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 fulldisclosure 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 theorganization. Each fiduciary must execute a conflict of interest disclosurestatement and questionnaire. The board of directors reviews all disclosures andpotential conflicts and recommend a course of action, if necessary.”

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

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

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Workshops:In our Workshop program, we served 389 students during the 2023-2024 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 531 students in summer 2024 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. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: Leadership and Future Pathways:826 provides middle and high schoolers with opportunities to build skills, knowledge, and resources that strengthen the high school-to-college-to-career pathway. In FY24, we awarded five 4-year $20,000 college scholarships to graduating seniors who will also receive ongoing college persistence and completion support from our partner ScholarMatch. We provided another 265 twelth-graders with college application essay support through in-person workshops, both at our centers and with partner schools. Our Youth Leadership Advisory Board and Middle School Leadership Program offered paid internships, leadership development, and career readiness support to 87 teens. We also provided hands-on work experience and stipends to 56 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 childrens toys, and serve as a community touch-point in the neighborhoods where we operate. Other Programs also include the design and publishing infrastructure for our various publishing programs, and our volunteer programs.”

“Bad debt = -$55000”