2024-05-15T06:50:55-07:00 2023-06-30 208021147 MIG MURPHY SISTROM CPA PC 2216 Whitley Dr DURHAM NC 27707 990 2022-07-01 822803464 Durham Public Schools Foundation DURH 9192000017 600 East Umstead Street Durham NC 27701 Erika Wilkins Executive Dir. 2024-05-15 true Erika Wilkins 999009999 true Suzanne Cross P02405653 9194191119 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Erika Wilkins 600 East Umstead Street Durham NC 27701 2479017 false X https://www.bullcityschools.org/ X 2017 NC To catalyze big ideas and foster community engagement that will accelerate the transformation of Durham Public Schools to ensure success and equity for every student. 18 18 10 1000 3011 2011 1524044 2035587 15000 23108 27049 -16908 -7496 1530244 2070140 495510 491198 0 562446 826811 34606 61300 230761 377551 402560 1470113 1781869 60131 288271 2526701 2773136 106278 42169 2420423 2730967 X To catalyze big ideas and foster community engagement that will accelerate the transformation of Durham Public Schools to ensure success and equity for every student. true false 498765 270536 Critical Response:Accelerating Digital Equity and Parent Digital Literacy - Through the Accelerating Digital Equity campaign, the DPS Foundation helps to accelerate our school districts shift to a new learning environment and catapult DPS to the next level of learning. DPS Foundation grants individual schools and partner organizations working with DPS students support for providing technical and digital literacy initiatives and other solutions addressing digital equity. The total awarded was $152,000 across the DPS community. COVID response - Effects of the pandemic lockdown on our public school community continue to linger. We established a crisis response fund and provided emergency funding for families and educators experiencing housing and food insecurity as well as other basic needs.WHOLE Schools Movement - In spring of 2022, we launched WHOLE Schools in partnership with Durham Public Schools and Duke Health to answer the big question: What does a model Durham Public School do to ensure all students and adults in the school community have the mental health resources they need to thrive? WHOLE Schools is specifically working with two demonstration schools to create these models. We hosted more than 80 people for a wellness fair and 50 students and educators for mental health retreats.Wellness rooms across DPS created a new model for the teacher breakroom. One school used an existing modularclassroom to be revamped into a space exclusively for school staff to recenter and rejuvenate themselves. This breakroom includes meeting space, comfy seating, massage chairs, fidget toys, sensory activities, and snacks. Three schools were outfitted with wellness rooms in FY23.The WHOLE Schools Fund is a grant specifically focused on mental health and wellness activities to impact our public schools. Each school year, these projects are centered around our foundation of Wellness, Healing, Opportunity, Learning, and Equity to build WHOLE Schools from concept to action. The total awarded was $113,000 across DPS. 35 DPS schools with 316 DPS community members were involved in the development and execution of grant projects, with a direct impact of 7,073 members of the DPS community. 399509 167993 Investing in Our People: Our students are empowered to drive meaningful changes that address challenges they identify in their schools. Great educators choose to work and stay in DPS because they feel valued as professionals and are provided meaningful support to grow and innovate. In 22/23 we launched our Workforce Development focus areas in support of career awareness and readiness. DPSF supports: a) 8th grader career awareness and exposure, b) proactively matching students and employers for opportunities to learn, collaborate, and prepare for the workforce, c) the DPS Career and Technical Education Business Advisory Council, d) developing the next generation of the Durham School of Technology and innovative high schools. College Scholarship Program - We completed our third scholarship cycle this year, awarding $65,500 in scholarships to 27 graduating DPS seniors. We continue to hone our online application process and outreach to schools where we have had fewer applicants. Scholarship applications received increased by 20% this year. We're currently in the process of hiring an intern to help give administrative support to the program. The intern will be a previous scholarship recipient. Teacher Leadership Academy - The DPSF TLA creates a pipeline of teacher leaders in DPS who develop an understanding of the role of the teacher in driving change in their school and community grounded in the history and current context of inequity in Durham and public schools that guides their work in advancing more equitable schools. The current cohort consists of 8 DPS teachers who teach in our elementary, middle, and high schools. Their experience in the classroom ranges from 7 years to 25 years, and they've worked over the past two years to use those experiences to better understand how social issues, public systems and goods, and students' backgrounds and customs all play a role in their education. These teacher leaders have completed over 50 hours of professional development on various topics, including engaging with Black parents as wisdom holders for their children, understanding policy changes and those directly impacting jobs, housing, and education, and implicit bias within their curriculum. These eight teachers are taking what they've learned and directly impacting over 300 DPS students. At the end of their time in the program, they worked on a project relevant to their school, curriculum, or interests, and you can find a brief description of them here. https://www.canva.com/design/DAFhxbxeEBE/c3y8VyVFydEbY0bBwwdE_Q/editSchool-Level Grants - The DPSF grants program aims to improve education quality, knowledge sharing, collaboration, sustainable impact, and equitable distribution of power and resources for DPS students, educators, staff, and families, especially for those most historically harmed by systemic oppression. The annual grants cycle comprises two different programs, Innovation Grants and the WHOLE Schools Fund. Available in the fall of each school year, Innovation Grants are open only to DPS students, teachers, staff, administrators, parents, and/or caregivers for projects that directly center and impact their school or school communities. Innovation Grants fund projects aimed at increasing equity, accessibility, resources, and opportunities within DPS schools. The total awarded was $75,000 across DPS. DPSF served as a fiscal sponsor for Lyons Farm Elementary, an organization facilitating donations and purchases for Lyons Farm Elementary School before the schools opening in Fall 2022. We provided a $50,000 sponsorship for World Relief to help DPS Students and Families from immigrant/refugee backgrounds during summer programming. These funds also helped recruit and train youth interns to serve as models for others and have employment over the summer. We also awarded $8,500 in summer camp scholarships. 292064 26419 15000 Equity Through Innovation - Students, educators, families, and community leaders come together to create innovative, transformative learning environments that ensure all our students not only attend school together, but thrive together. We helped build power among parents-of-color and supported teachers and principals in centering equity in their schools.Community Schools Incubator - We deepened our commitment to the Bull City Community Schools Partnership an exciting research-based model that is transforming schools by engaging the entire community around supporting students' basic and educational needs. In FY23, DPSs three Community Schools conducted a comprehensive listening project with students, staff, and parents/caregivers. The schools are tailoring the FY24 school year around the priorities emphasized in this process, creating a more inclusive and supportive learning environment.Latinx Family Organizing - We aim to strengthen Latinx family engagement by creating opportunities for parents to convene and develop a network of support groups to advocate for their children's education. We accomplish this by providing DPS Latinx parents safe spaces to come together and organize as we support the whole family. Projects include Homework with Amigos, a program to support academic outcomes in collaboration with the Durham County Library and Duke Service Learning program; Alianza por la educacin (parent advocacy group), in which Latinx parent leaders work to support the transformation of our schools; and Sembrando Raices, a project in collaboration with the City of Durham and Durham County Cooperative Extension. Starting as a community garden for Latinx families located on the grounds of one of our Community Schools, Club Boulevard Elementary, Sembrando Raicess initial mission was to improve food security for working class Latinx families, a need that became increasingly important during the last few years. As the program has evolved, Sembrando Raices has become a safe, public space where 30+ Latinx working-class families convene every Friday after work to tend to the garden, harvest and share the food and most importantly, discuss and organize around the issues that are affecting their lives. Education advocacy is now at the forefront of the work. 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To be used for scholarships for Durham High School graduates Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Foundation is an exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and is classified as other than a private foundation. The entity is required to annually file a Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990) with the IRS. The Foundation is exempt from North Carolina income and franchise taxes under the North Carolina Non-Profit Corporation Act. In addition, the Foundation is subject to income tax on net income that is derived from business activities that are unrelated to their exempt purpose. The Foundation files an Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return (Form 990-T) with the IRS to report its unrelated business taxable income. If applicable, the Foundation reports interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax positions as interest expense under management and general expenses. Management has not taken any uncertain tax positions for the year ended June 30, 2023. Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 Fundraising event expenses $65958 Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S Fundraising event expenses $65958 Loss on uncollectible pledges $40000 X X X X X true Moss & Ross 4102 Westfield Drive Durham NC 27705 Fundraising false 558569 60000 498569 558569 60000 498569 NC Evening to Shine 71462 13000 58462 45000 85 6391 14482 71462 13000 58462 45000 85 6391 14482 65958 -7496 true Durham Library Foundation PO Box 25246 Durham NC 27702 562189129 501(c)(3) 999 18373 comparable sales Laptops Educational initiatives Durham Public Schools PO Box 30002 Durham NC 27702 566001021 Durham Co NC govt 249862 45663 replacement value Educational equipment Educational initiatives World Relief Corp 7 East Baltimore Street Baltimore MD 21202 236393344 501(c)(3) 50000 0 Digital equity for refugee students 2 1 College Scholarships 27 65500 Participant materials 25 500 FMV Skateboards Emergency housing support 8 6573 Teacher and participant stipends 79 32265 Additional Supplemental Information ScholarshipsEach scholarship has specific eligibility criteria. Students who applied through our online application were screened and matched to scholarships they were eligible for. Once recommended candidates were selected, a recipient list was sent to the DPSF Board for final approval. Chosen recipients signed and submitted an acceptance form agreeing to the terms of their scholarship. Scholarship awards are paid directly to the recipient's chosen educational institution. A scholarship recipient tracker was created to keep in contact with recipients, track payments, provide recipients with award reminders and follow-ups (for renewable scholarships), and ensure additional requirements of the scholarship are met.StipendsStipends were in appreciation of participation in programmatic work. Participants were selected from interested students, parents or teachers by the program leader depending on the program's criteria.Critical Needs AssistanceRecipients of critical needs support must submit a form to DPSF along with substantiating documentation (e.g. utility bill, lease). Recipients must be students, families, and educators within DPS and are awarded when funds are available. Payments are made directly to vendors whenever possible. Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used Grants awarded for various programs are monitored via a grant tracker to ensure timely and accurate management of projects and grant funds. On receipt of a grant from DPSF, organizations agree via signed grant agreement to use the funds only for their restricted purpose and are required to submit a final report of their grant. Unspent grant funds are returned to the Foundation if they cannot be used for its original or for an approved amended project. The grant tracker is updated weekly and is used to keep in contact with grantees, provide reporting and deadline reminders, track payments, and ensure overall project goals are met. Form 990, Part III, Line 2 In FY23 we increased our efforts to support public school enrollment, in partnership with the DPS Growing Together Initiative. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Championing Public Education - The Durham community supports and celebrates our public schools. Durhams public schools reflect the racial and socioeconomic diversity of Durham and embody cultures and practices that equitably serve every student. Growing Together: In FY 22/23, we increased efforts to support enrollment, in partnership with DPS and the DPS Growing Together initiative. Growing Together is the school district's current redistricting plans. We are supporting them in this work by encouraging families to get to know their base/neighborhood elementary schools and middle schools. We are doing a heavy lift of communication and marketing support to aset of schools and building a website for familiesto learn more. High enrollment in DPS is essential for Our Durham community to thrive. In June, we went beyond traditional communication by getting into our community, knocking on our neighbors' doors to inform them about DPS enrollment opportunities and Growing Together changes.Advocacy: A Latinx parent collective supported by the DPS Foundation has been working in collaboration with the Coalition Every Child NC for over 2 yrs now. As a result of this collaboration the parent collective has helped plan and participated in six action days in Raleigh to advocate for every childs constitutional right to a sound basic educationFrom May to August of 2023 we onboarded 3 VISTA interns for the following roles: Community Coordinator, Volunteer and Events Coordinator and Corporate Volunteer and DPS Alum Coordinator. The VISTA interns worked dillgently with the team to get DPS Fest to the finish line with over 1500 attendees for the day. They've helped add team capacity for for communications and also created a path into DPS to support growing our volunteer base. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 1a Broad authority delegated to the Governance Committee who report actions taken to the full board. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Prior to filing, the Form 990 will be reviewed by the Executive Director and the Finance and Investment Committee, and then distributed to the full Board prior to submission to the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The conflict of interest policy is monitored by the Governance Committee. Each director, principal officer, and member of a committee with Board delegated powers and employees with significant decision-making authority are required to sign an annual statement which affirms that they have: a) received a copy of the Corporations conflict of interest policy; b) read and understood the policy; and c) agreed to comply with the policy. After the disclosure of the conflict of interest and all material facts to the Board, and after any discussion with the interested person, the interested person shall leave the Board meeting while the potential conflict of interest is discussed and voted upon. The remaining Board members decides if a conflict of interest exists. In the event that the Board should establish that a proposed transaction establishes a conflict of interest, the Board shall then proceed as follows: a) Any interested person may render a request or report at the Board meeting, but upon completion of said request or report the individual shall be excused while the Board discusses the information and/or material presented and then votes on the transaction or arrangement proposed involving the possible conflict of interest. b) After exercising due diligence, the Board shall determine whether the Organization can obtain with reasonable efforts a more advantageous transaction or arrangement from a person or entity that would not give rise to a conflict of interest, c) If a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonably possible under circumstances not producing a conflict of interest, the Board shall determine by a majority vote of the disinterested directors whether the arrangement is in the best interest of the Organization, for its own benefit, and whether it is fair and reasonable. It shall make its decision as to whether to enter into the transaction arrangement in conformity with this determination, and the decision will be documented in the contemporaneous minutes of the Board. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The three most recent Form 990s (including financial information), Bylaws, Articles of Incorporation, Form 1023 Application for Exemption and Conflict of Interest Policy are provided to the public upon request. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Loss on uncollectible pledges = -$40000 A 501(h) election was not in effect for prior years.