2015-05-08T21:16:03-05:00 2014-06-30 954656881 QUIGLEY & MIRON CPA'S 3550 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD-SUITE 1660 LOS ANGELES CA 900102481 990EZ 2013-07-01 954580212 PROJECT ECHO PROJ 4242143850 PO BOX 2410 SANTA MONICA CA 90407 DIANE QUAST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8004232113 2015-05-08 JOHN BOVARD MIRON P01358141 2136393550 2013 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z X WWW.PROJECTECHO.ORG X X 145986 X 145986 145986 20971 89756 1675 24641 137043 8943 -9341 0 -398 X 7536 21387 5100 100 12636 21487 21977 21885 -9341 -398 X VISION: TO CREATE ADDITIONAL CAREER CHOICES FOR EVERY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT.MISSION: TO INSPIRE AND ENGAGE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH HANDS-ON ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCES BY DEVELOPING AND TEACHING CURRICULUM, PARTNERING STUDENTS WITH MENTORS, HOSTING BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITIONS, AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO START AND RUN SMALL BUSINESSES.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 GRADUATE LEVEL MENTORS.4. TO INCREASE AWARENESS AMONG OUR STUDENTS, THE PUBLIC, AND THE PRIVATE SECTORS OF ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES.5. TO BUILD NETWORKS/ALLIANCES BETWEEN OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. IN FISCAL 2013, APPROXIMATELY 225 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN 25 TEAMS COMPETED IN OUR 2013 98TH ANNUAL BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION. ECHO AWARDED $8,450 IN PRIZE MONEY TO THE SCHOOLS TO ASSIST STUDENTS LAUNCH THEIR BUSINESS VENTURES, PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS, AND HELP SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS PAY FOR THEIR SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND COLLEGE APPLICATIONS.THROUGH ECHO'S MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, 80 MBA STUDENTS FROM UCLA'S ANDERSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, UCI'S MERAGE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND THE PEPPERDINE'S GRAZIADIO SCHOOL OF BUSINESS MENTORED OUR HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS, AS FOLLOWS:1. ASSISTED HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS IN DEVELOPING BUSINESS PLANS USING ECHO'S CURRICULUM.2. ASSISTED TEAMS IN DEVELOPING PRESENTATIONS AND COACHED TEAMS THROUGH PRESENTATION REHEARSALS.3. ASSISTED STUDENTS IN HANDS-ON EXERCISES DURING ECHO'S BOOT CAMP.TO DATE, ECHO TEAMS HAVE STARTED 9 STUDENT-RUN ON-CAMPUS BUSINESSES THAT ARE FULLY OPERATIONAL. 0 104575 104575 CHIP GOODMAN CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD 4.00 0 0 0 BRYAN JONES DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 EVAN BARTELHEIM DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 RICHARD MCLEOD DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 CHARLES SMITH SECRETARY 4.00 0 0 0 DAVID TOKOFSKY DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 SCOTT FENNEL CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 4.00 0 0 0 JENNIFER TOOLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 JEFFREY KRAVITZ DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 DIANE QUAST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 20971 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 0 1 X 198315 145081 132017 70768 145986 692167 198315 145081 132017 70768 145986 692167 453041 239126 927 927 693094 8775 0.34500 0.39700 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 1,735. DESCRIPTION: AWARDS AND PRIZES. AMOUNT: 8,457. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 836. DESCRIPTION: PROGRAM EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 10,799. DESCRIPTION: TAXES, LICENSES & MISCELLANEOUS. AMOUNT: 35. DESCRIPTION: MARKETING. AMOUNT: 1,320. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS. AMOUNT: 459. DESCRIPTION: TRAINING. AMOUNT: 1,000. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 24,641. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS DESCRIPTION: PLEDGES RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 5,100. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 100. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 4,977. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 4,885. DESCRIPTION: LOAN PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 17,000. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 17,000. 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.