2023-08-10T13:21:13-04:00 2022-12-31 ANDERSON SMITH & WIKE PLLC 4636 GREENHAVEN LANE GASTONIA NC 28056 990 2022-01-01 560543244 ALLIANCE CENTER FOR EDUCATION INC ALLI 7043717447 700 PARKWOOD AVENUE CHARLOTTE NC 28205 JARED KEATON CEO 7043717432 2023-08-09 true JARED KEATON XXX-XX-XXXX false MARK VINCENT QUINN P00882071 7046610795 2023-08-10 X 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z JARED KEATON 700 PARKWOOD AVE CHARLOTTE NC 28205 9656987 false X HTTP://WWW.AC4ED.ORG X 1965 NC OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN IN NEED THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH THEIR FAMILIES. OUR VISION IS TO POSITIVELY AFFECT THE FUTURE OF CHILDREN AT RISK BY IMPROVING ECONOMIC MOBILITY THROUGH EDUCATION. WE FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT EDUCATION IS A POWERFUL CATALYST FOR BREAKING THE CYCLE OF POVERTY. BY INVESTING IN FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND OFFERING HOLISTIC SUPPORT, WE ARE PAVING THE WAY FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE, WHERE EVERY CHILD HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. TOGETHER, WE ARE BUILDING A BRIDGE TO SUCCESS, ONE FAMILY AT A TIME. OUR PROGRAMS ARE A BEACON OF HOPE, OFFERED TO ELIGIBLE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AT NO COST. TO ENSURE TARGETED IMPACT, WE EMPLOY A METICULOUS RECRUITMENT,SELECTION, AND ENROLLMENT PROCESS, REACHING THE POPULATIONS IN GREATEST NEED OF OUR SERVICES. UPON ENROLLMENT, EACH FAMILY RECEIVES PERSONALIZED SUPPORT FROM OUR DEDICATED TEAM MEMBERS. TOGETHER, THEY SET AMBITIOUS STUDENT AND FAMILY GOALS, AND WE LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED 16 16 139 245 0 9775771 9483636 151862 172575 1221764 776 0 11149397 9656987 0 0 7053119 7096892 0 0 2426494 2844378 9479613 9941270 1669784 -284283 4798728 4956730 1343623 1785908 3455105 3170822 X OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN IN NEED THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH THEIR FAMILIES. OUR VISION IS TO POSITIVELY AFFECT THE FUTURE OF CHILDREN AT RISK BY IMPROVING ECONOMIC MOBILITY THROUGH EDUCATION. WE FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT EDUCATION IS A POWERFUL CATALYST FOR BREAKING THE CYCLE OF POVERTY. BY INVESTING IN FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND OFFERING HOLISTIC SUPPORT, WE ARE PAVING THE WAY FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE, WHERE EVERY CHILD HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. TOGETHER, WE ARE BUILDING A BRIDGE TO SUCCESS, ONE FAMILY AT A TIME. OUR PROGRAMS ARE A BEACON OF HOPE, OFFERED TO ELIGIBLE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AT NO COST. TO ENSURE TARGETED IMPACT, WE EMPLOY A METICULOUS RECRUITMENT,SELECTION, AND ENROLLMENT PROCESS, REACHING THE POPULATIONS IN GREATEST NEED OF OUR SERVICES. UPON ENROLLMENT, EACH FAMILY RECEIVES PERSONALIZED SUPPORT FROM OUR DEDICATED TEAM MEMBERS. TOGETHER, THEY SET AMBITIOUS STUDENT AND FAMILY GOALS, AND WE LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED false false 6947565 7887247 THE ALLIANCE CENTER FOR EDUCATION, AC4ED, IS DRIVEN BY A VISION-ENSURE THAT A FAMILY'S INCOME DOES NOT DICTATE A CHILD'S FUTURE. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUIALITY EDUCATION AND SUPPORT CHILDREN IN NEED THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH THEIR FAMILIES. OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM, MODELED AFTER THE HIGHLY EFEECTIVE HEAD START APPROACH, PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF SERVICES, FROM EDUCATION TO HOME VISITATION FOR EXPECTANT MOTHERS AND CHILDREN AGED BIRTH TO 5. OUR HOLISTIC APPROACH FOSTERS EARLY LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH, AND FAMILY WELL-BEING, PAVING THE THE WAY FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE. THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND COMMITMENT, WE HAVE WITNESSED TRANSFORMATIVE OUTCOMES IN THE LIVES OF COUNTLESS CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE FUNDED BY FEDERAL GRANTS FROM HEAD START, EARLY HEAD START AND MUNICIPAL GRANTS FROM MECK PRE-K AND NC PRE-K. 134484 AT THE ALLIANCE CENTER FOR EDUCATION, WE OFFER A DYNAMIC CONTINUUM OF SERVICES TO SUPPORT CHILDREN'S TRANSITION FROM PRE-KNDERGARTEN TO THEIR K- 12 SCHOOL YEARS. OUR OUT OF SCHOOL TIME (OST) PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR AND SUMMER CAMP, PROVIDING ENGAGING AND ENRICHING EXPERIENCES BEYOND REGULAR SCHOOL HOURS. OUR KINDERGARTEN-5TH GRADE OST PROGRAM FOSTERS A LOVE FOR LEARNING IN CHILDREN BY EXPLORING VARIOUS SUBJECTS, INCLUDING MATH, ART, SCIENCE, MUSIC, AND NUTRITION, THROUGH FUN LEARN-AT-PLAY ACTIVITIES IN THE AFTERNOON. OUR DEDICATED OST EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONALS ALSO PROVIDE HOMEWORK HELP AND TUTORING TO KEEP SCHOOLWORK ON TRACK. WE ENSURE STUDENTS HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PHYSICAL FITNESS ACTIVITIES, SPECIAL EVENTS, ARTS AND CRAFTS, AND FIELD TRIPS, ENCOURAGING THEIR CONTINUED PARTICIPATION YEAR AFTER YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, OUR 6TH GRADE-12TH OST- AC4ED TEEN LEADERSHIP COOPERATIVE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED AS A SOCIAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT TO EQUIP STUDENTS ENTERING THEIR TEENS WITH CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS THAT WILL SERVE THEM FOR A LIFETIME. 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AS CHARLOTTE'S LANDSCAPE HAS EVOLVED, SO HAS AC4ED, ADAPTING THROUGH STRATEGIC GROWTH AND COLLABORATIONS TO CONTINUE OUR VITAL MISSION OF SERVING THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO NEED US MOST. 1375131 1459111 172575 8457180 true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 23 0 139 true false false false false false false false false X 16 16 false false false false false false false true false false false true true false false true true true false false NC X X BRIAN LUCKADOO 7043717448 700 PARKWOOD AVENUE 700 PARKWOOD AVENUE CHARLOTTE NC 282052655 JARED KEATON CEO 40.00 X 181963 0 0 BRIAN LUCKADOO CFO 40.00 X 109363 0 0 WILIAM MCDONALD FORMER CEO X 101041 0 0 ALEXANDRIA ADDISON DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 MAUDRE ADDISON DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 ANDY BELK DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 SCOTT BURNS DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 BISHOP KEN CARTER DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 SAMANTHA DUNBAR DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE DUNN DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 BARBARA HOLT DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 KIM LANGSTAFF DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 JORGE MANJARRES DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 MICHELENE MATHEWS DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 REV DANIEL PEZET DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 CHRIS SHANAHAN DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 JOANIE STROHM DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 NANCY WARD DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 RONDA WILLIAMS DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 392367 3 true true false 9346358 137278 9483636 FUNDRAISING 611710 172575 172575 172575 776 776 9656987 173351 6009549 5047916 961633 1087343 965062 122281 58440 36504 21936 31765 31765 162388 102994 59394 87575 63657 23918 FACILITIES 718100 715461 2639 SUPPLIES 392524 379432 13092 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 287392 287392 TRAINING 259235 201925 57310 846959 656837 190122 9941270 8457180 1484090 0 3230495 3076902 209150 501871 29187 214697 2329099 1392320 1099167 936779 168828 152802 61901 73679 4798728 4956730 358862 813873 3839 51958 980922 920077 1343623 1785908 X 3171767 2912506 283338 258316 3455105 3170822 4798728 4956730 X -284283 X false false true true X 7581890 8764767 9490509 9775771 9483636 45096573 7581890 8764767 9490509 9775771 9483636 45096573 45096573 45096573 1015551 1.00000 0.99440 X 1441725 689549 752176 780224 600611 179613 107150 102160 4990 936779 11505365 1848378 1848378 9656987 9656987 11789648 1848378 1848378 9941270 9941270 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D IN-KIND SUPPORT 1,848,378 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D IN-KIND SUPPORT 1,848,378 false false false false false false false false false JARED KEATON CEO 181963 181963 WILIAM MCDONALD FORMER CEO 23184 77857 101041 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN IN NEED THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH THEIR FAMILIES. OUR VISION IS TO POSITIVELY AFFECT THE FUTURE OF CHILDREN AT RISK BY IMPROVING ECONOMIC MOBILITY THROUGH EDUCATION. WE FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT EDUCATION IS A POWERFUL CATALYST FOR BREAKING THE CYCLE OF POVERTY. BY INVESTING IN FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND OFFERING HOLISTIC SUPPORT, WE ARE PAVING THE WAY FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE, WHERE EVERY CHILD HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. TOGETHER, WE ARE BUILDING A BRIDGE TO SUCCESS, ONE FAMILY AT A TIME. OUR PROGRAMS ARE A BEACON OF HOPE, OFFERED TO ELIGIBLE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AT NO COST. TO ENSURE TARGETED IMPACT, WE EMPLOY A METICULOUS RECRUITMENT,SELECTION, AND ENROLLMENT PROCESS, REACHING THE POPULATIONS IN GREATEST NEED OF OUR SERVICES. UPON ENROLLMENT, EACH FAMILY RECEIVES PERSONALIZED SUPPORT FROM OUR DEDICATED TEAM MEMBERS. TOGETHER, THEY SET AMBITIOUS STUDENT AND FAMILY GOALS, AND WE LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED IN CONNECTING THEM WITH VITAL RESOURCES TO EILINATE BARRIERS THAT MAY HINDER A SOLID EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION. WHAT SETS US APART IS OUR PROFOUND FOCUS ON ENGAGING FAMILIES AND OUR COMPREHENSIVE SUITE OF RESOURCES THAT GO BEYOND TRADITIONAL EDUCATION AND ENRICHMENT SERVICES. REGARDLESS OF THE PROGRAM IN WHICH THEY ARE ENROLLED, ALL OUR FAMILIES BENEFIT FROM THE THESE TRANSFORMATIVE SERVICES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE ALLIANCE CENTER FOR EDUCATION, AC4ED, IS DRIVEN BY A VISION-ENSURE THAT A FAMILY'S INCOME DOES NOT DICTATE A CHILD'S FUTURE. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUIALITY EDUCATION AND SUPPORT CHILDREN IN NEED THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH THEIR FAMILIES. OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM, MODELED AFTER THE HIGHLY EFEECTIVE HEAD START APPROACH, PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF SERVICES, FROM EDUCATION TO HOME VISITATION FOR EXPECTANT MOTHERS AND CHILDREN AGED BIRTH TO 5. OUR HOLISTIC APPROACH FOSTERS EARLY LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH, AND FAMILY WELL-BEING, PAVING THE THE WAY FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE. THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND COMMITMENT, WE HAVE WITNESSED TRANSFORMATIVE OUTCOMES IN THE LIVES OF COUNTLESS CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE FUNDED BY FEDERAL GRANTS FROM HEAD START, EARLY HEAD START AND MUNICIPAL GRANTS FROM MECK PRE-K AND NC PRE-K. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B AT THE ALLIANCE CENTER FOR EDUCATION, WE OFFER A DYNAMIC CONTINUUM OF SERVICES TO SUPPORT CHILDREN'S TRANSITION FROM PRE-KNDERGARTEN TO THEIR K- 12 SCHOOL YEARS. OUR OUT OF SCHOOL TIME (OST) PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR AND SUMMER CAMP, PROVIDING ENGAGING AND ENRICHING EXPERIENCES BEYOND REGULAR SCHOOL HOURS. OUR KINDERGARTEN-5TH GRADE OST PROGRAM FOSTERS A LOVE FOR LEARNING IN CHILDREN BY EXPLORING VARIOUS SUBJECTS, INCLUDING MATH, ART, SCIENCE, MUSIC, AND NUTRITION, THROUGH FUN LEARN-AT-PLAY ACTIVITIES IN THE AFTERNOON. OUR DEDICATED OST EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONALS ALSO PROVIDE HOMEWORK HELP AND TUTORING TO KEEP SCHOOLWORK ON TRACK. WE ENSURE STUDENTS HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PHYSICAL FITNESS ACTIVITIES, SPECIAL EVENTS, ARTS AND CRAFTS, AND FIELD TRIPS, ENCOURAGING THEIR CONTINUED PARTICIPATION YEAR AFTER YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, OUR 6TH GRADE-12TH OST- AC4ED TEEN LEADERSHIP COOPERATIVE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED AS A SOCIAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT TO EQUIP STUDENTS ENTERING THEIR TEENS WITH CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS THAT WILL SERVE THEM FOR A LIFETIME. APART FROM TUTORING AND HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE, OUR OST EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONALS MENTOR AC4ED STUDENTS IN PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, CHARACTER EDUCATION, GOAL-SETTING, TIME MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL PLANNING, UNDERSTANDING VARIOUS CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, AND CONSIDERING COLLEGE OPTIONS AND TOURS. TO CREATE A BALANCED EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE, WE INCOPORATE GUEST SPEAKERS, FIELD TRIPS,SPECIAL EVENTS AND EXPLORATION IN ARTS, MUSIC, AND NUTRITION SCIENCES. WE ARE PROUD TO SUPPORT THESE PROGRAMS THROUGH MUNICIPAL ADN CORPORATE GRANTS, ALONG WITH FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D WITH AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT SPANNING OVER 80 YEARS, AC4ED HAS BEEN AN INTERGAL PART OF CHARLOTTE'S MOST UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES. AS CHARLOTTE'S LANDSCAPE HAS EVOLVED, SO HAS AC4ED, ADAPTING THROUGH STRATEGIC GROWTH AND COLLABORATIONS TO CONTINUE OUR VITAL MISSION OF SERVING THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO NEED US MOST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM IS REVIEWED BY THE CEO AND CFO, AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONDUCTS AND ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND MAKES DETERMINATIONS REGARDING THE COMPENSATION GIVEN TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE CENTER MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 IN-KIND SUPPORT 1,848,378 IN-KIND SUPPORT -1,848,378