Organizations Filed Purposes:
INVESTED SUPPORTS WASHINGTON STATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS WITH RESOURCES TO HELP STUDENTS GET TO SCHOOL, ENGAGE IN SCHOOL, AND GRADUATE. OUR FUNDING ALLOWS SCHOOLS TO HELP STUDENTS WITH BASIC SUPPLIES AND ACCESS PROGRAMS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE.
ASSIST NEEDY STUDENTS IN WASHINGTON TO HELP THEM GET TO SCHOOL, STAY IN SCHOOL AND GRADUATE.
IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS AND CLOSURE OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE ORGANIZATION RESPONDED IMMEDIATELY BY LAUNCHING THE COVID-19 STUDENT FUND. THE FUNDS PROVIDED TO DISTRICTS TARGETED TWO CRITICAL AREAS EXACERBATED BY THE COVID-19 CRISIS - NUTRITIONAL NEEDS AND REMOTE LEARNING. SCHOOLS PROVIDED SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD TO STUDENTS, PURCHASED DEVICES, ADAPTIVE SOFTWARE AND ACCESSORIES TO ENSURE ONLINE LEARNING WAS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL STUDENTS. WE SERVED 110,606 WITH THAT PROGRAM AND A TOTAL OF $556,014 OF DISTRIBUTED FUNDS WERE SPENT DURING THE LAST MONTHS OF THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR.
EACH FALL, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES AN INITIAL ROUND OF PROGRAM FUNDING DIRECTLY TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO MAKE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE USE WITH MINIMAL BUREAUCRACY. WITH INPUT FROM THOSE WHO ARE CLOSEST TO THE STUDENTS - THEIR TEACHERS, COUNSELORS OR COACHES - THE SCHOOL'S LOCAL TEAM FUNDS ITEMS THAT SPECIFIC STUDENTS NEED, BUT CANNOT AFFORD, ALLOWING THEM TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN SCHOOL. SPECIFIC NEEDS INCLUDE ACTIVITY FEES, MUSICAL INSTRUMENT RENTAL, UNIFORMS OR CLOTHING, OR TEST FEES.
THE ORGANIZATION HAS A CHALLENGE MATCHING PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE SCHOOLS TO GROW LOCAL SUPPORT FOR THE INVESTED PROGRAM AND AN ADOPT A SCHOOL PROGRAM TO ALLOW DONORS TO DESIGNATE FUNDS TO BE USED AT SPECIFIC SCHOOLS. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED $114,226 IN MATCHING FUNDS AND $148,910 IN ADOPT A SCHOOL FUNDS DURING THE YEAR. DURING THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR 132,876 STUDENTS WERE ASSISTED WITH $1,431,162 OF IMMEDIATE SUPPORT HELPING THEM STAY ENGAGED IN SCHOOL AND REACH THEIR POTENTIAL.
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 |
|---|
| Joyce Walters | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $108,795 |
| Dave Wilson | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jeff Richards | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Susana Reyes | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Damien Pattenaude | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Joe Osborne | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Marcie Maxwell | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Brian Kistler | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Trish Millines Dziko | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Patrick Leonard | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Sam Howard | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mia Coffman | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Trevor Carlson | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Steven Brown | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Sourabh Mathur | TREASURER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Andy Knapp | SECRETARY | 0.5 | $0 |
| Thomas Gilbert | 2ND VICE PRESIDENT | 0.5 | $0 |
| Sandi Bennett-Scott | 1ST VICE PRESIDENT | 0.5 | $0 |
| Donald Miller | PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
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