2025-08-14T20:40:48-05:00 2023-12-31 922516147 HML FINANCIAL SERVICES 8825 S CLYDE AVE CHICAGO IL 60617 990 2023-11-01 320659999 THE ROOTS INITIATIVE ROOT 7737879050 12105 S LASALLE STREET CHICAGO IL 60628 TANESHA PEEPLES CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 7737879050 2025-04-30 0 1 HELEMA LEWIS P03017843 7736030929 X 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z TANESHA PEEPLES 12105 S LASALLE ST CHICAGO IL 60628 1601 0 X https://www.therootsinitiative.org/ X 2021 IL TO ACTIVATE BLACK YOUTH AS THE ARCHITECTS AND LEADERS OF TRANSFORMATIVE CIVIC AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND BEYOND. WE BELIEVE THAT, WHEN YOUTH ARE PROVIDED WITH THE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORTS, EDUCATION, AND RESOURCES TO UNDERSTAND THEIR POWER, IDENTITY, CULTURE, AND INHERENT GENIUS, THEN THEY WILL HAVE A GREATER SENSE OF POSSIBILITY AS WELL AS THE CONFIDENCE AND KNOWLEDGE TO ENGAGE CIVICALLY, RESULTING IN POSITIVE ECONOMIC, CIVIC AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND CITY. 5 5 0 0 89919 1601 200000 0 0 0 289919 1601 0 0 11000 0 4378 28882 5854 28882 16854 261037 -15253 262996 247742 0 262996 247742 TO NBSP;ACTIVATE NBSP;BLACK NBSP;YOUTH NBSP;AS NBSP;THE NBSP;ARCHITECTS NBSP;AND NBSP;LEADERS NBSP;OF NBSP;TRANSFORMATIVE NBSP;CIVIC NBSP;AND NBSP;SOCIAL NBSP;CHANGE NBSP;IN NBSP;THEIR NBSP;COMMUNITIES NBSP;AND NBSP;BEYOND NBSP;WE NBSP;BELIEVE NBSP;THAT NBSP;WHEN NBSP;YOUTH NBSP;ARE NBSP;PROVIDED NBSP;WITH NBSP;THE NBSP;SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL NBSP;SUPPORTS NBSP;EDUCATION NBSP;AND NBSP;RESOURCES NBSP;TO NBSP;UNDERSTAND NBSP;THEIR NBSP;POWER NBSP;IDENTITY NBSP;CULTURE NBSP;AND NBSP;INHERENT NBSP;GENIUS NBSP;THEN NBSP;THEY NBSP;WILL NBSP;HAVE NBSP;A NBSP;GREATER NBSP;SENSE NBSP;OF NBSP;POSSIBILITY NBSP;AS NBSP;WELL NBSP;AS NBSP;THE NBSP;CONFIDENCE NBSP;AND NBSP;KNOWLEDGE NBSP;TO NBSP;ENGAGE NBSP;CIVICALLY NBSP;RESULTING NBSP;IN NBSP;POSITIVE NBSP;ECONOMIC NBSP;CIVIC NBSP;AND NBSP;SOCIAL NBSP;CHANGE NBSP;IN NBSP;THEIR NBSP;COMMUNITIES NBSP;AND NBSP;CITY 0 0 9571 WE IMMERSE BLACK MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH IN DYNAMIC LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT THROUGH OUR YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMMING. WE HOST HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS AND ENGAGING COMMUNITY PROJECTS OUR PROGRAMS CULTIVATE ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOSTER STRONG CONNECTIONS AND EMPOWER YOUNG LEADERS TO DRIVE IMPACTFUL SOCIAL CHANGE. 9571 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 AF 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 IL X TANESHA PEEPLES 7737879050 12105 S LASALLE STREET CHICAGO IL 60628 TANESHA PEEPLES CEO AND PRESIDENT 020.00 X 11000 0 0 MARSHA WASHINGTON SECRETARY 001.00 X 0 0 0 MAURICE COOK DIRECTOR 001.00 X 0 0 0 BRITTANY HOGAN DIRECTOR 001.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH BUTLER TREASURER 001.00 X 0 0 0 11000 0 0 0 1601 1601 1601 0 0 0 11000 4400 3300 3300 1500 1250 250 204 204 660 528 132 624 624 2866 2293 573 16854 8471 4005 4378 262996 247742 262996 247742 0 0 X 262996 247742 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 262996 247742 262996 247742 -15253 X 0 0 0 X 289919 1601 291520 289919 1601 291520 291520 291520 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE TAX RETURN IS SHARED WITH THE BOARD MEMBERS AFTER ITS PREPARATION, A SPECIAL BOARD MEETING IS HELD TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE TAX RETURN FOR FILING. PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL MEMBERS COMPLETE AN ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE. IT IS DOCUMENTED AT THE 1ST MEETING OF THE NEW YEAR. ALL RESPONSES ARE REVIEWED BY THE ENTIRE BOARD. PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR ALL IS ANNUALLY REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MEETING MINUTES. PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATIONS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST DURING THE YEAR. OTHER FORM 1128 WAS APPROVED - CHANGING FISCAL YEAR TO 12/31 PART I - REVENUE/EXPENSES AND SCH A PART II PRIOR YEAR INCOME AND EXPENSES WERE REPORTED FOR THE FISCAL PERIOD 11/1/2022-10/31/2023 AND FILED APPROPRIATELY ON 7/9/2024.