Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$2,717,772

Total expenses

$11,020,457

Contributions and grants received

$2,224,292

Grants paid

$9,319,461

Program service revenue

$368,817

Investment income

$123,653

Other revenue

$1,010

Total assets, end of year

$681,659

Total liabilities, end of year

$215,131

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$466,528

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$10,682,115

Management and general expenses

$302,016

Fundraising expenses

$36,326

Program service expenses (Part III)

$10,682,115

Program services were 96.9% 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

• IN 2023 TRI-STATE TRAILS AND THE CROWN CAMPAIGN TRANSITIONED OUT OF GREEN UMBRELLA, TO TRI-STATE TRAILS AS AN INDEPENDENT NON-PROFIT. THIS HAPPENED UNDER CAREFUL GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT BY THE GREEN UMBRELLA BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND CROWN LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE, AND THE STAFF LEADERSHIP OF GREEN UMBRELLA AND TRI-STATE TRAILS.TRI-STATE TRAILS: A COALITION OF TRAIL ADVOCATES, A PHYSICAL NETWORK OF TRAILS, AND A VISION TO CONNECT OUR REGION. TRI-STATE TRAILS UNITES ADVOCATES, LEADERS AND STAKEHOLDERS IN A COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSION ON ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION AND OUTDOOR RECREATION IN SOUTHWEST OHIO, NORTHERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST INDIANA. IN 2020, TRI-STATE TRAILS BEGAN COORDINATING THE CROWN CAPITAL CAMPAIGN IN COLLABORATION WITH WASSON WAY AND OHIO RIVER WAY TO RAISE LOCAL MATCH DOLLARS TO HELP BUILD ITS VISION OF THE CINCINNATI RIDING OR WALKING NETWORK, A 34 MILE TRAIL LOOP CONNECTING TO MOST CINCINNATI NEIGHBORHOODS. CROWN: THE CROWN CAPITAL CAMPAIGN IS A VISION TO BUILD A 34-MILE URBAN TRAIL LOOP AROUND THE CITY OF CINCINNATI. GREEN UMBRELLA COLLABORATED WITH TWO OTHER LOCAL NON-PROFITS (WASSON WAY AND OHIO RIVER WAY) TO RAISE LOCAL DOLLARS TO MATCH STATE AND FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING TO BUILD OUT 24 MILES OF THE CROWN TRAIL NETWORK. THE TRAIL WILL BE BUILT OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS AND FUNDS WILL BE EXPENDED AS NEEDED TO SERVE AS MATCHING FUNDS TO LEVERAGE LARGE GRANTS. GU IS FISCAL AGENT AND FISCAL SPONSOR FOR THE CROWN CAMPAIGN, WHICH IS GOVERNED BY A STEERING COMMITTEE THAT MAKES DECISIONS ABOUT HOW THE FUNDS WILL BE ALLOCATED FOR TRAIL PROJECTS, AND OTHER EXPENSES REQUIRED FOR FUNDRAISING, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATION, ETC.

  Expenses $9,409,215 · Grants $9,291,686 · Revenue $61

• GREATER CINCINNATI REGIONAL FOOD POLICY COUNCIL: A CROSS SECTOR COLLABORATION OF ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITY INFLUENCERS, AND DECISION MAKERS, COLLABORATING TO DRIVE IMPACT IN CREATING HEALTHY, EQUITABLE, SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS FOR ALL IN THE GREATER CINCINNATI REGION. CURRENT FOCUS AREAS INCLUDE 1)CONNECTING LOCAL FARMERS TO SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS TO LEARNING ABOUT WHERE FOOD COMES FROM, 2) ENCOURAGE AVAILABILITY OF HEALTHY, DESIRABLE FOOD OPTIONS ACROSS OUR REGION, FOR ALL INCOME LEVELS, 3) DIALOGUE WITH RESIDENTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED FOOD INSECURITY TO BETTER INFORM EMERGENCY FOOD SYSTEMS BASED ON THEIR NEEDS, 4) CONVENE REGIONAL PARTNERS TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM PLANNING, 5) TELLING THE STORY OF OUR REGION'S FOODSHED THROUGH THE CINCINNATI'S FOODSHED ATLAS.

  Expenses $316,247 · Grants $2,500 · Revenue $9,832

• CLIMATE POLICY/ACTION: WHILE CLIMATE CHANGE IS A GLOBAL ISSUE, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS END UP ABSORBING MANY OF THE COSTS. POLICIES AND PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE IMPACTS ARE OFTEN MOST EFFECTIVE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, AND MORE THAN EVER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS NEED MORE CAPACITY TO ADAPT AND BUILD RESILIENCY. GREATER CINCINNATI WILL NEED MORE THAN ITS INDIVIDUAL JURISDICTIONS ACTING ALONE TO ADAPT TO HEAT, FLOODING AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH, REDUCE EMISSIONS, AND FOSTER AN EQUITABLE AND JUST TRANSITION TO MORE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES. GREEN UMBRELLA LAUNCHED ITS CLIMATE POLICY WORK TO FACILITATE COLLABORATION AMONG REGIONAL GOVERNMENT LEADERS. WE ARE EQUIPPING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITH PROVEN MODELS, HELPING THEM TELL THEIR SUCCESS STORIES AND CONNECTING THEM TO EACH OTHER THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND CONVENING OPPORTUNITIES.

  Expenses $380,093 · Revenue $10,071

• GU EVENT SERIES: A VARIETY OF ONE-TIME AND ON-GOING PUBLIC EVENTS SUPPORTING OR ALIGNING WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY FOCUS OF ADVANCING ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN THE GREATER CINCINNATI REGION. PUBLIC PROGRAMS INCLUDE MIDWEST REGIONAL SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT, GREAT OUTDOOR WEEKEND.COMMON ORCHARD PROJECT: THE COMMON ORCHARD PROJECT IS WORKING TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN HUNDREDS OF SMALL ORCHARD PLANTINGS ON VACANT LOTS AND PUBLIC LAND ACROSS GREATER CINCINNATI. IT PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITIES CHARACTERIZED BY LOW ACCESS TO FRESH AND HEALTHY FOOD AND LOW TREE CANOPY COVERAGE, TO DESIGN, PLANT, AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC ORCHARDS WHERE FRUIT CAN BE GROWN AND DISTRIBUTED TO NEIGHBORS. THESE POCKETS OF GREENSPACE PROVIDE SHADE, HABITAT, COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACES AND EXPOSURE AND ACCESS TO FRESH FRUIT GROWING RIGHT WHERE IT IS NEEDED MOST. THE COMMON ORCHARD PROJECT PLANTS APPROXIMATELY 10 ORCHARDS PER YEAR AND TRAINS NEIGHBORS TO SERVE AS ORCHARD STEWARDS, WHO CARE FOR AND HARVEST FROM THE TREES AND OTHER PLANTS AT THE RIGHT TIMES.GU IMPACT TEAMS: GU FACILITATES CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION WITH THE GOAL OF ACHIEVING POLICY AND SYSTEMS LEVEL OUTCOMES THAT RESULT IN HEALTHY PEOPLE, LANDSCAPES AND SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENTS. IN 2022 THE THREE IMPACT TEAMS SUPPORTED WERE GREENSPACE ALLIANCE (LAUNCHED A MITIGATION TOOL TO STRATEGICALLY IDENTIFY LAND PARCELS FOR PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION) FAITH COMMUNITIES GO GREEN (PARTNERING WITH RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES TO CREATE A MORE SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE FUTURE FOR ALL BY MOBILIZING THEIR MORAL VOICE TO REDUCE THE RISK OF CATASTROPHIC CLIMATE CHANGE) AND CPS OUTSIDE, RENAMED TO GREEN SCHOOLYARDS ACTION NETWORK (WORKING TO ENSURE ALL CINCINNATI PUBLIC SCHOOLS' STUDENTS HAVE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION REGARDLESS OF DEMOGRAPHICS, ECONOMIC STATUS OR FAMILY SUPPORT FOR SUCH ACTIVITIES). CINCINNATI 2030 DISTRICT: THE DISTRICT'S MISSION IS TO CREATE A NETWORK OF HEALTHY, HIGH-PERFORMING BUILDINGS IN THE CITY OF CINCINNATI. PARTICIPATING MEMBERS MAKE A COLLECTIVE COMMITMENT TO REDUCE THEIR BUILDINGS' ENERGY USE, WATER CONSUMPTION, AND TRANSPORTATION EMISSIONS BY 50% BY THE YEAR 2030. THE CINCINNATI DISTRICT ALSO INCLUDES A HEALTHY BUILDING PILLAR WITH A GOAL OF IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF BUILDING OCCUPANTS, WITH INTERVENTIONS TAILORED TO THE MOST PRESSING NEEDS IN OUR CITY. MEMBERS OF THE CINCINNATI 2030 DISTRICT ARE PROPERTY OWNERS AND MANAGERS, DEVELOPERS, AND COMMERCIAL TENANTS WHO COMMIT TO ASSISTING THE DISTRICT TO ACHIEVE ITS REDUCTION GOALS THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE, EMISSIONS-REDUCING SOLUTIONS IN THEIR BUILDINGS. CURRENTLY, OUR 42 MEMBERS HAVE COMMITTED 318 BUILDINGS AND 27.7 MILLION SQUARE FEET TO THE CINCINNATI 2030 DISTRICT. BY PARTNERING DIRECTLY WITH MEMBERS, THE CINCINNATI 2030 DISTRICT ACCELERATES THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS BY BREAKING DOWN MARKET BARRIERS, ENCOURAGING COLLABORATION, AND ASSISTING MEMBERS IN THE DEPLOYMENT OF INNOVATIVE SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS.

  Expenses $576,560 · Grants $25,275 · Revenue $348,853

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

• TRI-STATE TRAILS

  $9,188,650

  TRAIL DEVELOPMENT/LAUNCH OF TRI-STATE TRAILS AS SEPARATE NONPROFIT/CROWN CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TRANSFER

• XAVIER UNIVERSITY

  $74,000

  CROWN BIKE TRAIL

• BRIDGES OF FAITH TRIALOGUE

  $25,275

  FAITH COMMUNITIES GO GREEN ENERGY EFFICIENCY INITIATIVE

• VILLAGE OF MARIEMONT

  $22,207

  CROWN BIKE TRAIL

Assets distributed on this return

Schedule N, as filed: what the organization did with its assets when it liquidated or dissolved, or disposed of more than a quarter of them, and who received them. A recipient with an EIN is usually a successor organization; filers also list expenses such as legal fees here.

• TRI-STATE TRAILS

  $203,665

  Disposition · CASH TRANSFER FROM TRI-STATE TRAILS PROGRAM · Dec 31, 2023 · 501(C)(3)

• TRI-STATE TRAILS

  $7,019,750

  Disposition · CROWN CAPITAL CAMPAIGN ASSETS HELD BY GREEN UMBRELLA · Dec 28, 2023 · 501(C)(3)

• TRI-STATE TRAILS

  $1,983,215

  Disposition · CROWN CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PLEDGES HELD BY GREEN UMBRELLA · Dec 31, 2023 · 501(C)(3)

• TRI-STATE TRAILS

  $12,020

  Disposition · ASSET TRANSFER FROM TRI-STATE TRAILS PROGRAM · Dec 31, 2023 · 501(C)(3)

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

14 November 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.1

Source object

202413199349305781

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