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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by LINKED LEARNING ALLIANCE.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,893,480
Total expenses
$4,260,659
Contributions and grants received
$3,022,840
Grants paid
$43,000
Program service revenue
$836,466
Investment income
$34,174
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$3,254,249
Total liabilities, end of year
$507,253
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,746,996
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,042,011
Management and general expenses
$894,326
Fundraising expenses
$324,322
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,042,011

Program services were 71.4% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,022,840

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROG. SERVICE REVENUE

    total $454,766 · related or exempt $454,766

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE REVENUE

    total $381,700 · related or exempt $381,700

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $34,174 · excluded $34,174

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $40,000 · program services $40,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $3,000 · program services $3,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $328,243 · program services $154,274 · management and general $78,779 · fundraising $95,190

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,291,982 · program services $919,320 · management and general $314,742 · fundraising $57,920

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $42,017 · program services $30,269 · management and general $10,241 · fundraising $1,507

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $170,400 · program services $118,360 · management and general $41,468 · fundraising $10,572

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $117,981 · program services $78,684 · management and general $28,663 · fundraising $10,634

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $5,573 · program services $361 · management and general $5,212

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $197,014 · management and general $197,014

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $598,800 · program services $380,718 · management and general $85,758 · fundraising $132,324

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,619 · program services $1,151 · management and general $468

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $56,648 · program services $47,478 · management and general $6,948 · fundraising $2,222

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $84,000 · program services $56,021 · management and general $20,407 · fundraising $7,572

  • 17 · Travel

    total $167,560 · program services $73,825 · management and general $90,428 · fundraising $3,307

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $639,836 · program services $633,534 · management and general $6,108 · fundraising $194

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $438,448 · program services $438,448

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $14,048 · program services $9,369 · management and general $3,413 · fundraising $1,266

  • 24a · Other expenses: PLATFORM EXPENSES

    total $37,069 · program services $37,069

  • 24b · Other expenses: WEB COMMUNICATIONS

    total $25,595 · program services $19,630 · management and general $4,351 · fundraising $1,614

  • 24c · Other expenses: HONORARIUMS / STIPENDS

    total $500 · program services $500

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $326 · management and general $326

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $726,756 · end of year $445,816

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,041,592 · end of year $1,365,261

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $200,000 · end of year $886,506

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $97,690 · end of year $196,077

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $31,088 · end of year $34,551

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $4,507,854

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $4,183,461

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $762,841 · end of year $324,393

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,559 · end of year $1,645

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $707,164 · end of year $331,459

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $40,187 · end of year $175,794

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,069,637 · end of year $1,057,940

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,044,538 · end of year $1,689,056

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE LINKED LEARNING ALLIANCE IS THE ENGINE THAT DRIVES THE LINKED LEARNING MOVEMENT, A FIELD OF EDUCATORS, EMPLOYERS, STUDENTS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS THAT SUPPORTS EDUCATION SYSTEMS AS THEY ENGAGE YOUTH, STRENGTHEN WORKFORCE READINESS, (CONTINUED ON SCH. O)AND ADVANCE ECONOMIC EQUITY FOR ALL YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH LINKED LEARNING. LINKED LEARNING INTEGRATES RIGOROUS ACADEMICS WITH REAL-WORLD LEARNING AND STRONG SUPPORT SERVICES TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE, CAREER, AND LIFE. THE ALLIANCE ACCELERATES HIGH QUALITY LINKED LEARNING PRACTICES THROUGH TRAINING, CAPACITY BUILDING, AND CERTIFICATION; COLLECTS AND DISSEMINATES DATA TO INFORM LEARNING AND BUILD EVIDENCE FOR THE FIELD, COMMUNICATES EFFECTIVELY TO BUILD PUBLIC WILL FOR EXPANSION OF LINKED LEARNING, AND ADVOCATES FOR POLICY AND RESOURCE DECISIONS TO PROMOTE HIGH QUALITY LINKED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

IMPROVING CALIFORNIA'S HIGH SCHOOLS & PREPARING STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE, CAREER & LIFE

  • RECOGNIZING THE ARCHITECTURE REQUIRED FOR SUSTAINED COMMUNITY-DRIVEN CHANGE, THE ALLIANCE WORKS AT THE INTERSECTION OF PRACTICE, POLICY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND RESEARCH TO ACCELERATE HIGH-QUALITY LINKED LEARNING PATHWAYS AND SCALE EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES.THE ALLIANCE LEADS AND STRENGTHENS A LINKED LEARNING FIELD THAT INCLUDES THOUSANDS OF EDUCATORS AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS FROM THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA AND BEYOND. THE ALLIANCE COORDINATES THE FIELD'S COLLECTIVE EFFORTS TO PUT EACH YOUNG PERSON AT THE CENTER OF HIGH-QUALITY LEARNING, SURROUNDED BY ADULTS AND STRUCTURES DEDICATED TO THEIR GROWTH BY ADVOCATING FOR SUPPORTIVE POLICIES, ENSURING A HIGH-QUALITY STANDARD FOR PRACTICE ON THE GROUND, AND SHARING SUCCESSES AND RESEARCH THAT DEEPENS FIELD KNOWLEDGE AND ADVANCES LEARNING.

    Expenses $3,042,011 · Grants $43,000 · Revenue $836,466

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • John T Fischer

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Fred A Jones Jr

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Linda Collins

    TREASURER (THRU 01/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Philip Lovell

    SECRETARY/ TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brenda Dann-Messier

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gary Yee

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Anne Stanton

    PRESIDENT/MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $320,697
    From this org
    $286,221
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,476
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $286,221
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,175
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,301
    Filer's total
    $320,697

  • Daniel Storz

    SR. DIRECTOR, K-12 ENGAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $174,051
    From this org
    $150,498
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,553
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,498
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,021
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,532
    Filer's total
    $174,051

  • Noemi Donoso

    CHIEF STRATEGIST

    Total calculated
    $125,822
    From this org
    $109,809
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,013
    Hours/week
    30

  • Rachel Zaentz

    VP, COMMUNICATIONS (THRU 09/23)

    Total calculated
    $149,141
    From this org
    $137,062
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,079
    Hours/week
    40

  • Emily Passias

    VP, POLICY (THRU 06/23)

    Total calculated
    $129,170
    From this org
    $112,903
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,267
    Hours/week
    40

  • Spencer Sherman

    VP, POLICY & PTNRSHP (THRU 10/23)

    Total calculated
    $159,492
    From this org
    $147,981
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,511
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,981
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,228
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,283
    Filer's total
    $159,492

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

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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

  • SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

    $10,000

    TO SUPPORT SACRAMENTO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ITS COLLABORATORS' WORK AS A PARTNER COMMUNITY IN THE KIASER HEALTH PATHWAYS INITIATIVE

  • FRESNO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

    $10,000

    TO SUPPORT FRESNO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ITS COLLABORATORS' WORK AS A PARTNER COMMUNITY IN THE KIASER HEALTH PATHWAYS INITIATIVE

  • SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

    $10,000

    TO SUPPORT SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ITS COLLABORATORS' WORK AS A PARTNER COMMUNITY IN THE KIASER HEALTH PATHWAYS INITIATIVE

  • OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

    $10,000

    TO SUPPORT OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ITS COLLABORATORS' WORK AS A PARTNER COMMUNITY IN THE KIASER HEALTH PATHWAYS INITIATIVE

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
21 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521229349302627

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