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WE WORK FOR COMMUNITY CONTROL OF THE LAND, DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT DISPLACEMENT, PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND SHARED NEIGHBORHOOD SPACES, CONSISTENT WITH THE CHINATOWN MASTER PLAN. false false 325562 251661 ROW HOUSE PRESERVATION CHINATOWN CLT HAS A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON PRESERVING PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE HOMES BY REMOVING SOME OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S SMALL PROPERTIES FROM THE SPECULATIVE MARKET. THESE BRICK ROW HOUSES HAVE HISTORICALLY HOUSED SOME OF CHINATOWN'S MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS, YET MANY PROPERTIES WERE FLIPPED AND CONVERTED TO SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROPERTIES OVER THE PAST DECADE. CHINATOWN CLT SEEKS TO PRESERVE PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE HOMES AND SMALL BUSINESS SPACES, AND TO MAINTAIN CORE ROW HOUSE STREETS AS ANCHORS OF THE WORKING CLASS COMMUNITY FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. ROW HOUSE INVESTMENTS CONTINUES TO HOLD 99-YEAR GROUND LEASES FOR PERMANENT AFFORDABILITY. IT HAS COMPLETED SALES OF SEVEN AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP UNITS TO FIRST TIME HOMEBUYERS AND RECENTLY STABILIZED TENANTS IN A FOUR-UNIT ROW HOUSE. 140146 49995 COMMUNITY BUILDING AND COLLECTIVE GOVERNANCE CLT WORKS WITH RESIDENTS, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO STRENGTHEN THE COMMUNITY FABRIC AND ITS SENSE OF COMMUNITY. AN IMPORTANT GOAL IS TO RECLAIM THE PRACTICE OF THE COMMUNITY COMMONS, COLLECTIVELY GOVERNING AND PROTECTING PUBLIC LAND, SHARED SPACES, AND RESOURCES THAT ARE IMPORTANT FOR COMMUNITY LIFE, NOT THEIR MONETARY VALUE. RECENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ORGANIZING RESIDENTS AROUND A VARIETY OF STREET IMPROVEMENTS, FOR COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE OF REGGIE WONG PARK, AND DEVELOPING A SHARED COMMUNITY LAND TRUST LOAN FUND WITH BOSTON AREA PARTNERS. CHINATOWN CLT IS PART OF A GROWING MOVEMENT FOR COLLECTIVE CONTROL AND STEWARDSHIP OF LAND TO STABILIZE OUR COMMUNITIES AND PLAYS AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE GREATER BOSTON CLT NETWORK, THE HOMES FOR ALL CAMPAIGN, AND OTHER MOVEMENT BUILDING NETWORKS. FOCUSES INCLUDE PEER LEARNING, SHARED RESOURCES, AND PROMOTION OF POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT LIMIT LAND SPECULATION, INCREASE COMMUNITY CONTROL, AND STABILIZE NEIGHBORHOODS. 103999 22800 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE & CHINATOWN MICROGRID CHINATOWN CLT PARTNERS WITH THE GREEN JUSTICE COALITION AND RESILIENT URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS TO DEVELOP A COMMUNITY-CONTROLLED ENERGY MICROGRID TO SUPPORT RESILIENCE, CLEAN ENERGY, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FOR CHINATOWN. THE MICROGRID WILL USE BATTERY STORAGE, SOLAR PANELS, SMART INVERTERS, AND OTHER ASSETS TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS AND ENERGY COSTS, WHILE INCREASING RESILIENCE AND COMMUNITY POWER. CHINATOWN CLT AND THE CHINESE PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION ESTABLISHED CHINATOWN POWER, INC. AS A PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION TO LEAD THE COMMUNITY MICROGRID. IT IS CURRENTLY BEGINNING IMPLEMENTATION OF A MICROGRID PILOT AT MASS PIKE TOWERS, A 200-UNIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, AND IN PLANNING AND DESIGN FOR SEVEN OTHER MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS. IN ADDITION TO THE MICROGRID PROJECT, CHINATOWN CLT PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE THROUGH POPULAR EDUCATION, ORGANIZING, ADVOCACY, PLANNING, AND IMPLEMENTATION. THIS INCLUDES WORK TO EXPAND AND IMPROVE OPEN SPACE AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF CUMULATIVE POLLUTION IMPACTS, EXTREME HEAT, AND FLOODING. 29121 18898 HISTORIC AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION CHINATOWN CLT WORKS TO PRESERVE AND GROW CHINATOWN AS A HISTORIC AND CULTURAL DISTRICT THAT PRESERVES AND SAFEGUARDS THE LIVING PULSE OF BOSTON'S IMMIGRANT HISTORY; IT CENTERS ON THE PRINCIPLE THAT CHINATOWN CAN ONLY BE PRESERVED IF ITS WORKING CLASS CHINESE RESIDENTS AND SMALL BUSINESSES REMAIN. WORK INCLUDES AN IMMIGRANT HISTORY TRAIL TO ACTIVATE NEARLY TWO CENTURIES OF HISTORIC ARCHIVES, THE CHINATOWN WORKER STATUES PROJECT, PLACE-KEEPING THROUGH PUBLIC ART AND SOCIAL TOURISM, AND EXPLORATION OF BOTH HISTORIC CONSERVATION DISTRICT AND CULTURAL DISTRICT STATUS. PLANNING FOR A HEALTHY COMMUNITY CHINATOWN CLT LED A PARTICIPATORY PLANNING PROCESS TO PRODUCE CHINATOWN MASTER PLAN 2020 AND CO-FACILITATES THE ONGOING CHINATOWN MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE IN ORDER TO GUIDE IMPLEMENTATION STEPS TO ACHIEVE THE COMMUNITY'S VISION. ONGOING FOCUSES INCLUDE STEWARDSHIP OF PUBLIC LAND, PROMOTION OF A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMIC STABILITY, AND SHARED PUBLIC SPACES. 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WE WORK FOR COMMUNITY CONTROL OF THE LAND, DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT DISPLACEMENT, PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND SHARED NEIGHBORHOOD SPACES, CONSISTENT WITH THE CHINATOWN MASTER PLAN. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A ROW HOUSE PRESERVATION CHINATOWN CLT HAS A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON PRESERVING PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE HOMES BY REMOVING SOME OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S SMALL PROPERTIES FROM THE SPECULATIVE MARKET. THESE BRICK ROW HOUSES HAVE HISTORICALLY HOUSED SOME OF CHINATOWN'S MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS, YET MANY PROPERTIES WERE FLIPPED AND CONVERTED TO SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROPERTIES OVER THE PAST DECADE. CHINATOWN CLT SEEKS TO PRESERVE PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE HOMES AND SMALL BUSINESS SPACES, AND TO MAINTAIN CORE ROW HOUSE STREETS AS ANCHORS OF THE WORKING CLASS COMMUNITY FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. ROW HOUSE INVESTMENTS CONTINUES TO HOLD 99-YEAR GROUND LEASES FOR PERMANENT AFFORDABILITY. IT HAS COMPLETED SALES OF SEVEN AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP UNITS TO FIRST TIME HOMEBUYERS AND RECENTLY STABILIZED TENANTS IN A FOUR-UNIT ROW HOUSE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B COMMUNITY BUILDING AND COLLECTIVE GOVERNANCE CLT WORKS WITH RESIDENTS, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO STRENGTHEN THE COMMUNITY FABRIC AND ITS SENSE OF COMMUNITY. AN IMPORTANT GOAL IS TO RECLAIM THE PRACTICE OF THE COMMUNITY COMMONS, COLLECTIVELY GOVERNING AND PROTECTING PUBLIC LAND, SHARED SPACES, AND RESOURCES THAT ARE IMPORTANT FOR COMMUNITY LIFE, NOT THEIR MONETARY VALUE. RECENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ORGANIZING RESIDENTS AROUND A VARIETY OF STREET IMPROVEMENTS, FOR COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE OF REGGIE WONG PARK, AND DEVELOPING A SHARED COMMUNITY LAND TRUST LOAN FUND WITH BOSTON AREA PARTNERS. CHINATOWN CLT IS PART OF A GROWING MOVEMENT FOR COLLECTIVE CONTROL AND STEWARDSHIP OF LAND TO STABILIZE OUR COMMUNITIES AND PLAYS AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE GREATER BOSTON CLT NETWORK, THE HOMES FOR ALL CAMPAIGN, AND OTHER MOVEMENT BUILDING NETWORKS. FOCUSES INCLUDE PEER LEARNING, SHARED RESOURCES, AND PROMOTION OF POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT LIMIT LAND SPECULATION, INCREASE COMMUNITY CONTROL, AND STABILIZE NEIGHBORHOODS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE & CHINATOWN MICROGRID CHINATOWN CLT PARTNERS WITH THE GREEN JUSTICE COALITION AND RESILIENT URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS TO DEVELOP A COMMUNITY-CONTROLLED ENERGY MICROGRID TO SUPPORT RESILIENCE, CLEAN ENERGY, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FOR CHINATOWN. THE MICROGRID WILL USE BATTERY STORAGE, SOLAR PANELS, SMART INVERTERS, AND OTHER ASSETS TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS AND ENERGY COSTS, WHILE INCREASING RESILIENCE AND COMMUNITY POWER. CHINATOWN CLT AND THE CHINESE PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION ESTABLISHED CHINATOWN POWER, INC. AS A PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION TO LEAD THE COMMUNITY MICROGRID. IT IS CURRENTLY BEGINNING IMPLEMENTATION OF A MICROGRID PILOT AT MASS PIKE TOWERS, A 200-UNIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, AND IN PLANNING AND DESIGN FOR SEVEN OTHER MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS. IN ADDITION TO THE MICROGRID PROJECT, CHINATOWN CLT PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE THROUGH POPULAR EDUCATION, ORGANIZING, ADVOCACY, PLANNING, AND IMPLEMENTATION. THIS INCLUDES WORK TO EXPAND AND IMPROVE OPEN SPACE AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF CUMULATIVE POLLUTION IMPACTS, EXTREME HEAT, AND FLOODING. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D HISTORIC AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION CHINATOWN CLT WORKS TO PRESERVE AND GROW CHINATOWN AS A HISTORIC AND CULTURAL DISTRICT THAT PRESERVES AND SAFEGUARDS THE LIVING PULSE OF BOSTON'S IMMIGRANT HISTORY; IT CENTERS ON THE PRINCIPLE THAT CHINATOWN CAN ONLY BE PRESERVED IF ITS WORKING CLASS CHINESE RESIDENTS AND SMALL BUSINESSES REMAIN. WORK INCLUDES AN IMMIGRANT HISTORY TRAIL TO ACTIVATE NEARLY TWO CENTURIES OF HISTORIC ARCHIVES, THE CHINATOWN WORKER STATUES PROJECT, PLACE-KEEPING THROUGH PUBLIC ART AND SOCIAL TOURISM, AND EXPLORATION OF BOTH HISTORIC CONSERVATION DISTRICT AND CULTURAL DISTRICT STATUS. PLANNING FOR A HEALTHY COMMUNITY CHINATOWN CLT LED A PARTICIPATORY PLANNING PROCESS TO PRODUCE CHINATOWN MASTER PLAN 2020 AND CO-FACILITATES THE ONGOING CHINATOWN MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE IN ORDER TO GUIDE IMPLEMENTATION STEPS TO ACHIEVE THE COMMUNITY'S VISION. ONGOING FOCUSES INCLUDE STEWARDSHIP OF PUBLIC LAND, PROMOTION OF A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMIC STABILITY, AND SHARED PUBLIC SPACES. CHINATOWN CLT IS CURRENTLY PARTNERING WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ON A CHINATOWN CULTURAL PLAN AND WORKING WITH THE CITY OF BOSTON ON ZONING GUIDELINES THAT SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY'S VISION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THERE ARE TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERS, ONE CLASS CONSISTING OF VOTING MEMBERS ("VOTING MEMBERS") AND THE OTHER CLASS CONSISTING OF PARTICIPATING MEMBERS ("PARTICIPATING MEMBERS"). (I) THE VOTING MEMBERS SHALL INITIALLY CONSIST OF THE INITIAL DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION. ADDITIONAL VOTING MEMBERS SHALL BE ANY CURRENT RESIDENT OF BOSTON CHINATOWN, AS DEFINED BY THE BORDERS OF THE THEN CURRENT CHINATOWN MASTER PLAN, WHO SUPPORTS THE PURPOSE AND GOALS OF THE CORPORATION, IS SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, IS CURRENT IN PAYMENT OF ANNUAL DUES, RESIDES IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS AND REGISTERED WITH THE CORPORATION TO BECOME A MEMBER. VOTING MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION, IN ADDITION TO SUCH OTHER POWERS AS MAY BE VESTED IN THEM BY LAW, SHALL BE THE ONLY MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION EMPOWERED TO VOTE ON MATTERS COMING BEFORE THE MEMBERS. (II) THE PARTICIPATING MEMBERS SHALL CONSIST OF ANY FORMER RESIDENT OF BOSTON CHINATOWN, AS DEFINED BY THE BORDERS OF THE THEN CURRENT CHINATOWN MASTER PLAN, OR ANY STAKEHOLDER WITH PARTICULAR EXPERTISE AND INVOLVEMENT IN THE CHINATOWN NEIGHBORHOOD, WHO SUPPORTS THE PURPOSE AND GOALS OF THE CORPORATION, IS SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, IS CURRENT IN PAYMENT OF ANNUAL DUES, RESIDES IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS AND REGISTERED WITH THE CORPORATION TO BECOME A MEMBER. EACH MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO PAY ANNUAL DUES WHEN AND AS ESTABLISHED BY THE INITIAL INCORPORATORS OF THE CORPORATION AND AS MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE VOTING MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A DUES PAYING MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A DETERMINATION OF COMPENSATION FOR EXCECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND STAFF INCLUDE A REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD USING COMPARABILITY DATA, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B DETERMINATION OF COMPENSATION FOR EXCECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND STAFF INCLUDE A REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD USING COMPARABILITY DATA, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. NO REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION WAS MADE DURING THE YEAR. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE FILED ANNULLY WITH THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S (AG) PUBLIC CHARITY DIVISON AND AVAIALABLE FOR VIEWING ON THE AG'S WEBSITE. 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