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THIS CURRICULUM EMPHASIZES CHARACTER-BUILDING SKILLS SUCH AS LEADERSHIP, TEAMWORK AND COMMITMENT, DAILY LESSONS END WITH DISCUSSION PROMOTING HEALTHY BEHAVIORS, SELF-ESTEEM, GOAL SETTING AND SCHOOL STEWARDSHIP. POET-ATHLETES PLAY GAMES BETWEEN AMERICA SCORES SCHOOLS AT SCHOOL SITES AND OTHER COMMUNITY LOCATIONS ONCE PER WEEK. PROGRAM YEARS BEGIN AND END WITH COMMUNITY SOCCER EVENTS. DURING FY25, 366 STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-5 PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE 22 WEEKS OF WHICH 73% WERE RETURNING STUDENTS FROM FALL TO SPRING. 86% OF PARTICIPANTS IMPROVED ON THE PACER TEST IN THE NUMBER OF SHUTTLES RUN FROM THEIR PRE- TO POST-ASSESSMENT. 98% OF CAREGIVERS AGREED THAT THEIR CHILD SPENDS MORE TIME PHYSICALLY ACTIVE SINCE BEING PART OF THE SCORES PROGRAM 151978 CORE WRITING PROGRAMMING FOR GRADES 3-5 POET-ATHLETES (STUDENTS FROM PARTNERING CLEVELAND SCHOOLS) MEET WITH THEIR WRITING COACHES FOR CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS DURING AFTERSCHOOL HOURS TWO DAYS PER WEEK FOR 22 WEEKS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. IN THE FALL, POET-ATHLETES ARE ENGAGED IN THE "POWER OF POETRY" CURRICULUM. THE FALL SEASON ENDS WITH A POETRY SLAM. THE SPRING WRITING CURRICULUM, "WRITING FOR THE COMMUNITY", FOCUSES ON SERVICE-LEARNING, WHERE POET-ATHLETES SELECT A COMMUNITY ISSUE AND THEN WORK AS A TEAM TO IMPLEMENT A SERVICE PROJECT. THE SPRING SEASON ENDS WITH A PRESENTATION OF TEAM-LED COMMUNITY PROJECTS. DURING FY25, 366 STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-5 PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE 22 WEEKS. 79% OF PARTICIPANTS MAINTAINED OR SHOWED IMPROVED ON THEIR WRITING ASSESSMENT, 91% OF COACHES SURVEYED, AGREED THAT PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAM SHOWED IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR LANGUAGE ARTS SKILLS; 93% OF PARTICIPANTS AGREED THAT THE SCORES PROGRAM HELPED THEM BECOME COMFORTABLE AND CONFIDENT WHEN SPEAKING IN FRONT OF GROUPS OF PEOPLE; 92% OF CAREGIVERS/PARENTS AGREED THAT BECAUSE OF THE SCORES PROGRAM THEIR CHILD'S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IMPROVED SINCE JOINING AMERICA SCORES. 261995 56463 ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING IN FY25 INCLUDED A JUNIOR PROGRAM FOR GRADES 1-2 AT 12 SCHOOLS AND A MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR GRADES 6-8, OFFERED IN 5 SCHOOLS AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 5 CITY OF CLEVELAND RECREATION AND RESOURCE CENTERS. PRACTICES RANGED FROM 60 TO 120 MINUTES AND WERE HELD TWO TO FOUR DAYS PER WEEK, WITH AN EQUAL FOCUS ON SOCCER AND LITERACY PROGRAMMING. 261 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN JR. SCORES FOR AT LEAST ONE DAY OF PROGRAMMING, WITH 93% IMPROVING OR MAINTAINING THEIR SCORES ON DOLCH SIGHT WORD PRE- AND POST-ASSESSMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, 138 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE SPRING SESSION, WITH 100% REPORTING THAT THE SCORES PROGRAM BOOSTED THEIR CONFIDENCE, AND 88% OF CAREGIVERS AGREED THAT THEIR CHILD SPENT MORE TIME READING OR WRITING AFTER JOINING THE PROGRAM. SUMMER PROGRAMMING SPANNED FIVE TO EIGHT WEEKS IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND ORGANIZATIONS, CMSD SUMMER SCHOOLS, AND THE CITY OF CLEVELAND RECREATION CENTERS. ADDITIONALLY SCORES HELD CLINICS, WINTER SESSIONS, AND PARTNERED IN MANY CITY WIDE EVENTS SCORES SERVED AN ADDITIONAL 1,103 YOUTH IN GRADES 1-8 THROUGH ITS ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS. 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THE ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY HAS NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN RECORDED. INSPIRED ART 59582 48065 11517 7421 1043 3053 SCORES CUP 55996 52692 3304 445 2859 115578 100757 14821 445 7421 1043 5912 14821 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A CORE SOCCER PROGRAMMING FOR GRADES 3-5 POET-ATHLETES (STUDENTS FROM PARTNERING CLEVELAND SCHOOLS) MEET WITH THEIR SOCCER COACHES FOR SOCCER PRACTICES AND GAMES DURING AFTERSCHOOL HOURS TWO DAYS PER WEEK FOR 22 WEEKS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, UTILIZING THE AMERICA SCORES SOCCER CURRICULUM. THIS CURRICULUM EMPHASIZES CHARACTER-BUILDING SKILLS SUCH AS LEADERSHIP, TEAMWORK AND COMMITMENT, DAILY LESSONS END WITH DISCUSSION PROMOTING HEALTHY BEHAVIORS, SELF-ESTEEM, GOAL SETTING AND SCHOOL STEWARDSHIP. POET-ATHLETES PLAY GAMES BETWEEN AMERICA SCORES SCHOOLS AT SCHOOL SITES AND OTHER COMMUNITY LOCATIONS ONCE PER WEEK. PROGRAM YEARS BEGIN AND END WITH COMMUNITY SOCCER EVENTS. DURING FY25, 366 STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-5 PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE 22 WEEKS OF WHICH 73% WERE RETURNING STUDENTS FROM FALL TO SPRING. 86% OF PARTICIPANTS IMPROVED ON THE PACER TEST IN THE NUMBER OF SHUTTLES RUN FROM THEIR PRE- TO POST-ASSESSMENT. 98% OF CAREGIVERS AGREED THAT THEIR CHILD SPENDS MORE TIME PHYSICALLY ACTIVE SINCE BEING PART OF THE SCORES PROGRAM FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B CORE WRITING PROGRAMMING FOR GRADES 3-5 POET-ATHLETES (STUDENTS FROM PARTNERING CLEVELAND SCHOOLS) MEET WITH THEIR WRITING COACHES FOR CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS DURING AFTERSCHOOL HOURS TWO DAYS PER WEEK FOR 22 WEEKS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. IN THE FALL, POET-ATHLETES ARE ENGAGED IN THE "POWER OF POETRY" CURRICULUM. THE FALL SEASON ENDS WITH A POETRY SLAM. THE SPRING WRITING CURRICULUM, "WRITING FOR THE COMMUNITY", FOCUSES ON SERVICE-LEARNING, WHERE POET-ATHLETES SELECT A COMMUNITY ISSUE AND THEN WORK AS A TEAM TO IMPLEMENT A SERVICE PROJECT. THE SPRING SEASON ENDS WITH A PRESENTATION OF TEAM-LED COMMUNITY PROJECTS. DURING FY25, 366 STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-5 PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE 22 WEEKS. 79% OF PARTICIPANTS MAINTAINED OR SHOWED IMPROVED ON THEIR WRITING ASSESSMENT, 91% OF COACHES SURVEYED, AGREED THAT PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAM SHOWED IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR LANGUAGE ARTS SKILLS; 93% OF PARTICIPANTS AGREED THAT THE SCORES PROGRAM HELPED THEM BECOME COMFORTABLE AND CONFIDENT WHEN SPEAKING IN FRONT OF GROUPS OF PEOPLE; 92% OF CAREGIVERS/PARENTS AGREED THAT BECAUSE OF THE SCORES PROGRAM THEIR CHILD'S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IMPROVED SINCE JOINING AMERICA SCORES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING IN FY25 INCLUDED A JUNIOR PROGRAM FOR GRADES 1-2 AT 12 SCHOOLS AND A MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR GRADES 6-8, OFFERED IN 5 SCHOOLS AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 5 CITY OF CLEVELAND RECREATION AND RESOURCE CENTERS. PRACTICES RANGED FROM 60 TO 120 MINUTES AND WERE HELD TWO TO FOUR DAYS PER WEEK, WITH AN EQUAL FOCUS ON SOCCER AND LITERACY PROGRAMMING. 261 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN JR. SCORES FOR AT LEAST ONE DAY OF PROGRAMMING, WITH 93% IMPROVING OR MAINTAINING THEIR SCORES ON DOLCH SIGHT WORD PRE- AND POST-ASSESSMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, 138 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE SPRING SESSION, WITH 100% REPORTING THAT THE SCORES PROGRAM BOOSTED THEIR CONFIDENCE, AND 88% OF CAREGIVERS AGREED THAT THEIR CHILD SPENT MORE TIME READING OR WRITING AFTER JOINING THE PROGRAM. SUMMER PROGRAMMING SPANNED FIVE TO EIGHT WEEKS IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND ORGANIZATIONS, CMSD SUMMER SCHOOLS, AND THE CITY OF CLEVELAND RECREATION CENTERS. ADDITIONALLY SCORES HELD CLINICS, WINTER SESSIONS, AND PARTNERED IN MANY CITY WIDE EVENTS SCORES SERVED AN ADDITIONAL 1,103 YOUTH IN GRADES 1-8 THROUGH ITS ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS. OVERALL, AMERICA SCORES ENGAGED 1,868 CLEVELAND YOUTH DURING FY25. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B PRIOR TO FILING, THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE FORM 990 IS THEN ELECTRONICALLY DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ADVANCE OF FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH YEAR, THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO REVIEW THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE POLICY MAKES CLEAR THAT ALL DECISIONS OF THE BOARD, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE MADE SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF A DESIRE TO PROMOTE THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THE PUBLIC GOOD. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT REQUESTS BOARD MEMBERS TO IDENTIFY TO THE BEST OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE AFFILIATIONS WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAY BE POTENTIALLY RELATED TO THE FINANCIALS OR OTHER SUBSTANTIVE OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THEY ARE ALSO ASKED TO IDENTIFY CIRCUMSTANCES INVOLVING EITHER THEMSELVES, OR A MEMBER OF THEIR EXTENDED FAMILY, THAT MAY BE CONSTRUED AS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. AT THE STAFF LEVEL, THE ORGANIZATION'S PERSONNEL ALSO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WHEN CONSIDERING THE ENGAGEMENT OF A NEW VENDOR. IF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS IDENTIFIED, APPROPRIATE STEPS ARE TAKEN TO BOTH ASSESS THE NATURE OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT AND, SUBSEQUENTLY, TO ENSURE THAT THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ACTUAL CONFLICT IS MITIGATED. SUCH MITIGATION IS MANAGED AND THE LETTER AND SPIRIT OF THE CONFLICTS POLICY ARE UPHELD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ANNUALLY EVALUATES THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. COMPENSATION IS BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND COMPARED TO OTHER AREA MISSION-COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE. COMPENSATION FOR STAFF WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE LEVEL OF COMPENSATION IS SET BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND IN RELATION TO OTHER AREA MISSION-COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE. THIS COMPENSATION IS A COMPONENT OF THE BUDGET, WHICH IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND ALSO BY THE BOARD AS A WHOLE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FORM 1023, FORM 990 CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE FORM 990, WITHOUT SCHEDULE B) CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON SEVERAL PUBLICLY-ACCESSIBLE WEBSITES.