2026-05-28T06:39:36-07:00 2025-12-31 262176601 EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA 1120 S RACKHAM WAY SUITE 300 MERIDIAN ID 83642 990 2025-01-01 845101258 FUNDACION SCHOLAS OCCURRENTES - USA FUND 6463398872 4311 WILSHIRE BLVD FLOOR 6 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 JOHN BAILEY PRESIDENT 6463398872 2026-05-28 1 JEREMY CORK P01544850 2082874777 2026-05-28 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X MARIA JIMENA FLOREZ 4311 WILSHIRE BLVD FLOOR 6 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 1539653 0 X SCHOLASOCCURRENTES.ORG X 2019 CA SCHOLAS USA IS A NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION AND IS NOT ORGANIZED FOR THE PRIVATE GAIN OF ANY PERSON. IT IS ORGANIZED UNDER THE NONPROFIT CORPORATION LAW OF CALIFORNIA ("CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION LAW") FOR PUBLIC AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES. THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SCHOLAS USA SHALL BE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS PROMOTING UNIVERSAL VALUES AND MAKING EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM MORE INCLUSIVE AND PLURAL. SCHOLAS USA SHALL PROMOTE AND IMPROVE EDUCATION WITH A FOCUS ON UNDERPRIVILEGED SECTORS TO ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TO DEVELOP IN LINE WITH THEIR CULTURE, FAITH, CROSS-CULTURAL UNIVERSAL VALUES, AND RESPECT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. 3 3 6 20 0 0 319223 1539653 0 0 0 0 0 0 319223 1539653 0 400100 0 0 185399 588931 0 0 154264 319293 332175 504692 1321206 -185469 218447 21146 296518 2000 58925 19146 237593 SCHOLAS USA EFFORTS WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING COURSES OF ACTION: A) PROMOTING AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS ON HUMAN VALUES: B) DEVELOPING ITS OWN PROGRAMS FOR THE INTEGRATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND IN THE WORLD: C) SUPPORTING EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS FOR THE UNDERPRIVILEGED: AND D) ENCOURAGING AND FACILITATING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL NETWORKS FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES AND FAITHS AROUND THE WORLD WHILE KEEPING IN MIND THE INDIVIDUAL'S INTEGRAL FORMATION. 0 0 368160 0 0 COMMUNITIES IN MOTION - THIS PROGRAM, IMPLEMENTED IN FOUR CITIES, AIMS TO HELP TEENAGERS DEVELOP CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS THAT EMPOWER THEM TO BECOME ACTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. BY ADDRESSING PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY PAIN, PARTICIPANTS WORK TO TRANSFORM THESE EXPERIENCES INTO ACTIONABLE COMMUNITY PROJECTS THAT FOSTER PROGRESS. A KEY OUTCOME OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO EMPOWER STUDENTS WHO HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN SILENT, SHY, OR REBELLIOUS TO AWAKEN AND HARMONIZE THEIR UNIQUE VOICES. THROUGH OUR METHODOLOGY, THEY CAN INTEGRATE CONFLICTING THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS, TURNING INACTION INTO BOLD IDEAS THAT CAN TRANSFORM BOTH THEIR OWN LIVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. 215932 0 0 RAICES FUERTES/STRONG ROOTS - THIS PROGRAM IS TAUGHT UNIQUELY IN L.A, A PROGRAM SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR IMMIGRANT FAMILIES AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE FOR HISPANIC/LATINO PARENTS, AS WELL AS CAREGIVERS. THE MISSION OF RAÍCES FUERTES IS TO TRANSFORM THE EXPERIENCE OF IMMIGRANT FAMILIES - OFTEN MARKED BY FEAR, GUILT, AND ISOLATION - INTO A CONSCIOUS, EMPOWERING, AND RESILIENT PROCESS OF ENCOUNTER. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, THEY PROMOTE A "CULTURE OF ENCOUNTERS" THAT HELPS STRENGTHEN SELF-CONFIDENCE, SUPPORT EMOTIONAL REGULATION, AND FOSTER EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION WITHIN FAMILIES. THEIR GOAL IS FOR EACH FAMILY TO BUILD A SHARED PATH ROOTED IN DIVERSITY, STRENGTHENING THEIR ROOTS AND CREATING STRONG BONDS THAT UNITE HEARTS AND ENRICH THE BROADER COMMUNITY. 203685 0 0 SCHOLAS CLUB - CHICAGO - THE SCHOLAS CLUB (SC) IS AN INTENTIONAL INITIATIVE PROVIDING A CONSISTENT PATHWAY FOR PROFOUND STUDENT DEVELOPMENT. ITS MISSION IS TO EQUIP PARTICIPANTS WITH ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS FOR NAVIGATING THEIR INNER AND OUTER WORLDS. THIS STRUCTURE STRENGTHENS KEY PERSONAL COMPETENCIES: ENHANCING EMOTIONAL AWARENESS, REFINING COMMUNICATION SKILLS (INCLUDING EMPATHETIC DIALOGUE), AND BUILDING ROBUST CONFLICT RESOLUTION ABILITIES THROUGH NON-VIOLENT NEGOTIATION. ULTIMATELY, SC EMPOWERS STUDENTS TO CULTIVATE A SOPHISTICATED AWARENESS OF THEIR WORLD INSIDE THEM AND AROUND THEM-FOSTERING BOTH INTROSPECTION AND A CRITICAL, COMPASSIONATE UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR COMMUNITY AND GLOBAL CONTEXT. OUR MAIN GOAL IS TO GUIDE STUDENTS TO DEEPLY ALIGN THEIR THOUGHTS, FEELINGS, INTO COHERENT ACTIONS THAT CAN CREATE PURPOSE. THIS PROCESS BUILDS A LIFE OF MEANING AND PERSONAL FULFILLMENT ORIENTED TOWARDS THE GREATER GOOD. 264108 0 0 OTHER PROGRAMMES - THE FRATELLI TUTTI LEADERSHIP SCHOOL (FTLS) IS A TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WITH THE MAIN PURPOSE OF CULTIVATING MINDFUL LEADERSHIP FOR COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION DESIGNED TO FORM A NEW GENERATION OF YOUNG LEADERS ROOTED IN FRATERNITY, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND THE COMMON GOOD. INSPIRED BY POPE FRANCIS' ENCYCLICAL FRATELLI TUTTI AND DELIVERED THROUGH THE SCHOLAS OCCURRENTES PEDAGOGY, THE PROGRAM INTEGRATES EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE, AND COMMUNITY-BASED ACTION TO CULTIVATE HOLISTIC LEADERSHIP. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP SKILLS BY ENGAGING DIRECTLY WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT PRESENT REAL SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND SHOWCASE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS. WE ALSO BRING IN OUR NETWORK OF POLITICAL LEADERS TO TEACH TWO MASTERCLASSES, ENRICHING THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE BY DEMONSTRATING HOW THE GOVERNMENT ADDRESSES THESE CHALLENGES. 264108 0 0 1051885 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 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 1 5 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 CA X X MARIA JIMENA FLOREZ 6463398872 4311 WILSHIRE BLVD FLOOR 6 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 MARIA JIMENA FLOREZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40 X 176100 0 0 JOHN BAILEY PRESIDENT 1.5 X X 0 0 0 DARIO WERTHEIN SECRETARY 1.5 X X 0 0 0 GIULIA D'AMICO TREASURER 1.5 X X 0 0 0 176100 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 118685 1420968 0 1539653 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1539653 0 0 0 X 400100 400100 176100 101307 31044 43749 325323 220727 54185 50411 87508 72260 8335 6913 2172 2172 75590 5493 16906 53191 1625 1625 1648 1648 790 790 PROGRAM EXPENSES - COMMUNITIES IN MOTION, SCHOLAS CLUB, ED, AND EVENTS 250350 250350 0 0 1321206 1051885 115057 154264 18357 283729 10000 2789 2789 21146 296518 2000 58925 2000 58925 X 19146 237593 0 0 19146 237593 21146 296518 218447 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 371560 319223 1539653 2230436 0 0 371560 319223 1539653 2230436 1428549 801887 206 206 2230642 0.35949 0.27550 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 OTHER INCOME - REFUNDS RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 Europe (including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0 Grantmaking 400100 0 0 400100 Europe (including Iceland and Greenland) A) PROMOTING AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS ON HUMAN VALUES; B) DEVELOPING ITS OWN PROGRAMMES FOR THE INTEGRATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND IN THE WORLD; C) SUPPORTING EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN VULNERABLE SITUATIONS; AND D) ENCOURAGING AND FACILITATING THE CONNECTION OF SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL NETWORKS OF DIFFERENT CULTURES AND FAITHS AROUND THE WORLD. 350000 ELECTRONIC TRANSFER Europe (including Iceland and Greenland) CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND SPORTS PROGRAMS 28600 ELECTRONIC TRANSFER Europe (including Iceland and Greenland) FILM MAKING 21500 ELECTRONIC TRANSFER 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT HOLD REGULAR MEETINGS TO DISCUSS PROGRAM UPDATES AND ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES. IN CERTAIN CASES, THE PRESIDENT ALSO VISITS PROGRAM PARTNERS. ONGOING MEETINGS ARE CONDUCTED TO MONITOR PROGRAM PROGRESS, AND WRITTEN REPORTS ARE PREPARED AS NEEDED FOR DONORS. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MARIA JIMENA FLOREZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 176100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 176100 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE FORM 990 WILL BE DISTRIBUTED VIA EMAIL. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE IS RECORDED IN THE BOARD MEETING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT USE INDEPENDENT PERSONS, BUT LOOK AT THE MARKET DATA ONLINE, DISCUSS IN THE BOARD MEETING TO DECIDE THE SALARY. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CAN BE REQUESTED BY MAKING REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.990 FORMS ARE AVAILABLE ON WEBSITES SUCH AS GUIDESTAR.ORG. AND IRS.GOV. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g CONTRACT SERVICE EXPENSES