2026-02-09T14:26:00-06:00 2025-06-30 521853933 JM&M 10500 LITTLE PATUXENT PARKWAY SUITE 770 COLUMBIA MD 21044 990 2024-07-01 521835698 APPLESEED FOUNDATION INC APPL 2029052788 712 H ST NE PMB 97263 WASHINGTON DC 20002 BENET MAGNUSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2029052788 2026-02-09 1 1 MEENA BISHNOI P01480769 4108840220 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BENET MAGNUSON 712 H ST NE PMB 97263 WASHINGTON DC 20002 1126738 0 X WWW.APPLESEEDNETWORK.ORG X 1993 DC APPLESEED IS THE FOUNDER OF, AND THE NATIONAL OFFICE FOR, A NON-PROFIT NETWORK OF 20 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. 38 38 3 43 0 0 786800 1034641 0 0 52013 57564 -32839 -38250 805974 1053955 312682 344414 0 0 352486 373317 0 0 52711 145824 168794 810992 886525 -5018 167430 1667481 1961350 30469 93427 1637012 1867923 THE APPLESEED FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE APPLESEED NETWORK, A COLLABORATION OF 20 NONPROFIT JUSTICE CENTERS ACROSS THE US AND MEXICO WORKING TOGETHER TO REDUCE POVERTY, COMBAT DISCRIMINATION, AND INVIGORATE DEMOCRACY. 0 0 460631 258000 APPLESEED NETWORK COLLABORATION -- THE APPLESEED FOUNDATION FACILITATES COLLABORATIVE ADVOCACY AMONG THE 20 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. 169666 10914 COLLECTIVE CAPACITY BUILDING -- THE APPLESEED FOUNDATION DEEPENS THE APPLESEED NETWORK'S IMPACT BY HELPING BUILD COMMUNITIES OF LEARNING AND PRACTICE AMONG THE 20 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. 109578 75500 APPLESEED NEW JUSTICE -- 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. TWO NEWEST CENTERS ARE CONNECTICUT APPLESEED (RELAUNCHED IN 2024) AND WISCONSIN APPLESEED (LAUNCHED IN 2025). 739875 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 6 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 38 38 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 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 127220 0 7471 ERIC KOENIG CO-CHAIR 2.50 X X 0 0 0 DANIEL DOMINGUEZ CO-CHAIR ELECT UNTIL NOV. 2024, THEN CO-CHAIR 2.50 X X 0 0 0 TOM MCCOY IMM PAST CO-CHAIR UNTIL NOV. 2024, THEN MEMBER 0.50 X X 0 0 0 RORY LERARIS CO-CHAIR UNTIL NOV. 2024, THEN IMM. PAST CO-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOE HOANG SECRETARY UNTIL NOVEMBER 2024 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS DELUCA MEMBER TREAS AS OF JULY 24, SEC./TREAS. AS OF NOV. 2024 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SHARIE BROWN MEMBER UNTIL NOV. 2024, THEN CO-CHAIR ELECT 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA DEWEY MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GAIL ERICKSON MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARKUS GREEN 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 RALPH NADER MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RALPH PETERSBERGER MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JON WALCOFF MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 PHIL ZEIDMAN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BEVERLY ALLEN MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 BOB BACHNER MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY BENTON 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 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARK DARRELL MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN CLANCY MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 LEOPOLDO HERNANDEZ MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 WENCHI HU MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 MAKA HUTSON MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 LENA KONANOVA MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 KEVIN KRAHAM MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 ALEX REID MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 THEA SEBASTIAN MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANNAMARIA STEWARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 JAMIE UNDERWOOD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 COURTNEY DYER MEMBER AS OF NOVEMBER 2024 0.50 X 0 0 0 KEVIN JOHNSON MEMBER AS OF NOVEMBER 2024 0.50 X 0 0 0 RUSSELL MANNS MEMBER AS OF NOVEMBER 2024 0.50 X 0 0 0 SANDRA HANNA MEMBER AS OF NOVEMBER 2024 0.50 X 0 0 0 PETE DAVIS MEMBER UNTIL APRIL 2025 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARC SHERMAN MEMBER UNTIL NOVEMBER 2024 0.50 X 0 0 0 SHIREEN MEER MEMBER UNTIL JANUARY 2025 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTHA HODGESMITH MEMBER UNTIL JANUARY 2025 0.50 X 0 0 0 127220 0 7471 1 0 0 0 0 198294 836347 12028 1034641 32919 32919 59178 34533 24645 24645 24645 0 198294 38250 -38250 -38250 1053955 0 0 19314 344414 344414 138449 101365 20586 16498 170772 125047 25383 20342 8846 6513 1261 1072 31519 21912 6098 3509 23731 17470 3393 2868 26433 26433 1440 1440 67795 65631 641 1523 961 802 159 1866 593 1273 4288 579 3709 24196 19451 4745 27915 27098 817 11317 8287 1682 1348 TAXES, LICENSES, & FEES 1406 600 806 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 1050 1050 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 127 113 14 886525 739875 93939 52711 145023 103469 352054 386301 225000 13360 24824 894954 972214 262090 249542 1667481 1961350 17498 43427 12971 50000 30469 93427 X 475429 317855 1161583 1550068 1637012 1867923 1667481 1961350 167430 63481 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 302107 725927 670763 786800 1034641 3520238 302107 725927 670763 786800 1034641 3520238 501643 3018595 13847 13223 21861 35938 32919 117788 203 100 240 543 3638569 0.82960 0.79300 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 833814 833814 150072 37518 0 0 100504 110741 138554 150072 499871 749807 25126 27685 34639 37518 124968 187452 0 0 100380 -18620 81760 97055 3325 100380 119043 -21988 97055 124797 -5754 119043 110817 13980 124797 1.00000 1 0 0 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN REMAINDER TRUST 249542 F 249542 X 1824146 63481 669900 38250 771631 1052515 1440 1440 1053955 1593235 669900 38250 708150 885085 1440 1440 886525 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 38,250. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 38,250. PILLARS OF JUSTICE 198294 198294 13228 25022 198294 198294 13228 25022 38250 -38250 1 MISSOURI APPLESEED 100 N TUCKER BLVD ROOM 840 ST LOUIS MO 63101 823588706 501(C)(3) 76500 0 MISSOURI APPLESEED 2025 NFL GRANT FUNDS NEW YORK APPLESEED INC PO BOX 6973 NEW YORK NY 10150 473549251 501(C)(3) 54072 0 SUPPORT GRANT FOR START UP CT. APPLESEED; TRAVEL STIPENDS NEBRASKA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST PO BOX 83613 LINCOLN NE 68501 470798343 501(C)(3) 31250 0 WI. DONATION PASS ON ALEC HILLBO & MATCHING DONATION WISCONSIN APPLESEED DONATION; NE. APPLESEED FIDUCIARY FOR WI. SEED GRANT FOR WI. APPLESEED; TRAVEL STIPENDS KANSAS APPLESEED 211 E 8TH ST SUITE D LAWRENCE KS 66044 481219759 501(C)(3) 5750 0 TRAVEL STIPENDS; $2,000 DONATION. ALABAMA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE 400 SOUTH UNION ST 245 MONTGOMERY AL 36104 061647437 501(C)(3) 75750 0 ALABAMA APPLESEED 2025 NFL GRANT FUNDS AND TRAVEL STIPEND FOR EDC MEETING NOV. 2024 OKLAHOMA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE INC 822 E 6TH STREET TULSA OK 74120 881530024 501(C)(3) 78000 0 OKLAHOMA APPLESEED 2025 NFL GRANT FUNDS; TRAVEL STIPEND FOR MEXICO CITY MEETING. 6 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 A, LINE 4 THE BOARD ADOPTED AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS (EFFECTIVE JULY 30, 2025) TO UPDATE THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK. KEY UPDATES REVISED THE OFFICER STRUCTURE BY SHIFTING TO OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE BOARD (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TREASURER, AND SECRETARY) AND REMOVING THE PRIOR "CO-CHAIR" OFFICER SLATE. THE AMENDMENTS ALSO UPDATED BOARD COMPOSITION RULES BY CAPPING AT-LARGE DIRECTORS AT 30 AND CLARIFYING AFFILIATE DIRECTOR ELIGIBILITY/AUTOMATIC CESSATION PROVISIONS. IN ADDITION, THE BYLAWS REMOVED PRIOR TERM LIMITS TO PERMIT RE-ELECTION FOR ADDITIONAL TERMS AND STREAMLINED GOVERNANCE MECHANICS SUCH AS QUORUM/NOTICE REQUIREMENTS AND VACANCY-FILLING PROCEDURES. 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 15A 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 2025. 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.