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THE FOLLOWING PRESENTS FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES FOR HPSF THAT INDICATE AT LEAST 10% OF HPSF'S SUPPORT COMES FROM GOVERNMENT UNITS AND/OR THE GENERAL PUBLIC; AND THAT WE ATTRACT NEW PUBLIC OR GOVERNMENT SUPPORT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. HPSF REQUESTS THESE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES BE CONSIDERED IN MAINTAINING ITS PUBLIC CHARITY STATUS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2024. WHILE WE HAVE NOT MET THE PERCENTAGE THRESHOLD IN SCHEDULE A, WE BELIEVE THAT OUR MISSION IS CLEARLY ALIGNED WITH THAT OF A PUBLIC CHARITY AS DETAILED IN THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. ABOUT THE HARRISBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION ---------------------------------------------- HPSF WAS FOUNDED IN 1998 TO HELP IMPROVE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, SUPPORT PROGRAMMING AND PROMOTE LEADERSHIP AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS WITHIN THE HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, SCHOOL DISTRICT (HSD). THE HSD IS ONE OF THE MOST ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN PENNSYLVANIA. HPSF WAS FOUNDED TO PROVIDE A VEHICLE FOR PUBLIC SUPPORT OF HSD AS IT DEALS WITH THE CHALLENGES OF AN URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT. HPSF FACILITATES COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND BRINGS TOGETHER RESOURCES AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE "OPPORTUNITIES FOR A BRIGHT FUTURE." ALTHOUGH ALL HPSF EFFORTS ARE TARGETED TO PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HSD STUDENTS, HPSF IS INDEPENDENT OF HSD. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE HSD ADMINISTRATION, BUT ALL FUND RAISING, EXPENDITURES AND DECISIONS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE HPSF BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SOURCES OF CONTRIBUTIONS / PUBLIC SUPPORT ----------------------------------------- THE FOLLOWING TABLE INDICATES HPSFS PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE FROM SCHEDULE A OF FORM 990 FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS: YEAR ENDED PUBLIC SUPPORT % -------------- ---------------- JUNE 30, 2024 14.38% JUNE 30, 2023 15.91% JUNE 30, 2022 17.47% JUNE 30, 2021 21.07% JUNE 30, 2020 23.54% IN MOST YEARS, APPROXIMATELY 90% OF HPSFS CONTRIBUTIONS ARE RECEIVED THROUGH THE PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT TAX CREDIT PROGRAM (PA EITC), UNDER WHICH HPSF IS AN APPROVED EDUCATIONAL INNOVATIVE ORGANIZATION (EIO). THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (DCED) ADMINISTERS THIS STATE-SPONSORED PROGRAM. HPSF UNDERGOES A DCED PROGRAM RENEWAL PROCESS EACH YEAR TO QUALIFY AS AN EIO AND MUST COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS THAT GOVERN SPENDING OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THROUGH THE PROGRAM. CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED CAN ONLY BE SPENT ON DCED-APPROVED PROGRAMS (A RECAP OF SOME OF THE APPROVED PROGRAMS FOR HPSF APPEARS BELOW). COMPANIES WISHING TO RECEIVE TAX CREDITS THROUGH THE PA EITC PROGRAM ARE ALSO APPROVED FOR PARTICIPATION BY DCED. DCED APPROVAL IS ONLY FOR THE TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTIONS THE PARTICIPANT CAN MAKE TO QUALIFYING ORGANIZATIONS - DCED DOES NOT APPROVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO SPECIFIC QUALIFYING ORGANIZATIONS. THE PARTICIPATING COMPANY DECIDES TO WHICH ORGANIZATIONS A CONTRIBUTION IS MADE. CONSEQUENTLY, EACH YEAR HPSF SOLICITS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM COMPANIES THAT IT BELIEVES MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN SUPPORTING EDUCATION IN HSD. HPSF HAS BEEN FORTUNATE IN MOST YEARS TO HAVE A COMPANY, HEADQUARTERED IN HARRISBURG, PA, THAT SUPPORTS EDUCATION AND PROVIDES A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF HPSFS PA EITC CONTRIBUTIONS. THE CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM THIS COMPANY (AND FROM SEVERAL OTHER CONTRIBUTORS THROUGH PA EITC) ARE NOT INCLUDED AS PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR PURPOSES OF SCHEDULE A CALCULATIONS DUE TO THE DOLLAR AMOUNT CONTRIBUTED. CONTRIBUTORS TO HPSF UNDER THE PA EITC PROGRAM CAN VARY FROM YEAR TO YEAR BASED ON ANNUAL HPSF EFFORTS TO SOLICIT CONTRIBUTIONS FROM VARIOUS AREA COMPANIES AND APPROVAL BY DCED FOR COMPANIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. HPSF ALSO ANNUALLY SOLICITS THE PUBLIC FOR CONTRIBUTIONS UNDER ITS ADOPT- A-CLASSROOM PROGRAM, ALSO DESCRIBED BELOW, AND OTHER NON-PA EITC-RELATED ACTIVITIES. HPSF BOARD OF DIRECTORS ----------------------- HPSF'S CURRENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS 16 VOLUNTEERS REPRESENTING A CROSS SECTION OF THE HARRISBURG COMMUNITY: 4 ARE CURRENT EMPLOYEES OF OR RETIRED FROM LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND LOCAL COLLEGES; 9 ARE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS OR AFFILIATED (ACTIVE OR RETIRED)WITH LOCAL VOLUNTEER OR GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF HARRISBURG, THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, THE LATINO HISPANIC AMERICAN COMMUNITY CENTER, AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL PA SICKLE CELL COUNCIL; 3 (ACTIVE OR RETIRED) REPRESENT LOCAL AND REGIONAL BUSINESSES. OF THESE BOARD MEMBERS, 4 ARE GRADUATES OF THE HARRISBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS. HPSF PROGRAMS ------------- THE ENTIRE FOCUS OF HPSF IS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HSD STUDENTS THAT THEY MAY NOT OTHERWISE RECEIVE. IN HPSFS EARLY YEARS, THE SOLE PROGRAM THAT WAS SUPPORTED WAS A PRE-K PROGRAM THAT HELPED LAY THE GROUNDWORK AND PREPARE PRE-KINDERGARTNERS FOR THEIR FUTURE EDUCATION EXPERIENCES. THAT PROGRAM, ORIGINALLY STARTED BY HSD, ULTIMATELY BECAME PART OF A HEAD START-ADMINISTERED PROGRAM AND HPSF DIVERSIFIED THE PROGRAMS IT SUPPORTED. MOST RECENTLY, THE PROGRAMS SUPPORTED INCLUDE: -THE BYRNES HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER PROGRAM, WHICH IS DEDICATED TO EDUCATING AND INSPIRING STUDENTS TO MAKE HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHOICES. ALL STUDENTS IN HSD PARTICIPATE AND PROGRAMS RANGE FROM "TRUE COLORS: I'M SPECIAL- AND "ALL ABOUT ME" FOR KINDERGARTNERS TO "HEROIN: THE WAKEUP CALL- AND "BREAKING THE SILENCE" FOR LATER GRADES. -THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY PREPARATORY PROGRAM PREPARES STUDENTS IN BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS. AMOUNG STUDENTS WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM, COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE RATES HAVE BEEN VERY HIGH. -THE HARRISBURG UNIVERSITY/HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR HSD STUDENTS TO TAKE COLLEGE LEVEL COURSES AT THESE LOCAL INSTITUTIONS. -SCITECH HIGH SCHOOL (THE SCITECH CAMPUS OF HARRISBURG HIGH SCHOOL) IS A SMALL LEARNING COMMUNITY OF SERIOUS AND MOTIVATED STUDENTS WHO DEMONSTRATE INTEREST IN AND ENTHUSIASM FOR A RIGOROUS EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOCUSED ON A WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION. SCITECH HIGH OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE HONORS LEVEL, COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIC PROGRAM. PREPARING STUDENTS FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A DIVERSE WORKPLACE REPRESENTS A PHILOSOPHICAL PILLAR OF SCITECH HIGH, RECOGNIZING THAT THE YOUNG LEARNERS OF METROPOLITAN HARRISBURG BENEFIT FROM PARTICIPATING IN REAL WORLD EXPERIENCES AS A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF THE SCITECH HIGH EXPERIENCE. SCITECH HIGH IS A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS LEARN IT, DO IT AND ACHIEVE IT. EACH OF THE PROGRAMS LISTED ABOVE HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY DCED AS MEETING THE GUIDELINES UNDER THE PA EITC PROGRAM FOR HPSF AS AN EIO AND ARE SUBJECT TO THE DCED'S ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND RENEWAL PROCESS. IN ADDITION, HPSF SPONSORS 2 PROGRAMS THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT CLASSROOMS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT: -THE TEACHER MINIGRANT PROGRAM PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TEACHERS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THEIR CLASSROOM THROUGH 'MINIGRANTS' OF UP TO 500 FOR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND OTHER RESOURCES TO EXPAND STUDENT ACTIVITIES. -THE ADOPT-A-CLASSROOM PROGRAM BRINGS COMMUNITY MEMBERS TOGETHER WITH CLASSROOMS BY SOLICITING INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO 'ADOPT' A CLASSROOM FOR A SCHOOL YEAR. THE CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FOR ADOPT-A-CLASS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS TO EXPAND STUDENT ACTIVITIES AND ALLOWS A MORE DIRECT SENSE OF INVOLVEMENT BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND CLASSROOMS IN THE DISTRICT, AS TEACHERS AND STUDENTS PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO THE SPONSORS THROUGH THANK-YOUS AND UPDATES ON THE USE OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS. FOR OVER 20 YEARS, HPSF HAS GARNERED SUPPORT FROM THE PUBLIC TO HELP CARRY OUT ITS EFFORTS TO PROVIDE "OPPORTUNITIES FOR A BRIGHT FUTURE" IN THE HSD. WITH A VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT HAS SUBSTANTIAL EXPERIENCE IN THE EDUCATION FIELD AS WELL AS REPRESENTATION THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, HPSF HAS BEEN ABLE TO RAISE CONTRIBUTIONS, PRINCIPALLY THROUGH THE STATE GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED PA EITC PROGRAM, TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT MAY NOT HAVE OTHERWISE BEEN AVAILABLE TO HSD STUDENTS. SUCH PUBLIC SUPPORT HAS BEEN THE PRINCIPAL REASON HPSF HAS BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT IT'S DONE SO FAR AND LOOKS FORWARD TO DOING IN THE FUTURE. PART II, LINE 17A FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 AND 2024, THE HARRISBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION (HPSF) DID NOT MEET THE 33 1/3% PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST AS A PUBLIC CHARITY FOR SCHEDULE A OF FORM 990. THE FOLLOWING PRESENTS FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES FOR HPSF THAT INDICATE AT LEAST 10% OF HPSF'S SUPPORT COMES FROM GOVERNMENT UNITS AND/OR THE GENERAL PUBLIC; AND THAT WE ATTRACT NEW PUBLIC OR GOVERNMENT SUPPORT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. HPSF REQUESTS THESE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES BE CONSIDERED IN MAINTAINING ITS PUBLIC CHARITY STATUS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2024. WHILE WE HAVE NOT MET THE PERCENTAGE THRESHOLD IN SCHEDULE A, WE BELIEVE THAT OUR MISSION IS CLEARLY ALIGNED WITH THAT OF A PUBLIC CHARITY AS DETAILED IN THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. ABOUT THE HARRISBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION ---------------------------------------------- HPSF WAS FOUNDED IN 1998 TO HELP IMPROVE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, SUPPORT PROGRAMMING AND PROMOTE LEADERSHIP AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS WITHIN THE HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, SCHOOL DISTRICT (HSD). THE HSD IS ONE OF THE MOST ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN PENNSYLVANIA. HPSF WAS FOUNDED TO PROVIDE A VEHICLE FOR PUBLIC SUPPORT OF HSD AS IT DEALS WITH THE CHALLENGES OF AN URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT. HPSF FACILITATES COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND BRINGS TOGETHER RESOURCES AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE "OPPORTUNITIES FOR A BRIGHT FUTURE." ALTHOUGH ALL HPSF EFFORTS ARE TARGETED TO PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HSD STUDENTS, HPSF IS INDEPENDENT OF HSD. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE HSD ADMINISTRATION, BUT ALL FUND RAISING, EXPENDITURES AND DECISIONS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE HPSF BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SOURCES OF CONTRIBUTIONS / PUBLIC SUPPORT ----------------------------------------- THE FOLLOWING TABLE INDICATES HPSFS PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE FROM SCHEDULE A OF FORM 990 FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS: YEAR ENDED PUBLIC SUPPORT % -------------- ---------------- JUNE 30, 2024 14.38% JUNE 30, 2023 15.91% JUNE 30, 2022 17.47% JUNE 30, 2021 21.07% JUNE 30, 2020 23.54% IN MOST YEARS, APPROXIMATELY 90% OF HPSFS CONTRIBUTIONS ARE RECEIVED THROUGH THE PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT TAX CREDIT PROGRAM (PA EITC), UNDER WHICH HPSF IS AN APPROVED EDUCATIONAL INNOVATIVE ORGANIZATION (EIO). THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (DCED) ADMINISTERS THIS STATE-SPONSORED PROGRAM. HPSF UNDERGOES A DCED PROGRAM RENEWAL PROCESS EACH YEAR TO QUALIFY AS AN EIO AND MUST COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS THAT GOVERN SPENDING OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THROUGH THE PROGRAM. CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED CAN ONLY BE SPENT ON DCED-APPROVED PROGRAMS (A RECAP OF SOME OF THE APPROVED PROGRAMS FOR HPSF APPEARS BELOW). COMPANIES WISHING TO RECEIVE TAX CREDITS THROUGH THE PA EITC PROGRAM ARE ALSO APPROVED FOR PARTICIPATION BY DCED. DCED APPROVAL IS ONLY FOR THE TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTIONS THE PARTICIPANT CAN MAKE TO QUALIFYING ORGANIZATIONS - DCED DOES NOT APPROVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO SPECIFIC QUALIFYING ORGANIZATIONS. THE PARTICIPATING COMPANY DECIDES TO WHICH ORGANIZATIONS A CONTRIBUTION IS MADE. CONSEQUENTLY, EACH YEAR HPSF SOLICITS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM COMPANIES THAT IT BELIEVES MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN SUPPORTING EDUCATION IN HSD. HPSF HAS BEEN FORTUNATE IN MOST YEARS TO HAVE A COMPANY, HEADQUARTERED IN HARRISBURG, PA, THAT SUPPORTS EDUCATION AND PROVIDES A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF HPSFS PA EITC CONTRIBUTIONS. THE CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM THIS COMPANY (AND FROM SEVERAL OTHER CONTRIBUTORS THROUGH PA EITC) ARE NOT INCLUDED AS PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR PURPOSES OF SCHEDULE A CALCULATIONS DUE TO THE DOLLAR AMOUNT CONTRIBUTED. CONTRIBUTORS TO HPSF UNDER THE PA EITC PROGRAM CAN VARY FROM YEAR TO YEAR BASED ON ANNUAL HPSF EFFORTS TO SOLICIT CONTRIBUTIONS FROM VARIOUS AREA COMPANIES AND APPROVAL BY DCED FOR COMPANIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. HPSF ALSO ANNUALLY SOLICITS THE PUBLIC FOR CONTRIBUTIONS UNDER ITS ADOPT- A-CLASSROOM PROGRAM, ALSO DESCRIBED BELOW, AND OTHER NON-PA EITC-RELATED ACTIVITIES. HPSF BOARD OF DIRECTORS ----------------------- HPSF'S CURRENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS 16 VOLUNTEERS REPRESENTING A CROSS SECTION OF THE HARRISBURG COMMUNITY: 4 ARE CURRENT EMPLOYEES OF OR RETIRED FROM LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND LOCAL COLLEGES; 9 ARE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS OR AFFILIATED (ACTIVE OR RETIRED)WITH LOCAL VOLUNTEER OR GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF HARRISBURG, THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, THE LATINO HISPANIC AMERICAN COMMUNITY CENTER, AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL PA SICKLE CELL COUNCIL; 3 (ACTIVE OR RETIRED) REPRESENT LOCAL AND REGIONAL BUSINESSES. OF THESE BOARD MEMBERS, 4 ARE GRADUATES OF THE HARRISBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS. HPSF PROGRAMS ------------- THE ENTIRE FOCUS OF HPSF IS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HSD STUDENTS THAT THEY MAY NOT OTHERWISE RECEIVE. IN HPSFS EARLY YEARS, THE SOLE PROGRAM THAT WAS SUPPORTED WAS A PRE-K PROGRAM THAT HELPED LAY THE GROUNDWORK AND PREPARE PRE-KINDERGARTNERS FOR THEIR FUTURE EDUCATION EXPERIENCES. THAT PROGRAM, ORIGINALLY STARTED BY HSD, ULTIMATELY BECAME PART OF A HEAD START-ADMINISTERED PROGRAM AND HPSF DIVERSIFIED THE PROGRAMS IT SUPPORTED. MOST RECENTLY, THE PROGRAMS SUPPORTED INCLUDE: -THE BYRNES HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER PROGRAM, WHICH IS DEDICATED TO EDUCATING AND INSPIRING STUDENTS TO MAKE HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHOICES. ALL STUDENTS IN HSD PARTICIPATE AND PROGRAMS RANGE FROM "TRUE COLORS: I'M SPECIAL- AND "ALL ABOUT ME" FOR KINDERGARTNERS TO "HEROIN: THE WAKEUP CALL- AND "BREAKING THE SILENCE" FOR LATER GRADES. -THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY PREPARATORY PROGRAM PREPARES STUDENTS IN BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS. AMOUNG STUDENTS WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM, COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE RATES HAVE BEEN VERY HIGH. -THE HARRISBURG UNIVERSITY/HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR HSD STUDENTS TO TAKE COLLEGE LEVEL COURSES AT THESE LOCAL INSTITUTIONS. -SCITECH HIGH SCHOOL (THE SCITECH CAMPUS OF HARRISBURG HIGH SCHOOL) IS A SMALL LEARNING COMMUNITY OF SERIOUS AND MOTIVATED STUDENTS WHO DEMONSTRATE INTEREST IN AND ENTHUSIASM FOR A RIGOROUS EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOCUSED ON A WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION. SCITECH HIGH OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE HONORS LEVEL, COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIC PROGRAM. PREPARING STUDENTS FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A DIVERSE WORKPLACE REPRESENTS A PHILOSOPHICAL PILLAR OF SCITECH HIGH, RECOGNIZING THAT THE YOUNG LEARNERS OF METROPOLITAN HARRISBURG BENEFIT FROM PARTICIPATING IN REAL WORLD EXPERIENCES AS A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF THE SCITECH HIGH EXPERIENCE. SCITECH HIGH IS A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS LEARN IT, DO IT AND ACHIEVE IT. EACH OF THE PROGRAMS LISTED ABOVE HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY DCED AS MEETING THE GUIDELINES UNDER THE PA EITC PROGRAM FOR HPSF AS AN EIO AND ARE SUBJECT TO THE DCED'S ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND RENEWAL PROCESS. IN ADDITION, HPSF SPONSORS 2 PROGRAMS THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT CLASSROOMS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT: -THE TEACHER MINIGRANT PROGRAM PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TEACHERS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THEIR CLASSROOM THROUGH 'MINIGRANTS' OF UP TO 500 FOR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND OTHER RESOURCES TO EXPAND STUDENT ACTIVITIES. -THE ADOPT-A-CLASSROOM PROGRAM BRINGS COMMUNITY MEMBERS TOGETHER WITH CLASSROOMS BY SOLICITING INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO 'ADOPT' A CLASSROOM FOR A SCHOOL YEAR. THE CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FOR ADOPT-A-CLASS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS TO EXPAND STUDENT ACTIVITIES AND ALLOWS A MORE DIRECT SENSE OF INVOLVEMENT BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND CLASSROOMS IN THE DISTRICT, AS TEACHERS AND STUDENTS PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO THE SPONSORS THROUGH THANK-YOUS AND UPDATES ON THE USE OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS. FOR OVER 20 YEARS, HPSF HAS GARNERED SUPPORT FROM THE PUBLIC TO HELP CARRY OUT ITS EFFORTS TO PROVIDE "OPPORTUNITIES FOR A BRIGHT FUTURE" IN THE HSD. WITH A VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT HAS SUBSTANTIAL EXPERIENCE IN THE EDUCATION FIELD AS WELL AS REPRESENTATION THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, HPSF HAS BEEN ABLE TO RAISE CONTRIBUTIONS, PRINCIPALLY THROUGH THE STATE GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED PA EITC PROGRAM, TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT MAY NOT HAVE OTHERWISE BEEN AVAILABLE TO HSD STUDENTS. SUCH PUBLIC SUPPORT HAS BEEN THE PRINCIPAL REASON HPSF HAS BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT IT'S DONE SO FAR AND LOOKS FORWARD TO DOING IN THE FUTURE. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. true HARRISBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT 1601 STATE STREET HARRISBURG PA 17103 236003787 GOV 439792 SEE PART IV 1 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 CONTRIBUTIONS THE FOUNDATION MAKES TO THE HARRISBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE MONITORED THROUGH THE USE OF AN INVOICING SYSTEM, UTILIZED BY THE DISTRICT'S FINANCE STAFF, THAT ALLOCATES EACH CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROGRAM DESIGNATED BY THE FOUNDATION. GENERALLY, THE FOUNDATION MAKES ITS CONTRIBUTIONS AS A REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES WHICH THE DISTRICT HAS PAID FOR THE SPECIFIC PROGRAM. AS PART OF THE INVOICING SYSTEM, THE DISTRICT PROVIDES EXPENSE ALLOCATION DETAIL FROM THE DISTRICT'S ACCOUNTING SYSTEM. COPIES OF THIRD PARTY SUPPLIER PAYMENTS AND/OR PURCHASE ORDERS TO SUPPORT INVOICES PRESENTED ARE AVAILABLE AT HPSF'S REQUEST. IN INSTANCES IN WHICH THE FOUNDATION PAYS THIRD PARTY SUPPLIERS DIRECTLY, THE FOUNDATION VERIFIES THIRD PARTY PERFORMANCE WITH THE DISTRICT PRIOR TO PAYMENT. SCHEDULE I, PAGE 4, PART IV PART II - 1(H) PURPOSE OF GRANT OR ASSISTANCE: THE HARRISBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION MAKES CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HARRISBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT TO SUPPORT AND ASSIST IN FUNDING PROGRAMS THAT IMPROVE ACADEMIC LEVELS AND PROMOTE LEADERSHIP AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS WITHIN THE DISTRICT. THE FOUNDATION IS AN EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATION (EIO) AS APPROVED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (DCED) UNDER THE EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT TAX CREDIT (EITC) PROGRAM. THE FOUNDATION MUST USE AT LEAST 80% OF THE EITC DONATIONS IT RECEIVES FROM EITC-PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES TO SUPPORT INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AS DEFINED AND APPROVED BY THE DCED. THE FOUNDATION ALSO RECEIVES NON-EITC DONATIONS WHICH ARE NOT SUBJECT TO EITC PROGRAM RULES. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO SUPPORT HARRISBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF PARTNERSHIPS AND PROGRAMS THAT FACILITATE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC LEVELS, AND TO PROMOTE THE LEADERSHIP AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS WITHIN THE HARRISBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B BOARD PRESIDENT AND TREASURER REVIEW THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT MUST BE SIGNED BY BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PERFORMS A PERIODIC REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION AND APPROVES THE FEE STRUCTURE FOR SERVICES PROVIDED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST.