2024-11-14T15:40:28-06:00 2023-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 1925 CENTURY PARK E 16TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES CA 90067 990 2023-01-01 954201669 LABOR COMMUNITY STRATEGY CENTER LABO 2133872800 1506 CRENSHAW BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90019 ERIC MANN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2133872800 2024-11-13 1 1 KAREN LO P02141262 3102732501 2024-11-07 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z ERIC MANN 1506 CRENSHAW BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90019 817886 0 1 X WWW.THESTRATEGYCENTER.ORG X 1988 CA EDUCATION OF THE LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY AROUND THEIR SPECIAL ECONOMIC NEEDS AND EDUCATION ON URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AS THEY IMPACT ON LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES. 5 4 7 20 0 0 821718 800332 0 0 4773 7579 5640 9975 832131 817886 0 0 0 0 510284 553727 0 0 108936 758239 637844 1268523 1191571 -436392 -373685 3572891 3653609 1054974 1527969 2517917 2125640 X THE STRATEGY CENTER IS A THINK TANK/ACT TANK FOR REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT BUILDING, FOUNDED IN 1988 AND BASED IN THE 10 MILLION-PERSON WORLD CITY OF LOS ANGELES. OUR CAMPAIGNS, PROJECTS, AND PUBLICATIONS ARE ROOTED IN WORKING CLASS COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, AND ADDRESS THE TOTALITY OF URBAN LIFE WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON CIVIL RIGHTS, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, PUBLIC HEALTH, GLOBAL WARMING, AND THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM. WE BUILD CONSCIOUSNESS, LEADERSHIP, AND ORGANIZATION AMONG THOSE WHO FACE DISCRIMINATION AND PEOPLE OF COLOR, WOMEN, IMMIGRANTS, WORKERS, LGBT PEOPLE, YOUTH, ALL OF WHOM COMPRISE OUR MEMBERSHIP. LINKING MASS STRUGGLES TO THE NEED FOR STRUCTURAL CHANGE, WE DEVELOP CAMPAIGNS AND DEMANDS THAT HELP BUILD A REVITALIZED SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT. 0 0 907515 0 0 THE STRATEGY CENTER CURRENTLY HAS THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM PROJECTS:1. VOICES FROM THE FRONTLINES RADIO- FEATURING FRONTLINE MOVEMENT ORGANIZERS, AUTHORS, ACTIVISTS AND REVOLUTIONARIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD. BROADCAST LIVE ON MONDAYS AT 4PM (PST) ON PACIFICA RADIO KPFK 90.7 FM, ONLINE AT WWW.KPFK.ORG (STREAMING LIVE), AND TO ARCHIVES AT THE ABOVE LINK. 2. BUS RIDERS UNION (BRU) - FEATURES CREATIVE TACTICS, FROM A GROUNDBREAKING CIVIL RIGHTS CONSENT DECREE TO DIRECT ACTION AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE, DRIVE A MULTIRACIAL DYNAMO OF 200 ACTIVE MEMBERS, 3,000 DUES-PAYING MEMBERS, AND 50,000 SUPPORTERS ON THE BUS. THE BRU HAS LITERALLY SAVED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN LOS ANGELES AND BECOME THE LARGEST MULTIRACIAL, MASS TRANSPORTATION GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION IN THE U.S.3. TRANSIT RIDERS FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (TRPT) - THE STRATEGY CENTER IS INITIATING A NEW NATIONAL CAMPAIGN, TRPT, THAT WILL BE FOCUSING ON MOBILIZING LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES AND THE MOST TRANSIT DEPENDENT TO IMPACT THE FORTHCOMING FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION BILL, T4, WHERE HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ARE AT STAKE AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES MUST BE SEIZED.4. CLEAN AIR CLEAN LUNGS CLEAN BUSES / PUBLIC HEALTH AND GLOBAL WARMING CAMPAIGN - WE ARE LEADING A GROWING COALITION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH GROUPS AND DIRECTLY IMPACTED LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY RESIDENTS AND BUS RIDERS IN AN INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO GO FAR BEYOND KYOTO IN THE WORLD'S CAR CAPITAL. WE ARE SHOOTING TO CUT L.A.'S 7 MILLION AUTOS IN HALF AND REDUCE L.A.'S GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY 50% OVER THE NEXT DECADE.5. COMMUNITY RIGHTS CAMPAIGN - WE ARE CONFRONTING AN EPIDEMIC OF CRIMINALIZING LOW-INCOME YOUTH, ESPECIALLY BLACK AND LATINO YOUTH, IN THE URBAN CORE COMMUNITIES WHERE WE ORGANIZE. INSTEAD OF TEACHING PRE-MED AND PRE-LAW, SCHOOLS HAVE BECOME PRE-PRISONS WHERE HUGE NUMBERS OF STUDENTS ARE WAREHOUSED, "ENROLLED AND "DATA-BASED" INTO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM FROM EARLY ON. WE HAVE OPPOSED EXPANDED FUNDING FOR POLICE THROUGH THE 1,000 MORE BUSES, 1,000 LESS POLICE CAMPAIGN, AND ARE WORKING IN FIVE L.A. HIGH SCHOOLS.6. NATIONAL SCHOOL FOR STRATEGIC ORGANIZING - ONE OF THE BEST-KNOWN "GRADUATE SCHOOLS" IN MOVEMENT BUILDING IN THE U.S. MORE THAN 80 ORGANIZERS HAVE GRADUATED SINCE 1991, COMPLETING 6-12 MONTHS OF RIGOROUS 60-HOUR WEEKS IN THE CLASSROOM AND ORGANIZING ON THE BUSES. THEY NOW COMPRISE A NATIONAL NETWORK OF "LONG DISTANCE RUNNERS" WHO WILL COMMIT YEARS AND HOPEFULLY A LIFETIME TO HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL AND EFFECTIVE ORGANIZING WORK, WITH THE STRATEGY CENTER AND MANY OTHER GROUPS. 907515 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 CA X ERIC MANN 3239036238 1506 CRENSHAW BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90019 CHANNING MARTINEZ DIRECTOR/LCSC LEAD ORGANIZER 50.00 X 80000 0 6070 BARBARA LOTT-HOLLAND BOARD CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARTIN HERNANDEZ BOARD SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 GEORGIA HAYASHI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MANUEL CRIOLLO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC MANN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 60.00 X 161467 0 28145 241467 0 34215 1 0 1 0 0 110967 689365 800332 7579 7579 OTHER INCOME 900099 7085 7085 OTHER REBATES 900099 2890 2890 9975 817886 0 0 17554 275682 196021 31864 47797 84515 65197 7727 11591 100000 71104 11558 17338 63838 62151 675 1012 29692 21112 3432 5148 7113 7113 62655 62655 60009 39428 20581 713 713 61962 39113 4137 18712 51652 39422 4892 7338 55276 55276 11108 11108 13815 13815 28584 28584 127007 127007 19623 745 18878 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 96713 96713 REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE 23320 23320 MISCELLANEOUS 18294 16686 1608 1191571 907515 175120 108936 188928 123051 150000 502238 7213 6911 2409371 696462 1874304 1712909 1228763 1254589 123683 53911 3572891 3653609 47323 31930 598114 569254 409537 926785 1054974 1527969 X 2342917 1950640 175000 175000 2517917 2125640 3572891 3653609 -373685 77266 -95858 0 X 0 0 0 X 723057 1281210 1251639 821718 800332 4877956 723057 1281210 1251639 821718 800332 4877956 2075382 2802574 4578 11164 13334 4773 7579 41428 9117 12102 5640 9975 36834 4956218 0.56550 0.51310 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 9,117. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 12,102. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 5,640. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 9,975. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 850000 850000 376441 47055 329386 904898 395288 509610 278032 254119 23913 1712909 EIDL LOAN PAYABLE 282610 LEASE LIABILITY 326982 FUNDS HELD FOR PENSION PLAN 317193 926785 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ERIC MANN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 161467 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28145 0 189612 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES THAT HAVE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE IRS. ALL DIRECTORS ARE AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS AND OFFER EDITS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY APPLIES TO ALL OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS WITH A DIRECT OR INDIRECT CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THEY ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND COMPLETE AN ANNUAL STATEMENT REPORTING ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE CONFLICTING INTEREST, INCLUDING ANY FINANCIAL INTEREST, CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS (SUCH AS A FAMILY MEMBER OR PARTNER) AND HOLDINGS IN ANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WITH WHICH THE ORGANIZATION MAY HAVE A FINANCIAL INTEREST THAT COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. AFTER DISCLOSURE, THE INTERESTED PERSON WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE ROOM FOR THE DISCUSSION AND WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO VOTE ON THE QUESTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY: THE ORGANIZATION OBTAINS COMPARATIVE COMPENSATION INFORMATION FOR LIKE-POSITIONS ON A NATIONAL LEVEL AND WORKS WITH AN OUTSIDE ATTORNEY TO DETERMINE REASONABLE COMPENSATION. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. WRITTEN CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND A NEW CONTRACT IS CURRENTLY IN PROCESS. THE PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2022. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.