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← VIBRANT PLACES INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by VIBRANT PLACES INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$428,506
Total expenses
$914,138
Contributions and grants received
$428,506
Grants paid
$868,506
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$406,214
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$406,214
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$914,138
Management and general expenses
$0
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$914,138

Program services were 100.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $428,506

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $868,506 · program services $868,506

  • 24a · Other expenses: Art and Plaque Install

    total $17,779 · program services $17,779

  • 24b · Other expenses: Plaques

    total $11,892 · program services $11,892

  • 24c · Other expenses: Project Management Fee

    total $5,776 · program services $5,776

  • 24d · Other expenses: Events

    total $5,500 · program services $5,500

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,685 · program services $4,685

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $891,846 · end of year $406,214

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $61 · end of year $0

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $891,785 · end of year $406,214

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

The Organization was formed for the purpose of supporting and creating vibrant and inclusive public spaces. The Organization aims to activate cross-sector collaboration and citizen-led approaches to promoting increased access to public spaces, related enriching programming, and conducting grantmaking activities.

Activities or mission (Part I)

The Organization promotes a place-centered approach to deploying resources and investments in a way that will increase vibrancy and strengthen residents' connection to their communities.

  • Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing Park is currently Vibrant Places' primary focus, as a premier example of place-centered investments driving an increased sense of community belonging. The Park was constructed in the historic LaVilla neighborhood in Jacksonville, Florida, where it honors two of Jacksonville's most famous residents, James Weldon Johnson and John Rosamond Johnson. The Johnson brothers wrote "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing," often called the Black National Anthem, at their home in the LaVilla neighborhood between 1900 and 1905.Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing Park was designed by world-renowned MacArthur Foundation "Genius Grant" recipient Walter Hood. The park incorporates elements of the Johnson brothers and LaVilla's cultural and built history while making space for a more inclusive future.The vision for Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing Park comes after years of planning, input meetings, and discussions with community stakeholders about how to best revitalize LaVilla, a once bustling and vibrant neighborhood alive with arts, culture, and entrepreneurship.Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing Park is designed to be a destination for residents and visitors to learn about Jacksonville's dynamic history and participate in programs and activities that allow everyone to feel they belong. The Park is activated regularly through partnerships with the City of Jacksonville and individual activators, with an expansive view of the opportunities for vibrant programming at the Park.

    Expenses $914,138 · Grants $868,506

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Mari Kuraishi

    Dir., Secretary

    Total calculated
    $542,360
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $398,887
    Other
    $143,473
    Hours/week
    0.3 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $393,901 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $4,986 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $110,232 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $33,241 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $542,360 related

  • Martha Lanahan

    Dir., President, Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $30,000
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $30,000
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1 + 2 related

  • Nathaniel P Ford

    Dir., Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1

  • Whitney Meyer

    Director (began 6/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1

  • David Garfunkel

    Director (began 6/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 4b
During the 2024 tax year, Jessie Ball duPont Religious, Charitable and Educational Fund, a related organization, contributed $63,021 to a nonqualified retirement plan for the benefit of Mari Kuraishi, who is an employee of the related organization.
Additional Information:
See Schedule O response to Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a for information regarding the compensation-setting procedures followed by the Organization's related organization, Jessie Ball duPont Religious, Charitable and Educational Fund.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

  • City of Jacksonville

    $868,506

    Payment for park enhancements, stage, and fountain for Lift Evr'y Voice and Sing Park.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
22 July 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202522319349300212

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