SONOMA VALLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
SONOMA VALLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION (EIN 68-0279152)
Tax period
2011-09-01 to 2012-08-31
Filed
2013-07-11
IRS object ID
201331929349301108
Schema version
2011v1.5
Source
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Timestamp2013-07-11T16:20:20-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-08-31TaxPeriodEndDate

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Mission DescriptionSONOMA VALLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION (SVEF) IS DEDICATED TO EXCELLENCE IN PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE EDUCATION. SVEF LEVERAGES FINANCIAL CAPITAL AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO ASSIST THE SONOMA VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY STUDENT GRADUATES FROM SCHOOL READY FOR COLLEGE, CAREER AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY.MissionDescription
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DescriptionEXCEL AT SONOMA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (SVHS)CA CONNECT ED/LINKED LEARNING - SVUSD ESTABLISHED A NEW INITIATIVE CALLED LINKED LEARNING PATHWAYS AT SVHS IN WHICH STUDENTS CHOOSE AN ACADEMIC FOCUS AREA FOR THEIR SOPHOMORE, JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEARS. THE JAMES IRVINE FOUNDATION AND THE VADASZ FAMILY FOUNDATION PROVIDED INITIAL FUNDING. SVUSD ESTABLISHED ONE PATHWAY AND WILL ESTABLISH OTHERS. TEACHER SUPPORT NETWORK (TSN) - TSN BRINGS ADULTS INTO THE CLASSROOMS OF SVHS AND INTO THE LIVES OF STUDENTS. THESE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF TEACHERS, WORK WITH STUDENTS ONE-ON-ONE OR IN SMALL GROUPS, OFFERING REAL WORLD EXPERTISE AND ADDITIONAL ADULT PRESENCE. VOLUNTEERS ALSO ENGAGE IN REVIEW BOARDS FOR SENIOR PROJECTS AND HELP IN THE COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER AT SVHS. SVUSD RECENTLY EXPANDED TSN TO ALTIMIRA MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHERE VOLUNTEERS HELP WITH ENGLISH AND MATH. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM - STUDENTS GRADUATING FROM SVHS RECEIVE MONEY FOR COLLEGE COURSE WORK BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND QUALIFICATIONS IN HIGH SCHOOL.Description

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DescriptionEARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNINGPRESCHOOL EXPANSION - SVEF, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ERNEST BATES FOUNDATION AND THE VADASZ FAMILY FOUNDATION, IS NOW EXPANDING THE PRESCHOOL AT EL VERANO SCHOOL. PRE-SCHOOL 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.Description

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DescriptionMUSIC AND THE ARTSSONOMA JAZZ PLUS - FUNDS RAISED FROM THIS ANNUAL MUSIC FESTIVAL SUPPORT EXISTING MUSIC PROGRAMS. VISUAL THINKING STRATEGIES (VTS) - VTS USES FINE ART IMAGES TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY, COMMUNICATION AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS. VTS OPERATES DISTRICT-WIDE AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL. STUDENTS USE EVIDENCE BASED THINKING AS THEY LEARN ABOUT ART AND THEN TRANSFER THESE SKILLS TO OTHER SUBJECTS. VTS BOOSTS WRITING SKILLS FOR PARTICIPATING STUDENTS.Description

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11402114020EDUCATION AND CLASSROOM GRANTS - MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE PROCEEDS FROM BARN SALES, TEACHERS RECEIVE GRANTS FOR PROJECTS AND MATERIALS THAT WILL ENHANCE THEIR WORK WITH STUDENTS.
2995561839852500OTHEREXPLORATORIUM SCIENCE PROGRAM (ESP) - IN COLLABORATION WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO EXPLORATORIUM, SVUSD ESTABLISHED ESP TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF SCIENCE IN THE SCHOOL DAY THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SCIENCE CURRICULUM FOR K-5 GRADES THAT ALSO MEETS THE STANDARDS FOR LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT. ESP HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED SCIENCE EXPOSURE FOR SVUSD ELEMENTARY GRADE STUDENTS AND HAS ENHANCED READING AND WRITING SKILLS THROUGH JOURNALING AND DISCUSSION EXERCISES ABOUT INQUIRY-BASED SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS. SONOMA VALLEY SCHOOL GARDENS PROGRAM (SGP) - SGP HELPS TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN GARDENS AT ALL SCHOOLS. SGP BRINGS STUDENTS TO AN "OUTDOOR CLASSROOM" TO LEARN TEAMWORK, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, NUTRITION, HORTICULTURE, AGRICULTURE AND THE MARKET VALUE OF HARD WORK. SGP ENCOURAGES HANDS ON LEARNING. SCHOOLS NEWS PROJECT - FUNDS HELPED ESTABLISH THE OUR SCHOOLS PAGE IN THE SONOMA INDEX TRIBUNE, WHICH INCLUDES INFORMATION ON PROGRAMS AND EVENTS IN SONOMA VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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Revenue Not Rptd F99012971RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal1078010RevenueSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included3678InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt3678RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form9901081688TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt966787TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities15600DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Expenses Not Rptd F99015600ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal951187ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included23678InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt3678ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990954865TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS:PART V, LINE 4:FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF SVEF
DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:PART X:THE MANAGEMENT OF SVEF CONSIDERS CERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY SVEF. A TAX POSITION IS A POSITION TAKEN IN A PREVIOUSLY FILED TAX RETURN OR A POSITION THE MANAGEMENT OF SVEF EXPECTS TO TAKE IN A FUTURE TAX RETURN THAT FIGURES IN MEASURING CURRENT OR DEFERRED INCOME TAX ASSETS AND LIABILITIES FOR INTERIM OR ANNUAL PERIODS. A TAX POSITION CAN RESULT IN A PERMANENT REDUCTION IN INCOME TAXES PAYABLE, A DEFERRAL OF INCOME TAXES OTHERWISE CURRENTLY PAYABLE TO FUTURE YEARS OR A CHANGE IN THE EXPECTED REALIZABILITY OF DEFERRED TAX ASSETS. A TAX POSITION ALSO ENCOMPASSES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO: 1. A DECISION NOT TO FILE A TAX RETURN 2. AN ALLOCATION OR A SHIFT OF INCOME BETWEEN JURISDICTIONS 3. THE CHARACTERIZATION OF INCOME OR A DECISION TO EXCLUDE REPORTING TAXABLE INCOME IN A RETURN 4. A DECISION TO CLASSIFY A TRANSACTION, ENTITY OR OTHER POSITION IN A TAX RETURN AS TAX EXEMPT 5. THE STATUS OF AN ENTITY, INCLUDING ITS STATUS AS A PASS-THROUGH OR TAX-EXEMPT ENTITY. EVALUATING A TAX POSITION REQUIRES THE MANAGEMENT OF SVEF TO DETERMINE, FOR EACH TAX POSITION, WHETHER IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT, UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, SUCH AUTHORITIES WILL UPHOLD THE TAX POSITION AND, FOR EACH MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT TAX POSITION, DETERMINE THE HIGHEST BENEFIT WITH A MORE THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF REALIZATION UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT TAX POSITIONS TAKEN ON TAX RETURNS AND RELATED AMOUNTS RECOGNIZED HEREIN COULD VARY. SVEF FILES TAX RETURNS WITH THE IRS AND FTB. SVEF RECOGNIZES INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO INCOME TAXES AND TAX POSITIONS WITH INTEREST AND INCOME TAX EXPENSE, RESPECTIVELY. AS OF AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2012, INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO INCOME TAXES AND TAX POSITIONS WERE NOT MATERIAL. AS OF AUGUST 31, 2012, THE MANAGEMENT OF SVEF BELIEVES THAT THERE ARE NO TAX POSITIONS OF SVEF WHERE IT IS REASONABLY POSSIBLE THAT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE OR DECREASE WITHIN THE PERIOD ENDING AUGUST 31, 2013. AS OF AUGUST 31, 2012, OPEN TAX PERIODS SUBJECT TO FUTURE EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES COVER PERIODS FROM JULY 1, 2008 THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2012.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1RED AND WHITE BALLNameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1139925GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event166086CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event173839GrossRevenueEvent1
Cash Prizes Event10CashPrizesEvent1
Non Cash Prizes Event115953NonCashPrizesEvent1
Rent Facility Costs Event110896RentFacilityCostsEvent1
Food And Beverage Event116140FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Entertainment Event19965EntertainmentEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event10OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Gross Receipts Total139925GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total66086CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events73839GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Non Cash Prizes Total Events15953NonCashPrizesTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events10896RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events16140FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Entertainment Total Events9965EntertainmentTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events52954DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary20885NetIncomeSummary

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained1RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1CityAddressUS/CityStateAddressUS/StateZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCodeEIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipientAmount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrantPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantIRC SectionIRCSection
CITY OF SONOMA POLICE DEPARTMENT
175 FIRST STREET WESTSONOMACA9547694600043310000EVERY 15 MINUTES PROGRAM
SONOMA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
20000 BROADWAYSONOMACA9547694600263510845GENERAL SUPPORT501(C)(3)
SONOMA VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
17850 RAILROAD AVENUESONOMACA95476946002635515936GENERAL SUPPORTGENERAL SUPPORT501(C)(3)
THE SONOMA TEACHING PROJECT
P O BOX 2066SONOMACA9547694171782111500STP K-8 STUDENT INTERVENTION PROJECT501(C)(3)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants4TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations0TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII (2 entries)

Type Of GrantTypeOfGrantNumber Of RecipientsNumberOfRecipientsAmount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant
EMPLOYEES OF THE SONOMA VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT195217
STUDENTS OF THE SONOMA VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT1514135

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierPROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.:Identifier
Return ReferencePART I, LINE 2:ReturnReference
ExplanationSCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: ALL GRANTS HAVE UNIQUE REPORTING POLICIES ASSOCIATED WITH THEM AND SVEF 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.Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
NEW PROGRAM SERVICESFORM 990, PART III, LINE 2AVANCE - AVANCE IS A NATIONAL CURRICULUM AIMED AT THE SPANISH-SPEAKING PARENTS OF CHILDREN UP TO AGE THREE. AVANCE PROVIDES INNOVATIVE EDUCATION AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES TO PREDOMINANTLY SPANISH-SPEAKING FAMILIES IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES. THE CURRICULUM HAS PROVEN TO MAKE GREAT STRIDES IN PROMOTING SCHOOL READINESS AND SUPPORTING FAMILY ENGAGEMENT. SCHOOLS OF HOPE - SCHOOL OF HOPE IS A READING INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. IT CONNECTS LOCAL VOLUNTEERS WITH FIRST GRADERS WHO NEED EXTRA READING SUPPORT. VALLEY VIBES ORCHESTRA - VALLEY VIBES ORCHESTRA IS A DAILY AFTER-SCHOOL YOUTH PROGRAM INSPIRED BY VENEZUELA'S WORLD-RENOWNED SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE CALLED "EL SISTEMA." TWENTY-SEVEN CHILDREN RECEIVE TEN HOURS OF ORCHESTRAL MUSIC INSTRUCTION EVERY WEEK AT EL VERANO ELEMENTARY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BOOKKEEPER AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEW THE 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE 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 15THE 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 19SVEF DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY OR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5:NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS: -2,629. PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENTS: -16,288. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: -18,917.

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