2024-05-15T13:14:24-05:00 2023-06-30 930900579 MCDONALD JACOBS PC 121 SW SALMON ST STE 1100 PORTLAND OR 97204 990 2022-07-01 460987167 KAIROSPDX KAIR 5035679820 PO BOX 12190 PORTLAND OR 97212 MARSHA WILLIAMS CEO 5035679820 2024-05-14 1 MARSHA WILLIAMS 999009999 0 SANG AHN P00540880 5032270581 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z MARSHA WILLIAMS PO BOX 12190 PORTLAND OR 97212 5379867 0 X WWW.KAIROSPDX.COM X 2012 OR THE MISSION OF KAIROSPDX IS TO ELIMINATE THE PROLIFIC RACIAL ACHIEVEMENT AND OPPORTUNITY GAPS BY CULTIVATING CONFIDENT, CREATIVE, COMPASSIONATE LEADERS WHO EXCEED EXPECTATIONS AT EACH DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONE 0-10. 17 15 52 260 0 0 5706707 5316888 38870 52126 3961 10853 -34661 0 5714877 5379867 0 0 0 0 3552553 4508793 0 0 198936 929044 1489054 4481597 5997847 1233280 -617980 7254271 7267445 2779706 3410860 4474565 3856585 X KAIROSPDX'S SINGULARLY FOCUSED MISSION IS TO CLOSE THE RACIAL ACHIEVEMENT AND OPPORTUNITY GAPS BY CULTIVATING CONFIDENT, CREATIVE, COMPASSIONATE LEADERS EXCEEDING ACADEMIC STANDARDS AT EACH DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONE FROM AGES 0-10. 0 0 4646225 52126 KAIROSPDX LEARNING ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL:FOUNDED IN 2012, KAIROSPDX IS AN EDUCATION NONPROFIT FOCUSED ON TRANSFORMING EDUCATION THROUGH A FRAMEWORK BUILT ON LOVE AND INCLUSION THAT ELEVATES THE VOICES OF HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED CHILDREN, THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE KAIROSPDX LEARNING ACADEMY OPENED IN THE FALL OF 2014 AND HAS SINCE SERVED HUNDREDS OF YOUNG LEADERS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH A MODEL THAT IS BOTH INTELLECTUALLY RIGOROUS AND HEALING-CENTERED. THE KAIROSPDX LEARNING ACADEMY, A PORTLAND PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, IS OUR LARGEST PROGRAM TO DATE. THE LEARNING ACADEMY OPENED ITS DOORS IN AUGUST 2014 WITH 43 STUDENTS AND ENDED OUR 8TH SCHOOL YEAR IN JUNE 2023 WITH 257 KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 5TH GRADE STUDENTS. IN THE 2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR, 78% OF OUR STUDENTS WERE CHILDREN OF COLOR AND THE MAJORITY IDENTIFIED AS BLACK.THE MISSION OF KAIROSPDX IS TO ELIMINATE PROLIFIC RACIAL ACHIEVEMENT AND OPPORTUNITY GAPS BY CULTIVATING CONFIDENT, CREATIVE, COMPASSIONATE LEADERS. KAIROSPDX WAS CREATED TO ADDRESS BOTH THE REGION'S AND THE STATE'S PROLIFIC RACIAL ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND OPPORTUNITY GAPS, PARTICULARLY AS THEY PERTAIN TO BLACK YOUTH. IT SERVES AS A RESPONSE TO THE DEARTH OF INNOVATIVE AND EFFECTIVE EDUCATION MODELS THAT MOVE THE NEEDLE FOR BLACK CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. WE TAKE A MULTI-GENERATIONAL, MULTICULTURAL, AND RESILIENCY-BASED APPROACH TO OUR PROGRAMMING, PROVIDING WRAP-AROUND SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN BOTH THE SCHOOL SETTING AND AT HOME.WE ARE INTENTIONAL ABOUT FAMILY PROGRAMMING AND BELIEVE THAT FAMILIES ARE THEIR CHILDREN'S FIRST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL TEACHERS. WE KNOW THAT CHILDREN MUST BE UNDERSTOOD AND NURTURED IN THE CONTEXT OF THEIR FAMILIES, AND HAVE THUS PLACED FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AT THE CENTER OF OUR WORK. WE REFER TO OUR STUDENTS AS "LEADERS," ARTICULATING OUR BELIEF IN THEIR CAPACITY FOR COMPETENCE, CREATIVITY AND COMPASSION. THE CULMINATION OF THIS WORK IS THE CREATION OF A NEW NARRATIVE AROUND CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF COLOR THAT PLACES STRENGTH, EXCELLENCE AND ACHIEVEMENT AT THE FORE.PARTNERSHIPS:KAIROSPDX COLLABORATES WITH SEVERAL OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, AND WE CONSIDER OURSELVES AN ORGANIZATION FOR THE COMMUNITY AND BY THE COMMUNITY. WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE BLACK STUDENT SUCCESS NETWORK, AS WELL AS THE COALITION OF COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, AND WE SEE OUR PARTNERS WITHIN THESE GROUPS AS ALLIES IN OUR WORK. WE ALSO HAVE A NUMBER OF KEY RELATIONSHIPS WITH BUSINESS PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT INCREASE OUR FOOTPRINT IN THE COMMUNITY AND ENRICH OUR PROGRAMS.OUR STUDENTS ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR TARGETED LEARNING AND ENRICHMENT SERVICES THAT ALLOW THEM TO EXPLORE THEIR PASSIONS THROUGH A BROAD RANGE OF HANDS-ON LEARNING ACTIVITIES AROUND ART, FILMMAKING, SPORTS, AND STEM. SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY ACTION SESSION PARTNERS INCLUDE VIBE OF PORTLAND, WORLD STAGE THEATRE, MESO, PARKOUR VISION, AND AIRWAY SCIENCE FOR KIDS. WE CONTINUE TO HAVE SERVICES DELIVERED BY SELF ENHANCEMENT INC. (SEI), AS A SCHOOLS UNITING NEIGHBORHOODS (SUN) SCHOOLS OFFER AN EXTENDED SCHOOL DAY TO HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED YOUTH AND A NETWORK OF RECREATION AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMING, HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, PARENT AND ADULT EDUCATION, CULTURAL EVENTS AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT.OUR KAIROSPDX FAMILY COUNCIL (KFC) CONTINUES TO HOLD MONTHLY MEETINGS AS A VENUE FOR FAMILIES TO WORK TO STRENGTHEN THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT EQUITABLE EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS. FAMILIES ARE INVITED TO JOIN AND CONTRIBUTE THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILLS TO SUPPORT THE LEARNING COMMUNITY. KFC IS ALSO INVOLVED IN PROVIDING FEEDBACK TO THE MULTNOMAH COUNTY PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL (PAC), A STEERING COMMITTEE OF PARENT VOICES IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD POLICY.AN HBCU IS A HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY ESTABLISHED PRIOR TO 1964 WHOSE PRINCIPAL MISSION WASAND ISTHE EDUCATION OF BLACK AMERICANS. WE HAVE INTENTIONALLY NAMED OUR CLASSROOMS IN HONOR OF SOME OF THESE AMAZING INSTITUTIONS. PARTNERING WITH HBCUS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, SCHOLARLY GROWTH, AND A SENSE OF COMMUNITY FOR BLACK STUDENTS. HBCU GRADUATES ARE BARRIER-BREAKING PUBLIC SERVANTS, SCIENTISTS, ARTISTS, LAWYERS, ENGINEERS, EDUCATORS, BUSINESS OWNERS, AND LEADERS. FOR GENERATIONS HBCUS HAVE BEEN ADVANCING INTERGENERATIONAL ECONOMIC MOBILITY FOR BLACK FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES, DEVELOPING VITAL ACADEMIC RESEARCH, AND MAKING OUR COUNTRY MORE PROSPEROUS AND EQUITABLE. LIKE KAIROSPDX, HBCUS CENTER BLACK EXCELLENCE AND WORK TO CHANGE THE NARRATIVE AROUND CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF COLOR BY PLACING STRENGTH, EXCELLENCE AND ACHIEVEMENT AT THE FORE. WE STARTED HAVING SPECIAL SCHOOL WIDE HBCU ASSEMBLIES TO BRING IN ALUMNI AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THESE INSTITUTIONS. IN 2022, KAIROSPDX PROUDLY CELEBRATED A DECADE OF TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATION. THIS MILESTONE YEAR WAS MARKED BY SEVERAL HIGHLIGHTS, INCLUDING OUR 10-YEAR BIRTHDAY BASH, OUR INAUGURAL PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HISTORIC MISSISSIPPI BUSINESS ASSOCIATION FOR OUR BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING FUNDRAISER, THE LAUNCH OF OUR FIRST ANNUAL HEART & SOLE FUN RUN, AND THE SUCCESS OF OUR 10TH ANNUAL SPREAD THE LOVE GALA. THESE EVENTS, SUPPORTED BY NUMEROUS LOCAL BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, NOT ONLY COMMEMORATED OUR PAST ACHIEVEMENTS BUT ALSO PROPELLED US INTO ANOTHER DECADE OF EMPOWERING AND ELEVATING THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. WE WERE PROUD TO HAVE HAD THE SUPPORT OF THE PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS FOR A SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY DAMIAN LILLARD AT OUR BIRTHDAY BASH. SOME OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS INCLUDE CHARTER SCHOOL CAPITAL, TILLAMOOK, ONPOINT COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION, AND METRO TO NAME A FEW. OUR SPREAD THE LOVE GALA WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY COLAS CONSTRUCTION AND RAIMORE CONSTRUCTION. 399895 PRE SCHOOL:KAIROSPDX'S SUCCESSFUL POLICY ADVOCACY FOR PRESCHOOL FOR ALL LED TO THE LAUNCH OF THE KAIROSPDX EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY IN FALL 2022. THE SPELMAN COLLEGE JAGUAR CLASSROOM SERVES AS A PILOT SITE FOR MULTNOMAH COUNTY'S UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL INITIATIVE AND IS OFFERED AT NO COST TO FAMILIES WITH 14 STUDENTS 71% OF WHOM IDENTIFY AS BLACK. DESIGNED TO AFFIRM AND CELEBRATE BLACK IDENTITY IN YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, THE KAIROSPDX EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY IS A NATURAL EXTENSION OF OUR K-5 PROGRAMMING. LIKE ALL OUR WORK, IT IS GROUNDED IN THE BELIEF THAT CULTURALLY-SPECIFIC LEARNING EXPERIENCES EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN CREATING THEIR OWN LIVES AND TO CONTRIBUTE FULLY TO THE QUALITY OF THE WORLD AROUND THEM. THIS CLASSROOM EXPANDS UPON OUR ALREADY EXISTING EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMMING THAT INCLUDES OUR KINDER COLLEGE AND OMSI PLAY LAB EXPERIENCES FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AGES 0-6. POLICY IMPACTS:IN THE 2023 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, KAIROSPDX CONTINUED COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO PROMOTE POLICY THAT PROTECTS AND SUPPORTS BLACK CHILDREN, AND THE LARGER COMMUNITY. WE HAVE CONTINUED ADVOCACY TO SUPPORT POLICIES THAT PROMOTE THE EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS AND WELL-BEING OF BLACK CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AS MOST EVIDENCED BY OUR PARTICIPATION IN THE BLACK STUDENT SUCCESS STEERING COMMITTEE IN OREGON, OREGON PARTNERS FOR EDUCATION JUSTICE, THE EARLY LEARNING EQUITY COLLABORATIVE, AS WELL AS AFRICAN AMERICAN/BLACK STUDENT SUCCESS ADVISORY GROUP.1. SUCCESSFULLY OPENED ONE OF THE FIRST REGION WIDE PRESCHOOL FOR ALL PILOT SITES THROUGH AN EFFORT THAT PROVIDES QUALITY EARLY LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR EVERYONE IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY. 2. CONTINUED INVOLVEMENT IN BLACK STUDENT SUCCESS NETWORK AND DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGY TO INCREASE POLICY IMPACTS THROUGH THE NETWORK. 3. KAIROSPDX CONTINUES TO BE A KEY VISIONARY AND ADVOCATE FOR THE CENTER FOR BLACK STUDENT EXCELLENCE, A GEOGRAPHICAL COMMUNITY AND CULTURALLY-AFFIRMING APPROACH THAT WILL ADVANCE BLACK STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS USING STRATEGIES THAT ARE CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, COMMUNITY-DEVELOPED, AND CENTER THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF BLACK FAMILIES. THIS YEAR MARKED THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING ARM, THE KAIROSPDX TRAINING ACADEMY, WHICH FOCUSES ON ADULT LEARNERS FROM DISTRICTS AND BUSINESSES TO CHANGE THE NARRATIVE OF EQUITY IN THE WORKPLACE AND CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION USING THE KAIROSPDX LOVE FRAMEWORK. THE WORK OF OUR TRAINING ACADEMY FOCUSES ON THE REHUMANIZATION OF EDUCATION AND PROVIDES STRATEGIES AND TOOLS FOR DISTRICT LEADS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND EDUCATORS TO DIVE INTO ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND CULTURE WITHIN THE DISTRICT AND SCHOOLS. IN ADDITION TO THE ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING SERVING OUR KAIROSPDX COMMUNITY, WE PROVIDED AN ADDITIONAL FIVE SESSION SERIES ON REHUMANIZATION OF EDUCATION: EMPOWERED EDUCATION. 5046120 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 26 0 1 52 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 OR X MARSHA WILLIAMS 5035679820 4915 N GANTENBEIN AVE PORTLAND OR 97217 MARSHA WILLIAMS CEO, BOARD MEMBER 55.00 X X 166251 0 4909 ZALIKA GARDNER CECO, BOARD MEMBER 45.00 X X 143938 0 8514 KALI LADD BOARD MEMBER 20.00 X 0 0 0 STUART ELLIS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TYRONE FOSTER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 TIFFANI PENSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVE ANDERSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS NELSON BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 BROOKE BROWNLEE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ASHLEY CLINKSCALE BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 MARK WASHINGTON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA NAITO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIRA CADOR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOMONIQUE DEBNAM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIRON WASHINGTON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAAREN HELKES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAKE KINDRACHUK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 310189 0 13423 2 0 1 0 GERALD BRANDON PO BOX 11273 PORTLAND OR 97211 JANITORIAL 141130 MOTUS RECRUITING & STAFFING INC 6650 SW REDWOOD LANE SUITE 355 TIGARD OR 97224 STAFFING 126938 ESS WEST LLC PO BOX 676134 DALLAS TX 75267 STAFFING 122591 3 2653653 2663235 53778 5316888 LEARNING ACADEMY 611600 52126 52126 52126 10853 10853 5379867 52126 0 10853 334878 291311 43567 3077065 2666998 410067 625642 538797 86845 173183 160433 12750 298025 264664 33361 43476 43476 19661 1309 18352 338995 115821 48038 175136 17382 13347 3600 435 153382 124213 11263 17906 106694 100823 5871 323167 305894 17273 419 16 403 31040 23028 3497 4515 53838 53838 21038 8961 12077 SCHOOL SUPPLIES 213771 210625 2351 795 PURCHASED SERVICES 150800 150800 15391 15242 149 5997847 5046120 752791 198936 50272 30942 4608610 3950222 900096 1232563 664 393206 104845 224688 288361 1469941 1765357 7254271 7267445 393747 530902 2385959 2879958 2779706 3410860 X 3775410 3652906 699155 203679 4474565 3856585 7254271 7267445 -617980 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 117512 117512 222744 83517 139227 52950 21328 31622 288361 NET PENSION RELATED DEFERRAL 1765357 1765357 NET PENSION LIABILITY 2274468 NET PENSION RELATED DEFERRAL 605490 2879958 X 5391042 11175 11175 5379867 0 5379867 6009022 11175 11175 5997847 0 5997847 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE PROVISION OF FASB ASC TOPIC 740 OF ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO COMPLY WITH PROVISIONS OF THIS TOPIC. 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 INCLUDED IN APPLICATION AND ENROLLMENT MATERIALS, AND FAMILY HANDBOOK. SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 4 WE ARE A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL WE DO NOT CHARGE TUITION AND WE DO NOT OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6 GOVERNMENT GRANTS AND STATE SCHOOL FUND X X X X X X 1 ARTISAN AUCTIONS 9498 SW BARBUR BLVD STE 302 PORTLAND OR 97219 EVENT PLANNING AND CONSULTING 0 0 10000 -10000 MEYERPRO 3123 NW INDUSTRIAL ST PORTLAND OR 97210 EVENT PLANNING AND CONSULTING 0 0 13114 -13114 LEVY CATERING 980 N MICHIGAN AVE CHICAGO IL 60611 EVENT PLANNING AND CONSULTING 0 0 45028 -45028 TAVIA BERRIGAN - PROSE AND VERSE PO BOX 12190 PORTLAND OR 97212 EVENT PLANNING AND CONSULTING 0 0 6668 -6668 CLARK 7 PARKER LLC PO BOX 12190 PORTLAND OR 97212 EVENT PLANNING AND CONSULTING 0 0 100000 -100000 174810 -174810 OR SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2B, COLUMN (V) WE MADE PAYMENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISING SERVICES. AGREMEENTS DO NOT INCLUDE EXPENSE PAYEMNTS. 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DESKS - OFFICE/STUDENT - CHAIRS, COMPUTERS & TV, NUMBER OF ITEMS CONTRIBUTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WILL BE SENT TO EACH BOARD MEMBER PRIOR TO FILING AND QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR ANY CONCERNS CAN BE ADDRESSED PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C UNDER THE POLICY ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES ARE COVERED. WE REVIEW TO DETERMINE AND ADDRESS ANY CONFLICT THAT EXIST ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PROCESS INVOLVED INDEPENDENT PERSONS, REVIEWING COMPARABLE DATA TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION WHICH WAS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.