Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$4,839,923

Total expenses

$3,205,915

Contributions and grants received

$3,968,777

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$834,382

Investment income

$60,479

Other revenue

-$23,715

Total assets, end of year

$6,160,132

Total liabilities, end of year

$208,637

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$5,951,495

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$2,526,553

Management and general expenses

$423,299

Fundraising expenses

$256,063

Program service expenses (Part III)

$2,526,553

Program services were 78.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2023

• FOUNDED IN 2002 BY THE FORUM, THE NORTH CAROLINA CENTER FOR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS (NC CAP) IS A COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE AFTERSCHOOL NETWORK THAT INCLUDES AFTERSCHOOL PROVIDERS, STATE AGENCIES, STATE AND LOCAL POLICYMAKERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, BUSINESS, AND THE PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY, ALL WORKING TOGETHER TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR ALL CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN NORTH CAROLINA, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE AT RISK FOR EDUCATION FAILURE. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT HIGH QUALITY AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS IMPROVE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND SCHOOL-DAY ATTENDANCE, NURTURE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, DECREASE JUVENILE CRIME AND OTHER HIGH-RISK BEHAVIORS, AND MEET THE NEEDS OF WORKING FAMILIES. AS A STATEWIDE AFTERSCHOOL NETWORK, NC CAP REPRESENTS OVER 6,000 AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS SERVING MORE THAN 150,000 CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACROSS THE STATE. NC CAP UNITES A COLLABORATIVE OF OVER 35 PARTNERS TO ADDRESS ISSUES INCLUDING QUALITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND SUSTAINABLE FUNDING.

  Expenses $388,003

• NC INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL POLICYMAKERS: THE PUBLIC SCHOOL FORUM PROVIDES POLICYMAKERS AND EDUCATION STAKEHOLDERS WITH DATA AND INFORMATION TO ADDRESS THE HOST OF COMPLEX QUESTIONS THAT WILL SHAPE SCHOOLS IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE EDUCATION POLICY PRIMER IS PROVIDED TO ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS AS WELL AS TO CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE TO SERVE AS A BRIEFING MANUAL ON ALL TOPICS AND ISSUES RELATED TO EDUCATION IN NORTH CAROLINA.THE PRIMER IS A KEY DOCUMENT FOR POLICYMAKERS, EDUCATORS, PARENTS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS SEEKING FACTS AND RESEARCH ABOUT EDUCATION IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE PRIMER CONTAINS THE MOST RECENT EDUCATION DATA AVAILABLE, UPDATES ON RECENTLY PASSED EDUCATION LEGISLATION, AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE EDUCATION LEGISLATION. THE PUBLIC SCHOOL FORUM HAS PRODUCED AND UPDATED THE PRIMER FOR SEVERAL YEARS, PROVIDING NEW INFORMATION, UPDATED FACTS, AND KEY ANALYSIS EACH ELECTION CYCLE. THIS VALUABLE TOOL IS USED AS A RESOURCE FOR POLICYMAKERS AS THEY TACKLE THE POLICY ISSUES IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY, OR IN THEIR SCHOOLS. THE FORUM HOSTS VIRTUAL SESSIONS TO PRESENT THE PRIMER FOR ALL CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR STATE AND LOCAL OFFICES IN THE EVEN NUMBER YEARS.IN RECENT YEARS, THE FORUM HAS EXPANDED ITS EFFORTS TO INFORM AND EDUCATE ON EDUCATION POLICY BY HOSTING PUBLIC EDUCATION POLICY PRIMER SESSIONS AND LEADING PRESENTATIONS ON EDUCATION POLICY FOR COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE. IN 2024, THE FORUM TEAM TRAVELED AND PRESENTED TO CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, ROTARY CLUBS, PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, SCHOOL BOARDS, AND OTHER NORTH CAROLINA BUSINESS, COMMUNITY, POLICY, AND EDUCATION LEADERS.

  Expenses $759,393

• NC RESILIENCE AND LEARNING PROJECT - THE NC RESILIENCE AND LEARNING PROJECT WORKS WITH HIGH-POVERTY SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE WHERE STUDENT TRAUMA IS PREVALENT. OUR MODEL IS A WHOLE SCHOOL, WHOLE-CHILD FRAMEWORK TO CREATE TRAUMA-SENSITIVE SCHOOLS THAT WILL IMPROVE ACADEMIC, BEHAVIORAL, AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS. THE CDC-KAISER PERMANENTE ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES (ACE) STUDY FOUND THAT ROUGHLY 64% OF THE OVER 17,000 PARTICIPANTS REPORTED HAVING AT LEAST ONE ACE (ACES INCLUDE ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND HOUSEHOLD DYSFUNCTION SUCH AS A HOME WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE, MENTAL ILLNESS, MOTHER BEING TREATED VIOLENTLY, OR AN INCARCERATED RELATIVE). RESEARCH SHOWS ACES CAN ACTUALLY ALTER BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND CAUSE CHEMICALLY TOXIC EFFECTS IN THE BRAIN RESULTING IN CHILDREN REMAINING IN A CONSTANT STATE OF "SURVIVAL MODE" LEADING TO THE FIGHT, FLIGHT, OR FREEZE RESPONSE. THIS REACTION RESULTS IN MAJOR IMPACTS IN CHILDREN'S LEARNING, CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR, AND RELATIONSHIPS. STUDENTS WITH ACES HAVE HIGHER RATES OF OFFICE REFERRALS, SUSPENSIONS, AND RETENTION AS WELL AS LOWER ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. OUR PROJECT HAS TWO COMPONENTS: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SCHOOL-WIDE STAFF AND THE FORMATION OF A SCHOOL STEERING COMMITTEE WHO MEET REGULARLY AND SERVE AS THE CHAMPIONS OF THIS WORK. THE COMMITTEE IDENTIFIES AREAS OF URGENCY, CREATES, AND IMPLEMENTS SPECIFIC TRAUMA-SENSITIVE STRATEGIES FOR STUDENTS EXPERIENCING TRAUMA IN ORDER TO POSITIVELY INFLUENCE LEARNING AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS. THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR WILL BE OUR 8TH YEAR OF IMPLEMENTATION. AS OF 2024, WE HAVE PROVIDED TRAINING AND/OR COACHING IN 39 SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE. THIS SCHOOL YEAR IS OUR BIGGEST YEAR YET AS WE HAVE YEAR-LONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH 186 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND 483 INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS FOR OUR FULL MODEL OF IMPLEMENTATION. WE WILL PROVIDE SHORT-TERM TRAINING WITH OTHER SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS AS WELL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN ADDITION TO OUR SCHOOL AND DISTRICT-LEVEL TRAINING AND COACHING WORK, OUR TEAM ALSO FOCUSES ON POLICY AND RESEARCH RELATED TO TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICES WITHIN SCHOOLS. WE DO THIS THROUGH: - OUR OWN TEAM POLICY BRIEFS - CASE STUDIES ON PARTNER SCHOOLS - EDUCATION PREPARATION PROGRAM TASK FORCE ON TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICES - A TEAM OF FACULTY FROM ED PREP PROGRAMS ACROSS THE STATE MEETING BI-MONTHLY TO COLLABORATE AND SET BEST PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS - PARTNERSHIP WITH DUKE UNIVERSITY TO COLLECT DATA AND PROVIDE EVALUATION ON PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION AS WELL AS OTHER RELATED AREAS SUCH AS HOW TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICES CAN BETTER SUPPORT STUDENTS SPECIFICALLY WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES - OTHER EDUCATOR STATEWIDE COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES BRINGING TOGETHER PARTNER SCHOOL AND DISTRICT STAFF TO CONVENE AND COLLABORATE ON THEIR OWN TRAUMA-INFORMED WORK.

  Expenses $725,055

• Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

  Expenses $654,102 · Revenue $875,804

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

25 March 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202510849349300906

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