2024-11-15T11:04:41-05:00 2023-12-31 411414667 ESTERBROOKS CPAS LTD 302 W SUPERIOR ST STE200 DULUTH MN 55802 990 2023-01-01 411841689 MEN AS PEACEMAKERS MENA 2187271939 123 W SUPERIOR STREET DULUTH MN 55802 SARAH CURTISS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2187271939 2024-11-15 true false MICHAEL A PEDERSON P00454472 2187276846 2024-11-15 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z SARAH CURTISS 123 W SUPERIOR STREET DULUTH MN 55802 1598074 false X WWW.MENASPEACEMAKERS.ORG X 1996 MN TO ENGAGE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES IN INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES THAT PROMOTE EQUALITY, REPAIR HARM, AND PREVENT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN. 12 12 21 31 0 945824 1557716 228072 35887 642 1757 2528 1174538 1597888 0 0 928988 951544 15470 28318 370551 447100 1299539 1414114 -125001 183774 1707563 1831830 524536 465029 1183027 1366801 X TO ENGAGE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES IN INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES THAT PROMOTE EQUALITY, REPAIR HARM, AND PREVENT VIOLENCE AGAISNT WOMEN AND CHILDREN. false false 585003 DON'T BUY IT PROJECT (DBIP): DBIP IS A COMMUNITY-LEVEL PRIMARY PREVENTION PROGRAM THAT ENGAGES MEN AND PEOPLE OF ALL GENDER IDENTITIES AS ACTIVE CHANGE AGENTS TO END THE DEMAND FOR ALL FORMS OF COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND TO CREATE THE CONDITIONS FOR ALL IN THE COMMUNITY TO THRIVE. DBIP INCLUDES DOWNLOADABLE COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND AWARENESS RESOURCES, ONLINE TRAINING VIDEOS, AND A DBIP CURRICULUM WITH FACILITATOR TRAINING FOR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS WHO WANT TO ENGAGE ITS MEMBERS IN LEARNING ABOUT THE ROOT CAUSES OF TRAFFICKING AND HOW TO IDENTIFY THEIR OWN ROLE IN PREVENTING EXPLOITATION. IN 2023, DBIP REVISED THE CURRICULUM AND TRAINED 15 DBIP FACILITATORS, AND THROUGH THE MEN AND MASCULINE FOLKS NETWORK (MMFN) TO CONDUCT 15 VIRTUAL MALE ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS CALLED KITCHEN TABLE CONVERSATIONS THAT HAD A TOTAL OF 601 VIEWS. 239219 7000 MAKING EQUAL GENDERS AWESOME PROGRAM: AN IN-SCHOOL COMMUNITY MENTORING PROGRAM FOR 4TH-12TH CHILDREN AND YOUTH OF ALL GENDER EXPRESSION IN FIVE ISD 709 SCHOOLS. IN THE YOUNGER PROGRAMMING, THE PROGRAM CONNECTS CARING ADULTS IN LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO HELP BROADEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF MASCULINITY AND TO MAKE BETTER CONNECTIONS WITH THEMSELVES, THEIR SCHOOLS, AND THEIR COMMUNITY. THESE CONNECTIONS HELP THEM SUCCEED BOTH ACADEMICALLY AND SOCIALLY, AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF BOYS INTO LEADERS IN PREVENTING VIOLENCE AND OPPRESSION. IN 2023, MEGA SERVED 388 STUDENTS ACROSS 5 SCHOOLS IN THE DULUTH SCHOOL DISTRICT. 180426 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESTORATIVE CIRCLES: THIS PROGRAM RECRUITS AND TRAINS COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS REENTRY CIRCLE VOLUNTEERS FOR REPEAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDERS. MAP HAS DESIGNED THESE CIRCLES WITH LOCAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP INCREASE VICTIM SAFETY AND INVOLVE THE COMMUNITY IN CREATING GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY AND POTENTIAL FOR CHANGE FOR REPEAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THIS PROGRAM CONNECTS THE MEN WHO CAUSE HARM TO A COMMUNITY ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM THAT RECOGNIZES THEIR HUMAN DIGNITY, BUT SIMULTANEOUSLY DEMANDS THAT THEY ACT NONVIOLENTLY AND OPERATE WITH GENUINE HONESTY. SEPARATE FROM THE OFFENDER TRACK, THIS PROGRAM ALSO OFFERS INTENSIVE ONE-ON-ONE ADVOCACY HEALING CIRCLES AND WRAP-AROUND SUPPORT FOR THE SURVIVORS OF THE VIOLENCE. IN 2023, DVRC SERVED 18 PARTICIPANTS, 21 VICTIM/SURVIVORS, AND 23 DEPENDENTS AND ENGAGED 12 VOLUNTEERS FOR A TOTAL OF 370 DONATED HOURS. 188920 31415 BEST CAMPUS SEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM: BEST IS AN INNOVATIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO CAMPUS SEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION, WHICH INCLUDES THE BEST PARTY MODEL, AN 8-WEEK ENVIRONMENT-SHAPING CURRICULUM THAT GOES BEYOND BYSTANDER INTERVENTION AND ENGAGES STUDENTS IN PREVENTION OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN THE CONTEXT OF CAMPUS SOCIAL SETTINGS, THE BEST ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS ACCUSED OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE, THE BEST VIRTUAL CAMPUS INSTITUTE, BEST FIRST YEAR ORIENTATION PROGRAMMING AND EVENTS, AND SPECIALIZED TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND RESOURCES FOR STAFF AND ADMINISTRATORS. IN 2023, BEST SERVED 1980 PARTICIPANTS, AND CONDUCTED 2 BEST PARTY MODEL FACILITATOR TRAININGS, 2 BEST FACILITATOR SHADOW PROGRAMS, 2 STATEWIDE CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS, 1 RA TRAINING, 3 FIRST YEAR ORIENTATION SESSIONS, 1 ATHLETE SESSION, 1 HOMEGROWN TRAINING, AND 1 ORIENTATION LEADER SESSION. BEST ALSO CONDUCTED ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS WITH 5 STUDENTS. MAPS WE ARE ALL CONNECTED FRAMEWORK FOR PREVENTION INTEGRATES EACH COMMUNITYS UNIQUE PRACTICES AROUND HEALING, WHOLENESS, AND THRIVING IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS, LEADERS, AND CORE STAFF TO SUSTAIN THE IMPORTANT WORK OF SEXUAL AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION. THIS CATEGORY OF PROGRAMMING INCLUDES LOCAL AND STATEWIDE EVENTS AND TRAININGS SPECIFICALLY CENTERING HEALING, WHOLENESS, AND THRIVING, AND IN 2023 REACHED213PARTICIPANTS. MEN AND MASCULINE FOLKS NETWORK (MMFN): THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH PHENG THAO,MMFN CENTERS THE LEADERSHIP OF MEN FROM TRADITIONALLY MARGINILIZED COMMUNITIES IN STATEWIDE GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS. THROUYGH THE MMFN STATEWIDE NETWORK, THE MMFN SUMMIT, MMFN LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE, LIVESTREAMED "KITCHEN TABLE CONVERSATIONS" WITH DIVERSE PANELISTS, AND OTHER TOOLS AND RESOURCES, THIS PROGRAM STRENGTHENS CONNECTIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS AMONG MEMBERS, CULTIVATES CAPACITY AND LEADERSHIP, AND CREATES OPPORTUNITES FOR MEN TO ENVISIOPN AND PLAY A ROLE IN THE CREATION OF COMMUNITIES FREE FROM GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. MMNF OPERATES IN COLLABORATION WITH, BUT AUTONOMOUS FROM MEN AS PEACEMAKERS' LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE. IN 2022, MMNF CONNECTED WITH 11,575 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH ONLINE MEETIGNS AND WEBSITE ACTIVITY. OTHER PRIMARY PREVENTION YOUTH RESTORATIVE JUSTICE: SERVES JUVENILE OFFENDERS (ALL LEVELS), FAMILY MEMBERS AND VICTIMS USING THE CIRCLE PROCESS TO REPAIR HARM CAUSED BY CRIME AND VIOLENCE. THROUGH THE CIRCLE PROCESS, MAP STRIVES TO REPAIR AND FOSTER THE KIND OF CONNECTIONS A HEALTHY COMMUNITY IS BUILT UPON WHILE HOLDING JUVENILE OFFENDERS ACCOUNTABLE AND CREATING A SAFE SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO HEAL AND REBUILD REALTIONSHIPS THAT HAVE BEEN BROKEN. THE PROGRAMMING FOCUSES ON THE PARTICIPANT'S CONNECTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY, REPAIRING THE HARM THEY HAVE DONE, AND RESTORING THEM TO A PLACE WHERE THEY FEEL ENERGIZED TO MOVE FORWARD IN A WAY WHERE THEIR OFFENSE DOES NOT CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THEM THROUGH THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. IN 2022, YRJ SERVED 125 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH TWO 12-STEP SESSIONS ONLINE FOR NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN ST. 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DBIP INCLUDES DOWNLOADABLE COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND AWARENESS RESOURCES, ONLINE TRAINING VIDEOS, AND A DBIP CURRICULUM WITH FACILITATOR TRAINING FOR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS WHO WANT TO ENGAGE ITS MEMBERS IN LEARNING ABOUT THE ROOT CAUSES OF TRAFFICKING AND HOW TO IDENTIFY THEIR OWN ROLE IN PREVENTING EXPLOITATION. IN 2023, DBIP REVISED THE CURRICULUM AND TRAINED 15 DBIP FACILITATORS, AND THROUGH THE MEN AND MASCULINE FOLKS NETWORK (MMFN) TO CONDUCT 15 VIRTUAL MALE ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS CALLED KITCHEN TABLE CONVERSATIONS THAT HAD A TOTAL OF 601 VIEWS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESTORATIVE CIRCLES: THIS PROGRAM RECRUITS AND TRAINS COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS REENTRY CIRCLE VOLUNTEERS FOR REPEAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDERS. MAP HAS DESIGNED THESE CIRCLES WITH LOCAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP INCREASE VICTIM SAFETY AND INVOLVE THE COMMUNITY IN CREATING GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY AND POTENTIAL FOR CHANGE FOR REPEAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THIS PROGRAM CONNECTS THE MEN WHO CAUSE HARM TO A COMMUNITY ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM THAT RECOGNIZES THEIR HUMAN DIGNITY, BUT SIMULTANEOUSLY DEMANDS THAT THEY ACT NONVIOLENTLY AND OPERATE WITH GENUINE HONESTY. SEPARATE FROM THE OFFENDER TRACK, THIS PROGRAM ALSO OFFERS INTENSIVE ONE-ON-ONE ADVOCACY HEALING CIRCLES AND WRAP-AROUND SUPPORT FOR THE SURVIVORS OF THE VIOLENCE. IN 2023, DVRC SERVED 18 PARTICIPANTS, 21 VICTIM/SURVIVORS, AND 23 DEPENDENTS AND ENGAGED 12 VOLUNTEERS FOR A TOTAL OF 370 DONATED HOURS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D BEST CAMPUS SEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM: BEST IS AN INNOVATIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO CAMPUS SEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION, WHICH INCLUDES THE BEST PARTY MODEL, AN 8-WEEK ENVIRONMENT-SHAPING CURRICULUM THAT GOES BEYOND BYSTANDER INTERVENTION AND ENGAGES STUDENTS IN PREVENTION OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN THE CONTEXT OF CAMPUS SOCIAL SETTINGS, THE BEST ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS ACCUSED OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE, THE BEST VIRTUAL CAMPUS INSTITUTE, BEST FIRST YEAR ORIENTATION PROGRAMMING AND EVENTS, AND SPECIALIZED TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND RESOURCES FOR STAFF AND ADMINISTRATORS. IN 2023, BEST SERVED 1980 PARTICIPANTS, AND CONDUCTED 2 BEST PARTY MODEL FACILITATOR TRAININGS, 2 BEST FACILITATOR SHADOW PROGRAMS, 2 STATEWIDE CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS, 1 RA TRAINING, 3 FIRST YEAR ORIENTATION SESSIONS, 1 ATHLETE SESSION, 1 HOMEGROWN TRAINING, AND 1 ORIENTATION LEADER SESSION. BEST ALSO CONDUCTED ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS WITH 5 STUDENTS. MAPS WE ARE ALL CONNECTED FRAMEWORK FOR PREVENTION INTEGRATES EACH COMMUNITYS UNIQUE PRACTICES AROUND HEALING, WHOLENESS, AND THRIVING IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS, LEADERS, AND CORE STAFF TO SUSTAIN THE IMPORTANT WORK OF SEXUAL AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION. THIS CATEGORY OF PROGRAMMING INCLUDES LOCAL AND STATEWIDE EVENTS AND TRAININGS SPECIFICALLY CENTERING HEALING, WHOLENESS, AND THRIVING, AND IN 2023 REACHED213PARTICIPANTS. MEN AND MASCULINE FOLKS NETWORK (MMFN): THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH PHENG THAO,MMFN CENTERS THE LEADERSHIP OF MEN FROM TRADITIONALLY MARGINILIZED COMMUNITIES IN STATEWIDE GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS. THROUYGH THE MMFN STATEWIDE NETWORK, THE MMFN SUMMIT, MMFN LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE, LIVESTREAMED "KITCHEN TABLE CONVERSATIONS" WITH DIVERSE PANELISTS, AND OTHER TOOLS AND RESOURCES, THIS PROGRAM STRENGTHENS CONNECTIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS AMONG MEMBERS, CULTIVATES CAPACITY AND LEADERSHIP, AND CREATES OPPORTUNITES FOR MEN TO ENVISIOPN AND PLAY A ROLE IN THE CREATION OF COMMUNITIES FREE FROM GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. MMNF OPERATES IN COLLABORATION WITH, BUT AUTONOMOUS FROM MEN AS PEACEMAKERS' LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE. IN 2022, MMNF CONNECTED WITH 11,575 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH ONLINE MEETIGNS AND WEBSITE ACTIVITY. OTHER PRIMARY PREVENTION YOUTH RESTORATIVE JUSTICE: SERVES JUVENILE OFFENDERS (ALL LEVELS), FAMILY MEMBERS AND VICTIMS USING THE CIRCLE PROCESS TO REPAIR HARM CAUSED BY CRIME AND VIOLENCE. THROUGH THE CIRCLE PROCESS, MAP STRIVES TO REPAIR AND FOSTER THE KIND OF CONNECTIONS A HEALTHY COMMUNITY IS BUILT UPON WHILE HOLDING JUVENILE OFFENDERS ACCOUNTABLE AND CREATING A SAFE SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO HEAL AND REBUILD REALTIONSHIPS THAT HAVE BEEN BROKEN. THE PROGRAMMING FOCUSES ON THE PARTICIPANT'S CONNECTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY, REPAIRING THE HARM THEY HAVE DONE, AND RESTORING THEM TO A PLACE WHERE THEY FEEL ENERGIZED TO MOVE FORWARD IN A WAY WHERE THEIR OFFENSE DOES NOT CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THEM THROUGH THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. IN 2022, YRJ SERVED 125 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH TWO 12-STEP SESSIONS ONLINE FOR NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS COUNTY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 VICTOR ST. GEORGE KAREN ST. GEORGE VICE CHAIR BOARD MEMBER FAMILY RELATIONSHIP FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 8B THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SETS THE AGENDA FOR THE MONTHLY BOARD MEETINGS, BUT IT DOES NOT TAKE ACTION IN LIEU OF THE BOARD AT THIS TIME. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVES A COPY OF THE FORM 990 AHEAD OF ITS BOARD MEETING. REVIEWS IT AND APPROVES/ACCEPTS IT, HOPEFULLY AT THE SAME TIME THE AUDITOR SHARES THE RESULTS OF THE AUDIT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C POLICY ON CONFLICT OF INTEREST: EMPLOYEES ARE PROHIBITED FROM ENGAGING IN CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THEIR EMPLOYMENT. AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST OCCURS WHEN AN EMPLOYEE IS IN A POSITION TO INFLUENCE A DECISION THAT MAY RESULT IN A PERSONAL GAIN FOR THAT EMPLOYEE OR FOR A RELATIVE AS A RESULT OF MAP'S BUSINESS DEALINGS, AND THAT OUTCOME OF WHICH IS TO THE DETRIMENT OF MAP. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS POLICY, A RELATIVE IS ANY PERSON WHO IS RELATED BY BLOOD OR MARRIAGE, OR WHOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE EMPLOYEE IS SIMILAR TO THAT OF PERSONS WHO ARE RELATED BY BLOOD OR MARRIAGE. NO "PRESUMPTION OF GUILT" IS CREATED BY THE MERE EXISTENCE OF A RELATIONSHIP WITH OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS, HOWEVER, IF EMPLOYEES HAVE ANY INFLUENCE ON TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING PURCHASES, CONTRACTS OR LEASES, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THEY DISCLOSE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THE EXISTENCE OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST SO THAT SAFEGUARDS CAN BE ESTABLISHED TO PROTECT ALL PARTIES. PERSONAL GAIN MAY RESULT NOT ONLY IN CASES WHERE AN EMPLOYEE OR RELATIVE HAS SIGNIFICANT OWNERSHIP IN AN ORGANIZATION WITH WHICH MAP DOES BUSINESS, BUT ALSO WHNE AN EMPLOYEE OR RELATIVE RECEIVES ANY KICKBACK, BRIBE, SUBSTANTIAL GIFT OR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION AS A RESULT OF ANY TRANSACTION OR BUSINESS DEALINGS INVOLVING MAP. ANY QUESTION INVOLVING POTENTIAL CONFLCITS OF INTEREST MUST BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. IF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE MATTER, THE ISSUE WILL ADVANCE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EMPLOYEES WILL NOT APPROVE TIMESHEETS OR REQUESTS FOR REIMBURSEMENT OR DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS FOR A FAMILY MEMBER AS DEFINED IN THESE POLICIES. EMPLOYEES WILL NOT BE IN DIRECT SUPERVISORY POSITIONS FOR ANY FAMILY MEMBER HIRED AT MAP. THE DIRECT SUPERVISORY ROLE WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECOR(S). IF AN EMPLOYEE IS PART OF A HIRING COMMITTEE WHERE A FAMILY MEMBER APPLIES FOR THE POSITION, THE EMPLOYEE MUST MAKE THE RELATIONSHIP KNOWN TO THE HIRING COMMITTEE AS SOON AS THE EMPLOYEE IS AWARE OF THE CONFLICT. THE EMPLOYEE THEN CANNOT DISCUSS THAT CANDIDATE AND IDEALLY WILL NOT BE PRESENT IN THE ROOM WHEN THAT CANDIDATE IS BEING INTERVIEWED AND DISCUSSED. EMPLOYEES MAY NOT INVESTIGATE GRIEVANCES FILED BY OR AGAINST A FAMILY MEMBER UNLESS ASKED TO DO SO BY THE CO-DIRECTOR(S). FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE ORGANIZATION DETERMINES WAGES USING THE MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS SLARY GUIDE THAT GATHERS UP TO DATE DATA ON SLARY AND WAGES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. SEEKING OUT COMPARABLE JOB POSITIONS AND THEN LOOKING AT THE AVERAGE FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S REGION. THEN FOCUSING ON EACH POSTION BEING AT OR ABOVE THE 50TH PERCENTILE. THE ORGANIZATIONAL BUDGET IS SET FOR THE BOD TO APPROVE IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES COLAS TO ALL EMPLOYEES, IF AFFORDABLE. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS EVALUATED BY THE BOD AND THEY DETERMINE IF THERE IS ANY PERCENTAGE WAGE INCREASE. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS ALSO PROVIDED COLAS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACT LABOR 190,889 0 0