2026-05-15T10:32:45-04:00 2025-06-30 450491842 BLANKENSHIP CPA GROUP PLLC 2672 NORTH MT JULIET RD MT JULIET TN 371228015 990 2024-07-01 364589288 CENTER FOR CONTEMPLATIVE JUSTICE CENT 2562274785 PO BOX 6330B NASHVILLE TN 37235 DORIAN HANNA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2562274785 2026-05-15 true true JESSICA FREEMAN CPA P01261457 6158891153 2026-05-15 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BECCA STEVENS PO BOX 6330B NASHVILLE TN 37235 1628831 false X WWW.TCFCJ.ORG X 2006 TN TO GROW AND SUSTAIN CORPORAL ACTS OF JUSTICE ARISING FROM CONTEMPLATION. 11 10 2 5 0 1321529 1552806 52267 11020 39467 22239 -1533 13178 1411730 1599243 704540 999036 0 190930 192500 0 28722 653276 447001 1548746 1638537 -137016 -39294 2557126 2573926 10 56104 2557116 2517822 X THE CENTER FOR CONTEMPLATIVE JUSTICE GROWS AND SUSTAINS CORPORAL ACTS OF JUSTICE ARISING FROM CONTEMPLATION. WE SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER'S COMMON LIFE OF PRAYER AND SERVICE. 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THE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR THE EFFECT OF ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS BASED ON A MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THRESHOLD AS TO WHETHER THE TAX POSITIONS WOULD BE SUSTAINED, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION UNDER EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITY. IF A TAX POSITION OR POSITIONS ARE DEEMED TO RESULT IN UNCERTAINTY, THE UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFIT IS ESTIMATED BASED ON A CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY ASSESSMENT THAT AGGREGATES THE ESTIMATED TAX LIABILITY FOR ALL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND DETERMINATION OF WHETHER INCOME IS SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX. HOWEVER, THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT SUCH TAX POSITIONS DO NOT RESULT IN AN UNCERTAINTY REQUIRING RECOGNITION. 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MOSES HUMMON - SON, OFFICE ASSISTANCE WITH GRAPHIC DESIGN AND SPECIAL PROJECTS SANDY STEVENS - SISTER, DIRECTOR OF FUNCTIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE CENTER FOR CONTEMPLATIVE JUSTICE GROWS AND SUSTAINS CORPORAL ACTS OF JUSTICE ARISING FROM CONTEMPLATION. WE SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER'S COMMON LIFE OF PRAYER AND SERVICE. WE BUILD COMMUNITY AND DEEPER CONVERSATION THROUGH EVENTS, PILGRIMAGES, PUBLICATIONS, AND SERVICES. WE NURTURE THE CONTEMPLATIVE LIFE AND SUPPORT VISIONS FOR SOCIAL AND STRUCTURAL CHANGE. FORM 990, PART III LINE 4A PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT (CONTINUED) THE CENTER FOR CONTEMPLATIVE JUSTICE (CCJ) ADVANCES ITS MISSION TO GROW AND SUSTAIN ACTS OF JUSTICE ARISING FROM CONTEMPLATION BY SUPPORTING A DIVERSE ECOSYSTEM OF JUSTICE-CENTERED PROGRAMS, LEADERS, AND COMMUNITIES-BOTH LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY. CCJ PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE, FINANCIAL, AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL AND STRUCTURAL CHANGE. CCJ ADVANCES ITS MISSION THROUGH ITS JUSTICE STARTUP INCUBATOR, WHICH PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE AND FISCAL SPONSORSHIP TO EMERGING LEADERS AND INITIATIVES. THESE PROGRAMS ADDRESS A WIDE RANGE OF JUSTICE PRIORITIES, INCLUDING HUMAN DIGNITY, BUILDING COMMUNITY, AND HEALING. INCUBATED AND SUPPORTED INITIATIVES INCLUDE EFFORTS SUCH AS CHRISTIAN ATHLETES CIRCLES, WHICH FOSTERS A BELOVED COMMUNITY AMONG ATHLETES, CREATING SPACE FOR CONNECTION, REFLECTION, AND BELONGING AS AN OPEN AND AFFIRMING ENVIRONMENT WHERE LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS ARE FULLY WELCOMED AND EACH PERSON'S SPIRITUAL JOURNEY IS RESPECTED AND SUPPORTED; LOVE RISES IN UKRAINE, A JUSTICE ENTERPRISE THAT PROVIDES INCOME AND DIGNITY FOR DISPLACED WOMEN THROUGH TEXTILE PRODUCTION; AND THE RISE CENTER FOR URBAN ECONOMIC JUSTICE, WHICH EQUIPS YOUTH WITH FINANCIAL LITERACY, ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS, AND PATHWAYS TOWARD COMMUNITY INVESTMENT. THIS YEAR, THE CCJ LAUNCHED FAMILY SPIRITUAL DIRECTION PROJECT. THIS INITIATIVE OFFERS FAMILY-BASED SPIRITUAL DIRECTION FOR THOSE SEEKING TO DEEPEN THEIR CONNECTION TO ONE ANOTHER, TO THEIR INNER LIVES, AND TO THE SACRED WITHIN EVERYDAY EXPERIENCE. THE CCJ WILL BE PARTNERING WITH 9 CONGREGATIONS IN NASHVILLE AND IS ON SCHEDULE TO SUPPORT THE FIRST COHORT IN FALL OF 2025. ADDITIONALLY, CCJ OPERATES A WELLNESS CENTER AND FUNCTIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM, OFFERING HOLISTIC HEALTH SUPPORT THROUGH MOVEMENT, WELLNESS PRACTICES, AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES. THIS PROGRAM EMPHASIZES WHOLE-PERSON CARE, HELPING INDIVIDUALS BUILD SUSTAINABLE HABITS THAT SUPPORT LONG-TERM PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLBEING WHILE CONNECTING PARTICIPANTS TO ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY RESOURCES. IN ADDITION TO ITS INCUBATOR MODEL AND DIRECT PROGRAM SUPPORT, CCJ ADMINISTERS A GRANTMAKING PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES DIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO MISSION-ALIGNED INITIATIVES AROUND THE WORLD. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, CCJ HAS DISTRIBUTED FUNDS TO GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS ACROSS REGIONS INCLUDING ANTIGUA, BOTSWANA, ECUADOR, GUATEMALA, MEXICO, KENYA, NICARAGUA, UKRAINE, UNITED KINGDOM, AS WELL AS HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. THESE GRANTS SUPPORT A WIDE RANGE OF JUSTICE EFFORTS, SPANNING EDUCATION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, AND HEALING, EXTENDING CCJ'S IMPACT BY RESOURCING LOCALLY LED WORK IN DIVERSE CULTURAL CONTEXTS. THIS GLOBAL GRANTMAKING REFLECTS THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMITMENT TO TRUST-BASED PHILANTHROPY AND TO ADVANCING JUSTICE THROUGH BOTH DIRECT ACCOMPANIMENT AND STRATEGIC FINANCIAL SUPPORT. CCJ ALSO SUSTAINS LONG-TERM MISSION PARTNERSHIPS THAT REFLECT ENDURING COMMITMENTS TO GLOBAL COMMUNITIES. SINCE 1999, CCJ HAS SUPPORTED ESCUELA ANNE STEVENS IN SAN EDUARDO, ECUADOR, PROVIDING ONGOING FUNDING FOR THE SCHOOL'S OPERATIONS THROUGH DONATIONS AND SPONSORSHIPS. SINCE 2006, CCJ HAS PARTNERED WITH HOLY CROSS HOSPICE IN GABORONE, BOTSWANA, SUPPORTING COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS AND OTHER TERMINAL ILLNESSES. THIS PARTNERSHIP INCLUDES FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PALLIATIVE CARE TRAINING AND ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S FIRST INPATIENT HOSPICE FACILITIES. LOCALLY, CCJ CONTINUES TO INVEST IN COMMUNITY-BASED INFRASTRUCTURE AND DIRECT SERVICE PROGRAMS. IN 2022, THE ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED A DEDICATED GATHERING SPACE TO SERVE AS A HUB FOR CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICE, INCUBATOR PROGRAMS, AND JUSTICE-CENTERED COLLABORATION. THIS SPACE SUPPORTS BOTH EMERGING INITIATIVES AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY THROUGH EVENTS, MEETINGS, AND SHARED PROGRAMMING. CCJ ALSO MAINTAINS AN EMERGENCY FUND TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DURING TIMES OF CRISIS, ADDRESSING NEEDS SUCH AS HOUSING INSTABILITY, MEDICAL EMERGENCIES, FOOD INSECURITY, AND BURIAL EXPENSES. THIS FUND PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN REDUCING THE BURDEN OF ECONOMIC INJUSTICE AND SUPPORTING COMMUNITY STABILITY. THROUGH THESE INTERCONNECTED EFFORTS, SPANNING CONTEMPLATIVE OPPORTUNITIES, PROGRAM INCUBATION, GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS, AND DIRECT COMMUNITY SUPPORT, CCJ CONTINUES TO EMBODY A MODEL OF JUSTICE ROOTED IN CONTEMPLATION. BY INTEGRATING REFLECTION, RELATIONSHIP, AND ACTION, THE ORGANIZATION STRENGTHENS INDIVIDUALS, SUPPORTS COMMUNITIES, AND ADVANCES SUSTAINABLE, JUSTICE-CENTERED CHANGE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS E-MAILED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED AND SIGNED ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACT LABOR 144,225 1,600 0 GRANT CONSULTANT FEES 33,250 0 0 TOTAL 177,475 1,600 0