Civic Intelligence

Project Echo

990EZ • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 95-4580212

Jul 01, 2018 to Jun 30, 2019 • Filed on Jul 14, 2020

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

85th percentile

0.25x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 85% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

84th percentile

0.12x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 84% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Net Margin

70th percentile

15%

Higher net margin than 70% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

86th percentile

$28,750

Higher top officer pay than 86% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 25.0% of source-year revenue.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

91st percentile

95%

Faster asset growth than 91% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Revenue Growth

89th percentile

64%

Faster revenue growth than 89% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets85th percentile

Assets

Up

$56,898

Up $27,732 (+95%) from 2018

Net Assets

Up

$42,858

Up $17,204 (+67%) from 2018

Liabilities

Up

$14,040

Up $10,528 (+300%) from 2018

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue84th percentileNet Margin70th percentile

Revenue

Up

$114,852

Up $44,956 (+64%) from 2018

Expenses

Up

$97,648

Up $19,525 (+25%) from 2018

Net Income

Up

$17,204

Up $25,431 (+309%) from 2018

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth91st 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

2019

Assets$56,898
Liabilities$14,040
Net Assets$42,858
Open 2019 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth89th 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

2019

Revenue$114,852
Expenses$97,648
Net Income$17,204
Open 2019 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2018 to Jun 30, 2019
Signed
Jul 14, 2020
Return Version
2018v3.2
Gross Receipts
$114,852
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: project echo's unique model of hands on entrepreneurship learning gives student and teachers an opportunity to tie-in industry-sector themes while linking their learning to solving real-world problems.mission: echo empowers student with entrepreneurial and leadership skills so that they can thrive in college, their careers and in their community as change-makers.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 and vocational opportunities.5. To build networks/alliances between our students and their communities.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
IN FISCAL 2019, 17 HIGH SCHOOLS, AND MORE THAN 450 STUDENTS, ENROLLED IN THE YEAR-LONG PROJECT ECHO PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDED ATTENDANCE AT FIVE MAJOR EVENTS HOSTED AT UCLA ANDERSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT. OF ECHO'S TOTAL ENROLLMENT OF 450 STUDENTS, APPROXIMATELY 245 TEENS PARTICIPATED WITHIN 55 TEAMS IN ECHO'S CULMINATING EVENT, THE HIGH SCHOOL ENTREPRENEURS' 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 FIVE 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 EXECUTIVES.2)MEGA MENTOR DAY WHERE STUDENTS AND THEIR BUSINESS 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 AND VOLUNTEER JUDGES PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT FEEDBACK IN AN EFFORT TO SUPPORT THE TEENS' ENTREPRENEURIAL QUESTS. THROUGH ECHO'S MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, EACH BUSINESS TEAM IS PROVIDED WITH A MENTOR TO SUPPORT THEIR ENTREPRENEURIAL QUEST THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROGRAM YEAR. ABOUT 100 MBA CANDIDATES ENROLLED AT UCLA ANDERSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, ALONG WITH MEMBERS FROM ROTARY INTERNATIONAL, PROVIDED MORE THAN 2,000 HOURS OF MENTORSHIP TO OUR TEENS 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 WORKSHOPS AND REHEARSALS.3. PROVIDED ONE-ON-ONE ASSISTANCE TO TEAMS OF 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 14 STUDENT-RUN ON-CAMPUS BUSINESSES THAT ARE FULLY OPERATIONAL.$0$66,433
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay86th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
DIANE QUASTExecutive DirectorPT$28,750-$28,750
CHIP GOODMANDirector-$0--
DEVAN SOODDirector-$0--
DUSTIN GALECo-Chair-$0--
LEE FOXCo-Chair-$0--
DAVID TOKOFSKYDirector-$0--
SCOTT FENNELDirector-$0--
JEFF WEIGELTreasurer-$0--
JEFFREY KRAVITZSecretary-$0--
JULIE BROADYDirector-$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
Exec Director
Phone
8004232113
Signed
2020-07-14

Preparer

Firm
Quigley & Miron
Address
3550 WILSHIRE BLVD 1660, LOS ANGELES, CA 90010
Preparer
Joni Fujihara
Phone
2136393550
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 8 - Other Revenue

“Description: miscellaneous. Amount: 366.”

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

“Description: travel and transportation costs. Amount: 192. Description: office expense. Amount: 4,851. Description: awards and prizes. Amount: 8,219. Description: insurance. Amount: 1,273. Description: program expenses. Amount: 12,092. Description: marketing. Amount: 978. Description: miscellaneous. Amount: 1,713. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 29,318.”

FORM 990-EZ, PART I, REVENUE - CONTRIBUTIONS:

“The organization received donated services and use of facilities totaling $17,780. These amounts are not included in revenue as they do not meet the criteria for recognition under current accounting standards.”

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

“Description: accounts payable. Beg. Of year amount: 3,512. End of year amount: 14,040.”

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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS. AMOUNT: 192. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 4,851. DESCRIPTION: AWARDS AND PRIZES. AMOUNT: 8,219. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 1,273. DESCRIPTION: PROGRAM EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 12,092. DESCRIPTION: MARKETING. AMOUNT: 978. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS. AMOUNT: 1,713. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 29,318.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED DONATED SERVICES AND USE OF FACILITIES TOTALING $17,780. THESE AMOUNTS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN REVENUE AS THEY DO NOT MEET THE CRITERIA FOR RECOGNITION UNDER CURRENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 3,512. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 14,040.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc0FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 - OTHER REVENUE
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc1FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc2FORM 990-EZ, PART I, REVENUE - CONTRIBUTIONS:
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc3FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES
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2019 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$56,898
Liabilities
$14,040
Net assets
$42,858
Revenue
$114,852
Expenses
$97,648
Net income
$17,204
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