RECONNECT RONDO

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

S20

Classification

1000

Street

626 SELBY AVE

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Mission and programs · 2024

• CREATING AN AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL ENTERPRISE DISTRICT RECONNECT RONDO IS BUILDING A BRIDGE TO BETTER BY CREATING AN AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL ENTERPRISE DISTRICT CONNECTED BY A COMMUNITY LAND BRIDGE. THE RONDO LAND BRIDGE PROJECT AIMS TO REVITALIZE THIS DISTRICT AND FOSTER AN INCLUSIVE, EQUITY-BASED LOCAL ECONOMY THAT NOT ONLY RESTORES WHAT WAS LOST BUT CREATES A CONTINUOUS CYCLE OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND BEYOND. OUR RESTORATIVE DEVELOPMENT APPROACH LEVERAGES PRINCIPLES OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY, REGENERATIVE URBANISM, AND SMART CITY TECHNOLOGIES TO BUILD COMMUNITY WEALTH AND WELL-BEING. THIS WORK INTENTIONALLY CREATES TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE CAREER PATHS AND LIVING-WAGE JOBS FOR RESIDENTS HISTORICALLY DENIED ACCESS TO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. RECONNECT RONDO SERVES AS A NATIONAL MODEL AND BLUEPRINT FOR COMMUNITIES SIMILARLY IMPACTED BY TRANSPORTATION POLICY. STATE (MN) FUNDED TECHNICAL STUDIES - THESE STUDIES ADVANCED THE PROJECT THROUGH CONCURRENT EFFORTS, INCLUDING A RESTORATIVE NEIGHBORHOOD AREA PLAN AND AN ANTI-DISPLACEMENT AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT STRATEGY. RESTORATIVE DEVELOPMENT FINAL REPORT AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE COMPLETED IN 2024, THIS GUIDE PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION IN 2025. IT OUTLINES CLEAR STEPS TO ENGAGE LEADERS ACROSS PHILANTHROPIC, PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND COMMUNITY SECTORS, ESTABLISHING ROLES, SHARED GOALS, AND COORDINATION STRATEGIES. ITS COMPLETION ENABLES RECONNECT RONDO TO MOVE FROM PLANNING TO IMPLEMENTATION, FOSTERING TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND PROGRESS TOWARD RESTORATIVE DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP, AND EQUITABLE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. NEIGHBORHOOD AREA PLAN - 75% COMPLETE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL, RECONNECT RONDO ADVANCED A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN VISION FOR LAND USE, HOUSING, MOBILITY, AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION. OUTREACH AND POLICY ALIGNMENT ENSURED THE PLAN REFLECTS RONDO RESIDENTS' PRIORITIES AND LAYS THE GROUNDWORK FOR RESTORATIVE DEVELOPMENT TIED TO THE FUTURE LAND BRIDGE. ENTREPRENEURSHIP & WORKFORCE STUDY COMPLETED THIS STUDY ENGAGED OVER 700 BUSINESSES AND 15 STATE AGENCIES TO IDENTIFY GAPS IN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING, AND ACCESS TO CAPITAL. IT PROVIDES ACTIONABLE RECOMMENDATIONS TO CONNECT LICENSED PROFESSIONALS TO ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES, ALIGN WORKFORCE PROGRAMS WITH HIGH-GROWTH INDUSTRIES, AND FOSTER INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH. RONDO NET ZERO INNOVATION HUB DEVELOPMENT STARTED RECONNECT RONDO STARTED THE INNOVATION HUB-A CATALYTIC PROJECT SUPPORTING ENTREPRENEURSHIP, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY WEALTH-BUILDING. THE HUB WILL SERVE AS A CENTRAL SPACE FOR TRAINING, COLLABORATION, AND BUSINESS INCUBATION, ANCHORING LONG-TERM INVESTMENT IN THE HISTORIC RECONNECT RONDO ALSO CONTINUES TO EXPLORE REVENUE-GENERATING OPPORTUNITIES THAT BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY WHILE SAFEGUARDING EXISTING RESIDENTS. THE ORGANIZATION IS LEADING AN EXTENSIVE ENGAGEMENT PROCESS TO INFORM ALL MASTER PLANNING EFFORTS. KEY STUDIES UNDERWAY OR COMPLETED INCLUDE: 4P FINANCE MODEL DEVELOPMENT NEPA/SECTION 106 STUDIES ANTI-DISPLACEMENT/OVERLAY DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT STRATEGY

  Expenses $1,260,816

• ORGANIZING OF THE ECOSYSTEM, THE RONDO ROUNDTABLE - ORGANIZING THE ECOSYSTEM: THE RONDO ROUNDTABLE THE RONDO ROUNDTABLE, A COALITION OF 14 HISTORIC RONDO ORGANIZATIONS, ALIGNS RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS AROUND RESTORATIVE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. RECONNECT RONDO PROVIDED FACILITATION AND TOOLS TO CREATE AN EXECUTIVE TEAM RESPONSIBLE FOR EXECUTING INITIATIVES THAT PRESERVE RONDO'S LEGACY, RESTORE WHAT WAS LOST, AND PROMOTE GENERATIONAL WEALTH-BUILDING. APRIL 30, 2024 - RONDO AVENUE RENAMING CEREMONY RECONNECT RONDO AND THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL HOSTED A HISTORIC RENAMING BACK TO WHAT IT WAS, CEREMONY, UNVEILING THE FIRST NEW RONDO AVENUE SIGN. THE EVENT FEATURED MUSICAL PERFORMANCES AND SPEECHES FROM COMMUNITY LEADERS, CELEBRATING RONDO'S ENDURING LEGACY. THE ROUNDTABLE CONTINUES TO WORK ON THEIR 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 RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES SUMMIT THE 2024 RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES SUMMIT AND 2ND ANNUAL RECONNECT COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE UNITED COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE, GARNERING NATIONAL MEDIA ATTENTION AND AMPLIFYING EFFORTS TO RECONNECT NEIGHBORHOODS IMPACTED BY TRANSPORTATION POLICY. THE EVENT STRENGTHENED MOMENTUM, INCREASED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND EXPANDED PARTICIPATION-SOLIDIFYING RECONNECT RONDO AS A NATIONAL MODEL FOR INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT. A CENTERPIECE WAS THE PREMIERE OF DISPLACED, A DOCUMENTARY CAPTURING LIVED EXPERIENCES OF FAMILIES AFFECTED BY HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND SYSTEMIC DISINVESTMENT. THE FILM SERVES AS BOTH A HISTORICAL RECORD AND A CALL TO ACTION, DEEPENING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING, INSPIRING POLICY CHANGE, AND AMPLIFYING COMMUNITY VOICES.

  Expenses $212,818

• RECONNECT RONDO LED ROBUST ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES IN 2024, CONNECTING WITH OVER 6,000 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH PLANNING SESSIONS, FESTIVALS, AND NATIONAL CONVENINGS. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE HOSTING THE RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES SUMMIT, SUPPORTING THE RONDO ROUNDTABLE, AND FACILITATING SCREENINGS OF DISPLACED. THESE EFFORTS STRENGTHENED CROSS-SECTOR RELATIONSHIPS AND ADVANCED OUR MISSION TO RESTORE CONNECTION, OPPORTUNITY, AND EQUITY IN THE HISTORIC RONDO NEIGHBORHOOD. 2024 EVENTS JANUARY 18, 2024 - NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORATIVE DEVELOPMENT AREA PLANNING SESSION AT WILDER FOUNDATION MARCH 2024 - DINNER TABLE SERIES AT PILGRIM BAPTIST APRIL 2024 - RONDO AVENUE RENAMING CEREMONY JUNE 2024 - RONDO JUNETEENTH BLOCK PARTY (EXACT DATE NOT LISTED, TYPICALLY MID-JUNE) JULY 13 - CENTRAL VILLAGE PARK JULY 20, 2024 - RONDO DAYS JULY 27, 2024 - V-FEST AUGUST 3, 2024 - TASTE OF RONDO BLOCK PARTY AUGUST 4, 2024 - LITTLE AFRICA FESTIVAL AUGUST 18, 2024 - CENTRAL HONORS PHILANDO SEPTEMBER 11-13, 2024 - 2024 RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES SUMMIT & 2ND ANNUAL RECONNECT COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE SEPTEMBER 13, 2024 - MINNESOTA AFRICAN AMERICAN LEADERS FORUM & DINNER SEPTEMBER 14, 2024 - SELBY JAZZ FEST VARIOUS TRANSPORTATION CONFERENCES INCLUDING PACEMAKING IN BALTIMORE, COMTO NOVEMBER 4 - RESTORATIVE DEVELOPMENT NEIGHBORHOOD AREA PLAN DISCUSSION AND DINNER AT WILDER DIGITAL REACH & ENGAGEMENT 2024: 146% OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWER GROWTH 300+ NEW SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS. 52,238 SOCIAL MEDIA IMPRESSIONS. 51,008 VIDEO VIEWS ACROSS PLATFORMS INCLUDING YOUTH COUNCIL 166,000 WEBPAGE IMPRESSIONS 16,000 NEW WEBSITE VISITORS 294.8 HOURS OF WATCH TIME AND +86 SUBSCRIBERS FOR RECONNECT RONDO YOUTH COUNCIL YOUTUBE CHANNEL RECONNECT RONDO YOUTH COUNCIL THE YOUTH COUNCIL PLAYS A PIVOTAL ROLE IN ADVANCING RECONNECT RONDO'S MISSION BY AMPLIFYING YOUTH VOICES THROUGH OUTREACH, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND MULTIMEDIA ENGAGEMENT. IN 2024, THE COUNCIL LAUNCHED THE "VOICES OF RONDO" PODCAST AND A DEDICATED YOUTUBE CHANNEL, CREATING PLATFORMS FOR STORYTELLING AND CIVIC DIALOGUE. EMPOWERING YOUTH AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: PREPARING YOUTH TO ADVOCATE FOR RONDO AND PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION. HISTORICAL RESEARCH: PRESERVING RONDO'S HERITAGE AND EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY ON URBAN RENEWAL IMPACTS. COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND MEDIA PRODUCTION: PRODUCING PODCASTS, VIDEOS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT TO SHARE STORIES AND ELEVATE COMMUNITY VOICES. CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY: THE YOUTH COUNCIL ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH INVOLVEMENT IN CIVIC MATTERS AND DECISIONS, ENSURING THAT THE PERSPECTIVES OF YOUNG PEOPLE ARE CONSIDERED IN SHAPING THE FUTURE OF THE COMMUNITY. EDUCATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES: OFFERING PAID INTERNSHIPS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMS, AND MEDIA ASSIGNMENTS TO BUILD TECHNICAL AND ADVOCACY SKILLS. 1.AMPLIFYING YOUTH VOICES MEDIA ASSIGNMENTS: SOCIAL MEDIA AND VIDEO/PODCAST CREATION ASSIGNMENTS ALLOW YOUTH TO CREATIVELY EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS AND SHARE IMPORTANT COMMUNITY NARRATIVES. THIS BUILDS THEIR TECHNICAL SKILLS AND EMPOWERS THEM TO BECOME INFLUENTIAL VOICES IN THEIR COMMUNITY. RECONNECT RONDO YOUTH COUNCIL PRESENTS A NEW PODCAST SERIES, "VOICES OF RONDO" - RECONNECT RONDO.

  Expenses $82,199

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $2,407,156

  Expenses

  $1,805,325

  Contributions

  $2,369,468

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2023

  Revenue

  $2,354,782

  Expenses

  $2,079,401

  Contributions

  $2,183,868

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $1,445,143

  Expenses

  $1,599,261

  Contributions

  $1,445,081

  Grants paid

  $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $252,726

  Expenses

  $336,515

  Assets (EOY)

  $36,696

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $230,051

  Expenses

  $302,423

  Assets (EOY)

  $117,339

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $289,958

  Expenses

  $230,793

  Assets (EOY)

  $194,584

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• ASSETS UNDER MOVEMENT

  $100,000

  2024 · General operating support

• AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE HIGHWAY & TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS

  $60,000

  2024 · RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES 2024 SUMMIT SPONSORSHIP

• AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE HIGHWAY & TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS

  $50,000

  2023 · RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES 2023 SUMMIT SPONSORSHIP

• SAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION

  $45,000

  2023 · MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR PROGRAMS, OPERATIONS, OR OTHER PURPOSES

• MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

  $30,000

  2022 · Partnership Grant for Rondo Roundtable - Historic Rondo Preservation Project

• NEW VENTURE FUND

  $10,000

  2024 · ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS

• ASSETS UNDER MOVEMENT

  $5,030

  2023 · General operating support

• SAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION

  $0

  2025 · MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES

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