2016-11-14T16:47:07-06:00 2016-06-30 941254756 HOOD & STRONG LLP 275 BATTERY STREET STE 900 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111 990 2015-07-01 770393676 CLEO EULAU CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS CLEO 6503140180 2483 OLD MIDDLEFIELD WAY NO 208 MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043 SUSAN WILLIAMS-CLARK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6503140180 2016-11-09 1 MAGA E KISRIEV P01008919 4157810793 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z ACKNOWLEDGE ALLIANCE SUSAN WILLIAMS-CLARK 2483 OLD MIDDLEFIELD WAY NO 208 MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043 867391 0 X HTTP://WWW.ACKNOWLEDGEALLIANCE.ORG X 1994 CA TO PROMOTE LIFELONG RESILIENCE IN CHILDREN AND YOUTH. 9 9 28 11 0 0 535751 455595 460488 395460 17 621 -4043 -6220 992213 845456 0 0 0 0 845153 876096 0 0 150735 177933 179681 1023086 1055777 -30873 -210321 840455 622905 44135 36906 796320 585999 X THE CLEO EULAU CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS, D.B.A. ACKNOWLEDGE ALLIANCE, IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING LIFELONG RESILIENCE IN CHILDREN AND YOUTH BY STRENGTHENING THE CARING CAPACITY OF THE ADULTS WHO INFLUENCE THEIR LIVES. 0 0 413800 288050 THE RESILIENCE CONSULTATION PROGRAM, SERVING K-12 SCHOOLS, PROVIDES A UNIQUE APPROACH TO HEALTHIER SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS, IMPROVING SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL) COMPETENCIES AND REDUCING THE IMPACTS OF MENTAL HEALTH FOR SCHOOL LEADERS, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS. THE WORK WE DO WITH THIS POPULATION INCLUDES TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL SUPPORT THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE COACHING, TRAININGS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, CLASSROOM OBSERVATIONS; 3RD - 7TH GRADE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL) LESSONS; AND STUDENT COUNSELING. MANY OF THE SCHOOLS WE SERVE ARE UNDERPERFORMING WITH, ON AVERAGE, 72% OF THE STUDENTS ON THE FREE OR REDUCED MEAL PLAN. STUDENTS MAY BE FACING ADVERSITIES SUCH AS EXPERIENCING EARLY CHILDHOOD TRAUMA INCLUDING DEVELOPING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, LIVING IN HOME ENVIRONMENTS WITH STRESS AND ANXIETY, AND EXPERIENCING POVERTY, HUNGER, AND STRESS THAT EACH INHIBITS A POSITIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE. ACKNOWLEDGE RESILIENCE PROGRAM STAFF, COMPRISED OF A TEAM OF LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, MEET WITH EDUCATORS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS AND PRINCIPALS TO OFFER SUPPORT AND IMPLEMENT WAYS TO MAKE SCHOOL A HEALTHY, POSITIVE PLACE. OUR DIRECT WORK WITH EDUCATORS IN GRADES K-12 HELPS THEM DISCOVER THEIR UNIQUE STRENGTHS IN THE PROFESSION AND PROVIDES THEM WITH THE TOOLS TO WORK WITH STUDENTS IN AN EMPATHIC, EFFECTIVE, AND STRENGTH-BASED WAY. 95% OF THE TEACHERS WE SERVE ARE EXPRESSING POSITIVE CHANGE: "ACKNOWLEDGE STAFF HELP US WORK THROUGH OBSTACLES & CHALLENGES THEY MAY BE FACING REGARDING EVERY ASPECT OF STAFF STUDENT RELATIONSHIP."SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL) IS THE FOUNDATION OF SUPPORT NEEDED TO ACQUIRE THE SKILLS FOR LIFELONG EFFECTIVENESS. IN EDUCATION, SEL CREATES A SUPPORTIVE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS ARE RESPECTED, CARED FOR AND CONNECTED. THE RESILIENCE PROGRAM INCLUDES SEL CURRICULUM FOR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL TO TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE EMOTIONS, MAKE RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS, ESTABLISH MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS AND ACHIEVE GOALS. OUR STAFF FACILITATES THESE LESSONS TO THE ENTIRE CLASSROOM, INCLUDING THE TEACHER, TO MAKE IT A COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND SUPPORT THE EDUCATORS' SEL SKILLS. RESEARCH LINKS SEL TO IMPROVED ATTITUDES ABOUT SCHOOL, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, AND REDUCTIONS IN AGGRESSION, MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, AND SUBSTANCE USE. TEACHERS, NEXT TO FAMILY, SPEND THE MOST TIME WITH YOUTH AND CAN HAVE AN INCREDIBLE INFLUENCE ON THEIR LIVES. ACKNOWLEDGE ALLIANCE HELPS MAKE THIS HAPPEN, CHANGING LIVES IN A POSITIVE WAY. THIS PROGRAM SERVES 13 SCHOOLS IN SAN MATEO AND SANTA CLARA COUNTIES IMPACTING 25 PRINCIPALS AND ADMINISTRATORS, 400 EDUCATORS, AND OVER 10,000 STUDENTS. 266347 107410 ONE OF ACKNOWLEDGE ALLIANCE'S CORE PROGRAMS, THE COLLABORATIVE COUNSELING PROGRAM (CCP) PROVIDES COUNSELING SERVICES FOR APPROXIMATELY 150 OF THE MOST AT RISK YOUTH (GRADES 9 - 12) FACING EXTREME ADVERSITIES, WHO HAVE EITHER BEEN EXPELLED FROM THEIR LOCAL SCHOOLS OR ARE ON PROBATION IN SAN MATEO COUNTY. INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP PSYCHODYNAMIC COUNSELING SESSIONS ARE LED BY 9 GRADUATE STUDENT INTERNS FROM THE WRIGHT INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY, WITH CLOSE SUPERVISION AND ONGOING TRAINING BY EXPERIENCED PROGRAM CLINICIANS FROM ACKNOWLEDGE ALLIANCE.AT ALTERNATIVE COURT AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS IN SAN MATEO, ACKNOWLEDGE ALLIANCE PROVIDES COUNSELING SERVICES TO EXPELLED AND INCARCERATED STUDENTS. THESE ARE STUDENTS FACING THE GREATEST LIFE ADVERSITIES - POVERTY, COERCED GANG INVOLVEMENT, FIRST HAND WITNESS TO VIOLENT DEATHS, LOSS OF FAMILY MEMBERS, DISCRIMINATION, AND ABUSE. AFTER STUDENTS EXIT FROM THE COURT AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, WE HELP THEM SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION BACK INTO THEIR PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL BY PROVIDING COUNSELING AND RESOURCES ON CAMPUS AT ALL OF THE SEQUOIA UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT'S COMPREHENSIVE AND ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOLS. THE TEENS WHO RECEIVE OUR COUNSELING SERVICES GAIN INSIGHT INTO HOW THEIR LIFE EXPERIENCES DRIVE THEIR THOUGHTS, FEELINGS, AND BEHAVIORS; LEARN TO REGULATE THEIR RESPONSES TO EMOTIONAL STIMULI; BECOME MORE EMPOWERED TO SPEAK UP AND ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES APPROPRIATELY; DEVELOP INCREASED TRUST AND THE ABILITY TO CHOOSE HEALTHIER RELATIONSHIPS; IMPROVE THEIR SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT; FIND COMPASSION FOR THEMSELVES AND EACH OTHER; AND EXPERIENCE RENEWED HOPE AND A GLIMPSE OF A FUTURE WITH NEW POSSIBILITIES.OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF OF LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS, AND PSYCHOLOGISTS PROVIDES SUPERVISION AND TRAINING TO CLINICAL INTERNS WHO IN TURN PROVIDE STUDENTS INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY. WE ARE COMMITTED TO BUILDING THE PIPELINE OF TALENTED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS BY PLACING MASTER'S AND PSY.D STUDENTS AT SCHOOL SITES TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT STUDENTS.SOME OF THE HEALTH CHALLENGES INCLUDE- ALCOHOL ABUSE, VIOLENT TENDENCIES, LACK OF SELF-WORTH AND VALUE, INABILITY TO CONCENTRATE, AND HIGH LEVELS OF STRESS AND ANXIETY. OUR TRANSITION PROGRAM IS A CONTINUUM OF SERVICES FOR THE STUDENTS WHO ARE TRANSITIONING FROM THE COLLABORATIVE COUNSELING PROGRAM AT THE COURT AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TO THEIR LARGER COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS IN SEQUOIA UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT. THIS PROGRAM SERVES APPROXIMATELY 80 STUDENTS AT FOUR HIGH SCHOOLS IN SEQUOIA UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT WHO NEED A SUPPORT PERSON TO HELP THEM AS THEY NAVIGATE THE HIGH SCHOOL SYSTEM, MANAGING NEGATIVE PEER PRESSURES, AND THEIR EMOTIONAL WELLNESS, IN GENERAL. THIS PROGRAM HAS AN OVER APPROXIMATE 80% SUCCESS RATE OF KEEPING THESE YOUTH IN SCHOOL AND ON TRACK TO GRADUATE. 132702 THE OUTREACH PROGRAM CONTINUES TO BUILD OUR REGIONAL AND STATE-WIDE COLLABORATION SO THAT EVENTUALLY OUR MESSAGE OF RESILIENCE, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING, AND POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH CAN BE EMBEDDED INTO EVERY LEVEL OF AMERICA'S EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGH HIGHER EDUCATION. COMMUNICATION TO THE LARGER COMMUNITY IS DELIVERED THROUGH OUR OUTREACH PROGRAM. SERVICES INCLUDE TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELDS OF EDUCATION, MENTAL HEALTH AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY-WIDE COLLABORATION FOCUSED ON SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS IN YOUTH, AND THE DELIVERY OF PAPERS AT NATIONAL CONFERENCES, SUCH AS THE NEW TEACHER SYMPOSIUM. ADDITIONALLY, OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM SPENDS TIME REACHING OUT TO LOCAL COMMUNITY SERVICE PROVIDERS IN ORDER TO HELP WITH THE AIM OF LEVERAGING OUR KNOWLEDGE TO ENHANCE PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, EDUCATORS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND FAMILIES. 812849 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X BEVERLY CORRIERE 6503140180 2483 OLD MIDDLEFIELD WAY SUITE 208 MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043 ROBERT BEYER BOARD CHAIR, FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 CHET VILLALBA BOARD CO-CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN LEVENBERG BOARD TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBORAH TANAKA-LAUDE BOARD MARKETING CHAIR (THRU 5/15/16) 3.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIDGETT LONGUST BOARD SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 GRAINGER MARBURG BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA KEEGAN BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE HOPE BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 BROOKE KERNICK BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 LOUISE PASUTENBACH BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN WILLIAMS-CLARK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 100457 0 825 100457 0 825 1 0 0 0 0 26350 429245 10485 455595 PROGRAM REVENUE 611710 395460 395460 395460 621 621 15715 26350 21935 -6220 -6220 845456 395460 0 -5599 110752 94858 10314 5580 674743 521078 46462 107203 27409 15522 404 11483 63192 50823 4130 8239 18800 18800 55376 47237 2169 5970 11837 7148 386 4303 68140 57099 7105 3936 2166 1792 3 371 5713 3707 629 1377 1453 1180 91 182 14435 11587 950 1898 EMPLOYEE & BOARD DEV 320 300 20 1441 518 750 173 1055777 812849 92193 150735 183651 103373 148639 148900 476975 350447 19146 7500 2344 4439 12173 9265 4362 2908 5338 5338 840455 622905 38641 33015 5494 3891 44135 36906 X 319345 202219 476975 383780 796320 585999 840455 622905 -210321 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 619267 321858 995282 535751 455595 2927753 619267 321858 995282 535751 455595 2927753 1185831 1741922 127 76 40 17 621 881 10535 13594 20205 26350 70684 2999318 1691399 0.58080 0.56250 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: GROSS INCOME FROM FUNDRAISING EVENTS - 2012 AMOUNT: $ 10,535. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 13,594. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 20,205. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 26,350. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 12173 9265 2908 2908 DEFERRED RENT 3891 3891 X 938723 82782 10485 93267 845456 0 845456 1149044 82782 10485 93267 1055777 0 1055777 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND SECTION 23701D OF THE CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE TAX BOARD CODE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ALSO BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ENTITY THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION EVALUATES ITS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND WILL RECOGNIZE A LOSS CONTINGENCY WHEN IT IS PROBABLE THAT A LIABILITY HAS BEEN INCURRED AS OF THE DATE OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE AMOUNT OF THE LOSS CAN BE REASONABLY ESTIMATED. MANAGEMENT HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST REVENUE 10,485. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST REVENUE 10,485. FORGET ME NOT DINNER 42065 26350 15715 10485 1170 5311 4969 0 42065 26350 15715 10485 1170 5311 4969 21935 -6220 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINTED AN AUDIT COMMITTEE TO REVIEW FORM 990 WHICH, WHEN COMPLETED, IS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ITS REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE AND SIGN AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. BOARD MEMBERS SHALL DISCLOSE TO THE ACKNOWLEDGE ALLIANCE BOARD CHAIR OR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANY PERSONAL INTEREST WHICH HE OR SHE MAY HAVE, INCLUDING THE INTERESTS OF ANY DEPENDENT/IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER, IN ANY MATTER PENDING BEFORE THE ORGANIZATION; THE BOARD MEMBER SHALL REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATION IN ANY DISCUSSION OR DECISION ON SUCH MATTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE FAIR PAY FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA NON-PROFITS SURVEY BY NONPROFIT COMPENSATION ASSOCIATES IS USED TO CALIBRATE COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE UPON REQUEST FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF TIME SET FORTH IN SEC. 6104(D).