2026-05-13T16:10:18-05:00 2025-12-31 390919055 RITZ HOLMAN LLP 330 E KILBOURN AVE SUITE 222 MILWAUKEE WI 53202 990EZ 2025-01-01 201643797 CONGREGATIONS UNITED TO SERVE HUMANITY INC CONG 2625648223 PO BOX 1324 KENOSHA WI 53141 SHARON CORSO TREASURER 2625648223 2026-05-13 1 ADAM M UPDIKE P01801943 4142711451 2026-05-12 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z 5251 X X WWW.CUSHKENOSHA.COM X X 37820 X 23204 580 13605 6036 7569 431 31784 35174 13619 6471 55264 -23480 86422 0 62942 X 83217 64230 5000 5000 88217 69230 1795 6288 86422 62942 X CUSH IS AN INTERFAITH COALITION ACTIVELY LIVING OUR FAITH AND VALUES IN THE PURSUIT OF JUSTICE THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT. OUR IMMIGRATION TASK FORCE HELPED CREATE SAFETY AND PREPAREDNESS FOR THE KENOSHA COMMUNITY IN THE FACE OF RISING AUTHORITARIANISM AND BRUTALITY. FORTY UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN ONE OR MORE TASK FORCE MEETINGS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VOCES DE LA FRONTERA, CUSH TRAINED 22 "VERIFIERS," WHO SERVE AS LEGAL OBSERVERS AND ON-THE-GROUND REPORTERS DURING INSTANCES WHERE LAW ENFORCEMENT IS OPERATING WITHOUT IDENTIFICATION. AN ADDITIONAL FIVE INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED FURTHER TRAINING. THROUGH THIS SAME PARTNERSHIP, WE DISTRIBUTED APPROXIMATELY 100 FLYERS WITH BASIC "KNOW-YOUR-RIGHTS" INFORMATION, DETAILING THE PROTECTIONS AFFORDED UNDER THE 1ST AND 4TH AMENDMENTS TO THE US CONSTITUTION. THE CUSH IMMIGRATION TASK FORCE ALSO ENGAGED IN ADVOCACY THROUGHOUT THE FALL OF 2025, COMMUNICATING WITH THE KENOSHA COUNTY SHERIFF TO ADVOCATE AGAINST KENOSHA COUNTY'S PARTICIPATION IN A 287(G) AGREEMENT AND ADVOCATING FOR INCREASED TRANSPARENCY ON POLICIES RELATED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT TREATMENT, ON THE PART OF THE KENOSHA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. 0 35246 THE CUSH ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE TASK FORCE WAS FORMED IN 2025, DURING WHICH TIME THEY CONDUCTED COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH ON MEANS BY WHICH THEY COULD RAISE THE TREE EQUITY SCORE BY INCREASING CANOPY COVERAGE IN KEY NEIGHBORHOODS. APPROXIMATELY ONE DOZEN INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THIS TASK FORCE'S MEETINGS. THE CUSH ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE TASK FORCE HAS HOSTED A NUMBER OF EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS IN RELATION TO THIS EFFORT. BETWEEN FIVE AND TEN UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN WORKSHOPS ON URBAN TREE SELECTION + PLANTING. 0 0 THE CUSH RAINBOW FORWARD TASK FORCE DEVELOPED A RELATIONSHIP WITH A CUSH MEMBER-CONGREGATION TO CREATE A PLAN FOR A VOLUNTEER LED YOUTH PROGRAM, DESIGNED TO FILL THE GAPS CREATED BY THE SUDDEN CLOSURE OF THE LGBTQ CENTER OF SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. FIFTEEN UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE RAINBOW FORWARD TASK FORCE ALSO HELD MULTIPLE DEMONSTRATIONS TO RAISE AWARENESS ON THE ATTACKS AND LEGISLATIVE SETBACKS SUFFERED BY THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY NATIONALLY THROUGHOUT 2025. MORE THAN 19 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS ATTENDED THE 2025 TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE CELEBRATION (HONORING THE LIVES LOST TO ANTI-TRANSGENDER VIOLENCE). MORE THAN A DOZEN INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN A STONEWALL ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION. AN ADDITIONAL 10 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN A SILENT PROTEST TO RAISE AWARENESS OF LGBTQ PEOPLE, AND ANOTHER DOZEN PARTICIPATED IN A WORKSHOP EXPLORING THE INTERSECTIONALITY OF THOSE QUEER INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH DISABILITY. APPROXIMATELY ONE DOZEN INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN AN AUTHOR TALK CO-HOSTED BY CUSH IN ONE OF IT'S MEMBER CONGREGATIONS, FEATURING A DISCUSSION ABOUT AMERICAN TEENAGER WITH AUTHOR NICO LANG. THE TASK FORCE PARTICIPATED IN ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND DIALOGUE WORK, ENGAGING MORE THAN 30 INDIVIDUALS IN ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE OF IDEOLOGICAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES. 0 0 35246 X GRANT PITTS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 27293 731 0 KAREN KEMPINEN PRESIDENT 1.00 0 0 0 JUSTINE HAMMELEV-JONES VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 0 0 0 SHARON CORSO TREASURER 1.00 0 0 0 MARY KAY SCHLEITER SECRETARY 1.00 0 0 0 RABBI DENA FEINGOLD DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 MONICA CUMMINGS DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 RICHARD MICH DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 REV KATHLEEN GLOFF DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 CAL MILLER DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 PAMELA GARSIDE-MEYERS DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 MARY YONKER DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WI SHARON CORSO PO BOX 1324 KENOSHA WI 531411324 2625648223 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 54791 68540 84239 50388 23204 281162 54791 68540 84239 50388 23204 281162 3853 277309 3 84 374 620 580 1661 4542 6648 2315 2999 8000 24504 307327 0.90230 0.92610 X FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOME DESCRIPTION: INTEREST. AMOUNT: 580. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 - OTHER REVENUE DESCRIPTION: MISC INCOME. AMOUNT: 431. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: BANK AND CREDIT CARE FEES. AMOUNT: 832. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 28. DESCRIPTION: MARKETING. AMOUNT: 861. DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL TAXES. AMOUNT: 2,796. DESCRIPTION: TRAINING. AMOUNT: 250. DESCRIPTION: OTHER RESTRICTED EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 470. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 201. DESCRIPTION: EVENTS. AMOUNT: 282. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 751. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 6,471. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS DESCRIPTION: PREPAID EXPENSE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 5,000. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 5,000. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,795. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 6,288. FORM 990EZ, PART V, LINE 34, CHANGES TO ORGANIZATION: AMENDMENT TO THE BYLAWS ADOPTED BY CUSH ON DECEMBER 11, 2025. NOMINATIONS FOR OFFICERS WAS CHANGED FROM JANUARY TO DECEMBER OR AT THE END OF THE DESIGNATED TERM FOR THE OFFICERS. UPDATED TERMS FOR REMOVAL OF OFFICERS - REMOVAL OF AN OFFICER CAN OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING. UPDATED DESCRIPTIONS OF DUTY OF OFFICERS. RE-NAMED THE STANDING COMMITTEE TO THE FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE. FINANCIAL POLICIES ARE MAINTAINED BY THE TREASURER. THE TREASURER, PRESIDENT, AND VICE PRESIDENT SERVE AS THE SIGNATORIES FOR CUSH. ADDITIONALLY, A COMMUNICATIONS POLICY WAS IMPLEMENTED. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.