2026-05-12T08:51:43+00:00 2025-12-31 311119890 Barnes Dennig & Co LTD 150 East 4th St Cincinnati OH 45202 990 2025-01-01 813380647 StriveTogether Inc STRI 5139291150 125 East 9th St 2nd FL Cincinnati OH 45202 Jennifer Blatz CEO 5139291150 2026-05-12 true Paula L Hume P00537516 5132418313 2026-05-12 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Jennifer Blatz 125 East 9th St 2nd FL Cincinnati OH 45202 48099706 false X www.strivetogether.org X 2016 OH 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. 13 13 68 13 0 28497016 46094235 949235 988856 867552 1016615 0 0 30313803 48099706 15147000 18045000 0 0 7850838 9717233 0 80000 2474011 10418885 10981654 33416723 38823887 -3102920 9275819 10920758 21360274 1425820 2589517 9494938 18770757 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. true false 19578452 12300000 694348 Cradle to Career Network: StriveTogether connects, champions and supports the work of communities in the Cradle to Career Network to get better results for young people. In 2025, the Network spanned 70 communities in 28 states, reaching 13.8 million youth. 71% of communities in the Network with sufficient data have improved four or more cradle-to-career outcomes relative to a 2022 baseline. We also launched a set of seven outcomes playbooks, giving communities practical, data-driven tools to get results. Our investments continued to strengthen civic infrastructure and increase access to capital to leverage local investments. Grants awarded this year supported a range of initiatives to increase economic mobility by helping more young people reach key milestones. 9068255 5745000 0 Policy and Partnership: StriveTogether supports policy solutions at all levels to center young people. In 2025, Cradle to Career Network members reported policy wins totaling $13.3 billion. State policy coalitions played a defining role in translating legislation into action, elevating community voice and ensuring public investments reach children and families. Seven states participated in our Policy Implementation Community of Practice and led policy agendas in their states. 3062589 0 294508 Training Hub: The Training Hub Powered by StriveTogether builds skills for community leaders transforming systems to improve outcomes. In 2025, the Training Hub provided 7,641 hours of learning to leaders across the country on topics like collaborative improvement, backbone excellence and data use. We also worked with the Harvard Graduate School of Education and other partners to launch the EdRedesign Fellowship for Cradle-to-Career Partnership Leaders, a first-of-its-kind program for emerging leaders. 1406611 0 0 Pathways Impact Fund(PIF): StriveTogether catalyzed the Pathways Impact Fund to increase high-quality career pathways by investing in and supporting regional intermediary organizations that connect education and workforce partners. 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Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services (Expenses $ 1,406,611 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 0) Pathways Impact Fund(PIF): StriveTogether catalyzed the Pathways Impact Fund to increase high-quality career pathways by investing in and supporting regional intermediary organizations that connect education and workforce partners. In 2025, the Fund selected its first round of grantees, secured an additional inaugural funder and confirmed its program strategy, designed to bridge educational experiences and careers to unlock economic mobility. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body The Board was provided a copy of the 990 prior to the filing. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy 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, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official 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, Line 19 Required documents available to the public The governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other Fees Consulting and Professional - Total Expense: 5268800, Program Service Expense: 4406828, Management and General Expenses: 614696, Fundraising Expenses: 247276; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c Change of oversight process or selection process The process has not changed during the year. 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