2022-05-13T09:44:28-05:00 2021-12-31 311119890 Barnes Dennig & Co LTD 150 East Fourth Street Cincinnati OH 45202 990 2021-01-01 813380647 Strive Together Inc STRI 5139291150 125 East 9th St 2nd FL Cincinnati OH 45202 Jennifer Blatz CEO 5139291150 2022-05-12 1 Jennifer Blatz XXX-XX-XXXX Paula Hume P00537516 5132418313 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Jennifer Blatz 125 East 9th St 2nd FL Cincinnati OH 45202 28425480 0 X www.strivetogether.org X 2016 OH We partner with communities to ensure every child has every chance to succeed because race, ethnicity, poverty and circumstance should not determine opportunity or outcome. 9 9 59 9 0 0 30489033 27742500 450348 639915 42865 43065 0 0 30982246 28425480 20189910 11372610 0 0 5199802 5841636 0 0 1421092 3253891 4118023 28643603 21332269 2338643 7093211 8381463 15484641 811762 821729 7569701 14662912 X We partner with communities to ensure every child has every chance to succeed because race, ethnicity, poverty and circumstance should not determine opportunity or outcome. 0 0 11692414 11062500 Challenge Fund/Cradile to Career Grant-making: StriveTogether is committed to creating better and more equitable cradle-to-career outcomes for youth and families to build pathways to economic mobility. Our cradle-to-career grantmaking funds provide financial resources that build civic infrastructure, expand access to capital to leverage local investments, and accelerate progress towards equitable outcomes. Grants made support StriveTogether's goal of 23 communities achieving the Systems Change and/or Systems Transformation Gateway by 2023.StriveTogether's grantmaking accomplished the following in 2021: 6 Opportunity Fund grants to develop more sustainable systems and resources, foster more equitable systems and outcomes, (con't on PG 49) and extend into additional sectors to advance economic mobility. 7 Policy Coalition grants to advance policy change by engaging policy leaders, leading grassroots advocacy, and coordinating policy change efforts with state and local coalitions. 46 Systems Transformation grants to propel catalytic action on efforts to change systems, shift power to BIPOC youth/families, and advance equitable outcomes. 4097375 80000 639915 Network Advancement: In 2021, StriveTogether supported 68 cradle-to-career partnerships to make progress toward achieving better and more equitable cradle-to-career outcomes for over 14 million youth - including over 8 million youth of color - across 28 states and Washington, DC. Each network member worked to support stronger pathways to economic mobility by shifting policies, practices, resources and power structures so that Black, Indigenous, Latine and Asian youth and families and those experiencing poverty thrive. StriveTogether strengthened the capability of cross-sector leaders to use our collaborative improvement approach and make progress along the StriveTogether Theory of Action through (1) over 170 Network events and peer-to-peer learning opportunities and intensive (con't on PG 49) cohort-based supports; (2) virtual executive and team coaching as targeted support to individual partnership priorities; (3) the creation of over 80 unique toolkits, stories and resources; (4) awarding 58 grants totaling $11 million; and (5) supporting the development of statewide policy coalitions and local policy advocacy and implementation in 13 states. 1325734 120110 Learning and Activation StriveTogether is a learning organization with a committed data-driven learning strategy. The Learning and Activation division leads the organization's data strategy and curation, codification and creation of resources that support peer to peer learning in the Network that support transformation of systems in service of equitable outcomes for all. In 2021, the Learning and Activation team led the revision of the StriveTogether Theory of ActionTM in partnership with the network and staff, launched StriveTogether's approach to integration of racial and ethnic equity in data, and launched several learning resources to meet the Network's learning needs. The team exceeded all (con't on PG 49) its stretch goals across all the major learning priorities. 1247601 110000 Policy and Advocacy- StriveTogether builds policy, advocacy and mobilization capacity across the country to support policy change which (1) creates conditions for cross sector alignment, (2) support construction and maintenance of backbone intermediaries, and (3) aligns resources to evidence which improves outcomes and closing disparity gaps for children and families. In 2021 the organization supported over 60 network Partnership communities determine an appropriate role in their local and state implementation of ARP and CARES. The organization also supported the construction of state policy coalitions in 12 states through technical assistance and funding. The organization conducted grassroots and direct lobbying efforts to increase Promise Neighborhoods appropriations for FY 22 and Full Service Community Schools. 1247601 110000 18363124 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 73 0 1 59 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 OH X X Jeri Duncan 5139291150 125 East 9th Street Cincinnati OH 45202 Tom Fry Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Connie Ballmer Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Tony Pipa Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 James Bell Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Russell Booker Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Danae Davis Board Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Lisa Hamilton Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sue Lehmann Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Robert Blaine Director - Joined 10/29/21 1.00 X 0 0 0 Roberto Rodriguez Director-Left 6/30/21 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Blatz CEO 40.00 X 316297 0 26851 Brittany Speed - Left 121021 Vice President of Finance and Administration 40.00 X 174754 0 16674 Colin Groth Executive Vice President of Strategy and Developme 40.00 X 193109 0 14016 Josh Davis Vice President of Policy and Partnerships 40.00 X 192882 0 18482 Bridget Jancarz Chief of Staff 40.00 X 157549 0 12511 Sagar Desai Managing Director of Innovation 40.00 X 187301 0 12778 Kelly Anchrum Vice President of Marketing & Communication 40.00 X 152296 0 12491 Parvathi Santhosh-Kumar Vice President of Equitable Results 40.00 X 148565 0 14381 Cheryl Broadnax Senior Director of District 40.00 X 141114 0 12048 Rikita Sharma Kurup Senior Director of Learning and Activation 40.00 X 127924 0 19693 Alexandra Canlos-Castillo Senior Director of Coaching 40.00 X 131207 0 6480 Andrew Freeze Senior Director of Development and Grants 40.00 X 127055 0 20085 2050053 0 186490 12 0 1 0 POLITICO LLC 1000 Wilson Blvd 8th Floor Arlington VA 22209 Marketing and Commucation Consulting 369400 Mindful of Race Institute LLC 7845 Colony Road Suite C4 135 Charlotte NC 28226 Racial Equity Training and Coaching 156275 Marian Urquilla 1204 Preservation Park Way Oakland CA 94612 Results Count training 102994 3 170158 756455 26815887 867244 27742500 Strategic Assistance Fees 900099 421510 421510 Sponsorship 900099 174800 174800 Convening/Meeting Revenue 900099 26275 26275 Training/Speaking 900099 17330 17330 639915 43065 43065 28425480 639915 0 43065 11372610 11372610 1487990 979686 213354 294950 3428296 2257173 491565 679558 170713 112396 24478 33839 387812 255334 55606 76872 366825 241516 52597 72712 67827 59392 7759 676 1951620 1708926 223257 19437 313653 132058 139874 41721 217086 153995 30528 32563 92723 63464 26269 2990 232431 220871 11294 266 391675 277845 55079 58751 Communications 594177 389726 102809 101642 Other Expenses 184145 65446 113584 5115 Network stipends and su 72686 72686 21332269 18363124 1548053 1421092 7129245 13408206 529793 804230 221419 314499 780578 358805 473852 421773 27154 535933 8381463 15484641 660672 734729 151090 87000 811762 821729 X 3316616 4419813 4253085 10243099 7569701 14662912 8381463 15484641 7093211 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4900584 11879635 15326729 30489033 27742500 90338481 4900584 11879635 15326729 30489033 27742500 90338481 7859010 82479471 2968 18436 124572 42865 43065 231906 32112 32112 90602499 3309069 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 6822 220203 227025 21105244 21332269 1000000 250000 0 0 1000000 1000000 2000000 3000000 139998 227025 367023 250000 250000 500000 750000 10933 6822 17755 408637 180624 228013 231907 114403 117504 140034 63778 76256 421773 X 28425480 0 28425480 0 28425480 21332269 0 21332269 0 21332269 Part X, Line 2: The Organization is exempt from income taxes under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code and a similar provision of Ohio law. However, the Organization is subject to federal income tax on any unrelated business taxable income. The Organization's IRS Form 990 is subject to review and examination by federal and state authorities. 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Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Annually, we remind Board members to review and submit their conflict of interest disclosures and the Secretary to the Board reviews the submissions to make sure Board members are compliant. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 We completed a compensation and job/family analysis to compare and validate compensation levels. Any employees that were below the range received adjustments accordingly. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: The process has not changed during the year. StriveTogether LLC 125 East 9th St Cincinnati OH 45202 No Activity OH StriveTogether Inc