SONOMA VALLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: SONOMA VALLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION (EIN 68-0279152)
Tax period: 2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed: 2015-09-29
IRS object ID: 201532729349300338
Schema version: 2014v5.0
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-09-29T14:21:41-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	263789391	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WILSON MARKLE STUCKEY HARDESTY & BOTT	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	101 LARKSPUR LANDING CIRCLE STE 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	LARKSPUR	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	949391750	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2014-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	680279152	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SONOMA VALLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	SONO	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7079359566	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 493	AddressLine1Txt
City	SONOMA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	949760493	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LAURA ZIMMERMAN	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7079359566	PhoneNum
Signature	2015-09-22	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MICHAEL SMITH	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00097496	PTIN
Phone	4159251120	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	LAURA ZIMMERMAN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 493	AddressLine1Txt
City	SONOMA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	949760493	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,210,052	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.SVGREATSCHOOLS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1993	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	DEDICATED TO EXCELLENCE IN PRE-K THROUGH 12TH GRADE EDUCATION	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	15	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	14	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	13	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	465	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,310,606	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,849,276	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$7,198	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$21,314	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$1,293	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,317,804	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,869,297	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$568,456	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,045,607	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$282,232	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$344,779	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$378,778	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$155,843	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$290,068	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,006,531	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,680,454	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$311,273	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$188,843	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,355,347	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,597,974	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$88,782	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$177,841	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,266,565	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,420,133	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	SONOMA VALLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION (SVEF) ENRICHES THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE, PARTNERING WITH THE SONOMA VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (SVUSD), AS THE PRIMARY FUNDRAISING AND VOLUNTEER RESOURCE FOR INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	Yes (1)	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$619,951	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$619,847	GrantAmt
Desc	EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING PRESCHOOL FOR ALL - SVEF, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ERNEST BATES FOUNDATION AND THE VADASZ FAMILY FOUNDATION, IS EXPANDING THE PRESCHOOL AT EL VERANO SCHOOL. PRESCHOOL IS A PROVEN WAY TO GIVE STUDENTS A STRONG START IN SCHOOL. THE PROGRAM HELPS STUDENTS ADJUST TO THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT AND ENHANCES EARLY LANGUAGE SKILLS. THE GOAL OF SVEF AND SVUSD IS TO ADD ADDITIONAL NEW PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS AT OTHER SCHOOL SITES. STEPPING INTO KINDER IS A KINDERGARTEN READINESS PROGRAM FOR INCOMING KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS, HELD AT PRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND TAILORED TO STUDENTS WHO HAVE NEVER ATTENDED PRESCHOOL, WITH THE REQUIREMENT THAT A PARENT MUST ATTEND WITH THEIR CHILD. AVANCE PARENT-CHILD EDUCATION - AVANCE PROVIDES WEEKLY THREE-HOUR CLASSES FOR LOW-INCOME SPANISH-SPEAKING PARENTS WITH CHILDREN UNDER AGE 3. THE CLASSES, CONDUCTED IN SPANISH, FOCUS ON EARLY EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN, PARENT EDUCATION, EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, LITERACY AND SCHOOL READINESS. THE PROGRAM SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVES KINDERGARTEN READINESS, MATERNAL INVOLVEMENT IN CHILDREN'S EDUCATION, MATERNAL EDUCATION AND REDUCES RELIANCE ON PUBLIC BENEFITS. SUMMER READING AND WRITING ACADEMY - SUMMER READING PROGRAM PROVIDES A DYNAMIC, DAILY 5-WEEK READING PROGRAM FOR FIRST THROUGH THIRD GRADE STUDENTS WITH THE GOAL THAT ALL STUDENTS IMPROVE READING SKILLS AND INCREASE THEIR LOVE OF READING. STUDENTS WHO READ FLUENTLY WITH STRONG COMPREHENSION ARE MUCH MORE LIKELY TO ADVANCE IN SCHOOL AND SUCCEED IN ALL OTHER SCHOOL SUBJECTS. GRADE LEVEL PROFICIENCY PROJECT - THE GRADE LEVEL PROFICIENCY PROJECT IS AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM THAT USES A COMBINATION OF GAME-LIKE COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND CLASSROOM COACHING FOR TEACHERS TO BRING ELEMENTARY STUDENTS TO GRADE LEVEL PROFICIENCY IN MATH AND LITERACY SKILLS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES INDIVIDUALLY PACED LEARNING ADDRESSING THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS. THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MODEL THAT INCLUDES REAL TIME, IN CLASS TEACHING AND COACHING FOR EDUCATORS. THIS PROGRAM IS A DIRECT RESPONSE TO THE PARADIGM SHIFT IN EDUCATION TODAY, USING TECHNOLOGY TO HELP GUIDE TEACHER INSTRUCTION AND ENGAGE ALL STUDENTS. EXPLORATORIUM SCIENCE PROGRAM (ESP) - DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO EXPLORATORIUM PROGRAM, ESP INCREASES THE AMOUNT OF SCIENCE EXPOSURE IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DAY THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE CURRICULUM THAT ALSO MEETS THE STANDARDS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT. ELEMENTARY STUDENTS EXPERIENCE A DYNAMIC HANDS-ON LEARNING PROGRAM THAT ENHANCES READING AND WRITING SKILLS THROUGH JOURNALING AND DISCUSSION EXERCISES ABOUT INQUIRY-BASED SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS. VISUAL THINKING STRATEGIES (VTS) - VTS IS AN INNOVATIVE, INQUIRY-BASED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROGRAM THAT USES CAREFULLY SELECTED FINE ART IMAGES TO DEVELOP ORAL AND WRITTEN LANGUAGE LITERACY, COLLABORATIVE INTERACTIONS AMONG PEERS AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS. STUDENTS USE EVIDENCE BASED THINKING AS THEY LEARN ABOUT ART, THEN TRANSFER THOSE SKILLS TO OTHER SUBJECTS. VTS BOOST WRITING SKILLS FOR PARTICIPATING STUDENTS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$179,820	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$88,410	GrantAmt
Desc	ENRICHMENT EL SISTEMA - VALLEY VIBES ORCHESTRA (VVO) - VVO PROVIDES A DAILY AFTER SCHOOL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY AGED CHILDREN. VVO PROVIDES 10 HOURS PER WEEK OF CLASSICAL MUSIC INSTRUCTION IN A VIBRANT LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. CHILDREN DEVELOP IMPORTANT COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS THROUGH MUSIC, INSPIRED BY THE WORLD-RENOWNED VENEZUELAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, "EL SISTEMA." SONOMA GARDEN PROJECT - GARDENS AT SCHOOLS CREATE A ROBUST LIVING LABORATORY FOR STUDENTS WHO LEARN TEAMWORK, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, NUTRITION, HORTICULTURE, AGRICULTURE AND MARKET VALUE OF HARD WORK. SONOMA SCHOOL GARDENS OFFERS HANDS ON, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OUTSIDE THE WALLS OF A TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM. TEACHER GRANTS - TEACHERS APPLY FOR AND RECEIVE GRANTS FOR PROJECTS AND MATERIALS THAT WILL ENHANCE THEIR WORK WITH STUDENTS. PTO SUPPORT - SVEF PROVIDES SUPPORT TO PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATIONS. SVEF INTERNS - STUDENTS FROM SONOMA PROVIDE SUPPORT TO SVEF ON SUMMER PROJECTS. SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS - SVEF PROVIDES SUPPORT IN SCHOOLS WHEREVER NEEDED. SCHOOL NEWS PROJECT - SCHOOL NEWS PROJECT PROVIDES "KIDSCOOP NEWS" TO STUDENTS IN CLASSROOMS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$260,450	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$260,450	GrantAmt
Desc	POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS - COLLEGE AND CAREER FRESHMEN TEAMS - FRESHMEN TEAMS PROVIDE SMALLER LEARNING COMMUNITIES AT THE FRESHMAN LEVEL DESIGNED TO BETTER SUPPORT INCOMING FRESHMEN IN ORDER TO BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS IN HIGH SCHOOL. TEACHERS WORK CLOSELY WITH A PARTICULAR GROUP OF STUDENTS TO MEET THEIR NEEDS, MONITOR THEIR PROGRESS AND PROVIDE ACADEMIC SUPPORT. TEACHERS RECEIVE SPECIFIC TIME TO COLLABORATE AND PLAN NEW LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. IN ADDITION, STUDENTS WHO NEED ADDITIONAL LEARNING TIME AND EXTRA SUPPORT RECEIVE ACADEMIC INTERVENTION. SCHOLARSHIPS - SONOMA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATING SENIORS RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT TOWARDS THEIR POSTSECONDARY COLLEGE CAREER, BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND QUALIFICATIONS IN HIGH SCHOOL. ENGINEERING, DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY - THE ENGINEERING, DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY (EDT) PATHWAY COMBINES STRONG ACADEMICS AND A DEMANDING TECHNICAL CURRICULUM TO CONNECT THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE AND REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS. SOPHOMORE STUDENTS IN THE EDT PATHWAY TAKE ENGINEERING-BASED ELECTIVE CLASSES AND ENGAGE IN LARGE-SCALE ENGINEERING PROJECTS. PATHWAYS INCLUDE THREE COMPONENTS: ACADEMIC, TECHNICAL AND WORK-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmt	GrantGrantAmt	DescDesc
$111,741	$76,900	TRANSITION YEARS 5TH/8TH GRADE TRANSITION - 5TH/8TH GRADE TRANSITION PROVIDES BOTH INTERVENTION AND ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES DURING THE SUMMER FOR STUDENTS TRANSITIONING TO MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL. STUDENTS MUST BE PROFICIENT IN BOTH ENGLISH AND MATH AS THEY COMPLETE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND MUST BE READY TO COMPLETE COLLEGE PREP LEVEL WORK WITHOUT REMEDIATION UPON ENTERING HIGH SCHOOL TO SUCCESSFULLY MASTER THE NEXT LEVEL COURSE WORK. ACCELERATED LANGUAGE ACADEMY - THE ACCELERATED LANGUAGE ACADEMY PROVIDES ACCELERATED ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERACY DEVELOPMENT FOR 4TH-8TH GRADE STUDENTS DURING THE SUMMER. ALL STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN FIELD TRIPS CONNECTED TO THEIR SUMMER LEARNING IN THE ACADEMY. ALGEBRA BOOT CAMP - ALGEBRA BOOT CAMP PROVIDES SUMMER SUPPORT TO EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS TRANSITIONING TO SONOMA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL. STUDENTS EXPERIENCE MANY OF THE TEACHING METHODS THEY WILL ENCOUNTER IN THEIR NINTH GRADE ALGEBRA COURSE AND BEGIN HIGH SCHOOL WITH SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED CONFIDENCE. SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF ALGEBRA IS A PRE-REQUISITE TO HIGHER-LEVEL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS. TEACHER SUPPORT NETWORK (TSN) - SVEF RECRUITS AND TRAINS VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOMS. STUDENTS RECEIVE DIRECT SUPPORT AND INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION FROM POSITIVE ADULT ROLE MODELS WITH THE GOAL OF SUPPORTING HIGHER STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. VOLUNTEERS ALSO ENGAGE IN REVIEW BOARDS FOR SENIOR PROJECTS AND HELP IN THE COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER AT SONOMA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
$39,293	$0	OTHER SCHOOL SUPPORT - SCHOOL SUPPORT, SAVE OUR SPORTS, SONOMA JAZZ PLUS AND OTHERS.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$151,034	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$76,900	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,211,255	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	20	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	1	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	13	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	15	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	14	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (1)	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LAURA ZIMMERMAN	PersonNm
Phone	7079359566	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 493	AddressLine1Txt
City	SONOMA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	949760493	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
JAN DAVIS
FORMER DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DEBRA GARBER
CHAIR	10.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ANNE KUSCHNER
FORMER DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LAURA ZIMMERMAN
EX-OFFICIO / EXECUTIVE DIR	50.00	Yes (X)	$89,680	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JEAN BARNIER
DIRECTOR	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CAMERINO HAWING
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
VANESSA ROGNLIEN
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LES VASDASZ
DIRECTOR	6.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TIM WALLACE
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHARLES YOUNG
VICE CHAIR / TREASURER	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
LOUANN CARLOMANGO
EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WHITNEY EVANS
FORMER DIRECTOR	10.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GEMMA GALLOVICH
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KEITH HUGHES
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TONY MOLL
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
FABIOLA SOTOMAYOR
FORMER DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JEFF WALTER
SECRETARY	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
STACIE ELKHOURY
DIRECTOR	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KATHLEEN MURPHY
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$89,680	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$240,972	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$103,670	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,504,634	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$306,367	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,849,276	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$9,566	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$9,566	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$262,458	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$250,710	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$11,748	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$11,748	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$11,748	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$88,752	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$240,972	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$90,045	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$1,293	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$1,293	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,869,297	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$20,021	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$996,657	TotalAmt
Program Services	$996,657	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$48,950	TotalAmt
Program Services	$48,950	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$95,320	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,064	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,064	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$57,192	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$212,803	TotalAmt
Program Services	$97,613	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$29,480	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$85,710	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,602	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,627	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$642	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,333	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,054	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,330	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,115	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,609	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,058	TotalAmt
Management And General	$25,058	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,551	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$3,551	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,907	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,759	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,100	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$27,048	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$95,899	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,000	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$91,899	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,979	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,912	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,415	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,652	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,318	TotalAmt
Program Services	$147	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$79	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,092	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,897	TotalAmt
Program Services	$658	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$658	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,581	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,046	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,747	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,162	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,137	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,795	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,171	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,326	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,298	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PROGRAM SUPPLIES	$49,420	$2,613	$46,807
POSTAGE AND DELIVERY	$18,564	$251	$18,135	$178
BANK FEES	$9,332	$637	$8,020	$675
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE	$1,626	$1,458	$126	$42

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,676	TotalAmt
Program Services	$661	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$427	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$588	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,680,454	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,211,255	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$90,421	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$378,778	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,687	BOYAmt
EOY	$155,522	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$800,123	BOYAmt
EOY	$758,229	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$274,370	BOYAmt
EOY	$385,687	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$28,963	BOYAmt
EOY	$78,928	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$231,204	BOYAmt
EOY	$219,608	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,355,347	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,597,974	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,257	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,773	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$32,000	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$45,525	BOYAmt
EOY	$127,068	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$88,782	BOYAmt
EOY	$177,841	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$66,362	BOYAmt
EOY	$527,656	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,200,203	BOYAmt
EOY	$892,477	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,266,565	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,420,133	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,355,347	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,597,974	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$188,843	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$35,275	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$248,083	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,043,420	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,457,119	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,310,606	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,849,276	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,908,504	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$15,600	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$15,600	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$15,600	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$15,600	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$62,400	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$248,083	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,059,020	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,472,719	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,326,206	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,864,876	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,970,904	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,408,596	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$4,562,308	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$52,621	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,239	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$7,034	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,198	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$9,566	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$81,658	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$20,885	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$13,321	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total	$34,206	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$6,086,768	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$2,995	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.74950	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.77210	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$231,204	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$8,045	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$3,551	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$219,608	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$209,560	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$24,665	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$3,021	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$231,204	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$199,916	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$13,382	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$3,738	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$209,560	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$191,376	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$12,218	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$3,678	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$199,916	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	1.00000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.00000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.00000	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (1)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	POOLED INVESTMENT FUND	Desc
Book Value	$219,608	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$219,608	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,846,071	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$35,275	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$15,600	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$19,675	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,865,746	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$3,551	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$3,551	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,869,297	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,692,503	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$15,600	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$15,600	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,676,903	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$3,551	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$3,551	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,680,454	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART V, LINE 4:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE FOUNDATION	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	RED AND WHITE BALL	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$329,724	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$240,972	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$88,752	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1	$0	CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1	$20,477	NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$14,712	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$44,680	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$10,176	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$0	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$329,724	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$240,972	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$88,752	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	$20,477	NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$14,712	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$44,680	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$10,176	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$90,045	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$1,293	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
SONOMA VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
17850 RAILROAD AVENUE	SONOMA	CA	95476	946002635	501(C)(3)	$933,247	GENERAL SUPPORTEARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING, ENRICHMENT, TRANSITION YEARS AND OTHER SCHOOL SUPPORT
SONOMA CHARTER SCHOOL FUNDRAISING INC
17202 SONOMA HIGHWAY	SONOMA	CA	95476	680441449	501(C)(3)	$15,000	GRADE LEVEL PROFICIENCY PROJECT
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SONOMA VALLEY
100 WEST VERANO AVENUE	SONOMA	CA	95476	941579901	501(C)(3)	$15,710	EL SISTEMA - VALLEY VIBES ORCHESTRA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	3	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	STUDENTS OF THE SONOMA VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	32	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$48,950	CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ALL GRANTS HAVE UNIQUE REPORTING POLICIES ASSOCIATED WITH THEM AND THE FOUNDATION FOLLOWS THE APPROPRIATE PROTOCOLS FOR EACH GRANT. MOST GRANTS REQUIRE AN ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT; SOME REQUIRE A SITE VISIT OR PERSONAL INTERVIEW. GRANT EXPENDITURES ARE TRACKED IN MONTHLY BUDGET REPORTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	3	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$250,710	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	AVG HI/LO	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (4 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	WINE, WATER, COFFEE FOR FUNDRAISING EVENT	15	$20,841	DONOR
Yes (X)	AUCTION ITEMS SOLD AT OUTSIDE FUNDRAISING EVENT	28	$17,151	DONOR
Yes (X)	PROMOTION FOR FUNDRAISING EVENT	5	$15,565	DONOR
Yes (X)	RAFFLE ITEMS	2	$2,100	DONOR

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	0	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	Yes (1)	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, COLUMN (B):	THE FOUNDATION COUNTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS, REGARDLESS OF CONTRIBUTOR
PART I, LINE 32B:	THE FOUNDATION USES A BROKER-DEALER TO COLLECT, VALUE AND SELL CONTRIBUTIONS OF MARKETABLE EQUITY SECURITIES. THE FOUNDATION USES AN OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR TO PROCESS AUCTION BIDS.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2	SUMMER READING AND WRITING ACADEMY - SUMMER READING PROGRAM PROVIDES A DYNAMIC, DAILY 5-WEEK READING PROGRAM FOR FIRST THROUGH THIRD GRADE STUDENTS WITH THE GOAL THAT ALL STUDENTS IMPROVE READING SKILLS AND INCREASE THEIR LOVE OF READING. STUDENTS WHO READ FLUENTLY WITH STRONG COMPREHENSION ARE MUCH MORE LIKELY TO ADVANCE IN SCHOOL AND SUCCEED IN ALL OTHER SCHOOL SUBJECTS. GRADE LEVEL PROFICIENCY PROJECT - THE GRADE LEVEL PROFICIENCY PROJECT IS AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM THAT USES A COMBINATION OF GAME-LIKE COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND CLASSROOM COACHING FOR TEACHERS TO BRING ELEMENTARY STUDENTS TO GRADE LEVEL PROFICIENCY IN MATH AND LITERACY SKILLS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES INDIVIDUALLY PACED LEARNING ADDRESSING THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS. THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MODEL THAT INCLUDES REAL TIME, IN CLASS TEACHING AND COACHING FOR EDUCATORS. THIS PROGRAM IS A DIRECT RESPONSE TO THE PARADIGM SHIFT IN EDUCATION TODAY, USING TECHNOLOGY TO HELP GUIDE TEACHER INSTRUCTION AND ENGAGE ALL STUDENTS. ACCELERATED LANGUAGE ACADEMY - THE ACCELERATED LANGUAGE ACADEMY PROVIDES ACCELERATED ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERACY DEVELOPMENT FOR 4TH-8TH GRADE STUDENTS DURING THE SUMMER. ALL STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN FIELD TRIPS CONNECTED TO THEIR SUMMER LEARNING IN THE ACADEMY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4	THE FOUNDATION LAST AMENDED ITS BYLAWS ON JUNE 25, 2014
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BOOKKEEPER AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEW THE 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS INTERVIEWS POTENTIAL BOARD MEMBERS AND ASKS ABOUT POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE CURRENT BOARD CHAIR INQUIRES ABOUT POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AT EACH MONTHLY BOARD MEETING. THE NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PERIODICALLY REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL EVALUATION WITH THE EXCECUTIVE DIRECTOR (CURRENTLY THE ONLY PAID CEO/ED/TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL/OFFICER/KEY EMPLOYEE). THE BOARD USES A TWO-PART ASSESSMENT FORM, ONE PART FOR THE ED TO COMPLETE AND THE SECOND PART FOR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO COLLECTIVELY RESPOND. THE RESULTS ARE DISCUSSED TOGETHER AND SUMMARIZED. THE BOARD USES THE RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL EVALUATION AND THE THEN-CURRENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ROUND TABLE ED PAY STATISTICS TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR THE ED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	SVEF DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY OR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC