Organizations Filed Purposes:
EVA LONGORIA FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER LATINAS TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL THROUGH EDUCATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. OUR SUPPORTED PROGRAMS HELP LATINAS EXCEL IN SCHOOL AND ATTEND COLLEGE, AND CONNECT ENTREPRENEURS WITH RESOURCES, TRAINING, AND CAPITAL
THE EVA LONGORIA FOUNDATION HELPS LATINAS BUILD BETTER FUTURES FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH EDUCATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.
THE GRANT SUPPORTED THE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM AT A PLACE CALLED HOME (APCH) IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS 60 PAIRS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR ADULT MENTORS. 21% OF MENTOR-MENTEE PAIRS ARE LATINA YOUTH WITH LATINA PROFESSIONALS. THE NUMBER OF LATINA-LATINA MATCHES HAS INCREASED 33% SINCE THE GRANT WAS MADE. THE GPA MATCHES FOR MENTEES INCREASED 7% FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THE GRANT FUNDED A MENTOR COORDINATOR STAFF POSITION TO RECRUIT MENTORS AND MENTEES, SUPPORT PARTICIPANTS, AND START A GROUP MENTORING PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON CAREER DEVELOPMENT, BUILDING LIFE SKILLS, CREATING NETWORKS AND INTERGENERATIONAL LEARNING.
PAYING FOR "UP FRONT" COLLEGE COSTS, BEFORE FINANCIAL AID IS AWARDED, IS CHALLENGING FOR MOST STUDENTS WHO COME FROM LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. THIS CAN POSE A BARRIER THAT KEEPS THEM FROM APPLYING, ENROLLING, AND PERSISTING IN COLLEGE, OR FROM PARTICIPATING IN CRUCIAL ACADEMIC SUPPORT PROGRAMS. THE GRANT SUPPORTED COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 40 FIRST-GENERATION LATINA COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO USE THE SCHOLARSHIPS TO PURCHASE BOOKS, PLACE DEPOSITS ON HOUSING, SECURE AN INTERNET CONNECTION OR PAY FOR OTHER ESSENTIALS THAT WERE CRITICAL TO THEIR ABILITY TO ENROLL IN COLLEGE AND SET THEMSELVES UP FOR SUCCESS.
YEAR 2 OF THIS THREE-YEAR GRANT SUPPORTED A SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS PROGRAM AT GIRLS ATHLETIC LEADERSHIP SCHOOL IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA FOR 35+ LATINA MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. DURING THE 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR, STUDENTS LEARNED INTRODUCTORY COMPUTER SCIENCE AND PROGRAMMING CONCEPTS INCLUDING VARIABLES, OPERATORS AND FUNCTIONS. STUDENTS USED THE P5.JS CODING LANGUAGE TO CREATE A VISUAL SOUND MACHINE, AND USED THEIR SKILLS TO CREATE PROGRAMS USING THE OPEN-SOURCE ELECTRONICS PLATFORM ARDUINO.
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 |
|---|
| Henry Munoz | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Gonzales | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Alina Peralta | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Eva Longoria Baston | CEO & PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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