2019-05-10T14:32:44-05:00 2018-12-31 311119890 Barnes Dennig & Co LTD 150 East Fourth Street Cincinnati OH 45202 990 2018-01-01 813380647 Strive Together Inc STRI 5139291150 125 East 9th St 2nd FL Cincinnati OH 45202 Jennifer Blatz CEO 5139291150 2019-05-10 1 Paula Hume P00537516 5132418313 12.26.125.188 2019-05-10 10:46:00 ED P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 1CA9B4A504D0314FA2A13CFD5AFE390DEF715523 2018 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z Jennifer Blatz 125 East 9th St 2nd FL Cincinnati OH 45202 12518656 0 X www.strivetogether.org X 2016 OH To build the capacity of communities to dramatically improve educational outcomes for every child from cradle to career by providing strategic assistance, network communications and high-quality resources. 9 9 36 0 0 35910 4900548 11879635 854825 620585 2968 18436 0 0 5758341 12518656 1390787 7322552 0 0 1344226 3126873 0 0 732855 2202112 3545599 4937125 13995024 821216 -1476368 8211153 6909757 654884 829856 7556269 6079901 X To build the capacity of communities to dramatically improve educational outcomes for every child from cradle to career by providing strategic assistance, network communications and high-quality resources. 1 0 8330655 7170119 Challenge Fund: Through the Cradle to Career Community Challenge fund program, StriveTogether helps communities across the country achieve better and more equitable outcomes, especially for students of color and low-income children. We encourage and reward partnership progress to improve outcomes; expand access to capital to leverage local investments; and support innovation and targeted efforts to strengthen the seven capacities necessary for our new goal of 24 communities reaching systems transformation by 2023. The Community Challenge Fund accomplished the following in 2018: o 9 Opportunity Fund Grants in Year 1 to develop more sustainable systems and resources, foster more equitable systems and outcomes, and extend into additional sectors to advance economic mobility.o 7 Strategic Initiative Fund Grants in Year 1 to support efforts to test, learn and spread strategies focused on building partnership capacity to advance policy change.o 11 Promising Practices Grants in Year 1 to encourage bold new strategies, innovations and collaborations to advance capacities in the strategic plan.o 10 Accelerator Fund Grants in Year 1 to expedite progress toward Proof Point status by building the capabilities of local leaders and practitioners. 2106338 152433 446355 Network AdvancementStriveTogether provides convening and facilitation support to the 67 cradle to career network member communities, representing 13.7 million children including 8.6 million students of color. Additional supports include communities of practice, role-a-likes, convenings, webinars, trainings and other supports to advance racial equity for children from cradle to career. In 2018, StriveTogether hosted its largest ever national convening with more than 500 individuals from approximately 60 communities celebrating the achievement of 10 "Proof Points" (Partnerships demonstrating systems change with at least 60% of their cradle to career outcomes maintained or improved positively) within the StriveTogether network. 885456 144384 ImpactStriveTogether provides intensive coaching, facilitation and leadership supports to its grantees and fee-for-service partners, focusing on advancing racial equity for children from cradle to career. In 2018, the organization provided direct coaching and support to approximately half of the 67 network members. In those engagements, more than 80% of communities achieved the program results identified for the engagement and ultimately the organization supported 10 communities to achieve Proof Point double the organization's 2018 goal. 463295 29846 Leaning and ActivationStriveTogether works an active knowledge management strategy, including the codification of StriveTogether's approach through tools, resources and examples of impact to support network members and the field in advancing racial equity from cradle to career. Additionally, Learning and Activation supports the assessment of StriveTogether network member progress and evaluation of the StriveTogether Theory of Action. In 2018, the organization saw the national validation for the StriveTogether Theory of Action through an engagement with Equal Measure and 11 "Emerging" communities, 46 "Sustaining" communities and 10 "Proof Point" communities as measured by the Theory of Action. 463295 29846 11785744 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 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 37 0 1 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 OH X X Brittany Speed 5139291150 125 East 9th Street Cincinnati OH 45202 Nancy Zimpher Board Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Tom Fry Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Connie Ballmer Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Tony Pipa - Joined 1218 Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 James Bell - Joined 1218 Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Russell Booker - Joined 1018 Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Danae Davis Board Vice Chair 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lisa Hamilton Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sue Lehmann Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Blatz CEO 40.00 X 248214 0 28006 Brittany Speed Vice President of Finance and Administration 40.00 X 140743 0 15909 Colin Groth Vice President of Programs 40.00 X 161604 0 15382 Josh Davis Vice President of External Affairs 40.00 X 131880 0 14693 Bridget Jancarz Chief of Staff 40.00 X 123399 0 13278 Parvathi Santhosh-Kumar Senior Director of Impact 40.00 X 135119 0 13500 940959 0 100768 6 0 1 0 Sheraton Seattle Hotel 1400 Sixth Ave Seattle WA 98101 Annual Convening - Meeting & Hotel Rooms 400000 The Bridgespan Group 2 Copley Place Suite 3700B Boston MA 02116 5-year strategic plan consulting 210239 Urban Site Construction LLC 1209 Sycamore Street Cincinnati OH 45202 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floor remodelling 162554 SKD Knickerbocker LLC 1150 18th St NW Suite 800 Washington DC 20036 Marketing and communication 144702 Koya Leadership PartnersLLC 44 Merrimac Street Newburyport MA 01950 Recruiting services for VPs and senior d 116105 5 166458 11713177 769432 11879635 Convening/Meeting Revenue 900099 287475 287475 Strategic Assistance Fees 900099 228075 228075 Sponsorship 900099 80050 80050 Training/Speaking 900099 24985 24985 620585 18436 18436 12518656 620585 0 18436 7322552 7322552 609858 411654 127054 71150 2074119 1400031 432107 241981 92578 62491 19286 10801 168076 113451 35016 19609 182242 123013 37967 21262 93127 63515 7344 22268 904430 616847 71319 216264 275715 56070 219175 470 155700 105099 32436 18165 531348 346203 138103 47042 798854 756310 37552 4992 177793 120010 37040 20743 Staff Development 234110 71367 154716 8027 Communications 210701 148961 37020 24720 Other Expenses 163821 68170 90290 5361 13995024 11785744 1476425 732855 2683516 3071380 5340027 2846805 85228 136342 345689 36082 102382 309607 0 545623 8211153 6909757 574714 794856 80170 35000 654884 829856 X 820851 1735210 6735418 4344691 7556269 6079901 8211153 6909757 -1476368 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4900584 11879635 16780219 4900584 11879635 16780219 1418285 15361934 2968 18436 21404 32112 32112 16833735 1443298 X 216339 19192 197147 37007 6713 30294 92343 10177 82166 309607 In-Kind Assets 545623 545623 X 12518656 0 12518656 0 12518656 13995024 0 13995024 0 13995024 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. The Organization believes it has appropriate support for any tax positions taken, and therefore, does not have any uncertain income tax positions that are material to the consolidated financial statements. 1 E3 Alliance 5930 Middle Fiskville Road Suite 507 Austin TX 78752 640963235 501( C)(3) 399677 Challenge Fund Commit2Dallas 3800 Maple Ave Suite 800 Dallas TX 75219 800790222 501( C)(3) 425000 Challenge Fund United Way of Racine CountyHigher Expectation 2000 Domanik Dr Racine WI 53404 390806349 501( C)(3) 249800 Challenge Fund Foundation for Tacoma Students Graduate Tacoma 919 S 9th St Tacoma WA 98405 273029219 501( C)(3) 425000 Challenge Fund All Hands Raised 2069 NE Hoyt St Portland OR 97232 931149789 501( C)(3) 250000 Challenge Fund Rochester Area Community FoundationROC-the Future 500 East Ave Rochester NY 14607 237250641 501( C)(3) 74750 Challenge Fund Northfield Healthy Community Initiative 1651 Jefferson Pkwy Northfield MN 55057 262852506 501( C)(3) 74913 Challenge Fund High Desert Education Service DistrictBetter Together Central Oregon 2804 SW Sixth Street Redmond OR 97756 936002511 501( C)(3) 143340 Challenge Fund Achieve Brown County Inc 2701 Larsen Rd 136 Green Bay WI 54303 474100686 501( C)(3) 147261 Challenge Fund The Boston FoundationBoston Opportunity 75 Arlington Street Boston MA 02116 042104021 501( C)(3) 149964 Challenge Fund United Way of Coastal Fairfield CountyBridgeport Prosper 855 Main Street 10th Floor Bridgeport CT 06604 060864341 501( C)(3) 150000 Challenge Fund United Way of Southeastern Idaho ImPACTEastIdaho 275 S 5th Suite 250 OMNI Building Pocatello ID 83201 820209625 501( C)(3) 150000 Challenge Fund Treasure Valley Education Partnership 322 East Front Street Suite 180-I Boise ID 83702 822286267 501( C)(3) 150000 Challenge Fund Summit Education Initiative 120 E Mill St 330 Akron OH 44308 341843220 501( C)(3) 150000 Challenge Fund Phipps Neighborhoods IncSouth Bronx Rising Together 3125 3rd Avenue Bronx NY 10451 132707665 501( C)(3) 150000 Challenge Fund Berea CollegePartners for Education 439 Walnut Meadow Road Berea KY 40403 610444650 501( C)(3) 150000 Challenge Fund Tri-County Cradle to Career Collaborative 6296 Rivers Ave Charleston SC 29406 462902337 501( C)(3) 150000 Challenge Fund United Way of Salt LakePromise Partnership of Salt Lake 257 E 200 S 300 Salt Lake UT 84111 870227091 501( C)(3) 174965 Challenge Fund KnowledgeWorks FoundationStrive Partnership One West Fourth Street Suite 200 Cincinnati OH 45202 311321973 501( C)(3) 423634 Challenge Fund Jones Family FoundationEvery Hand Joined 31021 Lakeview Avenue Red Wing MN 55066 453069865 501( C)(3) 200000 Challenge Fund learn to Earn Dayton 4801 Springfield St Dayton OH 45431 810823777 501( C)(3) 250000 Challenge Fund PeopleFirst PartnershipSeeding Success 600 Jefferson Ave Memphis TN 38105 452464843 501( C)(3) 250000 Challenge Fund P16 Plus Council of Greater Bexar County 454 Soledad Street Suite 101 San Antonio TX 78205 800174484 501( C)(3) 260880 Challenge Fund Fund for Educational Excellence Baltimore Practice 800 North CharlesStreet Suite 400 Baltimore MD 21201 521129402 501( C)(3) 298008 Challenge Fund Adams County Youth Initiative 1500 E 128th Avenue Thornton CO 80241 453139024 501( C)(3) 298551 Challenge Fund 10000 DegreesMarin Promise Partnership 1650 Los Gamos Drive Suite 110 San Rafael CA 94903 953667812 501( C)(3) 300000 Challenge Fund Greater Milwaukee FoundationMilwaukee Succeeds 101 W Pleasant St Milwaukee WI 53212 396036407 501( C)(3) 298612 Challenge Fund Greater Twin Cities United WayGeneration Next 404 South Eighth Street Minneapolis MN 554041084 411973442 501( C)(3) 325000 Challenge Fund Spartanburg Academic Movement 349 E Main St 101 Spartanburg SC 29302 452104341 501( C)(3) 369888 Challenge Fund United Way of Forsyth 240 Elm St Cumming GA 30040 237357234 501( C)(3) 149485 Challenge Fund Greater Washington Community Foundation 1325 G Street NW Suite 480 Washington DC 20005 237343119 501( C)(3) 170000 Challenge Fund Community Center for Education Results 1200 12TH AVE S STE 701 Seattle WA 98144 271667560 501( C)(3) 135825 Challenge Fund DataKind 156 Fifth Avenue Suite 502 New York NY 10010 464082076 501( C)(3) 25000 Challenge Fund 34 Part I, Line 2: Yes, we require all grantees to submit an application and supporting documentation when applying for the grant funds. Then, we request budget to actual reports, narrative and documentation to support the impact the organization has made with the funds. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jennifer Blatz CEO 248214 0 0 0 0 0 12547 0 15459 0 276220 0 0 0 Brittany Speed Vice President of Finance and Admini 140743 0 0 0 0 0 7170 0 8739 0 156652 0 0 0 Colin Groth Vice President of Programs 161604 0 0 0 0 0 8074 0 7308 0 176986 0 0 0 X Equipment & Supplies 3 769432 FMV 0 0 0 0 Form 990, Part III, line 2 Challenge Fund Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8b No formal committees at this time Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Board was provided a copy of the 990 prior to the filing. 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 Compensation was set by KnowledgeWorks, our parent organization, based on their salary ranges and parameters. 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 0 0 StriveTogether Inc