826 Valencia

“The executive and finance committees of the organization's board review the 990, after which, a copy is provided to the whole Board prior to filing.”

“It is the policy of the organization to require fiduciaries to provide full disclosure of any contemplated or existing activities or transactions that could create a conflict of interest, or the appearance of a conflict of interest. Fiduciaries include each director, officer, and administrative employee of the organization. Each fiduciary must execute a conflict of interest disclosure statement and questionnaire. The board of directors reviews all disclosures and potential conflicts and recommend a course of action, if necessary.”

“The independent board determines the compensation of the Executive Director based on its evaluation of his/her performance and by gathering data on comparable compensation within the industry. The review that was conducted was formal, and compensation was approved by the full board.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are made available to the public upon request.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Workshops: In our Workshop program, we served 139 students during the 2021-2022 school year. Students learned about the concept of community and reflected on the different communities to which they belong. Students wrote powerfully about the futures they wanted to see for themselves, including crafting odes to important community members (teachers, family members, sports coaches, friends, etc.) and tales that addressing community challenges such as pollution, homelessness, food scarcity, and bullying. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Summer Workshops and Camps: We served 261 students in summer 2021 through project-based writing camps and workshops. Programs included: A) Exploring Words Summer Camp, where students in grades 3-5 complete a series of social justice themed writing projects; B) Exploring Leadership Summer Camp, where students in grades 6-8 develop leadership and communication skills by exploring issues that face their communities; C) Young Author's Workshop (YAW), an creative writing camp where high schoolers explore a range of literary genres and compose literary works; and D) writing workshops for students in grades 3-8 through our community partners in the Tenderloin. In response to feedback from families, we offered in-person programming options. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: College Career Readiness: 826 Valencia provides middle and high schoolers with opportunities to build skills, knowledge, and resources that strengthen the high school-to-college-to-career pathway. In FY22, we awarded six 4-year $20,000 college scholarships to graduating seniors who will also receive ongoing college persistence and completion support through our partner org, ScholarMatch. We provided another 160 12th-graders with college application essay support through multi-week, in-person workshops with partner schools. Our Youth Leadership Advisory Board and Middle School Leadership Program offered paid internships, leadership development, and career readiness support to 88 teens. We also provided hands-on work experience and stipends to 78 high school and college students and transitional aged youth (TAY) who interned with our education, volunteer, design, and store teams. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: Other Program Accomplishments include the operation of 2 retail stores. The stores sell educational materials, books for children, and other whimsical children's toys, and serve as a community touch-point in the neighborhoods where we operate. Other Program Accomplishments also include the design and publishing infrastructure for our various publishing programs, and our volunteer programs.”