2017-02-14T13:45:58-06:00 2016-06-30 621073578 FRASIER DEAN & HOWARD PLLC 3310 West End Ave Ste 550 Nashville TN 37203 990 2015-07-01 311743508 Nashville Civic Design Center NASH 6152484280 138 Second Avenue North Suite 106 Nashville TN 37201 Norm Carl Treasurer 6152484280 2017-02-09 1 Sara G Moon P00034774 6153836592 X 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Scott Chambers 138 Second Avenue North Suite 106 Nashville TN 37201 623207 0 X WWW.CIVICDESIGNCENTER.ORG X 2000 TN Founded in 2000, the Nashville Civic Design Center is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to elevate the quality of Nashville's built environment and to promote public participation in the creation of a more beautiful and functional city for all. 22 22 3 80 0 0 302889 424571 11665 13451 11 148 107278 146585 421843 584755 0 0 0 0 116987 208232 0 0 18734 147097 255344 264084 463576 157759 121179 142519 265378 15036 16716 127483 248662 X Founded in 2000, the Nashville Civic Design Center is a nonprofit organization whose mission is "to elevate the quality of Nashville's built environment and to promote public participation in the creation of a more beautiful and functional city for all". 0 0 339869 13451 THE PLAN OF NASHVILLE- WAS UNVEILED AT THIS EVENT, OUR VERY FIRST LUNCHEON, 12 YEARS AGO. THE PLAN WAS OUR CITY'S FIRST REAL COMMUNITY BASED VISON FOR A FUTURE THAT INCLUDED AMAZING AND FORWARD THINKING IDEAS AT THE TIME LIKE ENVIROMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, REDEVELOPING THE CUMBERLAND RIVER, COMPLETE STREETS AND WALKABILITY, AN EFFECTIVE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, A COMPREHENSIVE GREENWAY AND PARK NETWORK, A STRONG DOWNTOWN ECONOMY, DIVERSE HOUSING OPTIONS, INTEGRATED PUBLIC ART, VIBRANT NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, AND A FOCUS ON THE PUBLIC REALM AND SPACES THAT CELEBRATE CIVIC BUILDINGS AND VIEW CORRIDORS. SHAPING THE HEALTHY COMMUNITY-THE NASHVILLE PLAN: THIS VISION IS WIDER IN SCOPE. IT FOCUSES UPON THE ENTIRETY OF DAVIDSON COUNTY, AND REFLECTS ALL OF THE DIFFERENT COMMUNITY TYPES THAT WE HAVE TO OFFER AS A CITY. FROM OUR LEAST DEVELOPED NATURAL AREAS, RURAL FARMLANDS, AND SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOODS, TO THE URBAN CENTERS AND HIGH DENSITY DOWNTOWN CORE-THIS BOOK PROVIDES A PLAN FOR IMPROVING THE HEALTH FOR ALL OF NASHVILLE AND BEYOND, SERVING AS A MODEL FOR COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. NASHVILLE CIVIC DESIGN CENTER PARTNERED WITH THE TN STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO CREATE ACTIVE BUILDING DESIGN GUIDELINES THAT INCLUDE CASE STUDIES AND DESIGN CHECKLIST AIMED AT INCREASING THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND ENVIROMENTAL HEALTH IMPACTS FOR THE MORE THAN 100 TN HEALTH DEPARTMENT BUILDINGS ACROSS THE STATE.CURRENTLY, THE DESIGN CENTER IS IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSESSMENT TOOLKIT AS AN EXTENSION OF THE PLAN OF NASHVILLE'S TEN PRINCIPLES AND THE ASSESSMENT SURVEY OF OUR SHAPING THE HEALTHY COMMUNITY BOOK. THE TOOLKIT PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO DEVELOPERS AND NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS TO HELP FOSTER AN ENGAGED AND INFORMED DIALOGUE FOR SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT EFFORTS.NCDC WAS THE RECIPIENT OF A GRANT FROM THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS AND THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION BASED ON OUR SHAPING THE HEALTHY COMMUNITY BOOK. THE GRANT AWARDED US FUNDING TO TAKE THE METHODOLOGY WE USED IN CREATING OUR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES APPROACH IN NASHVILLE, TO TWO OTHER COUNTIES IN TENNESSEE-SCOTT, A RURAL COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE, AND MADISON, A SUBURBAN COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE.BETTER CITIES FOR PETS INITIATIVE- WE ARE THRILLED TO BE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MARS PETCARE IN SHAPING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES FOR PEOPLE AND PETS-IN NASHVILLE AND BEYOND.THE DESIGN CENTER'S PARTNERSHIP WITH UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN HAS LED DESIGN STUDIOS BASED IN NASHVILLE FOR THE PAST 22 SEMESTERS, INCLUDING THE PAST FIVE SUMMERS.NASHVILLE AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION, A CRITICAL PARTNER OF THE NASHVILLE CIVIC DESIGN CENTER THAT HELPS PROVIDE CRITICAL FUNDING NEEDED TO SUPPORT OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH UTK AND THE WORK THAT TK DOES DURING THE FALL AND SPRING SEMESTERS, PROMOTING INNOVATIVE TRANSPORTATION AND LAND USE CONCEPTS ACROSS DAVIDSON COUNTY AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE.RECLAIMING PUBLIC SPACE IS AN INITIATIVE OF THE NASHVILLE CIVIC DESIGN CENTER AIMED AT IMPROVING THE BUILT ENVIROMENT FOR USE BY ALL PEOPLE. THE PROGRAM IS MULTIFACETED IN NATURE, INCLUDING PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PUBLIC REALM, PUBLICATIONS, CASE STUDIES, BEST PRACTICES, AND EDUCATION OF THE NASHVILLE COMMUNITY ON HOW TO CREATE AND SUSTAIN GREAT PUBLIC SPACES.OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AT CONEXION AMERICAS LAUNCHED THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECT ENVISION NOLENSVILLE: COMMUNITY, CREATIVITY, AND IMAGINATION IN PLACEMAKING PROJECT. THE DESIGN CENTER PARTICIPATED IN 4 CREATIVE LABS THAT IDENTIFIED WHAT PEOPLE THAT LIVED AROUND THE NOLENSVILLE CORRIDOR WANTED FOR THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. THE INFORMATION AND IDEAS FROM THE LABS WAS COLLECTED AND VISUALIZED BY THE CIVIC DESIGN CENTER IN A REPORT RELEASED THIS PAST SUMMER.TURBO, WHICH STANDS FOR TACTICAL URBANISM ORGANIZERS, IS THE ACTION ARM OF THE CIVIC DESIGN CENTER. IT WAS FOUNDED BY A GROUP OF PASSIONATE NASHVILLIANS DEDICATED TO CREATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL CHANGE IN COMMUNITIES'-SPECIFICALLY IN REGARDS TO BEAUTY, SAFETY, AND MOBILITY. TACTICAL URBANISM USES METHODS, WHICH ARE TYPICALLY SMALL AND OFTEN TEMPORARY CHANGES TO THE BUILT ENVIROMENT THAT IDEALLY TURN INTO PERMANENT CHANGES OVER TIME. EXAMPLES OF TACTICAL URBANISM CAN RANGE FROM A BUS STOP, BENCHES AND SHELTERS, TO TEMPORARY BIKE LANES AND CROSSWALKS. AT THIS YEAR'S TOMATO ART FEST, TURBO WAS ASKED TO INSTALL A LARGE SCALE POP-UP PARK. THE PARK FEATURED SEATING, GAMES, AND ENTERTAINMENT THAT PATRONS COULD ENJOY FOR FREE. THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO BRING AWARENESS TO THE NEED AND BENEFITS OF PUBLIC SPACE.THE ALLIANCE FOR GREEN HILLS HAS EMBRACED IDEAS FROM SHAPING THE HEALTHY COMMUNITY AND WANTED TO SHOW WHERE THESE IDEAS FROM THE BOOK COULD BE IMPLEMENTED SO THEY REACHED OUT TO THE TURBO FOR ASSISTANCE TO CREATE A POP-UP PLAZA IN THE CENTER OF GREEN HILLS DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR WALKABLE CONNECTIONS IN THE SHOPPING DISTRICTS OF GREEN HILLS.THE CIVIC DESIGN TEAMED UP WITH METRO PUBLIC WORKS AND GEHL STUDIO AND PLANNING TO SURVEY PUBLIC SPACE IN DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE IN OCTOBER. WITH THE AMAZING HELP OF OVER 50 VOLUNTEERS, TWO DAYS AND NIGHTS OF PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY WERE COLLECTED TO CREATE A BASELINE OF PEDESTRIAN DATA THAT CAN BE USED TO INFORM ENHANCEMENTS ALONG LOWER BROADWAY AND OTHER DOWNTOWN CORRIDORS. THIS POP-UP PARKLET ON 2ND AVE WAS CREATED BY THE DISTRICT, THE LOWER DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP AND TURBO AS PART OF THE SURVEY.THE NASHVILLE CIVIC DESIGN CENTER FACILITATED A FOUR-WEEK SUMMER CAMP, FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS, Called DESIGN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THE YOUTH WHO PARTICIPATED SHOWED GROWTH IN THEIR AWARENESS OF HOW THE WORLD IS BUILT AROUND THEM, AND WERE EMPOWERED TO MAKE CHANGES IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. THEY ALSO DEVELOPED SKILLS IN MAPPING, NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.AT OUR ANNUAL LUNCHEON LAST YEAR, WE ANNOUNCED A GRANT FROM THE JAMES STEPHEN TURNER FAMILY FOUNDATION TO FUND A SERIES OF YOUTH FOCUSED INITIATIVES AND AN EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM. THIS PAST SUMMER, NCDC ONCE AGAIN OFFERED DESIGN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, PROVIDING PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIPS TO 11 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM A DIVERSE RANGE OF SCHOOLS ACROSS DAVIDSON COUNTY. THE INTERNSHIP ALIGNS WITH MAYOR BARRY'S OPPORTUNITY NOW PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH.IN ADDITION TO THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, AN EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM IS CURRENTLY BEING DEVELOPED AND PILOTED FOR GRADES 7-10, WITH A GOAL OF URBAN DESIGN AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT BEING A REGULAR PART OF EDUCATION IN NASHVILLE SCHOOLS FOR THESE GRADE LEVELS. WE ANTICIPATE BY THE END OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR, NEARLY 600 STUDENTS WILL HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OUR GRANT PROGRAM.THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF A YEAR, THE CIVIC DESIGN CENTER OFFERS A WIDE VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND EVENTS. IN FACT, IN THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS WE OFFERED A TOTAL OF 51 PROGRAMS AND EVENTS- WITH OVER 1,500 ATTENDEES.THIS MARCH, A GROUP OF DEDICATED CIVIC DESIGN CENTER MEMBERS AND STAFF HEADED SOUTH FOR OUR FIRST DESIGN FIELD TRIP TO EXPLORE AUBURN UNIVERSITY'S RURAL STUDIO PROGRAM AS WELL AS THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM. WE WENT ON TOURS OF THE AMAZING PROJECTS THAT WERE DESIGNED AND BUILT BY AUBURN STUDENTS, AND CONCLUDED THE DAY WITH A SPECIAL DINNER WHERE WE WERE JOINED BY THE RURAL STUDIO FACULTY AND STUDENT. THE NEXT DAY WE TOURED BIRMINGHAM, MET WITH THE URBAN DESIGN STUDIO AND VISITED SLOSS FURNACES AND THE GORGEOUS RAILROAD PARK. 339869 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 TN X X GARY GASTON 6152484280 138 SECOND AVENUE N STE 106 NASHVILLE TN 37201 RYAN DOYLE director 1.50 X 0 0 0 MARY PAT TEAGUE Director 1.50 X 0 0 0 TARA ARMISTEAD Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 BILL LOCKWOOD Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 RON LUSTIG Vice-President 0.50 X X 0 0 0 GREG BAILEY Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 JEFF RYMER Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 TK DAVIS Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 DEBBIE FRANK DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JEFF KUHNHENN Secretary 0.50 X X 0 0 0 DAVID POWELL Immediate Past President 0.50 X X 0 0 0 Norm Carl Treasurer 0.50 X X 0 0 0 Scott Chambers President 0.50 X X 0 0 0 CRAIG PHILIP DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 Andrew Beaird Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Derek Bell Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Carlat Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Laurel Creech Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Chris Dunn Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Dodd Galbreath Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Johnston Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Dana Neal Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Judson Newbern Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 ERIC SCHULTENOVER Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Leslie Speller Henderson Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Cyril Stewart Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Gary Gaston EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 92000 0 8690 Ronald Yearwood ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 40.00 X 60001 0 3463 152001 0 12153 0 0 0 0 0 363686 60885 1035 424571 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 13451 13451 13451 148 148 166562 38452 128110 128110 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 14641 14641 Contract Services 900099 3834 3834 18475 584755 13451 0 146733 X 150001 98560 41088 10353 28501 18726 7808 1967 5115 3361 1401 353 10810 7103 2961 746 13805 9071 3781 953 8729 8729 8151 8151 108416 96416 12000 13578 13578 13258 11161 1711 386 12000 9600 1800 600 17257 17257 14603 10572 1140 2891 3554 3199 355 3407 3407 Productions 33976 33976 MISCELLANEOUS 7321 7321 PUBLICATIONS 6087 4974 835 278 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN 2547 699 1811 37 2460 1616 674 170 463576 339869 104973 18734 37509 91393 51249 118793 43207 40571 1784 50646 36025 8770 14621 142519 265378 15036 16716 15036 16716 X 122483 177917 5000 70745 127483 248662 142519 265378 121179 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 269005 168929 169071 302889 424571 1334465 269005 168929 169071 302889 424571 1334465 82398 1252067 15 16 4 11 148 194 10440 4973 1819 9717 18476 45425 1380084 615325 0.90720 0.95410 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 50646 36025 14621 14621 X 694033 70825 38452 109277 584756 0 584756 572853 70825 38452 109277 463576 0 463576 Part X, Line 2: The Organization is a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is classified as an organization that is not a private foundation as defined in Section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is included in the accompanying financial statements. The Organization follows Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification guidance related to unrecognized tax benefits. The guidance clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an organization's financial statements. This guidance prescribes a minimum probability threshold that a tax position must meet before a financial statement benefit is recognized. The minimum threshold is defined as a tax position that is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Organization has no tax penalties or interest reported in the accompanying financial statements. Tax years that remain open for examination include years ended June 30, 2013 through 2016. Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 38,452. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 38,452. LIVING THE PLAN 147466 147466 25219 Roadtrips 12121 12121 13133 1 6975 6975 100 166562 166562 38452 38452 128110 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8b Line 9 explanation - LINE 8B - N/A. Formal minutes are not maintained on a committee level. Minutes are maintained at the board level. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 Line 11a explanation - Form 990 is reviewed and discussed by Finance committee members. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Each director, principal officer and member of a committee with governing board delegated powers shall annually sign a conflict of interest statement. Should a conflict of interest arise it is handled by the governing board or committee on a case by case basis. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 Yes, compensation for the Executive director was initially based on predecessors and subsequently reviewed by the board. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ON GIVINGMATTERS.COM AND AVAILABLE BY REQUEST. Form 990, Part IX, line 11g Professional Fees: Program service expenses 1,500. Management and general expenses 12,000. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 13,500. Contract Services: Program service expenses 18,800. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 18,800. Research Services: Program service expenses 76,116. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 76,116. Form 990, Part IX, line 24e PARKING: Program service expenses 1,616. Management and general expenses 674. Fundraising expenses 170. Total expenses 2,460.