2025-11-13T20:21:55-06:00 2024-12-31 320530003 QUIGLEY & MIRON 3580 WILSHIRE BLVD 1755 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 990EZ 2024-01-01 954580212 PROJECT ECHO PROJ 3102518636 PO BOX 2410 SANTA MONICA CA 90407 DIANE QUAST EXEC DIRECTOR 8004232113 2025-11-12 1 JOHN BOVARD MIRON P01358141 2136393550 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X WWW.PROJECTECHO.ORG X X 26240 X 7365 18875 26240 96508 15821 28934 141263 -115023 264264 0 149241 X 260579 149241 5585 0 266164 149241 1900 0 264264 149241 X MISSION: PROJECT ECHO EMPOWERS STUDENTS WITH ENTREPRENEURIAL AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS SO THAT THEY CAN THRIVE IN COLLEGE, THEIR CAREERS AND IN THEIR COMMUNITY AS CHANGE-MAKERS.VISION: PROJECT ECHO'S UNIQUE MODEL OF HANDS-ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP LEARNING GIVES STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TIE-IN INDUSTRY-SECTOR THEMES WHILE LINKING THEIR LEARNING TO SOLVING REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS.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 COMMUNITY BASED MENTORSHIP, INCLUSIVE OF MBA STUDENTS THROUGH EXECTUIVE VOLUNTEERS.4. TO INCREASE AWARENESS AMONG OUR STUDENTS, THE PUBLIC, AND THE PRIVATE SECTORS OF ENTREPRENEURIAL AND VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.5. TO BUILD NETWORKS/ALLIANCES BETWEEN OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. PROJECT ECHO ENROLLED 383 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM 34 SCHOOLS IN A CLASSROOM-BASED INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP. STUDENTS WORKED INDIVIDUALLY AND IN TEAMS THROUGH A STRUCTURED CURRICULUM THAT GUIDED THEM FROM IDEA GENERATION TO THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT OF A FORMAL WRITTEN BUSINESS PLAN AND INVESTOR PITCH. EACH STUDENT TEAM IDENTIFIED A COMMUNITY-BASED PROBLEM AND DESIGNED AN INNOVATIVE PRODUCT OR SERVICE TO ADDRESS IT. FROM THESE, 223 STUDENTS (59 TEAMS) ADVANCED TO PROJECT ECHO'S TEEN ENTREPRENEURS' BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION, HOSTED ON CAMPUS OF CSU DOMINGUEZ HILLS. ABOUT 65 VOLUNTEER JUDGES REVIEWED AND EVALUATED WRITTEN BUSINESS PLANS (220 VOLUNTEER HOURS), AND AN ADDITIONAL 30 JUDGES CONTRIBUTED 240 HOURS EVALUATING LIVE (IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY ON ZOOM) STUDENT PRESENTATIONS. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, MORE THAN $9,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED TO 10 WINNING TEAMS.PROJECT ECHO OPERATES ON A COST-SHARING MODEL, CHARGING PROGRAMS APPROXIMATELY 50% OF THE ACTUAL PROGRAM COST AND SECURING PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT AND SPONSORSHIPS TO COVER THE REMAINDER. THIS APPROACH ENSURES EQUITABLE ACCESS, ALLOWING ALL PARTICIPATING STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN, COMPETE, AND SUCCEED THROUGH HANDS-ON ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION. 0 31232 31232 LEE FOX BOARD CHAIR 4.00 0 0 0 JEFFREY KRAVITZ SECRETARY & TREASURER 4.00 0 0 0 DIANE QUAST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 20.00 59004 0 0 CHIP GOODMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 DAVID TOKOFSKY DIRECTOR 4.00 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 127853 76005 53282 48308 7365 312813 127853 76005 53282 48308 7365 312813 116196 196617 312813 637551 0.62850 0.62850 X FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 3,217. DESCRIPTION: STAFF DEVELOPMENT. AMOUNT: 291. DESCRIPTION: PROGRAM EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 16,168. DESCRIPTION: MARKETING. AMOUNT: 1,197. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS. AMOUNT: 50. DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL TAXES. AMOUNT: 8,011. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 28,934. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS DESCRIPTION: OTHER RECEIVABLES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 5,585. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,900. 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.