2025-11-17T13:31:47-06:00 2024-12-31 571112308 VERIS LLC 1064 GARDNER ROAD CHARLESTON SC 29407 990 2024-01-01 854237427 E3 EDUCATE EMPOWER ELEVATE E3ED 4043757091 1857 BERMUDA STORE ROAD CHARLESTON SC 29414 AUDREY LANE FOUNDING PARTNER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6307889189 2025-11-17 1 1 JACQUELINE BROOKE GLOVER-SKINNER EA P01225402 8432665400 2025-11-17 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z AUDREY LANE 1857 BERMUDA STONE ROAD CHARLESTON SC 29414 206364 0 X HTTPS://WWW.THEE3GROUP.COM/ X 2020 SC OUR MISSION IS TO ENSURE THOSE MOST IMPACTED BY INEQUITIES ARE EDUCATED, EMPOWERED, AND ELEVATED TO EXERCISE THEIR COLLECTIVE AGENCY IN THE SOUTH.TO ACCOMPLISH ITS MISSION, E3 WORKS TO:1) EDUCATE BLACK AND BROWN FAMILIES THROUGH CULTURALLY COMPETENT, RELEVANT, AND SUSTAINING ENVIRONMENTS2) EMPOWER THROUGH THE COALITION-BUILDING OF BLACK AND BROWN LEADERS, BLACK EDUCATORS, BLACK AND BROWN-LED ORGANIZATIONS, AND BLACK AND BROWN CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.3) TO ELEVATE BLACK AND BROWN FAMILIES TO ACT IN THEIR POWER AND PURPOSE. 6 6 4 43 0 0 413631 206344 0 0 0 20 0 0 413631 206364 20500 0 0 0 392250 221521 0 0 36590 258542 100312 671292 321833 -257661 -115469 97517 14755 11715 44422 85802 -29667 X OUR MISSION IS TO ENSURE THOSE MOST IMPACTED BY INEQUITIES ARE EDUCATED, EMPOWERED, AND ELEVATED TO EXERCISE THEIR COLLECTIVE AGENCY IN THE SOUTH.TO ACCOMPLISH ITS MISSION, E3 WORKS TO:1) EDUCATE BLACK AND BROWN FAMILIES THROUGH CULTURALLY COMPETENT, RELEVANT, AND SUSTAINING ENVIRONMENTS2) EMPOWER THROUGH THE COALITION-BUILDING OF BLACK AND BROWN LEADERS, BLACK EDUCATORS, BLACK AND BROWN-LED ORGANIZATIONS, AND BLACK AND BROWN CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.3) TO ELEVATE BLACK AND BROWN FAMILIES TO ACT IN THEIR POWER AND PURPOSE. 0 0 56662 FREEDOM SCHOOLS - THE CDF FREEDOM SCHOOLS PROGRAM TRACES ITS ROOTS TO THE MISSISSIPPI FREEDOM SUMMER PROJECT OF 1964, WHEN COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE NATION TRAVELED TO MISSISSIPPI TO ADVANCE JUSTICE AND VOTING RIGHTS FOR BLACK CITIZENS. THESE EARLY FREEDOM SCHOOLS WERE CREATED TO KEEP BLACK CHILDREN AND YOUTH SAFE WHILE PROVIDING RICH EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES UNAVAILABLE IN SEGREGATED PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IN CHURCHES, HOMES, AND COMMUNITY CENTERS, COLLEGE STUDENT VOLUNTEERS TAUGHT READING, WRITING, MATH, SCIENCE, AND HUMANITIESALONGSIDE SUBJECTS NOT OFFERED IN TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS, SUCH AS BLACK HISTORY AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. THEIR INSTRUCTION FOSTERED INDEPENDENT THINKING, PROBLEM-SOLVING, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUTH.IN 1995, THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND (CDF) LAUNCHED THE MODERN FREEDOM SCHOOLS INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN LACKING ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY SUMMER LITERACY PROGRAMS. SINCE THEN, THE MODEL HAS GROWN INTO A NATIONAL NETWORK WITH A PROVEN RECORD OF IMPROVING READING PROFICIENCY, STRENGTHENING FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, AND NURTURING A LOVE OF LEARNING AMONG PARTICIPANTS.IN SOUTH CAROLINA, THERE ARE CURRENTLY SIX ACTIVE FREEDOM SCHOOL SITES, INCLUDING TWO IN CHARLESTON. HOWEVER, BOTH OPERATE WITH LIMITED CAPACITY. THE E3 FOUNDATION HAS PLAYED A KEY LEADERSHIP ROLE IN CONVENING SOUTH CAROLINA FREEDOM SCHOOL SITES FOR STRATEGIC COLLABORATION AND PLANNING. THROUGH THIS WORK, E3 SUPPORTS COLLECTIVE EFFORTS TO EXPAND EXISTING SITES, LAUNCH NEW SITES, AND STRENGTHEN THE STATEWIDE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED TO SUSTAIN HIGH-QUALITY FREEDOM SCHOOL PROGRAMMING THAT ADVANCES EDUCATIONAL EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITY. 67994 PRO-TRUTH SC - SINCE SUMMER 2021, E3 FOUNDATION HAS WORKED DILIGENTLY WITH THE NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE FUND (LDF), ACLU OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LOWCOUNTRY BLACK PARENTS ASSOCIATION, WREN, JEWISH FEDERATION, AND OTHER PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, ADVOCATES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO STRATEGIZE, ORGANIZE, AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT SOUTH CAROLINA'S LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS RELATED TO TEACHING TRUTHFUL AND INCLUSIVE EDUCATION.THESE FOUNDING PARTNERS CAME TOGETHER TO FORM THE PRO-TRUTH SC COALITION, A COLLECTIVE EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE HAVE ACCESS TO FACT-BASED, CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE EDUCATION. THROUGH THIS COALITION, E3 OPERATES AS THE BACKBONE OF THE COALITION AND PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN COMMUNITY EDUCATION, LEGISLATIVE ENGAGEMENT, AND ADVOCACY TRAINING, HELPING RESIDENTS UNDERSTAND HOW PROPOSED LAWS AFFECT SCHOOLS AND HOW TO EFFECTIVELY ADVOCATE FOR EQUITABLE AND ACCURATE INSTRUCTION.TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS INITIATIVE, VISIT WWW.PROTRUTHSC.ORG. 45330 MOVEMENT 400 - MOVEMENT 400 IS A COLLABORATION OF EDUCATORS, PARENTS, STUDENTS, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND CONCERNED CITIZENS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT EVERY CHILD IN THE CHARLESTON REGION HASACCESS TO A HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION FREE FROM SYSTEMIC RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION.THE E3 FOUNDATION SERVES AS THE BACKBONE ORGANIZATION FOR THIS COALITION, PROVIDING COORDINATION, STRATEGIC GUIDANCE, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SUPPORT. THROUGH THIS ROLE, E3 HAS HELPED MOVEMENT 400 ORGANIZE AND IMPLEMENT EFFORTS TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT UPCOMING ELECTIONS, PROMOTE VOTER REGISTRATION, AND INCREASE AWARENESS OF LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES. THESE EFFORTS INCLUDED HOSTING A SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE FORUM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ENCOURAGE INFORMED CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND ENSURE COMMUNITY VOICES ARE REPRESENTED IN EDUCATION LEADERSHIP. GOTV CAMPAIGNCOORDINATING 16 VOTER-REGISTRATION WORKSHOPS AND 3000 TOUCH POINTS DURING COMMUNITY EVENTS. AS A RESULT, 107 NEW VOTERS WERE REGISTERED, AND PARTICIPANTS REPORTED A STRONGER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO ENGAGE IN LOCAL AND SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS. THESE EFFORTS SUPPORTED OUR MISSION TO BUILD CIVIC-EMPOWERED COMMUNITIES AND STRENGTHEN EQUITABLE REPRESENTATION IN THE CHARLESTON REGION. 22665 REGIONAL TALENT STRATEGY - NUMEROUS STUDIES OVER THE PAST DECADE HAVE SHOWN THAT ALL STUDENTSAND ESPECIALLY BLACK STUDENTSBENEFIT ACADEMICALLY AND SOCIALLY FROM HAVING BLACK TEACHERS. YET IN THE CHARLESTON REGION, THERE REMAINS A SIGNIFICANT GAP BETWEEN THE RACIAL DEMOGRAPHICS OF STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS. WHILE OVER 40% OF CHARLESTON COUNTY'S STUDENTS ARE BLACK, ONLY ABOUT 12% OF TEACHERS IDENTIFY AS BLACK, A FIGURE THAT HAS REMAINED STAGNANT FOR MORE THAN TEN YEARS. IN 2018, OF CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S 3,312 TEACHERS, 71% WERE WHITE WOMEN AND 14% WERE WHITE MEN, COMPARED TO ONLY 12% BLACK WOMEN AND LESS THAN 1% BLACK MEN. THERE ARE MORE WHITE MEN TEACHING IN THE DISTRICT THAN TEACHERS OF COLOR, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN COMBINED.IN RESPONSE, THE E3 FOUNDATION IS LEADING EFFORTS TO BUILD A PIPELINE OF COMMUNITY-CENTERED, ENTREPRENEURIALLY MINDED EDUCATORS AND LEADERS, WITH A STRONG FOCUS ON RECRUITING, PREPARING, AND SUPPORTING TEACHERS AND LEADERS OF COLOR WHO ARE EQUIPPED TO TRANSFORM THE ACADEMIC TRAJECTORY OF STUDENTS OF COLOR IN CHARLESTON.E3 IS COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL PARTNERS, INCLUDING METANOIA, CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, TEACH FOR AMERICA, AND FORMER SERVANT LEADER INTERNS (SLIS) AND ELLA BAKER TRAINERS FROM THE CDF FREEDOM SCHOOLS PROGRAM, TO DEVELOP A REGIONAL FREEDOM SCHOOLS EXPANSION THAT SERVES AS BOTH A HIGH-QUALITY SUMMER LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS AND A TRAINING GROUND FOR FUTURE EDUCATORS.THROUGH COALITION BUILDING, E3 AND ITS PARTNERS AIM TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF EDUCATIONAL INEQUITIESSUCH AS LIMITED ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND LOW TEACHER DIVERSITYWHILE ADVOCATING FOR POLICIES THAT PROMOTE THE SUCCESS OF BLACK AND BROWN STUDENTS. E3 BELIEVES THAT THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND (CDF) FREEDOM SCHOOLS PROGRAM, FOUNDED IN 1995 BY SOUTH CAROLINA NATIVE MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN AND INSPIRED BY THE FREEDOM SCHOOLS OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, OFFERS A PROVEN FRAMEWORK FOR LITERACY DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP CULTIVATION, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THAT DIRECTLY ADVANCES EDUCATIONAL EQUITY IN SOUTH CAROLINA. 33997 COMMUNITY ASSESSMENTS - COMMUNITY-WIDE ASSESSMENTS ARE ONE OF THE KEY RESOURCES THE E3 FOUNDATION PROVIDES TO HELP FAMILIES UNDERSTAND AND ADVOCATE FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S LEARNING. E3 HIRES CERTIFIED EDUCATORS TO ADMINISTER ACADEMIC ASSESSMENTS FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF EDUCATING AND EMPOWERING PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, AND COMMUNITIES WITH CLEAR INFORMATION ABOUT STUDENTS' ACADEMIC STRENGTHS AND AREAS FOR GROWTH.DURING THESE EVENTS, ALL STUDENTS IN PRE-K THROUGH 5TH GRADE WERE ASSESSED IN BOTH READING AND MATH. THE GOAL OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO ENSURE THAT FAMILIES HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF EACH CHILD'S INDIVIDUAL LEARNING NEEDS AND ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS TO SUPPORT THEIR ACADEMIC SUCCESS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. 56662 226648 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 SC X LATISHA VAUGHN 4043757091 1857 BERMUDA STONE ROAD CHARLESTON SC 29414 AUDREY KS LANE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 49359 0 0 LATISHA VAUGHN BOARD MEMBER/PROG DR 40.00 X X 49359 0 0 MICHELLE A MAPP MEM MPA JD CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHERMAN WHITES JR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ASHLEY POWELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLARE KAYE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 98718 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 206344 206344 20 20 206364 20 0 0 X 98719 59231 7898 31590 99064 99064 8901 8901 14837 14837 6809 6809 11949 11949 52065 35680 11385 5000 1172 665 507 2391 2391 7035 7035 SOFTWARE AND SUBSCRIPTI 8175 8175 EMPLOYEE REIMBURSEMENTS 4335 4335 BANK SERVICE AND MERCHA 2651 2651 OTHER MISCELLANEOUS EXP 2495 2495 1235 1235 321833 226648 58595 36590 47995 13619 49522 1110 0 26 97517 14755 11715 44098 0 324 11715 44422 X 33302 -29667 52500 0 85802 -29667 97517 14755 -115469 0 X 0 0 0 X 514025 439069 413631 206344 1573069 514025 439069 413631 206344 1573069 1573069 20 20 1573089 1.00000 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 CREDIT CARDS 324 324 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR A COMMENT PERIOD. ONCE THIS PERIOD IS OVER, AND ANY QUESTIONS ARE ADDRESSED, THE FORM 990 IS EFILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH BOARD MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO SIGN AN ANNUAL DECLARATION REGARDING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FURTHER, THE BOARD IS ENCOURAGED TO OPENLY DISCUSS ANY CHANGES DURING THE YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING THE BUDGET APPROVAL PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE ORGANIZATION'S CORPORATE OFFICES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 EXPLANATIONS ARE ON SCHEDULE O FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 25,228. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 25,228. TEACHER ASSESSMENTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 10,452. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 10,452. ADMINISTRATIVE FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 11,385. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 11,385. FUNDRAISING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 5,000. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,000.