2019-11-06T10:03:05-06:00 2018-12-31 946214841 ARMANINO LLP 12657 ALCOSTA BLVD 500 SAN RAMON CA 94583 990 2018-01-01 954835230 ADVANCEMENT PROJECT ADVA 2139891300 1910 WEST SUNSET BLVD NO 500 LOS ANGELES CA 90026 GIOVANNI COZZARELLI CFO 2139891300 2019-10-30 1 KATY BROWN P00650274 9257902600 2019-10-30 38.111.205.16 2019-10-30 08:59:40 PD P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 1BF88008A19D766D41DA0E3F00E89E8C5C027F9E 2018 2020-03-31 21:24:44Z STEPHEN ENGLISH 1910 WEST SUNSET BLVD NO 500 LOS ANGELES CA 90026 14733651 0 X WWW.ADVANCEMENTPROJECT.ORG X 2001 CA ADVANCEMENT PROJECT IS A NEXT GENERATION, MULTI-RACIAL CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION. ROOTED IN THE GREAT HUMAN RIGHTS STRUGGLES FOR EQUALITY AND JUSTICE, WE EXIST TO FULFILL AMERICA'S PROMISE OF A CARING, INCLUSIVE AND JUST DEMOCRACY. WE USE INNOVATIVE TOOLS AND STRATEGIES TO STRENGTHEN SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND ACHIEVE HIGH IMPACT POLICY CHANGE. 15 14 90 16 0 46829 13659455 13755935 270952 306497 21701 30217 34261 160166 13986369 14252815 79560 1054903 0 0 7532974 8200508 0 28875 986160 3331524 3414685 10944058 12698971 3042311 1553844 16006197 18497730 1029434 1925592 14976763 16572138 X ADVANCEMENT PROJECT IS A NEXT GENERATION, MULTI-RACIAL CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION. ROOTED IN THE GREAT HUMAN RIGHTS STRUGGLES FOR EQUALITY AND JUSTICE, WE EXIST TO FULFILL AMERICA'S PROMISE OF A CARING, INCLUSIVE AND JUST DEMOCRACY. WE USE INNOVATIVE TOOLS AND STRATEGIES TO STRENGTHEN SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND ACHIEVE HIGH IMPACT POLICY CHANGE. 0 0 1517505 118458 ADVANCEMENT PROJECT CALIFORNIA HAD AMAZING SUCCESS IN PURSUING OUR VISION OF RACIAL EQUITY FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS IN 2018 BY WORKING TOGETHER WITH COMMUNITIES ACROSS ISSUES, ACROSS GEOGRAPHY, AND ACROSS DIVISIONS OF RACE, ETHNICITY, AND CLASS. WE ACCOMPLISHED OUR WORK LARGELY THROUGH OUR THREE MAIN PROGRAM AREAS, AND AN INAUGURAL, CROSS-PROGRAMMATIC INITIATIVE.POLITICAL VOICEPOLITICAL VOICE WORKS TO MAKE SURE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE MORE PARTICIPATORY AND REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. THE TEAM CONTINUED ITS WORK ON ENSURING THAT THE DISADVANTAGED AND UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS IN L.A. COUNTY AND THROUGHOUT THE STATE THAT ARE DESIGNATED AS HARD-TO-COUNT (HTC) WILL BE MORE ACCURATELY COUNTED IN CENSUS 2020. THIS WORK INCLUDED SERVING AS THE LEAD ORGANIZATION IN THE STATEWIDE CENSUS POLICY ADVOCACY NETWORK AND THE LOCAL LOS ANGELES REGIONAL CENSUS TABLE WHILE GUIDING AND COLLABORATING WITH HUNDREDS OF OTHER NONPROFITS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO SECURE MILLIONS OF ADDITIONAL OUTREACH DOLLARS, INCREASED AWARENESS OF HTC POPULATIONS' MULTIPLE PARTICIPATION CHALLENGES, AND COMMUNITY-BASED INPUT FROM THESE POPULATIONS TO INCREASE THEIR REPRESENTATION IN CENSUS 2020. 1918180 EQUITY IN PUBLIC FUNDS AND HEALTH EQUITYIN 2018, WE BEGAN THE PROCESS OF MERGING OUR EQUITY IN PUBLIC FUNDS AND HEALTH EQUITY PROGRAMS INTO A SINGLE NEW PROGRAM THAT PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITIES OF COLOR TO EQUIP THEM WITH BUDGET AND ADVOCACY TOOLS AND WIN SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENTS THAT HELP ALL CALIFORNIANS THRIVE. THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, WE HELPED ADVANCE A FRAMEWORK FOR PARK EQUITY TO GUIDE HOW LA COUNTY DISTRIBUTES GRANTS THROUGH ITS NEW PARK FUNDING MEASURE; CREATED A BLUEPRINT FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT IN LA CITY TO PROVIDE A CITYWIDE PLATFORM FOR INVESTING IN YOUTH; RELEASED A SERIES OF POLICY BRIEFS TO HELP COMMUNITIES IN KERN COUNTY UNDERSTAND HOW THE COUNTY'S LAND USE AND CAPITAL SPENDING DECISIONS IMPACTED THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT; AND SUPPORTED PARENT AND STUDENT ADVOCATES IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS FROM MERCED TO LOS ANGELES AS THEY WORKED TO ENSURE THAT FUNDING DECISIONS PRIORITIZED THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS OF COLOR. 2000047 EDUCATIONAL EQUITYTHE EDUCATIONAL EQUITY PROGRAM EXPANDS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND ENSURES APPROPRIATE SCHOOL FACILITIES FOR LOW INCOME AND DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN FROM BIRTH THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. THIS TEAM UTILIZED EXTENSIVE DATA REVIEW AND FEEDBACK FROM A WIDE RANGE OF EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION (ECE) STAKEHOLDERS TO COMPILE AND PUBLISH A GROUNDBREAKING REPORT THAT PROVIDED A FULL ASSESSMENT OF AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE QUALITY AND SITE SHORTAGE OF CALIFORNIA'S STATE-RUN ECE FACILITIES TO MAKE THE CASE FOR INCREASED RESOURCE ALLOCATION. THE TEAM HAS ALSO SPEARHEADED MULTIPLE LOCAL-, REGIONAL-, AND STATEWIDE-FOCUSED EFFORTS SURROUNDING DUAL LANGUAGE LEARNERS, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AROUND ECE ISSUES, SUPPORT OF THE ECE WORKFORCE, AND SOLIDIFYING AN ENGAGED NETWORK OF ECE AND K-12 STAKEHOLDERS. 5374870 1054903 188039 5374870 1054903 188039 10810602 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 74 0 1 90 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X STEPHEN ENGLISH 2139891300 1910 WEST SUNSET BLVD STE 500 LOS ANGELES CA 90026 MOLLY MUNGER ESQ PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHEN R ENGLISH ESQ SECRETARY/TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BILL LANN LEE ESQ BOARD CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CONNIE L RICE CO-DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 132278 0 11173 JOE ALVAREZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARLENE HOLT BAKER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HARRY BELAFONTE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BONIFACIO GARCIA ESQ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HELEN KIM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL ALEJANDRO LEON-DAVIS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARRY S LITT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE PECK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RINKU SEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM UNTERMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JESSE WILLIAMS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GIOVANNI COZZARELLI CFO 40.00 X 173378 0 20444 JOHN KIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CA 40.00 X 231241 0 21598 JUDITH BROWNE DIANIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DC 40.00 X 277437 0 27848 EDWARD A HAILES GENERAL COUNSEL DC 40.00 X 193281 0 6730 WENDELYN KILLIAN DIRECTOR OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOP. 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PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 15,606. X X 0 JULIA HOWELL BARROS 1111 BUCHANAN ST NW WASHINGTON DC 20011 FUNDRAISING CONSULTING 0 0 28875 -28875 28875 -28875 CA DC CHAMPIONS FOR EQUITY AWARDS 240025 7540 232485 10470 10268 51581 240025 7540 232485 10470 10268 51581 72319 160166 1 AAAJ-EMPOWERING PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY 1137 WILSHIRE BLVD STE 110 LOS ANGELES CA 90017 953854152 501(C)(3) 93294 PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AS PART OF GRANT REQUIREMENTS ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE LA 11145 WILSHIRE BLVD 2ND FL LOS ANGELES CA 90017 953854152 501(C)(3) 93294 PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AS PART OF GRANT REQUIREMENTS CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF NONPROFITS 870 MARKET ST SUITE 985 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94102 770045382 501(C)(3) 9429 PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AS PART OF GRANT REQUIREMENTS CALIFORNIA CALLS EDUCATION FUND 4801 EXPOSITION BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90016 462301623 501(C)(3) 62294 PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AS PART OF GRANT REQUIREMENTS CHILDREN NOW 1404 FRANKLIN STREET SUITE 700 OAKLAND CA 94612 943059243 501(C)(3) 85129 PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AS PART OF GRANT REQUIREMENTS COALITION FOR HUMANE IMMIGRANT RIGHTS 2533 W 3RD ST SUITE 101 LOS ANGELES CA 90016 954421521 501(C)(3) 9429 PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AS PART OF GRANT REQUIREMENTS COMMUNITY COALITION 8101 S VERMONT AVE LOS ANGELES CA 90044 954298811 501(C)(3) 52831 PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AS PART OF GRANT REQUIREMENTS COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR CA NATIVE VOTE 1000 N ALAMEDA STREET LOS ANGELES CA 90012 954302067 501(C)(3) 93294 PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AS PART OF GRANT REQUIREMENTS COUNCIL ON AMERICAN-ISLAMIC RELATIONS CA 2180 W CRESCENT AVENUE ANHEIM CA 92801 770411194 501(C)(3) 83865 PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AS PART OF GRANT REQUIREMENTS DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA 1831 K STREET SACRAMENTO CA 95811 942505916 501(C)(3) 9429 PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AS PART OF GRANT REQUIREMENTS EQUALITY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE 3701 WILSHIRE BLVD STE 725 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 680438008 501(C)(3) 93294 PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AS PART OF GRANT REQUIREMENTS TOTAL GRANTMAKERS CONCERN W IMMIGRANT & REFUGE PO BOX 1100 SEBASTOPOL CA 95473 202559651 501(C)(3) 5000 PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AS PART OF GRANT REQUIREMENTS HOUSING CALIFORNIA 1107 9TH ST SUITE 560 SACRAMENTO CA 95814 680133565 501(C)(3) 9429 PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AS PART OF GRANT REQUIREMENTS INNERCITY STRUGGLE 530 S BOYLE AVE LOS ANGELES CA 90033 272133211 501(C)(3) 10015 PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AS PART OF GRANT REQUIREMENTS LA VOICE 3660 WILSHIRE BLVD SUITE 602 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 954781974 501(C)(3) 45000 PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AS PART OF GRANT REQUIREMENTS LOS ANGELES AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 350 S BIXEL ST SUITE 200 LOS ANGELES CA 90017 952597392 501(C)(3) 9000 PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AS PART OF GRANT REQUIREMENTS LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK 838 E 6TH STREET LOS ANGELES CA 90021 020661629 501(C)(3) 7831 PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AS PART OF GRANT REQUIREMENTS MI FAMILIA VOTA EDUCATION FUND 1710 E INDIAN SCHOOL DRIVE PHOENIX AZ 85016 200182824 501(C)(3) 93294 PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AS PART OF GRANT REQUIREMENTS NALEO EDUCATIONAL FUND 1122 W WASHINGTON BLVD 3RD FLOOR LOS ANGELES CA 90015 521212849 501(C)(3) 83865 PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AS PART OF GRANT REQUIREMENTS PACOIMA BEAUTIFUL 13520 VAN NUYS BLVD SUITE 200 LOS ANGELES CA 91331 954770745 501(C)(3) 7817 PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AS PART OF GRANT REQUIREMENTS PICO CALIFORNIA 2000 FRANKLIN STREET 3RD FLOOR OAKLAND CA 94612 942206497 501(C)(3) 93294 PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AS PART OF GRANT REQUIREMENTS 21 0 PART I, LINE 2: SUB-GRANTEES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE ORIGINAL SUBSTANTIATING DOCUMENTS RELATED TO PROJECT EXPENDITURES AND FOR MAKING THESE RECORDS AVAILABLE FOR ADVANCEMENT PROJECT'S REVIEW UPON REQUEST. SUB-GRANTEES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING ADEQUATE FINANCIAL RECORDS OF THEIR GRANT. ADVANCEMENT PROJECT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO AUDIT SUB-GRANTEES' BOOKS AND RECORDS RELATING TO THE EXPENDITURE OF ANY FUNDS PROVIDED BY ADVANCEMENT PROJECT. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GIOVANNI COZZARELLI CFO 173378 0 0 0 0 0 4307 0 16137 0 193822 0 0 0 JOHN KIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CA 231241 0 0 0 0 0 1800 0 19798 0 252839 0 0 0 JUDITH BROWNE DIANIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DC 277437 0 0 0 0 0 8050 0 19798 0 305285 0 0 0 EDWARD A HAILES GENERAL COUNSEL DC 193281 0 0 0 0 0 5822 0 908 0 200011 0 0 0 WENDELYN KILLIAN DIRECTOR OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOP. CA 142363 0 0 0 0 0 7537 0 4231 0 154131 0 0 0 ZERLINE HUGHES SPRUILL DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS DC 141756 0 0 0 0 0 19783 0 0 0 161539 0 0 0 KARLA HOWELL DIRECTOR OF POLICY & PROGRAMS CA 135088 0 0 0 0 0 19767 0 3900 0 158755 0 0 0 JORGE JIMENEZ DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES CA 134741 0 0 0 0 0 16098 0 2375 0 153214 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D, OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: POWER AND DEMOCRACY OUR POWER AND DEMOCRACY PROGRAM CONTINUED TO EXPAND ELECTORATE THROUGH ELIMINATING CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS AS BARRIER TO VOTING AND RESTORING VOTING RIGHTS TO PEOPLE WITH FELONY CONVICTIONS IN FLORIDA VIRGINIA, AND LOUISIANA; DEFEAT FEDERAL AND LOCAL POLICIES THAT MAKE IT HARDER TO VOTE; HOLD LOCAL AND STATE ELECTION OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE IN VA, AZ, GA, FL, AND OH, INCREASE SUPPORT FOR A ROBUST DEMOCRACY, INCLUDING AN AFFIRMATIVE RIGHT TO VOTE; AND BUILD-UP THE NEXT GENERATION VOTING RIGHTS MOVEMENT. IN FLORIDA WE RELEASED A GROUNDBREAKING REPORT THAT DEMONSTRATES THAT FELON DISENFRANCHISEMENT CORRELATES WITH POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT AND LOW EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT IN BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS. DEMOCRACY DISAPPEARED: HOW FLORIDA SILENCES THE BLACK VOTE THROUGH FELONY DISENFRANCHISEMENT, IS BEING USED TO STRENGTHEN SUPPORT IN BLACK COMMUNITIES TO CHANGE FLORIDA'S LIFETIME BAN ON VOTING FOR PEOPLE WITH FELONIES. IN VIRGINIA, WE HAVE CONTINUED OUR WORK WITH NEW VIRGINIA MAJORITY (NVM) AND THE VIRGINIA CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TABLE TO IDENTIFY AND ASSIST VOTERS WITH FELONY CONVICTIONS TO APPLY TO HAVE THEIR RIGHTS RESTORED AND REGISTER TO VOTE. IN JUNE 2018, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, JUDITH BROWNE DIANIS, WAS ASKED TO GIVE REMARKS AT A CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PANEL ON THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SHELBY V. HOLDER COURT DECISION THAT EFFECTIVELY BLOCKED A KEY PROVISION OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT. IN SEPTEMBER 2018, WE LAUNCHED A WEBINAR SERIES ON HOW TO PROTECT THE VOTE DURING THE 2018 MID-TERM ELECTIONS. THE WEBINARS, RELEASED IN FIVE STATES, HELPED VOTERS UNDERSTAND HOW AND WHERE TO REGISTER TO VOTE, WHAT TO EXPECT DURING THE WEEKS PRIOR TO ELECTION DAY AND HOW THEY CAN ASSERT THEIR RIGHTS TO VOTE AT THE POLLS ON ELECTION DAY. OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN OUR OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES THE ENDING THE SCHOOLHOUSE TO JAILHOUSE PROJECT AND THE QUALITY EDUCATION FOR ALL PROJECT, CONTINUES TO FIGHT FOR STRONG PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT CREATE NURTURING, EQUITABLE ENVIRONMENTS FOR CHILDREN OF COLOR. THE GOALS OF OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN INCLUDE: BUILD SUPPORT AT LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL FOR "FREE, SAFE, AND JUST" PUBLIC EDUCATION, DEVELOP MODEL FOR IMPLICIT BIAS ASSESSMENT AND TRAINING FOR SCHOOL STAFF AND POLICE, PREVENT THE DISMANTLING, DEFUNDING, CORPORATIZATION AND PRIVATIZATION OF K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS, END POLICE INTERVENTION IN SCHOOL DISCIPLINE, EXAMINE AND EXPOSE POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT CRIMINALIZE YOUTH OF COLOR, END NATIONAL NARRATIVE OF YOUTH OF COLOR AS CRIMINALS, BUILD GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONAL POWER AND CAPACITY TO HOLD SCHOOL SYSTEMS ACCOUNTABLE, STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF THE EDUCATION JUSTICE MOVEMENT, AND FOSTER AND DEVELOP YOUNG LEADERS TO CONTINUE THE MOVEMENT. THE TRAGIC SHOOTING AT MARJORY STONEMAN HIGH SCHOOL ON FEBRUARY 14, 2018, WHERE SEVENTEEN PEOPLE WERE KILLED, ADDED NEW URGENCY TO OUR SCHOOL POLICING WORK. ON FEBRUARY 23, 2018, ADVANCEMENT PROJECT CONVENED AN EMERGENCY CALL WITH OVER FORTY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE EDUCATION JUSTICE SPHERE, INCLUDING GRASSROOTS PARTNERS, ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS, AND FUNDERS TO ALIGN STRATEGIES TO COMBAT WHAT WAS AN EXPECTED KNEE JERK REACTION OF INCREASING MILITARIZATION AT SCHOOLS. IN MARCH 2018, ADVANCEMENT PROJECT HOSTED A MEDIA CALL FEATURING YOUTH ORGANIZERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO WERE COORDINATING STUDENT WALKOUTS IN RESPONSE TO GUN VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS. WE INTENTIONALLY CREATED A SPACE TO CENTER THE VOICES OF YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR, WHO, IN THE DAYS FOLLOWING THE PARKLAND SHOOTING, WERE MOSTLY LEFT OUT OF THE CONVERSATION. IN SEPTEMBER 2018, WE RELEASED A REPORT, WE CAME TO LEARN: A CALL TO ACTION FOR POLICE FREE SCHOOLS, DETAILING THE HARMFUL IMPACT OF SCHOOL POLICE ON BLACK AND BROWN YOUTH AND THEIR BASIC RIGHT TO EDUCATION DUE TO THE PREJUDICED APPLICATION OF POLICE PRESENCE, FORCE, AND VIOLENCE BY STATE ACTORS. IT INCLUDED A COMPANION ACTION KIT ON SCHOOL POLICING, AND A DIGITAL TOOLKIT FOR OUR GRASSROOTS PARTNERS TO USE IN THEIR OWN ORGANIZING CAMPAIGNS AROUND REMOVING POLICE FROM SCHOOLS AND PROTECTING EVERY STUDENT'S RIGHT TO A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT AT SCHOOLS. IMMIGRANT JUSTICE WITH A VERY SMALL TEAM, OUR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE PROJECT HAS BEEN CHALLENGED BY THE IMMENSE ATTACKS ON IMMIGRANTS. DURING THESE DIFFICULT TIMES, WE HAVE RESPONDED TO THE NEEDS OF LOCAL GROUPS PROVIDING RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, TRAINING, AS WELL AS COMMUNICATION SUPPORT. THE GOALS OF THE IMMIGRANT JUSTICE PROJECT INCLUDE: CHALLENGE NATIONAL AND LOCAL POLICIES THAT CRIMINALIZE IMMIGRANTS AND LEAD TO INCARCERATION AND DEPORTATION, RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT CRIMINALIZATION AND DETENTION OF IMMIGRANTS, LINKING THESE ISSUES TO CRIMINALIZATION OF OTHER COMMUNITIES OF COLOR WHEN POSSIBLE, AND SUPPORT THE PROACTIVE IMMIGRANT JUSTICE MOVEMENT, INCLUDING DEMONSTRATING THE LINKED FATE OF IMMIGRANTS AND NON-IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES OF COLOR IN THE STRUGGLE FOR RACIAL JUSTICE. IN JANUARY 2018 WE CO-HOSTED A BLACK IMMIGRATION COMMUNITY CALL WITH THE NAACP AND COLOR OF CHANGE. PANELISTS INCLUDED OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NAACP PRESIDENT DERRICK JOHNSON, COLOR OF CHANGE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RASHAD ROBINSON, OPAL TOMETI FROM THE BLACK ALLIANCE FOR JUST IMMIGRATION, JONATHAN JAYES-GREEN FROM THE UNDOCUBLACK NETWORK, MARLEINE BASTIEN FROM HAITIAN WOMEN OF MIAMI, AND BAMBADJAN BAMBA, AN ACTOR FROM THE MOVIE BLACK PANTHER WHO IS A DACA RECIPIENT. IN APRIL 2018, WE PROVIDED RAPID RESPONSE ASSISTANCE TO TENNESSEE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE RIGHTS COALITION AFTER ICE RAIDED A MEAT-PACKING PLANT IN HAMBLEN, TN WHERE 97 PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED BY ICE. WE PROVIDED A MEDIA RESPONSE PLAN, RAPID RESPONSE STRATEGY AND ON-THE-GROUND SUPPORT IN MORRISTOWN, TN TO TIRRC FOR SEVERAL DAYS. JUSTICE PROJECT IN 2018, ADVANCEMENT PROJECT WAS ABLE TO DEEPEN ITS WORK IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SPACE. NOT ONLY HAVE WE INSTITUTIONALIZED OUR EXISTING POLICING WORK THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE JUSTICE PROJECT BUT WE HAVE ALSO ESTABLISHED CROSS-PROGRAM EFFORTS ON CRIMINALIZATION. THE GOALS OF JUSTICE PROJECT INCLUDE: CHALLENGE THE STRENGTHENING OF THE POLICE STATE BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, ENSURE PROTESTORS ARE NOT CRIMINALIZED, TRANSFORM POLICING TO ENSURE COMMUNITY ACCOUNTABILITY AND SAFETY FOR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, RE-DEFINE SAFETY IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, INCREASE AWARENESS OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL POLICING AND MASS INCARCERATION ISSUES, REDUCE HARMFUL USE OF DISCRETION IN APPLICATION OF CRIMINAL LAWS (INCLUDING PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION), STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF THE NATIONAL MOVEMENT TO END OVER-POLICING AND PROFILING, AND CHANGE THE DISCOURSE ON CRIMINALIZATION, ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERMATH OF HIGH PROFILE POLICE MISCONDUCT. IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A LOCAL JAIL (THE WORKHOUSE) HOUSES ALMOST 1,000 PEOPLE, 95% OF WHOM ARE THERE PRE-TRIAL BECAUSE THEY CANNOT AFFORD BAIL. IN AN UNUSUAL STRATEGY TO CLOSE A JAIL, WE FILED LITIGATION IN JANUARY CHALLENGING THE CASH BAIL SYSTEM WITH HOPES OF ENDING CASH BAIL AND THEREFORE EMPTYING THE JAIL AND MAKING IT USELESS. IN JUNE 2018, WE HOSTED OUR FIRST CROSS-ISSUE ACTIONCAMP ON THE POLICE STATE INCLUDING: POLICE IN SCHOOLS, IN COMMUNITIES AND AT THE BORDERS. IN ADDITION TO ORGANIZING AND TRAINING, ACTIONCAMP IS AN IMPORTANT GATHERING FOR POLITICAL EDUCATION. ACTIONCAMP 2018: POLICING RACE CONVENED OVER 125 ORGANIZERS FROM OVER 40 ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY AND YOUTH LEADERS FOR 2.5 DAYS TO SHARPEN THEIR TOOLS, SHARE STORIES AND STRATEGIES, AND BUILD LONG-LASTING RELATIONSHIPS. THE SCOPE OF ACTIONCAMP 2018 DOVE DEEPER INTO THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF POLICING, IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AND SCHOOL MILITARIZATION THAT PROHIBITS OUR COMMUNITIES FROM LIVING FREE AND SAFE. YOUTH CRIMINALIZATION OUR YOUTH CRIMINALIZATION WORK FOCUSES ON INCREASING POSITIVE PORTRAYALS OF YOUTH OF COLOR IN THE MAINSTREAM AND DIGITAL MEDIA, A GREATER NUMBER OF YOUTH LEADERS SERVING AS SPOKESPEOPLE ON ISSUES OF RACIAL JUSTICE, ENGAGEMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN SUSTAINED ORGANIZING AROUND CRIMINALIZATION, AND MESSAGING AND COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIES THAT CAN BE SCALED TO LARGER CAMPAIGNS. IN MARCH 2018, ADVANCEMENT PROJECT AND SRB COMMUNICATIONS HELD THREE FOCUS GROUPSONE GROUP OF BLACK PARENTS, ONE GROUP OF LATINX PARENTS, AND ONE GROUP OF WHITE TEACHERSOVER THREE DAYS IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA TO DISCUSS MESSAGING AND PERCEPTIONS OF SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AND SCHOOL SAFETY. WITH INFORMATION FROM ALL THREE FOCUS GROUPS, THE COMBINED FINDINGS STATED THAT WHILE EACH OF THE GROUPS HAD VERY DIFFERENT OPINIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS TO POLICE, ALL OF THE PARENTS WANT THEIR KIDS TO BE SAFE IN AND OUTSIDE OF THEIR SCHOOLS. PARENTS PARTICULARLY STRESSED THAT THE ENVIRONMENT THAT A TEACHER ESTABLISHES IN HIS OR HER CLASSROOM AND THE EXPECTATION TEACHERS HAVE OF THEIR STUDENTS INFLUENCE STUDENT BEHAVIOR. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D, OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES CONTINUE: STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS ADVANCEMENT PROJECT WORKS ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL TO SHIFT THE NARRATIVE AROUND RACE AND JUSTICE THROUGH RESEARCH AND FOCUS GROUPS, MEDIA OUTREACH, AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGNS WITH OUR PARTNERS INCLUDING; E-ADVOCACY, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND TRADITIONAL NEWS OUTLETS. AS THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF OUR NATION CHANGE AND GRASSROOTS MOVEMENTS POP UP IN RESPONSE TO ISSUES EFFECTING COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, THERE ARE INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITIES TO CHANGE HEARTS AND MINDS ON YOUTH CRIMINALIZATION. OUR STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS WORK IS AN UNDERLYING SUPPORT FOR ALL OF OUR PARTNERS AND CAMPAIGN ACCOMPLISHMENTS LISTED ABOVE. WE OPERATE TO BOTH ADD EXPERTISE AND SUPPORT TO OUR GRASSROOTS PARTNERS AND CAMPAIGN, WHILE LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR NARRATIVE SHIFTS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL. IN FEBRUARY 2018, DURING NBA ALL-STAR WEEKEND IN LOS ANGELES, ADVANCEMENT PROJECT TEAMED UP WITH BOARD MEMBER, ACTOR/ACTIVIST JESSE WILLIAMS TO FILM STORIES FROM WELL-KNOWN ENTERTAINERS, ATHLETES AND OTHER INFLUENCERS INCLUDING (ALICIA KEYS, DEBBIE ALLEN, JEMELLE HILL, 2 CHAINZ, AND OTHERS) ABOUT THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH POLICE, AS WELL AS THEIR APPROACH TO DISCUSSING POLICING WITH THEIR CHILDREN AND LOVED ONES. THE VIDEO PROJECT AIMED TO USE NARRATIVE TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE DAILY INDIGNITIES THAT PEOPLE OF COLOR FACE AT THE HANDS OF POLICE. OVER FORTY INTERVIEWS WERE TAPED FOR THE POLICING US VIDEO UNDER THE DIRECTION OF JESSE WILLIAMS. IN AUGUST 2018, WE HELD AN EVENT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC IN MARTHA'S VINEYARD ON THE TOPIC OF "RISING UP AGAINST RACISM, CRIMINALIZATION, AND BARRIERS TO THE BALLOT BOX" WITH PANELISTS MELISSA HARRIS PERRY, ADRIANNE SHROPSHIRE, AND OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JUDITH BROWNE DIANIS. AT THAT EVENT, WE PREVIEWED THE VIDEO. IN SEPTEMBER 2018, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS INVITED TO BE ON A PANEL ABOUT THE HATE U GIVE AND ITS OVERLAP WITH THE RACIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT; MOST NOTABLY, THE MOVIE'S LEAD AMANDALA STENBERG WAS ALSO ON THE PANEL. THE HATE U GIVE HIGHLIGHTED HOW ACTIVISTS, PARTICULARLY THE YOUNGER COMMUNITY, ARE IMPACTED BY RACIALIZED POLICE VIOLENCE AND THE STRUGGLE TO FIND THEIR VOICE IN MOMENTS OF PERSONAL TRAGEDY. IN OCTOBER 2018, WE WERE ABLE TO HOLD 6 SCREENINGS OF THE FILM FOLLOWED BY PANEL DISCUSSIONS IN 5 CITIES WITH PARTNER GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS IN EACH CITY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 BOARD SECRETARY/TREASURER STEVE ENGLISH AND BOARD PRESIDENT MOLLY MUNGER ARE MARRIED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FILING AND MAKING IT AVAILABLE TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS IS CALLED FOR AT EACH BOARD MEETING. DIRECTORS WHO HAVE A PERSONAL INTEREST IN A MATTER SUCH THAT IT IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST UNDER THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, DISCLOSE SUCH INTEREST AND DO NOT VOTE ON THE MATTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 ANNUALLY, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD (CP) RECOMMENDS THE SALARIES OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE CP CONSIDERS THE PERFORMANCE OF THOSE EXECUTIVES AS WELL AS THE MARKET RATES FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS OF COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. MARKET INFORMATION IS OBTAINED FROM SURVEYS. THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER ARE ALSO REVIEWED FOR REASONABLENESS BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.