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Schedule I
(Form 990)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Grants and Other Assistance to Organizations,
Governments and Individuals in the United States
Complete if the organization answered "Yes," on Form 990, Part IV, line 21 or 22.
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OMB No. 1545-0047
2017
Open to Public
Inspection
Name of the organization
HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE INC
 
Employer identification number
23-7112974
Part I
General Information on Grants and Assistance
1
Does the organization maintain records to substantiate the amount of the grants or assistance, the grantees' eligibility for the grants or assistance, and
the selection criteria used to award the grants or assistance? ........................
2
Describe in Part IV the organization's procedures for monitoring the use of grant funds in the United States.
Part II
Grants and Other Assistance to Domestic Organizations and Domestic Governments. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 21, for any recipient
that received more than $5,000. Part II can be duplicated if additional space is needed.
(a) Name and address of organization
or government
(b) EIN (c) IRC section
(if applicable)
(d) Amount of cash grant (e) Amount of non-cash
assistance
(f) Method of valuation
(book, FMV, appraisal,
other)
(g) Description of
noncash assistance
(h) Purpose of grant
or assistance
(1) Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy I
245 West 129th Street
New York,NY10027
76-0756768 501(c)(3) 2,282,201       EDUCATION
(2) Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II
35 East 125th Street
New york,NY10035
34-2049530 501(c)(3) 2,221,162       EDUCATION
2
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3
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Part III
Grants and Other Assistance to Domestic Individuals. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 22.
Part III can be duplicated if additional space is needed.
(a) Type of grant or assistance (b) Number of
recipients
(c) Amount of
cash grant
(d) Amount of
noncash assistance
(e) Method of valuation (book,
FMV, appraisal, other)
(f) Description of noncash assistance
(1) Educational Stipends 2039 2,347,894      
(2) HCZ Hardship Assistance 658 799,688      
(3) scholarships 220 1,110,897      
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
Part IV
Supplemental Information. Provide the information required in Part I, line 2; Part III, column (b); and any other additional information.
Return Reference Explanation
Schedule I, part III THE NEED IN CENTRAL HARLEM: CHILDReN IN CENTRAL HARLEM TYPICALLY FACE MULTIPLE CHALLENGES TO THEIR SUCCESS: FAILING SCHOOLS, INADEQUATE HEALTH CARE, LACK OF SAFE PLACES TO SPEND OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME, THE EVER-PRESENT THREAT OF PHYSICAL VIOLENCE. NUMEROUS STUDIES HAVE DOCUMENTED THE OBSTACLES TO SUCCESS FOR LOW-INCOME STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE OF COLOR. A BLACK BOY BORN IN 2001 HAS A ONE IN THREE CHANCE OF GOING TO PRISON IN HIS LIFETIME. ONE STUDY FOUND THAT BY THE AGE OF THREE, CHILDREN IN POOR FAMILIES WERE EXPOSED TO 30 MILLION FEWER WORDS THAN CHILDREN IN HIGH-INCOME HOMES. TO ADDRESS THE MULTIPLICITY OF CHALLENGES OUR KIDS FACE, HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE HAS CREATED A FREE, HOLISTIC, BIRTH-THROUGH-COLLEGE PIPELINE OF SUPPORTS AND SERVICES TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN REACH THEIR POTENTIAL AT EACH STAGE OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT. IN ADDITION TO WORKING FOR YEARS WITH BOYS AND GIRLS, WE WORK TO STRENGTHEN THE FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY AROUND OUR CHILDREN. WE DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO ADDRESS ALL THE BARRIERS TO OUR CHILDREN'S SUCCESS. IN ADDITION TO OUR PRIMARY FOCUS ON ACADEMICS, WE CONSIDER THE WHOLE CHILD: OFFERING CHILDREN EXPOSURE TO THE ARTS AND CULTURE, COMMUNITY SERVICE, REGULAR PHYSICAL EXERCISE, AND NUTRITION WORKSHOPS TO HELP DEVELOP LIFE-LONG HEALTHY HABITS. WE ALSO HELP THEM DEVELOP THEIR NON-COGNITIVE SKILLS, SUCH AS PERSISTENCE AND RESILIENCE, AS WELL AS ADDRESSING ANY SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS. TO HELP ENSURE OUR HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS REMAIN ENGAGED IN OUR PROGRAMS, WE OFFER THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN STIPENDS. THE STIPENDS RELIEVE SOME OF THE FINANCIAL STRESS ON CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, SO CHILDREN DO NOT NEED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN ENRICHING ACTIVITIES AND TAKING ON A PART-TIME JOB. THE STIPENDS ARE DESIGNED TO BE A PRE-EMPLOYMENT MODEL SO THAT STUDENTS BEGIN TO LEARN THE WORKPLACE STANDARD OF GETTING REWARDS FOR HARD WORK. THE STIPEND AMOUNTS ARE BASED ON PARTICIPATION AND DISTRIBUTED TWICE A MONTH. THE SECOND PROGRAM ON SCHEDULE I IS A HARDSHIP ASSISTANCE/INCENTIVE PROGRAM THAT OFFERS DIFFERENT TYPES OF AID DEPENDING ON THE NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL. THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WE SERVE ARE SOME OF THE MOST DISENFRANCHISED AND HAVE FEW RESOURCES OF THEIR OWN. FOR THAT REASON, HCZ SETS ASIDE FUNDS FOR SPECIAL CLIENT SERVICES TO DEAL WITH FAMILIES' SHORT-TERM CRISES, AS WELL AS FOR INCENTIVES TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPANTS TO STAY FOCUSED ON THEIR ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND WELL-BEING.IN ADDITION, THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO REWARD AND HELP GRADUATING HIGH-SCHOOL SENIORS AS THEY MOVE ON TO COLLEGE. WE OFFER EACH SENIOR THE CHOICE OF A $1,000 SCHOLARSHIP OR A LAPTOP COMPUTER, WHICH IS A NECESSITY FOR TODAY'S COLLEGE STUDENT. THE INCENTIVE PAYMENTS ARE ONLY MADE IN THE FORM OF A LAPTOP OR A DIRECT SCHOLARSHIP PAYMENT MADE DIRECTLY TO THEIR COLLEGE ON THEIR BEHALF.HCZ ALSO OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS THROUGH DONATED FUNDS TO REDUCE POTENTIAL DEBT FOR OUR COLLEGE STUDENTS. THESE FUNDS ARE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT FOR OUR STUDENTS, MANY OF WHOM HAVE FEW - IF ANY - FUNDS OF THEIR OWN TO PAY FOR THEIR COLLEGE EXPENSES.
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