2025-03-11T12:20:40-05:00 2024-06-30 521853933 JM&M 10500 LITTLE PATUXENT PARKWAY SUITE 770 COLUMBIA MD 21044 990 2023-07-01 521835698 APPLESEED FOUNDATION INC APPL 2029052788 712 H ST NE PMB 97263 WASHINGTON DC 20002 ERIC KOENIG CO-CHAIR 2029052788 2025-03-11 1 1 MEENA BISHNOI P01480769 4108840220 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ERIC KOENIG 712 H ST NE PMB 97263 WASHINGTON DC 20002 856360 0 X WWW.APPLESEEDNETWORK.ORG X 1993 DC APPLESEED IS THE FOUNDER OF, AND THE NATIONAL OFFICE FOR, A NON-PROFIT NETWORK OF 18 CENTERS ACROSS THE U.S. AND MEXICO. APPLESEED IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING JUSTICE AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT HELP LOW-INCOME PEOPLE AND WORKING FAMILIES BUILD BETTER LIVES. APPLESEED EMPLOYS LITIGATION, POLICY ADVOCACY, AND GRASS ROOTS ORGANIZING, AND MAKES A DIFFERENCE BY STAYING CLOSE TO THEIRCOMMUNITIES, WINNING VICTORIES IN HARD POLITICAL ENVIRONMENTS, AND BRINGING THE POWER AND EXPERTISE OF A NATIONAL NETWORK TO BEAR ON CROSS-CUTTING SOCIAL ISSUES. 39 39 4 43 0 0 670763 786800 0 0 44771 52013 -18840 -32839 696694 805974 198135 312682 0 0 309672 352486 0 0 53963 115045 145824 622852 810992 73842 -5018 1677519 1667481 111599 30469 1565920 1637012 THE APPLESEED FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE APPLESEED NETWORK, A COLLABORATION OF 18 JUSTICE CENTERS ACROSS THE US AND MEXICO, TO REDUCE POVERTY, COMBAT DISCRIMINATION, AND INVIGORATE DEMOCRACY. 0 0 353688 216982 COLLECTIVE CAPACITY BUILDING PREVIOUSLY. COMMUNICATIONS AND PART OF THE FIELD NETWORK PROGRAM: THE APPLESEED FOUNDATION DEEPENS THE APPLESEED NETWORK'S IMPACT BY HELPING BUILD COMMUNITIES OF LEARNING AND PRACTICE AMONG THE 18 APPLESEED JUSTICE CENTERS. THROUGH FREQUENT WORKSHOPS, TRAININGS, STAFF COHORTS, AND STUDY GROUPS, THE APPLESEED FOUNDATION BRINGS APPLESEED CENTERS TOGETHER TO SHARE LESSONS LEARNED, TROUBLESHOOT CHALLENGES, DEVELOP NEW AND INNOVATIVE APPROACHES, AND FOSTER THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY NECESSARY TO SUSTAIN SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENTS. 258267 81000 APPLESEED NETWORK COLLABORATION PREVIOUSLY. COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS AND PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES: THE APPLESEED FOUNDATION FACILITATES COLLABORATIVE ADVOCACY AMONG THE 18 JUSTICE CENTERS IN THE APPLESEED NETWORK. THESE COLLABORATIONS INCLUDE MULTICENTER PROJECTS RELATED TO ECONOMIC JUSTICE, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, EDUCATION AND YOUTH, IMMIGRATION, AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE. ISSUES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE ARE BOTH WIDESPREAD ACROSS JURISDICTIONS AND DEEPLY ROOTED IN THEIR SPECIFIC COMMUNITY CONTEXT, AND APPLESEED'S STRUCTURE-INDEPENDENT JUSTICE CENTERS WORKING COLLABORATIVELY AS A NETWORK - ALLOWS APPLESEED TO WORK ON THESE ISSUES BOTH BROADLY AND DEEPLY. 42688 14700 APPLESEED NEW JUSTICE CENTERS IS A NEW PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES A PART OF THE PREVIOUSLY, FIELD NETWORK CATEGORY: THE APPLESEED FOUNDATION SOWS THE SEEDS OF JUSTICE BY LAUNCHING NEW APPLESEED JUSTICE CENTERS. WHEN ESTABLISHING A NEW APPLESEED CENTER, THE APPLESEED FOUNDATION WORKS CLOSELY WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ADVOCATES, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO IDENTIFY THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES IN THE JURISDICTION, GAPS IN EXISTING ADVOCACY INFRASTRUCTURE, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION. THE NEWEST APPLESEED JUSTICE CENTERS ARE OKLAHOMA APPLESEED (LAUNCHED IN 2022) AND ARKANSAS APPLESEED (LAUNCHED IN 2021). 654643 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 VA MD X SUSAN HARRIS 2029052788 712 H ST NE PMB 97263 WASHINGTON DC 20002 BENET MAGNUSON ARTHUR MONROE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 118000 0 6932 MARY MORNINGSTAR PAST CO-CHAIR UNTIL NOV. 2023 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TOM MCCOY CO-CHAIR UNTIL NOV 2023, THEN IMMEDIATE PAST CO-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIC KOENIG TREASURER UNTIL MAY 2024, CO-CHAIR AS OF NOV. 2023 2.50 X X 0 0 0 RORY LERARIS CO-CHAIR 2.50 X X 0 0 0 JOE HOANG SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DANIEL DOMINGUEZ MEMBER UNTIL NOV. 2023, THEN CO-CHAIR ELECT 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA DEWEY MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GAIL ERICKSON MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARKUS GREEN MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARTHA HODGESMITH MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 RICHARD JEROME MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 CURTIS LU MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 SHIREEN MEER MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RALPH NADER MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 RALPH PETERSBERGER MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARC SHERMAN MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 JON WALCOFF MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 PHIL ZEIDMAN MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 BEVERLY ALLEN MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 BOB BACHNER MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARY BENTON MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 SHARIE BROWN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETE DAVIS MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 KATIE JOSEPH MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN SHUTKIN MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID SCHRODT MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 JAMES SHADD III MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 KEITH BENES MEMBER AS OF MAY 2024 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARK DARRELL MEMBER AS OF MAY 2024 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN CLANCY MEMBER AS OF AUG. 2023 0.50 X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS DELUCA MEMBER AS OF NOV. 2023 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEOPOLDO HERNANDEZ MEMBER AS OF APR. 2024 0.50 X 0 0 0 WENCHI HU MEMBER AS OF NOV. 2023 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAKA HUTSON MEMBER AS OF MAY 2024 0.50 X 0 0 0 LENA KONANOVA MEMBER AS OF MAY 2024 0.50 X 0 0 0 KEVIN KRAHAM MEMBER AS OF MAY 2024 0.50 X 0 0 0 ALEX REID MEMBER AS OF NOV. 2023 0.50 X 0 0 0 THEA SEBASTIAN MEMBER AS OF NOV. 2023 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANNAMARIA STEWARD MEMBER AS OF AUG. 2023 0.50 X 0 0 0 JAMIE UNDERWOOD MEMBER AS OF NOV. 2023 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID HURTADO BADIOLA MEMBER UNTIL APRIL 2024 0.50 X 0 0 0 ROBERT KATZ MEMBER UNTIL NOV. 2023 0.50 X 0 0 0 BERT POGREBIN MEMBER UNTIL MAR. 2024 0.50 X 0 0 0 118000 0 6932 1 0 0 0 0 421603 365197 786800 35938 35938 33622 17547 16075 16075 16075 0 421603 32839 -32839 -32839 805974 0 0 19174 312682 312682 129792 95742 18594 15456 163632 120781 23400 19451 8381 6173 1193 1015 27769 19160 4953 3656 22912 17042 3110 2760 26107 26107 1740 1740 17309 16500 809 2078 1954 124 26374 21463 430 4481 11297 24 7886 3387 11897 6624 5273 36720 35187 1533 6836 837 5860 139 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 4147 424 300 3423 TAXES, LICENSES, & FEES 886 50 836 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 433 238 195 810992 654643 102386 53963 199319 145023 372642 352054 16150 13360 821392 894954 268016 262090 1677519 1667481 36599 17498 75000 12971 111599 30469 X 353885 475429 1212035 1161583 1565920 1637012 1677519 1667481 -5018 76110 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 336198 302107 725927 670763 786800 2821795 336198 302107 725927 670763 786800 2821795 502926 2318869 16872 13847 13223 21861 35938 101741 203 100 240 543 2924079 0.79300 0.74550 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 757029 757029 138554 34639 0 0 42725 100504 110741 138554 392524 588786 10681 25126 27685 34639 98131 147197 0 0 97055 3325 100380 119043 -21988 97055 124797 -5754 119043 110817 13980 124797 97400 13417 110817 1.00000 1 0 0 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN REMAINDER TRUST 262090 F 262090 X 1729987 76110 816804 32839 925753 804234 1740 1740 805974 1658895 816804 32839 849643 809252 1740 1740 810992 PART V, LINE 4: PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUNDS CONSIST OF A CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNIT TRUST. THESE FUNDS HAVE BEEN RESTRICTED BY THE DONOR TO PROVIDE INCOME TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE UPON THE DEATH OF THE DONOR. THESE FUNDS ARE ADMINISTERED BY AN UNRELATED PARTY AND PER THE TERMS OF THE DONOR AGREEMENT, NO PART OF THESE FUNDS MAY BE USED UNTIL THAT TIME. PART X, LINE 2: APPLESEED BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT WOULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. THERE ARE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR LIABILITIES THAT NEED TO BE RECORDED. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 32,839. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 32,839. PILLARS OF JUSTICE 421603 421603 97 11423 1412 19907 421603 421603 97 11423 1412 19907 32839 -32839 1 MISSOURI APPLESEED 100 N TUCKER BLVD ROOM 840 ST LOUIS MO 63101 823588706 501(C)(3) 9000 0 COORDINATED MESSAGING IMPLEMENTATION FOR JUST TRUST COLLABORATIVE PROJECT NEW YORK APPLESEED INC PO BOX 6973 NEW YORK NY 10150 473549251 501(C)(3) 208734 0 NETWORK OPPORTUNITY GRANTS ARKANSAS APPLESEED LEGAL JUSTICE CENTER PO BOX 866 CABOT AR 72023 872291688 501(C)(3) 16950 0 MATCHING GRANTS AND NETWORK MEETING EXPENSES FOR 3 ATTENDEES LOUISIANA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE 1615 POYDRAS ST STE 1000 NEW ORLEANS LA 70112 721402876 501(C)(3) 9000 0 COORDINATED MESSAGING IMPLEMENTATION FOR JUST TRUST COLLABORATIVE PROJECT TEXAS APPLESEED 1609 SHOAL CREEK STE 201 AUSTIN TX 78701 742804268 501(C)(3) 9000 0 COORDINATED MESSAGING IMPLEMENTATION FOR JUST TRUST COLLABORATIVE PROJECT KANSAS APPLESEED 211 E 8TH ST SUITE D LAWRENCE KS 66044 481219759 501(C)(3) 9000 0 COORDINATED MESSAGING IMPLEMENTATION FOR JUST TRUST COLLABORATIVE PROJECT SOUTH CAROLINA APPLESEED PO BOX 7187 COLUMBIA SC 29202 571035023 501(C)(3) 9000 0 COORDINATED MESSAGING IMPLEMENTATION FOR JUST TRUST COLLABORATIVE PROJECT ALABAMA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE 400 SOUTH UNION ST 245 MONTGOMERY AL 36104 061647437 501(C)(3) 9000 0 COORDINATED MESSAGING IMPLEMENTATION FOR JUST TRUST COLLABORATIVE PROJECT FUND FOR JUSTICE (CHICAGO APPLESEED) 750 N LAKE SHORE DR 4TH FLOOR CHICAGO IL 60611 237059214 501(C)(3) 9000 0 CRIMINAL JUSTICE MESSAGING PROJECT FUND FOR JUSTICE GEORGIA APPLESEED 1600 PARKWOOD CIRCLE STE 200 ATLANTA GA 30339 204036923 501(C)(3) 9000 0 COORDINATED MESSAGING IMPLEMENTATION FOR JUST TRUST COLLABORATIVE PROJECT OKLAHOMA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE INC 822 E 6TH STREET TULSA OK 74120 881530024 501(C)(3) 9000 0 COORDINATED MESSAGING IMPLEMENTATION FOR JUST TRUST COLLABORATIVE PROJECT 11 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE APPLESEED FOUNDATION OCCASIONALLY PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO NEW AND EXISTING APPLESEED JUSTICE CENTERS, WHICH ARE INDEPENDENT 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. FOR NEW APPLESEED JUSTICE CENTERS, THE APPLESEED FOUNDATION PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT VIA THE NEW CENTER'S FISCAL SPONSOR UNTIL THE NEW CENTER RECEIVES ITS 501(C)(3) DETERMINATION FROM THE IRS. FOR EXISTING CENTERS, THE APPLESEED FOUNDATION REVIEWS GRANT APPLICATION MATERIALS, CONFIRMS THE CENTER'S NONPROFIT STATUS, AND REVIEWS COMPLIANCE WITH ANY GRANT RESTRICTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B ALL MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WILL BE PROVIDED WITH THE DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD BEFORE IT IS FINALIZED AND FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH BOARD MEMBER IS ASKED TO FILL OUT A QUESTIONNAIRE REGARDING CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNUALLY AND TURN IN THE SIGNED FORM TO THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS WHO MAINTAINS A FILE ON THESE DISCLOSURES. IF IT'S FOUND THAT A MEMBER HAS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THIS POLICY IT MAY RESULT IN FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND THE BOARD MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS, WHICH MAY INCLUDE REMOVAL FROM OFFICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BASES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ON COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS OF ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZES, COMPLEXITY, REGIONS AND SKILLS REQUIRED. WHEN CONSIDERING ANNUAL COMPENSATION LEVEL, THE BOARD ALSO CONSIDERS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE AND THE AVERAGE SALARY INCREASE FOR STAFF MEMBERS. CHANGES IN COMPENSATION ARE DISCUSSED AND VOTED ON BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN JANUARY 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL POLICIES ARE EITHER A PART OF THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OR PART OF THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK AND CAN BE OBTAINED BY A WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS AUDIT OVERSIGHT OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE YEAR.