2024-11-14T15:41:02-07:00 2024-06-30 990 2023-07-01 911731833 TECHNOLOGY ACCESS FOUNDATION TECH 2067259095 605 SW 108th Street Seattle WA 98146 Trish Millines Dziko Executive Director 2067259095 2024-11-15 1 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z TAF Trish Millines Dziko 605 SW 108 St Seattle WA 98146 6968177 0 X www.techaccess.org X 1996 WA Technology Access Foundation (TAF) builds collaborative relationships with public education to create access to transformative systems of learning for students and teachers of color to eliminate race-based disparities in an increasingly diverse society. 16 16 50 70 0 0 4483171 6414852 232808 130678 80513 138090 -450293 -384813 4346199 6298807 1050 0 0 0 3873983 3978266 0 0 933603 724488 616419 4599521 4594685 -253322 1704122 11371997 12993175 730980 648036 10641017 12345139 X The Technology Access Foundation builds collaborative relationships with public education to create access to transformative systems of learning for students and teachers of color to eliminate race-based disparities in an increasingly diverse society. 0 1 1133346 0 0 TAF Academy is a 6th to 12th grade public school with a mission to prepare every student for college and life through a rigorous and relevant Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) focused curriculum. The goal is to enlist students as active participants in their education and cultivate a keen awareness of their important role with-in the world. The first TAF Academy opened in Federal Way Public School District in September 2008 with 130 students. Enrollment continued to grow and in 2017-18 school year TAF moved to a new location in Federal Way, now called TAF@Saghalie, more than doubling capacity. Enrollment for 2023-24 was 574. To acclimate incoming 6th graders into our program, TAF also offers STEMbyTAF Jump Start daily camp for two weeks in the summer at both schools each year. 715010 0 47080 STEMbyTAF School Transformation is a program focused on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) curriculum where TAF supports public schools (Kindergarten through 5th grade) that are interested in transforming their academic environment to model that of our award-winning TAF Academy School. In 2023-24 there were 2,336 students at the five elementary schools plus a middle school in three districts (Tacoma, Federal Way and Highline school districts) that TAF supported with this program. TAF is in planning to expand the program to other schools and districts. 1064450 0 83598 Network for EdWork (NWEW) is TAF's teacher diversity entity and comprises of the Martinez Fellowship (early-career coaching, ongoing professional development, and networking opportunities for new teachers of color), Education EnCounter (practical leadership and community building through the lens of decolonization for current and aspiring education leaders of color) and Ally Engagement (connecting, developing, and empowering anti-racist white leaders in education). The Martinez Fellowship was established by Edgar and Holli Martinez in 2008 as the Martinez Foundation, with a mission of improving teacher diversity. In 2015, The Martinez Foundation entrusted TAF to continue its efforts. TAF's Martinez Fellowship served 392 Fellows this year. In 2020, TAF expanded the NWEW program with focus on education leadership and community building with the Education EnCounter and Ally Engagement programs, which served 98 education leaders this year. 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Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2d Rental Expense $615,721 + direct fundraising expenses of $23,849 + direct gaming activities expenses of $4,000. Varsity Luncheon 445734 445734 0 0 0 0 18644 0 5205 0 0 445734 445734 0 0 0 0 18644 0 5205 23849 -23849 X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Trish Millines Dziko Executive Director 165445 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27446 0 192891 0 0 0 Heather Lechner Executive Director of Education 126189 0 0 0 33305 0 0 0 7655 0 167149 0 0 0 Sherry Williams Executive Director of Operations and Development 155517 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9981 0 165498 0 0 0 Schedule J, Part I, Line 4 Heather Lechner was terminated on 10/10/2023 and given 2.5 months severance for a total of $33,305. Form 990, Part III, Line 3 In our TAF Academy program, our second school TAF@Washington (Washington Middle School) in which we partnered with Seattle School District since 2020, ended our contract due to severe budget cuts in the Seattle School District budget. They were unable to meet our low student to teacher ratio requirement due to their decreased budget. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The draft return is emailed to the Executive Director, Executive Director of Operations, and the full board before Form 990 and schedules are filed with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c No contract can be awarded to an employee, board member, volunteer or related entity without prior Board approval. Each year as new members are seated on the board, the Conflict of Interest policy is revisited for their benefit. Conflict of Interest Policy: Each current director will, on an annual basis, file a statement disclosing any potential conflicts. Directors with an actual or apparent conflict will abstain from participating in the discussion of (unless specifically requested) or voting upon, any matter in which he/she has an actual or potential conflict of interest. The disclosure shall be filed in the office of the corporation on the form prescribed by the Executive Director. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The Executive Director's salary is reviewed by the Board of Director's based on their review of comparable salaries in the community. The Executive Director sets all other salaries based on the results of the performance reviews, salary surveys and local economic conditions. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public by making the information available upon request.