2016-11-15T07:38:39-06:00 2015-12-31 391628949 JOHNSON BLOCK & CO INC 406 SCIENCE DRIVE SUITE 100 MADISON WI 53711 990 2015-01-01 680501459 CENTER FOR COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP CENT 6085720084 354 W MAIN STREET MADISON WI 53703 STEVE HINGLE TREASURER 6085720084 2016-11-14 1 JAN FROELICH P00179711 6082742002 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z BERT STITT 120 S FRANKLIN MADISON WI 53703 192960 0 X HTTP://WWW.COMMUNITY-STEWARDSHIP.ORG/ X 2002 WI ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS COMMUNITIES START-UP PROJECTS LAUNCH. 7 7 3 230 0 0 231516 180784 14151 11926 10 0 120 250 245797 192960 7325 28968 0 0 67815 73521 0 0 0 163166 107619 238306 210108 7491 -17148 76074 59106 971 1150 75103 57956 X ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS COMMUNITIES START-UP PROJECTS LAUNCH. 0 0 28092 MADISON HOMELESSNESS INITIATIVE:IN 2015 PROJECT BUBBLES HOSTED 5109 VISITS BY 782 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS TO DO 11,063 LOADS OF LAUNDRY (WASH AND DRY), DURING OUR TWICE A WEEK 9AM-1PM FREE PROGRAM AT A NEIGHBORHOOD LAUNDROMAT. FOURTEEN VOLUNTEERS PERFORMED VARIOUS ROLES DURING THE YEAR INCLUDING ON SITE RECEPTION AND SIGN IN OF PARTICIPANTS, ACTIVATION OF THE MACHINES AND DISTRIBUTION OF SUPPLIES, ORDERING OF SUPPLIES, STORAGE OF SUPPLIES, WEB MAINTENANCE, DATA INPUT AND REPORTING, PUBLIC RELATIONS AND FUND RAISING. THE NUMBERS OF VISITORS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR, AND CONSEQUENTLY SO DID ALL OPERATIONAL COSTS. 99327 15050 CORE:CORE BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER TO BUILD STRENGTH, COURAGE AND CREATIVITY IN SERVICE OF A JUST, PEACEFUL, SUSTAINABLE WORLD. CORE FULFILLS THIS PROMISE THROUGH THREE PROGRAMS: CONSULTANTS' CIRCLE -- CORE HOSTED 12 OF THESE CONNECTION ENHANCING AND CAPACITY BUILDING EVENTS THAT INVOLVED APPROXIMATELY 86 UNIQUE PARTICIPANTS CORE ACTION CAF -- CORE FACILITATED THREE OF THESE COMMUNITY PEER CONSULTING CONVERSATIONS THAT INVOLVED APPROXIMATELY 72 UNIQUE PARTICIPANTS. FUNDER GATHERINGS -- CORE HOSTED THREE GATHERINGS OF FUNDERS TO EXPLORE FUNDERS' EXPERIENCES, ROLES AND VISION AROUND SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING WITH APPROXIMATELY 20 UNIQUE PARTICIPANTS. 19000 ALZHEIMER'S POETRY PROJECT:IN 2015 GENEROUS FUNDING FROM THE BADER PHILANTHROPIES SUPPORTED 84 POETRY WORKSHOPS SERVING 1,156 PEOPLE LIVING WITH MEMORY LOSS. THIS WORK HELPED US TO MEET OUR PRIMARY GOAL OF PROVIDING TRAINING AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ON-GOING PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT IN INNOVATIVE DEMENTIA ARTS. FUNDING ALSO HELPED US MEET OUR GOAL OF EXPANDING PROGRAMMING IN RURAL WISCONSIN, REACHING NEW COMMUNITIES IN ALTOONA; BELOIT; CLINTON; DURAND; EAU CLAIRE; FITCHBURG; KENOSHA; MANITOWOC; MONROE; OSHKOSH AND STOUGHTON. WE HAVE CONTINUED TO BUILD ON PAST PROGRAMMING IN APPLETON, BARABOO AND MADISON.HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE WORKSHOPS FOR STUDENTS IN PERFORMING AND CREATING POETRY WITH PEOPLE LIVING WITH MEMORY LOSS, AT DURAND HIGH SCHOOL AND ALTOONA HIGH SCHOOLS. IN ADDITION, THE STUDENTS WROTE ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES. CODY TULIP, FROM DURAND HIGH SCHOOL, WROTE, "IT WAS AT THIS MOMENT I WAS SHOWN THE ABSOLUTE POWER POETRY HAS OVER ALZHEIMER'S." THIS IS PERHAPS THE BEST QUOTE DESCRIBING THE ESSENCE OF OUR WORK THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED IN OVER 11 YEARS OF PROGRAMMING. 6855 ASSOCIATION OF PERSONAL HISTORIANS: THE PROJECT FOR WHICH WE RAISED FUNDS THROUGH C4CS WAS THE CREATION OF A VIDEO THAT OUR MEMBERS COULD USE TO MARKET THEIR OWN PERSONAL HISTORY BUSINESSES. AFTER AN EXTENSIVE SELECTION PROCESS THAT INVOLVED A DOZEN APPLICATIONS AND A VETTING PROCESS MANAGED BY OUR VOLUNTEER BOARD OF 15 PEOPLE, WE HIRED A VIDEOGRAPHER (WHO IS AN APH MEMBER) IN VANCOUVER, BC, TO DO THE ACTUAL WORK. THE VIDEO WAS UNVEILED AT OUR ANNUAL MEETING IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, IN OCTOBER 2015. THE VIDEO HAS BEEN VIEWED 165 TIMES ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND HAS BEEN DOWNLOADED BY MORE THAN 100 APH MEMBERS FOR POSTING ON THEIR OWN WEBSITES. 974 WAGON DRIVE: IN AUGUST 2015, THE WAGON DRIVE HELD ITS 8TH SCHOOL AND FOOD SUPPLY DRIVE. KIDS HAVE GATHERED EVERY SUMMER SINCE 2009 (TWO HELD IN 2009) TO COLLECT SCHOOL SUPPLIES, NON-PERISHABLE FOOD, CLEANING SUPPLIES, AND TOILETRY ITEMS. BESIDES COLLECTING ITEMS, KIDS ALSO RAISED $1847.71 BY SEEKING DONATIONS, SELLING T-SHIRTS, AND HAVING FUNDRAISER AT NOODLES. ALL ITEMS COLLECTED AND PURCHASED (THROUGH FUNDS RAISED) WERE PROVIDED TO KNOWN UNNAMED KIDS IN NEED AT FRANKLIN AND RANDALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, MADISON'S TRANSITION EDUCATION PROGRAM (TEP), THE ROAD HOME, ST. MARK'S LUTHERAN CHURCH FOOD PANTRY, AND KIDS LIVING IN THE BAYVIEW NEIGHBORHOOD. WE SERVED 34 FRANKLIN AND RANDALL KINDERGARTENERS, 1ST, 2ND, 3RD, 4TH, AND 5TH GRADERS, AND 113 MORE KIDS FROM THE BAYVIEW NEIGHBORHOOD RANGING FROM 4K THROUGH 12TH GRADE. MANY MORE KIDS WERE HELP INDIRECTLY BY US WITH THE OTHER SUPPLIES AND ITEMS DONATED TO TEP, THE ROAD HOME, AND THE FOOD PANTRY. THIS WINTER, WE ALSO HELD A BLANKET DRIVE AND SUPPLIED TEP WITH BLANKETS AND WINTER CLOTHING 3281 HEALTHY FOOD FOR ALL:AS YOU KNOW, HEALTHY FOOD FOR ALL DANE COUNTY FORMED AND BECAME A MEMBER OF C4CS IN JUNE OF 2015. MUCH OF THAT YEAR WAS SPENT GETTING OUR PROCESSES AND PROTOCOLS DOWN SO THAT WE COULD BE AN EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATION. WE DID, HOWEVER, HAVE SOME QUANTIFIABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:WE PROCURED, CLEANED, AND DISTRIBUTED TO LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS 15,000 POUNDS OF LOCAL FARM PRODUCE. WE PROCURED, RE-PACKAGED, AND DISTRIBUTED TO LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS 12,000 POUNDS OF PREPARED FOODS THAT WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE ENDED UP IN THE LANDFILL. IF YOU FIGURE A POUND OF FOOD PER MEAL, WE SUPPLIED 27,000 MEALS IN 2015.UNFORTUNATELY, WE DO NOT HAVE A COUNT OF THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS WHO WORKED WITH US IN 2015, BUT IT WAS LIKELY AROUND 20 INDIVIDUALS WHO GAVE US 200 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER TIME.THE ONLY BIG EVENT WE HELD WAS A WEEK-LONG PREPARED FOOD RE-PACKAGING EVENT DURING EPIC'S USER GROUP MEETING IN EARLY SEPTEMBER 2015. THIS WAS OUR FIRST ATTEMPT AT RE-PACKAGING PREPARED FOOD AND THE SUCCESS OF THAT EFFORT LED TO AN AGREEMENT WITH EPIC TO RE-PACKAGE LEFTOVER FOOD FROM THEIR CAFETERIAS ON A WEEKLY BASIS. DURING THAT EVENT WE RE-PACKAGED 1,700 POUNDS OF PREPARED FOOD. AS EVIDENCE OF HOW FAR WE HAVE COME IN DEVELOPING PROCESSES AND UNDERSTANDING HOW TO DEAL WITH LEFTOVER FOOD, THIS YEAR WE RE-PACKED OVER 2 TONS OF FOOD FROM THE EPIC USER'S GROUP MEETING. 1480 DRUM POWER:IN 2015 DRUM POWER PROVIDED WEST AFRICAN AND BRAZILIAN DRUMMING INSTRUCTION TO 200 STUDENTS THROUGH SCHOOL RESIDENCIES; TAUGHT DANCE AND DRUMMING AT THE DRUM POWER DRUM AND DANCE CAMP TO 50 BOYS AND GIRLS AGES 5-14 FOR THREE WEEKS; AND FEATURED MORE THAN 60 STUDENTS AT AFRICA NIGHT, OUR ANNUAL CITY-WIDE DRUM RECITAL HELD AT MILLS MUSIC HALL. 11051 FRIENDS OF THE STATE STREET FAMILY:FRIENDS OF THE STATE STREET FAMILY HAVE COLLECTED, SOLICITED DONATIONS OF, OR PURCHASED AND DISTRIBUTED 250 CITYPAKS, 350 SLEEPING BAGS, 575 BLANKETS, 1 PALETTE OF NEW MEN'S UNDERGARMENTS, 2 PALETTES OF SOCKS, 220 PAIRS OF WINTER BOOTS, 4 PALLETS OF CLOTHING, 1 PALLET OF HYGIENE ITEMS 2,808 QUARTS OF HOT, HOME-COOKED FOOD, OVER 10,000 SANDWICHES, 700 POUNDS OF FRESH FRUIT, AND THOUSANDS OF GRAB AND GO ITEMS FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE FOR WHEN THEY MISS A MEAL LATER. OUTREACH TEAMS ARE GOING OUT 4-5 NIGHTS PER WEEK, FOCUSING ON THE DOWNTOWN AREA. WE ARE PARTNERING WITH MEDICAL AND AGENCY PROFESSIONALS AND ALSO POLICE AND CITY OFFICIALS TO HELP BRIDGE THE GAPS IN UNDERSTANDING AND SERVICES FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS IN MADISON. 2,740 VOLUNTEER HOURS WERE COMPLETED AND 36 HOMELESS PEOPLE WERE PLACED IN PERMANENT, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING DUE TO OUR EFFORTS THIS YEAR. 5283 90 MINDFULNESS FOR SOCIAL CHANGE:PILOTED A NEW 6 WEEK PROGRAM FOR MADISON AREA ACTIVISTS. WE TRAINED 2 COHORTS. A TOTAL OF 20 PEOPLE. TYING TOGETHER THE CONCEPTS OF MINDFULNESS AND LEADERSHIP. PARTICIPANTS REPORTED A BIG IMPACT ON THEIR OWN LEADERSHIP PRACTICES.. AND MANY OF THEM ARE STILL SUPPORTING EACH OTHER ACROSS A DIVERSE GROUP OF SOCIAL CHANGE ORGANIZATIONS RANGING FROM EDUCATION , ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, MENTAL HEALTH, AND WORKER RIGHTS AND LABOR UNIONS.. PARTS OF OUR CURRICULUM HAVE NOW BEEN ADOPTED BY ONE OF THE LARGEST UNIONS IN THE COUNTRY SEIU AND ARE BEING TAUGHT TO UNION LEADERS ACROSS THE US AND CANADA. 15156 13918 TRANSFORMATIONAL TRAINING FUND:IN 2015 THIS PROJECT SUPPORTED 4 PEOPLE TO ATTEND TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP TRAININGS. THREE CONSULTANTS FROM WISCONSIN ATTENDED THE ART OF TRANSFORMATIONAL CONSULTING (HTTP://STPROJECT.ORG/RESOURCES/TRAININGS/ATC/), AND BROUGHT LESSONS HOME TO SHARE WITH OTHER CONSULTANTS IN MADISON AND MILWAUKEE, AND WITH THEIR CLIENTS AROUND THE STATE AND NATION. THE SESSION THEY LED IN MILWAUKEE GOT RAVE REVIEWS, AND PEOPLE IN BOTH LOCATIONS HAVE REQUESTED MORE. THE FOURTH PERSON ATTENDED BOLD, BLACK ORGANIZING FOR LEADERSHIP AND DIGNITY (HTTP://BOLDORGANIZING.ORG) AND BRINGS THE SKILLS AND RELATIONSHIPS DEVELOPED THERE INTO HER LEADERSHIP TO COMMUNITY AND WORKERS ORGANIZING IN MILWAUKEE. THE WORK OF RECRUITING AND SUPPORTING PEOPLE TO ATTEND THESE TRAININGS IS BEING DONE BY ONE VOLUNTEER. 9609 12086 OTHER CENTER SPONSORSHIP ACTIVITIES:THE CENTER HAD TWELVE ACTIVE SPONSORSHIP PROJECTS DURING 2015. TWO PROJECTS, TIMESLIPS AND OCCUPY MADISON, BECAME INDEPENDENT 501(C)3 ORGANIZATIONS. SMALLER PROJECTS WITH ACTIVITY NOT LISTED SEPARATELY ABOVE INCLUDE ABCD, BUILDER BOYS, FAIR TRADE MADISON, LEGISLATIVE SEMESTER, MINDFULNESS FOR SOCIAL CHANGE, OCCUPY MADISON, POSITIVE WOMEN FOR CHANGE, SAGA, TIMESLIPS, AND WI EMPATHY GUILD. 53689 13918 12176 200108 1 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 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 WI X STEVE HINGLE 6085720084 354 MAIN STREET MADISON WI 53703 X BERT STITT PRESIDENT 15.00 X X 0 0 0 HEATHER ALLEN SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE HINGLE TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK STEVENS MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICK MARSDEN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN LEE MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARA BURR MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT HAUMERSEN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16770 164014 180784 SPONSORSHIP INCOME 900099 8901 8901 OTHER PROGRAM INCOME 900099 2275 2275 SPONSEE SETUP FEE 900099 750 750 11926 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 250 250 250 192960 12176 0 0 X 15050 15050 13918 13918 73521 71186 2335 198 198 3700 3700 34141 34141 25 25 6320 5518 802 777 177 600 1283 1283 116 116 1630 1630 2908 578 2330 PROGRAMMING COSTS 37078 37078 SPONSORSHIP CHARGE 8901 8901 TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO NO 8705 8705 HONORARIUM 450 450 1387 1377 10 210108 200108 10000 0 75812 58913 262 193 76074 59106 971 1150 971 1150 X 17542 17199 57561 40757 75103 57956 76074 59106 -17148 0 X X 0 0 0 X 19108 101774 199378 240516 180784 741560 77 4427 14151 11926 30581 19185 106201 199378 254667 192710 772141 11329 63762 21350 96441 0 11329 63762 21350 96441 675700 30 149 686 10 875 30 149 686 10 875 120 250 370 19215 106350 200064 254797 192960 773386 0.87370 0.84370 0.00110 0.00140 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 MENTORING POSITIVIES 414 RETHKE AVE MADISON WI 53714 272347080 5500 CORE TO PAY FOR CONSULTINGPROVIDED BY TRANSFORMATIONAL TRAINING FUND TO SPONSOR ATTENDANCE AT A LEADERSHIP TRAINING LEADERSHIP TRAINING 4 13918 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE 990 AND NOTIFIES THE BOARD OF THEIR APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTED SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 34,141. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 34,141. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 1 THE ORGANIZATION USES THE MODIFIED CASH METHOD OF ACCOUNTING WHEREAS PAYROLL LIABILITIES ARE REFLECTED IN THE BALANCE SHEET.