2023-11-16T03:17:26-07:00 2022-12-31 990 2022-01-01 208666097 Running Start RUNN 2024079977 1310 L Street NW Suite 820 Washington DC 20005 Melissa Richmond Chief Strategy Officer 8189039150 2023-11-15 1 1 11 1 AAL2 X 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Melissa Richmond 5138 Earl Drive La Canada CA 91011 1097943 0 X www.runningstart.org X 2007 DC Running Start is a nonpartisan nonprofit that trains young women to run for political office. 29 28 9 100 0 0 1034464 1069258 78275 28685 0 0 0 -22011 1112739 1075932 17625 24450 0 0 733565 727474 0 0 82750 345609 232403 1096799 984327 15940 91605 198495 137833 107615 40207 90880 97626 Running Start trains young women to run for political office - giving them the confidence, capabilities, and connections they need to run, win, and lead! 0 0 172898 0 90187 High School Program - Running Start's High School Program was traditionally a weeklong in-person program in Washington, DC. During the pandemic, the program has been a month-long virtual program. In both formats, 50-80 participants learn leadership and campaign skills from 100+ speakers, trainers and Members of Congress while working with a team on a campaign simulation. 90% of High School Program alums said their training gave them confidence to believe that they would be qualified to run for office in the future. Notable High School Program alum Abrar Omeish (D) became the youngest-ever elected official in Virginia and one of the first Muslim women elected in Virginia. She serves on the Fairfax County School Board. 165686 0 28716 Elect Her - Elect Her is a daylong training for college women on how to run for student government and beyond. It is held in person and virtually. 88% of Elect Her alums who ran for office reported that their training informed their campaign strategy. Each year, 50 Elect Her trainings are held around the country. Since 2009 500+ Elect Her trainings have been held, in 43 states and 9 countries, with 168+ partners, for 17,500+ participants. Notable Elect Her alum Allyson Carpenter (I) became the youngest-ever elected official in Washington, DC as an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner. She was later elected student body president at Howard University. 238359 16950 246667 Congressional Fellowship - The Congressional Fellowship includes a semester-long internship with a woman in Congress, free fully furnished group housing on Capitol Hill, a living stipend, and travel to and from Washington, DC. Participants practice real-world campaign skills through a campaign simulation and get weekly training on how to run for office from mentors and alums. 85% of fellowship alums say their training helped them believe that they can speak about important issues on behalf of others. With Walmart's partnership, Running Start has trained 153 Congressional Fellows who have been placed in the offices of 85+ women in Congress. Notable Congressional Fellowship alum Avery Bourne (R) is the youngest-ever elected official in Illinois. She represents the 95th district in the state legislature and recently ran for Lieutenant Governor. 226164 7500 183260 Alum / Mentor programming - Since 2007, Running Start has given 25,000+ young women the confidence, capabilities and connections they need to run and win. 90% of our participants who run for office win and 99% would recommend Running Start to a friend. Running Start alums are diverse - 47% are women of color, 28% are first generation college students, 28% identify as LGBTQIA+, 6.5% are persons with disabilities, 12% are low or low-medium income and receive a scholarship if they are attending a program with a fee (although most of the programs are free). Running Start stays connected with alums through a series of 20-30 events and trainings each year, most of which focus on mentorship and network building. Alums also stay connected via Slack and LinkedIn communities. In 2022, Running Start hosted its third-annual HBCU Women Leaders Summit in Washington, DC with partner organization Xceleader. More than 75 HBCU students from around the country attended and received training on how to run for office. Notable alum Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (D) is the first woman, the first person of color, and the first millennial to represent Illinois's 14th District in Congress and the youngest Black woman to serve in Congress. 226164 7500 183260 803107 1 1 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 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 588115 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 29 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X X Melissa Richmond 8189039150 4315 50th Street NW Suite 100 7128 Washington DC 20016 Susannah Wellford CEO, Founder & Board Member 40 X X X 126715 0 24030 Melissa Richmond Chief Strategy Officer 40 X 102911 0 4116 Tasha Cole Democractic CoChair 1.50 X 0 0 0 Sabrina Schaeffer Republic Board CoChair 1.5 X 0 0 0 Angela Baker Treasurer 1.5 X 0 0 0 Alethia Jackson Secretary 1.5 X 0 0 0 LaKeitha Anderson Board Member 1 X 0 0 0 Rosemary Becchi Board Member 1 X 0 0 0 Nancy Bocskor Board Member 1 X 0 0 0 Peter Brown Board Member 1 X 0 0 0 Allyson Carpenter Board Member & Alum 1 X 0 0 0 Charlotte Clymer Board Member 1 X 0 0 0 Laura Cox Kaplan Board Member 1 X 0 0 0 Lawrence Duncan Board Member 1 X 0 0 0 Hagir Elawad Board Member 1 X 0 0 0 Natalie Farr Board Member 1 X 0 0 0 Isaac Fordjour Board Member 1 X 0 0 0 Zoe Glas Board Member 1 X 0 0 0 Karen Goldmeier Green Board Member 1 X 0 0 0 Jessica Grounds Board Member 1 X 0 0 0 Sohini Gupta Board Member 1 X 0 0 0 Nishita Henry Board Member 1 X 0 0 0 Jessica Hogle Board Member 1 X 0 0 0 Poppy MacDonald Board Member 1 X 0 0 0 William Minor Board Member 1 X 0 0 0 Pepper Natonski Board Member 1 X 0 0 0 Alyse Nelson Board Member 1 X 0 0 0 Lucinda Robb Board Member 1 X 0 0 0 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Board Member & Former Member of Congress 1 X 0 0 0 Laura Siegrist Board Member 1 X 0 0 0 229626 0 28146 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 311154 0 0 758104 28655 1069258 High School Program Fees 900099 24685 24685 0 0 Elect Her Program Fees 900099 4000 4000 0 0 0 0 0 0 28685 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 311154 22011 -22011 0 -22011 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1075932 28685 0 -22011 7500 7500 16950 16950 0 0 0 257772 206218 25777 25777 0 0 0 0 362211 289769 36221 36221 19386 15508 1939 1939 15319 12255 1532 1532 72786 58228 7279 7279 0 0 0 0 15720 15720 11701 9361 1170 1170 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19914 15932 1991 1991 17921 14337 1792 1792 0 0 0 0 39681 31745 3968 3968 42133 42133 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10809 8647 1081 1081 74524 74524 0 0 984327 803107 98470 82750 64002 28478 35523 5496 15500 97500 18075 6359 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54543 0 10852 0 198495 137833 10415 5207 0 7500 97200 27500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 107615 40207 X 90880 97626 0 0 90880 97626 198495 137833 91605 0 0 0 -84859 0 X 0 0 0 X 803968 978082 1200786 830505 1069258 4882599 803968 978082 1200786 830505 1069258 4882599 1508754 3373845 67853 281784 121536 471173 5353772 0.63018 0.68100 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 In 2022, Running Start received Google Ads valued at $117,000 and Google Workspace services valued at $4,536 for a total of $121,536. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Young Women to Watch Awards 311154 311154 0 0 0 0 17614 0 4397 0 0 311154 311154 0 0 0 0 17614 0 4397 22011 -22011 1 Xceleader 950 Brittany Park Drive Apt 320 Antioch TN 37013 852923799 7500 Running Start partnered with Xceleader on a day-long training for women at HBCUs on 11/11/2022. Running Start gave a grant to Xcelader, equal to half the sponsorship from BET for this event. 1 0 Congressional Fellowship - grants given as living stipends to Congressional Fellows who are not otherwise paid by the congressional office they are interning in. 7 16950 0 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 From time to time Running Start makes subgrants to partner organizations, like Xceleader, relating to specific programs, like the HBCU Women Leaders Summit. Running Start makes subgrants to partner organizations that it is familiar with, has a signed MOU with that includes information about scope of work, and Running Start keeps the tax exempt information of the partner organization on file. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Susannah Wellford CEO, Founder & Board Member 139374 0 1000 0 0 0 0 0 10372 0 150746 0 0 0 X 1 5054 Sale price. X Legal Services from DLA Piper 1 15720 DLA Piper valued work based on time spent and hourly rates of attorneys working for Running Start. X Private Dinners at the Young Women to Watch Awards 5 12935 Fair market value of food purchased by supporters based on submitted receipts. 0 0 1 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b This 990 is prepared and reviewed by Running Start staff with support from a CPA bookkeeper. The 990 is then sent to the board for final approval and review. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Running Start's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available upon request.