2024-05-14T18:54:25-05:00 2023-06-30 330850406 REDWITZ INC 3 PARK PLAZA SUITE 1700 IRVINE CA 92614 990 2022-07-01 311760082 ALLIANCE FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY ALLI 2132011120 1541 WILSHIRE BLVD 430 LOS ANGELES CA 90017 VANESSA ARAMAYO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2132011120 2024-05-14 1 VANESSA ARAMAYO 999009999 0 ROB REDWITZ P02365689 9497531514 2024-05-10 0 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z VANESSA ARAMAYO 1541 WILSHIRE BLVD 430 LOS ANGELES CA 90017 1788902 0 X AFABC.ORG X 2000 CA ADVANCING SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, RACIAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE FOR THE LATINO / A COMMUNITY AND THE LOS ANGELES REGION THROUGH POWER BUILDING AND POLICY ADVOCACY. 8 8 11 30 0 0 1143316 1785933 0 0 75 87 83 2882 1143474 1788902 479000 47500 0 0 523071 703947 0 0 131703 284617 440202 1286688 1191649 -143214 597253 777518 1246532 213036 84797 564482 1161735 X ADVANCING SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, RACIAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE FOR THE LATINO / A COMMUNITY AND THE LOS ANGELES REGION THROUGH POWER BUILDING AND POLICY ADVOCACY. 0 0 855214 47500 (SEE SCHEDULE O)1. LATINO/A SCORECARD RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTIN FISCAL YEAR 2022 TO 2023, ABC HAS WORKED TO MOVE VARIOUS POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS DELIVERED IN THE 2021 LATINO/A SCORECARD REPORT: A POLICY ROADMAP FOR TRANSFORMING LOS ANGELES WHICH ANSWERED A SERIES OF CRITICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FACING LATINO/AS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND ESTABLISHED A GRADE/SCORE IN FIVE DIFFERENT FOCUS AREAS. THE SCORECARD REPORT UPLIFTED THE ASSETS THAT LATINO/AS BRING TO THE COUNTY AS WELL AS HIGHLIGHTS OPPORTUNITY GAPS THAT HAVE ACTED AS BARRIERS THAT PREVENT LATINO/A COMMUNITIES FROM FULLY THRIVING. THE SCORECARD CULMINATED INTO A REPORT WITH SECONDARY RESEARCH ANALYSES AND PUBLIC POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS - INFORMED BY ISSUE EXPERTS AND THE COMMUNITY - ACROSS VARIOUS AREAS. THESE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE BEING MOVED FORWARD IN ADVOCACY, ORGANIZING, POWER BUILDING AND COMMUNICATIONS EFFORTS ACROSS SPECIFIC AREAS.2. K-12 & HIGHER EDUCATIONDUAL LANGUAGE LEARNER AND ENGLISH LEARNER SUCCESS NOW IN ITS FOURTH YEAR, ABC CONTINUES TO CO-CHAIR THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE CONSORTIUM FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNER SUCCESS FORMERLY THE CONSORTIUM FOR ENGLISH LEARNER SUCCESS. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, ABC HAS EMBARKED ON EFFORTS TO IMPROVE AND ADVANCE A VALUES-BASED POLICY AGENDA FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS (ELS) AND DUAL LANGUAGE LEARNERS (DLLS) TO HAVE GREATER SUCCESS IN LOS ANGELES. THIS INITIATIVE COORDINATES DATA, RESEARCH, OUTREACH, COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND COMMUNICATIONS EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS HAVE A HIGH QUALITY, WELL-ROUNDED, EDUCATION. IN 2022, THE CONSORTIUM FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNER SUCCESS LAUNCHED THE POLICY WORKGROUP, LED BY CALIFORNIANS TOGETHER, AND THE GRASSROOTS WORKGROUP, LED BY ABC, TO OFFER COALITION MEMBERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE MORE FREQUENT ENGAGEMENT. THE GRASSROOTS WORKGROUP CENTERS COMMUNITY VOICES IN GUIDING AND INFORMING THE LOCAL AND STATEWIDE STRATEGIC DIRECTION OF THE CONSORTIUM AND CREATES AWARENESS OF THE CHALLENGES AND ISSUES THAT LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE RACIAL AND ETHNIC COMMUNITIES FACE. SINCE 2022, ABC HAS CONVENED A GROWING LIST OF GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE LAST YEAR ENGAGING A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, AND RESEARCH FOCUSED ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2023, ABC CHAMPIONED THE NEEDS OF MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS BY ACTIVELY SUPPORTING STATE BILLS LIKE AB 270, AB 292, AND AB 714.ALSO IN 2023, ABC BEGAN WORKING ON A NARRATIVE SHIFT PROJECT FOCUSED ON ENGLISH LEARNERS. NARRATIVE SHIFT INVOLVES SHIFTING, CHALLENGING, AND CHANGING PREVAILING MINDSETS THAT INFLUENCE OUR SOCIETY AND POLICY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SHIFT PREVAILING NEGATIVE MINDSETS ABOUT ENGLISH LEARNERS SO THAT OUR COMMUNITY AT LARGE CAN RECOGNIZE THE ASSETS THAT ENGLISH LEARNERS AND MULTILINGUALISM BRING TO OUR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. PHASE 1 OF THE PROJECT, CARRIED OUT IN 2023, FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING A NARRATIVE IN COLLABORATION WITH 10 PARTNERS REPRESENTING DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES IN THE ECOSYSTEM OF ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT FOR ENGLISH LEARNER STUDENTS. FROM JULY TO DECEMBER 2023, PARTNERS MET MONTHLY IN FOUR-HOUR SESSIONS IN WHICH THEY LEARNED ABOUT THE ROLE OF NARRATIVES IN MOVEMENTS FOR SOCIAL CHANGE, AND CONTRIBUTED THEIR IDEAS TO SHAPE THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF A NEW NARRATIVE IN SUPPORT OF ENGLISH LEARNERS.COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS IN SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES (CASS) POLICY FRAMEWORKABC LAUNCHED THE COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS IN THE SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES (CASS) POLICY FRAMEWORK. THROUGH CASS THE SELA GOES TO COLLEGE INITIATIVE WAS CREATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CROSS-SECTORAL COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN SOUTHEAST EAST LOS ANGELES. THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO INCREASE COLLEGE PREPAREDNESS SUPPORT OPTIONS IN HIGH SCHOOLS BY EXPANDING THE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN K-12 SCHOOLS AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGES. PLATICASPLATICAS ARE MONTHLY VIRTUAL CONVENINGS FOR ABC'S PARENT NETWORK. THE PLATICAS HAVE SERVED AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE REAL-TIME AND VALUABLE INFORMATION TO OUR PARENT NETWORK BY INVITING EXPERTS TO TALK ABOUT A VARIETY OF TOPICS AIMED AT THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PLATICAS SERVE AS A PLATFORM FOR THE PARENTS TO BE HEARD AND HAVE OPEN CONVERSATIONS WITH ONE ANOTHER, SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES AND ASK QUESTIONS. AS PART OF OUR VISION TO BUILD UP COMMUNITY LEADERS, WE NEED TO GIVE PARENTS THE PROPER RESOURCES TO DEVELOP THEIR VOICE AND LEADERSHIP. WITH EACH MONTH COMES A NEW TOPIC TO LEARN ABOUT. WE CHOOSE OUR TOPIC BASED ON CURRENT EVENTS AND NEEDS IN THE CONTEXT OF THAT TIME OF YEAR. WE COLLABORATE WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS SO THEY CAN SHARE THEIR ISSUE/CONTENT EXPERTISE WITH OUR PARENT NETWORK. THE PLATICAS ALLOW FOR PARENTS TO CREATE A BETTER SHARED IDENTITY WITH OTHER PARENT LEADERS IN OUR NETWORK AND HELP THEM BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH ONE ANOTHER. AS A RESULT PARENTS THEN CREATE MORE AWARENESS ABOUT THE PLATICAS CON ABC. ADDITIONALLY, THE PLATICAS HELP ABC IDENTIFY POLICY ADVOCACY PRIORITIES, COLLECT QUALITATIVE AND ANECDOTAL DATA, AND CAPTURE STORYTELLING TO SUPPORT HUMANIZING THE DATA. CLOSING THE DIGITAL DIVIDEABC HAS CONTINUED LEADING EFFORTS TO HIGHLIGHT THE EXTREME INEQUITIES THAT EXIST IN THE SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES(SELA) COUNTY REGION WITH REGARDS TO THE DIGITAL DIVIDE. DURING THE PANDEMIC, A LACK OF ACCESS TO RELIABLE AND AFFORDABLE INTERNET PREVENTED LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS WITH MAJORITY LATINO/A RESIDENTS ACCESSING SERVICES ANDABC LAUNCHED THE PARENT ACADEMY, THE PROGRAM DESIGNED TO BUILD LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN LATINO/A PARENTS OF LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAUSD) STUDENTS, WHO ARE TOO OFTEN UNDERREPRESENTED IN CIVIC LEADERSHIP. THE PARENT ACADEMY HAS 213 PARENT LEADERS ENROLLED AND HAS ENGAGED THEM IN ADVOCACY EFFORTS INCLUDING LAUSD PUBLIC COMMENT, STATE LEGISLATIVE VISITS IN SACRAMENTO, AND TRADITIONAL MEDIA INTERVIEWS. 3. CIVIC ENGAGEMENTSELA VOTESABC DEVELOPED AND LAUNCHED AN INTEGRATED VOTER INITIATIVE AND PROGRAM IN SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES (SELA) TO INCREASE LATINO/A VOTER PARTICIPATION. THE SELA VOTES INITIATIVE IS THE FIRST OF IT'S KIND IN THE SELA REGION WHICH TARGETS "HIGH OPPORTUNITY" VOTERS MOST COMMONLY KNOWN AS "LOW PROPENSITY" VOTERS. ABC SERVES AS A CONVENOR OF SEVEN CBO'S THAT ARE NOT TRADITIONALLY CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FOCUS; HOWEVER, THEY UNDERSTAND THE INTERSECTIONALITY AND IMPORTANCE OF THEIR WORK AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.ABC PARTNERED WITH FIVE BASE BUILDING, TRUSTED MESSENGERS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO LAUNCH THE SELA VOTES! INITIATIVE. SELA VOTES! IS AN EFFORT TO TARGET A LATINO/A-MAJORITY CIVIC DESERTS IN LA COUNTY AND BUILD THE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE TO INCREASE LATINO/A VOTER TURNOUT. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIES: 1) DEVELOP COMMON UNDERSTANDING AND AGREEMENT ON THE IMPORTANCE EFFECTIVE VOTER TURNOUT AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACT ON POLICIES, PRACTICES, AND PROGRAMS2) BUILD COHESION AMONG LEADERS OF LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS GROUNDED ON COMMON VALUES3) INCREASE THE VOTER OUTREACH CAPACITY OF LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS 4) BUILD VOTING POWER IN SOUTHEAST LA THE SELA VOTES INITIATIVE IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES REGION. ABC IS THE CONVENOR OF 8 CROSS-SECTORAL COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK DIRECTLY WITH SELA RESIDENTS IN DIVERSE ISSUES INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, HEALTH, AND EDUCATION. THE FIRST FOUR STRATEGIES ABOVE HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED AND ACHIEVED.4. ECONOMIC PROSPERITYCOMMUNITY ECONOMIC RESILIENCE FUND (CERF)ABC HAS HELD A SEAT AT THE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC RESILIENCE FUND (CERF) STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS, LA COUNTY CERF OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE, AND LA COUNTY CERF DATA AND RESEARCH COMMITTEE. CERF LA WAS CREATED TO PROMOTE A SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE RECOVERY FROM THE ECONOMIC DISTRESS OF COVID-19 BY SUPPORTING NEW PLANS AND STRATEGIES TO DIVERSIFY LOCAL ECONOMIES AND DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIES THAT CREATE HIGH-QUALITY, BROADLY ACCESSIBLE JOBS FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS. 5. HEALTHIN FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023, ABC CONTINUED TO WORK IN A KEY STATEWIDE COALITION TO ADVANCE THE GOALS OF THE HEALTH4ALL CAMPAIGN TO ADVOCATE FOR A HEALTH CARE SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS. ABC AND PARTNERS INCREASED AWARENESS THROUGH ADVOCACY AND CAMPAIGN EFFORTS TO EXPAND MEDI-CAL TO ALL LOW-INCOME ADULTS REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS, RECOGNIZING THE CRUCIAL LINK BETWEEN ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY. IN 2022-2023, ABC ALSO IDENTIFIED AND RECRUITED TWENTY HEALTH AMBASSADORS TO HELP ADVANCE ABC POLICY PRIORITIES THROUGH THE PARENT ACADEMY. THE HEALTH AMBASSADORS PARTICIPATED IN A SEVEN-WEEK ADVOCACY TRAINING ON GREEN SCHOOLS AND THE IMPACTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN HEALTH AND EDUCATION. 855214 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 31 0 1 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X VANESSA ARAMAYO 2132011120 1541 WILSHIRE BLVD 430 LOS ANGELES CA 90017 AUDREY DOW CHAIRMAN 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROSIE ARROYO VICE CHAIR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JUAN DE LA CRUZ VICE CHAIR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL MENDEZ SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 REFUGIO LOPEZ TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 VERONICA CARRIZALES DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MERCEDES CRUZ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT M SAINZ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 VANESSA ARAMAYO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 155038 0 19091 155038 0 19091 1 0 1 0 PROYECTO PASTORAL 135 NORTH MISSION RD LOS ANGELES CA 90033 PROGRAM SERVICE 112500 1 135000 1650933 1785933 87 87 OTHER INCOME 900099 2882 2882 2882 1788902 0 0 2969 47500 47500 155038 38760 38759 77519 427032 359762 58553 8717 18488 12851 3187 2450 57052 45714 11338 46337 32208 7988 6141 46815 46815 16405 10678 4053 1674 5141 3573 886 682 562 562 22071 15341 3805 2925 18175 18175 27242 26589 653 202 202 7792 5416 1343 1033 PROGRAM CONSULTANTS 191627 191627 DEVELPMENT AND EVALUATI 23167 23167 PROGRAM SERVICES 23083 23083 ADMINISTRATIVE CONSULTA 20769 20769 37151 23937 6472 6742 1191649 855214 204732 131703 606471 1224353 164480 12500 6567 7358 2523 202 0 2321 777518 1246532 213036 84797 213036 84797 X -792 133031 565274 1028704 564482 1161735 777518 1246532 597253 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 763220 702463 1718372 1143316 1785933 6113304 763220 702463 1718372 1143316 1785933 6113304 27437 6085867 29 58 75 87 249 11618 83 2882 14583 6128136 0.99310 0.88090 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2523 202 2321 2321 1788902 0 1788902 0 1788902 1191649 0 1191649 0 1191649 1 PROYECTO PASTORAL 135 NORTH MISSION RD LOS ANGELES CA 90033 953213958 37500 0 CONSORTIUM FOR ENGLISH LEARNER SUCCESS. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY 1 LMU DR LOS ANGELES CA 90045 951643334 35000 0 THE MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, OR ANCHOR ORGANIZATIONS, OF THE CONSORTIUM SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 6423 FLORENCE PL STE 103 BELL GARDENS CA 90201 954473319 5000 0 TO GROW ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY ON ELECTORAL EFFORTS, INCREASE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH OF LATINO/A VOTERS, AND IMPROVE LATINO/A VOTER TURNOUT IN SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES CITIES. 3 PART I, LINE 2: ALLIANCE FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY (ABC) CREATES A CONTRACT WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL RECEIVE SUBGRANTS FROM ABC. THE CONTRACT INCLUDES THE AUTHORIZED SIGNERS EACH ORGANIZATION, THE AMOUNT OF THE SUBGRANT AND THE LIST OF RESPONSIBILITIES, TASKS, DESCRIPTION THAT WILL BE CARRIED OUT OVER THE AGREED PERIOD OF TIME. THE AGREEMENT INCLUDES A SECTION THAT REQUIRES THE SUBGRANTEE ORGANIZATIONS TO INCLUDE PROGRAM UPDATES AND FINAL REPORTS UPON CLOSING OF THE SUBGRANTS. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VANESSA ARAMAYO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 155038 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19091 0 174129 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B AFTER THE 990 IS PREPARED, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEW THE RETURN. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THEN REVIEWS A COMPLETE COPY OF THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT COVERS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND EMPLOYEES. UNDER THE POLICY NO OFFICER OR DIRECTOR OF ABC OR ANY OTHER CORPORATION, FIRM, ASSOCIATION, OR OTHER ENTITIY IN WHICH ONE OR MORE OF ABC'S OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS ARE OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS OR HAVE MATERIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST, SHALL BE INTERESTED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY , IN ANY CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION, UNLESS:A) THE MATERIAL FACTS REGARDING THAT OFFICER'S OR DIRECTOR'S FINANCIAL INTEREST IN SUCH CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION OR REGARDING SUCH COMMON DIRECTORSHIP, OFFICER'S POSITION, OR FINANCIAL INTEREST ARE FULLY DISCLOSED IN GOOD FAITH AND NOTED IN THIS CORPORATION'S MINUTES, OR SUCH FACTS ARE KNOWN TO ALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION OF SUCH CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPENSATION AND PERFORMS A YEARLY EVALUATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MAKES A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TAKES A VOTE TO APPROVE COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT. I. REVIEWS THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER OFFICIAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC. II. OVERSEES THE ANNUAL INDEPENDENT AUDIT PROCESS, INCLUDING ENGAGING THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR AND RECEIVING ALL REPORTS AND MANAGEMENT LETTERS FROM THE AUDITOR. III. REVIEWS THE ANNUAL INFORMATION RETURNS (IRS FORM 990, RELATED SCHEDULES, AND FORMS) AND RECOMMENDS IT FOR APPROVAL, SIGNATURE, AND SUBMISSION BY THE APPROPRIATE OFFICER. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ALSO TRANSMITS THE RETURNS TO THE BOARD FOR ITS REVIEW BEFORE SIGNING AND SUBMITTING IT. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ENGAGES (ON THE BOARD'S BEHALF) AND INTERACTS WITH THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR OR AUDITING FIRM. MANY AUDIT FIRMS ALSO PREPARE THE FEDERAL AND STATE TAX RETURNS FOR THEIR NONPROFIT AUDIT CLIENTS.