Organizations Filed Purposes:
The Making Hope Happen Foundation engages stakeholders, fosters partnerships, provides leadership, and secures resources to build a thriving and innovative community where all students are life-long learners a successful in meeting their hopes and aspirations
KITS - Dr. Albert Karnig Infant-Toddler Success - merged with MHHF in September of 2018. KITS provides free, research-based parenting classes for families with children ages 0-5 that live in the boundaries of the SBCUSD. The purpose of the program is to reduce and/or eliminate achievement gaps by training parents on how to make the most of the developmentally-critical years before age 6. To date, more than 1700 adults and their children have been served.
Mentor-Supported Scholarships - Scholarships given to graduates of SBCUSD high schools including the adult and continuation schools. Scholarships are $3,000 each, paid over two years and include a mentor for that same period of time. As of the end of the 2019-20 academic year, over 200 scholarships had been awarded since the inception of the program.
Various Programs in support of the San Bernardino City Unified School District. MHHF exists to support the educational goals of SBCUSD students and the greater community. Outreach and collective impact efforts to that end are included in the expenses of the organization. From UPLIFT San Bernardino and Youth Mental Health First Aid to support for District Literacy Programs and School Site needs, MHHF engages in smaller initiatives that align with our mission to serve the community.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
Ginger Ontiveros | Executive Director | 20 | $0 |
Jennifer Carter | Director | 1 | $0 |
Alton Garrett | Director | 1 | $0 |
Mariann Johnson | Director | 1 | $0 |
Lynda Savage | Director | 1 | $0 |
James Morris | Director | 1 | $0 |
Diana Rodriguez | Director | 1 | $0 |
Carrie Gilbreth | Director | 1 | $0 |
Kevin Posey | Director | 1 | $0 |
Cathy Knowles | Director | 1 | $0 |
Sam Gibbs | President | 5 | $0 |
Michael Rivera | Treasurer | 5 | $0 |
Jolena Grider | Secretary | 3 | $0 |
Niki Dettman | Vice President | 3 | $0 |
Heri Garcia | Vice President | 5 | $0 |
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public 990 form dataset) from:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/irs-form-990/202033219349316778_public.xml