Harlem Children'S Zone Inc

“Line 19 - availability of documents to the public the organization makes its form 990 available to the public by retaining a copy at its place of business. The form 990 is likewise published on the internet at www.guidestar.org. The organization posts its audited financial statements and form 990 on its website, but its governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available upon request and provided at management's discretion.”

“The Harlem Childrens Zone invests solely in non-exchange traded alternative investments (as identified in Schedule D, Part VII). Since these investments are not traded on traditional investment markets, the organization relies on its investment brokers to identify its gains and losses during the fiscal year. Historically, the organizations investment brokers have reported all gains as unrealized gains on investments and not segregated any realized gains. Accordingly, Harlem Childrens Zone is unable to identify realized gains for reporting on Form 990, Part VIII, Line 7. In the current year, Harlem Childrens Zone is implementing a procedure to track and record realized gains for accurate reporting on the Form 990.”

“Organization's mission (continued) we have created an interlocking network of programs so that our students can successfully graduate from college, enter the high-skills job market and become productive, tax-paying members of society. Our goal is to ensure that our kids grow up to become well-rounded, successful, healthy, civic-minded citizens. Hcz's unique approach is to provide supports for each stage of a child's development and address any barrier to his or her academic success. Our early-childhood programs help build a strong foundation for later learning. Our elementary-school programs support students in the local traditional public schools by providing enriching programs after school. Our two k through 12 charter schools are staffed with dedicated, quality teachers and specialists to ensure our students stay on track for college success. We also offer after-school programs for middle-school and high-school students who live in the children's zone and attend traditional public schools - working closely with them, their teachers and parents to make sure they graduate on time and are ready for college. Whether students attend local colleges or are out-of-town, our college success office helps them with everything from time management to tutoring to getting paid internships, which are so important to earning extra income and gaining invaluable work experience. We have the same expectations of success for the children we serve from traditional public schools as we do from our charter schools. Though our programs work with thousands of children, we make sure each child gets his or her specific needs met and is focused on graduating from college. Children from fifth grade and up are assigned an advocate who creates an ongoing assessment of what services are necessary and makes sure the student gets them, whether it is related to health care, a chaotic home life or an academic stumbling block. In addition to our direct work with children, we have programs aimed at strengthening families and the very fabric of the community - transforming the neighborhood from one mired in poverty to one of economic stability and a positive culture. Since we are concerned with the entire child, we also have developed programs to improve the health of our children. Because obesity threatens the health of so many of our children and adults, we created an organization-wide program called healthy harlem. We created a database of the height, weight and body mass index of all participants to track their progress. The program offers one hour a day of exercise and one nutrition education class each week to thousands of our students. Children with the most severe obesity problems receive more individualized attention. Healthy harlem also works with parents, offering exercise classes, healthy cooking classes and a subsidized farmers market. We have become a national model for fighting poverty and educating at-risk youth. Hundreds of delegations from around the world have visited us or taken workshops to learn about what we do. President barack obama created the promise neighborhoods program to use federal matching grants to replicate our comprehensive model in other poor communities across the country and we have provided advice to these communities. Form 990, part iv line 4 - lobbying disclosure harlem children's zone does not undertake any lobbying activities. Hcz president geoffrey canada is a very prominent individual in the community and he may undertake advocacy efforts that have ancillary benefits to harlem children's zone. Mr. Canada's advocacy efforts, to the extent there are any, are undertaken at his own behest and are funded from his own personal finances; harlem children's zone does not subsidize those efforts. Form 990, part vi: policies line 11 - process used to review form 990 the form 990 was prepared by a nationally renowned accounting firm in conjunction with the organization's finance department. A copy of the draft form 990 was circu”