2024-11-15T15:23:25-06:00 2023-12-31 953404284 KIRSCH KOHN & BRIDGE LLP 21800 OXNARD STREET SUITE 900 WOODLAND HILLS CA 913677108 990 2023-01-01 900599471 KOUNKUEY DESIGN INITIATIVE INC KOUN 2132639077 2234 BEVERLY BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90057 IAN LEONG MANAGING DIRECTOR-LEGAL AFFAIRS 2132639077 2024-11-15 1 1 MIA LEWICKI P01308869 8189076500 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z IAN LEONG 2234 BEVERLY BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90057 3008655 0 X WWW.KOUNKUEY.ORG X 2010 CA PARTNERING WITH GLOBAL IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE TOTAL QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH DESIGN & URBAN PLANNING. 7 7 39 3 0 0 1792755 2306654 1560098 683788 2748 210 -27729 18003 3327872 3008655 0 0 0 0 2765270 2362298 17175 0 164215 1386291 1486297 4168736 3848595 -840864 -839940 1617426 1954757 977938 2469882 639488 -515125 X KOUNKUEY DESIGN INITIATIVE (KDI) IS A NON-PROFIT DESIGN AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION. WE PARTNER WITH UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES TO ADVANCE EQUITY AND ACTIVATE THE UNREALIZED POTENTIAL IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AND CITIES. WE REALIZE THIS MISSION THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, PLANNING, AND BUILT WORKS. 0 0 1823224 676538 THROUGHOUT 2023, WE FOCUSED OUR EFFORTS ON PROJECTS THAT BUILD EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN THE PUBLIC REALM AND IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELL-BEING THROUGHOUT ALL NEIGHBORHOODS. ACROSS NEARLY 30 ACTIVE PROJECTS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, WE CONTINUED TO ADDRESS BARRIERS TO MORE GENDER-INCLUSIVE TRANSPORTATION, BOOST LOCAL PREPAREDNESS FOR EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS, MAKE PLAY ACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS, DESIGN SPACES THAT BRING HOUSED AND UNHOUSED NEIGHBORHOODS TOGETHER, AND ENHANCE THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL RESIDENTS TO CREATE LONG-TERM CHANGE IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES.WHEN FRIENDS OF THE DESERT MOUNTAINS ACQUIRED A PARCEL OF LAND THAT HELD A TROVE OF INDIGENOUS ARTIFACTS, THEY BROUGHT IN THE LOCAL TRIBE, TORRES MARTINEZ DESERT CAHUILLA INDIANS, TO GUIDE THE LAND'S DEVELOPMENT AND KDI TO LEAD A CODESIGN PROCESS. TOGETHER, WE CONCEPTUALIZED AN OPEN-AIR EDUCATIONAL SPACE THAT WILL HELP BRING THE TRIBE'S HISTORY AND CULTURE INTO FULL VIEW. OUR CONCEPT DESIGN INCLUDES A SERIES OF TRAILS PUNCTUATED BY GATHERING AREAS, RESTORATIVE PLANTING, AND AN ETHNOBOTANICAL GARDEN. ONCE BUILT, THIS SPACE WILL PROVIDE NEW PLACES FOR THE TRIBAL COMMUNITY TO CONNECT WITH THEIR HERITAGE, FOR VISITORS TO ENGAGE WITH LOCAL HISTORY, AND FOR THE TRANSFER OF TRADITIONAL CAHUILLA KNOWLEDGE.IN 2023, PARTNERING WITH THE LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, WE PREPARED "NEXT STOP: A GENDER EQUITY ACTION PLAN," WHICH PROVIDES DETAILED, DATA-DRIVEN STRATEGIES FOR CREATING A GENDER-INCLUSIVE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. OUR PREVIOUS GENDER EQUITY TRANSPORTATION STUDY DEMONSTRATED THAT THE CITY'S CURRENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FALLS SHORT OF MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE LOW-INCOME BIPOC WOMEN AND PEOPLE WITH OTHER MARGINALIZED GENDERS. THESE RESIDENTS FACE LONG TRAVEL TIMES, EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY TRAVELING WITH DEPENDENTS AND CARGO, PAY A GREATER SHARE OF THEIR INCOME ON TRAVEL, AND EXPERIENCE FEAR AND DANGER GETTING WHERE THEY NEED TO GO. AS THE DEPARTMENT'S FIRST-EVER GENDER EQUITY ACTION PLAN, THIS REPORT IS A ROADMAP OF 33 SHORT- AND LONG-TERM ACTIONS TO CREATE A SAFE, AFFORDABLE, AND EFFICIENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FOR ANGELENOS OF ALL GENDERS.BECAUSE YOUTH ARE THE FUTURE OF THE EASTERN COACHELLA VALLEY, WE DEVELOPED A PROGRAM THAT ENGAGES YOUNG PEOPLE AROUND EQUITABLE PARK ACCESS, REGIONAL CLIMATE RESILIENCE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. THROUGHOUT 2023, KDI DEVELOPED A CURRICULUM FOR SEVEN COLLEGE OF THE DESERT STUDENTS, WHO LEARNED TO LEAD COMMUNITY ORGANIZING INITIATIVES AND EMPOWER THEIR PEERS TO RECOGNIZE THEIR OWN AGENCY. WITH OUR TEAM, THEY CO-DESIGNED A MOBILE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE HUB TO ENCOURAGE GATHERING, PROVIDE RESOURCES TO RESIDENTS, AND DISPLAY IMPORTANT COMMUNITY INFORMATION. THE HUB DESIGN REFLECTS THE YOUTHS' RELATIONSHIP TO THEIR COMMUNITY AND LANDSCAPE AND TELLS THE STORY OF COMMUNITY POWER AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE VALLEY.MAR VISTA GARDENS, THE LARGEST PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ON LA'S WESTSIDE, HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE AN URBAN OASIS, OFFERING ITS LOW-INCOME TENANTS CONNECTIONS TO MANY OPEN SPACE AMENITIES. HOWEVER, RESIDENTS FACE NUMEROUS PHYSICAL, SOCIOECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIERS TO ACCESSING QUALITY GREEN SPACE. IN 2023, KDI WRAPPED UP A PARTICIPATORY PLANNING PROCESS TO DEVELOP THE MAR VISTA GREENWAY: A BALLONA CREEK COMMUNITY GREENING PLAN. THROUGH COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS, CREEKSIDE MOBILE ENGAGEMENTS, SURVEYS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AT THE LOCAL BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, WE DEVELOPED DESIGNS FOR FOUR SITES FEATURING STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE, NEW PUBLIC SPACES, AND RECOMMENDED NEW COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. THIS PROJECT WILL CONTINUE INTO A SECOND PHASE, WHERE WE WILL FURTHER DEVELOP THE DESIGNS AND PROGRAMS FOR A GREENER, MORE RESILIENT MAR VISTA GARDENS. 66012 12427 OUR WORK ALSO EXTENDED OUTSIDE OF CALIFORNIA. IN PENNSYLVANIA, WE OVERSAW THE LANDSCAPE-RELATED CONSTRUCTION OF A RENOVATED AND REIMAGINED VARE RECREATION CENTER, A BELOVED COMMUNITY CENTER IN SOUTH PHILADELPHIA. THE NEW CENTER REOPENED TO THE PUBLIC EARLIER THIS YEAR. 12826 DURING 2023, THE REALIZING URBAN NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS (R-U-NBS) PROJECT EXTENDED TO DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA, PARTNERING WITH THE CENTRE FOR COMMUNITY INITIATIVES TO BUILD NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS IN NEARBY INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS. OUR WORK ALSO INVOLVED CROSS-CITY LEARNING AND INFORMATION SHARING BETWEEN KDI AND THE KARACHI URBAN LAB IN KARACHI, PAKISTAN, IN ORDER TO HELP DEVELOP BETTER, MORE CLIMATE RESISTANT CITY INFRASTRUCTURE. 1889236 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 37 0 1 39 1 0 1 KE TZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X CHELINA ODBERT 2132639077 2234 BEVERLY BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90057 ANTHONY FOUX SECRETARY/DIRECTOR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CLAUDIA KHAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE MALKENSON TREASURER/DIRECTOR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TENDO NAGENDA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID VALENTINE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHELINA ODBERT CEO 60.00 X X 157500 0 0 KEVIN HENEGHAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOE MULLIGAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 60.00 X 136500 0 0 IAN LEONG MANAGING OPERATIONS DIRECT 60.00 X 126000 0 0 MARIO BENITO SENIOR PRINCIPAL 50.00 X 128520 0 0 JEROME CHOU SENIOR PRINCIPAL 50.00 X 119202 0 0 LAUREN ELACHI SENIOR PRINCIPAL 50.00 X 112200 0 0 NARIA KIANI SENIOR PRINCIPAL 50.00 X 112200 0 0 892122 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 1838598 468056 2306654 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 561499 683788 683788 683788 210 210 CURRENCY EXCHANGE 900099 10005 10005 OTHER REVENUE 900099 7998 7998 18003 3008655 701791 0 210 X 892125 582855 285752 23518 1180983 365488 704864 110631 125595 125595 163595 111175 46148 6272 2514 2514 237472 237472 746996 623349 118523 5124 123040 44437 78004 599 166662 75753 80066 10843 29814 15568 14246 508 206 302 8082 8082 21237 5348 15889 COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE 56286 25571 27052 3663 MATERIALS 32411 32324 87 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN 23653 23653 PRINTING 11810 5193 6617 25812 1969 20278 3565 3848595 1889236 1795144 164215 679923 98589 0 5536 82217 49999 704982 847311 0 273470 29557 39343 111700 67389 44745 44311 15068 596198 3645 0 57289 0 1617426 1954757 477938 479845 0 1500000 500000 490037 977938 2469882 X 354378 -506321 285110 -8804 639488 -515125 1617426 1954757 -839940 25229 -339902 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2199936 1467302 2917130 1792755 2306654 10683777 2199936 1467302 2917130 1792755 2306654 10683777 2287776 8396001 5384 1565 33 2747 210 9939 13825 19849 6930 7998 48602 10742318 0.78160 0.76270 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION FOR OTHER INCOME: OTHER REVENUE: 2019 AMOUNT: $13,825. 2020 AMOUNT: $19,849. 2021 AMOUNT: $0. 2022 AMOUNT: $6,930. 2023 AMOUNT: $7,998. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 19 1 19 19 4 1 0 0 PART I-A, LINE 1: SIGNED ON TO LETTERS ALONG WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVOCATE FOR ISSUES SUCH AS PROVIDING MORE FUNDING FOR PUBLIC PARKS AND SIMILAR AMENITIES. 111700 67389 44311 44311 X 2983426 -25229 -25229 3008655 0 3008655 3848595 0 3848595 0 3848595 PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AFFECTING ITS ANNUAL FILING REQUIREMENTS, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION WOULD RECOGNIZE FUTURE ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AND LIABILITES IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE IF SUCH INTEREST AND PENALTIES ARE INCURRED. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CHELINA ODBERT CEO 157500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 157500 0 0 0 KEVIN HENEGHAN DIRECTOR TO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS X 1500000 1500000 0 1 1 1500000 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 ANTHONY FOUX AND CLAUDIA KAHN - FAMILY RELATIONSHIP CHELINA ODBERT AND TENDO NAGENDA- SIGNIFICANT OTHERS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS THE PRIMARY GOVERNING BODY AND DOCUMENTS ACTIONS ACCORDINGLY. THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES WITH BROAD AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD EITHER AT A SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING OR BY EMAIL. ONCE THE COMMITTEES APPROVE, THE FORM 990 IS SUBMITTED TO THE IRS BY THE FINANCE TEAM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS IN PLACE PROCEDURES TO MONITOR AND ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE SALARY FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND APPROVED ANNUALLY. A PROCEDURE IS IN PLACE THAT INVOLVES SALARY COMPARABILITY DATA, FAIR ASSESSMENT OF COMPENSATION, AND A DETERMINATION OF COMPENSATION AMOUNT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OUTSIDE SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 588,071. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 81,201. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 70. TOTAL EXPENSES 669,342. PAYROLL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 35,278. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 37,322. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 5,054. TOTAL EXPENSES 77,654. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE MADE UP OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS (CURRENTLY 2). THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS THE PRIMARY GOVERNING BODY.