2024-05-06T00:04:30-05:00 2023-06-30 911663574 LARSON GROSS PLLC 2211 RIMLAND DR 422 BELLINGHAM WA 98226 990 2022-07-01 640956619 COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOL OF WHATCOM SKAGIT COMM 3606766470 PO BOX 6071 BELLINGHAM WA 98227 MICHAL WILSON TREASURER 3606766470 2024-04-30 1 MICHAL WILSON 999009999 0 STEVE FORBES-CPA P00012098 3607344280 0 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z MICHAL WILSON PO BOX 6071 BELLINGHAM WA 98227 1107186 0 X WHATCOMSKAGIT.CISWA.ORG X 2006 WA SEE SCHEDULE O 5 4 21 5 0 0 21224 138258 981105 968447 175 481 0 0 1002504 1107186 0 0 0 0 617113 725953 0 0 29142 84318 122040 701431 847993 301073 259193 985352 1358090 109051 21156 876301 1336934 X SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 652469 968447 OUR ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL EFFORTS PROVIDE LOW-INCOME (AND EXTREMELY LOW INCOME) STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH BASIC NEEDS, RESOURCES, RESILIENCY-BUILDING EFFORTS, AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL INTERVENTIONS, ALONG WITH CARING EXPERTISE THAT SURROUNDS STUDENTS WITH A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT, EMPOWERING THEM TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND LIFE. 100% OF ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO RECEIVED OUR SERVICES WERE PROMOTED TO THE NEXT GRADE LEVEL, AND IN THE CASE OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, 100% OF CIS SUPPORTED STUDENTS GRADUATED DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD. DURING THIS REPORTING YEAR, CIS OF WHATCOM SKAGIT SERVED 214 STUDENTS INDIVIDUALLY THROUGH INTENSE MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTORING CASE-MANAGEMENT INTERVENTIONS. ON A BROADER SCALE, THE AGENCY SUPPORTED 82,214 DUPLICATED STUDENTS (AND THEIR FAMILIES) IN WHATCOM AND SKAGIT COUNTY THROUGH A VARIETY OF BEFORE SCHOOL, DURING SCHOOL AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING AND ACTIVITIES THAT INCREASED SOCIAL CAPITAL, RESILIENCE, BELONGING, ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS. 53% OF STUDENTS SERVED WERE BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND/OR PEOPLE OF COLOR (BIPOC); 88% EXPERIENCED TRAUMA, AND 67% WERE EXTREMELY LOW-INCOME. AGAINST ALL EXTENUATING LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES, 100% OF CIS SUPPORTED STUDENTS STAYED IN SCHOOL. 652469 1 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WA X ARI WRIGHT 3606766470 PO BOX 6071 BELLINGHAM WA 98227 AARON PERZIGIAN CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NAHRIN AZIZ SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAL WILSON BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 IRIS CARIAS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAL WILSON TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RON SPANGER CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MELINDA HERRERA BOARD MEMBER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 73061 0 0 73061 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 138258 138258 PROGRAM SERVICE REVENU 900099 968447 968447 968447 481 481 1107186 968447 0 481 39410 31528 6756 1126 585598 468479 100388 16731 44757 35805 7673 1279 56188 44951 9632 1605 18030 18030 28424 19979 7948 497 8876 8876 20313 16472 3346 495 4424 3539 758 127 SUPPLIES 38998 31716 0 7282 MISCELLANEOUS 2975 0 2975 0 847993 652469 166382 29142 749185 1130494 236167 227596 1020 1020 0 0 985352 1358090 21156 60000 49051 0 109051 21156 X 816301 1236934 60000 100000 876301 1336934 985352 1358090 259193 201440 0 X 1 X 1 X 1 0 X 394654 10739 13183 21224 138258 578058 429979 502504 837730 981105 968447 3719765 13592 1592 15184 838225 514835 850913 1002329 1106705 4313007 0 0 0 4313007 83 76 166 175 481 981 83 76 166 175 481 981 838308 514911 851079 1002504 1107186 4313988 0.99980 0.99980 0.00020 X 1020 1020 0 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 THE MISSION OF COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF WHATCOM SKAGIT IS TO SURROUND STUDENTS WITH A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT, EMPOWERING THEM TO STAY IN SCHOOL AND ACHIEVE IN LIFE. AS A WASHINGTON STATE NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IN PUBLIC EDUCATION, WE SERVE STUDENTS THROUGH OUR UNIQUE INTEGRATED STUDENT SUPPORT (ISS) MODEL. THE FOCUS OF THAT MODEL IS ON ASSISTING CHILDREN AND YOUTH (K-12) THROUGH MULTI-TIERED SUPPORT SYSTEMS THAT IMPROVE ATTENDANCE AND ELICIT STUDENT RESILIENCE, SCHOOL BELONGING, AND PARENT ENGAGEMENT. DESPITE THE MANY BARRIERS CREATED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF WHATCOM SKAGIT DIFFERENTIATED ITSELF FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING VULNERABLE AND OFTEN ISOLATED AND/OR MARGINALIZED YOUTH BY PROVIDING SERVICES DURING SCHOOL HOURS, AND BY COORDINATING A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF BASIC NEEDS AND OTHER VITAL, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR EACH AND EVERY STUDENT REFERRED TO THE PROGRAM. THE KEY INNOVATIVE SERVICES PROVIDED WERE DELIVERED THROUGH A BLEND OF IN-PERSON, AND "TELE-MENTORING OR "TELE-CASE MANAGEMENT" PLATFORMS. 12 FULL-TIME SITE COORDINATORS WERE EMPOWERED WITH TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT AND WERE PLACED INSIDE 12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, COUNSELORS, TEACHERS, AND SUPPORT STAFF IN CONNECTING STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TO A COALITION OF CHAMPIONS THAT PROVIDED A VAST ARRAY OF ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND SERVICES. THE INVESTMENTS MADE BY LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND STATE CHAMPIONS YIELDED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS THAT WERE FUNNELED STRAIGHT INTO ALL THESE SCHOOLS' SITES, AND DIRECTLY INTO THE ECONOMIES OF THE FAMILIES WHO BENEFITTED FROM THE SERVICES. DISTRICTS UNDERSTAND THAT BY PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF WHATCOM-SKAGIT TEACHERS CAN FOCUS ON TEACHING AND STUDENTS CAN FOCUS ON LEARNING AS THE SCHOOL CREATES A JOYFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERY CHILD'S READINESS TO LEARN IS SUSTAINED OR AMPLIFIED BY A NETWORK OF CARING ADULTS WHO WILL IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS THEIR NEEDS ALONG THE WAY TO HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND BEYOND. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990: THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (BOARD PRESIDENT, TREASURER, TWO BOARD MEMBERS, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR) REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE RETURN BEFORE IT WAS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION: GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.