2017-07-17T11:03:41-05:00 2016-08-31 050568611 SALMON SIMS THOMAS & ASSOCIATES PLLC 12720 HILLCREST ROAD SUITE 500 DALLAS TX 752302039 990 2015-09-01 954285350 EduCare Foundation EDUC 8186465220 16134 Wyandotte Street Van Nuys CA 91406 STUART SEMIGRAN PRESIDENT 8186465220 2017-07-17 1 William H Sims P00004539 9723921143 2017-07-17 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z STUART SEMIGRAN 16134 Wyandotte Street Van Nuys CA 91406 5445497 0 X WWW.EDUCAREFOUNDATION.COM X 1990 CA INSPIRE & EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE, COMPASSIONATE, & TO LIVE THEIR DREAMS. 7 6 461 80 0 0 217732 539792 4798201 4902514 0 1 0 3190 5015933 5445497 980 1250 0 0 3260567 4301515 4500 24125 59673 1281553 1202723 4547600 5529613 468333 -84116 1650087 1538789 236027 208845 1414060 1329944 X EDUCARE'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE AND EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS, COMPASSIONATE LEADERS, AND TO LIVE THEIR DREAMS. CURRENT PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO EMPOWER DISADVANTAGED, AT-RISK STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE IN PERSONAL, SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC pursuits through strengthening individual students and their adult support network. EduCare effectively provides exemplary transformational education and after school programs for youth and those who support them. EduCare seeks to empower youth to be healthy, whole, successful and contributing citizens; and adults to be inspiring and supportive role models. EduCare creates environments of caring and self-discovery that help youth realize their full potential. EduCare receives funding from individual contributions, federal grants and other organizational grants. 0 0 4851594 1250 4902514 EDUCARE'S OBJECTIVES INCLUDE EMPOWERING SCHOOLS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, YOUTH-SERVING AGENCIES, TEACHERS, PARENTS AND THE YOUNG PEOPLE THEMSELVES, TO BETTER SERVE YOUTH AND PREPARE THEM TO LEAD HEALTHY, FULFILLING LIVES. EDUCARE OPERATES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT INTEGRATE LIFE SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT; AT-RISK INTERVENTION PROGRAMS; AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL STAFF TEAMBUILDING / COMMUNITY BUILDING; STUDENT PEER MENTORING; COMMUNITY SERVICE; CROSS-AGE MENTORING; PEER MEDIATION AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION; AND PARENT EDUCATION AND INVOLVEMENT.FOUNDED IN JUNE 1990, EDUCARE WORKS WITH COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL BASED EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS TO EMPOWER STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE IN personal, social and academic pursuits through integrated education programs for children, youth and adults. EduCare provides high quality, heart-centered after school academic and enrichment programs as well as youth development programs, professional development for educators, and parent workshops. We empower and inspire youth to become high achievers; promote healthy relationships in the home and in the community; and prevent destructive social behaviors such as substance abuse, violence and crime.EduCare's youth development programs focus strongly on our expertise in providing social-emotional skills training that are foundational for growth mindset, student resiliency, and motivation that lead to success. EduCare's ACE (Achievement and Commitment to Excellence) 3-day Student Success Program empowers youth to achieve by strengthening the individual student and their adult support network. The ACE Programs are engaging, activity driven programs that focus on building an essential foundation for learning:1. Character development, confidence building, positive decision-making and constructive choices;2. Personal management, personal responsibility, accountability and time management;3. Emotional intelligence, managing anger, fear, rejection and peer pressure; and4. Interpersonal skills, communication, conflict resolution and team building.During 2015-16, more than 5,500 students participated in the ACE Programs. EduCare's youth development programs have produced remarkable results both academically and behaviorally including: Significant increases in high school graduation rates and reduction in dropout rates; Significant increases in cooperation, self-confidence and ability to handle peer pressure; Significant decreases in behavioral problems; and Significant increases in school daily attendance rates.EduCare's After School Programs offer daily tutoring, academic assistance, music and arts enrichment, STEM, mentoring, physical / recreational activities and leadership development on school campuses within our framework of youth empowerment and social-emotional learning. EduCare manages the daily after school programs at fifteen Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) high schools (Bell HS, Cesar Chavez Learning Academies, Diego Rivera Learning Complex, Downtown Magnet HS, Environmental and Social Policy Academy, Esteban Torres HS, Jordan HS, Lincoln HS, Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools, San Fernando HS, Sun Valley HS, Sylmar HS, Van Nuys HS, Washington Prep HS and West Adams Prep HS), and one LAUSD middle school (Walnut Park STEM MS). In addition, EduCare began offering during 2015-16 our after school programs at Lynwood HS in Lynwood Unified School District. In 2015-16 more than 30,300 students participated in EduCare's After School Programs.In 2012, EduCare's After School Programs were recognized as: A Best Practice / Dropout Prevention by Afterschool Alliance (D.C.) and A Best Practice in Summer Programs for the ACE Program, by Learning in Afterschool (LIAS) Group (San Francisco). For the past several years EduCare has been noted as a top rated LAUSD high school after school program provider. Additionally, in the 2015-16 school year, published independent research showed:1. The percentage of credits earned by students attending EduCare After School programs was 9.3% greater than those who did not attend EduCare After School Programs.2. Students attending EduCare After School Programs were 17.1% more likely to achieve a 96% regular school day attendance rate than those who did not attend EduCare After School Programs.3. The percentage of EduCare After School Programs attendees who met or exceeded the standard for English Language Arts on the CAASPP was 11.8% greater than those students who did not attend EduCare After School Programs.4. The percentage of EduCare After School Program attendees who met or exceeded the standard for Mathematics on the CAASPP was 11.8% greater than those students who did not attend EduCare After School Programs.5. English Language Learner students participating in EduCare's After School Programs that placed Advanced or Early Advanced on the CELDT was 10.8% greater than those students who did not attend EduCare After School Programs.EduCare's Professional Development enables educators to replicate our successful youth development strategies. We emphasize Social Emotional Learning (SEL), English Language Development, and Linked Learning. Our tools, techniques and resources assist educators teach youth an additional 3 R's Respect, Resiliency and Responsibility, as they develop nurturing learning environments.EduCare's Parent and Family Skills Development Workshops assist parents by providing tools for effectively connecting and communicating with their child. Workshops empower them with strategies for skillfully parenting with greater empathy, confidence and success.EduCare's vision is to make a difference in the lives of children and teens; to provide exemplary transformational education and after school programs for youth and those who support them. Our vision is to provide youth with the tools to live heart-centered lives, communicate responsibly, confidently, and effectively, and learn how to take the "higher ground," moving from positions of "againstness" to tolerance, from tolerance to understanding, from understanding to compassion. 4851594 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 242 0 1 461 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X STUART SEMIGRAN 8186465220 16134 WYANDOTTE STREET VAN NUYS CA 91406 X Nicholas Brown Chairman/Director 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Tom Forbath Treasurer/Director 4.00 X X 0 0 0 Joe Hubbard Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Howard Lazar Secretary/Director 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Susan Saltz Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Candace Semigran Co-Founder/Director 4.00 X 0 0 0 Stu Semigran President/Co-Founder/Director 50.00 X X 147246 0 6000 147246 0 6000 1 0 1 0 0 30000 509792 38926 539792 PROGRAM INCOME 611710 4902514 4902514 4902514 1 1 3190 0 3190 3190 5445497 4902514 0 3191 1250 1250 153147 140660 11946 541 3552702 3274662 264980 13060 257360 196415 60945 338306 311830 25233 1243 16350 526 15824 24125 24125 103985 16529 85856 1600 2593 2556 37 548636 488276 48088 12272 25823 25080 443 300 48044 6245 41799 73327 52108 19404 1815 3 3 6083 6083 56199 38109 18090 after school program co 321680 297348 19615 4717 5529613 4851594 618346 59673 858103 891363 50000 725194 587206 484 7792 69502 21538 11842 47964 4464 4464 1650087 1538789 236027 208845 236027 208845 X 1280128 1087030 133932 242914 1414060 1329944 1650087 1538789 -84116 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 92259 73935 225583 217732 539792 1149301 2426760 3433836 3393281 4798201 4905704 18957782 2519019 3507771 3618864 5015933 5445496 20107083 36000 40000 40000 44000 111350 271350 0 36000 40000 40000 44000 111350 271350 19835733 7 2 1 1 11 7 2 1 1 11 1035 15 1050 2519026 3508808 3618880 5015933 5445497 20108144 0.98650 0.98850 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 133932 301250 192268 242914 105527 162005 133600 133932 32304 199572 126349 105527 40800 38716 47212 32304 1478 62280 22958 40800 1.00000 0 0 54506 11723 42783 14996 9815 5181 47964 X 5479817 34320 34320 5445497 0 5445497 5563933 34320 34320 5529613 0 5529613 Part V, Line 4: TEMPORARY NET ASSETS CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING: HS SUPPORT $184,978 LITERACY 32,936 ACE PROGRAM 25,000 TOTAL $242,914 Part X, Line 2: Management has concluded that any tax positions that would not meet the more-likely-than-not criterion of FASB ASC Topic 740-10, Accounting for Income Taxes, would be immaterial to the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, the accompanying financial statements do not include any provision for uncertain tax positions, and no related interest or penalties have been recorded in the statement of activities or accrued in the statement of financial position. Federal and state tax returns of the entity are generally open to examination by the relevant taxing authorities for a period of three years from the date the returns are filed. X X X X 1 PUNSALAN CONSULTING 275 WEST SHADWELL STREET CARSON CA 91403 GRANTWRITING 0 509792 24125 485667 509792 24125 485667 CA X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stu Semigran President/Co-Founder/Director 147246 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6000 0 153246 0 0 0 X 7652 FMV X 2 488 fmv X FURNITURE 5 13020 FMV X VIDEO 1 8000 FMV X auction items 1 7538 fmv X raffle items 1 1729 FMV X SUPPLIES 1 500 FMV 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 BOARD MEMBER AND ORGANIZATION PRESIDENT, STUART SEMIGRAN, AND BOARD MEMBER, CANDACE SEMIGRAN, HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 Two Board Members, one of whom is typically organization President, Stuart Semigran, review the 990 prior to filing. The entire Board of Directors receives a copy of the 990 after it has been filed. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Each EduCare officer and Board member reviews and signs conflicts of interest form at the beginning of her/her service to EduCare. The conflict of interest form is kept in the organization's central files. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 EduCare's Board of Directors has a subcommittee, the Compensation Committee, which reviews and approves the compensation for EduCare's President and other senior management. The Compensation Committee utilizes specific criteria when conducting salary reviews such as 1) the general economic climate of the nation / region; 2) the economic health and forecasted health of the non-profit; 3) job performance; and 4) salaries compared to other non-profits doing similar work, of similar size, and in a similar geographic region. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Governing documents, financial statements and conflict of interest policies are available to EduCare's senior management and Board of Directors. The organization provides the general public access to these documents upon request. COMPENSATION STU SEMIGRAN'S REPORTABLE COMPENSATION INCLUDES $6,000 TO OFFSET HIS COST OF MEDICARE EXPENSES AS HE IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR EDUCARE HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE.