2023-11-15T10:10:03-06:00 2022-12-31 411534805 CARPENTER EVERT & ASSOCIATES LTD 7760 FRANCE AVE S SUITE 940 BLOOMINGTON MN 55435 990 2022-01-01 824855661 OSTARA INITIATIVE OSTA 6123823095 PO BOX 18603 MINNEAPOLIS MN 554185541 COLLEEN BELL BOARD CHAIR 6123823095 2023-11-14 1 COLLEEN BELL 999009999 0 NEAL EVERT P00046853 9528310085 2023-11-14 0 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z COLLEEN BELL 679587 0 X OSTARAINITIATIVE.ORG X 2016 MN RENEWING THE COUNTRYSIDE STRENGTHENS RURAL AREAS BY CHAMPIONING AND SUPPORTING RURAL COMMUNITIES, FARMERS, ARTISTS, ENTREPRENEURS, EDUCATORS, ACTIVISTS AND OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE RENEWING THE COUNTRYSIDE THROUGH SUSTAINABLE AND INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES, BUSINESSES, AND PROJECTS. WE DO THIS BY SHARING STORIES OF RURAL RENEWAL, BUILDING AWARENESS AND SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINABLE ENDEAVORS, CONNECTING PEOPLE INTERESTED IN SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT TO EACH OTHER, PROVIDING PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE WORKING TO IMPROVE RURAL AMERICA, AND FOSTERING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN URBAN AND RURAL PEOPLE. 6 6 10 4 0 0 622391 671293 30824 7925 8 369 0 0 653223 679587 0 0 0 0 274645 473056 38300 0 80103 164915 354751 477860 827807 175363 -148220 607119 517221 45057 103379 562062 413842 X RENEWING THE COUNTRYSIDE STRENGTHENS RURAL AREAS BY CHAMPIONING AND SUPPORTING RURAL COMMUNITIES, FARMERS, ARTISTS, ENTREPRENEURS, EDUCATORS, ACTIVISTS AND OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE RENEWING THE COUNTRYSIDE THROUGH SUSTAINABLE AND INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES, BUSINESSES, AND PROJECTS. WE DO THIS BY SHARING STORIES OF RURAL RENEWAL, BUILDING AWARENESS AND SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINABLE ENDEAVORS, CONNECTING PEOPLE INTERESTED IN SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT TO EACH OTHER, PROVIDING PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE WORKING TO IMPROVE RURAL AMERICA, AND FOSTERING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN URBAN AND RURAL PEOPLE. 0 0 661155 MNPDP IN 2022 MNPDP SERVED 215 INDIVIDUAL PARENTS ACROSS MULTIPLE SITES. WE HELD 133 IN PERSON PARENTING EDUCATION AND PREGNANCY SUPPORT CLASSES AT MULTIPLE SITES AND ASSISTED 14 CLIENTS IN GIVING BIRTH. THIS YEAR, FOR THE RST TIME EVER, WE WERE ABLE TO ASSIST WITH STORAGE AND SHIPPING OF BREAST MILK FROM MOTHERS TO CAREGIVERS IN THE COMMUNITY. WE WERE ABLE TO SUPPORT 5 MOTHER/BABY PAIRS TOTAL WITH LACTATION SUPPORT. AFTER MORE THAN TWO YEARS OF LOCKDOWN AND PROGRAM SUSPENSIONS DUE TO COVID-19, OUR PROGRAM WAS ABLE TO REENTER THE PRISONS AND JAILS THIS YEAR. WHILE WE WORKED TO RETURN TO PRE-PANDEMIC SERVICE LEVELS, WE USED STA TIME TO PARTICIPATE IN MULTIPLE STA TRAININGS INCLUDING, PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST TRAINING AND A BUILDING RACIAL JUSTICE ALL STA TRAINING."PROGRAM" -ALABAMA PRISON BIRTH PROJECTIN 2022, THE ALABAMA PRISON BIRTH PROJECT COMPLETED 868 CLIENT HOURS. THIS NUMBER REPRESENTS TIME SPENT CONDUCTING PARENTING EDUCATION AND PREGNANCY SUPPORT CLASSES, HOLDING GROUP SUPPORT SESSIONS, PROVIDING HEALTHY MEALS, AND MORE. WE HELD 47 CLASSES THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, AND HELPED 17 CLIENTS GIVE BIRTH AND WELCOMED 18 BABIES (ONE SET OF TWINS). WE PROVIDED 434 NUTRITIOUS MEALS FOR INCARCERATED MOTHERS IN THE JULIA TUTWILER PRISON FOR WOMEN, AND ASSISTED 14 INCARCERATED MOTHERS WITH PUMPING AND SHIPPING BREAST MILK TO HER NEWBORN LIVING WITH TEMPORARY CAREGIVERS IN THE COMMUNITY.IN 2022, APBP ALSO WORKED WITH DIRECTLY-IMPACTED INDIVIDUALS TO HELP PASS HB230 INTO LAW. THE LAW LIMITS HOW A PREGNANT PERSON IN CUSTODY MAY BE RESTRAINED, ISOLATED, AND SEARCHED IN ALABAMA. A FORMER CLIENT OF OUR PROGRAM SHARED HER STORY WITH LAWMAKERS FOLLOWING HER OWN EXPERIENCE WHEN, AS SHE WAS PREGNANT WITH TWINS, HER WRISTS WERE ATTACHED TO HER BELLY CHAIN AND SHE COULD NOT HOLD ON TO A HAND RAILING IN THE STAIRWAY. SHE WAS ALSO FORCED TO KEEP HER LEG IRONS ON DURING AN INTIMATE EXAM RELATED TO HER PREGNANCY.OUR NEWEST PROGRAM OF OSTARA WORKS TO CREATE NEW PATTERNS OF THOUGHT, POLICY, AND PRACTICE WITH AND FOR JUSTICE-INVOLVED WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN THAT ARECONSTITUTIONALLY-ALIGNED AND ROOTED IN HUMAN RIGHTS-BASED STANDARDS. THIS YEAR WE COMPLETED THE CREATION OF A VISION CLASS, THIS FREE, 7-PART VIDEO SERIES IS OUR SHARED, COLLABORATIVE VISION FOR INNOVATION AND AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP AT THE INTERSECTION OF HEALTH AND JUSTICE FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING PEOPLE. IN LATE 2022, WE DEVELOPED AND OERED THE RST PRISON DOULA CERTICATION TRAINING IN MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, WHERE WE TRAINED 25 NEW PRISON DOULAS. 661155 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MN X ERICA GERRITY 6124409682 PO BOX 18603 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55418 ERICA GERRITY DIRECTOR 32.00 X X 63300 0 0 COLIN BELL CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 FLORENCE HOLLAND TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS FRANKLIN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSHUA CHRISTOFFERSON MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD RICE MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GENEVIEVE BOJADO MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 63300 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 225275 446018 671293 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 900099 7925 7925 7925 369 369 679587 7925 0 369 X 63300 51906 6963 4431 373703 306437 41107 26159 36053 29563 3966 2524 1284 1284 13664 13664 85660 46132 3048 36480 8779 7199 965 615 1790 1468 197 125 47316 38800 5205 3311 5099 4181 561 357 30269 24820 3330 2119 PROGRAM EXPENSE 103990 103990 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 29344 24062 3228 2054 SUPPLIES 22475 18430 2472 1573 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE 3337 2737 367 233 1744 1430 192 122 827807 661155 86549 80103 380311 181116 150008 151128 76800 183977 1000 607119 517221 33975 80312 23067 11082 45057 103379 X 335297 171993 226765 241849 562062 413842 607119 517221 -148220 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 80550 431304 301109 622391 764359 2199713 73370 53562 18158 3824 148914 7925 7925 153920 484866 319267 626215 772284 2356552 73370 53562 18158 27793 172883 0 73370 53562 18158 27793 172883 2183669 369 369 369 369 153920 484866 319267 626215 772653 2356921 0.92650 0.00020 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 679587 0 679587 0 679587 827807 0 827807 0 827807 X X X X 0 JULIE MURPHY AND ASSOCIATES 1300 NE GODWARD STREET SUITE 2625 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55413 0 46266 0 46266 46266 46266 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE DRAFT 990 IS FIRST REVIEWED IN A MEETING WITH THE BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE, WITH QUESTIONS ASKED OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL MANAGER AND AUDITOR. AFTER ANY CONCERNS ARE ADDRESSED, THE 990 IS EMAILED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD WITH COMMENTS FROM THE TREASURER. BOARD MEMBERS EMAIL THE TREASURER ACKNOWLEDGING THEIR RECEIPT AND REVIEW OF THE 990 FORM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE DRAFT 990 IS FIRST REVIEWED IN A MEETING WITH THE BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE, WITH QUESTIONS ASKED OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL MANAGER AND AUDITOR. AFTER ANY CONCERNS ARE ADDRESSED, THE 990 IS EMAILED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD WITH COMMENTS FROM THE TREASURER. BOARD MEMBERS EMAIL THE TREASURER ACKNOWLEDGING THEIR RECEIPT AND REVIEW OF THE 990 FORM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ED WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BOARD CHAIR TO DO MARKET RESEARCH AND REVIEW AVAILABLE FUNDS IN THE ORGANIZATION. THEN A RECOMMENDATION IS MADE FOR THE BOARD IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 CONTACT OSTARA OFFICE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE 990. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 46,132. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,048. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 36,480. TOTAL EXPENSES 85,660.