2017-05-13T21:15:21-05:00 2016-06-30 954656881 QUIGLEY & MIRON CPA'S 3550 WILSHIRE BLVD1660 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 990EZ 2015-07-01 954580212 PROJECT ECHO PROJ 4242143850 PO BOX 2410 SANTA MONICA CA 90407 DIANE QUAST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8004232113 2017-05-13 JOHN BOVARD MIRON P01358141 2136393550 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z X WWW.PROJECTECHO.ORG X X 142989 X 141429 1560 142989 41471 49817 29601 120889 22100 -17138 0 4962 X 16289 23138 0 2500 16289 25638 33427 20676 -17138 4962 X VISION: TO CREATE ADDITIONAL CAREER CHOICES FOR EVERY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT.MISSION: TO INSPIRE AND ENGAGE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH HANDS-ON ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCES BY DEVELOPING AND TEACHING CURRICULUM, PARTNERING STUDENTS WITH MENTORS, HOSTING BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITIONS, AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO START AND RUN SMALL BUSINESSES.GOALS: 1. TO PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS WITH INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT BASED LEARNING TO DEVELOP ENTREPRENEURIAL BUSINESS AND LIFE SKILLS.2. TO PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS A COMPETITIVE EDGE FOR COLLEGE ENTRANCE AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT.3. TO PROVIDE POSITIVE ROLE MODELS TO OUR STUDENTS THROUGH GRADUATE LEVEL MENTORS.4. TO INCREASE AWARENESS AMONG OUR STUDENTS, THE PUBLIC, AND THE PRIVATE SECTORS OF ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES.5. TO BUILD NETWORKS/ALLIANCES BETWEEN OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. IN FISCAL 2016, APPROXIMATELY 225 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN 25 TEAMS COMPETED IN OUR ANNUAL BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION. ECHO AWARDED $7,200 IN PRIZE MONEY TO THE SCHOOLS TO ASSIST STUDENTS LAUNCH THEIR BUSINESS VENTURES, PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS, AND HELP SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS PAY FOR THEIR SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND COLLEGE APPLICATIONS.THROUGH ECHO'S MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, 80 MBA STUDENTS FROM UCLA'S ANDERSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, UCI'S MERAGE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND THE PEPPERDINE'S GRAZIADIO SCHOOL OF BUSINESS MENTORED OUR HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS, AS FOLLOWS:1. ASSISTED HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS IN DEVELOPING BUSINESS PLANS USING ECHO'S CURRICULUM.2. ASSISTED TEAMS IN DEVELOPING PRESENTATIONS AND COACHED TEAMS THROUGH PRESENTATION REHEARSALS.3. ASSISTED STUDENTS IN HANDS-ON EXERCISES DURING ECHO'S BOOT CAMP.TO DATE, ECHO TEAMS HAVE STARTED 9 STUDENT-RUN ON-CAMPUS BUSINESSES THAT ARE FULLY OPERATIONAL. 0 92918 92918 CHIP GOODMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 JANINE DAVIS DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 DUSTIN GALE DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 JASON MEUGNIOT DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 BETTY MORIN DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 DAVID TOKOFSKY DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 SCOTT FENNEL DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 JOHN SCHNEIDER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 4.00 0 0 0 JEFFREY KRAVITZ CHAIR OF THE BOARD 4.00 0 0 0 DIANE QUAST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 55521 0 0 MARILYN STAMBLER SECRETARY 4.00 0 0 0 LISA TSOU DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA THE ORGANIZATION PO BOX 2410 SANTA MONICA CALIFORNIA SANTA MONICA CA 90407 8004232113 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 132017 70768 145986 134316 141429 624516 132017 70768 145986 134316 141429 624516 340862 283654 624516 1585 0.45420 0.40110 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS. AMOUNT: 12. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 5,533. DESCRIPTION: AWARDS AND PRIZES. AMOUNT: 7,213. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 1,046. DESCRIPTION: PROGRAM EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 12,759. DESCRIPTION: MARKETING. AMOUNT: 2,246. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS. AMOUNT: 792. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 29,601. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS DESCRIPTION: PLEDGES RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 2,500. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 16,427. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 20,676. DESCRIPTION: LOAN PAYABLE TO RELATED PARTY. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 17,000. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.