2025-05-13T18:50:15-05:00 2024-06-30 953001179 WINDES INC PO POX 87 LONG BEACH CA 908010087 990 2023-07-01 954818894 FAMILIES IN SCHOOLS FAMI 2132013900 1541 WILSHIRE BLVD 430 LOS ANGELES CA 90017 YOLIE FLORES CEO 2132013900 2025-05-13 1 1 ELEANOR A LIVINGSTON CPA MST P00226461 9498529433 2025-05-09 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z YOLIE FLORES 1541 WILSHIRE BLVD 430 LOS ANGELES CA 90017 3381980 0 X WWW.FAMILIESINSCHOOLS.ORG X 2000 CA OUR MISSION IS TO ENSURE STUDENT SUCCESS BY BUILDING AUTHENTIC PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN FAMILIES, EDUCATORS, AND SYSTEMS, THROUGH PARENT-LED ADVOCACY. 8 8 29 8 0 0 1000162 2997988 300064 319785 14793 41138 22620 23069 1337639 3381980 0 0 0 0 797098 1029532 0 0 216364 420603 863073 1217701 1892605 119938 1489375 2568725 4031293 253547 213962 2315178 3817331 X TO ENSURE STUDENT SUCCESS BY BUILDING AUTHENTIC PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN FAMILIES, EDUCATORS, AND SYSTEM LEADERS, AND THROUGH PARENT-LED ADVOCACY. 0 0 535250 319785 TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDINGAS PART OF THE CALIFORNIA ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE (CEI), FAMILIES IN SCHOOLS WORKED WITH 23 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, ENGAGING OVER 400 EDUCATORS AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA IN LEARNING SESSIONS THAT CENTERED AUTHENTIC AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PRACTICES. ADDITIONALLY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GEAR UP 4 LA, WE ENGAGED OVER 250 FAMILIES IN A TRANSITION TO COLLEGE WORKSHOP AT THE GU4LA CONFERENCE, EQUIPPING FAMILIES WITH TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THEIR STUDENTS AS THEY TRANSITION FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE. FURTHER, WE ENGAGED OVER 80 FAMILIES AND STUDENTS IN MULTIPLE ONLINE WORKSHOPS CENTERED ON THE TRANSITION TO COLLEGE CURRICULUM. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOL2HOME, FIS PROVIDED TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO TWO SCHOOLS IN THE MONTEBELLO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THREE SCHOOLS IN THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. WITH MORE THAN 150 FAMILIES PARTICIPATING, THIS INITIATIVE EMPOWERED FAMILIES WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS NEEDED TO SUPPORT THEIR STUDENTS' DIGITAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES, ENHANCE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, AND CONTRIBUTE TO CLOSING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE. 483244 ADVOCACY FAMILIES IN SCHOOLS LAUNCHED READ LA! A CAMPAIGN TO ADDRESS THE LITERACY CRISIS IN LOS ANGELES AND CALIFORNIA. AS PART OF THE CAMPAIGN, FIS FORMED THE READ LA! COALITION, WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER A NETWORK OF ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING LITERACY IN LOS ANGELES; LAUNCHED THE LITERACY AMBASSADORS PROGRAM, EMPOWERING COMMUNITY LEADERS TO CHAMPION LITERACY ADVOCACY; AND BEGAN DEVELOPMENT OF THE EARLY LITERACY INTERACTIVE APP, A CURATED RESOURCE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT EDUCATORS AND FAMILIES. FURTHER, FAMILIES IN SCHOOLS RELEASED ITS FIRST LITERACY REPORT THE LITERACY CRISIS IN LOS ANGELES AND BEYOND TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE EARLY LITERACY CRISIS AND MOBILIZE ACTION AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL. 376996 ELEVATING FAMILY AND COMMUNITY VOICE FAMILIES IN SCHOOLS ENTERED ITS FIFTH YEAR AS CO-LEAD OF CEI, A STATEWIDE EFFORT TO SUPPORT SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN IMPLEMENTING HIGH-IMPACT COMMUNITY AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES. AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, FIS LAUNCHED READ LA! A CAMPAIGN TO ENSURE THAT LOS ANGELES STUDENTS CAN READ AND THRIVE. AS PART OF ITS LAUNCH, FIS PARTNERED WITH THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TO HOST COMMUNITY LEARNING SESSIONS ACROSS THE REGION, EQUIPPING HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES WITH KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES ABOUT HOW CHILDREN LEARN TO READ SO THAT THEY CAN SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN AT HOME AND HAVE THE NECESSARY TOOLS AND INFORMATION TO ADVOCATE FOR THEM AT SCHOOL. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH OUR SCHOOL2HOME PARTNERSHIP, WE HELPED TITLE I MIDDLE SCHOOLS INTEGRATE TECHNOLOGY INTO TEACHING AND LEARNING AND BUILT CAPACITY AROUND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT. 1395490 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 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 1 11 0 1 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X JOSHUA LOWE 2132013901 1541 WILSHIRE BLVD 430 LOS ANGELES CA 90017 TOMMY CHANG BOARD CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 VIRGIL ROBERTS TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MIKE MOULTRIE SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MANNY ACEVES BOARD OF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEIMEE ESTRADA-MILLER BOARD OF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NADIA DIAZ FUNN BOARD OF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JORGE GARRIDO BOARD OF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEJANDRO ROMERO BOARD OF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 YOLIE FLORES CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & PRESIDENT 80.00 X 230257 0 8245 230257 0 8245 1 0 1 0 BRYSON GILLETTE LLC 10 E YANONALI STREET SANTA BARBARA CA 93101 BRANDING AND WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT 100500 1 439654 2558334 2997988 PROGRAM FEES 611710 319785 319785 319785 41138 41138 23069 0 23069 23069 23069 3381980 319785 0 64207 X 238400 47680 95360 95360 626924 549631 50271 27022 50681 35856 8631 6194 50188 36312 8183 5693 63339 42878 11662 8799 79066 54556 13441 11069 409204 352817 31059 25328 99051 66497 20680 11874 152665 105557 25825 21283 40925 40925 43898 38154 5591 153 6891 5270 405 1216 11572 7522 2314 1736 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 7781 2316 5465 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 7511 5064 1810 637 INSTRUCTION MATERIALS 4509 4455 54 1892605 1395490 280751 216364 1416352 864345 458138 1298815 344254 1424616 7749 7768 122898 115567 15440 7331 47874 249603 104945 112030 173973 66785 2568725 4031293 89599 158444 163948 55518 253547 213962 X 2115178 2779831 200000 1037500 2315178 3817331 2568725 4031293 1489375 12778 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2396833 1116709 1176080 1000162 2997988 8687772 2396833 1116709 1176080 1000162 2997988 8687772 1672180 7015592 244 18886 19007 34170 64207 136514 102407 102407 22812 3163 5100 3243 34318 8961011 2310612 0.78290 0.79830 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 22,812. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 3,163. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 5,100. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 3,243. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 1612260 1612260 230613 57653 0 0 219352 235348 178454 230613 863767 1295651 54838 58837 44614 57653 215942 323913 122898 115567 7331 7331 OPERATING LEASE 55518 55518 X 3394758 12778 12778 3381980 0 3381980 1892605 0 1892605 0 1892605 PART X, LINE 2: FIN 48: THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT BENEFIT OF TAX POSITIONS, SUCH AS THE FILING STATUS OF TAX-EXEMPT, ONLY AFTER DETERMINING THAT THE RELEVANT TAX AUTHORITY WOULD MORE LIKELY THAN NOT SUSTAIN THE POSITION FOLLOWING AN AUDIT. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO POTENTIAL INCOME TAX AUDITS ON OPEN TAX YEARS BY ANY TAXING JURISDICTION IN WHICH IT OPERATES. THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR FEDERAL AND CALIFORNIA PURPOSES IS GENERALLY THREE AND FOUR YEARS, RESPECTIVELY. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 YOLIE FLORES CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & PRESIDENT 230257 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8245 0 238502 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS CAREFULLY REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER, THEN PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED AND SIGNED, ANNUALLY, BY EACH BOARD MEMBER. EACH EMPLOYEE ALSO SIGNS AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE POLICY AT HIRING AND ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. ALL CONFLICTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE DISCLOSED. ANY DIRECTOR OR EMPLOYEE WITH A CONFLICT IS EXPECTED TO ABSTAIN FROM DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON THAT ISSUE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S TOP MANAGEMENT AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDES A REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD ANNUALLY AND REVIEW OF COMPARABLE DATA WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OF COMPARABLE SIZE. THE DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 352,817. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 31,059. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 25,328. TOTAL EXPENSES 409,204.