2025-11-03T13:22:15-06:00 2024-12-31 710566544 FCA CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS PLLC 2228 COTTONDALE LANE STE 200 LITTLE ROCK AR 72202 990 2024-01-01 832442049 RENEW AMERICA TOGETHER INC RENE 5012449522 116 OTTENHEIMER PLAZA LITTLE ROCK AR 72201 CATHERINE GRUNDEN SEC / TREASURER 5012449522 2025-11-03 1 0 WADE M BRORMAN P00591135 5012213800 2025-10-29 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CATHERINE GRUNDEN 116 OTTENHEIMER PLAZA LITTLE ROCK AR 72201 231584 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 304021 208784 67450 22800 0 0 0 0 371471 231584 0 0 0 0 259041 258661 0 0 0 196108 110267 455149 368928 -83678 -137344 183510 40013 6183 30 177327 39983 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 49323 22800 OUTREACH & EDUCATION:RENEW AMERICA TOGETHER USES A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE TO EXPLORE AMERICAN CIVILITY AND PLACE TODAY'S PARTISAN ATMOSPHERE IN PROPER CONTEXT. AMERICAN DEMOCRACY HAS ALWAYS BEEN CONFLICTUAL AND DYNAMIC BY DESIGN-FOUNDED ON THE PRINCIPLE OF E PLURIBUS UNUM ("OUT OF MANY, ONE") AND SUSTAINED BY THE ONGOING COMPETITION OF IDEAS, VALUES, AND PRIORITIES AMONG THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. THIS HISTORY IS BEST UNDERSTOOD THROUGH OVERLAPPING POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND INCREASINGLY GLOBAL CYCLES THAT SPAN DECADES.FOR THE PAST CENTURY, THE UNITED STATES HAS MANAGED TO BALANCE ACTION AND REACTION WITH LIMITED ACRIMONY AND LITTLE BLOODSHED, THANKS TO A FUNCTIONING SYSTEM OF CHECKS AND BALANCES OPERATING AT MANY LEVELS. YET THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT HISTORY WILL NOT REPEAT ITSELF, NOR THAT FUTURE CYCLES WILL REMAIN AS STABLE. CONTINUED COMPETITION IS INEVITABLE SO LONG AS OUR GOVERNMENT IS BASED ON A CONSTITUTION THAT SEPARATES POWERS AND ENSURES EACH BRANCH CAN CHECK AND BALANCE THE OTHERS.THE CENTRAL QUESTIONS ARE: ARE OUR INSTITUTIONS HEALTHY ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND THE CHALLENGES AHEAD? IS OUR POPULATION INFORMED, EDUCATED, AND ENGAGED ENOUGH TO PROTECT DEMOCRACY? DO WE SHARE A SUFFICIENT COMMITMENT TO CIVICS, CIVILITY, AND CITIZENSHIP TO ADDRESS OUR DIFFERENCES? AND CAN OUR ELECTORATE SEE THROUGH THE DIVISIVENESS OF MEDIA, SPECIAL INTERESTS, AND PARTISAN POLITICS TO DEMAND GENUINE PROGRESS ON THE MAJOR ISSUES FACING OUR NATION?RENEW AMERICA TOGETHER BRINGS THESE QUESTIONS INTO THE PUBLIC SQUARE THROUGH THREE KEY INITIATIVES:1. THE CIVILITY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (CLI) - A FLAGSHIP, YEAR-LONG PROGRAM THAT EQUIPS COMMUNITY LEADERS WITH COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND PRACTICAL TOOLS TO BRIDGE DIVIDES.2. TOWN HALL AND SMALL-GROUP DIALOGUES - DISCUSSIONS WITH CIVIC, POLITICAL, AND ECONOMIC LEADERS FOCUSED ON REAL-WORLD COLLABORATION.3. WORKSHOPS AND CURRICULA - TEACHING THE SERVE AND TRUST FRAMEWORKS, WHICH PROVIDE CITIZENS WITH ACCESSIBLE TOOLS TO PRACTICE CIVIL DIALOGUE AND COMBAT DISINFORMATION.IN 2024, RENEW AMERICA TOGETHER CREATED TWO NEW CURRICULA-SERVE AND TRUST-FOCUSED ON STRENGTHENING CIVIL DIALOGUE AND MEDIA LITERACY. THESE HALF-DAY PROGRAMS EMPOWER PARTICIPANTS TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND ARE NOW USED WITH CLI ALUMNI, NONPROFIT GROUPS, UNIVERSITIES, AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS NATIONWIDE. ONGOING EVALUATION ENSURES THAT EACH PROGRAM CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS REACH AND EFFECTIVENESS.OUR FLAGSHIP CIVILITY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (CLI) BRINGS TOGETHER APPROXIMATELY 30 LEADERS PER COHORT FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR A YEAR OF TRAINING AND DIALOGUE DESIGNED TO FIND COMMON GROUND. PARTICIPANTS REPRESENT DIVERSITY ACROSS AGE, GENDER, RACE, POLITICAL AFFILIATION, GEOGRAPHY, AND OCCUPATION. EACH APPLICANT ARTICULATES HOW THEY WILL BENEFIT FROM PARTICIPATION AND LATER REPORTS ON HOW THE PROGRAM HAS INFLUENCED THEIR WORK AND LIVES.GRADUATES OF THE CLI HAVE APPLIED THEIR LEARNING IN MEASURABLE WAYS-CO-AUTHORING INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE POLICIES, ASSUMING NEW LEADERSHIP ROLES, SPEAKING PUBLICLY ABOUT CIVILITY, WRITING ARTICLES, LAUNCHING PODCASTS, AND EVEN CO-DRAFTING LEGISLATION TO SUPPORT MOTHERS. IN OUR FIRST COHORT, 96.4% OF PARTICIPANTS REPORTED SUCCESSFULLY APPLYING LESSONS FROM THE PROGRAM IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL OR COMMUNITY ROLES. 49323 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 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 MARK NICHOLS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY LEE SMITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 155441 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 JOEY MA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CATHERINE GRUNDEN SECRETARY / TREASURER 5.00 X 0 0 0 155441 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 208784 208784 CIVILITY LEADERSHIP PR 611710 22800 22800 22800 231584 22800 0 0 155441 155441 85299 85299 17921 17921 5168 5168 955 955 4304 4304 12000 12000 8096 882 7214 HOTEL 29665 29665 CONTRACTOR 19777 19777 AUDIO VISUAL 9826 9826 FACILITATOR 5000 5000 15476 3950 11526 368928 49323 319605 0 183510 40013 183510 40013 6183 30 6183 30 X 0 0 0 0 177327 39983 177327 39983 183510 40013 -137344 0 X 0 0 0 X 235100 303218 323652 304021 208784 1374775 235100 303218 323652 304021 208784 1374775 1374775 1374775 1.00000 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MARY LEE SMITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 155441 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 155441 0 0 0 WESLEY K CLARK 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.