Shenandoah Valley Economic Educatio

“The organization's finance committee will review the 990 and forward to the full board electronically with any comments they have, enabling other board members to provide any additional input they deem necessary prior to filing.”

“The organization makes it's financial statements available to the public via the organization's website. It's governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available upon request.”

“Yes promotes economic and financial literacy education in the shenandoah valley of virginia. We are a trusted partner and advocate who provides innovative and relevant training for k-12 teachers to enable them to offer their students with engaging and interactive lesson plans and activities with the goal of mastering economics and financial literacy concepts, preparing them to succeed.”

“Payments to james madison university to support a full-time teacher advocate and consultant who delivers economic and financial literacy educational programs and resources to educators locally, regionally, statewide, and nationally. In our traditional teacher training workshops, we served 255 teachers in the 2020-2021 school year. With a standard multiplier of 80 students per teacher (averaged across grade levels, ranging from 25 per teacher in elementary to 150 per teacher in high school), that means we served 20,400 students. Beyond traditional workshops, our outreach included: gem fair, fbla and boys and girls club - 72 teachers and 570 students. State level reading makes cent programming, 130 librarians serving 90,000 students. National webinars, 250 teachers serving 20,000 students.”

“Yes and it's board partnered with mike gochenour of janney montgomery scott and many area banks to collaborate with the explore more discovery museum in downtown harrisonburg to develop a cash flow ball maze exhibit that has elements of earning, investing, spending, sharing, and saving. Yes-funded teacher advocate and consultant, john kruggel, works closely with the museum's exhibit designer to create fun and engaging exercises and activities as well as age-appropriate economics materials for school field trips. The total cost of the cash flow exhibit was 317,000. The yes board and yes supporters contributed a total of 118,520 with 15,270 in direct contributions from yes granted in 2019-2020 and another 4,000 granted in 2020-2021. Yes board members also met with and encouraged the local banking community to participate with us and collectively, area banks contributed 48,500.”

“To reclassify custodial funds invested at the community foundation to a non-custodial designated fund at the community foundation per their auditor.”