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RLC HOSTED THREE 'RED LETTER REVIVALS' IN SANTA ANA, CA, PHILADELPHIA, PA, AND A WEEK-LONG VIRTUAL SERIES. THESE EVENTS REACHED THOUSANDS GLOBALLY AS A DIRECT, NON-PARTISAN COUNTER-NARRATIVE TO CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM. THESE EVENTS WERE CREATED IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL ADVISORY COUNCILS COMPRISING PASTORS, ACTIVISTS, AND THOSE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY INJUSTICE, ENSURING THAT NATIONAL MOVEMENT-BUILDING REMAINED ROOTED IN LOCAL SERVICE. ADDITIONALLY, RLC LED A COLLABORATIVE GOOD FRIDAY VIGIL AND ACTION AT LOCKHEED MARTIN IN KING OF PRUSSIA IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL GAZA CEASEFIRE PILGRIMAGE, PROVIDING A FAITHFUL PUBLIC WITNESS FOR PEACE AND CALLING FOR AN END TO THE PROFITEERING OF WAR BY WEAPONS MANUFACTURERS. 57557 PROGRAM 2: RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT & SPIRITUAL FORMATION PRIMARY FOCUS: DIGITAL CONTENT, DEVOTIONALS, AND WEEKLY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO SUSTAIN AND EQUIP THE MOVEMENT LONG TERM, RLC PROVIDED CONSISTENT SPIRITUAL FORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO A GLOBAL AUDIENCE. WE HOSTED 12 VIRTUAL BOOK CLUBS AND 12 MORNING PRAYER EVENTS, INTENTIONALLY AMPLIFYING DIVERSE VOICES FROM THE MARGINS TO LEAD THE CHURCH TOWARD A MORE JUST FUTURE. IN RESPONSE TO THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN THE HOLY LAND, RLC LAUNCHED A SPECIALIZED CHRISTMAS DEVOTIONAL SERIES FOR ADVENT WHICH FEATURED PRIMARILY PALESTINIAN VOICES CALLING FOR AN END TO THE GENOCIDE AND MOBILIZING OUR COMMUNITY TOWARD ADVOCACY AND RELIEF, ALL IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE CHURCH CALENDAR. OUR WEEKLY PODCAST AND REGULAR SOCIAL MEDIA EXECUTION ALERTS CONTINUED TO SERVE AS A VITAL CONDUIT FOR JUSTICE, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON ISSUES OF STATE-SANCTIONED VIOLENCE AND THE BIBLICAL CALL TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY. PROGRAM 3: LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT & COLLABORATIVE ADVOCACY PRIMARY FOCUS: PEACEMAKER SUMMIT, CO FORUM, AND LEGACY STEWARDSHIP WE CO-HOSTED THE INAUGURAL PEACEMAKER SUMMIT IN PHILADELPHIA, BRINGING TOGETHER OVER 100 PRACTITIONERS TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES IN PEACEMAKING, KINGIAN NONVIOLENCE, AND PARTICIPATE IN HANDS-ON DEMONSTRATIONS IN FORGING, WELDING, AND WOODTURNING. 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FINALLY, FOLLOWING THE PASSING OF OUR CO-FOUNDER TONY CAMPOLO, WE HOSTED A GLOBAL VIRTUAL CELEBRATION OF HIS LIFE ON HIS 90TH BIRTHDAY, THAT WAS ROOTED IN HIS LEGACY TO INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION OF LEADERS TO LIVE OUT THE 'RED LETTERS' OF THE GOSPEL IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. 285886 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 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 true 2 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 8 7 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true false true true false PA X KRISTEN UTOMO 6102255025 PO BOX 12798 PHILADELPHIA PA 19134 REV DR TODD YEARY BOARD CHAIR 0.50 X 0 0 0 SHANE CLAIBORNE CO-FOUND/BD 40.00 X X 57500 0 9456 ELAINA RAMSEY BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 REV GLENCIE RHEDRICK BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 LISA SHARON HARPER BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 CECE JONES-DAVIS BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 AMETHYST RODRIGUEZ BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DIANA OESTREICH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTEN UTOMO FINANCE DIRE 12.00 X 22047 0 0 KASEY FRISTOE OPERATIONS D 30.00 X 0 0 0 79547 9456 false false false 317888 317888 HONORARIUMS 611710 45455 45455 45455 9368 4552 4816 4816 WEBSITE ADS 519130 592 592 592 368751 50271 592 X 31689 31689 86449 70866 15583 6750 6750 5182 5182 129000 102245 4915 21840 22813 9797 4386 8630 10545 10545 2742 2742 2480 1179 1115 186 PROGRAM EVENTS 44868 44868 FUNDRAISING 15861 15861 OTHER EXPENSES 23 23 358402 285886 25999 46517 242795 260535 242795 260535 1615 9006 1615 9006 X 241180 251529 241180 251529 242795 260535 10349 X true X false true false X 177912 180780 277471 409177 317888 1363228 32473 50121 59937 51303 54823 248657 210385 230901 337408 460480 372711 1611885 5000 550 913 4299 10762 5000 550 913 4299 10762 1601123 44 858 541 592 2035 929 222 3690 4841 211314 231167 338266 464711 373303 1618761 0.98910 0.99070 0.00000 0.00000 X PART III, LINE 12 OTHER INCOME 4,841 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED true THE SIMPLE WAY 3234 POTTER STREET PHILADELPHIA PA 19134 232936437 PC 10000 GENERAL RAWTOOLS PHILLY PO BOX 26711 PHILADELPHIA PA 19134 874536298 PC 10000 GENERAL SIMPLE HOMES PO BOX 12798 PHILADELPHIA PA 19134 461473304 PC 10000 GENERAL 1 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 THE ORGANIZATION WORKS DIRECTLY WITH THE GRANTEE TO ENSURE FUNDS ARE USED AS INTENDED. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A PROGRAM 1: PUBLIC WITNESS & MOVEMENT BUILDING PRIMARY FOCUS: RED LETTER REVIVALS, PUBLIC VIGILS, AND ANTI-CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM INITIATIVES IN A YEAR MARKED BY SIGNIFICANT NATIONAL DIVISION, RED LETTER CHRISTIANS (RLC) SUCCESSFULLY MOBILIZED A BROAD, MULTI-RACIAL COALITION OF FAITH LEADERS TO CHAMPION A VISION OF CHRISTIANITY CENTERED ON JESUS'S TEACHINGS OF PEACE AND JUSTICE. RLC HOSTED THREE 'RED LETTER REVIVALS' IN SANTA ANA, CA, PHILADELPHIA, PA, AND A WEEK-LONG VIRTUAL SERIES. THESE EVENTS REACHED THOUSANDS GLOBALLY AS A DIRECT, NON-PARTISAN COUNTER-NARRATIVE TO CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM. THESE EVENTS WERE CREATED IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL ADVISORY COUNCILS COMPRISING PASTORS, ACTIVISTS, AND THOSE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY INJUSTICE, ENSURING THAT NATIONAL MOVEMENT-BUILDING REMAINED ROOTED IN LOCAL SERVICE. ADDITIONALLY, RLC LED A COLLABORATIVE GOOD FRIDAY VIGIL AND ACTION AT LOCKHEED MARTIN IN KING OF PRUSSIA IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL GAZA CEASEFIRE PILGRIMAGE, PROVIDING A FAITHFUL PUBLIC WITNESS FOR PEACE AND CALLING FOR AN END TO THE PROFITEERING OF WAR BY WEAPONS MANUFACTURERS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B PROGRAM 2: RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT & SPIRITUAL FORMATION PRIMARY FOCUS: DIGITAL CONTENT, DEVOTIONALS, AND WEEKLY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO SUSTAIN AND EQUIP THE MOVEMENT LONG TERM, RLC PROVIDED CONSISTENT SPIRITUAL FORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO A GLOBAL AUDIENCE. WE HOSTED 12 VIRTUAL BOOK CLUBS AND 12 MORNING PRAYER EVENTS, INTENTIONALLY AMPLIFYING DIVERSE VOICES FROM THE MARGINS TO LEAD THE CHURCH TOWARD A MORE JUST FUTURE. IN RESPONSE TO THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN THE HOLY LAND, RLC LAUNCHED A SPECIALIZED CHRISTMAS DEVOTIONAL SERIES FOR ADVENT WHICH FEATURED PRIMARILY PALESTINIAN VOICES CALLING FOR AN END TO THE GENOCIDE AND MOBILIZING OUR COMMUNITY TOWARD ADVOCACY AND RELIEF, ALL IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE CHURCH CALENDAR. OUR WEEKLY PODCAST AND REGULAR SOCIAL MEDIA EXECUTION ALERTS CONTINUED TO SERVE AS A VITAL CONDUIT FOR JUSTICE, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON ISSUES OF STATE-SANCTIONED VIOLENCE AND THE BIBLICAL CALL TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C PROGRAM 3: LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT & COLLABORATIVE ADVOCACY PRIMARY FOCUS: PEACEMAKER SUMMIT, CO FORUM, AND LEGACY STEWARDSHIP WE CO-HOSTED THE INAUGURAL PEACEMAKER SUMMIT IN PHILADELPHIA, BRINGING TOGETHER OVER 100 PRACTITIONERS TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES IN PEACEMAKING, KINGIAN NONVIOLENCE, AND PARTICIPATE IN HANDS-ON DEMONSTRATIONS IN FORGING, WELDING, AND WOODTURNING. RLC ALSO LAUNCHED A COMPREHENSIVE CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR (CO) RESOURCE PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE AND HOSTED A VIRTUAL FORUM TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE NAVIGATING FAITH-BASED OBJECTIONS TO WAR. FINALLY, FOLLOWING THE PASSING OF OUR CO-FOUNDER TONY CAMPOLO, WE HOSTED A GLOBAL VIRTUAL CELEBRATION OF HIS LIFE ON HIS 90TH BIRTHDAY, THAT WAS ROOTED IN HIS LEGACY TO INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION OF LEADERS TO LIVE OUT THE 'RED LETTERS' OF THE GOSPEL IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD BASED ON A REVIEW OF APPROPRIATE COMPARABLE DATA. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE SAME COMPENSATION PROCESS WOULD BE USED FOR ALL OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PAYROLL EXPENSE 0 1,288 0 CONTRACTOR 82,656 3,627 21,840 HONORAIUM 14,514 0 0 REVIVAL 5,075 0 0 TOTAL 102,245 4,915 21,840