2013-11-14T13:16:06-06:00 2012-12-31 222131009 ROTHSTEIN KASS 9171 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD 5TH FLOOR BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210 990 2012-01-01 364589633 EMPLOYEES CHARITY ORGANIZATION EMPL 7032802771 2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE FALLS CHURCH VA 22042 CHRIS MURPHY 7032802771 2013-11-14 1 LISA DONN SERGI P01467471 3102732770 2012 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z PHYLLIS GLOCK C/O 2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE FALLS CHURCH VA 22042 2452532 0 X N/A X 2004 CA EMPLOYEES CHARITY ORGANIZATION (ECHO) WAS FORMED TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE CAUSES BY HELPING COMMUNITIES THROUGH GRANTMAKING AND ENABLING AND ENCOURAGING EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN TO MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS THROUGH DEDUCTIONS FROM PAYROLL ACCOUNTS. 16 0 0 85 0 0 2510157 2444792 0 0 7258 7740 0 0 2517415 2452532 2557782 2484115 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38920 63535 2596702 2547650 -79287 -95118 1588383 1577573 1032488 1085042 555895 492531 X ECHO IS A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION THAT WAS FORMED TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS. ECHO ACCOMPLISHES ITS PURPOSES BY ENABLING AND ENCOURAGING EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN TO MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS. ECHO ENCOURAGES WORKPLACE GIVING THROUGH TWO TYPES OF GRANTMAKING PROGRAMS. ECHO SOLICITS GRANT APPLICATIONS FROM COMMUNITY-BASED CHARITIES THAT SERVE THE NEEDS OF SEVERAL COMMUNITIES. AFTER THE APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND THE BOARD HAS APPROVED THEM, ECHO MAKES QUARTERLY GRANTS OUT OF ITS COMMUNITY OUTREACH FUND. ECHO ENCOURAGES WORKPLACE GIVING BY ALLOWING EMPLOYEES TO ADVISE GRANTS FROM A LIST OF PRE-APPROVED PUBLIC CHARITIES THAT ECHO MAINTAINS ON ITS NETWORK. THE ECHO OFFICE REVIEWS THE PUBLIC CHARITY STATUS OF EACH ORGANIZATION. 0 0 2500782 2484115 IN 2012, THROUGH ITS WORKPLACE GIVING PROGRAM, ECHO MADE DONATIONS TO 2,885 IRS-APPROVED 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITIES. IN ADDITION, ECHO'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED 111 CHARITABLE GRANTS. ECHO DONATIONS ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS AND ECHO'S COMMUNITY OUTREACH FUND. ECHO HAS 4,644 NORTHROP GRUMMAN EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATING IN CHARITABLE WORKPLACE GIVING. 2500782 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 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 1 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 CA X X EMPLOYEES CHARITY ORGANIZATION 7032802771 2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE FALLS CHURCH VA 22042 X X CHRIS MURPHY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PHYLLIS GLOCK 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JEANNE SINSHEIMER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLENE TURNER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LIZ AGUIRRE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MAUREEN O'BANNON 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOE NICOLAUS 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA PARKS 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL PEFLEY 1.00 X 0 0 0 BENITA THOMAS 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDRE BURGESS 1.00 X 0 0 0 TISH HOVE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYNN LEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PEGGY RILEY 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUZI WALDIE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER OSTENSOE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE REED 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NICOLE AURELIO 1.00 X X 0 0 0 WENDELL YOUNG 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARIE OSBORNE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASON LEGATE 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE BRIESE 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2444792 2444792 7740 7740 2452532 0 0 7740 2484115 2484115 43650 43650 CYBERGRANT FEES 16667 16667 INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT E 3218 3218 2547650 2500782 46868 0 1143969 1134144 87405 81123 357009 362306 1588383 1577573 1032488 1085042 1032488 1085042 X 555895 492531 555895 492531 1588383 1577573 X -95118 31754 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1378054 1238475 2535217 2510157 2444792 10106695 1378054 1238475 2535217 2510157 2444792 10106695 10106695 28746 60031 8128 7258 7740 111903 10218598 0.98900 0.98560 X 4644 2074849 2036820 1085042 1 0 0 INVESTMENTS AT CA COMM. FOUND 362306 362306 420562 31754 11125 42879 377683 2074849 2074849 2452532 483926 11125 11125 472801 2074849 2074849 2547650 PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DONOR ADVISED CONTRIBUTIONS PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DONOR ADVISED CONTRIBUTIONS PART X, LINE 2: IN ACCORDANCE WITH GAAP, ECHO IS REQUIRED TO DETERMINE WHETHER ITS TAX POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITY, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. THE TAX BENEFIT RECOGNIZED IS MEASURED AS THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN FIFTY PERCENT LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT WITH THE RELEVANT TAXING AUTHORITIES. BASED ON ITS ANALYSIS, ECHO HAS DETERMINED THAT IT HAS NOT INCURRED ANY LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012. ECHO DOES NOT EXPECT THAT ITS ASSESSMENT REGARDING UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS WILL MATERIALLY CHANGE OVER THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS. HOWEVER, ECHO'S CONCLUSIONS MAY BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND ADJUSTMENT AT A LATER DATE BASED ON FACTORS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, QUESTIONING THE TIMING AND AMOUNT OF DEDUCTIONS, THE NEXUS OF INCOME AMONG VARIOUS TAX JURISDICTIONS, COMPLIANCE WITH U.S. FEDERAL, U.S. STATE AND FOREIGN TAX LAWS, AND CHANGES IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES AND PRECEDENTS OF THE RELEVANT TAXING AUTHORITIES. PART XI, 4(B): EMPLOYEE ADVISED CONTRIBUTIONS WERE TREATED AS AN INCREASE TO A LIABILITY FOR FINANCIAL AUDIT PURPOSES AND RECORDED AS A CONTRIBUTION FOR FEDERAL TAX PURPOSES ON FORM 990 IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,074,849. PART XII, 4(B): DISTRIBUTIONS FROM EMPLOYEE ADVISED CONTRIBUTIONS WERE TREATED AS A REDUCTION OF A LIABILITY FOR FINANCIAL AUDIT PURPOSES AND RECORDED AS A GRANT EXPENSE FOR FEDERAL TAX PURPOSES ON FORM 990. 1 ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION 225 N MICHIGAN AVENUE 17TH FL CHICAGO IL 60601 501(C)(3) 6698 GENERAL SUPPORT AMERICA RED CROSS CENTRAL MARYLAND CHAPTER 4800 MT HOPE DRIVE BALTIMORE MD 21215 501(C)(3) 10839 GENERAL SUPPORT AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY 3333 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD LOS ANGELES CA 90010 501(C)(3) 6691 GENERAL SUPPORT AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY 8219 TOWN CENTER DRIVE BALTIMORE MD 21236 501(C)(3) 7649 GENERAL SUPPORT AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY 8219 TOWN CENTER DRIVE BALTIMORE MD 21236 501(C)(3) 27751 GENERAL SUPPORT AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION 2002 CLIPPER PARK ROAD BALTIMORE MD 21211 501(C)(3) 5801 GENERAL SUPPORT AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION 415 N CHARLES STREET BALTIMORE MD 21201 501(C)(3) 5714 GENERAL SUPPORT AMERICAN MARTYRS CHURCH 624 15TH STREET MANHATTAN BEACH CA 90266 501(C)(3) 10272 GENERAL SUPPORT ASSOCIATED CATHOLIC CHARITIES INC 320 CATHEDRAL STREET BALTIMORE MD 21201 501(C)(3) 8567 GENERAL SUPPORT CARROLL HAVEN ACHIEVING NEW GROWTH EXPERIENCES INC (CHANGE INC) 115 STONER AVENUE WESTMINSTER MD 21157 501(C)(3) 5200 GENERAL SUPPORT CATHOLIC CHARITIES 2625 ZANKER ROAD SAN JOSE CA 95134 501(C)(3) 5247 GENERAL SUPPORT CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF BALTIMORE 320 CATHEDRAL STREET BALTIMORE MD 21201 501(C)(3) 20170 GENERAL SUPPORT CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES 228 W LEXINGTON STREET BALTIMORE MD 21201 501(C)(3) 13732 GENERAL SUPPORT CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH 1120 LAKE JOY ROAD WARNER ROBINS GA 31088 501(C)(3) 10000 GENERAL SUPPORT CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION INC 6 HERNDON AVENUE ANNAPOLIS MD 21403 501(C)(3) 5287 GENERAL SUPPORT DOVE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES 241 HILL STREET OXNARD CA 93033 501(C)(3) 5200 GENERAL SUPPORT FOREST RIDGE COMMUNITY CHURCH 1330 CREEKSIDE DRIVE MONUMENT CO 80132 501(C)(3) 7087 GENERAL SUPPORT HOMELESS ANIMALS RESCUE TEAM (HART) 3541 CHAIN BRIDGE ROAD FAIRFAX STATION VA 22030 501(C)(3) 5200 GENERAL SUPPORT JAPANESE EVANGELICAL MISSIONARY 948 E SECOND STREET LOS ANGELES CA 90012 501(C)(3) 5200 GENERAL SUPPORT LUTHERAN MISSION SOCIETY OF MARYLAND 1706 EASTERN AVENUE BALTIMORE MD 21231 501(C)(3) 5538 GENERAL SUPPORT MARYLAND AFFILIATE OF SUSAN G KOMEN FOR THE CURE 200 E JOPPA ROAD TOWSON MD 21286 501(C)(3) 5118 GENERAL SUPPORT MARYLAND FOOD BANK INC 2200 HALETHORPE FARMS ROAD BALTIMORE MD 21227 501(C)(3) 13312 GENERAL SUPPORT MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION PO BOX 4777 NEW YORK NY 10163 501(C)(3) 6154 GENERAL SUPPORT NEW CHURCH BERKELEY 2509 HILLEGASS AVENUE BERKELEY CA 94704 501(C)(3) 11730 GENERAL SUPPORT PARAMOUNT FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD 16215 ORIZABA AVENUE PARAMOUNT CA 90723 501(C)(3) 6500 GENERAL SUPPORT PENN-MAR ORGANIZATION 310 OLD FREELAND ROAD FREELAND MD 21053 501(C)(3) 10400 GENERAL SUPPORT RICHMOND AREA ASSOC FOR RETARDED CITIZENS 1901 WESTWOOD AVENUE RICHMOND VA 23227 501(C)(3) 5004 GENERAL SUPPORT ROLLING HILLS COVENANT CHURCH 2222 PALOS VERDES DRIVE ROLLING HILLS ESTATES CA 90274 501(C)(3) 18252 GENERAL SUPPORT SALVATION ARMY PO BOX 420 ELLICOTT CITY MD 21043 501(C)(3) 5140 GENERAL SUPPORT ST JOHN FISHER CHURCH 5448 CREST ROAD RANCHO PALOS VERDES CA 90275 501(C)(3) 7150 GENERAL SUPPORT ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL (WORKPLACE GIVING) 262 DANNY THOMAS PLACE MEMPHIS TN 38105 501(C)(3) 26042 GENERAL SUPPORT THE CHRISTMAS PROJECT INC 14653 MUSTANG PATH GLENWOOD MD 21738 501(C)(3) 7773 GENERAL SUPPORT THE UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND INC 100 S CHARLES STREET BALTIMORE MD 21201 501(C)(3) 66931 GENERAL SUPPORT UNITED WAY 4001 MISSION OAKS BOULEVARD CAMARILLO CA 93012 501(C)(3) 5200 GENERAL SUPPORT UNITED WAY 1400 PARKMOOR AVENUE 250 SAN JOSE CA 95126 501(C)(3) 5286 GENERAL SUPPORT UNITED WAY 100 S CHARLES STREET BALTIMORE MD 21201 501(C)(3) 7074 GENERAL SUPPORT UNITED WAY 1150 S OLIVE STREET LOS ANGELES CA 90015 501(C)(3) 9516 GENERAL SUPPORT UNITED WAY 320 E GUTIERREZ STREET SANTA BARBARA CA 93101 501(C)(3) 9848 GENERAL SUPPORT UNITED WAY 1150 S OLIVE STREET LOS ANGELES CA 90015 501(C)(3) 22740 GENERAL SUPPORT UNITED WAY SILICON VALLEY 1400 PARKMOOR AVENUE 250 SAN JOSE CA 95126 501(C)(3) 9853 GENERAL SUPPORT PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.: PART I, LINE 2: SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION ONLY MAKES GRANTS TO SECTION 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITIES. IT CONDUCTS DUE DILIGENCE BEFORE MAKING SUCH GRANTS, INCLUDING SITE VISITS, WHERE APPROPRIATE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2: ALL OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF ECHO ARE EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN. SUCH OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS RECEIVE COMPENSATION ONLY FROM NORTHROP GRUMMAN. NONE OF THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF ECHO ARE OFFICERS/DIRECTORS OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN. IN ADDITION, NORTHROP GRUMMAN PROVIDES FACILITIES AND SERVICES WITHOUT CHARGE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE QUESTION HAS BEEN ANSWERED "NO" DUE TO TAX SOFTWARE LIMITATIONS BUT SHOULD BE ANSWERED "N/A" AS NONE OF THE COMMITTEES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE 990 HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAY TO DAY ACTIVITIES OF ECHO AND WHO HAS THE MOST INFORMATION REGARDING ECHO (SUCH PERSON IS AN EMPLOYEE OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN). IN ADDITION, LEGAL COUNSEL HAS BEEN CONSULTED ON VARIOUS PARTS OF THE FORM 990, INCLUDING PART VI, PARTS OF SCHEDULE D, AND PARTS OF SCHEDULE O. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ECHO'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FOR 2012 COVERS ECHO'S DIRECTORS, ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND SUPPORT STAFF. UNDER THE POLICY, EACH DIRECTOR, ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER, AND SUPPORT STAFF MEMBER MUST MAKE THE NATURE OF HIS OR HER CONFLICT KNOWN AS IT ARISES, AND EXCUSE THEMSELVES FROM THE DISCUSSION AND VOTING, IF ANY. IN ADDITION, THE CHAIRMAN OF A MEETING IS CHARGED WITH INQUIRING ABOUT ANY CONFLICTS THAT EXIST OR THAT MAY EXIST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE AS REQUIRED BY LAW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, QUESTIONS 15(A) AND (B): DUE TO TAX SOFTWARE LIMITATIONS, THE QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED "NO" BUT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ANSWERED "N/A" AS NO PARTIES ARE BEING COMPENSATED BY ECHO. FORM 990, PART VII: THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS SERVE FOR ONE YEAR IN WHICH SUCH TERM ENDS IN APRIL OF EACH YEAR. THE OFFICERS LISTED WERE THE OFFICERS FROM APRIL 2012 TO DECEMBER 2012. THE OFFICERS, EACH OF WHICH WAS ALSO A BOARD MEMBER, FOR THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF THE 2012 YEAR WERE AS FOLLOWS: BOARD CHAIR - KATHERINE REED VICE CHAIR - CHRIS MURPHY SECRETARY - NICOLE AURELIO TREASURER - WENDELL YOUNG ASSISTANT TREASURER - MAUREEN O'BANNON FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: EXCESS OR (DEFICIT) FOR THE YEAR: -$95,118 NET ASSETS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR: $555,895 OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS - UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS: $31,754 TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 10: $492,531 SCHEDULE D, PART I, QUESTION 6: TO THE BEST OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION KNOWLEDGE, ALL GRANTS MADE WERE SPENT FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND NOT FOR ANY IMPERMISSIBLE PRIVATE BENEFIT.