyful Noise Singers, a message from our Chaplain or a guest speaker, and a fellowship meal prepared by community members. Community members also help plan each service to ensure all programming gives credence to the needs of our neighbors. 1520778 183419 Early Learning Center (ELC) (100 served) Our Early Learning Center is a nationally-accredited early learning program that prepares neighborhood children for success in kindergarten and beyond. We often refer to it as our first school, as many ELC students go on to attend one of our two high-performing charter schools, East End Preparatory or Explore! Community School.The ELC operates six safe and nurturing classrooms where 100 students (six weeks to five years old) begin a cycle of success that will last a lifetime. Our highly-trained educators have vast early learning experience and use educational methods developed by the HighScope Education Research Foundation, which center on the belief that children gain knowledge and skills through active engagement with other children, materials, and ideas.The ELC also emphasizes Emergent Literacy - a child's knowledge of reading and writing prior to learning how to read and write words. Our full-time Literacy Coach creates developmental literacy goals for every child and provides on-going, side-by-side coaching to teachers to ensure students enter kindergarten ahead of the curve. This is crucial since reading proficiency by 3rd grade is the most important predictor of high school graduation and career success (The Campaign for Grade Level Reading). For the past 14 years, the ELC has received a three-star rating by the State of Tennessee and is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, an honor earned by less than 6% of childcare programs in our state. This year, we earned a perfect score on five of the ten national performance criteria (student relationships, teachers, community relationships, families, and leadership/management), evidence that we provide the highest level of care attainable in Nashville. In fact, our pre-k model was the first of its kind in Nashville and influenced Governor Bredesen's decision to fund community-based pre-k classrooms across the state.THRIVE K-8 Youth Development (410 served)THRIVE K-8 Youth Development offers dedicated out-of-school-time programming to 300 K-8 students at six school and community sites (Martha O'Bryan Center, Explore! Community School, Pruitt Library, Tom Joy Elementary, Warner Elementary, and Litton Middle), providing rigorous academic interventions, college prep workshops, civic engagement projects, and STEM, arts, and nutrition enrichment activities. Conducting programming at community schools gives us the opportunity to build key partnerships with school faculty and makes us more accessible to students. Programming runs Monday through Thursday, from 3-6pm during the school year and from 8am-5pm during our seven-week summer camp.THRIVE K-8 staff provides students with full academic and social-emotional support in preparation for high school, college, and career. Students receive one hour of targeted literacy/math intervention each day, giving them the opportunity to build upon strengths and remediate weaknesses. Staff also provides daily voice and choice STEM, arts, and nutrition enrichment activities that offer students new vistas of opportunity and bolster self-esteem. Elementary and middle school students are at critical ages in terms of exploring their identities, so we expose them to a variety of ideas and disciplines, helping them find and follow pathways to success. Our summer programming reinforces this work by connecting students to businesses, colleges, civic engagement opportunities, and extra-curricular activities that foster gifts and talents.Jobs Plus NashvilleOur Jobs Plus Nashville intiative stems from a recent $2.7 million Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant received in collaboration with Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency, Nashville Career Advancement Center, and Nashville Financial Empowerment Center. Our goal is to advance employment outcomes, increase earnings, decrease unemployment, and create a community-based culture of work in Napier/Sudekum. Martha O'Bryan Center provides job-driven services, including workforce development training, employer linkages, job placements, educational advancement, and computer/financial literacy courses. This project combines three core components: (1) employment-related services, (2) community supports for work, and (3) financial incentives to remove barriers and advance employment outcomes.Meals on Wheels (85 served)Our Meals on Wheels program has delivered hot, nutritious meals to elderly and homebound individuals for more than two decades to ensure health and independence. We bring 22,000 meals to neighborhood doorsteps each year, in partnership with Second Harvest, United Way Metro Nashville, and a network of 140 volunteers from organizations across Nashville. What sets us apart is that we offer companionship, health information, a daily opportunity to express needs, and a means to connect with other resources. By supporting our neighbors' health, we draw them into a network that improves quality of life.Emergency Food Bank (5,229 served)Our Emergency Food Bank provides hunger relief to residents throughout the 37206 zip code. We operate the largest food bank in East Nashville in partnership with Second Harvest. 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The minimum threshold is defined as a tax position that is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Center has no tax penalties or interest reported in the accompanying financial statements. The Center files an annual information return (U.S. Federal Form 990) with the U.S. government. Tax returns are subject to audit by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service for three years following the date of filing. Tax years that remain open for examination include years ended June 30, 2013 through June 30, 2016. 0 CRANKIN 45559 45559 45559 45559 1 1 housing/living cost assistance 241 31715 education assistance 5 241 Part I, Line 2: THE FUNDS FOR GRANTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE FROM STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES. EACH GRANT HAS SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR HOW INDIVIDUALS ARE SELECTED FOR ASSISTANCE AND HOW THE FUNDS ARE DISTRIBUTED. THE ORGANIZATION IS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN RECORDS AND IS AUDITED BY THE AWARDING AGENCY TO MONITOR AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE IN THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS. X X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MARSHA EDWARDS CEO 155006 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7210 0 162216 0 0 0 X 7995 FMV X 162090 FMV X FOOD & BEVERAGE 0 32747 FMV X furniture 0 22000 fmV X TICKETS/EVENTS 0 21446 FMV X TOYS 0 9007 FMV X GIFT CARDS 0 3680 FMV X supplies 0 800 fmv 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 Line 11a explanation - THE FORM 990 IS SENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW. THE CEO AND COO REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE SUBMISSION. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO UPDATE DISCLOSURES ANNUALLY. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 A COMPENSATION ANALYSIS IS PERFORMED BY THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES USING INDEPENDENT CONSULTANTS AND COMPENSATION SURVEYS OF SIMILIAR ORGANIZATIONS. THE ANALYSIS IS SUBMITTED TO THE CEO FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL, AND A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT IS PREPARED. A COMPENSATION ANALYSIS IS PERFORMED BY THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES USING INDEPENDENT CONSULTANTS AND COMPENSATION SURVEYS OF SIMILIAR ORGANIZATIONS. THE ANALYSIS IS SUBMITTED TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL, AND A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT IS PREPARED. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 THE ORGANIZATIONS AUDIT IS POSTED TO GUIDESTAR. MARTHA O'BRYAN FOUNDATION 711 SOUTH 7TH STREET NASHVILLE TN 37206 621501894 SUPPORT MARTHA O'BRYAN CENTER, INC. TN 501(C)(3) 11 TYPE I 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0