Communities in Schoools of Northwest Michigan Inc

“The executive director reviews the 990 prior to filing the return. A copy of the 990 is provided to all board members for their review subsequent to filing. The 990 would be amended if necessary based upon the review of the board members.”

“Each director, principal officer, and member of a committee of the corporation with board-delegated powers shall sign an annual statement which affirms that such person has received a copy of the policy, has read and understands the policy, has agreed to comply with the policy, and understands that the corporation is a charitable organization within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the code and that in order to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes.”

“Governing documents, annual financial statements, and annual 990 are available for public inspection during regular business hours by contacting amy burk, executive director at the primary business address as listed on page 1 of the 990.”

“Communities in school (cis) of mancelona coordinates human services and delivers them to at-risk youth in the mancelona, mi area and to their families through the supportive environment of the public schools or non-traditional education sites. Communities in schools of mancelona will endeavor to enable said youth and their families to have access to a broad range of needed social and educational services by establishing a coordinated delivery system of community resources within an educational setting. The mission of communities in schools of mancelona is to surround students with community support empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. Cis programs provide both preventative and intervention services including academic assistance, career exploration, college field trips, service learning, and enrichment activities. The objective of communities in schools of mancelona is to reduce the number of school dropouts in the mancelona, mi area.”

“100% of mancelona public school students received school-wide preventative services. Over 15% of students received targeted and sustained interventions. 14 out of 15 seniors received targeted and sustained services graduated high school. 122 of 124 students in grades k-11 who received target and sustained services were promoted to the next grade. 89% of students in grades k-12 who received targeted and sustained services with an academic performance goal met their goal. 236 students in grades k-12 attended the cis after-school program. Of these students 108 attended 30 or more days throughout the school year. 88 volunteers contributed over 990 hours of service equivalent to over 19,800. 46 community partners participated in the program.”