Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$2,354,782

Total expenses

$2,079,401

Contributions and grants received

$2,183,868

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$170,535

Investment income

$379

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$369,995

Total liabilities, end of year

$289,764

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$80,231

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$1,784,633

Management and general expenses

$204,540

Fundraising expenses

$90,228

Program service expenses (Part III)

$1,784,633

Program services were 85.8% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• BUILD A BRIDGE TO BETTER - CREATING AN AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL ENTERPRISE DISTRICT CONNECTED BY A COMMUNITY LAND BRIDGE. THE RONDO LAND BRIDGE PROJECT AIMS TO REVITALIZE AN AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL ENTERPRISE DISTRICT. IT OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD AN INCLUSIVE AND EQUITY-BASED LOCAL ECONOMY THAT NOT ONLY RESTORES WHAT WAS LOST BUT CREATES A CONTINUOUS CYCLE OF NET-POSITIVE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND BEYOND. THE RESTORATIVE DEVELOPMENT APPROACH CHAMPIONED BY RECONNECT RONDO LEVERAGES THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY, REGENERATIVE URBANISM AND SMART CITY TECHNOLOGIES TO CREATE DISTRICT WEALTH AND WELL-BEING WHILE INTENTIONALLY CREATING TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE CAREER PATHS AND LIVING-WAGE JOBS FOR RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN DENIED ACCESS TO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IN THE PAST. THE WORK OF RECONNECT RONDO SERVES AS A NATIONAL MODEL FOR COMMUNITIES AND HAS BEEN A BLUEPRINT FOR COMMUNITIES SIMILARLY NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY TRANSPORTATION POLICY. STATE-FUNDED TECHNICAL STUDIES - THESE STUDIES HAVE ENABLED THE PROJECT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SEVERAL CONCURRENT STUDIES, INCLUDING A RESTORATIVE NEIGHBORHOOD AREA PLAN THAT WILL WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY TO CREATE A RESTORATIVE FRAMEWORK TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY'S VISION A REALITY. WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR VISIONARY CLIENT RECONNECT RONDO AND THE FULL TECHNICAL TEAM, WE ARE LEADING THE WORK OF DEVELOPING AN ANTI-DISPLACEMENT AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT STRATEGY. OUR WORK SEEKS TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO GENERATE REVENUE THAT CAN BE UTILIZED FOR COMMUNITY BENEFITS WHILE IDENTIFYING PROTECTIONS FOR EXISTING COMMUNITY MEMBERS. RECONNECT RONDO IS LEADING A DEEP AND THOROUGH ENGAGEMENT PROCESS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ORGANIZATIONS FOR ALL THE MASTER PLANNING PLANS. THE STUDIES ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1.RONDO RESTORATIVE NEIGHBORHOOD AREA PLANNING STUDY 2.RESTORATIVE DEVELOPMENT MODELING 3.4P FINANCE MODEL DEVELOPMENT 4.NEPA/SECTION 106 STUDIES 5.NETZERO DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PROTOTYPE 6.ANTI-DISPLACEMENT/OVERLAY DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT STRATEGY

  Expenses $1,327,725

• ORGANIZING OF THE ECOSYSTEM, THE RONDO ROUNDTABLE THE RONDO ROUNDTABLE CONSISTS OF 14 HISTORIC RONDO ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO RESTORE THE HISTORIC AFRICAN AMERICAN RONDO COMMUNITY BY ESTABLISHING AN ARTS CULTURAL HERITAGE AND BUSINESS DISTRICT. THE RONDO ROUNDTABLE IS A KEY STAKEHOLDER GROUP TO ENSURE COMMUNITY VOICE REMAINS AT THE FOREFRONT OF ALL PROJECT DEVELOPMENT ASPECTS. THE ROUNDTABLE HAS EXTENSIVE AND DIVERSE WORK IN COMMUNITY BUILDING DESIGN, ART EXPRESSIONS, AND CREATIVE PLACEMAKING. THE RONDO ROUNDTABLE PRESENTS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT RONDO TO CONNECT AND BE AWARE/INFORMED OF KEY INITIATIVES, RESOURCES, AND SERVICES BEING ENGAGED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND OFFERING PARTNERSHIP AND INCREASED ENGAGEMENT. THE ROUNDTABLE HAS IDENTIFIED FIVE KEY STRATEGIES: -PRESERVE THE LEGACY OF RONDO -RESTORE WHAT WAS LOST IN RONDO -SUPPORT GENERATIONAL WEALTH BUILDING FOR BLACK PEOPLE -PROMOTE THE FUTURE OF RONDO AS A CULTURAL DISTRICT -SUPPORT AND AMPLIFY RONDO ROUNDTABLE ORGANIZATIONS 2023 RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES SUMMIT: THE 2023 RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES SUMMIT BROUGHT TOGETHER OVER 20 COMMUNITIES FROM ACROSS THE NATION, GARNERING NATIONAL MEDIA ATTENTION AND REINFORCING RECONNECT RONDO'S LEADERSHIP IN EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT. THIS GATHERING SERVED AS A POWERFUL CATALYST, AMPLIFYING BOTH LOCAL AND NATIONAL EFFORTS TO RECONNECT COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY TRANSPORTATION POLICY. THROUGH SHARED EXPERIENCES, INSIGHTS, AND STRATEGIES, RECONNECT RONDO NOT ONLY STRENGTHENED ITS MOMENTUM BUT ALSO ACHIEVED HEIGHTENED COMMUNITY BUY-IN AND EXPANDED PROJECT PARTICIPATION, SOLIDIFYING ITS ROLE AS A NATIONAL MODEL FOR INCLUSIVE, COMMUNITY-LED DEVELOPMENT.

  Expenses $296,006

• RECONNECT RONDO STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT HAS BEEN AT THE HEART OF THE RECONNECT RONDO PROJECT, ENABLING US TO CONNECT WITH OVER 5,000 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH DIVERSE EVENTS AND INITIATIVES. THESE GATHERINGS, RANGING FROM PLANNING SESSIONS TO COMMUNITY FESTIVALS, HAVE BROUGHT TOGETHER A VARIETY OF STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING COMMUNITY MEMBERS, LOCAL LEADERS, AND ELDERS, ALL CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROJECT'S VISION OF RECONNECTING AND STRENGTHENING THE RONDO NEIGHBORHOOD. THESE EVENTS FOSTER A COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT AND REINFORCE OUR COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY-CENTERED PROGRESS. 2023 ACTIVITIES OVERVIEW -DECEMBER 14: NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORATIVE DEVELOPMENT AREA PLANNING SESSION -NOVEMBER 11: ELDER'S BRUNCH -OCTOBER 11-14: RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES SUMMIT -SEPTEMBER 9: SELBY JAZZ FEST -AUGUST 21: COMMUNITY NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING SESSION -AUGUST 10: JAZZ IN ACTION -JULY 24: COFFEE & CONVERSATION WITH KEITH (TOPIC: ANTI-DISPLACEMENT & COMMUNITY INVESTMENT) -JULY 22: V-FEST -JULY 22: RECONNECT RONDO ELDERS BRUNCH -JULY 20: SLOW ROLL - UNDERGROUND RAILROAD TOUR -JULY 15: TASTE OF RONDO BLOCK PARTY -JULY 13: JAZZ IN ACTION -JULY 8: ELDERS BRUNCH (45 PARTICIPANTS) -JUNE 22: SLOW ROLL & FAMILY DINNER (OVER 75 PARTICIPANTS) -JUNE 19: RONDO JUNETEENTH BLOCK PARTY (OVER 100 PARTICIPANTS) -JANUARY 12: AN EVENING TO CELEBRATE, HONOR, AND REIMAGINE AT THE AMHERST H. WILDER FOUNDATION DIGITAL REACH & ENGAGEMENT: -52% FOLLOWER GROWTH SINCE JUNE 23.' -500+ NEW SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS SINCE JUNE 23.' -45,000 SOCIAL MEDIA IMPRESSIONS SINCE JUNE 23.' -25,000 VIDEO VIEWS ACROSS PLATFORMS -166,000 WEBPAGE IMPRESSIONS LAST 12 MONTHS -17,000 NEW WEBSITE VISITORS RECONNECT RONDO YOUTH COUNCIL: THE RECONNECT RONDO YOUTH COUNCIL PLAYS A PIVOTAL ROLE IN ADVANCING OUR MISSION. IT CENTERS YOUTH VOICES THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT INCLUDING PODCAST MULTIMEDIA AS WELL AS A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL AND LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THAT INFORM AND EMPOWER THE RONDO COMMUNITY AND OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS AFFECTED BY THE DISPLACEMENT OF PEOPLE DUE TO URBAN RENEWAL AND TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE. 1. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT 2. HISTORICAL RESEARCH 3. COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND MEDIA PRODUCTION 4. CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY 5. PAID INTERNSHIPS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMS 6. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 7. MEDIA ASSIGNMENTS

  Expenses $160,902

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

12 November 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.0

Source object

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