2017-11-15T18:16:26-06:00 2016-12-31 463670776 NKSFB LLC 10960 WILSHIRE BL 5TH FL LOS ANGELES CA 90024 990 2016-01-01 264324338 MIKEROWEWORKS FOUNDATION MIKE 3102774657 10960 WILSHIRE BLVD 5TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES CA 90024 LAURA DIMAGGIO PRESIDENT 3102774657 2017-11-15 1 LAURA DIMAGGIO P00995016 3102774657 64.80.159.66 2017-11-15 16:16:13 PS P 4C09AC1B649B82B38C717CF4AF37131ECFFA5341 06DAB209C4594DC92985643DCC1C835B3E4574CA 2016 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z MICHAEL G ROWE 10960 WILSHIRE BLVD 5TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES CA 90024 1227523 0 X MIKEROWEWORKS.COM X 2008 CA THE FOUNDATION WHICH MAKES CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS FOR SKILLED TRADES. 3 3 1 0 5467 4467 600090 1206903 0 0 0 95 63808 19536 663898 1226534 537750 499119 0 0 58877 55803 0 0 50914 305990 226603 902617 781525 -238719 445009 556793 991610 10720 528 546073 991082 X SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 20000 20000 CONTRIBUTION TO PROJECT JUMPSTART FOR A GROUP OF BALTIMORE BUILDERS WHO WERE DESPERATE TO HIRE BUT UNABLE TO FIND SKILLED TRADESPEOPLE. PROJECT JUMPSTART HELPS SUBSIDIZE A PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM THAT IDENTIFIES AND QUALIFIES NEW POTENTIAL HIRES. 8000 8000 GRANTS TO NATIONAL FFA ORGANIZATION FOR THE SUPERVISED AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE GRANT WHICH PROVIDES STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER MULTIPLE CAREERS AND OCCUPATIONS, LEARN EXPECTED WORKPLACE BEHAVIOR, DEVELOP SPECIFIC SKILLS WITHIN AN INDUSTRY, AND APPLY ACADEMIC AND OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS IN THE WORKPLACE OR A SIMULATED WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT. 471119 471119 SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS TO PURSUE THEIR EDUCATION IN THE SKILLED TRADES. MRWF MADE A GRANT OF $471,119 TO SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA WHICH HELPS PAY TUITION FOR THE SELECTED STUDENTS. 92941 THE FOUNDATION CONTINUALLY EXPANDS AND MAINTAINS ITS WEBSITE INCLUDING THE TRADE RESOURCE CENTER ("TRC") WHICH IS A ROBUST ONLINE DATABASE CONTAINING INFORMATION ON VARIOUS ASSOCIATIONS, INSTITUTIONS, SCHOOLS, ORGANIZATIONS AND ANY COMPANY OR ESTABLISHMENT THAT SUPPORTS AND ENCOURAGES EDUCATION AND/OR CAREERS IN THE SKILLED TRADES. THE TRC IS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT FOR THE FOUNDATION TO CONTINUE TO FURTHER ITS REACH, BUILD ITS AUDIENCE AND INCREASE AWARENESS AROUND THE WIDENING SKILLS GAP AND THE RESULTING SIGNIFICANT ISSUES FACING THE COUNTRY. THE WEBSITE SERVES AS THE MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION VEHICLE FOR THE FOUNDATION AND IS CRITICAL IN NOT ONLY BRINGING ATTENTION TO THE SKILLS GAP PROBLEM BUT ALSO IN CONTINUING ITS FUNDRAISING EFFORTS. 92941 592060 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA X NKSFB LLC 3102774657 10960 WILSHIRE BLVD 5TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES CA 90024 X MICHAEL G ROWE CEO AND CFO 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY SULLIVAN PRESIDENT AND COO 1.00 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59206 1147697 1206903 95 95 0 59206 0 0 6456 989 5467 5467 OTHER INCOME 900099 14069 14069 14069 1226534 14164 5467 0 499119 499119 50833 10167 20333 20333 4970 994 1988 1988 5846 5846 60327 60327 13395 242 13153 90 90 3710 3710 870 870 18973 18973 39212 39212 RENT 42363 42363 GRANT EXPENSE 22725 22725 MERCHANDISE EXPENSE 12120 12120 TELEPHONE 3407 3407 3565 335 3230 781525 592060 138551 50914 504382 961465 8000 3405 3504 8845 41892 2682 7114 7114 556793 991610 10720 528 10720 528 X 0 0 0 0 546073 991082 546073 991082 556793 991610 445009 0 X 0 0 0 X 118359 895002 668888 552823 1147697 3382769 118359 895002 668888 552823 1147697 3382769 616260 2766509 3382769 316857 0.81780 0.67380 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED INTERNET AUCTION 59206 59206 59206 59206 0 SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA INC 1550 AMERICAN BLVD SUITE 155 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55425 042296967 501(C)(3) 471119 SCHOLARSHIP GRANT NATIONAL FFA ORGANIZATION 6060 FFA DRIVE INDIANAPOLIS IN 46268 540524844 501(C)(3) 8000 SCHOLARSHIP GRANT PROJECT JUMPSTART - BUILD BALTIMORE FUNDRAISER LLC 1220B EAST JOPPA ROAD SUITE 322 TOWSON MD 21286 266461575 501(C)(3) 20000 SCHOLARSHIP GRANT FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 THE MIKEROWEWORKS FOUNDATION, A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION ("MRWF"), WORKS HARD TO DEBUNK MYTHS ABOUT THE SKILLED TRADES AND HELP CLOSE THE SKILLS GAP. THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF MRWF IS TWO-FOLD: 1.) TO SERVE AS A PR VEHICLE THAT ELEVATES THE IMPORTANCE OF AND POSITIVELY IMPACTS THE CONVERSATION AROUND THE TRADES; AND 2.) TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE GETTING TRAINED FOR SKILLED JOBS THAT ARE IN DEMAND. AS CEO OF MRWF, MIKE ROWE SPEAKS REGULARLY ABOUT THE COUNTRY'S DYSFUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH WORK AND CHALLENGES THE PERSISTENT BELIEF THAT A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE IS AUTOMATICALLY THE BEST PATH FOR THE MOST PEOPLE. ROWE HAS SPOKEN TO SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON BEHALF OF MRWF ABOUT THE AGING WORKFORCE AND THE LACK OF YOUNG SKILLED WORKERS TO TAKE THEIR PLACE. MRWF HAS ALSO DEVELOPED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, LIKE THE S.W.E.A.T. (SKILLS AND WORK ETHIC AREN'T TABOO) PLEDGE, THAT CALL ATTENTION TO THE WORK ETHOS THAT EMBODY SKILLED LABOR. MRWF RUNS THE WORK ETHIC SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM THAT RECOGNIZES PEOPLE WHO DEMONSTRATE HARD WORK, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY. MRWF AWARDED 120 WORK ETHIC SCHOLARSHIPS IN 2016. MRWF ALSO PARTNERS WITH LIKE-MINDED ORGANIZATIONS AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS-LIKE AED FOUNDATION, FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA, MIDWEST TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, PROJECT JUMPSTART, AND SKILLSUSA, TO NAME A FEW-TO OFFER OTHER TRAVEL, TOOL, OR EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS. SINCE INCEPTION, MRWF HAS GRANTED, OR HELPED FACILITATE THE GRANTING OF, MORE THAN $4 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PROGRAMS OR TRADE SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN ADDITION TO PUBLIC SUPPORT RAISED THROUGH TYPICAL DONATION AVENUES, MRWF SELLS POSTERS, BOOKS, AND OTHER ITEMS THROUGH ITS EBAY STORE; HOLDS C.R.A.P. (COLLECTIBLES RARE AND PRECIOUS) AUCTIONS IN WHICH THE ITEMS BID ARE TYPICALLY DONATED BY INDIVIDUALS WHO SUPPORT MRWF'S MISSION; COLLABORATES WITH REPRESENT HOLDINGS, LLC TO RUN SHORT-TERM CAMPAIGNS TO SELL BRANDED T-SHIRTS; AND ENCOURAGES EMPLOYERS TO MATCH FUNDS DONATED BY ITS EMPLOYEES. MRWF HAS ALSO JOINED CHARITY SUPPORT NETWORKS, LIKE AMAZONSMILE, EBAY, AND PAYPAL GIVING FUND IN ORDER TO FURTHER RAISE CAPITAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 MARY SULLIVAN IS ENGAGED BY MR. ROWE'S COMPANIES AS HIS PRESIDENT AND IN HOUSE COUNSEL AND IS PAID A CUSTOMARY SALARY BY MR. ROWE'S COMPANIES FOR SUCH SERVICES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF FORM 990 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE GOVERNING BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIALS STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.