2024-08-07T09:49:52-05:00 2023-09-30 541967771 CAVANAUGH NELSON PLC 999 WATERSIDE DRIVE SUITE 2250 NORFOLK VA 23510 990 2022-10-01 300759825 ELEVATE EARLY EDUCATION INC ELEV 7572220134 P O BOX 3904 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 23451 LISA J HOWARD PRESIDENT & CEO 7572220134 2024-08-07 1 0 MARK A NELSON P00358004 7575784900 2022 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z LISA J HOWARD P O BOX 3904 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 23451 2376736 0 X WWW.E3VA.ORG X 2012 VA SINCE 2005, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TO IMPROVE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO QUALITY FOR ALL CHILDREN IN THE REGION OF SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS AND VIRGINIA. 40% OF VIRGINIA'S KINDERGARTNERS ARE NOT READY ACADEMICALLY AND SOCIALLY. TOO MANY CHILDREN ARE STRUGGLING IN LITERACY, MATH, SOCIAL SKILLS AND SELF-REGULATION.OUR VISION IS THAT ALL CHILDREN DESERVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACCESS A HIGH-QUALITY CONTINUUM OF LEARNING. THEY WILL LEARN, GROW AND THRIVE TO THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL REGARDLESS OF THEIR ZIP CODES OR NEIGHBORHOODS. OUR MISSION IS TO RAISE AWARENESS, ADVOCATE AND CREATE INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES TO GIVE CHILDREN EQUITABLE ACCESS TO A HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION FOR THE FIRST EIGHT YEARS OF THEIR LIVES. 13 13 47 0 0 0 625517 817498 1508488 1556383 1175 1865 310 990 2135490 2376736 0 0 0 0 1265744 1426862 0 0 27859 941902 962591 2207646 2389453 -72156 -12717 6211821 6218805 47043 66744 6164778 6152061 X OUR MISSION IS TO RAISE AWARENESS, ADVOCATE AND CREATE INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES TO GIVE CHILDREN EQUITABLE ACCESS TO A HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION FOR THE FIRST EIGHT YEARS OF THEIR LIVES. 0 0 2033440 1557373 E3: ELEVATE EARLY EDUCATION + THE NEW E3 SCHOOL RAISE AWARENESS, ADVOCATE + CREATE INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES TO GIVE CHILDREN EQUITABLE ACCESS TO A QUALITY EDUCATION FOR THE FIRST EIGHT YEARS.IN 2011, E3 SET OUT TO MAKE EARLY EDUCATION A PRIORITY + INCREASE STATE INVESTMENT ALONG WITH OUR STRATEGIC PARTNERS. E3'S AWARENESS, ADVOCACY + INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES LED TO INCREASED PUBLIC-PRIVATE INVESTMENT ($198M+ AND $37M+) AND TRANSFORMATIONAL POLICY CHANGE. NOW, THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES HAVE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO QUALITY EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS ACROSS VIRGINIA.NOW WE ARE TACKLING THE READING CRISIS IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS VIRGINIA.AS PART OF E3'S FIVE- YEAR ACTION PLAN, 24 LISTENING SESSIONS WERE CONVENED ACROSS THE STATE AND WE HEARD FROM BUSINESS AND CIVIC LEADERS, SCHOOL LEADERS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, PARENTS, PHILANTHROPISTS, PRINCIPALS, CURRENT AND RETIRED TEACHERS, READING SPECIALISTS, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND HIGHER EDUCATION TO UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES THEY WERE FACING. A SUPERINTENDENT'S ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION WITH THE E3 BOARD OF DIRECTORS KICKED OFF THE 2023 LISTENING SESSIONS.THE STAKEHOLDERS WERE FROM AREAS ACROSS VIRGINIA(CHARLOTTESVILLE, LYNCHBURG, NORFOLK, NORTHERN VIRGINIA, RICHMOND, ROANOKE AND VIRGINIA BEACH). THE NUMBER ONE PROBLEM STAKEHOLDERS WERE CONCERNED ABOUT WAS THE ALARMING DATA TELLING US THAT OVER 50% OF THIRD GRADERS CANNOT READ PROFICIENTLY. THESE LITERACY INITIATIVES WERE IDENTIFIED BY STAKEHOLDERS AS PRIORITY AREAS FOR OUR WORK: LAUNCH AN AWARENESS CAMPAIGN, GROW DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY (DPIL) TO GET MORE QUALITY BOOKS IN THE HANDS OF ALL CHILDREN, REACH FAMILIES WITH ACTIVITIES AND TIPS TO HELP CHILDREN AT HOME, CREATE INNOVATION AND IMPACT PILOTS TO IMPLEMENT THE VIRGINIA LITERACY ACT AND DEVELOP AN EARLY LITERACY CURRICULUM AT THE NEW E3 SCHOOL TO BE REPLICATED IN OTHER EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS ACROSS THE STATE.E3'S LITERACY INITIATIVES:10+ THE RIGHT TO READ DOCUMENTARY SCREENING EVENTS WERE CURATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PUBLIC MEDIA, PHILANTHROPISTS, POLICYMAKERS, SCHOOL DIVISIONS, LIBRARIES, THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, UVA AND OTHERS. THESE EVENTS ASSEMBLED AN EXPERT PANEL TO RAISE AWARENESS AROUND THE READING CRISIS, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE VIRGINIA LITERACY ACT AND BUILD A COALITION OF SUPPORTERS.RAISED AWARENESS AROUND THAT ALARMING DATA AND THE FACT THAT VIRGINIA MUST BUILD, IMPLEMENT, AND INVEST IN LITERACY INITIATIVES AND THE VIRGINIA LITERACY ACT YEAR AFTER YEAR TO HELP MORE CHILDREN READ BY THIRD GRADE. OTHER STATES LIKE LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA, AND TENNESSEE HAVE TAKEN A BACK-TO-BASICS APPROACH, INVESTED YEAR AFTER YEAR AND HAVE MORE CHILDREN READING PROFICIENTLY BY THIRD GRADE. BUILT A COALITION OF OVER 6,000 SUPPORTERS. PROVIDED FAMILIES WITH EARLY LITERACY TIPS, ACTIVITIES + READ ALOUD MATERIALS, AND RESOURCES TO IMPROVE LITERACY OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN THROUGH DIGITAL MEDIA.RAISED OVER $2.5M IN SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OVER 100 CHILDREN FROM LOW AND MIDDLE-INCOME FAMILIES TO ATTEND THE NEW E3 SCHOOL.ADVOCATED FOR THE VIRGINIA LITERACY ACT(VLA) AND LITERACY INITIATIVES TO HELP CHILDREN, FAMILIES, TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS. LEGISLATION PASSED WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. OVER $31M+ SECURED FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE VLA AND LITERACY INITIATIVES.ADVOCATED FOR THE DOLLY PARTON IMAGINATION LIBRARY (DPIL) OF VIRGINIA BILL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DOLLYWOOD FOUNDATION, LOCAL PARTNERS, AND MANY OTHERS. LEGISLATION PASSED WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT TO GROW DPIL'S BOOK GIFTING PROGRAM TO REACH MORE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ACROSS VIRGINIA. APPOINTED BY THE DOLLYWOOD FOUNDATION TO BE THE FUTURE STATE PARTNER, E3 WILL PROMOTE, GROW, AND SUSTAIN DPIL THROUGH A UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE DOLLYWOOD FOUNDATION, VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE LEGISLATURE AND LOCAL PARTNERS. IT IS A SHARED PUBLIC-PRIVATE FUNDING MODEL. OVER 65,000 (14%) FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN BIRTH TO AGE FIVE ARE RECEIVING AGE-APPROPRIATE, QUALITY BOOKS THROUGH THE DPIL BOOK GIFTING PROGRAM TO IGNITE A LOVE OF READING IN YOUNG CHILDREN.ADVANCED THE EXPANSION OF OUR SCHOOL'S STREAMIN3 MODEL DEVELOPED BY UVA IN THE NEW E3 SCHOOL. OVER 4,000 CLASSROOMS USE THE MODEL ACROSS THE STATE.OVER NINE YEARS AGO, THE NEW E3 SCHOOL LOCATED IN THE PARK PLACE NEIGHBORHOOD OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA WAS CREATED BY E3 FOR CHILDREN AGES ONE TO FIVE. E3 WORKED WITH THE CITY OF NORFOLK, THE YMCA, BUSINESS, CIVIC AND PHILANTHROPIC LEADERS TO CREATE A PROTOTYPE MIXED-INCOME MODEL SCHOOL TO DRIVE AWARENESS, ADVOCACY, INNOVATION AND IMPACT FOR ALL CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ACROSS THE REGION AND STATE. IT IS A "SHOW AND TELL" MODEL THAT LED TO BIPARTISAN SUPPORT, POLICY CHANGE AND INCREASED STATE INVESTMENT TO ENSURE MORE CHILDREN IN VIRGINIA HAVE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO QUALITY PROGRAMS.WE HAVE PROVEN YEAR AFTER YEAR THAT WHEN CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY EARLY LEARNING, THEY ENTER KINDERGARTEN READY WITH THE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL SKILLS THEY NEED TO THRIVE. E3 FUNDED AND PARTNERED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT THE STREAMIN3 CURRICULUM IN OUR SCHOOL. ULTIMATELY, OUR GOAL WAS TO ENSURE THE MODEL WAS REPLICATED AND SCALED TO IMPACT EVEN MORE CHILDREN, FAMILIES, TEACHERS AND PROGRAMS. E3 RAISED AWARENESS AND ADVOCATED FOR THE CURRICULUM TO BE ADOPTED AND AVAILABLE THROUGH THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. E3 + THE NEW E3 SCHOOL PROVIDED EXPERT CONSULTATION TO HELP OTHER ORGANIZATIONS CREATE PROGRAMS IN VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA.THE NEW E3 SCHOOL'S SPRING 2023 QUALITY, LITERACY + READINESS REPORT PREPARED BY UVA TELLS US:TEACHERS ARE ENGAGED IN HIGH-QUALITY INTERACTIONS WITH CHILDREN.THE QUALITY IS CONSISTENT AND STRONG IN ALL CLASSROOMS.CLASS SCORES EXCEED THOSE FROM PRESCHOOL CLASSROOMS IN VIRGINIA.MOST THREE-AND-FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN ARE MEETING OR EXCEEDING BENCHMARKS IN MATH, SOCIAL SKILLS AND SELF-REGULATION.MORE THREE-AND-FOUR-YEAR-OLDS NEED SUPPORT IN LITERACY.THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR THAT WE ARE SEEING AN UPTICK IN MORE CHILDREN FROM ALL ZIP CODES NOT MEETING LITERACY BENCHMARKS. WE TEAMED UP WITH LITERACY EXPERTS TO ADDRESS THE LANGUAGE AND LITERACY GAPS.THE IMPACT:OVER 1,000 CHILDREN IMPACTED.100+ CHILDREN RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS.OVER $2.5M IN PRIVATE DOLLARS RAISED FOR SCHOLARSHIPS.THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN, TEACHERS AND PROGRAMS IMPACTED IN THE REGION AND STATE. 2033440 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 1 1 0 0 0 1 11 0 1 47 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 VA X X BRUNKE & COMPANY 7572220134 2809 S LYNNHAVEN ROAD SUITE 300 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 23452 LISA J HOWARD PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X X 211239 0 12986 JENNIFER GENTRY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANE BATTEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GIL BLAND BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATT CLARK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA MAJOR CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANITA POSTON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAVAID E SIDDIQI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA NOVEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TAG GREASON TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HOWARD KERN VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 G GIL MINOR III BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR JOHN GORDON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 211239 0 12986 1 0 1 0 YUMMY GOODNESS CATERING INC 317 VILLAGE RD 109 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 23454 SCHOOL LUNCHES 306230 1 817498 817498 TUITION & FEES 611600 1556383 1556383 1556383 1865 1865 OTHER INCOME 900099 990 990 990 2376736 1557373 0 1865 211239 200677 10562 1065161 921030 117077 27054 150462 134612 15045 805 10837 10837 74373 74373 51263 39860 11403 127005 114305 12700 16042 8021 8021 14695 10432 4263 114016 102615 11401 5523 4970 553 4500 2250 2250 97035 87332 9703 26663 23997 2666 LUNCH PROGRAMS 306230 306230 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT 60926 59926 1000 MISCELLANEOUS 35354 35354 GOVERNMENT RELATIONS 10000 10000 8129 7183 946 2389453 2033440 328154 27859 2121977 2298127 1030553 1032756 303634 130000 10878 18900 3693776 954754 2744779 2739022 6211821 6218805 23923 51855 23120 14889 47043 66744 X 5270091 5244128 894687 907933 6164778 6152061 6211821 6218805 -12717 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 709748 865320 1595574 625517 817498 4613657 709748 865320 1595574 625517 817498 4613657 4613657 11555 9457 2545 1175 1865 26597 4640254 0.99430 0.99460 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 10000 10000 2379453 2389453 269473 67368 0 0 252616 260877 260382 269473 1043348 1565022 120222 70426 15000 10000 215648 63154 65219 65096 67368 260837 391256 3422110 763445 2658665 225188 189814 35374 46478 1495 44983 2739022 X PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES IT HAS HAVE APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AND, AS SUCH, DOES NOT BELIEVE THERE ARE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX RETURNS ARE GENERALLY SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY AUTHORITIES FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE THEY ARE FILED AND, ACCORDINGLY, THE RETURNS FILED FOR TAX YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2022, 2021 AND 2020 REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LISA J HOWARD PRESIDENT & CEO 211239 0 0 0 0 0 12986 0 0 0 224225 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990 DRAFTS ARE EMAILED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FINAL SUBMISSION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C NEW BOARD MEMBERS ARE GIVEN A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY TO READ. THE MEMBERS THEN COMPLETEAND SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. ANNUALLY BOARD MEMBERS ARE INSTRUCTED TO READ THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND SIGN A NEW CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 ANNUALLY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE PRESIDENT & CEO'S SALARY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED. E3 SCHOOL LLC PO BOX 3904 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 23451 472622805 EDUCATION VA 2120236 3948377 N/A ELEVATE EARLY EDUCATION ACTION FUND PO BOX 3904 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 23451 611699714 EDUCATION VA 501C4 7 N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0