2025-11-14T14:20:09-06:00 2024-12-31 208161914 NKSFB LLC DBA - FOCUS OPERATING LLC 10960 WILSHIRE BLVD 5TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES CA 90024 990 2024-01-01 264324338 MIKEROWEWORKS FOUNDATION MIKE 3102774657 10960 WILSHIRE BLVD 5TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES CA 900243708 KIMBERLY ESTRADA VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY 3102774657 2025-11-11 1 0 LAURA DIMAGGIO P00995016 3102774657 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MICHAEL G ROWE 10960 WILSHIRE BLVD 5TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES CA 900243708 6913957 0 X MIKEROWEWORKS.COM X 2008 CA TO DEBUNK MYTHS AND MISPERCEPTIONS ABOUT THE SKILLED TRADES AND CLOSE THE SKILLS GAP. 7 3 16 0 0 0 3886700 5155817 0 0 421007 693858 13650 10600 4321357 5860275 1546409 2467641 0 0 130990 233408 0 0 113657 522826 569124 2200225 3270173 2121132 2590102 11019492 13351375 45936 13708 10973556 13337667 X SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 2353641 2353641 IN 2024, WE AWARDED THE LARGEST DOLLAR AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIPS IN A SINGLE YEAR SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE PROGRAM. THE SCHOLARSHIPS RANGED FROM $600 TO $25,00THE AVERAGE SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT BEING $7,500AND WE SELECTED RECIPIENTS PURSUING 21+ DIFFERENT SKILLED TRADE PROGRAMS IN 44 STATES. THE TOP STATES WHERE WE HAD RECIPIENTS INCLUDE TEXAS, PENNSYLVANIA, OHIO, KANSAS, AND WYOMING. 156297 IN 2024, 32 HIGH SCHOOLS AND 23 COLLEGES IN 18+ STATES IMPLEMENTED THE WORK ETHIC CURRICULUM, A MODULAR 12-HOUR, 12-LESSON COURSE. BY THE END OF THE YEAR, WE ISSUED 2,495 CERTIFICATIONS, WITH A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 6,700+ CERTIFICATIONS SINCE WE DEVELOPED THE CURRICULUM IN 2019. 429142 114000 THE FOUNDATION CONTINUALLY EXPANDS AND MAINTAINS ITS WEBSITE WHICH SERVES AS THE MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION VEHICLE FOR THE FOUNDATION AND IS CRITICAL IN NOT ONLY BRINGING ATTENTION TO THE SKILLS GAP PROBLEM BUT ALSO IN CONTINUING ITS FUNDRAISING EFFORTS. 429142 114000 2939080 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 1 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 CA X NKSFB LLC 3102774657 10960 WILSHIRE BLVD 5TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES CA 900243708 X MICHAEL G ROWE CEO AND CFO 5.00 35.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY SULLIVAN PRESIDENT AND COO 5.00 35.00 X X 0 0 0 KIMBERLY ESTRADA VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETA 10.00 30.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLES L KLAUSMEYER BOARD MEMBER 10.00 30.00 X 0 0 0 DENISE LONGARZO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL DEGAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HELEN WONG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5155817 1164770 5155817 588103 588103 1156461 1050706 105755 105755 105755 13576 2976 10600 10600 5860275 0 0 704458 X 2467641 2467641 215297 64589 75354 75354 18111 5433 6339 6339 13793 13793 71658 71658 383511 333897 25600 24014 1100 669 314 117 6067 4910 1097 60 7602 7602 50398 30724 14411 5263 20946 20946 7172 2152 2510 2510 SELLING EXPENSE - MERCH 5169 5169 TAXES & LICENSES 1041 1041 POSTAGE AND SHIPPING 517 517 BANK FEES 150 150 3270173 2939080 217436 113657 865411 827302 9717419 11740609 426251 772800 4274 3550 -977 0 7114 7114 11019492 13351375 45936 13708 45936 13708 X 0 0 0 0 10973556 13337667 10973556 13337667 11019492 13351375 2590102 -225991 0 X 1 X 1 X 1 0 X 2824619 3652636 4169134 3887150 5155817 19689356 2824619 3652636 4169134 3887150 5155817 19689356 1484846 18204510 51 2996 6306 4472 0 13825 19703181 161165 0.92390 0.92810 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1073117 1104789 2120358 57548 1195585 1597974 1576519 143923 1073117 1174978 1142039 1121432 1195585 2397439 1222461 1174978 1.00000 0 0 0 5634283 -225992 -225992 5860275 0 5860275 3270173 0 3270173 0 3270173 0 AMERICAN EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION INC 1321 MURFRESSBORO PIKE STE 800 NASHVILLE TN 37217 061688758 501(C)(3) 2353641 0 FMV SCHOLARSHIP GRANT ALLIANCE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION 5251 DTC PARKWAY SUITE 300 GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111 841531066 501(C)(3) 10000 0 FMV SCHOLARSHIP GRANT CAFE MOMENTUM 1510 PACIFIC AVENUE DALLAS TX 75201 320384561 501(C)(3) 50000 0 FMV SCHOLARSHIP GRANT TACT KIDS INC 2960 S UMATILLA STREET ENGELWOOD CO 80110 813015819 501(C)(3) 54000 0 FMV SCHOLARSHIP GRANT 4 X 8 1164770 FMV 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 AT THE MIKEROWEWORKS FOUNDATION, WE'RE ON A MISSION TO CHALLENGE THE STIGMAS AND STEREOTYPES ABOUT THE SKILLED TRADES AND HELP CLOSE THE SKILLS GAP. WE'RE REDEFINING A GOOD EDUCATION AND A GOOD JOB, BECAUSE WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE IS THE BEST PATH FOR THE MOST PEOPLE. WE WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF SKILLED LABOR ON THEIR LIVES, AND WE'RE CONVINCED THAT THE SOLUTION STARTS WITH A NEW APPRECIATION FOR HARD WORK. THIS YEAR, WE CONTINUED GROW THE WORK ETHIC SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND THE WORK ETHIC CURRICULUM. SINCE 2014, WE HAVE PROVIDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS PURSUING CAREERS IN THE TRADES THROUGH OUR ANNUAL WORK ETHIC SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. IN 2024, WE SELECTED MORE THAN 300 RECIPIENTS PURSUING 21+ SKILLED TRADE PROGRAMS ACROSS 44 STATES TO RECEIVE A TOTAL OR MORE THAN $2.4 MILLION IN WORK ETHIC SCHOLARSHIPS. THE SCHOLARSHIPS RANGED FROM $600 TO $25,000 PER RECIPIENT. WE ALSO CONTINUED TO BUILD UPON OUR WORK ETHIC CURRICULUM THAT AIMS TO GIVE HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS THE EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR JOBS LONG TERM. IN 2024, WE HAD MORE THAN 50 HIGH SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES ACROSS 18+ STATES TO START IMPLEMENTING THE CURRICULUM, A MODULAR 12-HOUR, 12-LESSON CERTIFICATION. NEARLY 2,500 WORK ETHIC CERTIFICATIONS WERE ISSUED IN 2024, WITH A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 6,700 CERTIFICATIONS ISSUED SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE CURRICULUM. WITH PR BEING THE PRIMARY CHARTER OF MIKEROWEWORKS, WE STARTED TO CREATE AND DISTRIBUTE MATERIALS THAT ELEVATE AND CELEBRATE THE SKILLED TRADES BY HIGHLIGHTING WORK ETHIC SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS NOW SUCCEEDING IN THEIR INDUSTRIES. OUR COUNTRY SUFFERS FROM A CRUMBLING INFRASTRUCTURE, A WIDENING SKILLS GAP, AND A LACK OF SKILLED WORKERS; AND WITH MILLIONS OF SKILLED JOBS THAT REMAIN UNFILLED, COMPANIES ARE STRUGGLING TO RECRUIT LIKE NEVER BEFORE. MIKEROWEWORKS IS COMMITTED TO REINVIGORATING THE TRADES ON A NATIONAL LEVEL. THROUGH THESE RECIPIENTS WHO STARTED CAREERS IN WELDING, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, CONSTRUCTION, AND AUTO TECHNOLOGY, WE CONTINUED O MAKE A PERSUASIVE CASE FOR THE SKILLED TRADES WITH A ROBUST SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND CONSISTENT ADVOCACY IN MAINSTREAM MEDIA. IN THE NEW YEAR, WE WILL CONTINUE TO EXPLORE WAYS TO SHARE MORE STORIES LIKE THIS THROUGH ORGANIC AND PAID MEDIA TO SHIFT THE PERCEPTION OF THE SKILLED TRADES AND TAKE OUR MESSAGE TO THE BROADEST POSSIBLE AUDIENCE. IN ADDITION TO PUBLIC SUPPORT RAISED THROUGH DONATIONS AND CAMPAIGNS IN SUPPORT OF OUR INITIATIVES, WE SOLD BOOKS, POSTERS, AND LIMITED-EDITION ITEMS ON OUR EBAY STORE; ENCOURAGED EMPLOYERS TO MATCH FUNDS DONATED BY ITS EMPLOYEES; AND PARTICIPATED IN CHARITY SUPPORT NETWORKS, INCLUDING AMAZONSMILE, EBAY FOR CHARITY, AND THE PAYPAL GIVING FUND TO RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT OUR MISSION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 MARY SULLIVAN IS ENGAGED BY MR. ROWE'S COMPANIES AS HIS PRESIDENT AND IN-HOUSE COUNSEL AND IS PAID A CUSTOMARY SALARY BY MR. ROWE'S COMPANIES FOR SUCH SERVICES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF FORM 990 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE GOVERNING BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIALS STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OUTSIDE SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 22,838. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 22,838. PAYROLL PROCESSING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,337. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,337. MERCHANT FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 24,014. TOTAL EXPENSES 24,014. WEBSITE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,830. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,830. GRANT EXPENSE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 175,770. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 175,770. CIRRICULUM: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 156,297. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 156,297. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 425. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 425.