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IN 2024, WE RELEASED OUR NEW STRATEGIC PLAN. OUR VISION AND MISSION: -VISION: RACE FORWARD IMAGINES A JUST, MULTIRACIAL, DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY IN WHICH PEOPLE OF COLOR THRIVE WITH PURPOSE AND POWER. -MISSION: WE SUPPORT COMMUNITIES AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS TO ACHIEVE A JUST MULTIRACIAL DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY THROUGH GOVERNANCE THAT ADVANCES RACIAL JUSTICE. -THEORY OF CHANGE: 1) COMMUNITIES OF COLOR WIN GOVERNING POWER: COLLABORATIVE NETWORKS OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SHARE COMMON NARRATIVES OF RACIAL JUSTICE AND A SHARED AGENDA FOR DEMOCRATIC PRACTICES AND GOVERNANCE. 2) PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS ARE TRANSFORMED AND BETTER EQUIPPED TO ADVANCE RACIAL JUSTICE: A WIDE NETWORK OF INFORMED AND ENGAGED PUBLIC SERVANTS WORK WITHIN INSTITUTIONS TO ADVANCE RACIAL JUSTICE AND CHANGE PREVAILING NARRATIVES. 3) COMMUNITIES AND CROSS-SECTOR INSTITUTIONS EFFECTIVELY COLLABORATE FOR CHANGE: STRONG COMMUNICATION CHANNELS AND DIALOGUE AMONG COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS AND PUBLIC SERVANTS ACROSS SECTORS ADVANCE RACIAL JUSTICE THROUGH CO-GOVERNANCE BETWEEN COMMUNITIES AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. 2024 PROGRAMMATIC ACHIEVEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL AND SECTORAL CHANGE: ESTABLISHES SUSTAINABLE RACIAL EQUITY PRACTICE IN SECTORS BY FACILITATING LEARNING COHORTS, DEVELOPING TOOLS FOR LONG-TERM CHANGE, AND TRACKING SHIFTS THAT DEMONSTRATE SUCCESS. OUR GOVERNMENT ALLIANCE ON RACE AND EQUITY (GARE), A NETWORK OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENT JURISDICTIONS, OUR FEDERAL INITIATIVE TO GOVERN FOR RACIAL EQUITY (FIRE), AND OUR HOUSING, LAND AND DEVELOPMENT NETWORK (HLDN) ARE HOUSED IN THIS DEPARTMENT. SELECT HIGHLIGHTS: -OVER 670 MEMBERS ATTENDED GARE'S ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING. -GARE ALSO: 1) HOSTED 21 ONLINE PROGRAMS AND LAUNCHED NEW INFORMAL, UNRECORDED SPACES (COFFEE HOURS AND SENSEMAKING), WITH ATTENDEES. 2) LAUNCHED THE CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE INNOVATION COMMUNITY, A 10-MONTH LEARNING EXCHANGE OF 24 PRACTITIONERS, REPRESENTING GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY SECTORS. 3) RECEIVED THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS' STUART A. FREUDBERG AWARD FOR REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP. 4) RELEASED A SELF-PACED LEARNING RESOURCE FRAMEWORK FOR INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE FOR RACIAL EQUITY. -OUR FIRE TEAM: 1) TRAINED 2,250 STAFF AT THE U.S. FOREST SERVICES EQUITY SUMMIT. 2) INITIATED A DIGITAL DOCUMENTATION PROJECT FOR FEDERAL PUBLIC RECORDS ON RACIAL EQUITY, COLLECTING AND ARCHIVING MORE THAN 300 PUBLIC EQUITY DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS PREPARED BY FEDERAL AGENCIES/DEPARTMENTS DURING THE BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION. 3) PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL CONFERENCES AND EVENTS: NETWORK OF SCHOOLS OF PUBLIC POLICY, AFFAIRS AND ADMINISTRATION; CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGION 4 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ACADEMY PROGRAM; ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TRANSPORTATION REGULATORS. 4) LAUNCHED AN ONLINE PORTAL FOR FEDERAL RACIAL EQUITY PRACTITIONERS. -THE HOUSING, LAND AND DEVELOPMENT NETWORKING GROUP GREW TO 330 MEMBERS (32% INCREASE). THE TEAM: 1) HOSTED 11 VIRTUAL MEETINGS ON HOUSING REPARATIONS, LEGAL STRATEGIES, EQUITABLE ZONING REFORM, AND COLLABORATIVE GOVERNANCE; ESTABLISHED A PUBLIC REPOSITORY OF RACE-INFORMED HOUSING POLICIES AND PLANS, AND PUBLISHED A SERIES OF BRIEFS ON THE "ROOT CAUSES OF HOUSING AND LAND INJUSTICE" 2) PARTNERED WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY'S ADVANCING BLACK HOMEOWNERSHIP INITIATIVE TO STRENGTHEN THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMITMENT TO BUILDING BLACK COMMUNITY WEALTH. MOVEMENT CAPACITY BUILDING: BUILDS LEADERSHIP AND CAPACITY OF GRASSROOTS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. SELECT HIGHLIGHTS: -HEAL (HONEST EDUCATION ACTION AND LEADERSHIP) TOGETHER LAUNCHED PUBLIC SCHOOL STRONG, A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN THAT HAS ENGAGED OVER 5,000 EDUCATORS, PARENTS, AND STUDENTS TO PUSH BACK AGAINST PRIVATIZATION, CENSORSHIP, AND DISINVESTMENT IN OUR SCHOOLS. THE CAMPAIGN REGISTERED TEAMS IN ALL 50 STATES, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WITH STATEWIDE CAMPAIGNS IN NORTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, AND IOWA. -THE ROOT SOLUTIONS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAM HOSTED 1) TWO LEARNING EXCHANGE RETREATS FOR 40 GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY LEADERS AND GOVERNMENT PRACTITIONERS WORKING IN NEW ORLEANS, CHICAGO, PHILADELPHIA, AND TUCSON TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO ADVANCE RACIAL EQUITY IN PRE- TRIAL LEGAL SYSTEMS IN THEIR HOME JURISDICTIONS. 2) A PRE-CONFERENCE SESSION FOR THE MACARTHUR FOUNDATION'S ANNUAL NETWORKING CONVENING. 3) PUBLISHED AN ISSUE BRIEF. -POLICY INNOVATION LAB CONCLUDED A 3-YEAR COLLABORATIVE COHORT OF 30 GRASSROOTS ORGANIZERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS FROM FOUR GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO PILOT A METHODOLOGY AND FRAMEWORK THAT POSITIONS COMMUNITIES TO SHAPE AND IMPLEMENT POLICY AGENDAS. NARRATIVE, COMMUNICATIONS AND STORYTELLING: WORKS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION TO DEVELOP AND SHARE TOOLS TO ADVANCE AND AMPLIFY NARRATIVES AND STORIES THAT PROMOTE OUR WORK TO ADVANCE RACIAL JUSTICE. SELECT HIGHLIGHTS: 1) HOSTED A HOUSING JUSTICE NARRATIVE CONVENING, BRINGING OVER 60 ORGANIZERS, POLICY ADVOCATES, AND ARTISTS TOGETHER TO SHARE THEIR BEST PRACTICES ON GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL ORGANIZING FOR HOUSING JUSTICE. 2) VISUAL STORYTELLING FUND RECIPIENTS WORKED WITH LOCAL PARTNERS TO COMMISSION A HOUSING JUSTICE ANTHEM AND MUSIC VIDEO WHILE ANOTHER INCORPORATED ART INTO THEIR PROTEST ACTION TO DISPLAY THE IMPACT OF RISING RENTS AND HOMELESSNESS. 3) PROVIDED NARRATIVE CONSULTATION TO THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION'S RISE TO HEALTH COALITION. 4) MOMENTUM PODCAST SECURED HIGH-PROFILE GUESTS, INCLUDING FORMER HUD SECRETARY JULIN CASTRO, CEO OF THE LATINO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND AYANNA PARSONS, CO-FOUNDER, FEARLESS FUND. CROSS DEPARTMENTAL INITIATIVES RESEARCH: CONDUCTS APPLIED RESEARCH UPLIFTING THE EXPERIENCES OF THOSE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY INSTITUTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL RACISM. SELECT HIGHLIGHTS: -ENGAGED HUNDREDS OF RACIAL JUSTICE RESEARCHERS AND EVALUATORS AND AUDIENCES TO VALUES-DRIVEN AND RESEARCH JUSTICE FRAMEWORKS, PROVIDED TOOLKITS AND WORKSHOPS. -FACILITATED SESSIONS FOR THE SOCIETY FOR THE PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY OF SOCIAL ISSUES, EVIDENCE FOR ACTION, ESSIE JUSTICE GROUP, FRESNO PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY, AND CENTRAL OREGON HEALTH COUNCIL, AMONG OTHERS. PLACE-BASED STRATEGIES: CREATES LOCALIZED SPACES FOR PEOPLE ACROSS ISSUES AND SECTORS TO DEVELOP LONG-TERM STRATEGIES THAT BUILD POWER AND RESOURCES IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. -AS A RESULT OF A 5-YEAR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO, CA, THE SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A HISTORIC RACIAL EQUITY RESOLUTION CREATED IN PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY AND COMMUNITY AND CALLS FOR THE: 1) CITY MANAGER TO DEVELOP AND REFINE RACIAL EQUITY ANALYSES IN ALL GOVERNMENT BUSINESSES, PRIORITIZING THE CITY'S BUDGET PROCESS. 2) CREATION OF A RACIAL EQUITY ACTION PLAN WITH CLEARLY DEFINED GOALS, TIMELINES, RESPONSIBILITIES, PERFORMANCE METRICS, QUARTERLY STATUS UPDATES AND ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES. TRAINING STRATEGIES -CONDUCTED 36 TRAINING WORKSHOPS, TRAINING MORE THAN 1,100 PEOPLE. -TESTED NEW OFFERINGS IN THE AREAS OF RESEARCH, NARRATIVE AND COMMUNICATIONS, AND GOVERNMENT, AMONG OTHERS. -INTRODUCED LEARNING LABS, 3-HOUR, STANDALONE, HIGHLY INTERACTIVE SESSIONS. -REINTRODUCED AND CONDUCTED THREE RACEAND WEBINARS. 20876169 true true false true false false false false false false true false false true true true true false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false true 191 0 true 112 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false AL AR CA FL KS KY MA MD MS NC NH NJ NY OR PA RI VA WV X RANDALL OAKLEY 2125137925 PO BOX 96353 WASHINGTON DC 20090 X GLENN HARRIS PRESIDENT 40.00 1.00 X 291194 0 35568 ERIC WARD VICE PRESIDE 40.00 X 220513 0 26816 JULIE NELSON SVP, PROGRAM 40.00 X 204762 0 35713 CHERYL BLAKEMORE VP, STRATEGI 40.00 X 173431 0 31971 CARLTON ELEY SD, FED. 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OUR VISION AND MISSION: -VISION: RACE FORWARD IMAGINES A JUST, MULTIRACIAL, DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY IN WHICH PEOPLE OF COLOR THRIVE WITH PURPOSE AND POWER. -MISSION: WE SUPPORT COMMUNITIES AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS TO ACHIEVE A JUST MULTIRACIAL DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY THROUGH GOVERNANCE THAT ADVANCES RACIAL JUSTICE. -THEORY OF CHANGE: 1) COMMUNITIES OF COLOR WIN GOVERNING POWER: COLLABORATIVE NETWORKS OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SHARE COMMON NARRATIVES OF RACIAL JUSTICE AND A SHARED AGENDA FOR DEMOCRATIC PRACTICES AND GOVERNANCE. 2) PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS ARE TRANSFORMED AND BETTER EQUIPPED TO ADVANCE RACIAL JUSTICE: A WIDE NETWORK OF INFORMED AND ENGAGED PUBLIC SERVANTS WORK WITHIN INSTITUTIONS TO ADVANCE RACIAL JUSTICE AND CHANGE PREVAILING NARRATIVES. 3) COMMUNITIES AND CROSS-SECTOR INSTITUTIONS EFFECTIVELY COLLABORATE FOR CHANGE: STRONG COMMUNICATION CHANNELS AND DIALOGUE AMONG COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS AND PUBLIC SERVANTS ACROSS SECTORS ADVANCE RACIAL JUSTICE THROUGH CO-GOVERNANCE BETWEEN COMMUNITIES AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. 2024 PROGRAMMATIC ACHIEVEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL AND SECTORAL CHANGE: ESTABLISHES SUSTAINABLE RACIAL EQUITY PRACTICE IN SECTORS BY FACILITATING LEARNING COHORTS, DEVELOPING TOOLS FOR LONG-TERM CHANGE, AND TRACKING SHIFTS THAT DEMONSTRATE SUCCESS. OUR GOVERNMENT ALLIANCE ON RACE AND EQUITY (GARE), A NETWORK OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENT JURISDICTIONS, OUR FEDERAL INITIATIVE TO GOVERN FOR RACIAL EQUITY (FIRE), AND OUR HOUSING, LAND AND DEVELOPMENT NETWORK (HLDN) ARE HOUSED IN THIS DEPARTMENT. SELECT HIGHLIGHTS: -OVER 670 MEMBERS ATTENDED GARE'S ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING. -GARE ALSO: 1) HOSTED 21 ONLINE PROGRAMS AND LAUNCHED NEW INFORMAL, UNRECORDED SPACES (COFFEE HOURS AND SENSEMAKING), WITH ATTENDEES. 2) LAUNCHED THE CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE INNOVATION COMMUNITY, A 10-MONTH LEARNING EXCHANGE OF 24 PRACTITIONERS, REPRESENTING GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY SECTORS. 3) RECEIVED THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS' STUART A. FREUDBERG AWARD FOR REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP. 4) RELEASED A SELF-PACED LEARNING RESOURCE FRAMEWORK FOR INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE FOR RACIAL EQUITY. -OUR FIRE TEAM: 1) TRAINED 2,250 STAFF AT THE U.S. FOREST SERVICES EQUITY SUMMIT. 2) INITIATED A DIGITAL DOCUMENTATION PROJECT FOR FEDERAL PUBLIC RECORDS ON RACIAL EQUITY, COLLECTING AND ARCHIVING MORE THAN 300 PUBLIC EQUITY DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS PREPARED BY FEDERAL AGENCIES/DEPARTMENTS DURING THE BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION. 3) PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL CONFERENCES AND EVENTS: NETWORK OF SCHOOLS OF PUBLIC POLICY, AFFAIRS AND ADMINISTRATION; CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGION 4 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ACADEMY PROGRAM; ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TRANSPORTATION REGULATORS. 4) LAUNCHED AN ONLINE PORTAL FOR FEDERAL RACIAL EQUITY PRACTITIONERS. -THE HOUSING, LAND AND DEVELOPMENT NETWORKING GROUP GREW TO 330 MEMBERS (32% INCREASE). THE TEAM: 1) HOSTED 11 VIRTUAL MEETINGS ON HOUSING REPARATIONS, LEGAL STRATEGIES, EQUITABLE ZONING REFORM, AND COLLABORATIVE GOVERNANCE; ESTABLISHED A PUBLIC REPOSITORY OF RACE-INFORMED HOUSING POLICIES AND PLANS, AND PUBLISHED A SERIES OF BRIEFS ON THE "ROOT CAUSES OF HOUSING AND LAND INJUSTICE" 2) PARTNERED WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY'S ADVANCING BLACK HOMEOWNERSHIP INITIATIVE TO STRENGTHEN THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMITMENT TO BUILDING BLACK COMMUNITY WEALTH. MOVEMENT CAPACITY BUILDING: BUILDS LEADERSHIP AND CAPACITY OF GRASSROOTS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. SELECT HIGHLIGHTS: -HEAL (HONEST EDUCATION ACTION AND LEADERSHIP) TOGETHER LAUNCHED PUBLIC SCHOOL STRONG, A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN THAT HAS ENGAGED OVER 5,000 EDUCATORS, PARENTS, AND STUDENTS TO PUSH BACK AGAINST PRIVATIZATION, CENSORSHIP, AND DISINVESTMENT IN OUR SCHOOLS. THE CAMPAIGN REGISTERED TEAMS IN ALL 50 STATES, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WITH STATEWIDE CAMPAIGNS IN NORTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, AND IOWA. -THE ROOT SOLUTIONS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAM HOSTED 1) TWO LEARNING EXCHANGE RETREATS FOR 40 GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY LEADERS AND GOVERNMENT PRACTITIONERS WORKING IN NEW ORLEANS, CHICAGO, PHILADELPHIA, AND TUCSON TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO ADVANCE RACIAL EQUITY IN PRE- TRIAL LEGAL SYSTEMS IN THEIR HOME JURISDICTIONS. 2) A PRE-CONFERENCE SESSION FOR THE MACARTHUR FOUNDATION'S ANNUAL NETWORKING CONVENING. 3) PUBLISHED AN ISSUE BRIEF. -POLICY INNOVATION LAB CONCLUDED A 3-YEAR COLLABORATIVE COHORT OF 30 GRASSROOTS ORGANIZERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS FROM FOUR GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO PILOT A METHODOLOGY AND FRAMEWORK THAT POSITIONS COMMUNITIES TO SHAPE AND IMPLEMENT POLICY AGENDAS. NARRATIVE, COMMUNICATIONS AND STORYTELLING: WORKS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION TO DEVELOP AND SHARE TOOLS TO ADVANCE AND AMPLIFY NARRATIVES AND STORIES THAT PROMOTE OUR WORK TO ADVANCE RACIAL JUSTICE. SELECT HIGHLIGHTS: 1) HOSTED A HOUSING JUSTICE NARRATIVE CONVENING, BRINGING OVER 60 ORGANIZERS, POLICY ADVOCATES, AND ARTISTS TOGETHER TO SHARE THEIR BEST PRACTICES ON GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL ORGANIZING FOR HOUSING JUSTICE. 2) VISUAL STORYTELLING FUND RECIPIENTS WORKED WITH LOCAL PARTNERS TO COMMISSION A HOUSING JUSTICE ANTHEM AND MUSIC VIDEO WHILE ANOTHER INCORPORATED ART INTO THEIR PROTEST ACTION TO DISPLAY THE IMPACT OF RISING RENTS AND HOMELESSNESS. 3) PROVIDED NARRATIVE CONSULTATION TO THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION'S RISE TO HEALTH COALITION. 4) MOMENTUM PODCAST SECURED HIGH-PROFILE GUESTS, INCLUDING FORMER HUD SECRETARY JULIN CASTRO, CEO OF THE LATINO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND AYANNA PARSONS, CO-FOUNDER, FEARLESS FUND. CROSS DEPARTMENTAL INITIATIVES RESEARCH: CONDUCTS APPLIED RESEARCH UPLIFTING THE EXPERIENCES OF THOSE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY INSTITUTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL RACISM. SELECT HIGHLIGHTS: -ENGAGED HUNDREDS OF RACIAL JUSTICE RESEARCHERS AND EVALUATORS AND AUDIENCES TO VALUES-DRIVEN AND RESEARCH JUSTICE FRAMEWORKS, PROVIDED TOOLKITS AND WORKSHOPS. -FACILITATED SESSIONS FOR THE SOCIETY FOR THE PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY OF SOCIAL ISSUES, EVIDENCE FOR ACTION, ESSIE JUSTICE GROUP, FRESNO PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY, AND CENTRAL OREGON HEALTH COUNCIL, AMONG OTHERS. PLACE-BASED STRATEGIES: CREATES LOCALIZED SPACES FOR PEOPLE ACROSS ISSUES AND SECTORS TO DEVELOP LONG-TERM STRATEGIES THAT BUILD POWER AND RESOURCES IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. -AS A RESULT OF A 5-YEAR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO, CA, THE SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A HISTORIC RACIAL EQUITY RESOLUTION CREATED IN PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY AND COMMUNITY AND CALLS FOR THE: 1) CITY MANAGER TO DEVELOP AND REFINE RACIAL EQUITY ANALYSES IN ALL GOVERNMENT BUSINESSES, PRIORITIZING THE CITY'S BUDGET PROCESS. 2) CREATION OF A RACIAL EQUITY ACTION PLAN WITH CLEARLY DEFINED GOALS, TIMELINES, RESPONSIBILITIES, PERFORMANCE METRICS, QUARTERLY STATUS UPDATES AND ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES. TRAINING STRATEGIES -CONDUCTED 36 TRAINING WORKSHOPS, TRAINING MORE THAN 1,100 PEOPLE. -TESTED NEW OFFERINGS IN THE AREAS OF RESEARCH, NARRATIVE AND COMMUNICATIONS, AND GOVERNMENT, AMONG OTHERS. -INTRODUCED LEARNING LABS, 3-HOUR, STANDALONE, HIGHLY INTERACTIVE SESSIONS. -REINTRODUCED AND CONDUCTED THREE RACEAND WEBINARS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT REVIEW THE PREPARED DRAFT OF THE FORM 990. AFTER THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL, THE DRAFT IS REVIEWED BY COUNSEL. A FINAL DRAFT IS CIRCULATED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND THE EXECUTIVE STAFF OF THE ORGANIZATION, BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS COMPLETE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ANNUALLY. THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD TRACK ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. WHEN POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE IDENTIFIED, THEY ARE DISCLOSED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE POTENTIALLY CONFLICTED DIRECTOR IS EXCUSED FROM ALL RELATED CONVERSATIONS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY AND TAKES SUCH OTHER ACTIONS AS ARE NECESSARY FOR EFFECTIVE OVERSIGHT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, WITHOUT THE PRESIDENT'S PARTICIPATION, PERIODICALLY DO A COMPENSATION REVIEW AS PART OF THE PRESIDENT'S YEARLY PERFORMANCE EVALUATION. THEY EXAMINE PUBLISHED DATA ON NON-PROFIT SALARIES TO DETERMINE COMPARABLE COMPENSATION LEVELS. THE RESULTS OF THE REVIEW ARE THEN DISCUSSED WITH THE PRESIDENT AND A FINAL COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. ROUTINELY, MARKET DATA SURVEYS ARE COMPILED FOR ALL POSITIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION, REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT, AND WHEN NECESSARY, SALARIES ARE UPDATED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B ROUTINELY, MARKET DATA SURVEYS ARE COMPILED FOR ALL POSITIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION, REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT, AND WHEN NECESSARY, SALARIES ARE UPDATED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 17 OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 RACE FORWARD'S FORM 990 AND YEARLY AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. REQUESTS FOR ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE MADE ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. FORM 990, PART VII LORI BEZAHLER LEFT THE BOARD IN FEBRUARY 2024. REBECCA FOX LEFT THE BOARD IN JULY 2024. LEEANN HALL LEFT THE BOARD IN FEBRUARY 2024. RAMON RAMIREZ LEFT THE BOARD IN FEBRUARY 2024. RON SHIFMAN LEFT THE BOARD IN FEBRUARY 2024. SEAN THOMAS-BREITFELD LEFT THE BOARD IN JUNE 2024. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G STAFF DEVELOPMENT 22,291 1,994 511 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 2,831,278 253,216 64,887 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - TECH 144,481 12,922 3,311 CONSULTING SERVICES 1,195,698 106,938 27,403 TEMPORARY STAFF AGENCIES 328,007 29,335 7,517 TOTAL 4,521,755 404,405 103,629 RACE FORWARD ACTION 145 E 57TH ST 4TH FL NEW YORK NY 10022 920898880 ADVOCACY NY 501C4 RACE FORWA true EQUITY ACTION 900 ALICE STREET SUITE 400 OAKLAND CA 94607 203745400 ADVOCACY CA 501C4 RACE FORWA RACE FORWARD false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false true true false RACE FORWARD ACTION O 300000 FAIR MARKET VALUE