2025-11-17T14:06:37-06:00 2024-12-31 223008776 HAEFELE FLANAGAN & CO PC 1000 S LENOLA ROAD MAPLE SHADE NJ 08052 990 2024-01-01 311565431 KOINONIA FAMILY LIFE INC DBA CAMDEN DREAM CENTER TECHNOLOGY TRAINING SCHOOL KOIN 8567574899 1658 MT EPHRAIM AVENUE CAMDEN NJ 08104 KEITH DAVIS PRESIDENT COO 6096804493 2025-11-17 1 1 CRISTOPHER A SEFRANSKY P01264313 8567225300 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z KEITH DAVIS 10 STEAD COURT VOORHEES NJ 08043 885354 0 X WWW.CAMDENDREAMCENTER.ORG X 1998 NJ KOINONIA FAMILY LIFE, INC. WAS CREATED AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF REBUILDING AND REVITALIZING COMMUNITIES THROUGH EDUCATION AND COUNSELING DESIGNED TO MEET SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF FAMILIES IN CAMDEN, NJ. 5 4 26 0 0 0 840102 873706 11200 11648 0 0 0 0 851302 885354 0 0 0 0 0 225601 216924 0 0 349666 363654 566590 589255 284712 296099 411512 427972 385 400 411127 427572 X KOINONIA FAMILY LIFE, INC. D/B/A CAMDEN DREAM CENTER TECHNOLOGY TRAINING SCHOOL (THE ORGANIZATION") IS A NEW JERSEY NONPROFIT CORPORATION DEDICATED TO REBUILDING AND REVITALIZING COMMUNITIES THROUGH EDUCATION AND COUNSELING DESIGNED TO MEET SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF FAMILIES IN CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY. 0 0 486222 FEEDING AMERICA GRANT 500,000PROJECT SUMMARY OURTARGET AUDIENCE IS CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY WHERE PEOPLE OF COLOR CONSTITUTE 99% OF THEPOPULATION. THE MAJOR PROBLEMS ARE: (1) THERE IS NO APPROVED PROGRAM OF STUDY IN THE AGRICULTURE FOOD AND NATURAL RESOURCES (AFNR)CLUSTER IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. (2) THERE IS SIGNIFICANT UNDERREPRESENTATION OF BLACK AND HISPANIC STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE. (3)STUDENTS HAVE NEGATIVE CONNOTATIONS OF FARMING WITH SLAVERY AND/OR MIGRANT WORK. (4) EMERGING FARMING PRACTICES AND CLIMATE CHANGEAFFECT HEALTH FOOD ACCESS. OUR AGSTEM CTE PROGRAM OF STUDY TO DRIVE CAREER PATHWAYS FOR MARGINALIZED STUDENTS. OUR PURPOSE IS TOINCREASE PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURAL CAREER PATHWAYS BY LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY AND INTRODUCING AGSTEM EDUCATON. THIS WILLIMPACT THE GARDEN STATE'S AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION BY CREATING A CTE AGRICULTURE SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR OUR BENEFICIARIES,SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE PROGRAM OF STUDY IS STRUCTURED TO BE COMPLIANT WITH PERKINS V REQUIREMENTS OF CURRICULA, CERTIFIEDTEACHERS, DUAL CREDIT AGREEMENTS, CAREER TECHNICAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION AND WORKBASEDLEARNING. OUR PROJECT WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANTIMPACT AS IT BUILDS UPON A HYDROPONIC FARM AND LAB CURRENTLY FUNDED BY FEEDING AMERICA'S EQUITY IMPACT FUND. OUR AGSTEM LAB WILL HELPSTUDENTS MEET GLOBAL CHALLENGES USING AGTECHNOLOGYAND NATIONAL EDUCATION STANDARDS. OUR FOCUS IS ON: HYDROPONIC SYSTEMS, URBANAGRICULTURE, PLANT BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS, AND DATA SCIENCE. THE OUTCOME WILL INCREASE THE WORKFORCE PIPELINE AND HELP MARGINALIZEDSTUDENTS OBTAIN AGSTEM INDEMANDOCCUPATIONS. LEVERAGING PERKINS V FUNDING IS CRITICAL FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND LONGTERMIMPACT. 17819 11648 COMCAST 100,000GRANT FUNDS FROM THIS GRANT WERE USED TO UNLOCK STUDENT POTENTIAL IN THE IT WORKFORCE AND THE IMPACT THAT ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCE (AI) NOW HAS ON COMPUTER NETWORKS AND CYUBERSECURITY. AI IS AMOUNG THE HOTTEST TECHNOLOGIES RESHAPING THE FUTURE OF WORKAND THE IT SECTOR. WE PROVIDED CCNA TRAING TO OUR LEARNERS HELPING THEM UNDERSTAND WHAT COMPUTER NETWORKS ARE AND THE IMPACT OF AI ONIT NOW, AND IN THE FUTURE. WE TAUGHT ENTRY LEVEL IT SKILLS SO LEARNERS CAN SEE THEMSELVES IN AN IT CAREER PREPARING OUR LEARNERS PASS THECISCO CCNA CERTIFICATION EXAM BY DELIVERING THE BEST IN CLASS COURSEWORK PROVIDED BY CISCO USING THE ABILITY OF A MACHINE TO LEARNPATTERNS AND MAKE PREDICTIONS. 17490 FREEDOM SCHOOL YOUTH LITERACY AND STEM LEARNING 100,000THE 2023 CAMDEN DREAM CDF FREEDOM SCHOOL WAS HOSTED AT MASTERY HIGH SCHOOLIN CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY. THIS IS A SIX WEEK SUMMER LITERACY ENRICHMENT PROGRAM, COUPLED WITH A HIGH QUALITY SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) PROGRAM WHICH IS OFFERED EACH DAY OVER SIX WEEKS. WE SERVED FIFTY EIGHT (58) SCHOLARS DURING THESUMMER OF 2023 FROM KINDERGARTEN TO EIGHTH GRADE. OUR OBJECTIVES WERE TO IMPROVE STUDENT READING BY ONE GRADE LEVEL AND IMPROVESTUDENTS' CRITICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKG SKILLS, WHICH WILL SERVE THEM THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. THE INNOVATIVE LITERACY LAB, INPARTNERSHIP WITH EDUCATION TESTING S. PRINCETON, NJ WAS UISED AGAIN THIS YEAR, IT IS A TOOL USED TO MEASURE READING OUTCOMES AND RELATEDSKILLS. THE RESULTS OF THIS SUMMER'S PROGRAM CONFIRM WE ACHIEVED OUR GOAL: TO DEVELOP A LOVE FOR READING WHILE EXPLORING SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH. THIS MODEL ENCOURAGES AND SUPPORTS POSITIVE ATTITUDES TOWARD LEARNING. 521531 1 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 NJ X THE ORGANIZATION 8567574899 1658 MT EPHRAIM AVENUE CAMDEN NJ 08104 SAUL STEINBERG BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN DAVIS BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY SMITH BOARD TREASURER 5.00 X 0 0 0 TAMARA MARTIN BOARD SECRETARY 5.00 X X 5500 0 0 KEITH DAVIS PRESIDENT COO 40.00 X 95750 0 0 101250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 494312 379394 873706 IT TRAINING FEES 611420 11648 11648 11648 885354 0 0 11648 113360 81120 32240 96209 96209 16032 13979 2053 1733 1733 456 456 4467 4467 196668 192227 4441 5221 5221 22171 11885 10286 11476 11476 17214 15493 1721 29588 22192 7396 8166 7654 512 2022 2022 3963 1942 2021 SUMMER PROGRAMS 15806 15806 COMMUNITY DONATIONS 14422 14422 ALL OTHER EXPENSES 13007 12609 398 FEEDING PROGRAMS DELIVE 12111 12111 5163 5163 589255 521531 67724 0 404132 420297 33697 26022 7380 7675 411512 427972 385 400 385 400 X 411127 427572 411127 427572 411512 427972 X 296099 -279654 X 0 0 0 X 136744 189343 409497 840102 873706 2449392 136744 189343 409497 840102 873706 2449392 291466 2157926 51933 65025 11200 11648 139806 2589198 0.83340 0.95750 X 33697 26022 7675 7675 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B COPIES OF THE COMPLETED FORM 990 (INCLUDING REQUIRED SCHEDULES) ARE REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT. THE PRESIDENT WILL REVIEW WITH THE BOARD PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ANNUALLY SIGN A WRITTEN STATEMENT CERTIFYING THAT NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXIST. THE POLICY REQUIRES ANY DIRECTOR OR OFFICER TO ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON ALL MATTERS WHERE A DIRECT OR INDIRECT CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY EXIST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A LOOKED AT FAIR AND REASONABLE BASED ON OTHER NONPROFITS BASED ON OUR SIZE AND WHAT WE DO TO ESTABLISH THE SALARY. WE WERE CONSERVATIVE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY REQUEST. THE DOCUMENTS CAN BE VIEWED AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE ADDRESS BY ANY INTERESTED PARTY BY SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: 4% ESTIMATED INCREASE -279,654. FORM 990 GENERAL EXPLANATION THE ORGANIZATION PREPARED ITS 2024 FORM 990 USING REASONABLE ESTIMATED AMOUNTS BASED ON A 4% INCREASE OVER PRIOR YEAR FINANCIAL DATA. ACTUAL 2024 FINANCIAL INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF FILING. INTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS AMONG REVENUE, EXPENSES, AND NET ASSETS MAY NOT REFLECT FINAL RESULTS. AN AMENDED RETURN WILL BE FILED WHEN ACTUAL 2024 FINANCIAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE