2025-11-13T11:01:42-05:00 2024-12-31 411532347 HARRINGTON LANGER & ASSOCIATES 563 PHALEN BLVD SAINT PAUL MN 55130 990 2024-01-01 411977419 ALLIANCE FOR METROPOLITAN STABILITY ALLI 6123324471 2525 EAST FRANKLIN AVENUE SUITE 200 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55406 JOO HEE POMPLUN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6123324471 2025-11-12 true false GREG EMMERICH P00838472 6514811128 2025-11-12 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JOO HEE POMPLUN 2525 EAST FRANKLIN AVENUE SUITE 200 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55406 949507 false X WWW.THEALLIANCETC.ORG X 1994 MN THE ALLIANCE IS A COALITION OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND ADVOCACY GROUPS WITH A MISSION TO BUILD POWER ACROSS THE INTERSECTIONS OF GEOGRAPHY, RACE, CULTURE, AND ISSUES IN THE TWIN CITIES REGION TO ELIMINATE SYSTEMS OF OPPRESSION AND ADVANCE OUR COLLECTIVE LIBERATION. WE ENVISION A VIBRANT REGION WHERE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS, POLICIES, PRACTICES, AND INVESTMENTS ARE CENTERED IN THE NEEDS AND EXPERTISE OF LOW-WEALTH PEOPLE AND BLACK, INDIGENOUS, IMMIGRANT, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR; HISTORICAL HARMS ARE ADDRESSED; AND OUR HEALING, BELONGING, AND PROSPERITY ARE PRIORITIZED IN DECISIONS ABOUT OUR CURRENT AND FUTURE COMMUNITIES. THE ALLIANCE ENGAGES DOZENS OF OTHER ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS IN ADVANCING OUR SHARED VISION FOR AN EQUITABLE REGION THROUGH: --COALITION ORGANIZING: WE ORGANIZE COALITIONS THAT CROSS THE BOUNDARIES OF RACE, CULTURE, GEOGRAPHY AND ISSUES TO ADVANCE EQUITY AND JUSTICE. WE USE AN INSIDE/OUTSIDE STRATEGY, BUILDING STRONG AND EFFECTIVE ALLIES WITHIN SYSTEMS AS W 11 11 9 11 0 974590 862327 91690 31893 28669 39212 8975 16075 1103924 949507 352850 128000 0 723719 730347 7540 5103 13938 134912 174502 1219021 1037952 -115097 -88445 2243553 2209483 54746 109121 2188807 2100362 X THE ALLIANCE IS A COALITION OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND ADVOCACY GROUPS WITH A MISSION TO BUILD POWER ACROSS THE INTERSECTIONS OF GEOGRAPHY, RACE, CULTURE, AND ISSUES IN THE TWIN CITIES REGION TO ELIMINATE SYSTEMS OF OPPRESSION AND ADVANCE OUR COLLECTIVE LIBERATION. WE ENVISION A VIBRANT REGION WHERE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS, POLICIES, PRACTICES, AND INVESTMENTS ARE CENTERED IN THE NEEDS AND EXPERTISE OF LOW-WEALTH PEOPLE AND BLACK, INDIGENOUS, IMMIGRANT, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR; HISTORICAL HARMS ARE ADDRESSED; AND OUR HEALING, BELONGING, AND PROSPERITY ARE PRIORITIZED IN DECISIONS ABOUT OUR CURRENT AND FUTURE COMMUNITIES. THE ALLIANCE ENGAGES DOZENS OF OTHER ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS IN ADVANCING OUR SHARED VISION FOR AN EQUITABLE REGION THROUGH: --COALITION ORGANIZING: WE ORGANIZE COALITIONS THAT CROSS THE BOUNDARIES OF RACE, CULTURE, GEOGRAPHY AND ISSUES TO ADVANCE EQUITY AND JUSTICE. WE USE AN INSIDE/OUTSIDE STRATEGY, BUILDING STRONG AND EFFECTIVE ALLIES WITHIN SYSTEMS AS W false false 270060 125000 TRANSIT EQUITY: THE ALLIANCE IS A MEMBER OF THE COALITION FOR CLEAN TRANSPORTATION, WHICH ENVISIONS A FUTURE WHERE ALL MINNESOTANS HAVE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO CLEAN TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS THAT PROMOTE HEALTH AND CONNECTION FOR ALL. WE PASSED THROUGH SIGNIFICANT GRANT FUNDS TO PARTNERS IN THE CCT WORK IN 2024 TO ENSURE THE COALITION WAS WELL RESOURCED TO ADVANCE OUR SHARED GOALS. THE CCT WORKS TO ELIMINATE MINNESOTA'S TRANSPORTATION-RELATED CLIMATE EMISSIONS THROUGH THE INCREASED ADOPTION AND AVAILABILITY OF SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE ELECTRIFICATION OPTIONS, CENTERING BIPOC AND UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES WHO DISPROPORTIONATELY BEAR THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, AIR POLLUTION, AND EXPERIENCE HIGH RATES OF MOBILITY INJUSTICE. IN 2024, THE CCT LED SUCCESSFUL ADVOCACY FOR THE STATE'S ZERO EMISSION BUS TRANSITION PLAN, REQUIRING METRO TRANSIT TO MOVE TOWARD A ZERO-EMISSION FLEET BY 2050. THE NEW LAW EMBEDS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PRINCIPLES, ACCELERATES ELECTRIFICATION TIMELINES, AND ENSURES REGULAR REPORTING TO THE LEGISLATURE. CCT'S AMENDMENTS WILL PRIORITIZE CLEAN TRANSIT INVESTMENTS IN COMMUNITIES THAT FACE THE HIGHEST POLLUTION ACROSS THE STATE. 199539 3000 10000 REGIONAL EQUTIY PROJECT: THROUGH THE REGIONAL EQUITY PROJECT, THE ALLIANCE BUILDS AND CONVENES COALITIONS THAT ADVANCE EQUITY IN THE TWIN CITIES REGION. OUR REGIONAL EQUITY WORK IS COMPRISED OF MULTIPLE BODIES OF WORK, INCLUDING THE BUSINESS RESOURCE COLLECTIVE AND EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES & SCORECARD. ADDITIONALLY, IT INCLUDES OUR INTERNAL CULTURE-BUILDING WORK TO INTERNALLY LIVE THE VALUES WE ESPOUSE FOR OUR OUTWARD-FACING WORK, AND EXPLORATORY WORK FOR NEW INITIATIVES - WHICH IN 2024 INCLUDED AN EXPLORATION INTO NARRATIVE. BUSINESS RESOURCE COLLECTIVE (BRC): THE BUSINESS RESOURCE COLLECTIVE IS A COALITION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND WEALTH-BUILDING ORGANIZATIONS THAT ENVISIONS A MINNESOTA WHERE THRIVING BIPOC-OWNED BUSINESSES BUILD AND SUSTAIN THE CULTURE, WEALTH, AND ECONOMIC VITALITY OF OUR COMMUNITIES. IN 2024, THE BRC WORKED WITH DEED TO ASSESS AND MAP THE SMALL BUSINESS ECOSYSTEM TO IDENTIFY THE STRENGTHS AND GAPS OF THE ECOSYSTEM AND RECOMMEND STRATEGIES TO BEST MEET THE NEEDS OF BIPOC SMALL BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS. EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES & SCORECARD: THE ALLIANCE CONVENES AN EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES & SCORECARD PRACTITIONERS TABLE FORMED OF PEOPLE INTERESTED IN USING THIS TOOL TO HELP RESIDENTS, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL REPAIR PAST HARMS AND CONTRIBUTE TO A STRONGER, MORE INCLUSIVE, AND THRIVING COMMUNITY. THIS TOOL PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK TO RECLAIM POWER AND ENSURE THAT DEVELOPMENT IS NOT ISOLATED PROJECTS BUT RATHER BECOMES AN INTEGRAL PIECE OF A COLLECTIVE COMMITMENT TO CREATE WEALTH, OPPORTUNITY, AND LIVABILITY FOR HISTORICALLY AND SYSTEMICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. IN 2024, WE HELD TWO CONVENINGS - SPRING CONVENING FOCUSED ON MINNEAPOLIS PARK & RECREATION BOARD INDIGENOUS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND RECONCILIATION ACTION PLAN EFFORTS TO INTEGRATE TRUTH, RECONCILIATION, AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF INDIGENOUS LAND, PEOPLE, AND NATIONS INTO OUR WORK, POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND SPACES. THEN A FALL CONVENING FOCUSED ON THIRDSPACE ACTION LAB'S RESEARCH INTO AN ANTI-RACIST PARADIGM IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND DOMINANT NARRATIVES WHERE RACISM SHOWS UP THAT PERPETUATE INEQUITABLE SYSTEMS, STRUCTURES, AND PRACTICES IN THE FIELD.. NARRATIVE PROJECT: WITH ALLIANCE PARTNER ORGANIZATION, ALLIANCE EXPLORED WHAT A NEW NARRATIVE FOR THE REGION MAY LOOK LIKE FOR EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT THAT IS VISIONARY AND THAT COMMUNITIES CAN COLLECTIVELY BUILD TOWARDS. THE EXPLORATION OF NARRATIVE BY THIS ADVISORY IS INFORMING THE WORK OF ALLIANCE AS IT ADAPTS TO THE EVERCHANGING POLITICAL LANDSCAPE IN 2025. INTERNAL CULTURE BUILDING: ALLIANCE LOOKS TO BE A REGIONAL EQUITY LEADER AND CAN ONLY BE SUCCESSFUL IF WE LIVE THE VALUES THAT WE PUT INTO OUR WORK. THEREFORE, SINCE COVID'S IMPACT ON ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES - SHIFTING EXPECTATIONS, SHIFTING DAILY STRESSORS, AND HOW RELATIONSHIPS GET BUILT, ALLIANCE HAS PUT SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT AND INTENTIONALITY INTO ADAPTING AND BUILDING A NEW CULTURE TO THE NEW TIMES. CULTURE BUILDING HAS INCLUDED STAFF RETREATS, USE OF CONSULTANTS, AND INVESTING IN THE TIME WE SPEND AS A TEAM. THIS EFFORT HAS PAID OFF WITH RETENTION REMAINING STEADY THROUGH THESE EFFORTS. 164585 BLUE LINE COALITION: THE ALLIANCE CONVENES AND PROVIDES THE LEAD STAFF SUPPORT FOR THE BLUE LINE COALITION (BLC), WHICH REPRESENTS BIPOC, IMMIGRANT, AND LOW-WEALTH COMMUNITIES ORGANIZING FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE, EQUITABLE TRANSIT ACCESS, HOUSING STABILITY, AND OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFITS ALONG THE METRO BLUE LINE LRT EXTENSION ROUTE, INCLUDING THE BIPOC-MAJORITY COMMUNITIES OF NORTH MINNEAPOLIS, ROBBINSDALE, BROOKLYN CENTER, AND BROOKLYN PARK. THE ALLIANCE IS BUILDING THE BLC'S COLLECTIVE CAPACITY TO ORGANIZE OUR COMMUNITIES TO MAXIMIZE USE OF THE BLUE LINE LRT EXTENSION ONCE BUILT BY ENSURING IT IS CREATED WITH COMMUNITY NEEDS AND PRIORITIES AT THE CENTER. WE HAVE SECURED THE RESOURCES TO DO THIS BY SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATING FOR AN ANTI-DISPLACEMENT PROSPERITY PROGRAM BOARD FUND TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES DURING AND AFTER CONSTRUCTION. LAST YEAR, WE PASSED LEGISLATION AND SECURED 10 MILLION IN STATE FUNDING TO ESTABLISH THE FUND. THE ALLIANCE CHAIRS THE COMMITTEE THAT WILL DISTRIBUTE THESE FUNDS AND HAS SUPPORTED DEVELOPMENT OF THE INITIAL RFP FOR ELIGIBLE PROJECTS THAT WILL PROTECT VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AND ADVANCE OUR COMMUNITIES' CLIMATE, HEALTH, HOUSING, ECONOMIC MOBILITY, AND JOB CREATION/ACCESS GOALS. THE BLC ALSO STRENGTHENED OUR CAPACITY TO DO THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURE AFFECTED COMMUNITIES UNDERSTAND THE LRT IS COMING, WHAT THE FUND IS, AND HOW WE CAN BUILD POWER AND SOLIDARITY TO PREVENT HARM AND SECURE BENEFITS FROM THIS MAJOR PUBLIC INVESTMENT. OUR PREVAILING MESSAGE IS THAT BY BEING ORGANIZED WE CAN NOT ONLY SURVIVE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PROJECT-WE CAN THRIVE AS A RESULT OF IT. TRANSPORTATION DECARBONIZATION, REDUCTION OF VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED, AND REDUCED AIR POLLUTION IN BIPOC COMMUNITIES IS A MAJOR GOAL OF THIS SHARED WORK. 251636 21893 ALL OTHER PROGRAMS. 251636 21893 885820 true true false true false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 12 0 9 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false MN X X JOO HEE POMPLUN 6123324471 2525 EAST FRANKLIN AVENUE SUITE 200 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55406 JOO HEE POMPLUN EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 126080 0 11780 MAURA BROWN ASSOCIATE DI 40.00 X 118234 0 13767 NELIMA SITATI-MUNENE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ANTHONY TAYLOR VICE PRESIDE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARGARET KAPLAN TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSE A ZAYAS CABAN SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 HIBO ABDI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KADRA ABDI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CANDY BAKION BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICHOLE BUEHLER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUNNY CHANTHANOUVONG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MALIK HOLT-SHABAZZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES FREMPONG-LONGDON JR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 244314 25547 2 false false false 862327 862327 CONTRACT REVENUE 900099 31893 31893 31893 39212 39212 SPEAKING FEES 900099 16075 16075 16075 949507 47968 39212 128000 128000 272080 225608 39040 7432 364840 348585 16255 10126 9486 622 18 36729 35807 882 40 46572 42868 3183 521 27235 27235 27500 2500 25000 5103 5103 26914 18179 8726 9 150 150 28811 18529 10007 275 33579 29807 3412 360 13667 11381 2273 13 11918 10565 1241 112 2575 2366 179 30 EQUIPMENT RENT AND MAINT 2153 1989 139 25 1037952 885820 138194 13938 126813 65894 1856042 1795003 250200 301085 500 10500 9998 10264 26737 2243553 2209483 54746 81222 27899 54746 109121 X 1599808 1631661 588999 468701 2188807 2100362 2243553 2209483 -88445 X false true X true false X 647334 1202748 1103040 974590 862327 4790039 647334 1202748 1103040 974590 862327 4790039 2568960 2221079 9909 5691 7975 28669 39212 91456 4881495 1527276 0.45500 0.49630 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 350 30150 30500 1007452 1037952 178795 44699 120855 177546 196902 178795 674098 1011147 40308 4371 4925 30500 80104 30214 44387 49226 44699 168526 252789 2179 468 350 2997 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 27899 27899 X 949507 949507 949507 1037952 1037952 1037952 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRE MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ALLIANCE AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY (OR ASSET) FOR ANY UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAX AUTHORITIES. THE ALLIANCE IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING AUTHORITIES; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. false HEALTH PROF FOR A HEALTHY CLIMATE PO BOX 503013 MINNEAPOLIS MN 554583010 411735501 501C3 20000 PROGRAM SUPPORT FRESH ENERGY 408 ST PETER STREET SUITE 350 SAINT PAUL MN 55102 411735501 501C3 45000 PROGRAM SUPPORT CURE (CLEAN UP THE RIVER ENVMNT) 117 S 1ST STREET MONTEVIDEO MN 56265 311693392 501C3 20000 PROGRAM SUPPORT MN350 4407 EAST LAKE STREET MINNEAPOLIS MN 55406 452754381 501C3 20000 PROGRAM SUPPORT SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION 2101 WEBSTER ST SUITE 1250 OAKLAND CA 94612 946069890 501C3 20000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 5 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE ALLIANCE IS A COALITION OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND ADVOCACY GROUPS WITH A MISSION TO BUILD POWER ACROSS THE INTERSECTIONS OF GEOGRAPHY, RACE, CULTURE, AND ISSUES IN THE TWIN CITIES REGION TO ELIMINATE SYSTEMS OF OPPRESSION AND ADVANCE OUR COLLECTIVE LIBERATION. WE ENVISION A VIBRANT REGION WHERE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS, POLICIES, PRACTICES, AND INVESTMENTS ARE CENTERED IN THE NEEDS AND EXPERTISE OF LOW-WEALTH PEOPLE AND BLACK, INDIGENOUS, IMMIGRANT, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR; HISTORICAL HARMS ARE ADDRESSED; AND OUR HEALING, BELONGING, AND PROSPERITY ARE PRIORITIZED IN DECISIONS ABOUT OUR CURRENT AND FUTURE COMMUNITIES. THE ALLIANCE ENGAGES DOZENS OF OTHER ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS IN ADVANCING OUR SHARED VISION FOR AN EQUITABLE REGION THROUGH: --COALITION ORGANIZING: WE ORGANIZE COALITIONS THAT CROSS THE BOUNDARIES OF RACE, CULTURE, GEOGRAPHY AND ISSUES TO ADVANCE EQUITY AND JUSTICE. WE USE AN INSIDE/OUTSIDE STRATEGY, BUILDING STRONG AND EFFECTIVE ALLIES WITHIN SYSTEMS AS WELL AS ORGANIZING FROM THE OUTSIDE FOR GREATER COMMITMENT TO EQUITABLE POLICIES, INVESTMENTS, AND OUTCOMES. --COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: WE ENSURE THAT LOW-WEALTH AND BIPOC COMMUNITIES ARE ENGAGED IN THE PUBLIC DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES THAT SHAPE POLICIES AND SYSTEMS. --STRATEGIC SYSTEMS NAVIGATION: WE PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, ANALYSIS AND STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT LEADERS IN NAVIGATING COMPLEX INSTITUTIONS AND SYSTEMS. --FIELD BUILDING: WE BUILD THE CAPACITY OF ORGANIZATIONS TO ORGANIZE FOR EQUITABLE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND TO SEE THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN LOCAL AND REGIONAL ISSUES. USING THESE STRATEGIES, THE ALLIANCE BRINGS PROGRESSIVE ORGANIZATIONS TOGETHER TO ADVOCATE FOR POLICY, INVESTMENT AND SYSTEMS CHANGES THAT MAKE OUR COMMUNITIES MORE SAFE, EQUITABLE AND WELCOMING FOR BIPOC RESIDENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A TRANSIT EQUITY: THE ALLIANCE IS A MEMBER OF THE COALITION FOR CLEAN TRANSPORTATION, WHICH ENVISIONS A FUTURE WHERE ALL MINNESOTANS HAVE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO CLEAN TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS THAT PROMOTE HEALTH AND CONNECTION FOR ALL. WE PASSED THROUGH SIGNIFICANT GRANT FUNDS TO PARTNERS IN THE CCT WORK IN 2024 TO ENSURE THE COALITION WAS WELL RESOURCED TO ADVANCE OUR SHARED GOALS. THE CCT WORKS TO ELIMINATE MINNESOTA'S TRANSPORTATION-RELATED CLIMATE EMISSIONS THROUGH THE INCREASED ADOPTION AND AVAILABILITY OF SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE ELECTRIFICATION OPTIONS, CENTERING BIPOC AND UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES WHO DISPROPORTIONATELY BEAR THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, AIR POLLUTION, AND EXPERIENCE HIGH RATES OF MOBILITY INJUSTICE. IN 2024, THE CCT LED SUCCESSFUL ADVOCACY FOR THE STATE'S ZERO EMISSION BUS TRANSITION PLAN, REQUIRING METRO TRANSIT TO MOVE TOWARD A ZERO-EMISSION FLEET BY 2050. THE NEW LAW EMBEDS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PRINCIPLES, ACCELERATES ELECTRIFICATION TIMELINES, AND ENSURES REGULAR REPORTING TO THE LEGISLATURE. CCT'S AMENDMENTS WILL PRIORITIZE CLEAN TRANSIT INVESTMENTS IN COMMUNITIES THAT FACE THE HIGHEST POLLUTION ACROSS THE STATE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B REGIONAL EQUTIY PROJECT: THROUGH THE REGIONAL EQUITY PROJECT, THE ALLIANCE BUILDS AND CONVENES COALITIONS THAT ADVANCE EQUITY IN THE TWIN CITIES REGION. OUR REGIONAL EQUITY WORK IS COMPRISED OF MULTIPLE BODIES OF WORK, INCLUDING THE BUSINESS RESOURCE COLLECTIVE AND EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES & SCORECARD. ADDITIONALLY, IT INCLUDES OUR INTERNAL CULTURE-BUILDING WORK TO INTERNALLY LIVE THE VALUES WE ESPOUSE FOR OUR OUTWARD-FACING WORK, AND EXPLORATORY WORK FOR NEW INITIATIVES - WHICH IN 2024 INCLUDED AN EXPLORATION INTO NARRATIVE. BUSINESS RESOURCE COLLECTIVE (BRC): THE BUSINESS RESOURCE COLLECTIVE IS A COALITION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND WEALTH-BUILDING ORGANIZATIONS THAT ENVISIONS A MINNESOTA WHERE THRIVING BIPOC-OWNED BUSINESSES BUILD AND SUSTAIN THE CULTURE, WEALTH, AND ECONOMIC VITALITY OF OUR COMMUNITIES. IN 2024, THE BRC WORKED WITH DEED TO ASSESS AND MAP THE SMALL BUSINESS ECOSYSTEM TO IDENTIFY THE STRENGTHS AND GAPS OF THE ECOSYSTEM AND RECOMMEND STRATEGIES TO BEST MEET THE NEEDS OF BIPOC SMALL BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS. EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES & SCORECARD: THE ALLIANCE CONVENES AN EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES & SCORECARD PRACTITIONERS TABLE FORMED OF PEOPLE INTERESTED IN USING THIS TOOL TO HELP RESIDENTS, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL REPAIR PAST HARMS AND CONTRIBUTE TO A STRONGER, MORE INCLUSIVE, AND THRIVING COMMUNITY. THIS TOOL PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK TO RECLAIM POWER AND ENSURE THAT DEVELOPMENT IS NOT ISOLATED PROJECTS BUT RATHER BECOMES AN INTEGRAL PIECE OF A COLLECTIVE COMMITMENT TO CREATE WEALTH, OPPORTUNITY, AND LIVABILITY FOR HISTORICALLY AND SYSTEMICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. IN 2024, WE HELD TWO CONVENINGS - SPRING CONVENING FOCUSED ON MINNEAPOLIS PARK & RECREATION BOARD INDIGENOUS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND RECONCILIATION ACTION PLAN EFFORTS TO INTEGRATE TRUTH, RECONCILIATION, AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF INDIGENOUS LAND, PEOPLE, AND NATIONS INTO OUR WORK, POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND SPACES. THEN A FALL CONVENING FOCUSED ON THIRDSPACE ACTION LAB'S RESEARCH INTO AN ANTI-RACIST PARADIGM IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND DOMINANT NARRATIVES WHERE RACISM SHOWS UP THAT PERPETUATE INEQUITABLE SYSTEMS, STRUCTURES, AND PRACTICES IN THE FIELD.. NARRATIVE PROJECT: WITH ALLIANCE PARTNER ORGANIZATION, ALLIANCE EXPLORED WHAT A NEW NARRATIVE FOR THE REGION MAY LOOK LIKE FOR EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT THAT IS VISIONARY AND THAT COMMUNITIES CAN COLLECTIVELY BUILD TOWARDS. THE EXPLORATION OF NARRATIVE BY THIS ADVISORY IS INFORMING THE WORK OF ALLIANCE AS IT ADAPTS TO THE EVERCHANGING POLITICAL LANDSCAPE IN 2025. INTERNAL CULTURE BUILDING: ALLIANCE LOOKS TO BE A REGIONAL EQUITY LEADER AND CAN ONLY BE SUCCESSFUL IF WE LIVE THE VALUES THAT WE PUT INTO OUR WORK. THEREFORE, SINCE COVID'S IMPACT ON ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES - SHIFTING EXPECTATIONS, SHIFTING DAILY STRESSORS, AND HOW RELATIONSHIPS GET BUILT, ALLIANCE HAS PUT SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT AND INTENTIONALITY INTO ADAPTING AND BUILDING A NEW CULTURE TO THE NEW TIMES. CULTURE BUILDING HAS INCLUDED STAFF RETREATS, USE OF CONSULTANTS, AND INVESTING IN THE TIME WE SPEND AS A TEAM. THIS EFFORT HAS PAID OFF WITH RETENTION REMAINING STEADY THROUGH THESE EFFORTS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C BLUE LINE COALITION: THE ALLIANCE CONVENES AND PROVIDES THE LEAD STAFF SUPPORT FOR THE BLUE LINE COALITION (BLC), WHICH REPRESENTS BIPOC, IMMIGRANT, AND LOW-WEALTH COMMUNITIES ORGANIZING FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE, EQUITABLE TRANSIT ACCESS, HOUSING STABILITY, AND OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFITS ALONG THE METRO BLUE LINE LRT EXTENSION ROUTE, INCLUDING THE BIPOC-MAJORITY COMMUNITIES OF NORTH MINNEAPOLIS, ROBBINSDALE, BROOKLYN CENTER, AND BROOKLYN PARK. THE ALLIANCE IS BUILDING THE BLC'S COLLECTIVE CAPACITY TO ORGANIZE OUR COMMUNITIES TO MAXIMIZE USE OF THE BLUE LINE LRT EXTENSION ONCE BUILT BY ENSURING IT IS CREATED WITH COMMUNITY NEEDS AND PRIORITIES AT THE CENTER. WE HAVE SECURED THE RESOURCES TO DO THIS BY SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATING FOR AN ANTI-DISPLACEMENT PROSPERITY PROGRAM BOARD FUND TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES DURING AND AFTER CONSTRUCTION. LAST YEAR, WE PASSED LEGISLATION AND SECURED 10 MILLION IN STATE FUNDING TO ESTABLISH THE FUND. THE ALLIANCE CHAIRS THE COMMITTEE THAT WILL DISTRIBUTE THESE FUNDS AND HAS SUPPORTED DEVELOPMENT OF THE INITIAL RFP FOR ELIGIBLE PROJECTS THAT WILL PROTECT VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AND ADVANCE OUR COMMUNITIES' CLIMATE, HEALTH, HOUSING, ECONOMIC MOBILITY, AND JOB CREATION/ACCESS GOALS. THE BLC ALSO STRENGTHENED OUR CAPACITY TO DO THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURE AFFECTED COMMUNITIES UNDERSTAND THE LRT IS COMING, WHAT THE FUND IS, AND HOW WE CAN BUILD POWER AND SOLIDARITY TO PREVENT HARM AND SECURE BENEFITS FROM THIS MAJOR PUBLIC INVESTMENT. OUR PREVAILING MESSAGE IS THAT BY BEING ORGANIZED WE CAN NOT ONLY SURVIVE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PROJECT-WE CAN THRIVE AS A RESULT OF IT. TRANSPORTATION DECARBONIZATION, REDUCTION OF VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED, AND REDUCED AIR POLLUTION IN BIPOC COMMUNITIES IS A MAJOR GOAL OF THIS SHARED WORK. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D ALL OTHER PROGRAMS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE BOARD'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE FORM 990 FOR APPROVAL. ONCE APPROVED, THE 990 IS SIGNED AND SUBMITTED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH YEAR, BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO FILL OUT THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS. KEY STAFF MEMBERS IN POSITIONS OF MAKING SPENDING OR CONTRACTING DECISIONS ALSO FILL THEM OUT. THE STAFF COLLECTS THE FORMS AND KEEPS THEM ON FILE AT THE DIRECTION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OVERSEES THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ASKS ALL STAFF, BOARD MEMBERS AND KEY COALITION MEMBER REPRESENTATIVES AND ALLIED ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVES TO FILL OUT AN EVALUATION FORM. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THEN MEETS WITH THE DIRECTOR TO DISCUSS THE COLLECTIVE EVALUATION FORM, COMPARES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE WITH ANNUAL WORK PLAN GOAL AND OUTCOMES, SETS NEW GOALS AND WORK PLAN OUTCOMES FOR THE COMING YEAR, AND MAKES DECISIONS ON COMPENSATION AND SALARY ADJUSTMENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SUPERVISES THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZING & POLICY TO PERFORM A SIMILAR EVALUATION OF THEIR EFFORTS AND MAKES DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR COMPENSATION AND SALARY ADJUSTMENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.