Everychild Foundation

“Membership is open to all women in the Los Angeles area who contribute annual contributions of $6,000 (or $2,500 if under 40 years of age) enabling the Foundation to make an annual grant of $1,000,000 as well as a secondary "runner-up" grant.”

“Jacqueline Caster is the sole member of the corporation and nominates and elects the executive board and the committee chairs.”

“The draft of the Form 990 will be distributed to the members of the governing body prior to its submission. If there are any issues/questions, the Treasurer will discuss them with the accounting firm for resolution.”

“The board members complete a conflict of interest policy annually.”

“Everychild has no paid officers or employees. The organization is run by volunteers.”

“The organization's governing documents and financial statements are available to the public upon request. This information is also available on our website as well as on GuideStar (where we have been awarded Gold status).”

“The Foundation is a non-profit public benefit organization, with participation open to all women in the Los Angeles area who currently contribute annual donations of $6,000. In 2006, the Foundation reached its goals of 225 participants and a grant of $1 million. The Foundation was named the "Outstanding Private or Community Foundation" in Los Angeles for 2004 by the Association of Fundraising Professionals and received the Women of Distinction Award from law firm Alston & Bird in 2013. In recognition for her achievements as Founder and President of the Foundation, Jacqueline Caster was the recipient of the Humanitarian Award for three organizations: First Star in 2004, The Optimist Youth Home in 2005, and Shane's Inspiration in 2006. She was also named Santa Monica/Westside YWCA Woman of the Year for 2005 and was awarded the Silver Shingle Alumni Award for Distinguished Service to the Community from Boston University School of Law. She has also been honored by Loyola Law School in Los Angeles with the Sister Janet Harris Juvenile Advocate Award and received the 2011 Momentum Award from the Women's Foundation of California. Additionally, she was named 2017 Woman of the Year for California's 26th Senate District by Senator Ben Allen. The annual grant is made in support of a project that will profoundly help local children facing disease, abuse, neglect, poverty, or disability. The grant recipient is chosen by a vote of the entire Foundation membership from a roster of carefully screened candidate projects. The Foundation salons are held two to four times a year; outside expert speakers are brought in to inform the Foundation participants on highly topical children's issues. Activities such as recruitment breakfasts and salons are funded entirely through non-participant cash contributions, in-kind donations, and earned income. Foundation activities, the Foundation administration, and the grant process are staffed by unpaid Foundation volunteers, with the assistance of a grant consultant, enabling the Foundation to keep administrative costs low. The Foundation has made the following grants: 1) 2000: QueensCare - $230,000 Purchase and equip the first mobile dental clinic to serve 30 low-income elementary schools in LAUSD. 2) 2001: Wonder of Reading - $385,000 Renovation and restocking of 15 elementary school libraries and creation of replicable model. 3) 2002: Violence Intervention Program - $600,000 Renovation of a building to create a permanent center for the psychological care of physically and sexually abused children. 4) 2003: Optimist Youth Homes - $630,000 Construction of youth learning center for abused, neglected, and other at-risk children. 5) 2004: Hillsides - $715,000 Establish transitional housing program for emancipated foster youth that provides them with skills and resources. 6) 2005: Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital - $925,000 Construction of universally accessible playground at orthopedic pediatric outpatient clinic. 7) 2006: Heart of Los Angeles Youth - $1,000,000 Renovation of Lafayette Park Community Center to improve space for free, after-school programming in Rampart District. 8) 2007: Mar Vista Family Center - $1,000,000 Construction of Youth Center to house "By Youth For Youth," a youth-led leadership and mentoring program in Mar Vista. 9) 2008: St. John's Well Child & Family Center - $1,000,000 Expansion of "Healthy Homes, Healthy Kids," an environmental health project targeting asthma and lead poisoning. 10) 2009: South Bay Center for Counseling - $1,000,000 Implementation of "Youth Career Pathways" job training program, placing at-risk teens in living wage jobs. 11) 2010: Boys & Girls Clubs of LA Harbor - $1,000,000 Expansion of College-Bound Program to help at-risk teens graduate from high school and get to college. 12) 2011: Centinela Youth Services - $1,000,000 Launch a Restorative Justice Center to divert high-risk teens from the juvenile justice system. 13) 2012: Public Counsel/Alliance for Children”

“25) Everychild 2022 Grant: COVID Recovery Grants - $250,000 each Abode Communities Creates service-enhanced affordable housing and socially beneficial community facilities that promote social, economic and physical transformations in underserved communities. Child & Family Center Provides quality care and services related to behavioral health, substance abuse and domestic violence. New Village Girls Academy Provides quality educational opportunities for girls who have not been successfully served in traditional public schools. School on Wheels Seeks to enhance educational opportunities for children experiencing homelessness from kindergarten through twelfth grade. 26) Everychild Special Recognition Grants - $25,000 each Boys & Girls Club of LA Harbor Seeks to help young people to reach their full potential as productive caring and responsible citizens through commitment to arts, academic and athletic programs in a safe nurturing and inspiring environment. Communities in Schools of LA Seeks to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and to achieve in life. Hope St. Margolis Family Center/CA Hospital Medical Center Foundation Seeks to address the social determents of health through a continuum of care that includes health screening, mental health, literacy, early childhood education, early intervention, child welfare, youth and social services. St. Johns Community Health Seeks to improve community health and reduce health disparities by delivering high quality, comprehensive services and impacting health and social policy to promote social justice and community health improvement. 27) 2023 Vision to Learn - $1,000,000 Fund a ground breaking pilot program with Vision to Learn and Children's Hospital of Los Angeles utilizing mobile vision clinics and telehealth technologies to provide eye examinations, eye glasses and elevated eye care by CHLA ophthalmologists in real time to K-12 Compton Unified School District. 28) 2023 - College Match - $100,000 College Match seeks to help talented students from low-income families get into and graduate from the nation's top colleges and universities. 29) 2024 Venice Family Clinic - $1,000,000 Renovation of the new Inglewood Crenshaw Children and Family Center providing comprehensive, fully integrated neighborhood-based care for children and youth of all ages as well as their families. 30) 2024 Harmony Project - $100,000 Everychild Foundation Special Recognition Grant providing unrestricted operating support to Harmony Project for its work harnessing the power of music with free instruments, instruction and other resources for K-12 students.”

“Consultant: Program service expenses 100,000. Total expenses 100,000.”