2025-01-17T11:21:56-08:00 2024-07-31 823703069 HOLMQUIST LIEWALD LLP 3415 CERRITOS AVE LOS ALAMITOS CA 90720 990 2023-08-01 822375504 Ground Education GROU 3107465736 6475 East PCH 294 Long Beach CA 90803 Lynell Chun Treasurer 2025-01-17 true true Louise Liewald CPA P00370400 5627994975 X 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z 6475 East PCH 294 Long Beach CA 90803 1027763 false X www.groundeducation.org X 2017 CA The primary activity of the organization consists of providing a Garden Curriculum of grade-level appropriate outdoor garden, science and sustainability educational curriculum to K-5 students. The curriculum supports and enhances California Content Standards in Language Arts, Science, History, Social Studies, and Visual Arts. The activity consists of curriculum preparation, organizing required supplies, on-site instruction, and post-instruction evaluations. The activity is conducted by Ground Education's staff and volunteer interns. The activity is conducted during school hours during the school year, and is also offered as a supplemental summer program. The program occurs at the campus locations of the client schools in Los Angeles County, primarily in the City of Long Beach. The activity furthers the exempt purpose of advancing education by providing K-5 children with hands-on outdoor garden curriculum that enhances the students' in-class experiences. It also furthers the exempt purp 9 9 36 0 293528 303117 416433 722068 125 2578 0 710086 1027763 0 0 445450 704218 0 13908 187609 248616 633059 952834 77027 74929 279585 356852 5196 7534 274389 349318 Ground Education offers a robust, curriculum-based Transitional Kindergarten-5th grade outdoor environmental education program delivered during the school day and in after school settings. false false 874262 At Ground Education, our mission is to partner with Long Beach public schools to provide year-round garden, health, and environmental awareness experiences for every student during the school day. We value directly engaging youth in order to grow the capacity for wonder, cultivate the space to think, explore and connect, and nurture robust decision-making all in the context of the natural world.The Ground Education team had a strong year of growth. We taught 4,012 garden lessons to 13,000 elementary students in the Long Beach Unified School District during the 2023-2024 school year. That is a 37% increase in students served compared to the 2022-2023 school year. We now have a learning garden and outdoor education program established in 48% of our local elementary schools. We also mentored 7 interns from CSULB, planted and maintained 25 garden sites, and added seven members to our staff. In our end-of-school survey, 99% of teachers report that students increased their overall excitement for school/learning through participating in Ground Education.While we believe every student should spend time learning outdoors, the focus of our expansion has been schools that serve low income families in underserved Long Beach neighborhoods. Learn more at www.groundeducation.org. 874262 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 36 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true false false false false true true true true true false true false CA X Lynell Chun 5626824703 400 Los Altos Ave Long Beach CA 90814 X Holland Brown Co-Executive Director 40.00 0.00 67167 0 0 Karen Taylor Co-Executive Director 40.00 0.00 67167 0 0 Genevieve Macias President 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lynell Chun Treasurer 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Cindy Morlok Secretary 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Janet Watt Member At-Large 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michelle Wingeleth Member At-Large 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dalia Gonzalez Member at Large 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lucas Eduardo Garcia Member at Large 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Heather Morrison Member at Large 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Roy Chien Member at Large 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 134334 0 false false false 0 303117 303117 Fee for Service Curriculu 611600 722068 722068 722068 2578 2578 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1027763 724646 0 0 0 0 134333 89466 44867 0 509916 509916 0 0 59969 59969 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5950 5950 0 0 30444 30444 0 0 0 0 0 15558 15558 16182 13889 2293 Materials and Curriculum 115729 115729 In Kind Donation Expense 12415 12415 Grant Writer 10690 10690 Professional Development 9396 9396 32252 17480 11554 3218 952834 874262 64664 13908 186109 176356 51779 154356 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51392 25253 41697 26139 0 0 0 0 1 279585 356852 5196 7534 5196 7534 X 274389 349318 274389 349318 279585 356852 74929 X false false false X 167945 144683 184220 293528 240702 1031078 28323 52056 150617 416433 722068 1369497 0 0 0 196268 196739 334837 709961 962770 2400575 0 0 2400575 100 34 27 125 2578 2864 0 100 34 27 125 2578 2864 0 42644 42644 196368 239417 334864 710086 965348 2446083 0.98140 0.97420 0.00120 0.00020 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3500 350 3150 47892 24903 22989 26139 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Treasurer and a Co-Executive director reviews the return before it is issued Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Annually check in with the staff and board members Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 No documents available to the public.