2023-11-15T14:40:12-06:00 2022-12-31 366055558 GRANT THORNTON LLP 75 STATE ST 13TH FLOOR BOSTON MA 02109 990 2022-01-01 852404828 FOSTER NATION FOST 3103105759 11150 SANTA MONICA BLVD 1500 LOS ANGELES CA 90025 MAGGIE LIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3103105759 2023-11-15 1 MAGGIE LIN XXX-XX-XXXX 0 ERIN COUTURE P01390592 6177237900 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z MAGGIE LIN 11150 SANTA MONICA BLVD 1500 LOS ANGELES CA 90025 795181 0 X FOSTERNATION.ORG X 2020 CA FOSTER NATION ENGAGES AND EMPOWERS THE COMMUNITY TO PREPARE, SUPPORT AND EMPOWER (SEE SCH O) FOSTER YOUTH AGING OUT OF THE SYSTEM TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT ADULTS BY PROVIDING RESOURCES, SOCIAL SUPPORT, AND MENTORSHIP. OUR MAIN PROGRAMS ARE 1) CAREERX TO HELP FOSTER YOUTH DEVELOP PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS NECESSARY FOR ADULTHOOD; 2) THE ESSENTIALS TO HELP BUILD CONFIDENCE IN FOSTER YOUTH BY PROVIDING ESSENTIAL RESOURCES; 3) MEAL NATION TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY; 4) THE COLLECTIVE TO RAISE AWARENESS AND ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF FOSTER YOUTH WHILE DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF IMPACT LEADERS; AND 5) DEFY IMPOSSIBLE SCHOLARSHIP TO CREATE A CAREER PATHWAY INTO THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY. 8 8 4 180 0 0 975776 792276 0 0 0 2905 0 0 975776 795181 279835 178727 0 0 82269 184708 0 0 11089 45032 154807 407136 518242 568640 276939 579670 853736 11030 8157 568640 845579 X SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 181400 178727 0 THE ESSENTIALS - (PREVIOUSLY SHOPPING DAYS OR BASIC NEEDS) FREE SHOPPING DAYS FOR FOSTER YOUTH: WE HELP BUILD CONFIDENCE IN FOSTER YOUTH BY PROVIDING ESSENTIAL RESOURCES VIA FREE POP-UP SHOPPING DAYS FOR YOUTH TO SHOP FOR PROFESSIONAL AND CASUAL CLOTHING, TOILETRIES, BEAUTY PRODUCTS, AND ACCESSORIES. OUR GOAL IS TO ENSURE FOSTER YOUTH FEEL CONFIDENT AS THEY PURSUE THEIR PROFESSIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL DREAMS. 139016 0 0 CAREERX - 6 MONTH CAREER COACHING PROGRAM: WE ENSURE FOSTER YOUTH HAVE EQUAL FOOTING WHEN THEY ENTER THE PROFESSIONAL WORLD BY MATCHING THEM WITH A DEDICATED ONE-ON-ONE CAREER COACH, AND PROVIDING THEM WITH CAREER READINESS TRAINING NECESSARY TO HELP THEM BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT POST FOSTER CARE. OUR GOAL IS TO HELP FOSTER YOUTH DEVELOP FOUNDATIONAL LIFE AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS NECESSARY TO ENTER THE REAL WORLD. WE BELIEVE THAT ONE MEANINGFUL CONNECTION CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE. 39819 0 0 MEAL NATION - FREE MEAL DELIVERY/PICK UP SERVICE TO FIGHT FOOD INSECURITY: DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WE LAUNCHED THE MEAL NATION PROGRAM TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY FOR FOSTER YOUTH STUDENTS IN COLLEGE. THIS WAS DONE BY PROVIDING YOUTH WITH FREE MEALS FOR 30-60-90 DAYS THAT CAN EITHER BE PICKED UP FROM A LOCAL RESTAURANT, THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH BENTO, OR DELIVERED THROUGH OUR PARTNER FRESHLY. WE DISTRIBUTED 76,000+ MEALS TO OVER 2,000 FOSTER YOUTH. CURRENTLY, WE PARTNER DIRECTLY WITH COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN CALIFORNIA TO PROVIDE MEAL NATION AS AN EMERGENCY-BASED PROGRAM FOR FOSTER YOUTH STUDENTS IN GUARDIAN SCHOLAR PROGRAMS. 21561 0 0 SPARKS OF LOVE - (WORKING NAME: BIG SPARKS; PREVIOUSLY MILESTONE GIFTS) CELEBRATORY GIFTS TO CELEBRATE THE SMALL AND BIG MOMENTS IN LIFE : WE PROVIDE CELEBRATORY GIFTS FOR FOSTER YOUTH DURING IMPORTANT MILESTONES/EVENTS IN THEIR LIVES, SUCH AS HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE GRADUATION, BACK TO SCHOOL, OR BIRTHDAYS. OUR GOAL IS TO REMIND YOUTH THAT THERE ARE ALWAYS PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT THEM AND ARE IN THEIR CORNER.DEFY IMPOSSIBLE FUND - BUILDING SKILLS-BASED CAREER PATHWAYS TO THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY: THE DEFY IMPOSSIBLE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, SPONSORED BY KATE SOMERVILLE SKINCARE, CREATES A CAREER PATHWAY AND PIPELINE FOR FOSTER YOUTH INTERESTED IN CAREERS IN BEAUTY - PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE NOT PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION. SINCE AUGUST 2021, WE HAVE AWARDED 5 FULL-TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS OF $15,000 PER YOUTH TO COVER THE COST OF COSMETOLOGY SCHOOL AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO MENTORS ACROSS THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY. SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS RECEIVE A MENTOR FROM THE KATE SOMERVILLE TEAM TO PROVIDE APPLICATION AND COURSEWORK SUPPORT, AND SPECIAL TRAINING THAT FOCUSES ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY. SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR EMPLOYMENT CONSIDERATION UPON EARNING THEIR ESTHETICIAN LICENSE. WE'RE EXCITED TO SHARE THAT TWO OF OUR SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS HAVE GRADUATED FROM PAUL MITCHELL AND AVEDA INSTITUTE WITH COSMETOLOGY LICENSES THIS YEAR, WHILE ONE MORE RECIPIENT IS WAITING TO BE ENROLLED BEFORE THE END OF 2022; AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO ENROLLING TWO MORE FOSTER YOUTH IN EARLY 2023. SPEAKUP SERIES - SOCIAL CAMPAIGN TO CHANGE THE FOSTER CARE NARRATIVE & SELF ADVOCACY FOR FOSTER YOUTH: THE #SPEAKUP SERIES IS A SAFE AND ENCOURAGING PLATFORM FOR FOSTER YOUTH TO FEEL SEEN AND HEARD BY TELLING THE STORIES OF THEIR PERSONAL EXPERIENCES IN FOSTER CARE. FAR TOO OFTEN, YOUTH THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED FOSTER CARE ARE DEFINED BY THE DISMAL STATISTICS OR THE MEDIA'S BLEAK PORTRAYAL OF A "WOUNDED OR "DAMAGED" PERSON. OUR GOAL IS TO CHANGE THE NARRATIVE AROUND FOSTER CARE TO HELP REMOVE THE STIGMA OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A FORMER FOSTER YOUTH. TOGETHER WITH OUR YOUTH, WE ENCOURAGE AND BELIEVE THAT IF YOU CAN SPEAK IT, YOU CAN HEAL IT. OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS EXIST TO SHINE A BRIGHT AND POSITIVE LIGHT ON THE PERSONAL NARRATIVES OF FOSTER YOUTH, AND TO HELP THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND THE BARRIERS THAT YOUTH FACE UPON AGING OUT. THROUGH THE SPEAKUP SERIES, WE AIM TO BUILD A SUPPORTIVE AND COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY FOR FOSTER YOUTH TO FEEL EMPOWERED - TO FEEL SEEN AND HEARD, VALUED AND SUPPORTED IN THEIR JOURNEYS, BY PUTTING A SPOTLIGHT ON THEIR EXPERIENCES IN THEIR OWN WORDS. WHEN FORMER FOSTER YOUTH SHARE THEIR STORIES OF STRENGTH AND RESILIENCE, THEY GIVE HOPE TO THOSE WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN THE SYSTEM, AND REMIND US ALL THAT WE'RE NOT ALONE.THE COLLECTIVE - COMMUNITY & PEER ADVOCACY FOR FOSTER CARE : THE FOSTER NATION COLLECTIVE IS A COMMUNITY-LED INITIATIVE WITH THE INTENT ON FOSTERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF FUTURE DONORS, SUPPORTERS, MENTORS, AND FOSTER PARENTS FOR THE FOSTER CARE COMMUNITY. THIS LOS ANGELES-BASED VOLUNTEER AMBASSADOR GROUP CONSISTS OF PROFESSIONALS FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS THAT ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT DRIVING MORE AWARENESS, AND THEREBY SYSTEMIC CHANGE, FOR THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE COLLECTIVE HAS HELPED TO RAISE AWARENESS THROUGH ANNUAL FUNDRAISING AND COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT SUPPORT FOSTER NATION'S VARIOUS INITIATIVES - FROM: - POP-UP SHOPPING DAYS IN LA COUNTY FOR FORMER FOSTER YOUTH TO GET ESSENTIAL NEEDS - ANNUAL NETWORKING EVENTS TO HELP FOSTER YOUTH DEVELOP PROFESSIONAL SKILLS - WEBINARS AND OTHER SUBJECT-MATTER DISCUSSIONS TO HELP YOUTH GAIN LIFE SKILLS IN ORDER TO HELP YOUTH BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENTTHE COLLECTIVE'S MISSION IS TO RAISE AWARENESS THROUGH CAMPAIGNS THAT BRING THE FOSTER CARE EXPERIENCES TO LIGHT AND EMPOWER FOSTER YOUTH TO BECOME SELF ADVOCATES. 21561 0 0 381796 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 CA X MAGGIE LIN 3103105759 11150 SANTA MONICA BLVD 1500 LOS ANGELES CA 90025 MAGGIE LIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 85000 0 0 CAROLINE KUNITZ PRESIDENT 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID MILKEN TREASURER 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 AARON ELSTER SECRETARY 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JEANNE PRITZKER DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAVE HERMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JACQUELINE SHAMTOOB DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KATE SOMERVILLE DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOY TAYLOR DIRECTOR (AS OF 01/26/2022) 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 85000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 792276 149277 792276 2905 2905 795181 0 0 2905 178727 178727 85000 42500 42500 83696 62772 20924 1526 1526 14486 14486 3000 3000 2425 2425 24782 15731 9051 250 250 11482 52 11430 14948 14430 518 4028 93 3935 59206 55101 4105 4289 4289 GRANT WRITING EXPENSES 12390 12390 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 11089 11089 MERCHANT FEE 6918 6918 518242 381796 125357 11089 579670 240831 612905 579670 853736 11030 8157 11030 8157 X 0 0 0 0 568640 845579 568640 845579 579670 853736 276939 0 X 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 975776 792276 1768052 975776 792276 1768052 411229 1356823 2905 2905 1770957 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 LAPTOPS 30 4450 FMV LAPTOPS FOR FOSTER YOUTH HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES SCHOLARSHIP DONATIONS 125 25000 FMV FOR FOSTER YOUTH AT LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE'S GUARDIAN SCHOLARS PROGRAM MEALS 2094 37868 FMV ONE MEAL A DAY FOR FOSTER YOUTH (UP TO 30 DAYS) CLOTHING & HOUSEHOLD 463 109300 FMV SHOPPING DAYS TO PROVIDE YOUTH WITH BASIC CLOTHING ANDPERSONAL CARE ESSENTIALS PART I, LINE 2: PROCESS OF MONITORING OF GRANTS WE WORK WITH 57 COLLEGES IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO IDENTIFY THE FOSTER YOUTH THAT HAVE BASIC NEEDS FOR PERSONAL CARE, CLOTHING ITEMS, AND TOILETRIES TO HELP THEM GET THROUGH COLLEGE AND/OR CAREER. THE GUARDIAN SCHOLARS DIRECTORS AT EACH COLLEGE VERIFY THAT THE STUDENTS THAT ENROLL IN OUR SHOPPING DAYS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY ARE INDEED CURRENT OR FORMER FOSTER YOUTH. WITH THE MEAL NATION PROGRAM, WE WORK WITH EACH COLLEGE'S GUARDIAN SCHOLARS DIRECTOR TO IDENTIFY FOSTER YOUTH WHO ARE FACING FOOD INSECURITY, WHICH WAS NEARLY ALL THE FOSTER YOUTH IN COLLEGE DURING COVID-19 WHEN SCHOOLS SHUT DOWN. X 109300 FMV X PERSONAL CARE & WELL BEING 8 26550 FMV X FOOD & BEVERAGE 26 12100 FMV X OTHER 5 1327 FMV 0 0 0 SCHEDULE M, PART I, COLUMN (B): NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS ALL NUMBERS LISTED IN COLUMN B REFER TO THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION: FOSTER NATION ENGAGES AND EMPOWERS THE COMMUNITY TO PREPARE, SUPPORT AND EMPOWER FOSTER YOUTH AGING OUT OF THE SYSTEM TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT ADULTS BY PROVIDING RESOURCES, SOCIAL SUPPORT, AND MENTORSHIP. OUR MAIN PROGRAMS ARE: 1) CAREERX TO HELP FOSTER YOUTH DEVELOP PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS NECESSARY FOR ADULTHOOD; 2) THE ESSENTIALS TO HELP BUILD CONFIDENCE IN FOSTER YOUTH BY PROVIDING ESSENTIAL RESOURCES; 3) MEAL NATION TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY; 4) THE COLLECTIVE TO RAISE AWARENESS AND ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF FOSTER YOUTH WHILE DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF IMPACT LEADERS; AND 5) DEFY IMPOSSIBLE SCHOLARSHIP TO CREATE A CAREER PATHWAY INTO THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 DAVID MILKEN AND MAGGIE LIN HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS THE FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS CONSISTS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WORKING WITH THE ACCOUNTANT TO PROVIDE ALL REQUESTED INFORMATION BY GRANT THORNTON TEAM. ONCE THERE IS A DRAFT, THE FORM 990 IS SHARED WITH THE ACCOUNTANT AND THE BOARD TREASURER TO REVIEW. ONCE FINALIZED, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MOVES FORWARD WITH GRANT THORNTON TEAM TO FILE. 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