CENTER FOR CONTEMPLATIVE JUSTICE INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
CENTER FOR CONTEMPLATIVE JUSTICE INC (EIN 36-4589288)
Tax period
2021-07-01 to 2022-06-30
Filed
2023-05-11
IRS object ID
202301319349301115
Schema version
2021v4.0
Source
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE 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.MissionDesc
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DescECUADOR - 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. SIBIMBE: IN 2013 THE CCJ FOUNDED SIBIMBE, A WOMEN'S SEWING COOPERATIVE IN SAN EDUARDO, ECUADOR. THIS SOCIAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERS WITH ESCUELA ANNE STEVENS, WHERE IT IS HOUSED. SIBIMBE LAUNCHED ITS BUSINESS BY CREATING HEALING OIL POUCHES FOR THISTLE FARMS. THEY HAVE EXPANDED THEIR WORK TO PRODUCE A VARIETY OF ITEMS FOR SHARED TRADE, AND ALSO LITURGICAL ITEMS FOR COKESBURY. THE WOMEN ARE SURVIVORS OF EXTREME POVERTY AND DOMESTIC ABUSE. OUR HOPE IS TO IMPROVE THE EQUIPMENT, MENTOR NEW SEWERS, AND INCREASE THEIR MARKET. THE REVEREND GINA ANGULO, PRIEST AT THE CHURCH IN SAN EDUARDO AND SPOKESPERSON FOR SIBIMBE, SAYS, "THE PURPOSE OF THIS COOPERATIVE IS TO PROVIDE DECENT WORK AND TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR WOMEN. SOCIAL OUTREACH: 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. 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. 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 CONNECTIN BETWEEN WOMEN REFUGEES AND THE WORLD. THE PRODUCTS ARE SOLD THROUGH THISTLE FARMS GLOBAL TO HEP FUND THE INTITIATIVE AND PROVIDE A LIVING WAGE FOR THE REFUGEES. MORINGA MADRES: BASED IN MEXICO, THE MORINGA MADRES, SPANISH FOR 'MOTHERS', IS A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE EMPLOYING SURVIVOR LEADERS WHO GROW, HARVEST, AND SELL NUTRIENT-RICH MORINGA TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC FREEDOM FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY. MORINGA IS USED FOR TEA AND THISTLE FARMS BODY PRODUCTS. MORINGA IS REFERRED TO AS THE "MIRACLE TREE" DUE TO ITS DETOXING EFFECT AS WELL AS ITS EXTRAORDINARY NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS WHICH INCLUDE: PROTEIN, VITAMIN A, POTASSIUM, CALCIUM AND VITAMIN C. THE MORINGA MADRES ORGANIZATION IS A THISTLE FARMS GLOBAL INITIATIVE. LORATONG (THE RATONG WOMEN CENTER: THE CCJ BEGAN SUPPORT LORATONG (RATONG WOMEN CENTER) IN BOTSWANA WHICH IS A NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION THAT SEEKS TO EMPOWER WOMEN SURVIVORS OF GENDER BASED VIOLENCE, SEXUAL/EMOTIONAL ABUSE, AND NOT LIMITING TO ANY WOMEN NEEDING PSYCHO ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT. MTPC - INCLUSION TN: INCLUSION TENNESSEE (IN|TN) WAS FOUNDED IN 2021 FOLLOWING A TWO YEAR COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT RESEARCH PROJECT OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. UTILIZING THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CAME FROM THE COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT AS A FOUNDATION, IN|TN IS FOCUSED ON CONNECTING PEOPLE TO OPPORTUNITIES, AND RESOURCES THAT ENHANCE THE LIVES OF THE MULTI-FACETED LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY. 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. RUBIE CAF: RUBIE'S VILLAGE CAF AND BAKERY IS AN INITIATIVE BASED IN GUATAMALA THAT WILL OFFER A SAFE SPACE FOR WOMEN SURVIVORS OF ABUSE AND TRAFFICKING. THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING THEIR COMMERCIAL KITCHEN. THE CCJ HAS PROVIDED GRANTS TO SUPPORT THEIR WORK IN THE COMMUNITY. THE 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. 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. WELLNESS CENTER/FUNCTIONAL OUTREACH: 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. PILGRIMAGE: THE CCJ OFFERS 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. RETREATS: THE CCJ HAS OFFERED RETREATS AS PART OF IT'S ONGOING MISSION TO HELP BUILD DEEPER CONNECTIONS AND CONVERSATIONS. THE RETREAT FUND HELPS THE CCJ PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIS AS WELL AS COMMUNITY ACCESS.Desc
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BECCA STEVENS
CHAIR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT OWINGS
PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAM ROBBINS
TREASURER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENDALL HINOTE
SECRETARY5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIM BAILEY
BOARD MEMBER5.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ALLEN KARNS
BOARD MEMBER5.00$6,600$0$0Yes (X)
QUENTIN COX
BOARD MEMBER5.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
TODD LAKE
BOARD MEMBER5.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
DON WELCH
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GAY WELCH
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Management And General$11,872ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Program Services$17,877ProgramServicesAmt

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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

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COMMUNITY OUTREACH$14,546$14,546
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$6,197EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$1,798,890EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$88,069CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$184,903CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$226,559CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$161,933CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,175,632CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,837,096TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$88,069CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$184,903CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$226,559CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$161,933CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,175,632CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,837,096TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,930,992SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$906,104PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$27CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$15CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$22CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$38CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$115TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$2,837,211TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$29,491GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.31940PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.93670PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests PY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsPY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,302OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$105DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,197BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$6,197TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,914,291TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$261,379NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$261,379RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,175,670RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,175,670TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$358,844TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$358,844ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$358,844TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XIIIFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION QUALIFIES AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501 C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE; ACCORDINGLY, THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT SUBJECT TO FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAX. 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. THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO IRS EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2019.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedfalseGrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
SUBSAHARAN AFRICAGRANTSMEDICAL AND ECONOMIC$56,917
SOUTH AMERICAGRANTSMEDICAL AND ECONOMIC$54,689
RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATESGRANTSMEDICAL AND ECONOMIC$30,050
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARRIBEANGRANTSMEDICAL AND ECONOMIC$20,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent$161,656SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$161,656TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (7 entries)

Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
EMPOWER WOMEN$7,500WIRE TRANSFER
SCHOOL OPERATIONS$49,689WIRE TRANSFER
HCH BOTSWANA$10,000WIRE TRANSFER
GERANIUM FIELDS$5,500WIRE TRANSFER
OPERATING BUDGET$30,000WIRE TRANSFER
BUILD CAFE/COMMUNITY$20,000WIRE TRANSFER
EMERGENCY PACKS$30,000WIRE TRANSFER
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSUBSAHARAN AFRICA 56,917 0 SOUTH AMERICA 54,689 0 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES 30,050 0 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARRIBEAN 20,000 0ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedfalseGrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (7 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmt
DEBT RELIEF$4,000
EDUCATION EXPENSES$1,910
EMERGENCY EXPENSES$2,300
FUNERAL EXPENSES$2,500
HOUSING EXPENSES$5,200
MEDICAL EXPENSES$8,343
TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES$1,716

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,987,736NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTHE 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, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4AECUADOR - 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. SIBIMBE: IN 2013 THE CCJ FOUNDED SIBIMBE, A WOMEN'S SEWING COOPERATIVE IN SAN EDUARDO, ECUADOR. THIS SOCIAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERS WITH ESCUELA ANNE STEVENS, WHERE IT IS HOUSED. SIBIMBE LAUNCHED ITS BUSINESS BY CREATING HEALING OIL POUCHES FOR THISTLE FARMS. THEY HAVE EXPANDED THEIR WORK TO PRODUCE A VARIETY OF ITEMS FOR SHARED TRADE, AND ALSO LITURGICAL ITEMS FOR COKESBURY. THE WOMEN ARE SURVIVORS OF EXTREME POVERTY AND DOMESTIC ABUSE. OUR HOPE IS TO IMPROVE THE EQUIPMENT, MENTOR NEW SEWERS, AND INCREASE THEIR MARKET. THE REVEREND GINA ANGULO, PRIEST AT THE CHURCH IN SAN EDUARDO AND SPOKESPERSON FOR SIBIMBE, SAYS, "THE PURPOSE OF THIS COOPERATIVE IS TO PROVIDE DECENT WORK AND TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR WOMEN. SOCIAL OUTREACH: 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. 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. 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 CONNECTIN BETWEEN WOMEN REFUGEES AND THE WORLD. THE PRODUCTS ARE SOLD THROUGH THISTLE FARMS GLOBAL TO HEP FUND THE INTITIATIVE AND PROVIDE A LIVING WAGE FOR THE REFUGEES. MORINGA MADRES: BASED IN MEXICO, THE MORINGA MADRES, SPANISH FOR 'MOTHERS', IS A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE EMPLOYING SURVIVOR LEADERS WHO GROW, HARVEST, AND SELL NUTRIENT-RICH MORINGA TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC FREEDOM FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY. MORINGA IS USED FOR TEA AND THISTLE FARMS BODY PRODUCTS. MORINGA IS REFERRED TO AS THE "MIRACLE TREE" DUE TO ITS DETOXING EFFECT AS WELL AS ITS EXTRAORDINARY NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS WHICH INCLUDE: PROTEIN, VITAMIN A, POTASSIUM, CALCIUM AND VITAMIN C. THE MORINGA MADRES ORGANIZATION IS A THISTLE FARMS GLOBAL INITIATIVE. LORATONG (THE RATONG WOMEN CENTER: THE CCJ BEGAN SUPPORT LORATONG (RATONG WOMEN CENTER) IN BOTSWANA WHICH IS A NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION THAT SEEKS TO EMPOWER WOMEN SURVIVORS OF GENDER BASED VIOLENCE, SEXUAL/EMOTIONAL ABUSE, AND NOT LIMITING TO ANY WOMEN NEEDING PSYCHO ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT. MTPC - INCLUSION TN: INCLUSION TENNESSEE (IN|TN) WAS FOUNDED IN 2021 FOLLOWING A TWO YEAR COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT RESEARCH PROJECT OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. UTILIZING THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CAME FROM THE COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT AS A FOUNDATION, IN|TN IS FOCUSED ON CONNECTING PEOPLE TO OPPORTUNITIES, AND RESOURCES THAT ENHANCE THE LIVES OF THE MULTI-FACETED LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY. 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. RUBIE CAF: RUBIE'S VILLAGE CAF AND BAKERY IS AN INITIATIVE BASED IN GUATAMALA THAT WILL OFFER A SAFE SPACE FOR WOMEN SURVIVORS OF ABUSE AND TRAFFICKING. THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING THEIR COMMERCIAL KITCHEN. THE CCJ HAS PROVIDED GRANTS TO SUPPORT THEIR WORK IN THE COMMUNITY. THE 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. 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. WELLNESS CENTER/FUNCTIONAL OUTREACH: 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. PILGRIMAGE: THE CCJ OFFERS 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. RETREATS: THE CCJ HAS OFFERED RETREATS AS PART OF IT'S ONGOING MISSION TO HELP BUILD DEEPER CONNECTIONS AND CONVERSATIONS. THE RETREAT FUND HELPS THE CCJ PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIS AS WELL AS COMMUNITY ACCESS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS E-MAILED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

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