2024-07-15T08:50:01-05:00 2023-08-31 920473723 NASH CPAS LLC 501 PROVIDENCE HWY NORWOOD MA 02062 990 2022-09-01 223432160 ESSENTIAL PARTNERS INC ESSE 6179231216 1953 MASSACHUSETTS AVE 400175 CAMBRIDGE MA 02140 ROBERT O'HARA TREASURER 6179231216 2024-07-15 1 ROBERT OHARA 999009999 1 CHRISTOPHER NASH P01884824 7812861320 2024-07-15 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z ROBERT O'HARA 1953 MASSACHUSETTS AVE 400175 CAMBRIDGE MA 02140 2024343 0 X WHATISESSENTIAL.ORG X 1995 MA THE ORGANIZATION HELPS PEOPLE BUILD RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS DIFFERENCES TO ADDRESS THEIR COMMUNITIES' MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES. THIS YEAR, THEIR WORK IN TRAINING, FACILITATION, COACHING, AND ASYNCHRONOUS SUPPORT IMPACTED OVER 500,000 PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY THROUGH EQUIPPING PEOPLE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS ACROSS DIFFERENCES THAT LEAD TO GREATER BELONGING, MORE SUCCESSFUL DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS, AND MORE TRUST OF THE "OTHER SIDE." 11 11 23 0 0 0 1162788 1391157 601416 603117 338 30069 0 0 1764542 2024343 0 0 0 0 1141659 1238828 0 0 173525 433214 452859 1574873 1691687 189669 332656 1384076 2009250 205639 498157 1178437 1511093 X THE ORGANIZATION GIVES PEOPLE THE MEANS TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS, DEEPEN BELONGING, AND RENEW HOPE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. VIRTUALLY AND IN PERSON, THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS, CIVIC GROUPS, FAITH INSTITUTIONS, COLLEGES, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT DEEPER ENGAGEMENT AND CONNECTION ACROSS DIFFERENCES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS HELPED BUILD RELATIONSHIPS THAT MAKE HEALING AND CHANGE POSSIBLE IN MORE THAN 60 COMMUNITIES IN THE PAST YEAR ACROSS THE UNITED STATES (INCLUDING COMMUNITIES IN ALABAMA, FLORIDA, MASSACHUSETTS, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NORTH CAROLINA, OHIO, OREGON, TEXAS, WASHINGTON STATE, WASHINGTON D.C., VIRGINIA, WYOMING, AND MORE.) THIS YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION HELPED COMMUNITIES AND INSTITUTIONS HAVE TRANSFORMATIVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SOME OF THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES OF THE MOMENT, SUCH AS PARTISAN POLITICS, ISRAEL-PALESTINE, FREE SPEECH, RACE, THE PANDEMIC, EDUCATION, GENDER, THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS, GUN VIOLENCE, AND MORE. 0 0 1246513 603117 FOUNDED IN 1989 AS THE PUBLIC CONVERSATIONS PROJECT, THE ORGANIZATION'S WORK IS GROUNDED IN FAMILY THERAPY, NARRATIVE THERAPY, SOCIAL COHESION THEORY, DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION PRACTICES. THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS TRAINING, CONSULTATION, COACHING, AND FACILITATIONFOR PEOPLE WHO LEAD CONVERSATIONS ACROSS EVERYDAY AND EXISTENTIAL DIFFERENCES IN THEIR INSTITUTIONS AND COMMUNITIES. THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO WISH TO BUILD CONSTRUCTIVE PATTERNS OF COMMUNICATION INTO THEIR CULTURE. USING THE ORGANIZATION'S APPROACH, THESE CONVERSATIONS BUILT AND REPAIRED RELATIONSHIPS AND TRUST, EVEN WHEN AGREEMENT OR COMPROMISE ON THE CENTRAL ISSUE WAS IMPOSSIBLE. THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS PARTNERS ARE USING DIALOGUE TO BUILD CULTURES OF DEEP BELONGING AND INCLUSION, WHERE ALL OPINIONS ARE HEARD AND TAKEN SERIOUSLY, AND WHERE DECISIONS MADE REFLECT THE PERSPECTIVES AND VOICE OF EVERYONE IMPACTED. THE ORGANIZATION WORKED WITH MORE THAN 60 PARTNERS IN THE PAST YEAR TO TRAIN 1,500 LEADERS THAT TRANSFORMED CONVERSATIONS WITH OVER 100,000 PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THESE NEW CONVERSATIONS LED TO HIGHER RATES OF COHESION, TRUST IN THE "OTHER SIDE AND SUCCESSFUL CONVERSATIONS ACROSS DIFFERENCE. 1246513 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 23 0 1 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA X ELENA BATRAKOVA 6179231216 PO BOX 400175 CAMBRIDGE MA 02140 ROBERT O'HARA TREASURER 2.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JEANNE EMANUEL VICE CHAIR 2.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GARY SANDHU DIRECTOR 2.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRENDAN ABEL CHAIR 2.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NICOLE MORRIS DIRECTOR 2.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 KARA BOYLE DIRECTOR 2.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 DARWENSI CLARK SECRETARY 2.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRANDEN POLK DIRECTOR 2.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 MOLLY ZUKER DIRECTOR 2.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 NISHA MONGIA DIRECTOR 2.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLE KASPER DIRECTOR 2.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHRYN HYTEN DUGDALE CO-DIRECTOR 40.00 X 108910 0 0 JOHN SARROUF CO-DIRECTOR 40.00 X 130602 0 48135 239512 0 48135 2 0 0 0 0 1391157 1391157 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 611430 603117 603117 603117 30069 30069 2024343 603117 0 30069 242167 185208 28290 28669 677118 517856 79101 80161 238164 175608 35884 26672 81379 62095 9519 9765 1310 1080 230 14239 11734 2505 75716 75716 25883 10878 15005 38518 4758 33751 9 19170 2404 16761 5 24043 8182 14838 1023 20052 20052 16459 16459 6271 6271 GRANT EXPENSES 100860 100860 COMMUNICATIONS 61800 60000 1800 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 43128 6082 9825 27221 PRINTING 5410 4000 1410 1691687 1246513 271649 173525 1258091 1865103 97601 123550 11334 20597 111246 111246 0 0 17050 0 1384076 2009250 144064 96587 61575 401570 205639 498157 X 1153419 1511093 25018 0 1178437 1511093 1384076 2009250 332656 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 962531 808995 1060698 1162788 1391157 5386169 962531 808995 1060698 1162788 1391157 5386169 2939814 2446355 243 887 463 338 30069 32000 2568 311 2879 5421048 603117 0.45130 0.47650 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 250000 250000 1.00000 0 0 111246 111246 0 0 2024343 0 2024343 0 2024343 1691687 0 1691687 0 1691687 PART V, LINE 4: THE ORGANIZATION HAS ESTABLISHED THE LAURA R. 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