Unamesa Association

“4(a) The Community Lauchpad (CoLaunchpad) was initiated in 2015 by UnaMesa to bring together a network of community leaders to provide peer to peer support for developing and pursuing initiatives that serve the local community with the possibility to develop, demonstrate, and scale those efforts to other communities. Two members of the CoLaunchpad, Olenka Villarreal and Jill Asher created one of the world's most inclusive playgrounds, the Magical Bridge Playground in Palo Alto. In 2016, The Magical Bridge Initiative became an official project sponsored by UnaMesa to develop and deliver a model that would help other communities create cultures of inclusion, services, and play spaces that reduce social isolation, spur healthy development,and improve overall well being for all families, most especially those with special healthcare needs. The Magical Bridge Playground in Palo Alto demonstrated that power of the Magical Bridge design and ommunity engagement to deliver on this promise and create a playground for everyone regardless of age, size, disability,or ability. During 2017, the Magical Bridge Initiative was a primary focus of the UnaMesa efforts to support community based innovations that improve health and well being through a culture of inclusion. These efforts included outreach and support for inclusive playground initiatives throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and nationally resulting in the launch of 4 such additional projects in the region. The Magical Bridge Initiative supported each of these projects and established the Magical Bridge Foundation to further scale these efforts. In addition to the Magical Bridge Initiative, UnaMesa continued to provide space, advice and guidance for local social entrepreneurs with the potential to make significant differences in the lives of families and communities. This support included helping local community members launch and seek initial funding for a local community group Belle Haven Action, devoted to creating new approaches to strengthening education, healthcare, housing assistance and other services for the Belle Haven neighborhood.”

“4(b) Magical Bridge Playground in Redwood City. In September 2016, UnaMesa entered into an agreement with Redwood City on behalf of the Magical Bridge initiative to build a new Magical Bridge Playground as a regional attraction for Redwood City and the surrounding region. Based on observations of many visitors driving to Palo Alto from Redwood City and often much further (sometimes coming from more than an hour away) to visit the Magical Bridge Playground in Palo Alto, there was clear demand for more of these innovative, inclusive play spaces. The Magical Bridge Initiative developed a service model for helping cities with the design, community engagement, and fundraising to build a successful, truly inclusive playground. The partnership with the Redwood City was the first implementation and demonstration of this model. In 2017, the Magical Bridge Initiative supported Redwood City in the final design of the Magical Bridge Playground at Red Morton Park in Redwood City. Through inclusive community engagement with schools, business, community organizations and other groups across the region, the Magical Bridge Initiative exceeded the original goal for financial contributions to support construction of the playground. The support from the community has been outstanding with contributions from over 700 individuals and businesses. Achieving these milestones and providing the City with the design and community funding has enabled the City to move towards completion of the Playground with expected completion in 2019.”

“4(c) InPlay.org - Platform and guide for out of school activities. Lack of access to opportunities has been cited by education researchers as a key driver for the achievement gap experienced by underserved students. Out of school activities play an especially important role in creating this gap as many underserved students lose ground over the summer months because they do not participate in or have access to the stimulating learning environments of their peers. InPlay helps close the gap by providing an online service that matches all students to the best available opportunities for them and supports the participation of underserved students by matching them with available scholarships, subsidies and other services that address their needs. In 2017, InPlay continued and expanded partnerships with the Fremont Unified School District, the Oakland Unified School District, and other school districts and cities to provide all families opportunities that best fit into their lives. The number of low income and underserved families in these communities, estimated from those qualifying for free and reduced lunch programs, rangew from approximately 25% to 80%. During this year of full deployment, the system demonstrated the ability to deliver the service and assist thousands of families in finding appropriate and available opportunities. InPlay also continuted to develop the core technology, improve the user interface, and streamline support operations in order to grow the service and increase opportunities for as many students and families as possible. This includes, for example, being the only provider to provide a comprehensive list of the free activities, such as those sponsored by the cities, within the communities served by InPlay.”

“The Form 990 is prepared by the CFO and reviewed by the President for completeness and accuracy It is also made available to the Board for review before filing.”

“Annually, each director and principal officer must provide a signed statement affirming that such person: (1) has received a copy of the conflict of interest policy; (2) has read and understands the policy; (3) has agreed to comply with such policy, and (4) understands that the corporation is a charitable entity and, in order to maintain its federal tax exemption, it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax exempt purposes.”

“The process for determining compensation of officers includes a review and approval by independent directors of comparable survey data. This review and resulting conclusions are documented.”

“UnaMesa makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request. During 2017, no such requests were received.”

“See description of program changes elsewhere in Schedule O.”

“See description of program changes elsewhere in Schedule O.”

“The process for determining compensation of officers includes a review and approval by independent directors using comparable survey data. This review and resulting conclusions are documented.”

“See description elsewhere in Schedule O.”

“Processing fees 115281. 115281. 0. 0.”

“Program events 5211. 5211. 0. 0.”

“Fiscal sponsor fees 27550. 27550. 0. 0.”

“Program support 76000. 76000. 0. 0.”