2025-03-25T23:34:17-05:00 2024-11-30 475284605 ERIC ZHANG & ASSOCIATES LLP 860 HILLVIEW CT STE 230 MILPITAS CA 95035 990PF 2023-12-01 461545132 OK TO BE DIFFERENT FOUNDATION OKTO 9252330833 1807 SANTA RITA RD D-218 H218 PLEASANTON CA 94566 JING LI CFO 9252330833 2025-03-25 1 1 ERIC ZHANG CPA P00548506 4084358828 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X 690954 X 3537 X 11261 11261 11261 18006 18006 18006 15082 15976 15082 994 47886 44349 30261 0 0 0 0 1875 0 0 1875 730 730 730 0 888 0 888 15378 12788 12788 2590 18871 13518 14406 4465 0 0 18871 13518 14406 4465 29015 30831 15855 2667 23373 23373 87454 82993 548446 36190 12701 12701 4942 3977 1854 965 965 92138 105469 105469 220303 225501 690954 15000 0 15000 0 X 126638 130176 -1079 -12896 79744 108221 205303 225501 220303 225501 205303 29015 3000 237318 11817 225501 200 SHARES GILD P 2011-06-13 2023-12-01 14982 894 14088 14088 8 QUANT GILD CALL P 2024-09-30 2024-11-15 994 994 994 15082 994 429 0 429 0 429 0 0 0 0 0 0 429 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 CA 1 1 0 0 0 1 WWW.OK2BDIFFERENT.ORG JING LI 6504832579 1807 SANTA RITA ROAD H218 PLEASANTON CA 94566 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JOHN JOSEPH TOOLE 1807 SANTA RITA ROAD H218 PLEASANTON CA 94566 CEO 2.00 0 0 0 JING LI 1807 SANTA RITA ROAD H218 PLEASANTON CA 94566 CFO 5.00 0 0 0 NONE 0 NONE 0 SEE STATEMENT 443 0 476426 10806 118170 605402 0 0 605402 9081 596321 29816 X 4465 0 4465 2012-12-05 X 15855 21390 29188 14047 80480 13477 18182 24810 11940 68408 4465 20117 38662 29117 92361 0 0 3000 6086 9086 4465 20117 35662 23031 83275 0 0 19877 21207 19459 17423 77966 0 0 0 0 JOHN JOSEPH TOOLE JING LI X 0 0 14 11261 14 18006 18 15082 0 44349 0 44349 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TAX PREPARATION FEE 1875 0 0 1875 EQUIPMENT 2023-09-15 194 194 SL 5.000000000000 0 0 0 EQUIPMENT 2017-10-06 600 600 SL 5.000000000000 0 0 0 EQUIPMENT 2017-05-31 125 125 SL 5.000000000000 0 0 0 EQUIPMENT 2022-03-22 664 221 SL 5.000000000000 133 0 133 EQUIPMENT 2023-10-31 1091 218 SL 5.000000000000 218 0 218 COMPUTER 2013-11-30 656 656 SL 3.000000000000 0 0 0 COMPUTER 2021-12-12 1612 1075 SL 3.000000000000 537 0 537 SUMMARY OF CHARTIABLE ACTIVITIES FORM 990 PF, PART VIII-A IN 2024, OK TO BE DIFFERENT HAS UNDERTAKEN SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT INITIATIVES:1. CONTINUED SUPPORT AND COLLABORATION WITH THE YOUTH BACK COUNTRY CAMPS (YBCCS) ORGANIZED BY THE YOUTH PROGRAM AT THE TRTA, PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR MENTAL HEALTH FIRST-AID TRAINING TO ALL THE NEW WILDERNESS INSTRUCTORS.2. EXPLORED NEW PROGRAMS WITH THUNDERBIRD, THE ASU INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, LEVERAGING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL AND INNOVATIVE SPIRIT OF ITS STUDENT AND FACULTY BODY.3. VISITED AND RESEARCHED OTHER CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS TO EXPLORE POTENTIAL COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES.TO ELABORATE ON THE ABOVE ACTIVITIES, YBCC COLLABORATION WITH TRTA.IN 2024, OUR FOUNDATION'S SUPPORT AND OUR COLLABORATION HELPED THE TAHOE RIM TRAIL ASSOCIATION SEND 115 CAMPERS ON THE BACKCOUNTRY CAMPS. AFTER FOUR DAYS OF UNPLUGGING FROM TECHNOLOGY AND IMMERSING THEMSELVES IN THE OUTDOORS, 87% OF CAMPERS REPORTED AN INCREASE IN THEIR SENSE OF RESILIENCY, 89% REPORTED AN INCREASED SOCIAL CONNECTION, AND 85% REPORTED AN INCREASED NATURE CONNECTION. IN ADDITION, WE HELPED THE TAHOE RIM TRAIL ASSOCIATION INVEST IN THE RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF DEDICATED AND INSPIRING YOUTH PROGRAMS STAFF. THIS CORPS OF YOUTH BACKCOUNTRY INSTRUCTORS RECEIVED A FULL-DAY WORKSHOP TRAINING IN YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID, FOLLOWED BY A TWO-DAY BACKPACKING TRIP WITH THE YOUTH PROGRAMS MANAGER WHERE TRAINING INCLUDED WILDERNESS SKILLS, REFLECTION EXERCISES TO GUIDE YOUTH IN INTERPERSONAL DISCOVERIES, AND BACKCOUNTRY RISK MANAGEMENT. THE RIGOROUS TRAINING CURRICULUM FOR YBCC INSTRUCTORS ENSURES THAT YOUTH AND THEIR PARENTS/GUARDIANS FEEL SAFE, WELCOMED, AND ENCOURAGED TO GROW DURING THEIR TIME IN TAHOE'S PRISTINE NATURE.THE CHALLENGE FOR 2023 WAS THE HOUSING FOR THE INSTRUCTING STAFF FOR THE YBCCS. THIS YEAR, WE CHANGED THE APPROACH TO HIRE RESIDENTS WHO ALREADY HAVE HOUSING AND OFFERED THEM FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE TO GET TRAINED WHILE HOLDING ANOTHER JOB (SUCH AS LOCAL SCHOOLTEACHERS). WHILE THIS CHALLENGE HAS BEEN ADDRESSED, WE EXPERIENCED THE CHALLENGE OF FINDING A DEVOTED, COMPETENT YOUTH PROGRAM MANAGER AT TRTA WHO IS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING WITH DIFFERENT PARTNERS AND ORGANIZING THESE YBCCS. THE PREVIOUS YOUTH PROGRAM MANAGER RESIGNED AT THE END OF THE YBCC PROGRAM AND NOW TRTA IS SEARCHING AGAIN TO FILL THE POSITION. AS A RESULT, AFTER DISCUSSING INTERNALLY, WE AT THE OK TO BE DIFFERENT FOUNDATION FELT THAT IT WAS CRITICAL TO HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL THAT WE CAN WORK WITH AND TRUST TO EXECUTE OUR VISION. THEREFORE, WE DECIDED THAT FOR THE TIME BEING WILL CONTINUE PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO YOUTH PROGRAM BUT WILL REVIEW THE FUNDING NEEDS LATER WITH THE RIGHT STAFF IN PLACE.NEW PROGRAM EXPLORATION:AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, JING HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT DOWN WITH THE FACULTY STAFF FROM THUNDERBIRD, HER ALMA MATER, WHICH IS NOW THE SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT AT ASU. THE GOAL WAS TO TAP INTO THE TALENT OF THE FACULTY AND STUDENT BODY TO REALLY MAKE A LONG-LASTING IMPACT ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OF THE YOUNGER GENERATION. THE EFFORT IS ONGOING POTENTIAL COLLABORATION WITH OTHER CHARITY ORGANIZATIONMEANWHILE, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE CONTINUE TO NETWORK AND CORRESPOND WITH OTHER CHARITY ORGANIZATION, TRYING TO IDENTIFY THE RIGHT ONE THAT WE CAN WORK WITH. WE HAVE TALKED TO NAMI OAKLAND CHAPTER, WOMEN'S BUILDING, FCSN. SINCE WE HAVE A SMALL ORGANIZATION AND VERY LIMITED STAFF, WE WANT TO KEEP OUR WORK MEANINGFUL, PRACTICAL AND MANAGEABLE. WE FOCUS ON THE MEASURABILITY OF THE SUCCESS OF THESE CHARITIES, ASKING SHARP QUESTIONS. PROBABLY PEOPLE DO NOT LIKE BEING QUESTIONED, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO PROGRAM SPENDING. BUT WE WOULD RATHER BE CAUTIOUS THAN REGRETFUL LATER.BOARD MEETING WITH AMY KELLERJING MADE A TRIP TO SOUTH DAKOTA TO MEET WITH THE BOARD MEMBER AMY KELLER. DURING THE TWO-DAY MEETING, WE DISCUSS IF WE NEED TO EVOLVE OUR MISSION TO REFLECT THE CHANGES IN THE SOCIETY, SPECIFICALLY, THE SOCIAL AND MEDICAL NEEDS OF THE YOUNGER GENERATION. THE BOARD HAS CONFIRMED THE EFFORT TO REACH OUT TO THUNDERBIRD TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE PROGRAMSFINANCIALSSINCE WE DID NOT MAKE A BIG DISPERSION OF FUND, WE HAVE AMPLE FUND IN HAND TO SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE DID NOT PROACTIVELY RAISE MONEY FOR THE FOUNDATION, BUT WE STILL RECEIVED $1000 DONATION. THE EXPENSES WERE VERY LIMITED, MOSTLY ADMINISTRATIVE (ACCOUNTING FEES AND GOVERNMENT FEES) AND NETWORKING EXPENSES. INVESTMENT FROM CHARLES SCHWAB 82993 548446 CADRE FUND INVESTMENT AT COST 12701 12701 EQUIPMENT 194 194 0 EQUIPMENT 600 600 0 EQUIPMENT 125 125 0 EQUIPMENT 664 354 310 EQUIPMENT 1091 436 655 COMPUTER 656 656 0 COMPUTER 1612 1612 0 NOTES RECEIVABLES 92138 105469 105469 UNREALIZED LOSS 11817 AUTO EXPENSE 111 0 0 111 FILING FEE 50 0 0 50 MEALS 394 0 0 394 OFFICE EXPENSE 482 0 0 482 LICENSE FEE 1 0 0 1 NET INVESTMENT LOSS 12788 12788 12788 0 BANK CHARGE 2 0 0 2 INSURANCE 199 0 0 199 PROGRAM EXPENSE 443 0 0 443 TELEPHONE AND INTERNET 203 0 0 203 UTILITIES 560 0 0 560 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 99 0 0 99 TRAVEL EXPENSE 46 0 0 46 PRIOR YEAR ADJUSTMENT 3000 OTHER PAYABLE 15000 0 IRS 730 730 730 0