2024-11-13T09:01:32-05:00 2023-12-31 341897853 CRUM & COMPANY 1640 AKRON PENINSULA RD STE 102 AKRON OH 44313 990 2023-01-01 813402431 KENMORE NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE KENM 3307149621 1028 KENMORE BLVD AKRON OH 443140990 JOSH GIPPIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3307149621 2024-11-01 true false KEVIN K CRUM P00255436 3308671222 2024-11-06 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z JOSH GIPPIN 1028 KENMORE BLVD AKRON OH 44314 400769 false X WWW.BETTERKENMORE.ORG X 2016 OH BETTER KENMORE IS WORKING TO CHANGE THE PERCEPTION THAT KENMORE IS A PLACE TO BE AVOIDED. IN ORDER TO GET THERE, BETTER KENMORE TAKES AN ASSET-BASED APPROACH TO REVITALIZATION WITH THE FOLLOWING APPROACHES: 1) AMPLIFY AKRON'S MUSIC ROW; 2) IGNITE NEIGHBORHOOD-FRIENDLY INVESTMENT; 3) CREATE SPACES THAT SING; 4) ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY AROUND CRITICAL ISSUES. 7 7 5 87 0 202604 341060 6520 57985 80 53 26490 1671 235694 400769 24490 0 0 112407 195379 0 40171 136696 220773 273593 416152 -37899 -15383 737173 727209 70104 79495 667069 647714 X KENMORE NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE BUILDS A BETTER KENMORE THROUGH CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL, AND BUSINESS REVITALIZATION, EMBRACING OUR HISTORY, CELEBRATING OUR CREATIVITY, AND IMPROVING OUR HISTORIC BUSINESS DISTRICT. false false 38223 18123 AMPLIFY AKRON'S MUSIC ROW THROUGH MARKETING, EVENTS AND LOCAL ARTISTS: BETTER KENMORE HOSTED A SERIES OF PLACEMAKING EVENTS THAT ATTRACTED NEARLY 5,500 PEOPLE IN 2023, INCLUDING FOUR FIRST FRIDAY FESTIVALS WITH LIVE MUSIC, VENDORS, FOOD TRUCKS, AND A KID ZONE; A BOO ON THE BOULEVARD HALLOWEEN EVENT WITH TRICK-OR-TREATING, A HAUNTED THEATER, AND A COSTUME CONTEST; AND A LIGHT THE BOULEVARD HOLIDAY EVENT WITH LIVE HOLIDAY MUSIC, SANTA CLAUS, AND KIDS ACTIVITIES WITH HOT CHOCOLATE AND COOKIES. ALL THESE EVENTS ARE COMPLETELY FREE. IN 2024, OUR GOAL IS TO CONTINUE THE MOMENTUM OF THESE EVENTS, AND PLAN FOR A HUGE FESTIVAL IN 2025 CELEBRATING AKRON'S BICENTENNIAL. 140796 16885 IGNITE NEIGHBORHOOD-FRIENDLY INVESTMENT ACQUIRING AND DEVELOPING PROPERTY, AND ATTRACTING (AND MATCHING) BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS TO SPACES AND RESOURCES: THE RETAIL CORRIDOR VACANCY RATE HAS DROPPED BY DOUBLE DIGITS SINCE INCEPTION. THANKS TO RECRUITMENT EFFORTS AND INCENTIVES, FEMALE AND MINORITY-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES MORE CLOSELY MATCH THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S DEMOGRAPHIC. BETTER KENMORE ALSO PROVIDES RESOURCES AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE SMALL BUSINESSES. FURTHER, THE ORGANIZATION HAS RESTORED ONE VACANT/BLIGHTED BUILDING AND IS CURRENTLY RESTORING TWO OTHER BUILDINGS FOR MIXED-USE. (IN THE SUMMER OF 2024, OUR SECOND BUILDING WAS RENOVATED AND OCCUPIED.) 38222 16327 CREATE SPACES THAT SING THROUGH SIGNAGE, PUBLIC ART AND "SAFE AND CLEAN" EFFORTS THAT MAGNIFY WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD: PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE PATHS AND WAYFINDING SIGNAGE HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. IN 2023, WE PLANTED AND TENDED HUNDREDS OF NATIVE OHIO FLOWERS AND PLANTS IN THE BOULEVARD MEDIANS, AND OUR VOLUNTEERS CONDUCTED A WEEKLY TRASH PICK-UP. A CREATIVE PLACEMAKING PLAN HAS BEEN RECENTLY DEVELOPED TO COMPLEMENT THE PUBLIC ART MURALS BETTER KENMORE HAS ALREADY COMPLETED. A QUARTERLY "BLOCK WATCH" MEETING WAS FORMED TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR BOULEVARD BUSINESS OWNERS AND RESIDENTS TO VOICE THEIR CONCERNS. IN 2024, OUR GOAL IS TO INSTALL HISTORIC DISTRICT WELCOME SIGNS AND WAYFINDING SIGNS FROM THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED SUMMIT LAKE HIKE & BIKE TRAIL TO THE BOULEVARD HISTORIC DISTRICT. 38223 1427 ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY AROUND CRITICAL ISSUES: WE SUCCESSFULLY LOBBIED AKRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO REBUILD MILLER SOUTH AND PFEIFFER ELEMENTARY ON THE SITE OF THE FORMER KENMORE HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING, JUST ONE BLOCK NORTH OF THE BOULEVARD, A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT VALUED AT 62,000,000. ENROLLMENT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN FALL 2026. IN 2024, OUR GOAL IS TO WORK WITH AKRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, TOGETHER WITH OUR SCHOLASTIC AND RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES, TO ENSURE THAT THE NEW CAMPUS IS DESIGNED IN A WAY THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THESE COMMUNITIES. 38223 1427 255464 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false 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 false true false false false false true 8 0 5 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true false false OH X JOSH GIPPIN 3307149621 1028 KENMORE BLVD AKRON OH 44314 JOSH GIPPIN EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 65019 0 8297 TINA BOYES EXEC DIR., R 40.00 X X 14423 0 0 ERIC COOPER CHAIR, RESIG 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TOM FULLER VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DERRICK HALL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES HARDY TRUSTEE, RES 1.00 X 0 0 0 KYLE JULIEN SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARC LEE SHANNON TRUSTEE, RES 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA SMILEY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SEITH VAILL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WENDY ZARARA TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MIRANDA ZENNER TRUSTEE, RES 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN ZOILO CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 79442 8297 false false false 223135 117925 8925 341060 PROGRAM INCOME 531390 22650 22650 EVENTS 531390 19008 19008 RENT 16327 16327 57985 53 53 1427 1427 1427 OTHER 531390 244 244 244 400769 59412 297 87739 58412 21995 7332 91920 55152 27576 9192 1840 1104 552 184 13880 8328 4164 1388 13690 8214 4107 1369 9229 5537 2769 923 1699 1019 510 170 12564 7539 3769 1256 358 215 107 36 1991 1195 597 199 12514 7509 3754 1251 9640 5784 2892 964 PROGRAM EXPENSES 60146 36087 18044 6015 OUTSIDE SERVICES 54910 32946 16473 5491 COMMUNITY EVENTS 27826 16695 8348 2783 REAL ESTATE TAX 7516 4509 2255 752 8690 5219 2605 866 416152 255464 120517 40171 340682 137131 25540 1990 1512 102 6036 577953 21663 394399 556290 700 737173 727209 7683 21541 458 54714 58723 3240 3240 70104 79495 X 667069 646914 800 667069 647714 737173 727209 -15383 -3972 X true X false true false X 223955 256245 374426 341060 1195686 223955 256245 374426 341060 1195686 144580 1051106 96 111 53 260 8040 8040 1643 50 4833 6526 1210512 68806 0.86830 0.71250 X PART II, LINE 10 6,526 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 7530 7530 569711 20951 548760 712 712 556290 SECURITY DEPOSIT 3240 3240 X SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE PREPARATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN CONFORMITY WITH ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRES THE ORGANIZATION TO REPORT INFORMATION REGARDING ITS EXPOSURE TO VARIOUS TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED WHETHER ANY TAX POSITIONS HAVE MET THE RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND HAS MEASURED THE ORGANIZATION'S EXPOSURE TO THOSE TAX POSITIONS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED ALL RELEVANT TAX POSITIONS AND THAT THERE ARE NO UNRECORDED TAX LIABILITIES. FEDERAL AND STATE TAX AUTHORITIES GENERALLY HAVE THE RIGHT TO EXAMINE AND AUDIT THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS OF TAX RETURNS FILED. ANY INTEREST OR PENALTIES ASSESSED TO THE ORGANIZATION, OF WHICH THERE WERE NONE IN 2023, ARE RECORDED AS ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY AROUND CRITICAL ISSUES: WE SUCCESSFULLY LOBBIED AKRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO REBUILD MILLER SOUTH AND PFEIFFER ELEMENTARY ON THE SITE OF THE FORMER KENMORE HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING, JUST ONE BLOCK NORTH OF THE BOULEVARD, A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT VALUED AT 62,000,000. ENROLLMENT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN FALL 2026. IN 2024, OUR GOAL IS TO WORK WITH AKRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, TOGETHER WITH OUR SCHOLASTIC AND RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES, TO ENSURE THAT THE NEW CAMPUS IS DESIGNED IN A WAY THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THESE COMMUNITIES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CONTINOUSLY MONITOR FOR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. ANY SUSPECTED CONFICTS OF INTEREST AND ANY DISCLOSED CONFICTS OF INTEREST ARE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE FULL BOARD FOR EVALUATION AND RESOLUTION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL MARKET STUDY OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION USING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING SIMILAR SERVICES, OF A SIMILAR SIZE AND WITHIN THE STATE OF OHIO. IN ADDITION, THE BOARD DETERMINES WHERE WITHIN THAT RANGE COMPENSATION WILL BE SET BASED ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERFORMANCE-RELATED MEASURES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES IN THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF TRANSPARENCY AND DISCLOSURE AND THAT MAKING ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST GIVES BOTH FUNDERS AND THE PUBLIC AN OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSTAND NOT ONLY HOW THE ORGANIZATION GOVERNS AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL BUT HOW IT ENGAGES IN FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND OPERATES AS A COMMUNITY ASSET. BETTER KENMORE LLC 1028 KENMORE BLVD AKRON OH 44314 REAL ESTAT OH N/A