Foundation for Orange County Public Schools Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

The following are examples of additional programs and services provided by the foundation. This is not an exhaustive list. For more details, please refer to the management discussion and analysis in the foundation's audited financial statements.read2succeed read2succeed is an enrichment program designed to help our youngest students develop reading skills required to achieve long-term academic success and to be prepared for the modern world. The program offered individualized reading instruction to 5,144 students in kindergarten, first and second grade at 120 elementary schools. Of those for whom data were available, students improved as follows: kindergarten: 88% gained mastery from beginning to end-of-year sipps assessments. First grade: 99% showed growth from vocabulary pre-test to post-test scores. Second grade: 95.6% showed growth from fluency pre-test to post-test scores.city year orlando city year americorps members provided academic support, attendance monitoring and activities like assemblies and celebrations that improve the overall school environment at eight schools: catalina and eccleston elementary schools; meadowbrook, memorial and walker middle schools; and evans, jones and oak ridge high schools. The foundation supports the program at walker. Eco clubs through single- and multi-year grants, the foundation supports eco club, an after-school program for millennia gardens elementary school and lake george elementary school. The program is led by dedicated teachers who empower students and staff, educate the community, and make stewardship of earth a priority through hands-on projects and outreach activities. Many students are experiencing poverty or homelessness, or live in hotels or other low-cost housing; most do not have a backyard to experience nature. In eco club, students see firsthand results of their work, such as growing hydroponic romaine lettuce and feeding it to rescued manatees and sea turtles at seaworld; harvesting honey from on-campus apiaries to share with school families and help injured animals at seaworld; growing food they turn into delicious dishes to proudly serve their parents; planting gardens to attract butterflies; caring for "flash", their adopted gopher tortoise (threatened status); and leading recycling and composting initiatives. Educational trips to everglades state park, seaworld, and wekiwa state park expand their understanding of environmental issues in Florida. Eco club establishes a culture of conservation awareness and environmental stewardship within the school and community.assessment data consistently indicate that eco club participation increases on-grade-level proficiency for math in all grade levels at higher rates than those for all other students in the state, county and school, with similarly strong results for ela proficiency.chill the foundation secured more than $436,000 in grant funding from the winter park health foundation to support the chill (community health and intervention in life's lessons) program. Chill provided a licensed or licensed-eligible mental health counselor to audubon k8, glenridge and maitland middle schools, winter park high school and its ninth grade center. Chill counselors offered services in individual and group sessions. Highlights include: approximately 400 students were referred for chill services 220 students enrolled in individual or family services in individual sessions chill counselors held approximately 1,375 individual sessions 205 students enrolled in group services 254 group sessions provided during the yearresiliency fundingthe foundation secured more than $358,000 in grant funding for student resiliency projects, directly impacting 9,700 students and supporting student services, parent academy, access and opportunity, and athletics and wellness. Activities supported included professional development and travel, printing of resources for students and parents, genwow and peace and justice institute training and events, books,

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 95.5%; rating input score 95
• Program expense ratio: 93.1%; rating input score 93
• Fundraising efficiency: $621.92 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 20th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 51.7%; rating input score 52; 16th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Fail
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -1.1%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.81; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0.7%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 10.6% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 11.1% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 9.3% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings