2016-11-14T19:47:01-08:00 2015-12-31 A R S & ASSOCIATES INC 20810 WEST DIXIE HIGHWAY NORTH MIAMI BEACH FL 33180 990 2015-01-01 201452369 JASON TAYLOR FOUNDATION INC JASO 9544240799 1575 NORTHPARK DR WESTON FL 33326 SETH LEVIT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9544240799 2016-11-09 true ROBERT SOCOL 3056537350 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z SETH LEVIT 1575 NORTHPARK DR STE 99 WESTON FL 33326 941697 false X www.jasontaylorfoundation.org X 2004 FL RAISE FUNDS FOR CHILDRENS PROGRAMS THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS AND CREATES PROGRAMS THAT FACILITATE THE PERSONAL GROWTH AND EMPOWERMENT OF SOUTH FLORIDA'S CHILDREN IN NEED BY FOCUSING ON IMPROVED HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION AND QUALITY OF LIFE 11 8 5 125 0 318869 272352 445401 532869 514 383 -97814 -53885 666970 751719 320113 380095 0 224233 135902 0 59259 208491 284789 752837 800786 -85867 -49067 190042 142092 5106 6223 184936 135869 X RAISE FUNDS FOR CHILDRENS PROGRAMS false false 138209 138209 141309 JASON TAYLOR READING ROOM IN CONJUNCTION WITH EACH OF THE PAST EIGHT SCHOOL YEARS, THE JASON TAYLOR FOUNDATION HAS HELD CLASSES FOR THE JASON TAYLOR READING ROOM. LOCATED AT THE MIRAMAR YOUTH ENRICHMENT CENTER, THE JASON TAYLOR READING ROOM IS A MULTI-FACETED, AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO OFFER A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM OF ILLITERACY AMONG INNER-CITY YOUTH. MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM FOUR DAYS PER WEEK FOR TWO HOURS PER DAY, ASSISTED BY CERTIFIED TEACHERS AND FOCUSING ON READING COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES, VOCABULARY BUILDING, WRITING SKILLS, PHONICS INSTRUCTION, ORAL READING, ETC. 2012 ALSO MARKED THE THIRD YEAR OF THE READING ROOM'S FULL-TIME CASE MANAGER WHO MONITORS AND TRACKS STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, ATTENDANCE AND BEHAVIOR, AS WELL AS SERVES AS A LIAISON BETWEEN THE PROGRAM, THE STUDENTS' SCHOOLS AND THEIR PARENTS. IN AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE A CREATIVE OUTLET, THE READING ROOM ALLOWS STUDENTS TO UTILIZE CRITICAL LITERACY SKILLS AS A VEHICLE FOR SELF EXPRESSION, BOTH WRITTEN AND THROUGH PERFORMANCE, WITH THE OMARI HARDWICK BLUAPPLE POETRY CORNER, A SPOKEN WORD POETRY COMPONENT HELD EACH FRIDAY. THROUGH THE JASON TAYLOR FOUNDATION'S CONTINUING PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, ADDITIONAL EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO READING ROOM STUDENTS INCLUDING COOKING AND NUTRITIONAL CLASSES, MENTORING PROGRAMS, FIELD DAYS AND MORE. 15267 15267 17600 COOL GEAR FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR THE TENTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, JASON TAYLOR HELD HIS COOL GEAR FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPING PROGRAM, WHICH SERVES TO HELP BUILD A CHILD'S SELF-ESTEEM AND ELIMINATE AN UNNECESSARY DISTRACTION, ALLOWING THE CHILD TO FOCUS ON THEIR STUDIES AND NOT THEIR ATTIRE WHILE AT SCHOOL. IN 2013, THE JASON TAYLOR FOUNDATION HOSTED 60 UNDERSERVED CHILDREN AT A LOCAL OLD NAVY STORE, PROVIDING EACH CHILD WITH $300 TO PURCHASE SCHOOL CLOTHES. THE CHILDREN WERE EACH AS 172531 172531 183981 BLUAPPLE POETRY NETWORK & LOUDER THAN A BOMB THE BLUAPPLE POETRY NETWORK, IS A MULTI-FACETED, AFTER-SCHOOL SPOKEN WORD POETRY PROGRAM AVAILABLE FREE TO STUDENTS ACTIVELY ATTENDING BROWARD COUNTY PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS AS A RESULT OF A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE JASON TAYLOR FOUNDATION AND THE SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY'S DIVERSITY, CULTURAL OUTREACH AND PREVENTION DEPARTMENT. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES AN ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS TO FOCUS ON LITERACY, PREVENTION ISSUES AND SOCIAL AW 289480 289480 EXPENSES RELATED TO PROGRAM SERVICES 289480 289480 615487 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 5 true false false false false true true true true false false false false false false false X 11 8 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true false false false false false FL X JASON TAYLOR FOUNDATION 9544240799 1575 NORTHPARK DR STE 99 WESTON FL 33326 JASON TAYLOR PRESIDENT 7.00 X 0 0 0 KATINA TAYLOR VICE PRESIDENT 10.00 X 0 0 0 SETH LEVIT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 55.00 X 84000 0 0 RONNIE BROWN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BILL FAUERBACH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM KRAMER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL F MARINO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF PECK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JORGE PEREZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOE ROSE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE SADAKA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RALPH STRINGER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 84000 false false false X 253586 18766 114343 272352 532869 532869 383 136093 253586 189978 -53885 -53885 751719 533252 -53885 24722 24722 355373 355373 84000 29400 37800 16800 42000 10500 23100 8400 9902 3052 4922 1928 4760 0 4760 0 718 0 718 0 4983 0 4983 0 26283 0 26283 0 172 0 172 0 492 0 492 0 8837 0 8837 0 Bank & Credit Card Fees 5637 0 0 5637 Licenses and fees 61 0 61 0 Charity Items 1935 1935 0 0 230911 190505 13912 26494 800786 615487 126040 59259 189550 142092 492 190042 142092 59 59 5047 6164 5106 6223 X 184936 135869 184936 135869 190042 142092 -49067 X true false false false X 0 0 0 676843 846136 1047359 764270 805222 4139830 106441 115476 150336 138466 136094 646813 783284 961612 1197695 902736 941316 4786643 177329 79800 454104 260605 137544 1109382 177329 79800 454104 260605 137544 1109382 3677261 417 606 514 383 1920 417 606 514 383 1920 4788563 0.76790 0.77600 0.00040 0.00030 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 45670 45670 45664 6 45670 true false false FICA Payable 6164 6164 JT GOLF TOURNAMENT 296383 180379 116004 175931 PING PONG TOURNAMENT 44431 34903 9528 9477 48865 38304 10561 4570 389679 253586 136093 189978 189978 -53885 true SIDES 2893 EXECUTIVE PARK DRIVE STE 204 WESTON FL 33331 453368209 13472 Dedicated to assist families financially & emotionally facing Ewing's Sarcoma SEE SCHEDULE O 0 X 66738 X 1 21294 X CONTRIBUTIONS 1 26311 false false false Other JT'S PING PONG SMASH KIDS CLINICIN DECEMBER 2015 THE JASON TAYLOR FOUNDATION HELD THE EIGHTH-ANNUAL JT'S PING PONG SMASH KIDS CLINIC. JASON TAYLOR TEAMED UP WITH FORMER PUERTO RICAN JUNIOR NATIONAL TABLE TENNIS CHAMPION, JUAN LY TO CREATE THE PROGRAM, WHICH PRECEDED THE FOUNDATION'S ANNUAL CHARITY TABLE-TENNIS FUNDRAISER, TO OFFER BOYS AND GIRLS OF SOUTH FLORIDA A FREE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN A RANGE OF PING PONG SKILLS AND STRATEGIES FROM A CELEBRATED PROFESSIONAL. NEARLY 100 DESERVING CHILDREN FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT MIAMI-DADE AND BROWARD COUNTIES RECEIVED 90 MINUTES OF EXPERT TABLE-TENNIS INSTRUCTION. NO EXPERIENCE OR PING-PONG BACKGROUND WAS REQUIRED. EACH CHILD RECEIVED A PUBLIX BACKPACK, A KILLERSPIN PADDLE AND AN INVITE TO STICK AROUND AND WATCH THE MAIN EVENT, JT'S PING-PONG SMASH 12. DURING THE TOURNAMENT, KIDS WATCHED CELEBRITIES COMPETE AGAINST ONE ANOTHER, OBTAINED CELEBRITY AUTOGRAPHS, PLAYED VIDEO GAMES, ATE SNACKS AND ENJOYED INTERACTIVE GAMES. Other THE OMARI HARDWICK BLUAPPLE POETRY NETWORKTHE OMARI HARDWICK BLUAPPLE POETRY NETWORK, IS A MULTI-FACETED, AFTER-SCHOOL SPOKEN WORD POETRY PROGRAM AVAILABLE FREE TO STUDENTS ACTIVELY ATTENDING PUBLIC SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT SOUTH FLORIDA AND BEYOND. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES AN ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS TO FOCUS ON LITERACY, PREVENTION ISSUES AND SOCIAL AWARENESS AS VEHICLES FOR SELF EXPRESSION, BOTH WRITTEN AND THROUGH PERFORMANCE, ULTIMATELY EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE, THE SCHOOLS THEY ATTEND AND THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY LIVE. IN ADDITION, BY RECOGNIZING EACH POETRY GROUP AS A MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S OVERALL NETWORK, RATHER THAN SIMPLY AS AN INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM, A GREATER SENSE OF COMMUNITY IS DEVELOPED WITH IDEAS, CREATIVITY AND UNDERSTANDING BEING SHARED ACROSS DISTRICT BOUNDARIES. DURING THE 2015-16 SCHOOL YEAR, NEARLY 50 SCHOOLS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN THE NETWORK. Other ALL COMMUNITY TEAMDURING THE 2015 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SEASON, THE JASON TAYLOR FOUNDATION PROVIDED A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE FOR VARIOUS YOUTH GROUPS EACH WEEK THE MIAMI DOLPHINS HOSTED A HOME GAME. GROUPS WERE GIVEN 20 TICKETS, PARKING PASSES AND IN-STADIUM BEVERAGES AND SNACKS SO THAT THEY COULD ENJOY A PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL GAME IN PERSON. FOR A MAJORITY OF THE CHILDREN, THIS WAS THEIR FIRST TIME ATTENDING AN NFL GAME. THE EXPERIENCE WAS ALSO USED BY VARIOUS PROGRAMS AS AN INCENTIVE FOR PARTICIPATING CHILDREN TO EXHIBIT GOOD BEHAVIOR, A POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND STRONG PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL. Other LOUDER THAN A BOMB FLORIDABUILDING UPON THE IMPACT THE OMARI HARDWICK BLUAPPLE POETRY NETWORK HAS HAD ON AREA YOUTH, THE JASON TAYLOR FOUNDATION TOOK BLUAPPLE TO NEW HEIGHTS BY BRINGING THE "SUPER BOWL OF POETRY" TO BROWARD COUNTY. THE 2015-16 SCHOOL YEAR MARKED THE LAUNCH OF LOUDER THAN A BOMB FLORIDA (LTAB FLORIDA), EMPOWERING AND UNITING SOUTH FLORIDA'S YOUTH AND COMMUNITY THROUGH THE ART OF THE SPOKEN WORD. LTAB FLORIDA FEATURED SCHOOL-BASED POETRY TEAMS FROM WITHIN THE BLUAPPLE POETRY NETWORK, AS WELL AS FROM MIAMI-DADE, PALM BEACH AND BEYOND, SHOWCASING THIS ART FORM THROUGH A FRIENDLY COMPETITION TAKING PLACE IN VENUES THROUGHOUT BROWARD, WHILE PROVIDING TEENS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS A PLATFORM TO COME TOGETHER AND FIND A COMMON GROUND THROUGH SHARING THEIR STORIES. THIS POWERFUL, YOUTH INITIATIVE ACCOMPLISHED THE FOLLOWING:UTILIZED THE POETRY SLAM AS A COMMUNITY ORGANIZING TOOL, UNIFYING OUR WONDERFULLY DIVERSE, EXTREMELY SPREAD OUT SOUTH FLORIDA POPULATION - LTAB BRIDGES GAPS BETWEEN COMMUNITY BORDERS AND INTRODUCES TEENS WHO WOULD NOT OTHERWISE MEET. THE FESTIVAL WILL ALSO BRING STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, BUSINESS LEADERS AND OTHERS FROM THE TRI-COUNTY AREA AND BEYOND TOGETHER INTO A VARIETY OF UNIQUE CULTURAL, CIVIC AND EDUCATIONAL SPACES ACROSS BROWARD COUNTY.MADE THE STUDENT THE CENTER OF THEIR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE - LTAB INVERTS THE TRADITIONAL EDUCATIONAL PARADIGM BY ASKING STUDENTS WHAT THEY THINK, SEE AND EXPERIENCE IN THEIR WORLDS, OFTEN RE-ENGAGING STUDENTS AT SCHOOLS, WHILE STILL MEETING COMMON CORE STANDARDS.EMPOWERED YOUNG PEOPLE WITH TOOLS NECESSARY FOR SUCCESS - LTAB PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH A PLATFORM FOR THEIR VOICES TO BE HEARD. THESE STUDENTS REALIZE THE STRENGTH THEY POSSESS AND ARE VALIDATED THROUGH THE STORIES THEY TELL AND EXPERIENCES THEY SHARE. Pt VIII JASON TAYLOR READING ROOMIN CONJUNCTION WITH EACH OF THE PAST NINE SCHOOL YEARS, THE JASON TAYLOR FOUNDATION HAS HELD CLASSES FOR THE JASON TAYLOR READING ROOM. LOCATED AT THE MIRAMAR YOUTH ENRICHMENT CENTER, THE JASON TAYLOR READING ROOM IS A COMPREHENSIVE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ADDRESS ACADEMIC CHALLENGES AMONG INNER-CITY YOUTH, PARTICULARLY IN THE AREAS OF LITERACY. MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM FOR TWO HOURS PER DAY THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND ARE NAVIGATED THROUGH A ROTATING ACADEMIC FOCUS CALENDAR WITH ASSISTANCE FROM A FULL-TIME EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR, CERTIFIED TEACHERS AND TEACHERS' AIDS. THE PROGRAM'S CURRICULUM ADDRESSES VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT, READING COMPREHENSION, LANGUAGE ARTS, CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS, ORAL READING FLUENCY AND NOVEL STUDY, AS WELL AS NINETY MINUTES OF WEEKLY MATH INSTRUCTION PER GRADE LEVEL. THE READING ROOM ALSO PROVIDES INDIVIDUALIZED COMPUTER ASSISTED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND HOMEWORK SUPPORT. 2015 ALSO MARKED THE FIFTH YEAR OF THE READING ROOM'S FULL-TIME CASE MANAGER, WHO MONITORS AND TRACKS STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, ATTENDANCE AND BEHAVIOR, AND SERVES AS A LIAISON BETWEEN THE PROGRAM, THE STUDENTS' SCHOOLS AND THEIR PARENTS. THE 2015-16 SCHOOL YEAR WAS ALSO THE FIRST FULL SESSION OF THE PROGRAM'S SECOND LOCATION, THE LEARNING CENTER AT NEW RENAISSANCE MIDDLE SCHOOL, ALSO IN THE CITY OF MIRAMAR.IN AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE A CREATIVE OUTLET, THE READING ROOM ALLOWS STUDENTS TO UTILIZE CRITICAL LITERACY SKILLS AS A VEHICLE FOR SELF EXPRESSION, BOTH WRITTEN AND THROUGH PERFORMANCE, WITH THE OMARI HARDWICK BLUAPPLE POETRY CORNER, A SPOKEN WORD POETRY COMPONENT HELD EACH FRIDAY. THROUGH THE JASON TAYLOR FOUNDATION'S CONTINUING PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, ADDITIONAL EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO READING ROOM STUDENTS INCLUDING COOKING AND NUTRITIONAL CLASSES, MENTORING PROGRAMS, FIELD DAYS AND MORE. Pt VIII THE RONNIE BROWN PROJECT "23 WAYS TO STOP YOUTH VIOLENCE"DEVELOPED BY THE JASON TAYLOR FOUNDATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FORMER MIAMI DOLPHINS PRO BOWL RUNNING BACK, RONNIE BROWN, THE RONNIE BROWN PROJECT IS A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM CONSISTING OF SPECIFIC INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO ADDRESS CRITICAL ISSUES AND CHALLENGES FACED BY YOUTH ON A DAILY BASIS. THE STAPLE OF THE RONNIE BROWN PROJECT WAS 23 WAYS TO STOP YOUTH VIOLENCE, AN ANTI-VIOLENCE CAMPAIGN AIMED AT MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DESIGNED TO CREATE HEIGHTENED AWARENESS OF THE EPIDEMIC OF VIOLENCE AND BULLYING TODAY'S YOUNG PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING, AND TO DISCUSS PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO MANAGING THE ACTIONS AND EMOTIONS THAT OFTEN LEAD TO VIOLENT ACTS. IN 2015, THE RONNIE BROWN PROJECT AIDED IN PUTTING ON A FREE SUMMER FOOTBALL AND CHEER CAMP FOR HUNDREDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE, AGES 5-18. THE CAMP TEACHES THE FUNDAMENTALS OF FOOTBALL AND CHEER WHILE STRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF TEAMWORK AND PERSEVERANCE. Pt VIII PLAY IT FORWARDDURING THE 2015 HOLIDAY SEASON, THE JASON TAYLOR FOUNDATION CONTINUED ITS TRADITION OF BRINGING HOLIDAY CHEER TO CHILDREN IN NEED THROUGH THE PLAY IT FORWARD INITIATIVE. THE JASON TAYLOR FOUNDATION PURCHASED HUNDREDS OF TOYS AND HAND DELIVERED THEM TO CHILDREN AT THE HOLTZ CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. ADDITIONALLY, THE FOUNDATION PARTNERED WITH A LOCAL TOY MANUFACTURER TO DISTRIBUTE TOYS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SERVICING CHILDREN. Pt VIII THE OCEAN TIME PROJECTCREATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE INVICTA CARE FOUNDATION, THE OCEAN TIME PROJECT WAS FOUNDED WITH THE MISSION OF IMPROVING THE LIVES OF CHILDREN FACING SERIOUS ILLNESS. THE PROJECT IS DEDICATED TO GETTING CHILDREN OUT OF HOSPITAL BEDS, AND OFFERING THEM A DAY OUT IN THE OCEAN. CHILDREN ARE JOINED BY A LICENSED CAPTAIN, JASON TAYLOR AND INVICTA CEO, EYAL LALO AS THEY FISH, CRUISE THE WATERWAY AND OFTEN EVEN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO STEER THE BOAT. Other COOL GEAR FOR THE SCHOOL YEARFOR THE ELEVENTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, JASON TAYLOR HELD HIS COOL GEAR FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPING PROGRAM, WHICH SERVES TO HELP BUILD A CHILD'S SELF-ESTEEM AND ELIMINATE AN UNNECESSARY DISTRACTION, ALLOWING THE CHILD TO FOCUS ON THEIR STUDIES AND NOT THEIR ATTIRE WHILE AT SCHOOL. IN 2015, THE JASON TAYLOR FOUNDATION HOSTED 60 UNDERSERVED CHILDREN AT A LOCAL OLD NAVY STORE, PROVIDING EACH CHILD WITH $300 TO PURCHASE SCHOOL CLOTHES. THE CHILDREN WERE EACH ASSISTED BY A CELEBRITY SHOPPER, INCLUDING CURRENT AND FORMER MIAMI DOLPHINS PLAYERS, COLLEGE ATHLETES, MIAMI DOLPHINS CHEERLEADERS AND OTHER LOCAL TV, RADIO AND SPORTS PERSONALITIES. PRIOR TO SHOPPING, THE CHILDREN ENJOYED A "PRE-PARTY" IN WHICH THEY WERE TREATED TO DINNER AND MUSIC FROM A LIVE DJ. SINCE ESTABLISHING THIS PROGRAM IN 2005, THE FOUNDATION HAS GIVEN OUT NEARLY $200,000 IN CLOTHES. Pt VI, Line 11b THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARE FURNISHED A COPY OF THE 990 FORM FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO SUBMITTING. ONCE THIS REVIEW PROCESS IS COMPLETED THE RETURN IS SIGNED BY THE OFFICER AND SENT TO THE IRS. Pt VI, Line 12c CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARE MONITORED BY THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE FOUNDATION TO MAKE SURE THEY REMAIN IN COMPLIANCE BY BIDDING OUT ALL CONTRACT WORK TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT COMPANIES TO MAKE SURE WE ARE GETTING THE RIGHT DEAL. Other MARC JAIDEN PROJECT Other In 2015, the Jason Taylor Foundation assisted with the Marc Jaiden Project, an effort that helps to restore eyesight, provide eyewear and prevent vision loss. The project was activated both in low-income communities in South Florida as well as a trip to Jamaica to provide free eye screenings, exams and glasses to thousands of deserving people. Other BIG SCREENS - BIG DREAMS THE "BIG SCREENS - BIG DREAMS" PROGRAM SERVES TO INSPIRE AND MOTIVATE YOUNG PEOPLE IN SOUTH FLORIDA THROUGH FEATURE FILMS. THE JASON TAYLOR FOUNDATION RECOGNIZES THE TREMENDOUS IMPACT MOVIES HAVE ON TODAY'S YOUTH AND USES POSITIVE, UPLIFTING STORIES TO TEACH AND ENTHUSE. IN ADDITION, THIS PROGRAM EXPOSES SOUTH FLORIDA'S YOUTH TO THE ARTS AND POTENTIAL CAREERS IN THE FIELDS OF ACTING, WRITING AND MUSIC. THE FOUNDATION CHOOSES MOVIES THAT FIT THE PROGRAM, INVITES STUDENTS OUT THAT WILL BENEFIT MOST FROM THE MESSAGES IN THE FILMS AND PROVIDES EACH STUDENT WITH A BEVERAGE AND SNACK AS PART OF THE EXPERIENCE.ON FEBRUARY 12, 2015, JASON TAYLOR, JOINED BY FORMER TEAMMATE CHANNING CROWDER, WELCOMED NEARLY 300 MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, ATHLETES AND COACHES FROM SOUTH FLORIDA SCHOOLS AND YOUTH PROGRAMS TO A PRIVATE SCREENING OF MCFARLAND USA. BASED ON THE 1987 TRUE STORY, THE FILM FOLLOWS NOVICE RUNNERS FROM MCFARLAND, AN ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED TOWN IN CALIFORNIA, AS THEY GIVE THEIR ALL TO BUILD A CROSS-COUNTRY TEAM UNDER THE DIRECTION OF COACH JIM WHITE (KEVIN COSTNER), A NEWCOMER TO THEIR PREDOMINANTLY LATINO HIGH SCHOOL, WITH WHOM THEY ULTIMATELY BOND TO BUILD NOT ONLY A CHAMPIONSHIP CROSS-COUNTRY TEAM BUT AN ENDURING LEGACY AS WELL. FOLLOWING THE FILM, TAYLOR SURPRISED THE STUDENTS WITH A VISIT FROM TWO OF THE FILM'S STARS, CARLOS PRATT AND HECTOR DURAN, WHO ENGAGED THE YOUTH IN A Q&A SESSION, DISCUSSING THE CRITICAL ISSUES AND MESSAGES FROM THE MOVIE. AS PART OF THE PROGRAM, EACH STUDENT WAS PROVIDED A BEVERAGE AND SNACK COMPLIMENTS OF THE JASON TAYLOR FOUNDATION. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d EXPENSES RELATED TO PROGRAM SERVICES 289480. 289480. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Computer Supplies 318. 0. 318. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Contract Labor 18000. 3600. 10800. 3600. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Dues 137. 137. 0. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Fundraising 19044. 0. 0. 19044. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Inkind Program Expenses 185628. 185628. 0. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Postage 363. 0. 363. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Stationary & printing 3344. 0. 0. 3344. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Supplies 1544. 0. 1544. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Telephone 2253. 1014. 789. 450. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Website 280. 126. 98. 56.