2015-11-13T14:40:43-07:00 2014-12-31 990 2014-01-01 330724044 AMERICA ON TRACK AMER 7145317144 PO Box 4141 Tustin CA 927814141 Claire Braeburn Executive Director 7145317144 2015-11-04 2014 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z Claire Braeburn PO Box 4141 Tustin CA 92781 1097969 0 X www.AmericaOnTrack.org X 1995 CA America On Track (AOT), an independent 501(c)(3), was founded in 1995 to fill identified service delivery gaps in the fields of human services, education, health & fitness, and violence & drug use prevention throughout Orange County. America On Track's Mission is to help children & families from all walks of life move toward a brighter future. The organization's Vision is to create healthier communities by providing evidence-based programs that focus on leadership development, mentoring, fitness & nutrition, drug use prevention, and academic achievement. AOT's motto is: Creating Brighter Futures for Communities & Youth! 9 7 9 174 0 0 906994 1053131 0 0 1667 1492 0 0 908661 1054623 1769 3278 0 0 564587 565662 0 0 5415 371064 446659 937420 1015599 -28759 39024 843719 918375 91994 127626 751725 790749 America On Track (AOT), an independent 501(c)(3), was founded in 1995 to fill identified service delivery gaps in the fields of human services, education, health & fitness, and violence & drug use prevention throughout Orange County. America On Track's Mission is to help children & families from all walks of life move toward a brighter future. The organization's Vision is to create healthier communities by providing evidence-based programs that focus on leadership development, mentoring, fitness & nutrition, drug use prevention, and academic achievement. AOT's motto is: Teaming Communities & Youth for a Brighter Future! 0 0 480819 0 0 Physical Education Program (PEP): In 2011, America On Track received another 3-year Carol M. White Physical Education Program grant to implement the On Track Through Fitness project, a comprehensive physical activity, health, and nutrition program to directly serve K-12 students to help them meet State Standards. On Track Through Fitness was designed by incorporating multiple evidence-based model programs to serve disadvantaged Hispanic youth living in the most impoverished neighborhoods in Santa Ana, California. America On Track, with eight collaborative community partners, addresses critical gaps as well as enhances health and fitness services at nine schools (four OCDE/ACCESS high schools and five private Catholic K - 8 schools). The overall goal is to improve the children's physical education by providing instruction in physical fitness activities, healthy eating habits, and good nutrition, with an ultimate goal of creating lifelong healthier habits. EVALUATION RESULTS: AOT staff continued to provide weekly physical education and nutrition education sessions for over 1,700 students at 9 school sites. After researching the latest state-of-the-art multisensory brain-body fitness training systems, AOT donated a $30,000 system (from allocated PEP funds) to Christ Cathedral Academy. SMART (Sensory, Motor, Activity, Reaction, Training) technology integrates brain fitness with body fitness -- it improves speed, reactions, and concentration in a fun, challenging, full-body workout experience for all ages and abilities. AOT coordinated training sessions to help the school staff learn how to use the new equipment. In partnership with Northgate Markets, AOT supported their Viva La Salud project by donating two brand-new produce coolers for two of their Santa Ana stores. The new produce coolers are prominently featured at the front of the produce section near the entrance of the store and they include a sign that promotes America On Track and a healthy living message. Finally, AOT partnered with the City of Santa Ana to help build their 4th Exercise Park at Memorial Park. Through funds from our physical education program grant specifically allocated for fitness equipment, America On Track donated $45,000 to the City of Santa Ana and worked with them to identify the fabulous Greenfields exercise equipment that was installed. AOT has seen outstanding results with the PEP project: 47% increase in the % of students meeting cardiovascular fitness targets and 48% increase in the % of students reporting consuming the recommended minimum of two fruits and three vegetables daily (among other great results). 109287 0 0 America On Track continued to implement a Tobacco Prevention Project (an innovative, comprehensive, community-based program that is being implemented throughout Orange County - funded by the Orange County Health Care Agency) in the cities of Orange, Newport Beach, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Juan Capistrano, and Mission Viejo. The goal of the project is to lower youth access to tobacco. This is done by working with local tobacco retailers (274 in the 5 targeted cities) to educate them on the state laws that prohibit selling tobacco to minors. EVALUATION RESULTS: AOT staff conducted over 800 merchant education training sessions with the commercial tobacco retailers, which led to the following results: i) Lowered the number of retailers willing to sell tobacco to minors to zero; ii) Helped 235 out of 274 (86.4%) commercial tobacco retailers become compliant with window signage laws; iii) Helped 207 out of 274 (75%) commercial tobacco retailers reach the 5 Star Merchant status; iv) Raised by 179% the number of people who knew the $200 fine for providing tobacco to a minor from year 1 to year 3. Additionally, AOT staff conducted over 100 presentations to businesses, civic groups, and parent organizations and collected 2,147 pre and post surveys. 133836 0 0 America On Track is implementing a 5-year grant (2010-2015) from the California Tobacco Control Project to reduce secondhand smoke exposure in Santa Ana, Orange, Tustin, and Costa Mesa for our Smoke-Free Outdoor Dining and Smoke-Free Child Care Objectives, and throughout Orange County for our Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing Objective. EVALUATION RESULTS: Efforts under this grant during FY2014 have yielded the following results: 11 Multi-Unit Housing complexes and 1 Condominium Association adopted a 100% smoke-free policy including individual units and balconies, representing a total of 720 residential units; 35 licensed residential child care facilities adopted 100% smoke-free policies for their properties, and 13 restaurants adopted smoke-free outdoor dining policies. 50564 3287 0 America On Track's Emerging Leaders program is a unique, multi-faceted afterschool program designed to inspire today's youth to become tomorrow's leaders through a focus on the development of strong leadership and public speaking skills in order to help create a brighter future. It is a huge time commitment because it pairs outstanding teens with 4th through 6th grade students in a very structured afterschool program that requires weekly attendance from 2:30 pm to 6:30 pm throughout the entire school year (30 sessions). America On Track staff members lead the program that provides the following components: Leadership Training, effective Public Speaking Skills Coaching, Training on How to Become a Successful Mentor, Social & Character Development, Nutrition Education, Music Appreciation as well as Fitness & Recreation, and much more. The teen leaders participate in the leadership process provided by America On Track, and their many talents and skills are incorporated into various components of the program. The teens receive intensive and ongoing training and are coached to assist in presenting lessons. It is a synergistic approach to developing future leaders. Our Emerging Leaders program is designed to benefit the teens and the elementary school students as well as our communities. EVALUATION RESULTS: During FY2014, AOT staff recruited, trained, and worked with 305 mentors and mentees at the Irvine and Santa Ana Emerging Leaders sites. Additionally, 50+ leadership and training sessions were held at those sites. AOT also revised the Emerging Leaders curriculum to further motivate the teen leaders and the protégés. AOT hosted two ELP Teen Leaders as interns during the summer. Also, AOT recruited and trained 6 new college interns to help out at the ELP sessions. An all-day training session was held for the teen leaders and their parents (parents stay for first 3 hours). AOT staff also interviewed, selected, and trained 6 new teen Site Leaders for the Irvine and Santa Ana sites. 63982 0 0 America On Track's Brighter Futures for Children of Prisoners program is a holistic and multi-faceted comprehensive approach to helping the most vulnerable children of Orange County. For almost 12 years now, the successes of our Brighter Futures program for children of prisoners has been based on 3 interwoven components: a one-on-one mentoring program with trained and carefully selected adults who meet with their mentees every week for 2 hours per week; STEM workshops on a quarterly basis to promote a useful and fun approach to science; a "College Is For Me Too" summer educational/inspirational camp at a college campus to demonstrate that college is attainable and enjoyable. Additionally AOT provides free age-appropriate books, special outings, nutritional seminars and wraparound services to the guardians and children. Since the cost of incarceration is now 69 billion dollars per year nationwide and Orange County is #7 in the Nation in prison population, and 1 of every 5 CA discretionary dollars goes to incarceration, this is a problem of great magnitude. The children of incarcerated parents (over 20,000 in OC alone) who did not choose these parents are predicted to follow in their footsteps if they do not receive support and guidance. AOT is the only nonprofit in OC providing comprehensive services to these "forgotten" children. EVALUATION RESULTS: During FY2014, AOT served 502 unduplicated individuals (including 83 children of prisoners, 336 family members, and 83 mentors). AOT staff continued to support existing mentor-mentees matches while also initiating new matches. Additionally, AOT staff provided wrap-around services to the 336 family members of the children of prisoners. AOT launched its STEM program and had 2 successful STEM workshops. The 8th annual College Is For Me Too! Summer Education Camp took place at CSUF at the end of June and was a big success. In addition to the STEM workshops and the College Is For Me Too! Summer Camp, AOT staff members coordinated 8 specials events at the Honda Center with mentors and mentees. AOT distributed hundreds of age-appropriate books to promote reading and interest in education. Also, 37 Thanksgiving food baskets were distributed to mentee families. 106911 0 0 America On Track was awarded a 3-year grant (2013-2016) from the County of Orange Health Care Agency, Nutrition Services to provide direct nutrition education classes to adults and children who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and who subsist below the federal poverty level in various key locations in Orange County. EVALUATION RESULTS: During FY14, AOT staff conducted 223 nutrition education presentations to 2,701 unduplicated low-income youth and adults as well as to 3,508 repeat youth and adults who participated in a series of 2-5 classes, for a total of 6,209 SNAP-Ed Eligible individuals. 221457 3287 0 945399 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 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 4 0 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X X America On Track 7145317144 600 W Santa Ana Blvd Santa Ana CA 92701 Don Crevier Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Mike Kilbride Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Pat Ross Chairman of the Board 2 0 X 0 0 0 Mike Chilleen Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Goody Takashima Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Tom Creato Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Mike Lake Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Claire Braeburn Exec Director/CEO 55 0 X X X 99000 0 7615 Terry Thompson President 55 0 X X X 99000 0 7616 198000 0 15231 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 93606 0 901616 57909 0 1053131 0 1492 1492 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43346 93606 43346 0 0 0 0 1054623 1492 0 0 0 0 3278 3278 0 0 0 0 198761 183854 10932 3975 0 0 0 0 248908 248908 0 0 10476 9877 428 171 68442 65216 2304 922 39075 37774 954 347 0 0 0 0 4875 0 4875 0 9500 0 9500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61250 61250 0 0 10411 10411 0 0 35173 22173 13000 0 16394 3395 12999 0 0 0 0 0 44777 38061 6716 0 9914 8457 1457 0 0 0 0 0 4427 4427 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12215 12215 0 0 15346 13726 1620 0 Subcontractors (as required by grants) 121340 121340 0 0 Program Supplies 83459 83459 0 0 Equipment Rental and Maintenance 17578 17578 0 0 1015599 945399 64785 5415 16706 80737 632142 613170 0 0 156978 198790 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 144093 118415 37893 25678 0 0 0 0 0 843719 918375 91994 127626 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 91994 127626 X 751725 790749 0 0 0 0 751725 790749 843719 918375 39024 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 1033341 593484 979730 828918 958525 4393998 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1033341 593484 979730 828918 958525 4393998 0 4393998 3951 3099 1864 1666 1493 12073 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4406071 0 0.99726 0.99658 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 104835 0 91485 13350 39258 0 26930 12328 25678 1097970 0 0 0 43347 43347 1054623 0 0 0 1054623 1058946 0 0 0 43347 43347 1015599 0 0 0 1015599 Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2d Gross Income from Golf Tournament and Wine Event Fundraisers Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2d Direct Expenses from Golf Tournament and Wine Event Fundraisers. Golf Tournament 121538 84648 36890 1810 984 15386 11267 0 7443 Wine Event 15414 8958 6456 0 0 6020 0 0 436 0 136952 93606 43346 1810 984 21406 11267 0 7879 43346 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 The Executive Director and Co-Founder is the daughter of the President and Co-Founder. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Chairman of the Board, who is also a CPA and head of the Finance Committee, reviews the 990 and then it is forwarded to the entire Board of Directors via email for their review and comments. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Board members are provided with, and asked to complete and sign, the Conflict of Interest statement annually. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The Board of Directors reviews and approves the compensation for the President and the Executive Director. The Board members use data as to comparable compensation for similarly qualified persons in functionally comparable positions at similarly situated organizations. The process is documented in the meeting minutes. This process was last undertaken in 2010. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization makes it governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request. Whenever possible, said documents are provided in electronic form and sent via email. The return is not late because America On Track filed a Form 8868, Application for Extension of Time to File an Exempt Organization Return for an Additional 3-month Extension, and it was approved (Notice #CP211A). The new due date is November 15, 2015.