2014-04-25T14:59:40-05:00 2013-12-31 411431613 KERN DEWENTER VIERE LTD 3800 AMERICAN BLVD WEST SUITE 1000 MINNEAPOLIS MN 554314423 990 2013-01-01 453571450 PARENT AWARE FOR SCHOOL READINESS (PASR) PARE 6123676118 2021 EAST HENNEPIN AVE NO 250 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55413 MICHAEL V CIRESI CHAIR 6123499539 2014-04-05 1 JENNIFER THIENES CPA P00040921 9525636800 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z MICHAEL V CIRESI 2021 EAST HENNEPIN AVE NO 250 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55413 912683 0 X WWW.PASRMN.ORG X 2011 MN PASR WILL PARTNER WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PARENT AWARE RATINGS. 12 12 3 18 0 0 1963400 902153 0 0 0 3042 244 7488 1963644 912683 0 0 0 0 53922 159960 15000 0 36461 753170 978253 822092 1138213 1141552 -225530 1254849 992430 54147 17258 1200702 975172 SEE SCHEDULE O. 0 0 758803 7488 PROMOTE PARENT AWARE RATINGS. PASR FIRST EDUCATES PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY LEARNING FOR SCHOOL READINESS, AND THEN PROMOTES THE RATINGS TO PARENTS SEARCHING FOR CHILD CARE AND EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAMS, ENCOURAGING THEM TO SHOP USING THE RATINGS. INFORMED PARENTS ASKING PROVIDERS ABOUT BEST PRACTICES WILL PROVIDE A STRONG INCENTIVE FOR PROVIDERS TO IMPLEMENT THOSE PRACTICES. PASR'S KEY PROMOTION TOOLS INCLUDE MARKETING KITS TO HELP RATED PROGRAMS PROMOTE THEIR RATINGS IN THEIR COMMUNITY, AND ONLINE AND RADIO PROMOTIONS TARGETED AT PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN IN MINNESOTA. 257837 PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE PARENT AWARE RATINGS. PASR IS THE WATCHDOG OVER THE INTEGRITY OF THE RATING SYSTEM THROUGH ATTENTION TO STANDARDS, PROGRAM DESIGN, AND POLICY. PASR FUNDS ONGOING, RIGOROUS EVALUATION TO MEASURE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE RATINGS STANDARDS. EVALUATION DATA WILL PROVIDE PASR AND OTHERS WITH INFORMATION NECESSARY TO STRENGTHEN THE RATING SYSTEM OVER TIME, AND SOLID EVIDENCE TO FIGHT EFFORTS TO WEAKEN THE QUALITY STANDARDS. PASR ALSO WEIGHS IN ON THE SPECIFICS OF PARENT AWARE OPERATIONS, TO ENSURE THE PROGRAM IS AS SIMPLE, CLEAR, EFFICIENT, AND EFFECTIVE AS POSSIBLE. AT THE POLICY LEVEL, PASR BRINGS ITS STRONG AND UNIQUE PRIVATE SECTOR VOICE TO RESIST ANY ATTEMPTS TO KILL OR WEAKEN THE PARENT AWARE QRIS AND TO EDUCATE POLICYMAKERS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS ABOUT THE NEED TO FOR QUALITY EARLY EDUCATION. 1016640 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MN X THE ORGANIZATION 6123676118 2021 EAST HENNEPIN AVE NO 250 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55413 MICHAEL V CIRESI CHAIR 0.30 X X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS M BAKER JR VICE CHAIR 0.30 X X 0 0 0 JAN KRUCHOSKI TREASURER 0.30 X X 0 0 0 TIM PENNY SECRETARY 0.30 X X 0 0 0 CAROL BARNETT BOARD MEMBER - PARTIAL YEAR 0.30 X 0 0 0 MARY BRAINERD BOARD MEMBER - PARTIAL YEAR 0.30 X 0 0 0 KENNETH BURDICK BOARD MEMBER - PARTIAL YEAR 0.30 X 0 0 0 MARYELLEN COUGHLAN MED BOARD MEMBER - PARTIAL YEAR 0.30 X 0 0 0 LYNN HAGLIN BOARD MEMBER 0.30 X 0 0 0 ROBBIN JOHNSON BOARD MEMBER 0.30 X 0 0 0 SCOTT JONES BOARD MEMBER 0.30 X 0 0 0 PETER J MCDONALD BOARD MEMBER 0.30 X 0 0 0 ARTHUR J ROLNICK BOARD MEMBER 0.30 X 0 0 0 FRED SENN BOARD MEMBER 0.30 X 0 0 0 WARREN STALEY BOARD MEMBER - PARTIAL YEAR 0.30 X 0 0 0 TERRI BARREIRO BOARD MEMBER 0.30 X 0 0 0 DR KAREN CADIGAN BOARD MEMBER 0.30 X 0 0 0 ERICCA L RICHTER-MAAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 109250 0 5015 109250 0 5015 1 0 0 0 CHILD TRENDS 7315 WISCONSIN AVE SUITE 12 BETHESDA MD 20814 EVALUATION OF PARENT AWARE RATINGS 231976 LOVELAND COMMUNICATIONS 2610 KNOLLWOOD CT N MAPLEWOOD MN 55109 MARKETING OF PARENT AWARE 123708 2 902153 902153 3042 3042 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 7488 7488 7488 912683 7488 0 3042 115887 71718 25362 18807 30113 4218 18158 7737 1622 974 324 324 12338 7402 2468 2468 47665 47665 11569 11569 7125 7125 626469 626469 5626 5626 2315 2315 EVALUATION SERVICES 257837 257837 OPERATIONS 15384 357 15027 OTHER EXPENSES 4208 4208 BUSINESS EXPENSES 55 55 1138213 1016640 85112 36461 758475 211873 378042 495414 350747 960 1378 50390 1254849 992430 54147 17258 54147 17258 X 1200702 975172 1200702 975172 1254849 992430 -225530 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1963400 902153 2865553 1963400 902153 2865553 1275174 1590379 3042 3042 244 7488 7732 2876327 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 X 915633 2950 2950 912683 0 912683 1141163 2950 2950 1138213 0 1138213 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS REQUIRED TO ASSESS WHETHER AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION EXISTS AND IF THERE SHOULD BE RECOGNITION OF A RELATED BENEFIT OR LIABILITY IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THERE ARE NO AMOUNTS TO RECORD AS ASSETS OR LIABILITIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. X 1 50390 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 1 PART I, LINE 32B: JP MORGAN WAS BROKER AND ASSETS WERE SOLD IN JANUARY 2014. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIBE THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE MISSION OF PARENT AWARE FOR SCHOOL READINESS IS TO USE PRIVATE SECTOR STRATEGIES, STRENGTHS, AND RESOURCES TO FOCUS MINNESOTA ON SCHOOL READINESS, SERVING AS THE CHANNEL FOR PRIVATE SUPPORT FOR PARENT AWARE, MINNESOTA'S QUALITY RATING AND IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM. PARENT AWARE IS DESIGNED TO HELP PARENTS FIND CHILD CARE PROVIDERS DELIVERING HIGH QUALITY EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS TO PREPARE YOUNG CHILDREN FOR KINDERGARTEN READINESS. USING A ONE-TO FOUR-STAR RATING SYSTEM, PARENT AWARE MEASURES BEST PRACTICES IDENTIFIED BY RESEARCH THAT HELP CHILDREN SUCCEED IN KINDERGARTEN AND BEYOND. TO TIGHTLY FOCUS IT'S MISSION AND FOSTER A SENSE OF URGENCY FOR HELPING MINNESOTA CHILDREN PREPARE FOR KINDERGARTEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, THE PASR BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOTED TO ELIMINATE ITSELF AT THE END OF 2016. IN 2012, PASR WAS FORMED TO SWIFTLY AND EFFICIENTLY IMPLEMENT THE MELF-PILOTED AND RECOMMENDED MARKET-BASED APPROACH. TO ENCOURAGE THE COMPLETION OF THAT IMPLEMENTATION-ORIENTED MISSION BY THE END OF 2016, THE PASR BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO SEIZE OPERATIONS AT THE END OF 2016. THE YEAR 2016 WAS CHOSEN AS THE SUNSET DATE, BECAUSE BY 2015 THE $45 MILLION FEDERAL RACE-TO-THE-TOP GRANT, WHICH IS BEING USED IN PART TO IMPLEMENT THE PARENT AWARE RATINGS AND PREKINDERGARTEN SCHOLARSHIPS AND MANY OTHER PASR-RECOMMENDED REFORMS, WILL BE COMPLETED. IN ADDITION, BY 2015 THE PARENT AWARE RATINGS WILL HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED STATEWIDE. THEREFORE, THERE WILL HAVE BEEN A YEAR TO EVALUATE THOSE INITIATIVES, AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MAKING ADDITIONAL SUSTAINABLE IMPROVEMENTS INTO THE FUTURE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 EACH BOARD MEMBER RECEIVES AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF FORM 990 AND REVIEWS IT BEFORE IT IS SIGNED AND FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH YEAR OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE FINANCE COMMITTEE USES THE ANNUAL REVIEW PROCESS AND COMPARABILITY DATA FROM THE NONPROFIT SALARY SURVEY TO DETERMINE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ASSUMES THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.