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DocuSign Envelope ID:A2DC2EF9-6C9A-438D-A97D-84CEA493644C <br /> AGENCY INFORMATION <br /> Please provide the following information about your agency: <br /> 1. Date of Incorporation (Month/Year): FEBRUARY, 2005 <br /> 2. Agency's Purpose/Mission (no more than a few sentences): <br /> With a focus on STEM education, the arts, child health and emerging literacy, Kidzu <br /> Children's Museum inspires children and the adults in their lives to learn through creative, <br /> purposeful play. <br /> 3. Please provide a brief description of your organization's past achievements in <br /> carrying out similar projects and evidence of successful record of meeting <br /> proposed budgets and timetables (no more than 100 words). <br /> Since 2006 Kidzu has been the leading and primary early learning cultural institution in <br /> Chapel Hill. Since 2015, Kidzu has facilitated out of school time STEM programs serving <br /> over 10,000 children and families throughout Orange County. The free STEM based <br /> programs bridge the gap between classroom instruction and extend the "learning day" <br /> through innovative educational activities. Alongside this, Kidzu has provided free access to <br /> Kidzu one day per month for the community since 2006. Kidzu has a positive track record <br /> securing and managing grant funding from multiple sized corporations and private <br /> foundations. Foundation funding makes up the majority of our direct support revenue (which <br /> maintains over 65% of our general operating budget). Throughout the years, Kidzu has <br /> received different funding sources to support our Open Access programs (GlaxoSmithKline, <br /> Wells Fargo, Strowd Roses, Ronald McDonald) but relies heavily on the funds from Orange <br /> County to ensure the programming remains free for local children. Kidzu has consistently <br /> met reporting deadlines and budget objectives for all funding awards. <br /> 4. Living Wage: Does this agency pay permanent employees a minimum living <br /> wage? (Yes/No) Yes and No <br /> If yes, is this agency an Orange County Living Wage Certified Emloyer? No <br /> If no, please briefly explain. <br /> All salaried staff receive a living wage. Part time hourly staff receive different hourly rates <br /> based on education and work experience. Many of our hourly employees are <br /> undergraduate students and our base pay matches that of work study students ($10.10) <br /> which is already the second highest tier of WS pay rates. <br /> Schedule of Positions: # of FTE — Full-Time Paid Positons: 6.5 # of FTE — Part- <br /> Time Paid Positions: 6.0 <br /> PROGRAM INFORMATION <br /> Program information P a g e 10 o f 2 5 <br />