2025-11-14T19:32:19-06:00 2024-12-31 223575846 Brunhofer & Balise LLP 287 N Farview Avenue Paramus NJ 07652 990 2024-01-01 861795659 Community Based Public Safety Collective Inc COMM 8778295500 377 S Harrison Street Suite 15KK East Orange NJ 07018 Aqeela Sherrills President 8778295500 2025-11-14 0 David BaliseCPA P00350308 2015999899 2025-11-10 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Aqeela Sherrills 377 S Harrison Street Suite 15KK East Orange NJ 07018 6023885 0 X www.cbpscollective.org X 2021 NJ We advocate for, and educate and train, community based public safety practitioners & organizations. 6 5 10 0 0 0 5916599 3501846 2607217 2436092 53970 85947 0 0 8577786 6023885 346250 362506 0 0 1116121 966403 0 0 169343 2873703 4384800 4336074 5713709 4241712 310176 4121114 4218289 510233 297232 3610881 3921057 X Our mission is to strengthen neighborhood leadership by investing in the education, advocacy and training of community based public safety practitioners and organizations. 0 0 5073608 362506 2436092 I. Introduction2024 was a transformative year for The Collective. Still in our early years of operation, the organization experienced significant growth, doubling our staff, budget, and projects. Despite being in a formative stage, our team rose to meet the demands of an expanding national footprint, managing a diverse range of projects with varying funding structures and compliance requirements.This period of rapid development marked a turning point for The Collective, as we firmly established ourselves as a national leader in the community based public safety movement. Highlights below reflect our continued momentum and the impact of our work across the country.II. Core Program Areas: Key AccomplishmentsCoalition to Advance Public Safety (CAPS) AccomplishmentsDisbursed $4.5 million through the Local Capacity Building Fund (LCBF) to support local CVI organizations nationwide. Of that total, The Collective directly administered $2.5 million in the following cities: Baton Rouge, Newark, Los Angeles, and AtlantaProduced narrative change tools, including sizzle reels for four grantees and community partners to elevate their stories and showcase their impactCreated 31 tailored TTA plans to strengthen grantee operations, infrastructure, and violence intervention strategiesTrained over 200 frontline practitioners and community members through certification programs and targeted capacity-building workshopsStrengthened back-office infrastructure for grantees by supporting board development, refining program design, enhancing data management systems, launching websites, and delivering a 16-week grant courseRaised over $6 million in additional funds to support LCBF grantees and sustain long-term impact through our 16-week grant course and assigned SMEs Completed the Impact Lab with BridgeSpan Consultants in early February, positioning CAPS for long-term growth and structural evolutionRevamped CAPS' internal onboarding process to streamline transitions, improve team integration, and set new hires up for successCommunity Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI)Developed Cohort Based Learning Communities to expand TTA capacity:Conducted the Data Management Cohort quarterly, training a total of 20 cities, counties, and municipal agencies and their subgrantees Conducted the Law Enforcement Engagement Cohort, training 6 law enforcement agenciesCreated 28 tailored TTA plans to strengthen grantee operations, infrastructure, and violence intervention strategiesProvided TTA to 75 CVIPI grantees, including CBOs, law enforcement, cities, counties, and state governmentsReconfigured staff to hire a Senior Project Manager and a Senior TTA Specialist enhance the effectiveness of the team and program deliveryLos Angeles Regional ProjectsLaunched the LA County Peer-to-Peer Academy to build a training infrastructure for CBOs to strengthen the skillsets of their peer workforce within the CVI field Launched Safe Passage and Peace Building programming with LAUSD schools Provided TTA for Gang Reduction Youth Development programs in Los Angeles areaIII. New InitiativesScaling Safety: The Collective along with our partner, Alliance for Safety and Justice were selected for the Audacious 2025 Cohort, in support of Scaling Safety. This comprehensive initiative aims to support cities across the nation experiencing chronic violence cycles to scale up effective community-based prevention, intervention, and crisis response programs and integrate these prevention strategies as complementary to existing public safety efforts, in five US cities: Austin, Texas; Cleveland, Ohio; Jackson, Mississippi; Miami, Florida; and Tucson, Arizona.Ford Build Nomination: The Ford Foundation nominated the Community Based Public Safety Collective for their highly competitive capacity building initiative that provides $3M over 5 years to exceptional organizations, to support strengthening their organizational infrastructure to further sustain the critical work. 5073608 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 41 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 NJ X Armanino Advisory LLC 9257902600 2700 Camino Ramon Suite 350 San Ramon CA 94583 Aqeela Sherrills President and Board Chairp 20.00 X X 250000 0 0 Dr Lena Miller Director and Secretary 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Frank Quintero Director and Treasurer 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Archana Saligal Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 James Washington Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Salomon Zavala Director 2.50 X 10000 0 0 Elizabeth Ruebman Managing Director 20.00 X 200000 0 0 Kyra Dunson Chief Operating Officer 40.00 X 150000 0 0 Angela Grigoryan Chief Financial Officer Au 5.00 X 0 0 0 Cindy Pfaff Director of Finance 5.00 X 5394 0 0 Fred Fogg Managing Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 615394 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1009435 2492411 3501846 Program Service Income 541990 2436092 2436092 2436092 85947 85947 6023885 2436092 0 85947 X 362506 362506 615394 148040 299854 167500 324318 324318 26691 26691 10962 10962 10238 10238 3209019 3187019 22000 8910 8910 120907 51166 69741 58149 58149 1248 1072 176 96727 80139 14745 1843 11329 11329 49423 6381 43042 Program Supplies 807888 807888 5713709 5073608 470758 169343 1122732 750274 1607742 1484010 359447 0 1031193 1970069 13936 4121114 4218289 135233 297232 375000 0 510233 297232 X 1566410 1772904 2044471 2148153 3610881 3921057 4121114 4218289 310176 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 5916599 3501846 9418445 2607217 2436092 5043309 8523816 5937938 14461754 0 0 0 14461754 53970 85947 139917 53970 85947 139917 8577786 6023885 14601671 0.99040 0.99370 0.00960 0.00630 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 6023885 0 6023885 0 6023885 5713709 0 5713709 0 5713709 1 Communities Healing and Nurturing Growth Through Education Inc 6013 Dutton Avenue Baton Rouge LA 70805 844038741 501(c)(3) 15000 0 to support their training and outreach programs Truce of Baton Rouge 1120 Government Street Baton Rouge LA 70802 473309159 501(c)(3) 25000 0 to support their training and outreach programs A Galvanized Innovative Approach to Leading Excellence Planning Solutions 9943 Patio Court Baton Rouge LA 70815 830868272 501(c)(3) 50200 0 to support their training and outreach programs 100 Black Men of Metropolitan Baton Rouge PO Box 2286 Baton Rouge LA 70821 721235602 501(c)(3) 25000 0 to support their training and outreach programs Gloves Up and Guns Down 1827 Manor Drive Union NJ 07083 923396689 501(c)(3) 10000 0 to support their training and outreach programs Marleigh Stone Foundation 11186 Cambre Oaks Drive Gonzales LA 70737 922662826 501(c)(3) 9000 0 to support their training and outreach programs Newark Anti-Violence Coalition 999 Broad St Apartment 411 Newark NJ 07102 920362262 501(c)(3) 19148 0 to support their training and outreach programs New Direction 135 Prince Street Newark NJ 07103 883850343 501(c)(3) 9990 0 to support their training and outreach programs Newark Community Street Team 915 South 16th Street Newark NJ 07108 821719128 501(c)(3) 170000 0 to support their training and outreach programs Transformative Change 2124 Kitteridge Street Berkeley CA 94704 043698112 501(c)(3) 18750 0 to support their training and outreach programs 10 Part I, Line 2: We only give financial support to organizations that we are very familiar with, and whose purposes align with ours. We require them to provide documentation of their 501(c)(3) status, and we require a full accounting of how they have spent the funds we provide. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aqeela Sherrills President and Board Chairp 250000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 250000 0 0 0 Elizabeth Ruebman Managing Director 200000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 200000 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b Our 990 is distributed to each Board Member, and they are given time to ask questions and make suggestions before the 990 is filed. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Our governing documents are available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part IX, line 11g Professional Fees - Other : Program service expenses 3,187,019. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 3,187,019. Professional Fees Other : Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 22,000. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 22,000.