2024-05-01T17:58:39-05:00 2023-06-30 680037990 GILBERT CPAS 2880 GATEWAY OAKS DR STE 100 SACRAMENTO CA 95833 990 2022-07-01 202699147 EAST PALO ALTO ACADEMY FOUNDATION EAST 6502003530 PO BOX 50803 PALO ALTO CA 943030667 KATHRYN HYLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6502003530 2024-04-28 1 KATHRYN HYLE 999009999 1 JENNIFER Z IWATA P01310188 9166466464 2024-04-28 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z KATHRYN HYLE PO BOX 50803 PALO ALTO CA 943030667 3852339 0 X WWW.EPAAF.ORG X 2005 CA FUNDS DIRECT SERVICES AND COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR EAST PALO ALTO ACADEMY STUDENTS AND GRADUATES. 11 11 5 75 0 0 1958440 1787448 0 0 6912 27528 247 139 1965599 1815115 1138355 1250932 0 0 366923 330432 0 0 181986 188864 230231 1694142 1811595 271457 3520 3814531 3835205 531620 531627 3282911 3303578 X THE MISSION OF EAST PALO ALTO ACADEMY FOUNDATION IS TO ADVOCATE FOR, ADVANCE, AND RAISE FUNDS TO BENEFIT THE STUDENTS AND COLLEGE-ATTENDING GRADUATES OF EAST PALO ALTO ACADEMY, A CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE SEQUOIA UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT. OUR PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES ARE IN PURSUIT OF OUR MISSION - TO DISRUPT THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY OF OUR STUDENTS. FOR THIS REASON, WE WORK TO PROVIDE THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO SUPPORT STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AS THEY BUILD THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND PASSION TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THEIR OWN LIVES, THEIR COMMUNITY, AND THE SOCIETY AT LARGE. 0 0 1479595 1250932 EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2014, EAST PALO ALTO ACADEMY FOUNDATION (PRIOR TO JULY 1, 2017, KNOWN AS STANFORD SCHOOLS CORPORATION) SERVES AS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, SUPPORTING A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, EAST PALO ALTO ACADEMY, IN TWO WAYS. FIRST, EAST PALO ALTO ACADEMY FOUNDATION (EPAAF) FUNDS DIRECT SERVICES FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL INCLUDING: EARLY COLLEGE COURSES, WHERE STUDENTS EARN COLLEGE CREDIT DURING THEIR REGULAR SCHOOL DAY; THE DREAM LAB, A MAKERSPACE WHERE STUDENTS ENGAGE IN HANDS-ON STEM LEARNING AND DEVELOP CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS; AND WRAPAROUND SERVICES THAT SUPPORT STUDENTS' MENTAL HEALTH AND READINESS TO LEARN. SECOND, EPAAF OFFERS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS TO A SELECT NUMBER OF UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE STUDENTS, ALL OF WHOM GRADUATED FROM EAST PALO ALTO ACADEMY.EAST PALO ALTO ACADEMY PROVIDES A HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION FOR APPROXIMATELY 291 STUDENTS. THE STUDENT POPULATION IS APPROXIMATELY 88% LATINO/A/X, 5% AFRICAN-AMERICAN, 7% PACIFIC ISLANDERS, AND .03% OTHER. 69% OF STUDENTS WILL BE THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILIES TO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL, AND 87% WILL BE FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS. APPROXIMATELY 85% OF THE STUDENTS ARE BILINGUAL & SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNERS. THE HIGH SCHOOL CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE CURRICULUM, RIGOROUS COLLEGE PREPARATION, AND HIGH STANDARDS AND HIGH SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS IN PURSUIT OF OUR AMBITIOUS VISION THAT "ALL STUDENTS WILL GRADUATE COLLEGE-READY, EMPOWERED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND PASSION TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THEIR OWN LIVES, THEIR COMMUNITY, AND THE GLOBAL SOCIETY." WE ARE PROUD TO SHARE THAT 95% OF THE EPAA CLASS OF 2023 GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND 97% OF GRADUATES CHOSE A POSTSECONDARY PATHWAY AND JOINED AN EPAAF ALUMNI PROGRAM. 85% OF OUR UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS ARE STILL PERSISTING IN OR HAVE GRADUATED FROM POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION OR TRAINING PROGRAMS.ON JULY 1, 2017 STANFORD NEW SCHOOLS CORPORATION BECAME EAST PALO ALTO ACADEMY FOUNDATION. 1479595 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X KATHRYN HYLE 6502003530 3460 W BAYSHORE RD 204 PALO ALTO CA 94303 LAURA A MURAWCZYK PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 MINDY ROGERS TREASURER 0.50 X X 0 0 0 DANIEL LEWIS SCHWARTZ DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANGELA NOMELLINI DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MUDITA JAIN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 LAUREN KOENIG DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARNIE MARCIN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 PATRICK DUNKLEY DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ESTEBAN ZUNO DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DENISE SMITH-HAMS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 POLLY LIU DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ELISABETH LANDA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 10/31/22) 40.00 X 130386 0 19515 KATHYRN HYLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (START 11/1/22) 40.00 X 101937 0 12113 232323 0 31628 2 0 0 0 0 1787448 65427 1787448 27528 27528 2037224 2037224 0 OTHER REVENUE 900099 139 139 139 1815115 139 0 27528 910696 910696 340236 340236 203681 108711 34413 60557 95458 56050 24160 15248 8635 7800 835 22658 12383 4503 5772 673 673 49589 49589 101347 7296 15014 79037 35381 15374 9505 10502 28308 14390 6251 7667 3317 754 2506 57 11616 5905 2565 3146 1811595 1479595 150014 181986 1656547 1776149 1423608 1241831 118267 189595 9523 8619 606586 619011 3814531 3835205 31620 31627 500000 500000 531620 531627 X 2014097 2030596 1268814 1272982 3282911 3303578 3814531 3835205 3520 17147 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1562799 2060268 2120246 1958440 1787448 9489201 1562799 2060268 2120246 1958440 1787448 9489201 179891 9309310 6392 6728 10170 6912 27528 57730 442 247 139 828 9547759 0.97500 0.96150 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER LOCAL REVENUE - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 442. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 247. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 139. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 FIXED ANNUITIES 619011 F 619011 PLEDGED TO SUHSD 500000 500000 X 1908165 17147 75903 93050 1815115 0 1815115 1887498 75903 75903 1811595 0 1811595 PART X, LINE 2: THE FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED THE ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES RELATED TO ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE IS NO MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 1 SEQUOIA UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 480 JAMES AVE REDWOOD CITY CA 94062 943084148 GOVERNMENT 910696 0 SEQUOIA UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS 1 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS 81 338736 COVID-19 EMERGENCY RELIEF 3 1500 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SOME COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS TO GRADUATES OF ITS HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM. FUNDS COME FROM DONORS TO THE ORGANIZATION AND SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS ARE MADE BASED ON CRITERIA SET IN A SCHOLARSHIP POLICY, ADMINISTERED BY A SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE. STUDENTS RECEIVING SCHOLARSHIPS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE PROGRESS REPORTS. SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS ARE PAID TO THEIR COLLEGES, LANDLORDS OR OTHER PROVIDERS OF GOODS AND SERVICES TO THE STUDENTS TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE USED FOR APPROPRIATE PURPOSES. SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS ARE ONLY PAID DIRECTLY TO STUDENTS FOR QUALIFIED EXPENSES WHEN APPROVED. ORGANIZATION OPERATES UNDER AN MOU WITH SEQUOIA UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT REGARDING COMMITTED FUNDS. IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE ORGANIZATION STARTED AN EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND TO HELP EAST PALO ALTO ACADEMY STUDENTS, COLLEGE-GOING GRADUATES, AND THEIR FAMILIES TO MEET BASIC NEEDS. THIS RELIEF FUND COVERS COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ITEMS SUCH AS HOUSING, FOOD, AND REMOTE LEARNING. FUNDS COME FROM DONORS WHO DONATE TO THE ORGANIZATION. THERE IS AN APPLICATION SELECTION PROCESS THAT IS BASED ON AN EMERGENCY AWARD CRITERIA WHICH IS ADMINISTERED AND REVIEWED BY ORGANIZATION STAFF. X 2 65427 FMV 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THE ORGANIZATION RESTATED ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND FILED THE RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION WITH THE CALIFORNIA SECRETARY OF STATE ON 11/10/2022. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B AT THE FEBRUARY 2024 BOARD MEETING THE BOARD AUTHORIZED THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO REVIEW AND APPROVE FORM 990 AND ANY RELATED TAX FORMS BEFORE FORMS ARE FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY AND ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE A SIGNED, UP-TO-DATE STATEMENT OF INTERESTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION FOR MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS IS SET INDIVIDUALLY AT TIME OF HIRE BASED ON RESEARCH OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS IN THE SURROUNDING AREA: COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED PERIODICALLY. REVIEW IS UNDERTAKEN BY THE BOARD. PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN 2023. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST, CONSISTENT WITH RECORDS POLICY AND CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RECORDS ACT. FORM 990 PART XII LINE 2C PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS.