2024-11-15T12:14:40-06:00 2023-12-31 261518255 ASPIRIANT LLC 11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD STE 600 LOS ANGELES CA 900253328 990 2023-01-01 943401055 NEWTON CENTER INC NEWT 6503454043 63 BOVET ROAD 511 SAN MATEO CA 94402 ISAAC SONCINO TREASURER 6503454043 2024-11-15 1 0 CHRISTOPHER J MURRAY P01085641 3108064000 2024-11-15 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z ISAAC SONCINO 63 BOVET ROAD 511 SAN MATEO CA 94402 5616392 0 X WWW.NEWTONCENTER.ORG X 2001 CA THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF NEWTON CENTER IS TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE ACADEMIC AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS TO STUDENTS. 5 3 0 6 0 0 637 0 3743168 5616392 0 0 0 0 3743805 5616392 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3674515 6003435 3674515 6003435 69290 -387043 1425921 1543564 1487223 2002430 -61302 -458866 THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF NEWTON CENTER IS TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE ACADEMIC AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS TO STUDENTS. 0 0 6003435 5616392 NEWTON CENTER PROVIDES ACADEMIC-FOCUSED AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, STUDENT CAMPS, AND ENRICHMENT CLASSES FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA AREA. THESE PROGRAMS SERVED ABOUT 1,125 STUDENTS FROM NINE PUBLIC SCHOOL CAMPUSES. NEWTON CENTER OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS TO ASSIST FAMILIES WHO REQUEST ASSISTANCE THROUGH A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION OR WHO ARE RECOMMENDED BY A SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR AS A VULNERABLE LEARNER AS WELL AS TO FAMILIES WHERE ONE OF THE CHILD'S LEGAL GUARDIANS IS AN EDUCATOR. IN 2023, NEWTON CENTER OFFERED IN SCHOLARSHIPS $746,814 TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. 6003435 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 CA X CHAUNTESEE EVANS 6503454043 63 BOVET ROAD 511 SAN MATEO CA 94402 X CELINE TAMIR PRESIDENT, CEO, DIRECTOR 7.70 X X 0 0 0 ISAAC SONCINO TREASURER, CFO, DIRECTOR 3.85 X X 0 0 0 CHUANTESEE EVANS SECRETARY, DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIN LANG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 IDAN BENAIM DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NEWTON THE CHILDRENS LEARNING CENTER 1528 S EL CAMINO REAL STE 201 SAN MATEO CA 94402 EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (SEE SCHEDULE L FOR 4675000 WILSON ELSER EDELMAN & DI LLP 150 EAST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10017 LEGAL SERVICES 525517 PONIST LAW GROUP 16236 SAN DIEGUITO RD STE 2-10/93 RANCHO SANTA FE CA 92067 LEGAL SERVICES 315449 3 ADMISSION FEES 611710 5616392 5616392 5616392 5616392 5616392 0 0 1131281 1131281 29560 29560 36822 36822 115100 115100 25754 25754 PROGRAM SERVICES 4613170 4613170 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE F 40118 40118 AUTOMOBILE EXPENSES 11630 11630 6003435 6003435 0 0 1215132 729292 210789 350179 27170 2535 2535 0 0 0 436923 1425921 1543564 1359923 1436695 127300 133063 0 432672 1487223 2002430 X -61302 -458866 -61302 -458866 1425921 1543564 -387043 -10521 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 43658 406905 637 451200 3847027 2252424 3324223 3743168 5616392 18783234 3847027 2296082 3731128 3743805 5616392 19234434 0 0 0 19234434 3847027 2296082 3731128 3743805 5616392 19234434 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 X 2535 2535 0 0 SECURITY DEPOSIT - RENTAL 14350 RIGHT OF USE ASSET 422573 436923 LEASE LIABILITY - CURRENT 8210 LEASE LIABILITY - NON-CURRENT 424462 432672 5616392 0 5616392 0 5616392 6003435 0 6003435 0 6003435 NEWTON THE CHILDRENS LEARNING CENTER (TCLC) SEE BELOW 4613170 NEWTON CENTER (THE "CENTER") CONTRACTS WITH TCLC FOR PROGRAM SERVICES. TCLC EMPLOYS EDUCATIONAL CHILDCARE PROFESSIONALS AND STAFF, WHO LEAD THE CENTER'S ACADEMIC AFTER-SCHOOL CARE, CAMPS, AND ENRICHMENT CLASS PROGRAMS. THE CENTER REVIEWS AND DETERMINES WHETHER TO RENEW ITS CONTRACT WITH TCLC EACH YEAR. AS PART OF THIS REVIEW, THE CENTER'S DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS (I.E., THE BOARD EXCLUDING SONCINO AND TAMIR) REVIEW AN INDEPENDENTLY-PRODUCED REPORT OF MARKET DATA TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE CENTER COULD PAY LESS FOR THE SAME SERVICES BY CONTRACTING WITH A THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDER INSTEAD OF TCLC. THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS DETERMINED THAT THE FEES CHARGED BY TCLC IN 2023 WERE FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE CENTER, THAT THE ARRANGEMENT WAS IN THE CENTER'S BEST INTERESTS, AND THAT THE CENTER COULD NOT HAVE OBTAINED A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS ARRANGEMENT WITH REASONABLE EFFORT UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. 0 CELINE TAMIR AND ISAAC SONCINO DIRECTORS SEE BELOW 0 SCH L, PART IV, BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING INTERESTED PERSONS: (B) RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERESTED PERSON AND ORGANIZATION:1) DIRECTOR ISAAC SONCINO IS 49% OWNER OF TCLC AND SERVES AS ITS CEO, BUT DOES NOT RECEIVE COMPENSATION FROM TCLC.2) DIRECTOR CELINE TAMIR IS 51% OWNER OF TCLC, IS EMPLOYED AS ITS DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS, AND SERVES AS ITS CFO.3) CELINE TAMIR'S SON TAL TAMIR IS EMPLOYED AS TCLC'S DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND SERVES AS ITS CORPORATE SECRETARY. TAL TAMIR IS NOT AN OFFICER OR DIRECTOR OF NEWTON CENTER. 4) INDIVIDUALS WITH NO FINANCIAL OR OTHER INTEREST IN TCLC COMPRISE A MAJORITY OF NEWTON CENTER'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. PART IV, LINE 28A CENTER INDEMNIFIED AND ADVANCED FEES AND COSTS TO TWO LAW FIRMS IN CONNECTION WITH LITIGATION IN WHICH CENTER, CELINE TAMIR, AND ISAAC SONCINO ARE INVOLVED. THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS OF CENTER APPROVED THE INDEMNIFICATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF FEES, SUBJECT TO AN UNDERTAKING FROM EACH INDEMNIFIED DIRECTOR TO REPAY CENTER UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW. AS LITIGATION IS ONGOING, THE AMOUNT SPECIFICALLY INCURRED ON THEIR BEHALF IS NOT YET DETERMINABLE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT AND TREASURER ARE SIBLINGS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B ALL MEMBERS OF NEWTON CENTER'S BOARD REVIEW AND APPROVE THE TAX RETURNS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH YEAR, THE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND ANY OTHER KEY PERSONNEL OF CENTER MUST AFFIRM THAT THE PERSON RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, HAS READ IT AND UNDERSTOOD THE POLICY, AND AGREED TO COMPLY WITH IT. THEREAFTER, EACH INDIVIDUAL MUST DISCLOSE THEIR FINANCIAL INTEREST AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE DISCLOSURE IS DONE BY MEANS OF A FORM DISTRIBUTED WITH THE POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE TO THE AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS.