2024-11-11T15:57:40-06:00 2023-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 8215 GREENWAY BOULEVARD SUITE 600 MIDDLETON WI 53562 990 2023-01-01 471930695 GREEN CITIES ACCORD GREE 6122174485 115 N 1ST ST 260 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55401 DAVID WILSON BOARD CHAIR 6126563820 2024-11-11 1 0 KIMBERLY ANDERSON P00188889 6086628600 2024-11-11 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X X DAVID WILSON PO BOX 582877 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55458 803043 0 X HTTPS://GREENCITIESACCORD.ORG/ X 2014 MN GREEN CITIES ACCORD IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT 501(C)(3) CONSERVANCY WITH THE MISSION TO MAKE THE TWIN CITIES MORE VIBRANT AND CLIMATE RESILIENT. THROUGH THE TWIN CITIES CLIMATE RESILIENCY INITIATIVE (TCCRI), A PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOCUSED ON EXPANDING THE URBAN TREE CANOPY ACROSS THE METRO AREA, WE PLANT TREES THAT SEQUESTER CARBON AND COOL HEAT ISLANDS BY ESTABLISHING PARTNERSHIPS AND IDENTIFYING NEW FUNDING SOURCES. 7 6 0 5 0 0 222830 292307 368608 408570 11103 43646 26250 58520 628791 803043 7000 28500 0 0 52892 95839 0 0 21318 505006 526043 564898 650382 63893 152661 1874027 2005641 98926 54333 1775101 1951308 X GREEN CITIES ACCORD IS A MINNESOTA NONPROFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. MORE SPECIFICALLY, GREEN CITIES ACCORD WILL LEAD IN THE DEVELOPMENT, COORDINATION, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF GREEN SPACES, SUCH AS PUBLIC PARKS, AND OTHER PUBLIC REALM AMENITIES, IN DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. 1 1 374770 28500 260620 GREEN CITIES ACCORD LED THE $10 MILLION FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN TO RENOVATE PEAVEY PLAZA. PEAVEY PLAZA IS NOW OPERATED AND PROGRAMMED BY GREEN CITIES ACCORD ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. GREEN CITIES ACCORD RAISES FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE PLAZA'S PROGRAMMING AND ACTIVATION, AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS OF THE PLAZA. WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF ART TO NURTURE HUMAN CONNECTION, AND PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES ARE SOME OF THE BEST PLACES IN OUR COMMUNITY WHERE PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE COME TOGETHER TO RELAX, RECREATE AND GET TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER. SINCE 2022, AFTER PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS WERE LIFTED, GREEN CITIES ACCORD COORDINATED OVER 200 FREE PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS, ATTRACTING THOUSANDS BACK DOWNTOWN TO ENJOY MUSIC, DANCE AND MORE IN BEAUTIFUL PEAVEY PLAZA. 98949 106661 THROUGH THE TWIN CITIES CLIMATE RESILIENCY INITIATIVE (TCCRI), A PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOCUSED ON EXPANDING THE URBAN TREE CANOPY ACROSS THE METRO AREA, WE PLANT TREES THAT SEQUESTER CARBON AND COOL HEAT ISLANDS BY ESTABLISHING PARTNERSHIPS AND IDENTIFYING NEW FUNDING SOURCES. AS PART OF THIS INITIATIVE, WE HAVE CREATED A COALITION OF PARTNERS THAT INCLUDES THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LANDS, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, MINNEAPOLIS PARKS FOUNDATION, FRIENDS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, MISSISSIPPI PARK CONNECTION AND THE MINNEAPOLIS REGIONAL CHAMBER. 24052 24052 THE HENNEPIN-LYNDALE CROSSROADS IS THE NEXUS OF SOME OF THE REGION'S MOST IMPORTANT INSTITUTIONS AND CIVIC SPACES, AND GREEN CITIES ACCORD ANCHORS THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO TRANSFORM THE FAMOUS BOTTLENECK INTO A GREEN GATEWAY TO OUR CITY. NEW PLANTINGS ON INTERSECTION MEDIANS, AN ONGOING MAINTENANCE PLAN AND COORDINATION AMOUNT STAKEHOLDERS TURNED AN UNKEMPT AND VEHICLE-FOCUSED INTERSECTION INTO A NATURAL OASIS WELCOMING TO PEDESTRIANS. GREEN CORRIDORS CONNECT PEOPLE TO PLACES. PARK. 18180 75757 GREEN CITIES ACCORDS' FIRST PROJECT- THE COMMONS- LAUNCHED IN 2015. THIS PROJECT INCLUDED THE INITIAL FUNDRAISING TO BUILD THE PARK, AND THE OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMMING OF THE PARK. THE COMMONS IS A $40 MILLION, 4.2-ACRE PUBLIC PARK ADJACENT TO U.S. BANK STADIUM WHICH HAS BECOME A CATALYST FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THOUSANDS OF APARTMENTS AND HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OF SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL OFFICE SPACE IN THE STADIUM DISTRICT. THE PARK IS USED DAILY BY SURROUNDING RESIDENTS AND OFFICE WORKERS, AND BY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF VIKINGS FANS DURING FOOTBALL SEASON. THE PARK WAS FUNDED UNDER A PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP MODEL, WITH THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS FUNDING THE ACQUISITION OF THE LAND, AND PRIVATE SECTOR DONORS FUNDING THE BUILDING OF THE PARK. THE PARK IS NOW OPERATED BY THE MINNEAPOLIS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD, AND GREEN CITIES ACCORD CONTINUES TO SERVE AS THE FIDUCIARY FOR A MILLION-DOLLAR RESERVE FUND DESIGNED TO PROVIDE LONG TERM FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE PARK. 18180 75757 515951 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 MN X KATHRYN REALI 6123383807 81 S 9TH ST STE 260 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 STEVE CRAMER SECRETARY 1.00 40.00 X X 0 362030 1089 DAVID WILSON CHAIR 16.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JAY COWLES III VICE CHAIR 1.00 0.30 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH PERIS DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TODD WAGNER TREASURER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANDY WARCZAK DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CURT TRISKO DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KATHRYN REALI COO 1.00 40.00 X 0 193966 23862 0 555996 24951 0 0 1 0 0 292307 292307 CONTRACTED SERVICES 541900 408570 408570 408570 43646 43646 CARBON CREDIT SALES 900099 58520 58520 58520 803043 467090 0 43646 X 28500 28500 77968 67375 10593 3605 3605 6359 6359 7907 7907 7217 7217 3377 3377 79702 79702 2 2 4587 14 4573 4147 100 4047 1779 1779 482 43 439 505 505 OTHER PROGRAM COSTS 423206 407470 5011 10725 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN 594 0 594 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 445 120 325 650382 515951 113113 21318 330765 392299 1318 1605807 4242 4870 4831 2166 0 2665 1537702 0 1874027 2005641 1143 0 50000 0 47783 54333 98926 54333 X 165876 252636 1609225 1698672 1775101 1951308 1874027 2005641 152661 23546 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 674889 170672 241464 222830 292307 1602162 674889 170672 241464 222830 292307 1602162 780358 821804 6524 752 3817 11103 43646 65842 7137 26250 58520 91907 1759911 2464532 0.46700 0.52220 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 7,137. CARBON CREDIT SALES - 2022 AMOUNT: $ 26,250. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 58,520. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 184 0 1 87 271 0 4831 2166 2665 2665 INTERCOMPANY PAYABLE 54333 54333 X PART X, LINE 2: GREEN CITIES ACCORD IS A TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) AND, ACCORDINGLY GREEN CITIES ACCORD IS NOT SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAXES. HOWEVER, TAXES WOULD BE COMPUTED ON NET INCOME EARNED, IF ANY, FROM SOURCES UNRELATED TO THE ENTITY'S TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES. IN 2023 AND 2022, NO PROVISION FOR FEDERAL OR MINNESOTA INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE. 1 MINNEAPOLIS DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT 81 SOUTH 9TH STREET SUITE 260 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 264259628 501(C)(6) 27500 0 SPONSORSHIP OF PEAVEY PLAZA PROJECT 1 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION GIVEN THE GRANT IS RELATED TO THIS ORGANIZATION, SO CAN EASILY MONITOR THE GRANT. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 STEVE CRAMER SECRETARY 0 266780 0 47250 0 48000 0 0 0 1089 0 363119 0 0 KATHRYN REALI COO 0 171466 0 22500 0 0 0 0 0 23862 0 217828 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 THE MANAGEMENT OF GREEN CITIES ACCORD IS CURRENTLY DIRECTED BY THE BOARD CHAIR WHO IS UNCOMPENSATED. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 THE TWIN CITIES CLIMATE RESILIENCY INITIATIVE (TCCRI) IS A PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP DEDICATED TO EXPANDING THE URBAN TREE CANOPY ACROSS THE METRO AREA. THIS INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON PLANTING TREES THAT SEQUESTER CARBON AND MITIGATE HEAT ISLANDS BY FORMING STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND IDENTIFYING NEW FUNDING SOURCES. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 IN CONJUNCTION WITH ITS 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY IN 2024, GREEN CITIES ACCORD ADOPTED ITS NEW NAME AND FOCUSED ITS MISSION ON PROMOTING URBAN CLIMATE RESILIENCE THROUGH THE PROTECTION AND EXPANSION OF URBAN TREE CANOPIES, WHILE EXPANDING ITS GEOGRAPHIC REACH, ENCOMPASSING NOT ONLY MINNEAPOLIS BUT ALSO THE BROADER TWIN CITIES AREA, GREATER MINNESOTA, AND BEYOND. GREEN CITIES ACCORD'S LEGACY IS DEFINED BY A VARIETY OF INITIATIVES SHOWCASING EFFECTIVE COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS. LEGACY PROJECTS LIKE OPERATING AND MAINTAINING PEAVEY PLAZA AS WELL AS HENNEPIN-LYNDALE CROSSROADS WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD IN 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING THE YEAR COVERED BY THIS RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SECRETARY. THE FINAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST UPDATE FORM IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL EMPLOYEES IN THE EMPLOYEE MANUAL REQUIRING THAT THEY DISCLOSE ANY KNOWN CONFLICTS AND INFORMING THEM OF THE POLICY AND RESPONSIBILITY TO NOTIFY THE APPROPRIATE INDIVIDUAL OF ANY CONFLICTS THAT MAY ARISE BEFORE THE RELATED ACTION IS TAKEN. INDIVIDUALS COVERED UNDER THE POLICY HAVE AN ONGOING RESPONSIBILITY TO NOTIFY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (OR CHAIR) OF ANY NEW OR NEWLY DISCOVERED AFFILIATIONS THAT MAY REPRESENT CONFLICTS. NOTIFICATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AT ANY TIME DURING THE YEAR BEFORE A RELATED ACTION IS TAKEN. IT WILL BE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S (OR CHAIR'S) RESPONSIBILITY TO DETERMINE THE CORRECT ACTION TO BE TAKEN REGARDING THE CONFLICT AND TO ASSURE THAT THIS ACTION IS COMPILED WITH (I.E. PROHIBITION FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE GOVERNING BODY'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISION IN THE TRANSACTION). PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO DISCLOSURES AND PROCEEDINGS ARE DOCUMENTED IN MEETING MINUTES OR AS OTHERWISE APPROPRIATE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 79,702. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 79,702. DOWNTOWN COUNCIL OF MINNEAPOLIS 81 SOUTH 9TH STREET SUITE 260 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 410761732 TO CREATE AN EXTRAORDINARY DOWNTOWN MN 501(C)(6) N/A N/A 0 MINNEAPOLIS DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT 81 SOUTH 9TH STREET SUITE 260 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 264259628 TO CREATE AN ATTRACTIVE, VIBRANT DOWNTOWN AREA MN 501(C)(6) N/A DOWNTOWN COUNCIL OF MINNEAPOLIS 0 VIBRANT & SAFE DOWNTOWN 81 SOUTH 9TH STREET SUITE 260 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 205357228 TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY & VIBRANCY OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA MN 501(C)(3) LINE 7 MINNEAPOLIS DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 MINNEAPOLIS DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT Q 21932 CASH TRANSFERRED MINNEAPOLIS DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT P 411031 CASH TRANSFERRED DOWNTOWN COUNCIL OF MINNEAPOLIS P 139680 CASH TRANSFERRED MINNEAPOLIS DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT B 27500 CASH TRANSFERRED