2025-11-24T15:45:53-06:00 2025-07-31 861400078 EVERGREEN ALLIANCE PROFESSIONAL CORP 4332 CERRITOS AVE SUITE A105 LOS ALAMITOS CA 90720 990 2024-08-01 822375504 GROUND EDUCATION GROU 3107465736 6475 EAST PCH 294 LONG BEACH CA 90803 LYNELL CHUN TREASURER 3107465736 2025-11-19 1 1 P01219191 7143728110 2025-11-19 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z GENEVIEVE MACIAS 6475 EAST PCH 294 LONG BEACH CA 90803 1336706 0 X WWW.GROUNDEDUCATION.ORG X 2017 CA AT GROUND EDUCATION, THE NATURAL WORLD IS OUR CLASSROOM. WE TEACH ROBUST LESSONS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GARDENS AND GREEN SPACES THAT NURTURE EVERY STUDENT'S ACADEMIC, PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING. 9 9 46 12 0 0 303117 483506 722068 839543 2578 12333 0 1324 1027763 1336706 0 3700 0 0 704218 965521 0 9340 72117 248616 270199 952834 1248760 74929 87946 356852 446837 7534 9573 349318 437264 X GROUND EDUCATION OFFERS A ROBUST, CURRICULUM-BASED TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN-5TH GRADE OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM DELIVERED DURING THE SCHOOL DAY AND IN SUMMER AND AFTER-SCHOOL SETTINGS. 0 0 552515 3700 374483 GROUND EDUCATION PARTNERS WITH LONG BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE YEAR-ROUND GARDEN, HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS EXPERIENCES FOR EVERY STUDENT DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. WE DIRECTLY ENGAGE YOUTH TO GROW THE CAPACITY FOR WONDER, CULTIVATE THE SPACE TO THINK, EXPLORE, AND CONNECT, AND NURTURE ROBUST DECISION-MAKING IN THE CONTEXT OF THE NATURAL WORLD. DURING THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR, WE PROVIDED LESSONS TO 15,000 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN THE LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT--A 15% INCREASE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR--AND NOW HAVE LEARNING GARDENS AND OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN 58% OF LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. WE ALSO MENTORED EIGHT INTERNS FROM CSULB, AND PLANTED AND MAINTAINED 32 GARDEN SITES. IN OUR END-OF-SCHOOL SURVEY, 99% OF TEACHERS REPORTED THAT PARTICIPATING IN GROUND EDUCATION SUPPORTS STUDENTS' SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL WELLBEING. WHILE WE BELIEVE EVERY STUDENT SHOULD SPEND TIME LEARNING OUTDOORS, OUR EXPANSION HAS FOCUSED ON SCHOOLS SERVING LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN UNDERSERVED LONG BEACH NEIGHBORHOODS. LEARN MORE AT WWW.GROUNDEDUCATION.ORG. 456132 465060 IN RECENT YEARS, WE'VE EXPANDED OUR SCHOOL GARDEN PROGRAM TO PROVIDE NATURE-BASED AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER ACTIVITIES AT SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT LONG BEACH. THROUGH THIS EXPANDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM (ELOP), WE PROVIDED "BE AN ANT" ACTIVITY DAYS TO NEARLY 3,000 STUDENTS AT 37 SCHOOL SITES DURING THE SUMMER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT SESSION. WE ALSO PROVIDE SPROUT CLUB LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES THAT IMPACT ALL 53 ELEMENTARY AND K8 SCHOOLS IN LBUSD DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. 62256 WE DELIVER WEEKLY GARDEN ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS AT TWO BOYS & GIRLS CLUB LOCATIONS IN LONG BEACH. THESE AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER YOUTH GROW FRUITS AND VEGETABLES - HARVESTING, COOKING AND EATING WITH OUR EDUCATOR STAFF. 1070903 1 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 46 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 CA X LYNELL CHUN 3107455736 6475 EAST PCH 294 LONG BEACH CA 90803 GENEVIEVE MACIAS PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LYNELL CHUN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CINDY MORLOK SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JANET WATT MEMBER AT-LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE WINGELETH MEMBER AT-LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DALIA GONZALEZ MEMBER AT-LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LUCAS EDUARDO GARCIA MEMBER AT-LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 HEATHER MORRISON MEMBER AT-LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROY CHIEN MEMBER AT-LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 HOLLAND BROWN CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 69420 0 0 KAREN TAYLOR CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 69420 0 0 138840 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 483506 26147 483506 ELO PROGRAM FUNDS 900099 465060 465060 GARDEN SITES 900099 374483 374483 839543 12333 12333 CREDIT CARD REWARDS 900099 1324 1324 1324 1336706 839543 0 13657 3700 3700 141267 84761 35316 21190 716512 652929 33306 30277 27421 23585 2192 1644 80321 69076 6426 4819 5312 5312 7600 7600 9340 9340 15299 7129 7588 582 33887 29143 2711 2033 10180 8755 814 611 27727 23227 2879 1621 PROGRAM EXPENSES 168598 168598 BANK & MERCHANT FEES 1596 1596 1248760 1070903 105740 72117 176356 82977 154356 336689 62604 35433 26139 27171 1 0 356852 446837 7534 9573 7534 9573 X 349318 437264 349318 437264 356852 446837 87946 0 X 0 0 0 X 187326 184220 293528 303117 483506 1451697 52056 143734 416433 722068 839543 2173834 239382 327954 709961 1025185 1323049 3625531 11405 14200 12200 19575 20175 77555 0 11405 14200 12200 19575 20175 77555 3547976 34 27 125 2578 12333 15097 34 27 125 2578 12333 15097 42644 1325 43969 282060 327981 710086 1027763 1336707 3684597 0.96290 0.98140 0.00410 0.00120 X SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: FORGIVEN PPP INCOME - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 42,644. CREDIT CARD REWARDS - 2024 AMOUNT: $ 1,325. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3500 233 3267 59104 35200 23904 27171 X GARDEN SUPPLIES 7 15907 X GARDEN SHEDS 2 5427 X BENCHES 1 4814 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): NUMBER OF ITEMS CONTRIBUTED IS BEING REPORTED. PT I, LINE 1 - ORGANIZATION MISSION OR SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES: 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 CIRRICULUM 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 SUPPLMENTAL 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 PURPOSE OF PROVIDING CHARITABLE RELIEF TO THE UNDERPRIVILEGED BECAUSE IT IS OFFERED AT NO COST TO THE STUDENTS. AS THIS IS THE PRIMARY PROGRAM OF THE ORGANIZATION, 90% OF TOTAL TIME IS ALLOCATED TO THIS ACTIVITY. THE ACTIVITY IS FUNDED 60% FROM FEE-FOR-SERVICE FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND/OR PTAS OF THE SCHOOLS WHERE THE ACTIVITIES ARE PERFORMED, AND 40% FROM INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B WE DO NOT HAVE COMMITTES AUTHORIZED TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND THE TREASURER AND WILL THEN BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO REVIEW AND RE-SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B THE BOARD REVIEWED/APPROVED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALARIES AND WE COMMISSIONED AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 NO OTHER DOCUMETS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. PT III, LINE 4A - PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS 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 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 SERVERD 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 SEVEN MEMBERS TO OUR STAFF. IN OUR END-OF-SCHOOL SURVEY, 99% OF TEACHERS REPORT THAT STUDENTS INCREASED THEIR OVERALL EXCITMENT 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. PT VI, LINE 11B - FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS: TREASURER AND CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS THE RETURN BEFORE IT IS ISSUED.