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IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS MISSION, THE FOUNDATION'S PRINCIPAL GOALS ARE: - TO FOSTER SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY AND PRIVATE SECTOR RELATIONSHIPS TO SERVICE THE EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS OF THE YOUTH IN THE MILLBURN PUBLIC SCHOOLS; - TO SERVE AS A CATALYST TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS THAT HEIGHTEN LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS IN THE MILLBURN PUBLIC SCHOOLS; - TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES IN AREAS SUCH AS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS, LANGUAGE RESEARCH AND CULTURE; - TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO THE MILLBURN PUBLIC SCHOOL'S EDUCATION STAFF MEMBERS TO ESTABLISH QUALITY PROJECTS CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS OF THE FOUNDATION; - TO SEEK GRANTS, DONATIONS AND FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE FOUNDATION'S GOALS. 15 15 0 150 0 313218 280244 0 709 652 16962 6718 330889 287614 221130 148157 0 0 14870 38458 17549 33299 238679 196326 92210 91288 341225 487773 36225 85617 305000 402156 X TO ENHANCE CONTINUED EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE FOR MILLBURN PUBLIC SCHOOLS (NJ) BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR INNOVATIVE AND PROGRESSIVE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ENRICH THE ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE. IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS MISSION, THE FOUNDATION'S PRINCIPAL GOALS ARE: - TO FOSTER SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY AND PRIVATE SECTOR RELATIONSHIPS TO SERVICE THE EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS OF THE YOUTH IN THE MILLBURN PUBLIC SCHOOLS; - TO SERVE AS A CATALYST TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS THAT HEIGHTEN LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS IN THE MILLBURN PUBLIC SCHOOLS; - TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES IN AREAS SUCH AS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS, LANGUAGE RESEARCH AND CULTURE; - TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO THE MILLBURN PUBLIC SCHOOL'S EDUCATION STAFF MEMBERS TO ESTABLISH QUALITY PROJECTS CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS OF THE FOUNDATION; - TO SEEK GRANTS, DONATIONS AND FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE FOUNDATION'S GOALS. false false 153850 148157 IN FYE 2015-2016, THE ORGANIZATION MADE GRANTS OF OVER 150,000 AS FOLLOWS: MILLBURN HIGH SCHOOL: 51,323 MHS ROBOTICS, DAVID FARRELL : 16,500 ADVENTURE EDUCATION PHASE 2, MARK FRIEDRICH : 10,000 FILM STUDIO UPGRADE, GABRIEL RHODES : 5,695 STEM MAGLEV CAR DESIGN, PATRICIA TAYLOR : 5,436 CHEMISTRY ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL DESIGN, MICHELLE ROSENTHAL : 866 MATH PATH III, KELLY BRANDT : 1,975 CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O IN SHAPE FOR TEENS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, MICHELE ACITELLI : 2,500 HARLEM RENAISSANCE WALKING TOUR, JESSICA SIEGEL : 2,000 POTTERY WHEELS 3D HONORS, CHRISTINE VOS : 3,280 BIG READ, JESSICA SIEGEL : 2,500 BURN MAGAZINE PREMIER ISSUE, SUSAN BROMIRSKI : 571 MILLBURN MIDDLE SCHOOL: 40,000 STEAM CYCLE COURSES, MICHAEL CAHILL : 40,000 DEERFIELD: 10,375 FAMILY LEARNING PROGRAMS, SALAZAR, SIMON WESTFALL-KWONG : 10,375 GLENWOOD: 11,129 LIGHTING UP LEARNING WITH STEAM, PRINCIOTTO, PERCARPIO : 7,233 ELL TECHNOLOGY, APPS, JORDAN & LORI PRINCIOTTO : 396 12 C'S, DR. JASIN : 3,500 HARTSHORN: 11,096 CREATING A SENSORY SMART CLASSROOM, KATHLEEN SMALL : 624 BATTLE OF THE BOOKS, KATHLEEN SMALL : 802 LISTENING CENTERS, ANNALISA KENYON : 2,900 CLASSROOMS IN MOTION, KENNETH FRATTINI : 4,770 STAND UP FOR OUR SCHOOL, KENNETH FRATTINI : 2,000 SOUTH MOUNTAIN: 11,094 INTERACTIVE EASEL BOARDS, SCOTT WOLFE : 11,094 WYOMING: 11,344 KINESTHETIC CLASSROOM, KERRY EMMANOUILIDIS : 10,000 NEARPOD : DANIELLE KACKESSY : 1,344 PRESCHOOL: 3,698 INTERACTIVE SMART BOARD, SCOTT WOLFE : 3,698 153850 true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 0 0 0 false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 15 15 false false false false true true true true true false false false true true true true false false false false NJ X LAURA PALOMAKI 9733764173 P O BOX 160 SHORT HILLS NJ 07078 X SHANNON ARONSON CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JAN TRAN SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHELLE BERGMAN VICE AND INV 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SIMON WESTFALL-KWONG DEVELOPMENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SHARYN STEIN BEREZIN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 TOM COOK TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBIN EICHLER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE FOSTER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA PALOMAKI TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICOLE RICHTER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 DEBBIE RIEDER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 RUMY SIDHU TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JASON SINGER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 AMY TALBERT TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN ZEITLER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 199746 80498 280244 652 652 96369 199746 96369 6820 102 6718 6718 287614 652 6718 148157 148157 2575 425 2150 14870 14870 560 280 280 4192 3126 1066 1110 308 802 EVENT EXPENSES 23308 23308 CONTRIBUTIONS 1554 1554 196326 153850 4018 38458 90668 230743 257030 250557 341225 487773 264 35737 85353 488 36225 85617 X 305000 402156 305000 402156 341225 487773 91288 5868 -491 491 X false true X true false X 241416 226528 291061 313218 280244 1352467 241416 226528 291061 313218 280244 1352467 1352467 376 576 639 1591 10730 100643 119025 103189 333587 1687645 652 0.80140 0.84690 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 230,398 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 250557 605 5868 257030 100400 150000 157 250557 100200 200 100400 100000 200 100200 1.00000 true false X 445686 5868 42000 110204 158072 287614 287614 349021 42000 491 110204 152695 196326 196326 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE FOUNDATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE "CODE") AS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION WHEREBY ONLY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, AS DEFINED BY SECTION 509(A)(1) OF THE CODE, IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAX. THE FOUNDATION CURRENTLY HAS NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN RECORDED. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D DIRECT DONOR BENEFITS NET ON FIN STMTS 110,204 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D DIRECT DONOR BENEFITS NET ON FIN STMTS 110,204 NJ SPRING FESTIVAL 188670 144744 43926 375 9077 22242 5950 6282 EVENING OF HONO 59625 32133 27492 27492 2 47820 22869 24951 2789 11762 2781 100 7519 296115 199746 96369 375 11866 61496 2781 6050 13801 96369 NJ true MILLBURN TWP SCHOOLS VARIOUS MILLBURN TWP SCHOOLS 434 MILLBURN AVENUE 434 MILLBURN AVENUE MILLBURN NJ 07041 80466 67691 SEE BELOW 8 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 THE ORGANIZATION'S VOLUNTEERS MONITOR THE USE OF THE GRANT AWARDS BASED ON OBSERVATIONS AS THE PARENT-VOLUNTEERS OF THE STUDENTS BEING EDUCATED IN THE SCHOOLS RECEIVING THE AWARDS. GRANTS ARE MADE DIRECTLY TO THE SCHOOLS OR TO VENDORS ON BEHALF OF SCHOOL PROGRAMS. SEE SCHEDULE O. SCHEDULE I, PAGE 4, PART IV MINI-GRANTS : SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHING STAFF ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT REQUESTS FOR GRANTS WHICH ADHERE TO THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES. 1. PROJECTS SHOULD ENHANCE THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM, AND/OR THE CURRICULUM OR STAFF DEVELOPMENT OF THE MILLBURN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 2. PROJECTS SHOULD ENRICH-NOT DUPLICATE OR REPLACE-THE CURRENT CURRICULUM AND EDUCATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE MILLBURN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. FOR EFMSH TO CONSIDER FUNDING A PROJECT DROPPED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, THE APPLICANT MUST HAVE RETHOUGHT, UPDATED AND/OR REVAMPED IT. 3. PROJECTS SHOULD REFLECT THE GOALS OF THE MILLBURN BOARD OF EDUCATION AND MUST HAVE THE SUPPORT OF A BUILDING SUPERVISOR AND APPROPRIATE CURRICULUM PERSONNEL. 4. PROJECTS SHOULD BE IN AREAS WHERE IT IS POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE AND JUDGE THE RESULTS BY SOME MEASURE OF QUALITY. 5. PROJECTS SHOULD BE BASED ON ONE YEAR OF FUNDING. IF MULTIPLE YEARS OF FUNDING ARE NEEDED, A NEW PROPOSAL MUST BE SUBMITTED EACH YEAR AND WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE SAME REVIEW PROCESS. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO ENHANCE CONTINUED EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE FOR MILLBURN PUBLIC SCHOOLS (NJ) BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR INNOVATIVE AND PROGRESSIVE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ENRICH THE ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE. IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS MISSION, THE FOUNDATION'S PRINCIPAL GOALS ARE: - TO FOSTER SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY AND PRIVATE SECTOR RELATIONSHIPS TO SERVICE THE EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS OF THE YOUTH IN THE MILLBURN PUBLIC SCHOOLS; - TO SERVE AS A CATALYST TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS THAT HEIGHTEN LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS IN THE MILLBURN PUBLIC SCHOOLS; - TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES IN AREAS SUCH AS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS, LANGUAGE RESEARCH AND CULTURE; - TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO THE MILLBURN PUBLIC SCHOOL'S EDUCATION STAFF MEMBERS TO ESTABLISH QUALITY PROJECTS CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS OF THE FOUNDATION; - TO SEEK GRANTS, DONATIONS AND FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE FOUNDATION'S GOALS. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 ALL ASPECTS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAM, MANAGEMENT AND FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES ARE PROVIDED ENTIRELY BY VOLUNTEERS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A IN SHAPE FOR TEENS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, MICHELE ACITELLI : 2,500 HARLEM RENAISSANCE WALKING TOUR, JESSICA SIEGEL : 2,000 POTTERY WHEELS 3D HONORS, CHRISTINE VOS : 3,280 BIG READ, JESSICA SIEGEL : 2,500 BURN MAGAZINE PREMIER ISSUE, SUSAN BROMIRSKI : 571 MILLBURN MIDDLE SCHOOL: 40,000 STEAM CYCLE COURSES, MICHAEL CAHILL : 40,000 DEERFIELD: 10,375 FAMILY LEARNING PROGRAMS, SALAZAR, SIMON WESTFALL-KWONG : 10,375 GLENWOOD: 11,129 LIGHTING UP LEARNING WITH STEAM, PRINCIOTTO, PERCARPIO : 7,233 ELL TECHNOLOGY, APPS, JORDAN & LORI PRINCIOTTO : 396 12 C'S, DR. JASIN : 3,500 HARTSHORN: 11,096 CREATING A SENSORY SMART CLASSROOM, KATHLEEN SMALL : 624 BATTLE OF THE BOOKS, KATHLEEN SMALL : 802 LISTENING CENTERS, ANNALISA KENYON : 2,900 CLASSROOMS IN MOTION, KENNETH FRATTINI : 4,770 STAND UP FOR OUR SCHOOL, KENNETH FRATTINI : 2,000 SOUTH MOUNTAIN: 11,094 INTERACTIVE EASEL BOARDS, SCOTT WOLFE : 11,094 WYOMING: 11,344 KINESTHETIC CLASSROOM, KERRY EMMANOUILIDIS : 10,000 NEARPOD : DANIELLE KACKESSY : 1,344 PRESCHOOL: 3,698 INTERACTIVE SMART BOARD, SCOTT WOLFE : 3,698 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED WITH MEMBERS WHO SUBSCRIBE TO THE PURPOSES AND BASIC POLICIES OF THE CORPORATION, AND ARE CURRENT IN THE PAYMENT OF THE ANNUAL DUES ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND ARE OVER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A AT EACH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS, THE MEMBERS ELECT THE TRUSTEES. THE MAJORITY VOTE OF THE TRUSTEES ATTENDING ANY MEETING SHALL BIND THE CORPORATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B THE MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE EXECUTIVE OPERATING BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH YEAR, THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO REVIEW THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE POLICY MAKES CLEAR THAT ALL DECISIONS OF THE BOARD, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE MADE SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF A DESIRE TO PROMOTE THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THE PUBLIC GOOD. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT REQUESTS BOARD MEMBERS TO IDENTIFY TO THE BEST OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE AFFILIATIONS WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAY BE POTENTIALLY RELATED TO THE FINANCIALS OR OTHER SUBSTANTIVE OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THEY ARE ALSO ASKED TO IDENTIFY CIRCUMSTANCES INVOLVING EITHER THEMSELVES, OR A MEMBER OF THEIR EXTENDED FAMILY, THAT MAY BE CONSTRUED AS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. AT THE STAFF LEVEL, THE ORGANIZATION'S PERSONNEL ALSO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WHEN CONSIDERING THE ENGAGEMENT OF A NEW VENDOR. IF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS IDENTIFIED, APPROPRIATE STEPS ARE TAKEN TO BOTH ASSESS THE NATURE OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT AND, SUBSEQUENTLY, TO ENSURE THAT THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ACTUAL CONFLICT IS MITIGATED. SUCH MITIGATION IS MANAGED AND THE LETTER AND SPIRIT OF THE CONFLICTS POLICY ARE UPHELD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FORM 1023, FORM 990, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE FORM 990 (WITHOUT SCHEDULE B) CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON SEVERAL PUBLICLY-ACCESSIBLE WEBSITES. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT 491 TOTAL 491