2025-05-13T10:03:37-05:00 2024-12-31 311119890 Barnes Dennig & Co LTD 150 East Fourth Street Cincinnati OH 45202 990 2024-01-01 813380647 StriveTogether Inc STRI 5139291150 125 East 9th St 2nd FL Cincinnati OH 45202 Jennifer Blatz CEO 5139291150 2025-05-12 1 0 Paula Hume P00537516 5132418313 2025-05-12 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Jennifer Blatz 125 East 9th St 2nd FL Cincinnati OH 45202 30313803 0 X www.strivetogether.org X 2016 OH Please see the full description of our mission under 990 page 2 Part III Line 1. 13 13 64 13 0 0 23151276 28497016 989059 949235 499019 867552 0 0 24639354 30313803 9228150 15147000 0 0 7074340 7850838 0 0 2375363 8967867 10418885 25270357 33416723 -631003 -3102920 13940747 10920758 1342889 1425820 12597858 9494938 X We partner with communities to ensure every child has every chance to succeed because race, ethnicity, poverty and circumstance should not determine opportunity or outcome. 0 0 15100000 15100000 0 Cradle to Career Grantmaking: StriveTogether remains dedicated to advancing better and more equitable outcomes for youth and families. In 2024, our investments continued to strengthen civic infrastructure, increase access to capital to leverage local investments, and accelerate measurable progress toward transforming systems to improve opportunity. Grants awarded this year supported a diverse range of initiatives aimed at sustaining long-term impact and driving meaningful change in communities nationwide. 9841350 47000 939335 Cradle to Career Network: In 2024, StriveTogether focused on strengthening network capacity to advance cradle-to-career outcomes across its network of 68 communities in 28 states. Through dedicated support and collaboration, StriveTogether helped local partnerships implement data-driven strategies, utilizing a collaborative improvement approach to make progress along the StriveTogether Theory of Action. In the meantime, StriveTogether supported cradle-to-career partnerships develop local policy solutions to advance educational outcomes associated with their Know Your Number initiatives. StriveTogether launched a state policy implementation community of practice to support state agencies and departments with newly authorized educational policies begin their implementation. Cont. in Sch OIn addition, StriveTogether supported twelve state coalitions advance their data infrastructure to support outcomes improvement across each of their states. 2817708 9900 Training Hub: The StriveTogether Training Hub builds competencies for leaders in place-based partnerships to help communities transform systems in service of better, improved outcomes. In 2024, the Training Hub provided over 4,800 hours of learning to leaders across the country in critical topics like collaborative improvement, backbone excellence, and data & analytics. Over 85% of attendees reported having increased their skills as a result of our trainings. 27759058 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 119 0 1 64 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 OH X X Jeri Duncan 5139291150 125 East 9th Street Cincinnati OH 45202 Andi Phillips Board Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Connie Ballmer Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Danae Davis Director - Exit 12/31/24 1.00 X 0 0 0 David Williams Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 James Bell Director - Exit 12/31/24 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lisa Hamilton Director - Exit 12/31/24 1.00 X 0 0 0 Michael McAfee Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Tony Pipa Board Vice Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Russell Booker Board Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Robert Blaine Board Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Richard Raya Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sue Lehmann Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Tom Fry Director - Exit 12/31/24 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Blatz Chief Executive Officer 40.00 X 375230 0 39615 Colin Groth Chief Advancement Officer 40.00 X 256979 0 21941 Vanessa Carlo-Miranda COO - Exit 05/31/24 40.00 X 223847 0 17241 Paris Woods Chief Program Officer 40.00 X 218348 0 20932 Ashwina Kirpani VP, Insights and Analytics 40.00 X 251694 0 22335 Gina Trieste - Exit 121324 Vice President, People Experience 40.00 X 223413 0 30867 Josh Davis VP, Policy and Partnerships 40.00 X 218057 0 27177 Bridget Jancarz Vice President, Network Impact 40.00 X 207728 0 26910 Helen Black Vice President, Training 40.00 X 158080 0 31907 Jeri Duncan Sr. Director ,Finance and Admin 40.00 X 152372 0 9111 Brandon Crowley Sr. Director, Technology and Systems 40.00 X 147735 0 35312 Andrew Freeze Sr. Director ,Development and Grants 40.00 X 135951 0 30778 Monroe Nichols Director, State Infrastructure 40.00 X 136111 0 7733 Cara-Aimee Long Corra Dir., Operations, Policy and P'ships 40.00 X 122348 0 15768 2827893 0 337627 25 0 1 0 Partner for Rural Impact Inc 439 Walnut Meadow Road Berea KY 40403 Building rural partnership capability 800000 Childrens Funding Project 1875 Connecticut Ave NW - 10th Flo Washington DC 20009 Building Fiscal Data Capacity 680000 Integral Ed 1707 Mill Springs Drive Austin TX 78746 School Dist. Impr and elearning design 375361 Silver Arrow Strategies 3726 Old Hopper Road Cape Girardeau MO 63701 Government Grant Seeking Strategy 302897 Hatch Gemini 2147 W Berteau Avenue Chicago IL 60618 Interim COO/Recruiting Support 275260 21 181042 28315974 28497016 Convening/Meeting Rev 900099 541962 541962 Strategic Assistance 900099 205731 205731 Sponsorship 900099 173000 173000 Training/Speaking 900099 28542 28542 949235 867552 867552 30313803 949235 0 867552 X 15147000 15147000 2366303 1440099 485556 440648 4180796 2544375 857883 778538 204942 124725 42053 38164 638203 388401 130957 118845 460594 280311 94512 85771 49612 40260 6646 2706 28387 23036 3803 1548 209574 209574 6215738 5020703 843446 351589 28907 9733 11508 7666 29066 9787 11571 7708 940957 701472 140348 99137 205463 89908 77037 38518 546634 310433 180062 56139 1115949 950107 155681 10161 185235 62387 81899 40949 Communications 529528 249928 53095 226505 Other Expenses 266872 89856 106245 70771 Network Support 66963 66963 33416723 27759058 3282302 2375363 12424621 9586869 800807 607988 201758 481293 992057 852378 283476 139679 230085 104929 13940747 10920758 1073286 1058303 37499 250000 232104 117517 1342889 1425820 X 5350358 6783600 7247500 2711338 12597858 9494938 13940747 10920758 -3102920 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 30489033 27742500 23468145 23151276 28497016 133347970 30489033 27742500 23468145 23151276 28497016 133347970 17036444 116311526 42865 43065 120910 499019 867552 1573411 134921381 3987861 0.86210 0.85270 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2550 207024 209574 33207149 33416723 1000000 250000 0 0 1000000 1000000 1000000 1000000 4000000 6000000 227025 268277 296513 209574 1001389 250000 250000 250000 250000 1000000 1500000 6822 9332 7275 2550 25979 471469 381856 89613 380554 349294 31260 140034 121228 18806 139679 Lease Liabilities 117517 117517 X 30333803 20000 20000 30313803 0 30313803 33436723 20000 20000 33416723 0 33416723 Part X, Line 2: The Organization is exempt from income taxes under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code and a similar provision of Ohio law. However, the Organization is subject to federal income tax on any unrelated business taxable income. The Organization's IRS Form 990 is subject to review and examination by federal and state authorities. The Organization believes it has appropriate support for any tax positions taken, and therefore, does not have any uncertain income tax positions that are material to the consolidated financial statements. X X X 1 Elevate LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave NW WA 20036 Institutional fundraising counsel, support grant proposal et 0 1500001 47150 1452851 1500001 47150 1452851 OH AK CA CO IL MD MI MN NJ NY OK WA VA 1 Baltimore's PromiseFund for Educational Excellence 800 North Charles St Suite 400 Baltimore MD 21201 521129402 501(c)(3) 1100000 0 Transform Impact Grant Boston Opportunity AgendaThe Boston Foundation 75 Arlington Street Boston MA 02116 042104021 501(c)(3) 300000 0 Accelerate Impact Grant Commit Partnership 3000 Pegasus Park Dr Suite 900 Dallas TX 75247 800790222 501(c)(3) 725000 0 Texas Policy Coalition Grant Cradle to Career PartnershipUnited Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona 330 N Commerce Park Loop Suite 200 Tucson AZ 85745 860098932 501(c)(3) 300000 0 Accelerate Impact Grant Delta Health Alliance PO BOX 277 Stoneville MS 38776 470915576 501(c)(3) 250000 0 Mississippi Policy Coalition Grant E3 Alliance 5930 Middle Fiskville Road Suite 507 Austin TX 78752 640963235 501(c)(3) 1375000 0 Transform Impact Grant & Texas Policy Coalition Grant Fresno Cradle to CareerThe Foundation FCOE Inc 1111 Van Ness Third Floor Fresno CA 93721 800381096 501(c)(3) 300000 0 Accelerate Impact Grant Education PartnershipsGreater Twin Cities United Way 404 South Eighth Street Minneapolis MN 55404 411973442 501(c)(3) 450000 0 Minnesota Policy Coalition Grant GRACE 85 S GRAND AVE PASADENA CA 91101 461849491 501(c)(3) 307000 0 California Policy Coalition Grant & CA Policy Coalition Stipend Impact Tulsa 907 S Detroit Ave Suite 600 Tulsa OK 74120 884361936 501(c)(3) 1100000 0 Transform Impact Grant Learn to Earn Dayton 300 College Park Dayton OH 45469 810823777 501(c)(3) 1550000 0 Transform Impact Grant & Kentucky Policy Coalition Grant K-Connect 401 Hall ST SW Suite 385 Grand Rapids MI 49503 464605245 501(c)(3) 300000 0 Accelerate Impact Grant Milwaukee SucceedsGreater Milwaukee Foundation 2153 N Dr Martin Luther King Jr Drive Suite 4000 Milwaukee WI 53212 396036407 501(c)(3) 250000 0 Wisconsin Policy Coalition Grant Partners for Rural Impact Inc 439 Walnut Meadow Rd CPO 2212 Berea KY 40403 872937264 501(c)(3) 1350000 0 Transform Impact Grant & Kentucky Policy Coalition Grant Pewa Project LLC 45-673 Anoi Road Kaneohe HI 96744 883076825 20000 0 Stipend to support the early childhood kindergarten readiness efforts in Hawaii Promise Partnership of Salt LakeUtah's Promise 257 E 200 S Suite 300 Salt Lake City UT 84111 870227091 501(c)(3) 1500000 0 Transform Impact Grant & Utah Policy Coalition Grant ROC the Future dba Children's Institute Inc 1 South Washington Street Suite 120 Rochester NY 14614 237102632 501(c)(3) 300000 0 Accelerate Impact Grant Rocky Mountain PartnershipAdams County Youth Initiative 1500 E 128th Avenue Thornton CO 80241 453139024 501(c)(3) 270000 0 Colorado Policy Coalition Grant & Civic Influencer Network Grant Seeding Success 600 Jefferson Avenue Suite 310 Memphis TN 38105 452464843 501(c)(3) 1300000 0 Tennessee Policy Coalition Grant Spartanburg Academic Movement 101 N Pine Street Suite 150 Spartenburg SC 29302 452104341 501(c)(3) 650000 0 South Carolina Policy Coalition Grant and Place Matters Grant Bridgeport Prospers United Way of Coastal and Western Connecticut 301 Main Street Suite 2-5 Danbury CT 06810 060646577 501(c)(3) 250000 0 Connecticut Policy Coalition Grant Stanislaus County Office of Education 1100 H Street Modesto CA 95354 946002388 501(c)(3) 300000 0 Accelerate Impact Grant Summit Education Initiative 120 E Mill St Ste 330 Akron OH 443081745 341843220 501(c)(3) 300000 0 Accelerate Impact Grant UP Partnership 454 Soledad St Suite 101 San Antonio TX 78205 800174484 501(c)(3) 300000 0 Texas Policy Coalition Grant Waterbury bridge to Success Community Partnership 83 Prospect Street Waterbury CT 06702 932614244 501(c)(3) 300000 0 Accelerate Impact Grant 24 1 Part I, Line 2: Yes, we require all grantees to submit an application and supporting documentation when applying for the grant funds. Then, we request budget to actual reports, narrative and documentation to support the impact the organization has made with the funds. 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Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Board was provided a copy of the 990 prior to the filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Annually, we remind Board members to review and submit their conflict of interest disclosures and the Secretary to the Board reviews the submissions to make sure Board members are compliant. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 We completed a compensation and job/family analysis to compare and validate compensation levels. Any employees that were below the range received adjustments accordingly. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request. Form 990, Part IX, line 11g Consulting and Professional Services: Program service expenses 5,020,703. Management and general expenses 843,446. Fundraising expenses 351,589. Total expenses 6,215,738. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: The process has not changed during the year. 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