2025-02-02T16:40:20-06:00 2024-06-30 570381582 ELLIOTT DAVIS LLCPLLC 500 EAST MOREHEAD STREET SUITE 700 CHARLOTTE NC 28202 990 2023-07-01 453709610 THE ORIGINAL SIX FOUNDATION ORIG 8032449511 POST OFFICE BOX 2246 COLUMBIA SC 292022246 CANDACE LEAPHART TREASURER 8032449511 2025-01-29 1 1 JANICE A RATICA P00358837 7043338881 2025-01-29 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CANDACE LEAPHART POST OFFICE BOX 2246 COLUMBIA SC 292022246 1089945 0 X WWW.ORIGINALSIXFOUNDATION.ORG X 2011 SC THE ORIGINAL SIX FOUNDATION SERVES SC PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RURAL AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THROUGH AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND EARLY LITERACY INITIATIVES. 13 13 3 60 0 0 612195 941333 0 0 18976 26209 -7177 3555 623994 971097 0 0 0 0 293257 312761 0 0 42799 529875 672351 823132 985112 -199138 -14015 853522 834605 9100 84 844422 834521 X THE ORIGINAL SIX FOUNDATION BELIEVES A STUDENT'S EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED BY THE ZIP CODE IN WHICH HE OR SHE LIVES. OUR MISSION IS TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS THROUGH AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING AND EARLY LITERACY INITIATIVES IN RURAL AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. 0 0 782478 THE PRIMARY PROGRAM OF THE ORIGINAL SIX (O6) FOUNDATION, O6 AFTERSCHOOL, SERVES STUDENTS IN GRADES TWO THROUGH EIGHT AND PROVIDES A SAFE PLACE TO LEARN WHILE FILLING EDUCATIONAL GAPS. THIS PROGRAM HAS EXPERIENCED CONSISTENT YEARLY GROWTH SINCE THE PANDEMIC. DURING THE 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR, 859 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE O6 AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM. ATTENDING STUDENTS RECEIVED 16,172 HOURS OF HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE FROM OVER 110 QUALIFIED TEACHERS AND PARTICIPATED IN HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES AND EDUCATIONAL FIELDTRIPS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. THE O6 AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY IN 12 HIGH-POVERTY, PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN EIGHT COUNTIES: ALLENDALE, BAMBERG, CLARENDON, COLLETON, FLORENCE, GREENVILLE, MARION, AND UNION. INDIVIDUALIZED HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED BY CERTIFIED TEACHERS WHO NOT ONLY CARE ABOUT THEIR STUDENTS BUT HELP THEM DEVELOP THE STRONG STUDY HABITS THAT CARRY THEM THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND. EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON INTERACTIVE LEARNING PARTICULARLY IN THE AREAS OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART AND MATH (STEAM) AWAKENING CURIOSITY AND IGNITING A NEW LOVE OF LEARNING. AND THE ORIGINAL SIX MAKES IT FUN, INCLUDING TIME FOR TEAM GAMES, SOCIAL INTERACTION AND MORE. DURING THE 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR O6 AFTERSCHOOL PARTNERS PLACED A SIGNIFICANT EMPHASIS ON CAREER EXPLORATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE ORIGINAL SIX SUPPLIED RURAL SCHOOL PARTNERS WITH CAREER EXPLORATION VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) HEADSETS ALLOWING STUDENTS TO GET VIRTUAL HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN CAREERS THAT INTERESTED THEM. IN ADDITION, O6 AFTERSCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS ASSEMBLED BICYCLES AT A BICYCLE MANUFACTURING PLANT IN MANNING, SC. IN ADDITION, NEARLY 40 O6 AFTERSCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS ATTENDED THE FIRST O6 AFTERSCHOOL COLLEGE TOUR WHERE STUDENTS MADE THREE STOPS TO EXPLORE A TECHNICAL SCHOOL CAMPUS, AN HBCU AND A STATE UNIVERSITY. STUDENTS IN O6 AFTERSCHOOL MOST OFTEN SHOW SIGNIFICANT ACADEMIC IMPROVEMENT AS WELL AS INCREASED SELF-ESTEEM AND CONFIDENCE. FUNDED BY DONORS WHO SUPPORT THE ORIGINAL SIX FOUNDATION, THERE IS NEVER A CHARGE TO ATTEND, AND ALL SERVICES OFFERED ARE FREE. 138084 THE ORIGINAL SIX FOUNDATION KNOWS THE GREATEST GIFT YOU CAN GIVE A CHILD IS TO TEACH HIM OR HER TO READ. READING IS ARGUABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT ACADEMIC SKILL. THAT'S WHY MY FIRST LIBRARY IS A VITAL COMPONENT OF THE ORIGINAL SIX FOUNDATION'S WORK IN SCHOOLS, SUPPORTING CHILDREN WHOSE FAMILIES OFTEN DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO PROPERLY NURTURE A PROFICIENCY IN AND LOVE OF READING. DURING THE 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR, THE ORIGINAL SIX FOUNDATION DISTRIBUTED OVER 32,000 BOOKS TO MORE THAN 3,200 SOUTH CAROLINA KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS IN 38 PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THROUGH MY FIRST LIBRARY, KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO CHOOSE TEN HIGH-QUALITY, GRADE-LEVEL SUMMER READING BOOKS AT AN END-OF-THE-YEAR BOOK FAIR. THE PROGRAM IS DISTINCT FROM OTHER READING PROGRAMS IN THESE WAYS:STARTING EARLY. MOST SUMMER READING PROGRAMS BEGIN IN THE 1ST GRADE, WHILE MY FIRST LIBRARY STARTS THE SUMMER BEFORE. THIS CREATES A BRIDGE THAT HELPS NEGATE THE "SUMMER SLIDE" WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR AS MUCH AS 85% OF THE READING ACHIEVEMENT GAP BETWEEN LOWER-INCOME STUDENTS AND THEIR MIDDLE AND UPPER-INCOME PEERS.STUDENT'S CHOICE. STUDIES SHOW 92% OF KIDS SAY THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO FINISH A BOOK THEY PICKED OUT THEMSELVES.GREATEST NEED. AS A STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION, THE ORIGINAL SIX FOUNDATION IS POSITIONED TO IDENTIFY AND INVEST IN AREAS OF GREATEST NEED. BEST OF ALL, THESE YOUNG READERS GET TO BUILD THEIR OWN AT-HOME LIBRARIES, FILLED WITH BOOKS OF THEIR CHOOSING AND A LOVE OF READING THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME. 920562 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 13 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 SC X KARA MEADOR 8034226081 1301 GERVAIS STREET SUITE 1100 COLUMBIA SC 29201 BOB EDWARDS TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 KIMBERLI SCOTT-STILL TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL HALEY TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 WILL JOHNSON TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 KEN REYNOLDS TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 TYLER BAILEY TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 SUZANNE KOTY TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 AKIL ROSS TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 CANDACE SHIVER TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 NICKI HOOD TRUSTEE (UNTIL 06/03/2024) 3.00 X 0 0 0 NIKKI R HALEY CHAIR/FOUNDER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 MIKEE JOHNSON VICE CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 CANDACE LEAPHART TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREY RANDOLPH SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 KARA MEADOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 135000 0 0 NICHOLAS A WASHINGTON PROGRAM DIRECTOR 40.00 X 120000 0 0 255000 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 260127 681206 941333 26209 26209 122403 260127 118848 3555 3555 971097 0 0 29764 129418 107287 7636 14495 161042 133504 9501 18037 22301 18487 1316 2498 23314 19327 1376 2611 1871 1551 110 210 2519 2088 149 282 10606 8792 626 1188 13236 11546 308 1382 831 831 7243 6005 427 811 EDUCATION RELATED SERVI 606901 606901 MISCELLANEOUS 5830 4243 302 1285 985112 920562 21751 42799 268180 208571 585342 616116 0 9918 853522 834605 9100 84 9100 84 X 0 0 0 0 844422 834521 844422 834521 853522 834605 -14015 4114 0 X 0 0 0 X 556676 603784 392838 612195 941333 3106826 556676 603784 392838 612195 941333 3106826 1170245 1936581 6793 3761 12459 18976 26209 68198 3175024 0.60990 0.60470 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED SPORTING CLAYS 2023 151363 102929 48434 18784 4850 200 12536 GOLF TOURNEY 2024 231167 157198 73969 56126 8297 1500 16555 382530 260127 122403 74910 13147 1700 29091 118848 3555 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 MICHAEL HALEY, A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, IS MARRIED TO THE FOUNDER AND CHAIR OF THE BOARD, NIKKI HALEY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE BOARD AS A BODY THEN DETERMINES IF THERE IS IN FACT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE BOARD MEMBER DISCLOSING THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT CANNOT BE INVOLVED IN THE DISCUSSIONS AND VOTE ON THE EXISTENCE OF A CONFLICT, NOR CAN THE TRUSTEE VOTE ON PROCEEDING WITH THE TRANSACTION IN QUESTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO RELIES UPON THE COMPENSATION OF SIMILARLY-SITUATED POSITIONS TO ENSURE REASONABLENESS. ALL DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND ANNUAL FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.