2024-10-11T19:09:04-05:00 2023-12-31 Maginnis Knechtel & McIntyre LLP 300 West Colorado Blvd Pasadena CA 91105 990 2023-01-01 820576380 UNITE-LA INC % ALYSIA M BELL UNIT 2133251500 1055 WILSHIRE BLVD Suite 1750 LOS ANGELES CA 90017 ALYSIA BELL PRESIDENT 3104773924 2024-10-06 true true Linda E G Ballesteros P00366852 6264493466 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z ALYSIA BELL 1055 WILSHIRE BLVD STE 1750 LOS ANGELES CA 90017 7744593 false X www.unitela.com X 2002 CA TO ENSURE THE IMPROVEMENT OF EFFECTIVE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS IN LA. 22 22 56 206 0 7404346 7731541 0 0 4 21 0 -63760 7404350 7667802 92133 160738 0 0 4205935 4413561 0 0 362313 1530714 1860545 5828782 6434844 1575568 1232958 5576890 7191927 1194097 1576176 4382793 5615751 X UNITE-LA's mission is to advance equitable, economic mobility and well-being through collaboration that strengthens systems, policies and high-quality education and career pathways. UNITE-LA works on behalf of local youth by providing programmatic support from cradle to career; in our systems change and strategic partnerships - brokering partnerships to granting equal access and achieving systemic change; and in issues, advocacy and expertise - advocating at the local, regional, state and federal levels to building equitable, institutional frameworks serving youth and families. false false 1800974 160738 WORKFORCE PROGRAMS INCLUDING L.A. CASH FOR COLLEGE, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, WORKFORCE READY, JOB SKILLS WORKSHOPS AND WORK READINESS, MY PATHWAY TO HEALTH, STEP INTO TECH, L.A. REGIONAL CLEANTECH CAREER ACADEMY, TECH PATHWAYS ACADEMY - POWERED BY MICROSOFT, SOUTH LA SCHOLARS PLUS (HEALTH CARE CAREER PATHWAY), AND FUTURE FORWARD FORUMS: L.A. Cash for College - L.A. Cash for College (LA-CFC) provides direct support, information and resources for financial aid to students and families across Los Angeles. This is done in collaboration with a wide network of nonprofits, college access providers, high school counselors and local higher education admissions staff. Programming is year-long, with financial aid workshops and events beginning in the fall semester and concluding in the spring. L.A. Cash for College also includes our scholarship awards program, Dollars for Scholars, which continued last year with its virtual format and awarded L.A. Cash for College participants $30,000 in scholarships through the Dr. Alma Salazar and Gary Toebben Scholarship Funds. Workforce Development - For more than 25 years, UNITE-LA has led business education partnership programs to help develop a prepared, diverse, local talent pipeline. Working in collaboration with business partners, UNITE-LA leads and supports programs focused on exposing students to high-growth, high-demand career pathways, including STEAM. In 2023, UNITE-LA's workforce programs served a total of 3,566 participants with 8,126 engagements. UNITE-LA facilitated 92 internship placements and six job placements across various sectors, providing participants with invaluable networking and hands-on experience. Workforce Ready - UNITE-LA utilizes an innovative, virtual program consisting of a six-week curriculum designed to help youth develop the essential, non-technical soft skills that will promote their success in the workplace. Job Skills Workshops and Work-Readiness - Our job skills and work readiness development programming include employer-validated Job Skills Workshops and self-paced Workforce Ready programs to prepare students for the real world of work and includes topics such as creating sector-specific resumes and cover letters, job interview preparation and success, effective professional/ workplace communication, and etiquette, and how to articulate/market their interests, strengths, skills, abilities and experience. The Work Readiness Certifications follow participants' job skills and work-readiness preparation and include an employer-recognized WRC assessment to ensure students are prepared for early work experience through mock interviews with industry professionals. Employers validate student competencies demonstrated through their resume, interviewing/communication skills, and professional etiquette. Through this process, UNITE-LA cultivates students who are competitive job candidates and deemed "work ready" for entry-level internships and jobs. My Pathway to Health - creates paid opportunities for young Angelenos to succeed in allied health careers. Through career exploration, job readiness and training in a specified health pathway, future health care professionals develop real-world skills they need to succeed in high-demand, high-growth careers. Step into Tech - provides paid opportunities for system-involved individuals from 18-35 years old by connecting them to career pathways and jobs in technology through career and training exploration, job skills training, mentoring and peer-to-peer support. L.A. Regional Cleantech Career Academy - The Cleantech Academy is a 12-week paid, work-based learning program for future clean energy leaders ages 18 - 24 years old to engage in career awareness, exposure and job-readiness. The academy is focused on supporting participants with the development of real-world skills employers need and promotes access to high-growth, high-wage career pathways, internships and jobs in the green economy. Tech Pathways Academy - powered by Microsoft - Through an 8.5 week after-school, virtual, work-based learning program focused on AI, Cybersecurity, Product Management and Software Development, high school students engage with tech professionals from diverse tech sectors to develop essential and technical skills and to learn about emerging career pathways in technology. South LA Scholars Plus (Health Care Career Pathway) - South LA Scholars Plus (SLAS+) supports underrepresented individuals (ages 16+) in pursuing careers in health fields such as allied health care, mental health, biotech and professional pathways in health care. The programming includes WBL opportunities focused on career panels, presentations by health care professionals, career fairs, work site visits and paid work experience. Future Forward Forums - Future Forward Forums (FFFs) are held quarterly in partnership with leading industry partners and focused on introducing participants (ages 16+) to high mobility careers. Through our partnerships with leading HR and industry professionals in cleantech, health care and technology, these forums highlight available career pathways and internship programs in high growth fields, as well as insights and guidance into the application process for early work experience. 1972061 Systems Changes including L.A. Compact, K-16 Collaborative, and LA-DEAL: L.A. Compact - Since 2008, UNITE-LA has convened the L.A. Compact, a bold commitment to close the education and workforce gaps caused by systemic inequities and racism. Recognizing that no single institution alone can solve our most pressing, complex education and workforce challenges, the L.A. Compact brings together the region's most prominent leaders to collectively lead transformative change. Our unique role as an intermediary allows us to build consensus among diverse stakeholders through collaborative strategies, creating more sustainable and scalable education and workforce solutions. K-16 Collaborative - The L.A. Region K-16 Collaborative is a collective effort to close racial and gender attainment gaps in postsecondary education and employment in L.A. County, starting with a focus on streamlined pathways to health care, engineering and computer science careers. Following a state grant award last August to launch the Collaborative, UNITE-LA is working with West Ed and a stewardship group of cross-sector partners to guide a sub-grant award process that is allocating $13.9 million across five sub-regions of L.A. County. These regional partnerships will coalesce K-12, higher ed, workforce and community partners around a shared plan to accelerate degree attainment in high-growth fields for students of color. LA-DEAL - The Los Angeles Digital Equity Action League (LA DEAL), the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) designated Regional Broadband Consortium for L.A. County, is committed to eliminating the digital divide by addressing the related challenges. LA DEAL is a collaborative, community-driven consortium working to assess and tackle broadband gaps that exist in communities across L.A. County. 842322 PUBLIC POLICY: The Policy team at UNITE-LA makes sure our local and state leaders prioritize the needs of the unserved and underserved and do so by continuing long-standing and building new partnerships with business organizations to mobilize private sector leaders on critical issues impacting the wellbeing of the communities where they conduct business. Policy works around topics such as early childcare and education, immigration, opportunity youth and many others to ensure business leaders are not only aware but also can also be part of the solution to key, societal issues so that all youth have an opportunity to succeed in life. UNITE-LA's policy agenda, entitled "A Coordinated System from Cradle to Career in California," can be found here: https://www.unitela.com/2022-policy-agenda. 862681 5478038 true true false true false false false false false false true false false true true true true false false false false false false false true false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 123 0 true 56 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 22 22 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X X ALYSIA M BELL 2133251500 1055 WILSHIRE BLVDSUITE 1750 LOS ANGELES CA 90017 ALYSIA M BELL PRESIDENT 40.0 0.0 X 158598 0 34292 Sonia Rivera SR. VICE PRESIDENT 40.0 0.0 X 125078 0 23587 Bridget Netter SR. VICE PRESIDENT 40.0 0.0 X 117296 0 24874 Lisa Catanazarite Vice President 40.0 0.0 X 123776 0 18084 Amy Cortina SR VICE PRESIDENT 40.0 0.0 X 125993 0 13767 Carrie Lemmon Senior Vice President 40.0 0.0 X 104300 0 26957 FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ CHAIR/Director 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 ANGELICA SALAS SECRETARY/TREASURER/Director 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM ALLEN DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 ANH NGUYEN DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 MARIE CONDRON DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 DAVID CRIPPENS DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 MIKE HARRIS DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 PETER LANDSBERGER DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 DAVID RATTRAY Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL DOLPHIN DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Adriene Davis DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Efrain Escobedo vice chair/Director 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Tamika Lang DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 TRACY DENNIS DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 LENNETTE LEE DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 PORSHA CADDELL DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 ALBERTO CARVALHO DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 LARRY THOMPSON DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Kerry Franco Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 MIchael Olenick Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Lisa Salazar Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Sanford Williams Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Bill Covino Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Eric Garcetti Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Manuel Pastor Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Denita Willoughby Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 755041 0 141561 6 false true false 0 162117 2658458 4910966 7731541 0 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 13031 162117 76791 -63760 -63760 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7667802 -63739 X 8540 8540 152198 152198 0 0 192891 161893 19463 11535 0 3527631 2960741 355938 210952 88830 74555 8963 5312 274935 230753 27741 16441 329274 276359 33224 19691 0 0 28723 28723 0 0 0 1059303 1004921 11912 42470 3488 3488 63310 50260 9136 3914 81043 71318 8104 1621 0 204489 158569 34260 11660 84161 68940 8550 6671 0 101004 70439 11268 19297 0 0 32852 27596 3285 1971 26905 13760 12165 980 STUDENTS TRANSPORTATION 5965 5965 SUPPLIES 57633 45686 7089 4858 MEMBERSHIP DUES 15245 14000 698 547 OTHER 61022 46197 11102 3723 35402 31860 2872 670 6434844 5478038 594493 362313 X 2475707 3453518 0 0 0 0 2277261 3095755 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28974 26508 343813 163202 213464 180611 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 581484 435535 5576890 7191927 568800 554163 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 500000 0 0 625297 522013 1194097 1576176 X 1363006 1516072 3019787 4099679 4382793 5615751 5576890 7191927 1232958 X false true X true false X 2727146 5129996 6303345 7404346 7731541 29296374 0 0 2727146 5129996 6303345 7404346 7731541 29296374 6801457 22494917 60 25 5 4 21 115 0 0 29296489 13154 0.76784 0.79677 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 18149 18149 6416695 6434844 471742 117936 352349 365610 441439 471742 1631140 2446710 36699 43688 16127 18149 114663 88087 91403 110360 117936 407786 611679 72513 32289 40224 271300 130913 140387 180611 RIGHT OF USE - OPERATING LEASE 435535 435535 0 AGENCY TRANSACTIONS LIABILITIES 77157 LEASE LIABILITY - OPERATING LEASE 444856 522013 X 7744657 7744657 -76855 -76855 7667802 6511699 76855 76855 6434844 6434844 SCHEDULE D PART X LINE 2 The Organization is exempt from income taxes under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3) and California Revenue and Taxation Code 23701(d). The Organization recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position if it is more-likely-than-not to be sustained on examination by taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The amount of unrecognized tax benefits is adjusted as appropriate for changes in facts and circumstances, such as significant amendments to existing tax law, new regulations or interpretations by the taxing authorities, new information obtained during a tax examination, or resolution of an examination. No open tax years are currently under examination. SCHEDULE D PART XI, LINE 4B REFUND OF BANK FEES ASSESSED IN ERROR $64 DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES $76,791 -------------------------------------------------- TOTAL $76,855 SCHEDULE D PART XII, LINE 2D REFUND OF BANK FEES ASSESSED IN ERROR $64 DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES $76,791 -------------------------------------------------- TOTAL $76,855 25th Anniv.Symp 175147 162117 13030 51500 64 25226 0 175147 162117 13030 51500 64 25226 76790 -63760 true Columbia University 615 WEST 131ST STREET MC 874 NEW YORK NY 100277922 135598093 501(c)(3) 6540 general support 1 0 SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS 146 152198 Sch I Part I line 2 The goal of the grants reported in Part III of this schedule are to 1) Increase awareness, interest, knowledge, motivation, aptitude, and confidence among prioritized individuals in pursuing STEAM careers; 2) Program participants acquire in-demand STEAM-specific human and social capital; 3) Secure job placements with at least 40% of participants; 4) 90-day job retention with at least 50% of participants; and 5) Establish deeper relationships with industry partners and cultivate STEAM employer advocates to advance work-based-learning (WBL) and more inclusive hiring of prioritized populations. UNITE-LA's approach addresses challenges on the demand and supply sides of the labor market to better understand and address disparities/barriers to hiring and retaining prioritized populations. UNITE-LA's strategy for improving demand-side conditions for greater inclusion of populations with career barriers includes one-on-one conversations, focus groups, interviews, surveys, and employer accelerator programs that help employers assess their DEI practices and policies and establish actionable plans for more inclusive and equitable reforms. Employers will ascertain findings from these experiences by participating in WBLs and getting proximate to project participants. UNITE-LA's strategy for increasing employment opportunities for prioritized populations includes working across CBOs, certificate and degree programs, and employers to develop career pathway programming that includes contextualized curricula, a continuum of project/WBL experiences, soft skills development, mentoring, peer-to-peer support, wraparound support, and job placement conducive to the unique circumstances and talents of Opportunity Youth (OY), System-Involved Individuals (SIIs), and economically disadvantaged young people. In addition to sourcing talent, the WDB will work with partnering AJCCs to ensure project participants are connected to appropriate wraparound services to ensure pathway completion. X X X false false false false false false false false false ALYSIA M BELL PRESIDENT 148598 10000 22138 12154 192890 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D, OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: UNITE-LA's systems change, policy and programmatic efforts are bolstered by strategic partnerships with NBC-ACCE and Educare. NBC-ACCE - The partnership between the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives Foundation (ACCE-F) and UNITE-LA leverages ACCE's powerful network of 1,600 member chambers of commerce and other business organizations, which represent about 1.2 million organizations that employ approximately 70 million people, with UNITE-LA's capacity and expertise in strengthening cradle-to-career education and workforce development systems, policies and programs. Educare - Educare Los Angeles at Long Beach, of which UNITE-LA is an Advisory Board Member, was formed through a public-private partnership among organizations committed to ensuring all children receive high-quality care and education from the moment they are born to the day they enter kindergarten. Educare Los Angeles at Long Beach works to increase access to high-quality early learning across southern California. The school is a hub for modeling how early learning programs can provide quality early childhood education, partner with families, and advocate for education practice and policy. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B: A DRAFT OF THE 990 RETURN IS PRESENTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED. ONCE THE RETURN IS REVIEWED, A DRAFT OF THE RETURN WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE ENTIRE BOARD PRIOR TO THE RETURN BEING FILED. 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ARE AVAILABLE UPON REASONABLE REQUEST. FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:CONSULTING FEES TOTAL FEES:814974 FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:IT-WEB DESIGNER TOTAL FEES:38532 FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:OTHER OUTSIDE SERVICES TOTAL FEES:205797