2023-11-15T14:31:49-06:00 2022-12-31 411534805 CARPENTER EVERT & ASSOCIATES LTD 7760 FRANCE AVE S SUITE 940 BLOOMINGTON MN 55435 990 2022-01-01 411957358 ISAIAH ISAI 6513761001 2356 UNIVERSITY AVE W STE 405 ST PAUL MN 55114 DORAN SCHRANTZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6513761001 2023-11-15 1 DORAN SCHRANTZ XXX-XX-XXXX 0 NEAL EVERT P00046853 9528310085 2023-11-15 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z DORAN SCHRANTZ 2356 UNIVERSITY AVE W STE 405 ST PAUL MN 55114 4386778 0 X ISAIAHMN.ORG X 2000 MN ISAIAH IS A STATE-WIDE COALITION OF CONGREGATIONS AND ALLIES. WE ARE A VEHICLE FOR PEOPLE OF FAITH TO WORK FOR RACIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE IN MINNESOTA. 29 29 60 0 0 0 3418829 4224848 56400 128565 23573 25705 6224 7660 3505026 4386778 0 0 0 0 1854264 2482999 0 0 201160 1675061 2488027 3529325 4971026 -24299 -584248 8070299 7670294 439222 623465 7631077 7046829 X ISAIAH IS A STATE-WIDE COALITION OF CONGREGATIONS AND ALLIES. WE ARE A VEHICLE FOR PEOPLE OF FAITH TO WORK FOR RACIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE IN MINNESOTA. 1 0 4051062 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING IS THE CORE STRATEGY OFISAIAH TO ADVANCE PUBLIC CAMPAIGNS TO SHIFT PUBLIC OPINION AND TOADVANCE POLICIES FOR RACIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE IN MINNESOTA. PROGRAMS TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND LEADERSHIP OF COMMUNITY-ROOTED INSTITUTIONS LEAD TO THE CREATION OF DISTINCT COALITIONS AND PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE MUSLIM COALITION OF ISAIAH; KIDS COUNT ON US (A COALITION OF OVER 500 CHILDCARE CENTERS); ISAIAH LEADERSHIP CHAPTERS IN SMALL TOWNS AND REGIONAL CENTERS ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA; THE YOUNG ADULT COALITION; THE LATINX COALITION OF ISAIAH; AND THE BARBERSHOP AND BLACK CONGREGATIONS COOPERATIVE.CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND PUBLIC CAMPAIGNS:ISAIAH PROVIDES STRATEGIC CAPACITIES FOR THE MEMBERS AND COALITIONSCONNECTED TO ISAIAH IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY DO PUBLIC CAMPAIGNS DEFINEDBY THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. ISAIAH DEVELOPS POLICY ANDRESEARCH, STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS, DIGITAL AND ONLINE ORGANIZINGCAPACITY, DATA TRACKING AND TOOLS FOR SCALED CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. THESTRATEGIC CAPACITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE DEPLOYED IN THE SERVICE OF CONTINUED PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT OF GRASSROOTS LEADERSHIP FOR RACIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE IN MINNESOTAMIDWEST COLLABORATIVE FOR TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING: ISAIAH ACTS AS A HOME FOR A MIDWEST ORGANIZING TRAINING ANDCAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAM. ISAIAH, ALONG WITH ORGANIZATIONS IN MO, OH,MI, WI AND IN, HAVE BUILT A SHARED ORGANIZING TRAINING PROGRAM TODEVELOP GRASSROOTS LEADERS, ORGANIZING STAFF AND OPERATIONS STAFF TOBUILD POWERFUL ORGANIZING ORGANIZATIONS IN STATES ACROSS THE MIDWEST.IN ADDITION TO TRAINING, THIS PROJECT WORKS TO BUILD STRATEGICCAPACITIES SUCH AS SHIFTING PUBLIC NARRATIVE AND STRATEGICCOMMUNICATIONS, POLICY RESEARCH AND CAMPAIGN DEVELOPMENT AND SHAREDRESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TO MAKE COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS MOREPOWERFUL AND EFFECTIVE. NATIONAL PARTNERS INCLUDE FAITH IN ACTION, SEIU AND COMMUNITY CHANGE.MUSLIM COALITION OF ISAIAH AND ENDING ISLAMOPHOBIA:THE MUSLIM COALITION OF ISAIAH IS A NETWORK OF 24 MOSQUES AND MUSLIMORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK COLLECTIVELY TO ADVANCE MUSLIM PUBLICLEADERSHIP, CHANGE THE NARRATIVE ABOUT MUSLIMS IN MINNESOTA AND WORKTOWARD ENSURING CIVIL RIGHTS FOR MUSLIMS IN MINNESOTA. ISAIAH SUPPORTSTHE STEERING TEAM AND LEADERSHIP TEAMS OF THE MUSLIM COALITION THROUGHTRAINING, CAPACITY BUILDING, STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS, POLICYDEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGIC CAMPAIGNSKIDS COUNT ON US CAMPAIGN AND CHILDCARE:KIDS COUNT ON US IS A COALITION OF 512 COMMUNITY-BASED CHILDCARE CENTERS THAT SERVE LOW INCOME FAMILIES ACROSS MINNESOTA. KCOU IS LED BY A STEERING COMMITTEE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS AND WORKERS, PARENTS, AND CHILDCARE CENTER DIRECTORS AND OWNERS. ISAIAH SUPPORTS THE KCOUCAMPAIGN THROUGH TRAINING AND CAPACITY-BUILDING, STRATEGICCOMMUNICATIONS AND RESEARCHING AND DEVELOPING POLICY CAMPAIGNS TOINCREASE SUPPORT FOR AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE FOR LOW AND MIDDLE INCOMEFAMILIES. STAFF OF KCOU ALSO WORK WITH CHILDCARE CENTERS TO ENSURE THATSTATE REGULATORY AGENCIES ARE SUPPORTING CULTURALLY COMPETENT,COMMUNITY-RUN, LOCALLY OWNED CHILDCARE CENTERS.BARBERSHOP AND BLACK CONGREGATIONS COLLABORATIVE:THE BBCC IS A COALITION OF BLACK OWNED BARBERSHOPS AND CONGREGATIONS INBROOKLYN PARK, BROOKLYN CENTER, AND NORTH MINNEAPOLISWORKING TO BUILD THE PUBLIC VOICE AND ENGAGEMENT OF AFRICAN AMERICANAND AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS. BBCC FACILITATES REGULAR TRAININGS, PUBLICFORUMS, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THROUGH BARBERSHOPS ANDCONGREGATIONS. BBCC IS WORKING COLLECTIVELY ON TENANTS' RIGHTS,AFFORDABLE HOUSING, RESTORING THE VOTE FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE, TRANSFORMING PUBLIC SAFETY, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM.BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE ECONOMY:A SHARED PROJECT ACROSS ISAIAH IS TO BUILD AN ECONOMY THAT WORKS FORALL OF MINNESOTA'S FAMILIES. ISAIAH IS WORKING TO ADVANCE PAID FAMILYAND MEDICAL LEAVE, AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE, EXPANDING PUBLIC HEALTH CAREAND AFFORDABLE HOUSING AT THE STATE LEVEL. ISAIAH CONDUCTS SCALEDPUBLIC EDUCATION FOR ITS MEMBERS ON THESE ISSUES, CREATES COMMUNITYCONVERSATIONS, ENGAGES WITH POLICY MAKERS, TRAINS MEMBERS TO ENGAGEWITH LOCAL PRESS AND MEDIA, PARTICIPATES IN COALITIONS WITH PARTNERORGANIZATIONS AND CREATES ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ISAIAH MEMBERS TOHAVE A PUBLIC VOICES ON THESE ISSUES AT THE STATE, REGIONAL AND LOCALLEVEL.100% CLEAN ENERGY AND ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE:ISAIAH IS A CORE MEMBER OF A STATE-WIDE CAMPAIGN TO GET MINNESOTA TO100% CLEAN AND RENEWABLE ENERGY. ISAIAH HAS LAUNCHED A STATE-WIDEPUBLIC EDUCATION DRIVE TO ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND WHAT MINNESOTANS CANDO TOGETHER TO MOVE TOWARD BEING A 100% CLEAN ENERGY STATE. THIS INCLUDES ENGAGING POLICY-MAKERS AT THE STATE LEVEL AS WELL AS WORKINGWITH LOCAL LEADERSHIP TEAMS ON LOCAL SOLUTIONS AND ACTIONS.DEMOCRACY CAMPAIGNTHE DEMOCRACY CAMPAIGN IS A STATE BY STATE PROJECT AIMED AT PROTECTING AND EXPANDING KEY DEMOCRATIC FREEDOMS AND INSTITUTIONS. ISAIAH IS THE MINNESOTA HOST FOR THIS PROJECT. THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT ARE TO PASS LEGISLATIVE REFORMS IN 2023 THAT PROTECT AND STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY, SUCH AS AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION, RESTORING THE RIGHT TO VOTE TO PEOPLE WITH FELONIES, MODERNIZING ELECTION EQUIPMENT, PRE-REGISTRATION OF 16- AND 17-YEAR-OLDS, ADDITIONALLY, WE AIM TO BUILD PUBLIC AND DECISION-MAKER SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY. THIS IS A MASSIVE AND LONG-TERM GOAL, WHICH INCLUDES (A) SHAPING PUBLIC OPINION THROUGH STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS; (B) GIVING MORE PEOPLE FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE OF DEMOCRACY IN ACTION THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC LIFE; AND (C) CONNECTING DEMOCRACY IN THE PUBLIC EYE TO MORE TANGIBLE CHANGES LIKE LIVING WAGES, POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY, AND HOUSING SECURITY. 4051062 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 93 0 1 60 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 29 29 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 MN X X BRIAN KAO 6513761121 2356 UNIVERSITY AVE W STE 405 ST PAUL MN 55114 LOYACE FOREMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AHMED ANSHUR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLYN FURE-SLOCUM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID SCHEIE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HANNAH MERRILL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 IMAN ASAD ZANAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIA GIBSON REEVES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN DORAN-NORTHON VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 FATUMO UKASH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KARIN SWENSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARLYS NYGREN TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 REV OBY BALLINGER SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 PASTOR JAMES ALBERTS PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTIAN RAY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBRA MESSENGER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DORAN SCHRANTZ EXECUTIVE DIR. 64.00 X 108061 0 24710 BRIAN KAO OPERATIONS DIRECTOR 64.00 X 80843 0 20780 LARS NEGSTAD POLICY DIRECTOR 64.00 X 96519 0 24710 285423 0 70200 1 0 0 0 0 41965 225 3881633 301025 11490 4224848 GROSS REGISTRATION INC 67000 67000 SALES 61565 61565 128565 25705 25705 MISCELLANEOUS 7660 7660 7660 4386778 136225 0 25705 X 358258 275859 68069 14330 1572372 1210726 298751 62895 346011 266428 65742 13841 206358 158896 39208 8254 626633 481977 78331 66325 129511 129511 20752 15979 3943 830 83085 63976 15786 3323 107444 82732 20414 4298 108133 83263 20545 4325 120784 93004 22949 4831 9404 7241 1787 376 28424 21886 5401 1137 PROGRAM SUB-CONTRACTORS 837500 837500 TRAINING 191190 147216 36326 7648 MISCELLANEOUS 61201 47125 11628 2448 TELEPHONE 49899 38422 9481 1996 114067 89321 20443 4303 4971026 4051062 718804 201160 6765739 6789116 1190775 520000 31185 50653 103875 72148 20687 31727 61913 278798 8070299 7670294 261326 322718 177896 300747 439222 623465 X 5010306 5017390 2620771 2029439 7631077 7046829 8070299 7670294 -584248 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4697417 5038089 3599224 3418829 4224848 20978407 4697417 5038089 3599224 3418829 4224848 20978407 9346042 11632365 180 8595 51091 23573 25705 109144 69890 130426 10905 59624 74660 345505 21433056 181865 0.54270 0.42720 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 42641 77802 120443 4850583 4971026 398551 99638 0 0 284390 19605 25282 398551 727828 1091742 129834 98027 126410 120443 474714 71098 4901 6321 99638 181958 272937 42641 42641 103875 72148 31727 31727 FUNDS HELD FOR OTHERS 102896 LEASE LIABILITY 197851 300747 X 4386778 0 4386778 0 4386778 4971026 0 4971026 0 4971026 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS A TAX-EXEMPT STATUS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND HAS ADOPTED ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, ASC 740-10. THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY IS TO EVALUATE UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, AT LEAST ANNUALLY, FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR INCOME TAX EXPOSURE FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME OR FROM LOSS OF NONPROFIT STATUS. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO OPERATE CONSISTENT WITH ITS ORIGINAL EXEMPTION APPLICATION AND EACH YEAR TAKES THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO MAINTAIN ITS EXEMPT STATUS. IT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS BY DONORS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE. X X X X X 1 JUDITH BARISH 107 TAMALPAIS BERKELEY CA 94708 GRANTWRITING 0 0 28800 -28800 28800 -28800 MN FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 ALTHOUGH WE DESCRIBED IT IN OUR 2021 990, WE BRANDED OUR DEMOCRACY CAMPAIGN PROGRAM AS "WE CHOOSE US". WE FILED AN ASSUMED NAME FILING WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE AS WE CHOOSE US HAS ITS OWN BRAND AND LOGO. WE ALSO FISCALLY SPONSORED NEW JUSTICE PROJECT, A STARTUP THAT HAS NOT YET RECEIVED IT'S OWN TAX EXEMPT STATUS. NEW JUSTICE PROJECT'S PROGRAMMING IS CONDUCTED INDEPENDENTALLY FROM ISAIAH AND THEIR FINANCIALS ARE ACCOUNTED FOR AS A LIABILITY ACCOUNT. WE ALSO HAVE ADDED LANGUAGE ABOUT THE YOUNG ADULT COALITION AND RURAL ORGANIZING PROJECT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 ISAIAH WAS PREVIOUSLY THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF ITS C4, FAITH IN MINNESOTA. IN 2022, ISAIAH'S BOARD VOTED TO ELECT 5 MEMBERS TO THE FIMN BOARD AND TO REMOVE ISAIAH AS THE SOLE MEMBER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 LINE 6 EXPLANATION- MEMBERS ARE DUES-PAYING FAITH BASED INSTITUTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A LINE 7A EXPLANATION - 100 CHURCH CONGREGATIONS IN TWIN CITIES & ST. CLOUD FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B LINE 7B EXPLANATION - 100 CHURCH CONGREGATIONS IN TWIN CITIES & ST. CLOUD FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B LINE 11B EXPLANATION - THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL MEET TO REVIEW & APPROVE THE DRAFT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A SYSTEM OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHECKS, BALANCES & APPROVALS PREVENTS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. PEOPLE IN PERCEIVED CONFLICTS ARE ASKED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION IS BASED ON MERIT AND COMPARISONS TO HOW SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS MAKE COMPENSATION DECISIONS. ISAIAH AIMS TO COMPENSATE ITS EMPLOYEES AT ABOVE AVERAGE LEVELS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 481,977. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 78,331. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 66,325. TOTAL EXPENSES 626,633. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: A SYSTEM OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHECKS, BALANCES & APPROVALS PREVENTS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. PEOPLE IN PERCEIVED CONFLICTS ARE ASKED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES.