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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 60 0 291061 313218 0 639 709 4050 16962 295750 330889 220520 221130 0 0 0 4955 13859 17549 234379 238679 61371 92210 248195 341225 35405 36225 212790 305000 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 227257 221130 SEE SCHEDULE O IN FYE 2014-2015, THE ORGANIZATION MADE GRANTS OF OVER 225,000 AS FOLLOWS: MILLBURN HIGH SCHOOL: 76,910 SOUND SYSTEM WILLIAM MIRON-30,000 STUDIO 462 GABRIEL RHODES-23,000 COMPUTER SCIENCE/ROBOTICS DAVID FARRELL-7,060 ADVENTURE ROPES COURSE ADDITION MARK FRIEDRICH-10,000 THE MATH PART 2: THE JOURNEY CONTINUES KELLY BRANDT-2,500 IMAGINATIVE REALISM (NM GRANT) KATHLEEN GILSENAN-4,000 ARUDINO QUAD ROTOR JOHN YI-350 MILLBURN MIDDLE SCHOOL: 28,408 9 SMART BOARDS THERESA GONELLA-18,270 INTERMEDIATE ROBOTICS LES GREENBERG-2,900 HANDS ON ELECTRICITY LAB LES GREENBERG-671 ADDITIONAL COMPUTER CAPACITY LES GREENBERG-5,492 XBOX KINECT STACY DINNER-1,075 DEERFIELD: 24,907 DEERFIELD INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER AUDRA BERGER-23,068 SECOND GRADE STEM KATHERINE LISSY-1839 GLENWOOD: 23,520 SOUND SYSTEM CYNTHIA TRATNYEK-13,339 STAND UP DESKS DAVID JASIN-7,513 SMART BOARD LINDA BOWDEN-2,668 HARTSHORN: 24,436 SMART BOARDS KENNETH FRATTINI-18,292 STEMSATIONAL ROBOTS ERIC DEMEL-3,000 POETRY ALIVE (NM GRANT) KATHLEEN SMALL-900 SMART PE INTERACTIVE RESPONSE KATHLEEN SMALL-1,494 BUDDY BENCH SONALI GANTI-750 SOUTH MOUNTAIN: 23,243 COMPUTER AND MEDIA COLLABORATORY SCOTT WOLFE-19,993 12 CS OF CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT SCOTT WOLFE-2,500 BUDDY BENCH ROBYN FERRARI-750 WYOMING: 24,258 MAKER SPACE ALA CARTE KATHY PINA-7,705 WYOMING WEATHER STATION PETER MERCURIO-1,126 WYOMING SCHOOL GREENHOUSE TIFFANY FEHRENBACH-2,100 IPAD AND STEM INTEGRATION MELISSA SCHWARTZ-10,471 SMART INTERACTIVE RESPONSE LEA MONACO-2,106 BUDDY BENCH LYN COVIELLO-750 227257 true true false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 15 15 false false false false true true true true true false false true true true true true false false false false NJ X CORINNE SIMMONS 9733793439 P O BOX 160 SHORT HILLS NJ 07078 X ROBIN EICHLER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHARYN STEIN BEREZIN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 TOM COOK TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHANNON ARONSON CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHELLE BERGMAN VICE CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 KATHERINE FOSTER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 SIMON WESTFALL-KWONG DEVELOPMENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBBIE RIEDER 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 RUMY SIDHU TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 AMY TALBERT TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JASON SINGER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN ZEITLER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAN TRAN SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 false false false 217220 95998 313218 709 709 101865 217220 101865 17160 198 16962 16962 330889 709 16962 221130 221130 5300 5300 4755 4755 6087 5533 354 200 594 594 813 813 238679 227257 6467 4955 147795 90668 100400 250557 248195 341225 35405 35737 488 35405 36225 X 212790 305000 212790 305000 248195 341225 92210 X false false false X 213455 241416 226528 291061 313218 1285678 213455 241416 226528 291061 313218 1285678 1285678 398 376 576 639 1989 10730 100643 119025 230398 1518065 38232 0.84690 0.90710 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 111,373 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 100400 150000 157 250557 100200 200 100400 100000 200 100200 1.00000 false false MONEY MARKET 250557 F 250557 NJ SPRING FESTIVAL 230870 171548 59322 8774 29964 20584 EVENING OF HONO 41613 19640 21973 19216 2757 2 46602 26032 20570 1491 9450 9629 319085 217220 101865 8774 49180 1491 9450 32970 101865 false false 17160 198 false 17160 198 198 16962 NJ true false false false CORINNE SIMMONS P O BOX 160 SHORT HILLS NJ 07078 false AMY TALBERT RAFFLE MANGER X false true MILLBURN TWP SCHOOLS VARIOUS MILLBURN TWP SCHOOLS 434 MILLBURN AVENUE 434 MILLBURN AVENUE MILLBURN NJ 07041 221130 SEE BELOW 1 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 BY VOLUNTEERS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A IN FYE 2014-2015, THE ORGANIZATION MADE GRANTS OF OVER 225,000 AS FOLLOWS: MILLBURN HIGH SCHOOL: 76,910 SOUND SYSTEM WILLIAM MIRON-30,000 STUDIO 462 GABRIEL RHODES-23,000 COMPUTER SCIENCE/ROBOTICS DAVID FARRELL-7,060 ADVENTURE ROPES COURSE ADDITION MARK FRIEDRICH-10,000 THE MATH PART 2: THE JOURNEY CONTINUES KELLY BRANDT-2,500 IMAGINATIVE REALISM (NM GRANT) KATHLEEN GILSENAN-4,000 ARUDINO QUAD ROTOR JOHN YI-350 MILLBURN MIDDLE SCHOOL: 28,408 9 SMART BOARDS THERESA GONELLA-18,270 INTERMEDIATE ROBOTICS LES GREENBERG-2,900 HANDS ON ELECTRICITY LAB LES GREENBERG-671 ADDITIONAL COMPUTER CAPACITY LES GREENBERG-5,492 XBOX KINECT STACY DINNER-1,075 DEERFIELD: 24,907 DEERFIELD INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER AUDRA BERGER-23,068 SECOND GRADE STEM KATHERINE LISSY-1839 GLENWOOD: 23,520 SOUND SYSTEM CYNTHIA TRATNYEK-13,339 STAND UP DESKS DAVID JASIN-7,513 SMART BOARD LINDA BOWDEN-2,668 HARTSHORN: 24,436 SMART BOARDS KENNETH FRATTINI-18,292 STEMSATIONAL ROBOTS ERIC DEMEL-3,000 POETRY ALIVE (NM GRANT) KATHLEEN SMALL-900 SMART PE INTERACTIVE RESPONSE KATHLEEN SMALL-1,494 BUDDY BENCH SONALI GANTI-750 SOUTH MOUNTAIN: 23,243 COMPUTER AND MEDIA COLLABORATORY SCOTT WOLFE-19,993 12 CS OF CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT SCOTT WOLFE-2,500 BUDDY BENCH ROBYN FERRARI-750 WYOMING: 24,258 MAKER SPACE ALA CARTE KATHY PINA-7,705 WYOMING WEATHER STATION PETER MERCURIO-1,126 WYOMING SCHOOL GREENHOUSE TIFFANY FEHRENBACH-2,100 IPAD AND STEM INTEGRATION MELISSA SCHWARTZ-10,471 SMART INTERACTIVE RESPONSE LEA MONACO-2,106 BUDDY BENCH LYN COVIELLO-750 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 PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM 990, PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA, IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD CHAIR AND CERTAIN BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. AFTER REVIEW AND ANY REVISIONS, THE 990 IS FORWARDED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. A BOARD OFFICER SIGNS THE 990. 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 DIRECT DONOR BENEFITS NET ON FIN STMTS 0 DIRECT DONOR BENEFITS NET ON FIN STMTS 0