2025-12-18T10:31:44-07:00 2022-12-31 262176601 EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA 1120 S RACKHAM WAY SUITE 300 MERIDIAN ID 83642 990 2022-01-01 611969838 THE AHIMSA COLLECTIVE AHIM 2094306162 3308 SCHOOL STREET OAKLAND CA 94602 SONYA SHAH CO-DIRECTOR 2094306162 2025-12-18 1 1 JEREMY CORK P01544850 2082874777 2025-12-18 2022 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X SONYA SHAH 3308 SCHOOL STREET OAKLAND CA 94602 6428377 0 X https://www.ahimsacollective.net/ X 2020 CA THE AHIMSA COLLECTIVE WORKS TO ADDRESS HARM IN WAYS THAT FOSTER WHOLENESS FOR EVERYONE. OUR NORTH STAR GOALS ARE TO REPLACE SYSTEMS OF PUNISHMENT WITH PARADIGMS GROUNDED IN HEALING, RELATIONSHIP, AND LOVE. TO GET THERE, WE ENGAGE WITH DEEP TRAUMA HEALING AND RESTORATIVE APPROACHES WHILE BEING GROUNDED IN ANTI-OPPRESSION. WE WORK IN DEEP COMMUNITY WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMMITTED AN ACT OF VIOLENCE, SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE, AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY HARM. IN ALL OF OUR WORK, WE CENTER AGENCY, LIBERATION, DIGNITY, AND TRANSFORMATION. 7 5 12 5 0 0 4559527 6397241 42213 26838 1443 1500 3998 2798 4607181 6428377 3329 1150 0 0 705701 909661 0 0 90443 742781 1384424 1451811 2295235 3155370 4133142 10989243 15166021 69563 113199 10919680 15052822 THE AHIMSA COLLECTIVE WORKS TO ADDRESS HARM IN WAYS THAT FOSTER WHOLENESS FOR EVERYONE. OUR NORTH STAR GOALS ARE TO REPLACE SYSTEMS OF PUNISHMENT WITH PARADIGMS GROUNDED IN HEALING, RELATIONSHIP, AND LOVE. TO GET THERE, WE ENGAGE WITH DEEP TRAUMA HEALING AND RESTORATIVE APPROACHES WHILE BEING GROUNDED IN ANTI-OPPRESSION. WE WORK IN DEEP COMMUNITY WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMMITTED AN ACT OF VIOLENCE, SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE, AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY HARM. IN ALL OF OUR WORK, WE CENTER AGENCY, LIBERATION, DIGNITY, AND TRANSFORMATION. 0 0 556495 0 0 LIFE COMES FROM IT - WE PROVIDE THE ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES FOR LIFE COMES FROM IT, WHICH INVITES REQUESTS FOR FUNDING PROJECTS AND COLLABORATIONS LED BY PEOPLE OF COLOUR THAT FOCUS ON RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE, INDIGENOUS PEACE-MAKING AND LAND-BASED HEALING. WITH ONE GRANT CYCLE A YEAR, WE MAKE SMALL GRANTS UP TO $25,000 TO ORGANIZATIONS. MOST GRANTS WILL BE ONE-TIME GRANTS, THOUGH THERE MAY BE EXCEPTIONS. TO RECEIVE A GRANT, YOU NEED TO BE A 501C3 ORGANIZATION OR BE FISCALLY SPONSORED BY A 501C3. IF YOU ARE NEITHER, WE CAN HELP CONNECT YOU TO FISCAL SPONSORS. THERE ARE TWO CATEGORIES: INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS; NETWORKS, CONVENINGS AND COLLABORATIONS THAT ENHANCE MOVEMENT BUILDING. 347724 0 0 LAND PROJECT - THE AHIMSA COLLECTIVE HAS TWO LAND PROJECTS. THE HEALING CENTER "JUST LOVE" IS 25 ACRES OF LAND IN A SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA. JUST LOVE WILL PROVIDE SHORT- AND LONGER-TERM HEALING STAYS FOR COMMUNITIES OF COLOUR, RETURNING CITIZENS, SURVIVORS, AND JUSTICE WORKERS. WE WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH 10-20 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO OFFER JUST LOVE FOR NO CHARGE FOR GROUPS OF 8-12 FOR 5 TO 10 DAYS AT A TIME. WE MAY PROVIDE FOOD AS WELL, SO THAT ALL A GROUP HAS TO DO IS GET TO THE SPACE. COOKING, FARMING, SWIMMING, TALKING TOGETHER, WALKING IN NATURE, AND SILENCE ARE DEEP HEALING MODALITIES. WE ALSO PROVIDE THE TIME AND SPACE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS FOR PEOPLE TO COME TO JUST LOVE FOR SHORT TERM (5-7 DAYS) AND EVENTUALLY LONG TERM (ONE-MONTH) STAYS AND SUPPORT WHAT THEY NEED. AHIMSA COLLECTIVE WILL UTILIZE THE SPACE TO OFFER 5-7 TRAININGS A YEAR TO CONTINUE TO BUILD PEOPLE'S CAPACITY IN RESTORATIVE AND TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE, TRAUMA HEALING, AND FACILITATION SKILLS. ONCE A YEAR WE WILL HAVE A HEALING WEEKEND, A TIME WHEN PEOPLE COME TOGETHER, CELEBRATE, EAT, CAMP, BUILD, AND DANCE. THE AHIMSA COLLECTIVE SUPPORTIVE HOME IS OUR SECOND LAND PROJECT IT IS HOME IN OAKLAND THAT OFFERS A DEEPLY PERSON-CENTRED HOME WHERE MEN RETURNING FROM INCARCERATION CAN STAY UNTIL THEY GET ON THEIR FEET, HAVE CONTROL OVER WHAT THEY NEED, HAVE AN AHIMSA COMMUNITY OF CONTINUAL SUPPORT, AND THEN BECOME A PART OF A COMMUNITY TO WALK WITH OTHERS TRANSITIONING HOME. OUR BELIEF IS THAT WHEN OUR BASIC NEEDS-FOOD, WATER, WARMTH, REST, SECURITY, SAFETY-ARE MET, WE CAN THEN TRUST, BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, AND LIVE INTO OUR FULL POTENTIAL. WE WILL PROVIDE ALL THESE BASIC NEEDS AND NOT LIMIT THE TIME SOMEONE CAN STAY IN THE HOME, PROVIDING EACH PERSON WITH THEIR OWN ROOM, ALLOWING FAMILY MEMBERS AND LOVED ONES TO VISIT, AND HAVING AN AGREED VALUE SYSTEM THAT CREATES SAFETY FOR ALL THAT LIVE IN THE HOME. 178058 300 0 A VICTIM OFFENDER DIALOGUE* (VOD) IS A FACE-TO-FACE MEETING BETWEEN THE PERSON WHO WAS HARMED AND THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HARM. THE EXPERIENCE OF TALKING DIRECTLY WITH THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY IN A SAFE SETTING ALLOWS THE SURVIVOR TO GIVE FULL VOICE TO ALL THEY ENDURED. THEY ARE FINALLY ABLE TO SAY WHAT THEY NEED TO SAY AND TO GET ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ONLY THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HARM CAN KNOW. PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR HARM, NO MATTER HOW SEVERE, ARE GIVEN THE CHANCE TO HEAR THE OFTEN WIDE-RANGING AND COMPLEX IMPACT OF THEIR ACTIONS. ONLY THEN CAN THEY FULLY REALIZE AND UNDERSTAND THE EFFECTS OF THEIR ACTIONS IN THEIR ENTIRETY AND FORMULATE THEIR OWN RESPONSE. BOTH PARTIES ARE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN A REPARATIVE PROCESS, TAILORED TO THEIR NEEDS. IT ALLOWS THEM TO EXPAND ON THE MEANING THE TRAGIC EVENT HAD FOR THEM AND EXPLORE A NEW PURPOSE IN THEIR LIVES. THE TOTAL VODS HELD FOR THE YEAR 2022 IS 13. 418183 850 26838 ALL OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDING GENERAL PROGRAMS, CIRCLES IN PRISON, HEALING CIRCLES, MUTUAL AID AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE (MARJ), TRAININGS, RE-ENTRY SUPPORT, SURVIVOR SUPPORT, RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND RIDE HOME PROGRAM. 418183 850 26838 1500460 1 1 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 79 0 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X X EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA 2082874777 1120 S RACKHAM WAY SUITE 300 MERIDIAN ID 83642 SONYA SHAH PRESIDENT, CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40 X X 130000 0 0 RICHARD CRUZ CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40 X X 130000 0 0 JULIAN WARD SECRETARY 2 X X 0 0 0 NICOLE PITTMAN TREASURER 2 X X 0 0 0 TROY WILLIAMS ADVISORY BOARD 2 X 0 0 0 SHERI WIEDENHOEFER ADVISORY BOARD 2 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY FREGOSO ADVISORY BOARD 2 X 0 0 0 260000 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 908291 5488950 0 6397241 TRAINING 900099 26838 26838 0 0 0 0 0 0 26838 1500 0 0 1500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2798 2798 0 0 2798 6428377 29636 0 1500 X 1150 1150 260000 130000 65000 65000 482853 319809 143098 19946 101123 23985 72771 4367 65685 65685 55878 55878 362637 348294 13843 500 127412 34067 93071 274 47168 36925 10243 85370 48723 36647 390491 381067 9424 65090 65090 110213 1300 108913 65219 35275 29588 356 WELLNESS & PROGRAM SUPPLIES 61402 61231 171 0 STIPEND 13544 13544 0 0 2295235 1500460 704332 90443 4128129 1884990 3402443 2561614 4430539 34593 41550 5589594 183095 4264907 5406499 10989243 15166021 69563 113199 0 69563 113199 X 3720930 12325413 7198750 2727409 10919680 15052822 10989243 15166021 4133142 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 7878706 4559527 6397241 18835474 0 0 7878706 4559527 6397241 18835474 4146192 14689282 1443 1500 2943 3998 2798 6796 18845213 80289 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 OTHER REVENUE RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 2432157 2432157 0 3068897 164340 2904557 0 0 0 0 0 88540 18755 69785 0 0 0 0 5406499 0 0 X 6428377 0 0 0 0 0 6428377 0 0 0 6428377 2295235 0 0 0 0 0 2295235 0 0 0 2295235 Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 THE ORGANIZATION IS A PUBLIC BENEFIT NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THE ORGANIZATION IS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND SECTION 23701(D) OF THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS ACCOUNTING STANDARDS GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA RELATED TO THE RECOGNITION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS PART OF THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES, WHEN APPLICABLE. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AT DECEMBER 31, 2022 AND 2021 AND THEREFORE NO AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN ACCRUED. Form 990, Header, Line B THE AMENDMENT IS REQUIRED DUE TO CHANGES IN THE RESTRICTED ASSETS SCHEDULE, REFLECTING SIGNIFICANT ADJUSTMENTS MADE FOR THIS YEAR THAT NEED TO BE PROPERLY ACCOUNTED FOR. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE BOARD WILL REVIEW THE FORM PRIOR TO FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c WE WOULD NOT ACCEPT ANY PAYMENTS FROM ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE HAD FUNDED THROUGH LIFE COMES FROM IT GRANTS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 THE INITIAL COMPENSATION WAS SETUP BY AVERAGE SALARY AND INCREASES WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VIA GUIDESTAR.ORG AND IRS.GOV. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g OTHER FEES INCLUDE CONTRACT SERVICE EXPENSES FOR FACILITATORS, FELLOWSHIPS, ACCOUNTING, RESEARCH & EVALUATION CONSULTANT, AND MARKETING CONSULTANT.