Civic Intelligence

Project Echo

990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 95-4580212

Jul 01, 2016 to Jun 30, 2017 • Filed on May 15, 2018

Organization ProfileWWW.PROJECTECHO.ORG
PO Box 2410Santa Monica, CA 90407

(424) 214-3850

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

79th percentile

0.11x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 79% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Liabilities / Revenue

76th percentile

0.04x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 76% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Net Margin

84th percentile

30%

Higher net margin than 84% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Top Officer Pay

86th percentile

$27,930

Higher top officer pay than 86% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 29.3% of source-year revenue.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Asset Growth

84th percentile

49%

Faster asset growth than 84% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Revenue Growth

15th percentile

-33%

Faster revenue growth than 15% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets79th percentile

Assets

Up

$38,152

Up $12,514 (+49%) from 2016

Net Assets

Up

$33,881

Up $28,919 (+583%) from 2016

Liabilities

Down

$4,271

Down $16,405 (-79%) from 2016

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue76th percentileNet Margin84th percentile

Revenue

Down

$95,192

Down $47,797 (-33%) from 2016

Expenses

Down

$66,273

Down $54,616 (-45%) from 2016

Net Income

Up

$28,919

Up $6,819 (+31%) from 2016

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth84th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$400K$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KAssets 2011: $78,433Liabilities 2011: $8,6122011Assets 2012: $55,471Liabilities 2012: $15,7882012Assets 2013: $12,636Liabilities 2013: $21,9772013Assets 2014: $21,487Liabilities 2014: $21,885Net Assets 2014: -$3982014Assets 2015: $16,289Liabilities 2015: $33,4272015Assets 2016: $25,638Liabilities 2016: $20,676Net Assets 2016: $4,9622016Assets 2017: $38,152Liabilities 2017: $4,271Net Assets 2017: $33,8812017Assets 2018: $29,166Liabilities 2018: $3,512Net Assets 2018: $25,6542018Assets 2019: $56,898Liabilities 2019: $14,040Net Assets 2019: $42,8582019Assets 2020: $39,927Liabilities 2020: $38,779Net Assets 2020: $1,1482020Assets 2021: $392,238Liabilities 2021: $26,593Net Assets 2021: $365,6452021Assets 2022: $392,621Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $392,6212022Assets 2023: $266,164Liabilities 2023: $1,900Net Assets 2023: $264,2642023Assets 2024: $149,241Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $149,2412024

Highlighted filing

2017

Assets$38,152
Liabilities$4,271
Net Assets$33,881
Open 2017 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth15th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$400K$200K$0-$200KRevenue 2011: $143,831Expenses 2011: $132,325Net Income 2011: $11,5062011Revenue 2012: $132,042Expenses 2012: $162,180Net Income 2012: -$30,1382012Revenue 2013: $76,295Expenses 2013: $125,319Net Income 2013: -$49,0242013Revenue 2014: $145,986Expenses 2014: $137,043Net Income 2014: $8,9432014Revenue 2015: $134,316Expenses 2015: $144,159Net Income 2015: -$9,8432015Revenue 2016: $142,989Expenses 2016: $120,889Net Income 2016: $22,1002016Revenue 2017: $95,192Expenses 2017: $66,273Net Income 2017: $28,9192017Revenue 2018: $69,896Expenses 2018: $78,123Net Income 2018: -$8,2272018Revenue 2019: $114,852Expenses 2019: $97,648Net Income 2019: $17,2042019Revenue 2020: $80,636Expenses 2020: $122,346Net Income 2020: -$41,7102020Revenue 2021: $312,158Expenses 2021: $103,421Net Income 2021: $208,7372021Revenue 2022: $242,015Expenses 2022: $215,039Net Income 2022: $26,9762022Revenue 2023: $72,543Expenses 2023: $200,900Net Income 2023: -$128,3572023Revenue 2024: $26,240Expenses 2024: $141,263Net Income 2024: -$115,0232024

Highlighted filing

2017

Revenue$95,192
Expenses$66,273
Net Income$28,919
Open 2017 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2016 to Jun 30, 2017
Signed
May 15, 2018
Return Version
2016v3.0
Gross Receipts
$95,192
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Mission: project echo empowers students with entrepreneurial and leadership skills so that they can thrive in college, their careers and in their community as change-makers.vision: project echo's unique model of hands-on entrepreneurship learning gives students and teachers an opportunity to tie-in industry-sector themes while linking their learning to solving real-world problems.goals: 1. To provide our students with interdisciplinary project-based learning to develop entrepreneurial, business and life skills.2. To provide our students a competitive edge for college entrance and career development.3. To provide positive role models to our students through community based mentorship, inclusive of mba students through exectuive volunteers.4. To increase awareness among our students, the public, and the private sectors of entrepreneurial and vocational opportunities.5. To build networks/alliances between our students and their communities.

Vision: to create additional career choices for every high school student.mission: to inspire and engage high school students through hands-on entrepreneurial experiences by developing and teaching curriculum, partnering students with mentors, hosting business plan competitions, and creating opportunities for students to start and run small businesses.goals: 1. To provide our students with interdisciplinary project based learning to develop entrepreneurial business and life skills.2. To provide our students a competitive edge for college entrance and career development.3. To provide positive role models to our students through graduate level mentors.4. To increase awareness among our students, the public, and the private sectors of entrepreneurial opportunities.5. To build networks/alliances between our students and their communities.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
IN FISCAL 2017, 17 HIGH SCHOOLS, AND MORE THAN 400 STUDENTS, ENROLLED IN THE YEAR-LONG PROJECT ECHO PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDED ATTENDANCE AT FIVE MAJOR EVENTS HOSTED AT UCLA ANDERSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT. APPROXIMATELY 225 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN 50 TEAMS COMPETED IN OUR ANNUAL BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION. ECHO AWARDED $6,250 IN PRIZE MONEY TO THE SCHOOLS TO ASSIST STUDENTS LAUNCH THEIR BUSINESS VENTURES, PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS, AND HELP SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS PAY FOR THEIR SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND COLLEGE APPLICATIONS.ECHO'S INTER-SCHOLASTIC ENTREPRENEURIAL PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED BY FOUR MAJOR EVENTS HOSTED AT UCLA ANDERSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT. THESE EVENTS INCLUDE:1)TWO BUSINESS BOOT CAMPS WHERE TEENS ARE TAUGHT CONCEPTS IN IDEATION, MARKETING, FINANCE AND PUBLIC SPEAKING BY INDUSTRY LEADERS AND EXECUTIVES2)MEGA MENTOR DAY WHERE TEAMS COME TOGETHER TO REVIEW THEIR FORMAL BUSINESS PLANS WITH MENTORS PRIOR TO SUBMITTING PLANS FOR COMPETITION EVALUATION. TEAMS ALSO PRACTICE THEIR FORMAL PRESENTATIONS IN FRONT OF A SMALL AUDIENCE AND RECEIVE FEEDBACK IN PREPARATION FOR THE COMPETITION.3)BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION IS ATTENDED BY A COUPLE HUNDRED TEENS WHO COMPETE FOR CASH AWARDS AND START-UP FUNDS. WRITTEN BUSINESS PLANS AND PRESENTATIONS ARE BOTH EVALUATED. THROUGH ECHO'S MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, 100 MBA STUDENTS FROM UCLA ANDERSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, MENTORED OUR HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS, AS FOLLOWS:1. ASSISTED HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS IN DEVELOPING BUSINESS IDEAS THROUGH A FORMAL IDEATION PLATFORM AND FOLLOWING ECHO'S CURRICULUM.2. ASSISTED HIGH SCHOOL BUSINESS TEAMS IN DEVELOPING FORMAL PRESENTATIONS AND POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS THROUGH PRESENTATION REHEARSALS.3.ASSISTED STUDENTS IN HANDS-ON EXERCISES DURING ECHO'S TWO BOOT CAMPS.4.PROVIDED MENTORSHIP TO MORE THAN 100 TEENS WHO ATTENDED ECHO'S MEGA MENTOR DAY IN PREPARATION FOR THE FORMAL BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION.TO DATE, ECHO TEAMS HAVE STARTED 11 STUDENT-RUN ON-CAMPUS BUSINESSES THAT ARE FULLY OPERATIONAL.$0$46,982
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay86th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
DIANE QUASTExecutive DirectorPT$27,930-$27,930
CHIP GOODMANDirector-$0--
JANINE DAVISDirector-$0--
DUSTIN GALEDirector-$0--
LEE FOXDirector-$0--
DAVID TOKOFSKYDirector-$0--
SCOTT FENNELDirector-$0--
JOHN SCHNEIDERTreasurer-$0--
JEFFREY KRAVITZChair Of The Board-$0--
LISA TSOUDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Project Echo
EIN
95-4580212
Phone
4242143850
Address
PO BOX 2410, SANTA MONICA, CA 90407

Signing Officer

Name
Diane Quast
Title
Director
Phone
8004232113
Signed
2018-05-15

Preparer

Firm
Quigley & Miron
Address
3550 WILSHIRE BLVD1660, LOS ANGELES, CA 90010
Preparer
John Bovard Miron
Phone
2136393550
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: travel and transportation costs. Amount: 136. Description: office expense. Amount: 3,658. Description: awards and prizes. Amount: 6,018. Description: insurance. Amount: 912. Description: program expenses. Amount: 3,413. Description: marketing. Amount: 356. Description: miscellaneous. Amount: 96. Description: training. Amount: 5,075. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 19,664.”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets

“Description: pledges receivable. Beg. Of year amount: 2,500. End of year amount: 10,000.”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26 - Other Liabilities

“Description: accounts payable. Beg. Of year amount: 20,676. End of year amount: 4,271.”

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TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl/DeclarationDesc0THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.
ReturnHeader/BuildTS02018-06-14 16:35:46Z
ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonNm0DIANE QUAST
ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonTitleTxt0DIRECTOR
ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PhoneNum08004232113
ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/SignatureDt02018-05-15
ReturnHeader/Filer/BusinessName/BusinessNameLine1Txt0PROJECT ECHO
ReturnHeader/Filer/BusinessNameControlTxt0PROJ
ReturnHeader/Filer/EIN0954580212
ReturnHeader/Filer/PhoneNum04242143850
ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt0PO BOX 2410
ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/CityNm0SANTA MONICA
ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd0CA
ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/ZIPCd090407
ReturnHeader/FilingSecurityInformation/AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId081B70EFBCD9629ABBF56E7CB9576B449176385C4
ReturnHeader/FilingSecurityInformation/AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId081B70EFBCD9629ABBF56E7CB9576B449176385C4
ReturnHeader/FilingSecurityInformation/FilingLicenseTypeCd0P
ReturnHeader/FilingSecurityInformation/IPAddress/IPv4AddressTxt099.88.83.161
ReturnHeader/FilingSecurityInformation/IPDt02018-05-15
ReturnHeader/FilingSecurityInformation/IPTimezoneCd0PD
ReturnHeader/FilingSecurityInformation/IPTm018:12:10
ReturnHeader/PreparerFirmGrp/PreparerFirmEIN0954656881
ReturnHeader/PreparerFirmGrp/PreparerFirmName/BusinessNameLine1Txt0QUIGLEY & MIRON
ReturnHeader/PreparerFirmGrp/PreparerUSAddress/AddressLine1Txt03550 WILSHIRE BLVD1660
ReturnHeader/PreparerFirmGrp/PreparerUSAddress/CityNm0LOS ANGELES
ReturnHeader/PreparerFirmGrp/PreparerUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd0CA
ReturnHeader/PreparerFirmGrp/PreparerUSAddress/ZIPCd090010
ReturnHeader/PreparerPersonGrp/PhoneNum02136393550
ReturnHeader/PreparerPersonGrp/PreparerPersonNm0JOHN BOVARD MIRON
ReturnHeader/ReturnTs02018-05-15T20:36:31-05:00
ReturnHeader/ReturnTypeCd0990EZ
ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt02016-07-01
ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt02017-06-30
ReturnHeader/TaxYr02016

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2017 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$38,152
Liabilities
$4,271
Net assets
$33,881
Revenue
$95,192
Expenses
$66,273
Net income
$28,919
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.49$0.00$1.49$0.26$1.41$1.15
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.66$0.02$2.64$0.73$2.01$1.28
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.93$0.00$3.93$2.42$2.15$0.27
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.92$0.27$3.66$3.12$1.03$2.09
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.40$0.39$0.01$0.81$1.22$0.42
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.57$0.14$0.43$1.15$0.98$0.17
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.29$0.04$0.26$0.70$0.78$0.08
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.38$0.04$0.34$0.95$0.66$0.29
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.26$0.21$0.05$1.43$1.21$0.22
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.16$0.33$1.34$1.44$0.10
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.21$0.22$0.00$1.46$1.37$0.09
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.13$0.22$0.76$1.25$0.49
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.55$0.16$1.32$1.62$0.30
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.78$0.09$1.44$1.32$0.12