2023-11-06T15:36:31-06:00 2022-12-31 710566544 FCA CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS PLLC 2228 COTTONDALE LANE STE 200 LITTLE ROCK AR 72202 990 2022-01-01 832442049 RENEW AMERICA TOGETHER INC RENE 5012449522 116 OTTENHEIMER PLAZA LITTLE ROCK AR 72201 CATHERINE GRUNDEN SEC / TREASURER 5012449522 2023-11-06 1 CATHERINE GRUNDEN 999009999 0 WADE M BRORMAN P00591135 5012213800 2023-11-06 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z CATHERINE GRUNDEN 116 OTTENHEIMER PLAZA LITTLE ROCK AR 72201 354749 0 X WWW.RENEWAMERICATOGETHER.ORG X 2018 AR TO PROMOTE AND ACHIEVE GREATER COMMON GROUND IN AMERICA BY REDUCING PARTISAN DIVISION AND GRIDLOCK. OUR MISSION IS TO REVITALIZE PUBLIC AND POLITICAL DISCOURSE BY TEACHING AND PROMOTING CIVICS, CITIZENSHIP AND CIVILITY. 7 7 2 0 0 0 324051 323652 0 31097 0 0 0 0 324051 354749 0 0 0 0 126201 179896 0 0 0 79367 162989 205568 342885 118483 11864 249141 261005 0 0 249141 261005 X TO PROMOTE AND ACHIEVE GREATER COMMON GROUND IN AMERICA BY REDUCING PARTISAN DIVISION AND GRIDLOCK. OUR MISSION IS TO REVITALIZE PUBLIC AND POLITICAL DISCOURSE BY TEACHING AND PROMOTING CIVICS, CITIZENSHIP AND CIVILITY. 0 0 113062 31097 OUTREACH & EDUCATION:RENEW AMERICA TOGETHER USES A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE TO INVESTIGATE AMERICAN CIVILITY, IN ORDER TO PLACE TODAY'S PARTISAN ATMOSPHERE IN PROPER CONTEXT. AMERICAN DEMOCRACY HAS ALWAYS BEEN CONFLICTUAL AND CHAOTIC. THIS IS THE NATURE OF A SYSTEM, WHICH IS FOUNDED ON THE PRINCIPLE OF E PLURIBUS UNUM (OUT OF MANY, ONE) AND THE ONGOING COMPETITION OF THE IDEAS, VALUES, AND PRIORITIES OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. THIS BACKGROUND IS BEST VIEWED IN OVERLAPPING, LONG-TERM POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND INCREASINGLY GLOBAL CYCLES THAT LAST FOR DECADES. FOR THE LAST 100 YEARS, AMERICA HAS MANAGED TO BALANCE ACTION AND REACTION WITH LIMITED ACRIMONY AND LITTLE BLOODSHED THANKS TO A FUNCTIONING SYSTEM OF CHECKS AND BALANCES ON MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS.THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT HISTORY DOES NOT REPEAT, NOR THAT THESE CYCLES WILL CONTINUE WITH BENIGN IMPACT OVER FUTURE GENERATIONS. BUT CONTINUED COMPETITION SEEMS INEVITABLE SO LONG AS THE GOVERNMENT IS BASED ON A CONSTITUTION, WHICH SEPARATES POWERS BETWEEN BRANCHES AND CALLS FOR ONE BRANCH TO CHECK AND BALANCE ANOTHER. THE BIG QUESTIONS: ARE THESE INSTITUTIONS HEALTHY ENOUGH, AND IS OUR POPULATION INFORMED, EDUCATED, AND ENGAGED ENOUGH, FOR THE THREATS AND CHALLENGES AHEAD? DO WE HAVE A SUFFICIENT COMMITMENT TO CIVICS, CIVILITY, AND CITIZENSHIP NEEDED TO ADDRESS AND RESOLVE OUR DIFFERENCES? CAN OUR ELECTORATE SEE THROUGH THE DIVISIVENESS OF THE MEDIA, SPECIAL INTERESTS, AND PARTISAN POLITICS TO DEMAND OF ITS ELECTED OFFICIALS' REAL ACHIEVEMENTS IN ADDRESSING THE MAJOR ISSUES THAT FACE AMERICA?RENEW AMERICA TOGETHER SEEKS TO BRING THIS PERSPECTIVE TO THE PUBLIC SQUARE, AND REACH ALL SEGMENTS OF THE POPULATION THROUGH THREE KEY PROGRAMS: CIVILITY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE AND CIVILITY SUMMITT, ENGAGING IN SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS WITH KEY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC LEADERS IN TOWNHALL MEETINGS, AND POP-UP CLASSES. OUR PROGRAMS PROVIDE EXAMPLES OF BIPARTISANSHIP AND CIVIL DIALOGUE TO UNIVERSITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS AND EDUCATE CITIZENS ON THE MERITS OF COLLABORATION THAT IMPROVE OUR POLARIZED AMERICAN SOCIETY.OUR FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, CIVILITY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (CLI), BRINGS TOGETHER COMMUNITY LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO ENGAGE IN A YEAR OF COMMUNICATION TRAINING AND INSIGHTFUL CONVERSATIONS TO BRIDGE VIEWPOINTS AND SEEK COMMON GROUND. CLI CONSISTS OF "COHORT" CLASSES OF AROUND 30 PEOPLE WHO GO THROUGH AN APPLICATION PROCESS TO PARTICIPATE. PARTICIPANTS SELECTED REPRESENT DIVERSITY IN SEVERAL IDENTIFYING CATEGORIES INCLUDING: AGE, GENDER, RACE, POLITICAL AFFILIATION, GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, OCCUPATION, EDUCATION LEVEL, AND MORE. EACH APPLICANT MUST PROVIDE A PRACTICAL SUMMARY OF HOW THEY WILL BENEFIT FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE COURSE. INCLUDING SIX MONTHS OF TRAINING SESSIONS, EACH COHORT MEMBER ENGAGES IN SIX MONTHS OF ADDITIONAL FOLLOW-UP TO REPORT BACK HOW CLI HAS MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR DAY-TO-DAY LIVES. PARTICIPANTS IN OUR FIRST COHORT WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE PROGRAM HAVE GONE ON TO APPLY THEIR LEARNINGS IN VARIOUS WAYS INCLUDING: CO-WRITING MORE INCLUSIVE POLICIES IN THE WORKPLACE, TAKING ON NEW LEADERSHIP ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, PUBLIC SPEAKING ON CIVILITY, WRITING ARTICLES, STARTING A PODCAST ON POSITIVE THINGS HAPPENING IN AMERICA, CO-WRITING A LEGISLATIVE BILL TO SUPPORT MOTHERS, AND MORE. 96.4% OF THE COHORT ONE PARTICIPANTS REPORTED APPLICATIONS OF THE THINGS THEY LEARNED IN CLI WITH SOME SUCCESS.THE CIVILITY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE BEGINS AND ENDS WITH AN IN-PERSON CONFERENCE CALLED THE CIVILITY SUMMIT. IN 2022, RENEW AMERICA TOGETHER HOSTED THE FIRST ANNUAL OF THIS EVENT. AROUND 65 PEOPLE GATHERED IN LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS FOR THREE DAYS OF LEARNING, TRAINING, SERVICE, AND COLLABORATION. THE 2022 EVENT WAS A SUCCESS AND LED TO THE DETERMINATION THAT THIS WOULD BE AN ANNUAL EVENT. OTHER PROGRAMS OF RENEW AMERICA TOGETHER INCLUDE TOWN-HALL MEETINGS AND AN EXPERIMENTAL POP-UP CLASS ON CIVILITY FOR COLLEGIATE STUDENTS. IN 2022, THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED THESE EVENTS SUCCESSFULLY IN-PERSON WHILE LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR EXPANSION OF THE CIVILITY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE IN 2023. 113062 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 AR X WESLEY K CLARK 5012249522 116 OTTENHEIMER PLAZA LITTLE ROCK AR 72201 WESLEY K CLARK DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE SYKES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LUTHER LOWE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRISHNA PATEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY LEE SMITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 143000 0 0 RODNEY SLATER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE EROR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CATHERINE GRUNDEN SECRETARY / TREASURER 5.00 X 0 0 0 143000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 323652 323652 CIVILITY LEADERSHIP PR 611710 31097 31097 31097 354749 31097 0 0 143000 143000 24750 24750 12146 12146 4456 1375 3081 10393 5119 5274 13000 13000 46913 36939 9974 25104 25104 FACILITATOR FEE 33501 33501 CONTRACT LABOR 11424 11424 MEALS 11367 11024 343 FUNDRAISING 5305 5305 1526 1526 342885 113062 229823 0 249141 261005 249141 261005 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 249141 261005 249141 261005 249141 261005 11864 0 X 0 0 0 X 25000 185036 235100 303218 323652 1072006 25000 185036 235100 303218 323652 1072006 1072006 1072006 1.00000 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED WESLEY K CLARK & ASSOCIATES LLC THE COMPANY IS OWNED 51% BY A DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION. 30000 CONTRIBUTION TO THE ORGANIZATION. 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY WESLEY K. CLARK (DIRECTOR) AND CATHERINE GRUNDEN (TREASURER/SECRETARY) BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A GOVERNING BOARD REVEIWS AND APPROVES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY AT THE YEAR-END BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 1023 AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST OR ARE AVAILABLE ON THE IRS NON-PROFIT WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.