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THE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR THE EFFECT OF ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS BASED ON A MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THRESHOLD AS TO WHETHER THE TAX POSITIONS WOULD BE SUSTAINED, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION UNDER EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITY. IF A TAX POSITION OR POSITIONS ARE DEEMED TO RESULT IN UNCERTAINTY, THE UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFIT IS ESTIMATED BASED ON A CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY ASSESSMENT THAT AGGREGATES THE ESTIMATED TAX LIABILITY FOR ALL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND DETERMINATION OF WHETHER INCOME IS SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX. HOWEVER, THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT SUCH TAX POSITIONS DO NOT RESULT IN AN UNCERTAINTY REQUIRING RECOGNITION. 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MOSES HUMMON - SON, OFFICE ASSISTANCE SANDY STEVENS - SISTER, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE CENTER FOR CONTEMPLATIVE JUSTICE GROWS AND SUSTAINS CORPORAL ACTS OF JUSTICE ARISING FROM CONTEMPLATION. WE SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER'S COMMON LIFE OF PRAYER AND SERVICE. WE BUILD COMMUNITY AND DEEPER CONVERSATION THROUGH EVENTS, PILGRIMAGES, PUBLICATIONS, AND SERVICES. WE NURTURE THE CONTEMPLATIVE LIFE AND SUPPORT VISIONS FOR SOCIAL AND STRUCTURAL CHANGE. FORM 990, PART III PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT LINE 4A: THE CENTER FOR CONTEMPLATIVE JUSTICE (CCJ) SUPPORTS A VARIETY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE MINISTRIES AND CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICES. CCJ ALSO PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS THAT CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL AND STRUCTURAL CHANGE. ECUADOR - ESCUELA ANNE STEVENS SCHOOL: -------------------------------------- SINCE 1998, WE HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN A WONDERFULLY SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY OF SAN EDUARDO, ECUADOR. IN 1999 THE CCJ OPENED A SCHOOL, ESCUELA ANNE STEVENS, NAMED AFTER THE REV. BECCA STEVENS'S MOTHER AND FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ST. LUKE'S COMMUNITY HOUSE, IN THE SMALL TOWN OF SAN EDUARDO. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE FINANCED THE OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL THROUGH DONATIONS AND SPONSORSHIPS. THE CCJ SPONSORS A GROUP EACH SPRING TO HELP WITH CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, AND TO OPERATE A MEDICAL CLINIC FOR THOSE IN SAN EDUARDO AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. BOTSWANA - HOLY CROSS HOSPICE BOTSWANA: -------------------------------------- SINCE 2006, THE CENTER FOR CONTEMPLATIVE JUSTICE HAS SUPPORTED THE WORK OF HOLY CROSS HOSPICE IN GABORONE, BOTSWANA, AS THEY PROVIDE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND SPIRITUAL CARE FOR THOSE SUFFERING WITH HIV-AIDS AND OTHER TERMINAL ILLNESSES. HOLY CROSS HOSPICE HAS ALSO BEEN A LEADER IN PROMOTING PALLIATIVE CARE IN THE COUNTRY THROUGH THEIR TRAINING PROGRAMS, AND THE INCEPTION OF THE FIRST IN-PATIENT FACILITY IN THE COUNTRY. IN ADDITION TO FINANCIAL SUPPORT WHICH COMES PRIMARILY THROUGH OUR ANNUAL FUNDRAISER, THE GREATEST SHOW AND AUCTION EVER, THE CCJ SPONSORS ANNUAL SMALL GROUPS WITH DIVERSE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE TO TRAVEL TO BOTSWANA TO WORK WITH HOLY CROSS HOSPICE. UKRAINE - LOVE RISES: ------------------------------------ BASED IN UKRAINE, LOVE RISES IS A JUSTICE ENTERPRISE KNITTING SOCKS AND BLANKETS TO REFLECT HOPE THROUGH LANDSCAPE PATTERNS IN SOFT COLOR PALETTES. THE WORK OF KNITTING PROVIDES DIGNITY, NORMALY, AND INCOME DURING WARTIME. EACH KNITTED ITEM HOLDS A STORY OF CONNECTION, OF A SINGLE THREAD OF YARN THAT WAS CAREFULLY HAND-WOVEN INTO A NEW PRODUCT, AND A CONNECTION BETWEEN WOMEN REFUGEES AND THE WORLD. THE PRODUCTS ARE SOLD THROUGH THISTLE FARMS GLOBAL TO HELP FUND THE INTITIATIVE AND PROVIDE A LIVING WAGE FOR WOMEN DISPLACED AND SUFFERING THE EFFECTS OF WAR. USA - WELLNESS CENTER/FUNCTIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM: ------------------------------------ THE WELLNESS CENTER WAS FUNDED TO PROVIDE A FREE PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO WORK ON STRENGTHENING THE BODY AND MIND AS PART OF A WHOLISTIC WELLNESS INITIATIVE. THE FUNCTIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM IS LED BY AN OCUPATIONAL THERAPIST WHO PROVIDES OT SERVICES GEARED TO THE INDIVIDUAL AS WELL AS HELPS CONNECT THE PARTICIPANTS TO OUTSIDE RESOURCES BASED ON THEIR NEEDS. THE PURPOSE IS TO TREAT THE WHOLE PERSON, NOT JUST THE INJURY, DISEASE OR DISABILITY AND TO ENCOURAGE HABITS THAT REFLECT A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND COULD ADD YEARS TO A LIFESPAN. USA - CHRISTIAN ATHLETE CIRCLES ------------------------------------ THE CCJ IS INCUBATING THIS INITIATIVE WHICH IS DEDICATED TO CREATING COMMUNITY WHERE ATHLETES FROM ACROSS CHRISTIAN TRADITIONS AND BELIEFS CAN BELONG, GROW, PRAY, AND LIVE OUT THEIR FAITH TOGETHER. USA - RISE CENTER FOR URBAN ECONOMIC JUSTICE: ------------------------------------ THE GOAL OF THE CENTER IS TO PROMOTE ECONOMICALLY HEALTHY BLACK FAMILIES THAT VALUE AND PRACTICE INVESTING IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO BUILD AND SUPPORT STABLE BLACK BUSINESSES AND INSTITUTIONS THAT VALUE AND PROMOTE THE WELL-BEING AND PRESERVATION OF BLACK LIVES. PROJECT INITIATIVES INCLUDE ENROLLING 15-20 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN A YOUTH ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT TRAINING CURRICULUM, INTRODUCING STUDENTS TO BUSINESS CONCEPTS, FINANCIAL LITERACY AND COMMUNITY SOCIAL IMPACT. IN ADDITION, STUDENTS WILL CREATE BUSINESS PROPOSALS AND COMPETE TO HAVE IDEA FUNDED AND IMPLEMENTED BY THE STUDENT GROUP. IN ADDITION, THE PROGRAM WILL HOST A ONE-DAY HANDS-ON- BUSINESS BASICS WORKSHOP FOR 100 ELEMENTARY OR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM AT RISK SCHOOLS. USA - MINED (TEACHER TRAINING): ------------------------------------ MINDFULNESS IN NASHVILLE EDUCATION (MINED) WAS BORN OUT OF A SMALL GROUP WHO BEGAN TO GATHER MONTHLY FOR CONNECTION, INSPIRATION, EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT IN PROMOTING MINDFUL AWARENESS PRACTICE IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN. THE PRESENCE OF MINED HAS SPAWNED MINDFULNESS TRAINING NOT ONLY WITH CHILDREN BUT ALSO FOR EDUCATORS, PARENTS, CLERGY, HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, AND CLINICIANS ACROSS THE CITY OF NASHVILLE AND BEYOND. OVER THE YEARS, MINED HAS CULTIVATED A BROADER AND DEEPER MINDFUL AWARENESS OF ALL AGES THROUGH LEADING, FACILITATING AND PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNITY FORUMS, RETREATS, WORKSHOPS, CLASSES, PRESENTATIONS, GUIDED WALKS AND EXHIBITS. SOCIAL OUTREACH FUND: ------------------------------------ CCJ SUPPORTS VARIOUS SOCIAL JUSTICE MINISTRIES LOCALLY AS WELL AS AROUND THE WORLD. THESE MINISTRIES FOCUS ON JUSTICE INTITIAVES INCLUDING CLIMATE CHANGE, HUMAN DIGNITY, SUSTAINABILITY AND HEALING. EMERGENCY FUND: ------------------------------------ THE EMERGENCY FUND WAS FUNDED IN 2022 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING IMMEDIATE FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN CRISIS. THESE CRISES CAN INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HOUSING INSTABILITY, LOSS OF INCOME DUE TO A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, EMERGENCY DEBT ASSISTANCE, COSTS OF DEATH AND BURIAL, AND FOOD INSTABILITY. THE PURPOSE IS TO EASE THE BURDON OF ECONOMIC INJUSTICE AND TO HELP KEEP OUR COMMUNITY HOUSED, FED AND CLOTHED. PILGRIMAGE/RETREAT FUND: ------------------------------------ THE CCJ OFFERS RETREATS AND PILGRIMAGES AS PART OF OUR MISSION TO HELP BUILD DEEPER CONNECTION AND CONVERSIONS THROUGH EXPLORATION. THE PILGRIMAGE FUND HELPS PROVIDE ACCESS FOR THE COMMUNITY SO MORE INDIVIDUALS HAVE THESE OPPORTUNITIES. THE CCJ CENTER: ------------------------------------ WE SUBLEASED A SPACE IN THE SPRING OF 2022 TO SERVE AS A PLACE FOR GATHERINGS, PROGRAM ACTIVITY AND TO CULTIVATE A JUSTICE-MINDED COMMUNITY. THE SPACE SERVES AS A PLACE FOR OUR INCUBATOR PROGRAMS TO MEET AND GROW AS WELL AS A SPACE FOR THE LARGER COMMUNITY TO HAVE A HOME FOR CONTEMPLATION, JUSTICE CENTERED COLLABORATIONS AND EVENTS THAT SUPPORT JUSTICE INTIATIVES. CCJ GRANT PROGRAM: ------------------------------------ THE CCJ FULFILLS ITS MISSION OF SUPPORTING VISIONS FOR SOCIAL AD STRUCTURAL CHANGE BY PROVIDING GRANT FUNDING TO ORGANIZATIONS IN THE US AND AROUND THE WORLD DOING THE IMPORTANT WORK OF CREATING CHANGE IN IMPOSSIBLE CIRCUMSTANCES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS E-MAILED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACT LABOR 210,535 1,940 0 OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES 0 450 0 TOTAL 210,535 2,390 0