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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND INNOVATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,004,871
Total expenses
$4,659,320
Contributions and grants received
$738,339
Grants paid
$1,281,540
Program service revenue
$4,266,532
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,489,512
Total liabilities, end of year
$711,688
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$777,824
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,166,794
Management and general expenses
$492,526
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,166,794

Program services were 89.4% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $685,490

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $52,849

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FEES

    total $4,266,532 · related or exempt $4,266,532

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,281,540 · program services $1,281,540

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $329,469 · program services $55,072 · management and general $274,397

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $68,355 · program services $4,095 · management and general $64,260

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $4,067 · management and general $4,067

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $27,787 · management and general $27,787

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $619 · management and general $619

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,120,772 · program services $2,093,605 · management and general $27,167

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $8,589 · management and general $8,589

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $19,480 · program services $5,347 · management and general $14,133

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $42,076 · program services $17,960 · management and general $24,116

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $227,078 · program services $227,078

  • 17 · Travel

    total $165,027 · program services $162,958 · management and general $2,069

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $38,330 · program services $37,085 · management and general $1,245

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,407 · management and general $5,407

  • 24a · Other expenses: PARTICIPANT STIPENDS

    total $144,432 · program services $144,432

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM MATERIALS

    total $79,794 · program services $79,794

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM FOOD COSTS

    total $44,046 · program services $44,046

  • 24d · Other expenses: FILING PENALTIES

    total $20,460 · management and general $20,460

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $31,992 · program services $13,782 · management and general $18,210

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $245,135 · end of year $741,668

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $685,490

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

    $70,620

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

    $8,266

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $21,508 · end of year $62,354

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    end of year $711,688

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $266,643 · end of year $727,824

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $50,000

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE CENTER'S MISSION IS TO GROW, DIVERSIFY, AND SUPPORT AN IN-TO-END PIPELINE OF EDUCATORS WHO DISRUPT ACADEMIC AND ECONOMIC DISPARITIES FOR THEIR LEARNERS.

  • THE REAP, REWARDING EDUCATOR ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE INITIATIVE AIMS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION, ELEVATE EDUCATOR EFFECTIVENESS, RAISE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, AND INCREASE EQUITY IN LEARNING IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. IN OCTOBER 2023, THE EPI CENTER RECEIVED A 26.7 MILLION GRANT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO SERVE MORE THAN 850 TEACHERS AND NEARLY 11,000 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN 26 SCHOOLS ACROSS BOTH DISTRICTS. TWO SERVICE TIERS ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH FAIRFIELD AND GEORGETOWN. THE FIRST TIER WILL UTILIZE A COMPREHENSIVE, DATA-DRIVEN, HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO ATTRACT, RETAIN, AND REWARD EDUCATOR EFFECTIVENESS. THE SECOND TIER WILL PROVIDE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT THE CONTINUED PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OF TEACHERS AND LEADERS IN OUR PARTNER SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THE TWO TIERS OF SERVICE ADDRESS TALENT MANAGEMENT, MODELING A HIGH-QUALITY EVALUATION PLAN, PERFORMANCE-BASED COMPENSATION, PROFESSIONAL GROWTH TRACKS, DEVELOPMENT OF A PRINCIPAL NETWORK, INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES FOR NEW TEACHERS, AND CAREER LADDERS.

    Expenses $685,490

  • ALL OTHER PROGRAMS RELATED TO EDUCATOR INOVATION AND PREPAREDNESS

    Expenses $3,481,304 · Grants $1,281,540 · Revenue $4,266,532

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Jamie Devine

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Laronda Johnson

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mamie Shippy

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Damara H Mitchell

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

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.

Grants on this return

  • VOORHEES UNIVERSITY

    $1,276,540

    EDUCATION SUPPORT

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202403189349305330

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