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GEMSTONE FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
GEMSTONE FOUNDATION (EIN 68-0485452)
Tax period
2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed
2012-08-10
IRS object ID
201202239349301010
Schema version
2011v1.2
Source
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DescriptionNational Institutes of Health project In 2011 we performed visual skill assessments on 258 students at two of our sites Tom Bradley and Plummer Elementary Schools Los Angeles Unified School District The assessments in February at Plummer were t o start the program which had been delayed due to bureaucratic issues Assessments in June at both schools were to be able to compare results from after the end of the program to the beginning At all three schools Plummer Bradley and Gardner Street Elementary Schools the program continued We obtained reading scores from all locations for all students involved approximately 350 Now that the program has ended at all sites we will be conducting formal data analysis Preliminary resul ts indicate that about 23 of the students who participated in the visual skill program improved their reading scores significantly Comparison groups which were randomly assigned will be students who did not do the program and students who did a m ath-related computer program Although we have not yet published any of the results from this project we have presented the preliminary data at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophtalmology each year In 2011 our poster presentation wa s entitled Symptoms of visual skill problems in US students grades 3-12 Powers Morita and Hoffman Association for Research in Vision and Ophtalmology Ft Lauderdale Florida May 2011 A renewal of this grant was not successful We plan t o submit a proposal to the US Department of Education to pursue the project During 2012 we will concentrate on data analysis and on producing manuscripts for submission to peer-reviewed journals which would strengthen future grant applicationsDescription

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DescriptionLos Angeles County Department of Probation This contract expired in May of 2011 however we continued working until July because of a work stoppage due to computer problems at the probation camp where we were providing service During 2011 we teste d an additional 30 minors and continued work with 10 additional minors at Camp David Gonzales in Calabasas California The minors were students in a program called Operation Read with which we had collaborated successfully at Camp Karl Holton in pr ior years At Gonzales we found a positive correlation between the number of sessions the minors completed and their improvement in behavior They also improved reading significantly We are currently seeking funding to continue this programDescription

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DescriptionOther projects Programs that are supported by smaller grants contracts or donations include the following with the progress we have made in 2011 Conoco Phillips and Mechanics Bank Rodeo Hills Elementary School We assessed all 3rd grade stude nts in the fall of 2011 150 students in 5 classrooms Further testing seeking permission from parents for students who have visual skill problems and starting the computer orthopics program will occur in 2012 Ambassador Frank Baxter and Calif ornia Community Foundation College-Ready Alliance High School We assessed 9th grade students in March and another 65 rising 9th grade students in July We found 58 had deficient visual skills but 11 of them required eye examinations Students ass igned to do the computer orthopics program completed 15 sessions in the spring but we were plagued by computer problems and school scheduling difficulties in the fall semester plus turnover of administration and faculty We plan to complete our ob ligation to this project in 2012 pending sufficient funding Parental Funding Hales Corners Elementary School This school continues to use our program for students through their resource teacher who does all assessments and makes sure children have a full eye exam if needed before they start the program In 2011 we provided visual skills programs to 41 Hales Corners students with success in improving reading scores in 80 of them The assessment is free to the students through their sch ool PTA Funding Woodland Hills Academy We assessed 1202 students in this relatively affluent school in San Fernando Valley in January 2011 We found a lower percentage of students having Eyes in Conflict here 38 than in inner city schools o ver 40 or juvenile facilities over 50 The school decided not to adopt the program opting instead to inform the parents of children who needed treatment 3D Learner in Florida Several research and service projects in collaboration with 3D Learner in Boca Raton In 2011 we provided programs for 14 students in Special Education and the overall grade level increase in reading was more than 2 grade levels Other interventions were provided to the students besides Gemstone so the resea rch aspect was not rigorous However the results were very clear consistent with previous work and we are continuing to collaborate with this group Presentations in 2011 Byron Delta Lions Club Discovery Bay CA January National Learning Disabilities Association Jacksonville FL February Vanderbilt University Nashville TN May Association for Research in Vision and Ophtalmology Ft Lauderdale FL May Lions Clubs of District 4-C3 Sacramento CA May Long Beach School Bo ard Long Beach CA August 3DHome User Experience Technical Summit Hollywood CA September American Public Health Association Washington DC November Albany Lions Club Albany CA November Marin County Office of Education Nurses San Raf ael CA December West Berkeley Lions Club Berkeley CA DecemberDescription
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General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanation
01. Form 990 governing body review (Part VI, line 11)The executive director of the organization representing the governing body always performs a thorough review of form 990 prior to filing form 990
02. CEO, executive director, top management comp (Part VI, line 15a)Compensation for top management was independently reviewed and approved and budgeted for in the grant from NIH
03. Other officer or key employee compensation (Part VI, line 15bCompensation of key employee was independently reviewed and approved and budgeted for in the grant from NIH
04. Governing documents, etc, available to public (Part VI, line 19)The organizations website wwwGemstoneFoundationorg provides information to the public The financial statements and governing documents are made available to the general public upon request