2016-07-14T13:55:09-05:00 2015-08-31 050568611 SALMON SIMS THOMAS & ASSOCIATES PLLC 12720 HILLCREST ROAD SUITE 500 DALLAS TX 752302039 990 2014-09-01 954285350 THE EDUCARE FOUNDATION EDUC 8186465220 16134 WYANDOTTE STREET VAN NUYS CA 91406 STUART SEMIGRAN PRESIDENT 8186465220 2016-07-14 1 WILLIAM H SIMS P00004539 9723921143 2016-07-14 2014 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z STUART SEMIGRAN 16134 WYANDOTTE STREET VAN NUYS CA 91406 5015933 0 X WWW.EDUCAREFOUNDATION.COM X 1990 CA INSPIRE & EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE, COMPASSIONATE, & TO LIVE THEIR DREAMS. 7 6 90 80 0 0 225583 217732 3393281 4798201 1 0 15 0 3618880 5015933 1955 980 0 0 1769138 3260567 340 4500 25210 1732494 1281553 3503927 4547600 114953 468333 1021979 1650087 76252 236027 945727 1414060 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. THE FOUNDATION RECEIVES FUNDING FROM INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS, FEDERAL GRANTS, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONAL GRANTS. 0 0 4002287 980 4798201 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. FOR THE PAST 26 YEARS, EDUCARE HAS SERVED YOUTH BY ASSISTING YOUNG PEOPLE IN BECOMING HIGH ACHIEVERS; PROMOTING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS IN THE HOME AND IN THE COMMUNITY; AND PREVENTING DESTRUCTIVE SOCIAL BEHAVIORS LIKE SUBSTANCE ABUSE, VIOLENCE AND CRIME.THE LARGEST POPULATION THAT EDUCARE CONTINUES SERVING IS LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ("LAUSD") HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH THE LAUSD / BEYOND THE BELL (BTB) AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM. LAUSD, WHICH IS THE SECOND LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE NATION, IS AN URBAN DISTRICT THAT LARGELY CONSISTS OF ECONOMICALLY AND SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED MINORITY STUDENTS. EDUCARE'S FLAGSHIP PROGRAM OFFERING IS ITS ACE (ACHIEVEMENT AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE) PROGRAM.THE ACE PROGRAMS ARE ENGAGING, ACTIVITY-DRIVEN, THREE-DAY STUDENT SUCCESS PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON BUILDING AN ESSENTIAL FOUNDATION FOR LEARNING:1. CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT CONFIDENCE BUILDING, POSITIVE DECISION-MAKING, AND CONSTRUCTIVE CHOICES2. PERSONAL MANAGEMENT PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TIME MANAGEMENT3. EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE MANAGING ANGER, FEAR, REJECTION, AND PEER PRESSURE4. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS COMMUNICATION, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, AND TEAM BUILDINGEDUCARE CURRENTLY PROVIDES ITS ACE PROGRAMS FOR LAUSD HIGH SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS AS PART OF THE BEYOND THE BELL AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM. THE ACE WORKSHOPS ARE HELD ON THE HIGH SCHOOL OR MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUSES, AT LOCAL COMMUNITY CENTERS, OR ON LOCAL COLLEGE CAMPUSES. EDUCARE ALSO PROVIDES AND MANAGES THE DAILY AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS AT FIFTEEN OF LAUSD'S 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 MS-STEM ACADEMY) PROVIDING POSITIVE ALTERNATIVES TO DROPPING OUT AND GANG INVOLVEMENT. EACH IS A TITLE I SCHOOL; RECEIVING FEDERAL FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR LOW-INCOME, EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS GENERALLY ELIGIBLE FOR THE FREE/REDUCED PRICE MEAL PROGRAMS. ALL SIXTEEN SCHOOLS ARE COMPRISED OF 97.5%-99+% MINORITY STUDENTS. ALL OF THESE LAUSD SCHOOLS PARTNERING WITH EDUCARE HAVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING PROGRAMS, AND ARE COMPRISED OF 20-35% NON-NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKING STUDENTS.EACH SCHOOL DAY, OVER 2,000 EDUCARE PROGRAM STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN A FULL MENU OF ACADEMIC, ENRICHMENT, AND PHYSICAL RECREATION AFTER SCHOOL CLASSES AND CLUBS ON THEIR RESPECTIVE SCHOOL CAMPUSES. STUDENTS THEMSELVES AT EACH OF THE HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES SELECT, CREATE, AND EVEN HELP IN TEACHING MANY OF THE PROGRAMS OFFERED. TUTORING AND HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE, DANCE, INTRAMURAL SPORTS, ROBOTICS, CULINARY ARTS, GRAPHIC DESIGN, ROCK BAND, ACADEMIC DECATHLON, COMPUTER LABS, KOREAN LANGUAGE, OPEN GYM, JOURNALISM, CAHSEE / SAT PREP, LEADERSHIP CLUBS AND COLLEGE READINESS ARE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS. RESEARCH REPORTED BY LAUSD HAS SHOWN (FOR SCHOOL YEAR '14-'15) SIGNIFICANT GAINS FOR EDUCARE PROGRAM STUDENTS IN THEIR DAILY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES. FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS, EDUCARE HAS WORKED WITH LAUSD / BEYOND THE BELL AND TWO OTHER CITYWIDE AGENCIES (ARC AND !MPACT PEOPLE) TO DEVELOP A SUCCESSFUL LEADERSHIP CAMPAIGN THAT IS NOW AT 38 LAUSD HIGH SCHOOLS AND 36 LAUSD MIDDLE SCHOOLS. THE TAKE ACTION LEADERSHIP CAMPAIGN (TAC) INCLUDES TRAINING AND COACHING HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAMS TO RUN CIVIC EVENTS SUCH AS "DENIM DAY" (ANTI-VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN), "KICK BUTTS DAY" (SMOKING CESSATION), AND ARTS (DANCE, MUSIC, ART, POETRY) COMPETITIONS ON THEIR CAMPUSES, AS WELL AS PROVIDING LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND CAMPING WEEKENDS FOR THESE STUDENT LEADERSHIP TEAMS. IN NOVEMBER 2010, THE TAKE ACTION CAMPAIGN'S FOUR PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS (BTB, EDUCARE, ARC, AND !MPACT PEOPLE) WERE PRESENTED WITH THE "INNOVATION IN HIGH SCHOOL AFTER SCHOOL COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS" AWARD BY THE CALIFORNIA AFTER SCHOOL NETWORK.SINCE 2012-13, EDUCARE, IN COLLABORATION WITH BTB, HAS MANAGED AN EXCITING PROGRAM FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, LANGUAGE IN ACTION (LAP). LAP, CURRENTLY OFFERED BY EDUCARE AT 27 BTB HIGH SCHOOLS, PROVIDES AN AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM TO BETTER PREPARE EL STUDENTS FOR HIGH SCHOOL SUCCESS AND FULLER PARTICIPATION IN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS THROUGH A WEEK-LONG AFTER SCHOOL LAP IMMERSION WEEK; A SERIES OF TEN FOLLOW-UP AFTER SCHOOL WORKSHOPS TO STRENGTHEN SELF-CONFIDENCE, SOCIAL SKILLS, LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, AND SERVICE LEARNING; AND A SATURDAY COLLEGE VISIT AND SUCCESS SKILLS WORKSHOP. EDUCARE ALSO CURRENTLY PARTNERS WITH BTB ON AN ANTI-SMOKING INITIATIVE (TUPE); PLUS TWO STELLAR STEM INITIATIVES- A ROBOTICS PROGRAM FOR STUDENT TEAMS FROM SIX LAUSD HIGH SCHOOLS AND THE CYBERPATRIOT PROGRAM, SPONSORED BY NASA, IN WHICH STUDENTS FROM THE TAKE ACTION CAMPAIGN HIGH SCHOOLS LEARN CYBER SECURITY SKILLS AND THEN PERFORM THESE SKILLS IN CITY, STATE AND NATIONWIDE COMPETITIONS.ADDITIONALLY IN THE 2014-15 SCHOOL YEAR, PUBLISHED INDEPENDENT RESEARCH SHOWED:O STUDENTS ATTENDING FOUR YEARS OF EDUCARE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS WERE 23% MORE LIKELY TO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL.O THE PERCENTAGE OF CREDITS EARNED BY STUDENTS ATTENDING EDUCARE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS WAS 16.7% GREATER THAN THOSE WHO DID NOT ATTEND EDUCARE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. O STUDENTS ATTENDING EDUCARE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS WERE 24.4% MORE LIKELY TO ACHIEVE A 96% REGULAR SCHOOL DAY ATTENDANCE RATE.O STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN EDUCARE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS WERE 12.6% MORE LIKELY TO PASS THE CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL EXIT EXAM ("CAHSEE") IN ENGLISH-LANGUAGE ARTS IN 10TH GRADE, AND 13.1% MORE LIKELY TO PASS THE CAHSEE IN MATHEMATICS IN 10TH GRADE.O ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN EDUCARE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS WERE 5% MORE LIKELY TO BE RE-DESIGNATED AS FLUENT ENGLISH PROFICIENT (RFEP). EDUCARE IS RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY AS:O BEST PRACTICE IN DROPOUT PREVENTION BY AFTERSCHOOL ALLIANCE (D.C.) EDUCARE IS RECOGNIZED STATEWIDE AS:O BEST PRACTICE IN SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR EDUCARE'S ACE PROGRAM BY LEARNING IN AFTER SCHOOL (LIAS) GROUP (SAN FRANCISCO).O EDUCARE'S PRESIDENT, STU SEMIGRAN, WAS APPOINTED TO THE CALIFORNIA AFTERSCHOOL NETWORK (CAN) LEADERSHIP TEAM RATED IN LAUSD AS ONE OF THE HIGHEST RANKED AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM AGENCIES SERVING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BY LAUSD'S BEYOND THE BELL BRANCH. PRESENTED OUR HIGHLY RATED, "BUILDING STUDENT LEADERS WITH VISION AND HEART" WORKSHOP AT STATE AND NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES. BUILT A TEAM OF DYNAMIC, UP AND COMING EDUCARE PROGRAM FACILITATORS, SEVERAL WHO ARE EDUCARE ALUMNI FROM WHEN THEY THEMSELVES PARTICIPATED IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL. 4002287 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 334 0 1 90 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 2.00 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 2.00 X 0 0 0 STU SEMIGRAN PRESIDENT/CO-FOUNDER/DIRECTOR 50.00 X X 128805 0 6000 128805 0 6000 1 0 0 0 0 217732 11307 217732 PROGRAM INCOME 611710 4798201 4798201 4798201 5015933 4798201 0 0 980 980 142203 128529 13100 574 2684270 2427599 245360 11311 164237 128298 35939 269857 244053 24667 1137 16402 16402 4500 4500 431579 382493 46086 3000 2319 2282 37 453332 367899 82185 3248 28195 27821 374 45632 29460 14732 1440 48 48 4165 4165 56230 36247 19983 AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM CO 243255 226626 16629 MISCELLANEOUS 396 396 4547600 4002287 520103 25210 473953 858103 50000 50000 451357 725194 27623 484 29215 17373 14582 11842 4464 4464 1021979 1650087 76252 236027 76252 236027 X 840200 1280128 105527 133932 945727 1414060 1021979 1650087 468333 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 92491 92259 73935 225583 217732 702000 2350135 2426760 3433836 3393281 4798201 16402213 2442626 2519019 3507771 3618864 5015933 17104213 35000 36000 40000 40000 44000 195000 0 35000 36000 40000 40000 44000 195000 16909213 7 7 2 1 17 7 7 2 1 17 1035 15 1050 2442633 2519026 3508808 3618880 5015933 17105280 0.98850 0.98540 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 105527 162005 133600 133932 32304 199572 126349 105527 40800 38716 47212 32304 1478 62280 22958 40800 1478 1478 1.00000 0 0 14219 10557 3662 14996 6816 8180 11842 X 5065798 49865 49865 5015933 0 5015933 4597465 49865 49865 4547600 0 4547600 PART V, LINE 4: TEMPORARY NET ASSETS CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING: HS SUPPORT $61,936 LITERACY 36,354 WALNUT PARK MS SUPPORT 35,642 TOTAL $133,932 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. 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, STUART SEMIGRAN AND NICHOLAS BROWN, BOARD CHAIRMAN, REVIEW THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING. THE ENTIRE BOARD RECEIVES A COPY OF THE RETURN FOR REVIEW AFTER IT HAS BEEN FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH EDUCARE OFFICER AND EMPLOYEE REVIEWS AND SIGNS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM AT THE BEGINNING OF HIS/HER EMPLOYMENT WITH EDUCARE. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM IS KEPT IN THE EMPLOYEE'S PERSONNEL FILE. SUBCONTRACTS AND MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING INCLUDE CONFLICT OF INTEREST LANGUAGE. 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.