2013-02-12T07:12:06-06:00 2012-09-30 521511275 RAFFA PC 1899 L STREET NW SUITE 900 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2011-10-01 526064548 FOR LOVE OF CHILDREN INC FORL 2024628686 1763 COLUMBIA RD NW 1ST FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20009 TIMOTHY PAYNE 2024628686 2013-02-12 1 FRANK H SMITH P00639053 2028225000 2013-02-11 2011 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z TIMOTHY PAYNE 1763 COLUMBIA RD NW 1ST FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20009 1566305 0 X WWW.FLOCDC.ORG X 1965 DC TO TEACH, EMPOWER AND TRANSFORM CHILDREN TO BECOME CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. 18 18 40 421 0 0 1369568 1366033 75839 108872 29603 24123 0 0 1475010 1499028 45624 34542 0 0 1084514 1013714 0 0 194848 531547 526592 1661685 1574848 -186675 -75820 1666273 1696339 117611 119584 1548662 1576755 X FOR LOVE OF CHILDREN'S (FLOC) MISSION IS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES BEYOND THE CLASSROOM TO HELP STUDENTS SUCCEED FROM FIRST GRADE THROUGH COLLEGE AND CAREER. WE BRING TOGETHER STUDENTS, VOLUNTEERS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN PROVEN PROGRAMS THAT TEACH, EMPOWER AND TRANSFORM. 0 0 534253 34542 0 SCHOLARS PROGRAM - THE SCHOLARS PROGRAM IS A RE-STRUCTURING AND MERGING OF THREE OF FOR LOVE OF CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS: THE LEADERS IN ACTION DC PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, THE EDUCATIONAL GUIDANCE AND ADVOCACY PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND THE SCHOLARS PROGRAM FOR POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS. THE NEW SCHOLARS PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN SEPTEMBER 2010, OFFERING FREE COLLEGE PREPARATION AND SUCCESS PROGRAMMING FOR STUDENTS IN 6TH GRADE THROUGH POST-SECONDARY. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, INCLUDING ACADEMIC, COLLEGE PREPARATION, AND THEME-BASED WORKSHOPS; INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP ADVISING; COLLEGE TOURS, FIELD TRIPS, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE; AND HOMEWORK HELP. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ALSO RECEIVE FREE SAT AND ACT TUTORING THROUGH FLOC'S PARTNERSHIP WITH PREPMATTERS, A TEST PREPARATION COMPANY BASED IN BETHESDA, MARYLAND. POST-SECONDARY SCHOLARS STUDENTS RECEIVE ADVISING VIA PHONE AND WEB, AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN WORKSHOPS ON COLLEGE AND CAREER SUCCESS DURING WINTER AND SUMMER BREAKS. DURING THE 2011-2012 YEAR, THE SCHOLARS PROGRAM SERVED 190 STUDENTS, INCLUDING 52 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, 74 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND 64 POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS. OF THOSE SERVED, 83% OF STUDENTS WERE IDENTIFIED AS LOW-INCOME AND 63% CAME FROM HOUSEHOLDS WHERE NEITHER PARENT COMPLETED COLLEGE. THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHOLARS AND HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARS PROGRAMS HAD AN AVERAGE WEEKLY ATTENDANCE RATE OF 75% AND THE PROGRAM HAD STRONG ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN ITS SECOND YEAR: -100% ON-TIME GRADUATION OF OUR 19 HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WHO GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN THE CLASS OF 2012.-80% ARE ON TRACK TO COMPLETE A POSTSECONDARY DEGREE WITHIN 5 YEARS OF GETTING A HS DIPLOMA-75% ATTENDANCE IN FLOC MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARS PROGRAM.-36 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS WERE OFFERED TO 56 STUDENTS THROUGH 10 COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS.-1 SENIOR RECEIVED THE TRACHTENBERG SCHOLARSHIP, A FULL TUITION SCHOLARSHIP FOR FOUR YEARS TO THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, AND THE COCA COLA SCHOLARSHIP.AFTER ONE YEAR IN THE PROGRAM, 15% OF NEW HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INCREASED THEIR DESIRE TO PURSUE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION. OVERALL, AT THE END OF THE YEAR, 98% OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS REPORTED THAT THEY INTEND TO PURSUE POSTSECONDARY. 455000 27 NEIGHBORHOOD TUTORING PROGRAM - THIS PROGRAM HELPS STUDENTS ACHIEVE GRADE-LEVEL COMPETENCY IN READING AND MATH. STUDENTS ARE MATCHED ONE-ON-ONE WITH TRAINED TUTORS WHO HELP THEM PROGRESS THROUGH A STRUCTURED READING OR MATH CURRICULUM AT AN INDIVIDUALIZED PACE. STUDENTS GAIN CONFIDENCE IN THEIR ABILITIES WHILE MAKING ACADEMIC PROGRESS.THE NEIGHBORHOOD TUTORING PROGRAM USES THREE CURRICULA. ELEMENTARY READING STUDENTS WORK WITH THE LANGUAGE! LITERACY CURRICULUM, WHICH IS A HIGHLY STRUCTURED CURRICULUM THAT TEACHES PHONICS, GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY, READING FLUENCY, COMPREHENSION, AND WRITING. ADOLESCENT READING STUDENTS USE THE WILSON READING SYSTEM WHICH FOCUSES ON THE BASICS OF PHONICS, ENCODING AND DECODING. THIS CURRICULUM IS SUPPLEMENTED WITH READING TO LEARN WHICH HELP STUDENTS TO APPLY WILSON CONCEPTS THROUGH READING COMPREHENSION AND WRITING ACTIVITIES. ALL MATH STUDENTS USE A 40-STEP MATH CURRICULUM THAT WAS DEVELOPED AND COPYRIGHTED BY FLOC. THIS CURRICULUM BEGINS WITH PLACE VALUE AND USES SCAFFOLDING OF CONCEPTS TO HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP GRADE-LEVEL MATH SKILLS THROUGH ALGEBRA.DURING THE 2011-2012 YEAR, FOR LOVE OF CHILDREN'S NEIGHBORHOOD TUTORING PROGRAM (NTP) SERVED A TOTAL OF 427 STUDENTS. THIS INCLUDES 299 STUDENTS SERVED DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR BY NTP'S INTERNAL PROGRAMS, 30 SERVED DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR BY OUR EXTERNAL PARTNERS AND 98 STUDENTS SERVED IN OUR INTERNAL SUMMER MATH AND READING ACADEMIES. OF THE STUDENTS SERVED, 89% WERE CLASSIFIED AS LOW INCOME AND 71% WERE FROM HOMES WHERE NEITHER PARENT COMPLETED COLLEGE. THE PROGRAM HAD AN AVERAGE ATTENDANCE RATE OF 85% AND STUDENTS WHO RECEIVED OUR FREE TUTORING SERVICES MADE SIGNIFICANT ACADEMIC GAINS: -MATH STUDENTS ACHIEVED AN AVERAGE IMPROVEMENT OF 1.5 YEARS AFTER AN AVERAGE OF 21 HOURS OF TUTORING.-READING STUDENTS ACHIEVED AN AVERAGE IMPROVEMENT OF 1.0 YEARS AFTER AN AVERAGE OF 27 HOURS OF TUTORING. 330015 108845 OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTER - THROUGH OUR PROGRAMMING AT THE OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTER (OEC) LOCATED IN HARPERS FERRY, WV, FLOC TEACHES INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP LEADERSHIP SKILLS, TEAM BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. THE OEC PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND, CUSTOM-DESIGNED, CLIENT-FOCUSED PROGRAMMING CONSISTING OF ONE-DAY TO MULTI-DAY LEARNING EXPERIENCES. WE HOUSE MULTIPLE HANDS-ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENCE LEARNING CENTERS AS WELL AS ADVENTURE CHALLENGES, TRAININGS, RETREAT AND FACILITY RENTAL. THE OEC IS LOCATED ON AN EXTRAORDINARY 350-ACRE WILDERNESS SITE, 65 MILES FROM OUR NATION'S CAPITAL.OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, THE OEC HAS PROVIDED WONDERFUL SUMMER CAMP EXPERIENCES FOR YOUTH IN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION BY OFFERING NOT ONLY ADVENTURE-BASED PROGRAMMING, BUT GIVING PARTICIPANTS A BREADTH OF KNOWLEDGE FOCUSED AROUND ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATIONS. FOR THE FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW THE OEC HAS PLAYED HOST TO THE JEFFERSON COUNTY SCIENCE OLYMPIAD. THIS ACTIVITY IS HELD ANNUALLY FOR ALL 6TH GRADE STUDENTS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY AS A DAY OF EXPLORING THE WORLD OF SCIENCE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STUDENTS' NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. IN ADDITION, THE OEC HAS HOSTED MANY DC STUDENTS ENROLLED IN FLOC'S REGULAR SCHOOL-YEAR PROGRAMMING. SUMMER CAMP EXPOSES THESE STUDENTS TO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES THAT ARE OUTSIDE THEIR NORMAL ROUTINES; CAMP PROVIDES ACTIVITIES THAT THE STUDENTS WOULD PROBABLY NEVER DO ON THEIR OWN. ADDITIONALLY, THE OEC PROVIDES AN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM CALLED LEADERS IN ACTION FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY, WV FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE PROGRAM IS OFFERED AT HARPERS FERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL AND CHARLES TOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL. THIS PROGRAM MEETS ONCE A WEEK AT EACH SCHOOL AND FOCUSES ON IMPROVING STUDENT'S HEALTH, ENCOURAGING THEM TO BE ACTIVE AND ENGAGED IN THEIR COMMUNITY, RECONNECTING THEM WITH NATURE, AND HELPING THEM MAKE GOOD DECISIONS.IN THE 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR, THE PROGRAM HAD AN AVERAGE ENROLLMENT OF 24 STUDENTS. LEADERS-WEST VIRGINIA ACCOMPLISHED SEVERAL GOALS DURING THE YEAR:- 93% OF THE STUDENTS FELT THAT THEIR SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY INCREASED AFTER PARTICIPATING;- 89% OF THE STUDENTS BELIEVED THAT THEIR SENSE OF TEAMWORK WAS STRENGTHENED AFTER PARTICIPATING; AND- 93% OF THE STUDENTS THOUGHT THAT THEIR ABILITY TO REACH BEYOND PERSONAL LIMITS IMPROVED SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER PARTICIPATING.THE STUDENTS ALSO TOOK PART IN FITNESS TESTING TO EVALUATE THEIR OVERALL HEALTH; SOME RESULTS INCLUDED: -STEP TEST: 46.67% INCREASE-CRUNCH TEST: 26.67% INCREASE-PUSH UP TEST: 50% INCREASE-FLEXIBILITY/SIT AND REACH TEST: 31.37% INCREASE 1319268 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 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 4 0 1 40 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MD VA WV X X DAVID WEAVER 2024628686 1763 COLUMBIA RD NW 1ST FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20009 SHERRY GILBERT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ARLENE FARBER SIRKIN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GISELLE POLE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ADAM HORVATH 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STAN SOBEL 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RACHEL ONGE LERMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE ANDERSON 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW R BLOCHER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTIAN CAMPAGNUOLO 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLARK DIXON 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF FERGUS 1.00 X 0 0 0 CONNIE GOLLEHER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER HAHN 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROLAND HAWTHORNE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET HUMPHREY 1.00 X 0 0 0 COLIN KIMPEL 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIM MILLER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASON REED 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELLEN P ROCHE 1.00 X 0 0 0 F CHAPMAN TAYLOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRED TAYLOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY PAYNE 40.00 X 69572 0 14314 DAVID WEAVER 40.00 X 65161 0 3195 134733 0 17509 0 0 0 0 0 1366033 1366033 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 900099 108872 108872 108872 24123 24123 67277 67277 0 0 1499028 108872 0 24123 34542 34542 165052 99032 33011 33009 703174 595563 24375 83236 15505 13475 308 1722 66481 54893 3251 8337 63502 50988 4073 8441 27694 27694 99214 74253 8215 16746 2899 1664 1235 47080 32284 7812 6984 225949 189244 16594 20111 20538 16604 1049 2885 6619 2996 3195 428 3261 2613 191 457 48076 39241 8835 PROGRAM FOOD 28582 27635 947 0 CURRICULUM 6414 6414 0 0 RECREATION 5746 5746 0 0 VEHICLES 2546 2546 0 0 1974 69535 -78818 11257 1574848 1319268 60732 194848 1981 1865 69694 66802 373916 313458 3753 29846 18620 25496 816142 523610 292532 292532 886243 946806 19534 19534 1666273 1696339 106525 114454 11086 5130 117611 119584 X 310317 377450 938345 899305 300000 300000 1548662 1576755 1666273 1696339 X -75820 103913 X 0 1 1 X 0 X 1744369 1333902 1337568 1369568 1366033 7151440 1744369 1333902 1337568 1369568 1366033 7151440 2642303 4509137 44152 44260 28910 29603 24123 171048 3220 3220 7325708 428266 0.61550 0.59740 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 389941 40507 34542 395906 458019 -22363 45715 389941 448612 85952 76545 458019 479670 38502 37212 32348 448612 0.00000 0.75760 0.24240 0 0 292532 292532 329966 329966 0 193644 193644 0 292532 SECURITY DEPOSITS 1000 DEFERRED RENT LIABILITY 4130 5130 1499028 1574848 -75820 103913 103913 28093 1643464 103913 40523 144436 1499028 0 1499028 1615371 40523 40523 1574848 0 1574848 DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS: PART V, LINE 4: FLOC HAS A DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUND ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF GENERATING EARNINGS TO ESTABLISH AND AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS TO DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS. DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X: FLOC PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2012, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. 1 SCHOLARSHIPS 32 34542 0 PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.: PART I, LINE 2: SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: THE FRED TAYLOR SCHOLARSHIP REQUESTS STUDENTS TO SUBMIT THEIR BILLS FROM THE SCHOOL TO SHOW THEIR TUITION DIFFERENCE. IF THE DIFFERENCE IS SMALLER THAN THE AMOUNT GRANTED (MAXIMUM $2,000), FLOC ONLY PAYS THE SCHOOL THE AMOUNT NEEDED AND USES THE REST OF THE MONEY TO PURCHASE BOOKS AND SUPPLIES FOR THE STUDENT. IF THE STUDENT PURCHASES THE BOOKS ON THEIR OWN THEY MUST SUBMIT THE RECEIPT(S) IN ORDER TO BE REIMBURSED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 FRED TAYLOR, DIRECTOR, IS THE FATHER OF F. CHAPMAN TAYLOR, DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 IT IS THE POLICY OF FLOC THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW A DRAFT VERSION OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990, WHICH IS TO BE FILED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S BEHALF, WITHIN TEN DAYS PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THE MEANS OF DELIVERY SHALL BE VIA EMAIL TO EACH BOARD MEMBER'S EMAIL ADDRESS, CALLING ATTENTION TO PORTIONS OF THE FORM MOST LIKELY TO BE READ BY THE PUBLIC AND FUNDERS ON GUIDESTAR. COMMENTS AND/OR CORRECTIONS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETS FACE-TO-FACE WITH THE AUDITORS TO DISCUSS THE ENTIRE DRAFT FORM 990 IN DETAIL IN ADVANCE OF FILING THE FEDERAL FORM 990. A BOARD OF DIRECTORS RESOLUTION IS NOT REQUIRED IN ORDER FOR THE FEDERAL FORM 990 TO BE FILED. THE APPROVED PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COPY OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON FLOC'S WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C FLOC'S DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO CERTIFY THEIR AGREEMENT WITH THE POLICY AND DISCLOSURE OF ANY KNOWN CONFLICTS OF INTEREST UPON ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ANNUAL RE-CERTIFICATION THEREAFTER. THE BOARD PRESIDENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING AND ENFORCING THE CERTIFICATIONS. WHENEVER ANY EMPLOYEE OR VOLUNTEER HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR A PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH FLOC, HE/SHE SHALL NOTIFY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SUCH CONFLICT IN WRITING, AS SOON AS SUCH CONFLICT BECOMES KNOWN. AS ADMINISTERED BY THE EMPLOYEE IN CHARGE OF HUMAN RESOURCES, EACH SENIOR STAFF MEMBER WILL BE ASKED TO COMPLETE A CERTIFICATION OF AGREEMENT WITH THE POLICY AND DISCLOSE ANY KNOWN CONFLICTS OF INTEREST UPON HIS/HER EMPLOYMENT AND/ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THEREAFTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF FLOC SOLICITS A SELF-EVALUATION FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PREPARES A WRITTEN EVALUATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INCLUDING FEEDBACK FROM THE STAFF. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THEN AGREE ON PERSONAL PERFORMANCE GOALS FOR THE YEARS AHEAD. A DISINTERESTED COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE AND APPROPRIATE SALARY COMPARISON DATA IN LIGHT OF HIS PERFORMANCE. THE COMMITTEE WILL RECOMMEND ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATION FOR APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL KEEP RECORDS OF HOW THE COMPENSATION DECISION WAS MADE INCLUDING THE COMPARABILITY DATA, THE NAMES OF THE COMMITTEE AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FLOC PUBLISHES AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN THE ANNUAL REPORT WHICH IS DISTRIBUTED TO DONORS AND AVAILABLE AT WWW.FLOCDC.ORG. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE ROUTINELY SHARED WITH THE FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER DONORS. THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FEDERAL FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: NET UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS: 103,913.