2025-09-15T10:14:02-04:00 2024-12-31 990 2024-01-01 205282816 Center on Business and Poverty Inc % Thomas Harms CENT 4015244093 2118 SOUTHERN PRESERVE LN FRANKLIN TN 370641647 Thomas Harms Treasurer 2025-09-16 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Thomas Harms 2118 SOUTHERN PRESERVE LN FRANKLIN TN 370641647 576208 false X X 2006 MI To alleviate poverty through teaching financial literacy promoting employee ownership and working with and training company executives to enbrace those values along with creating jobs in low-income communities. We were established to address the needs of low and moderate income individuals and to support business practices of participatory capitalism. 11 11 0 10 0 0 254252 44900 0 531308 0 0 0 0 254252 576208 0 0 0 0 114786 86924 0 0 0 149068 388186 263854 475110 -9602 101098 -42287 118811 -60000 0 17713 118811 The Center on Business and Povertys mission is to alleviate poverty through: Financial Literacy improving the financial wellness of employees through training programs and the measurement of an individuals financial well-being. Employee Ownership and Participatory Capitalism supporting companies in creating and launching employee ownership. Entrepreneurship and Creating Jobs Working with and training company executives to embrace financial literacy training employee ownership and creating jobs in low-income communities. true false 35586 0 44900 Financial Literacy: We have worked with another non-profit organization to develop a financial literacy training program for low-income individuals who will watch animated videos on financial topics and afterwards take a simple eight item survey to measure their learning progress. This program will be made available to employers and organizations that are interested in training their employees or members on ways to improve their financial situation. 175292 0 223566 Employee Ownership: We have organized an International Oxford Symposium on Employee Ownership. 2024 was the third year that the symposium has taken place. The aim is to bring together individuals and organizations active in employee ownership from across the world to share ideas and learning. The number of nations represented was impressive: there were at least 20 countries attending including Australia Japan Denmark Slovenia Canada the UK and the US. 144983 0 307742 The Gail Project: We conducted special educational sessions for high-level executives for Gail Limited located in Filmcity Noda Uttar Pradesh 201301 India at Oxford University. Gail is the largest home cooking gas supplier in India. We trained them on how to develop solar energy the role of natural gas the advantages of participatory capitalism employee ownership conducting financial literacy training and creating entry level jobs for their low-income population. We also taught them ways to help their population move away from using wood dung and other types of dangerous fuel they may be using to cook with inside their homes. Through this process 610,000 lives are saved as consumers use the gas instead of other dangerous fuel sources. 0 0 0 355861 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 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 0 0 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false 11 11 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true false false false X Thomas Harms 4015244093 2118 SOUTHERN PRESERVE LN FRANKLIN TN 370641647 John Hoffmire Chairman 30.00 0.00 X X 1504 0 0 Thomas Harms Treasurer 20.00 0.00 X X 20000 0 10236 Shelley Hoffmire Secretary 20.00 0.00 X X 50000 0 0 Len Janski Director 20.00 0.00 X X 0 0 6688 Ijeoma Agboti-Obatoyinbo Director 0.20 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tara Sabre Collier Director 0.20 0.00 X 0 0 0 Frank Cumberbatch Director 0.60 0.00 X 0 0 0 Imruwa Demissie Director 0.20 0.00 X 0 0 0 Isi Gbandi Director 0.20 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carmen Porco Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Geetha Tharmaratnam Director 0.20 0.00 X 0 0 0 71504 0 16924 0 false false false 0 0 0 0 0 44900 0 44900 Employee Ownership 223566 223566 0 0 Gail Project 307742 307742 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 531308 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 576208 531308 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70000 35000 35000 0 16924 8462 8462 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1212 1212 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25520 19908 5612 0 0 0 0 0 250417 250417 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 892 0 892 0 Bank Fees / PayPal 665 0 665 0 Licences & Permits 427 0 427 0 Grant Payment 40862 40862 0 0 Loan Payment 61504 0 61504 0 6687 0 6687 0 475110 355861 119249 0 0 0 0 0 17713 118811 0 0 0 0 0 0 -60000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -42287 118811 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -60000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -60000 0 X 17713 118811 0 0 17713 118811 -42287 118811 101098 0 0 0 0 0 X false false false X 73910 20310 83600 61062 44900 283782 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73910 20310 83600 61062 44900 283782 43959 239823 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 283782 9742 0.8451 0.8181 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED true Europe Including Iceland and Greenland 1 1 Program services Emp.Ownership Conference & Educating Executives at Oxford Univ. 250417 1 1 1 1 250417 250417 false false false false false false Part I, II, III and IV | PartandLinenumber:,Explanation:| Part I General,The Center on Business and Poverty provided two different program services in the UK at Oxford University during 2024. The first one was the Oxford Symposium on Employee Ownership. The purpose of the conference was to bring together individuals and organizations active in employee ownership from across the world to share ideas and learning. The number of nations represented was impressive: there were at least 20 countries attending including Australia Japan Denmark Slovenia Canada the UK and the US. The expansion and promotion of employee ownership is one of the key missions of the Center on Business and Poverty Inc. The event was an energizing experience. Most came away pleased at what has been achieved but with a strong feeling that we cant allow ourselves to become complacent. There remains a general lack of awareness of employee ownership models and too many business owners find out by chance sometimes too late.| Part I General,Secondly we conducted special educational sessions for high-level executives form Gail Limited located in Filmcity Noda Uttar Pradesh 201301 India at Oxford University. Gail is the largest home cooking gas supplier in India. We trained them on how to develop solar energy the role of natural gas the advantages of participatory capitalism employee ownership conducting financial literacy training and creating entry level jobs for their low-income population. We also taught them ways to help their population move away from using wood dung and other types of dangerous fuel they may be using to cook with inside their homes. Through this process 610,000 lives are saved as consumers use the gas instead of other dangerous fuel sources.| Part IV General,Finally in column f we reported the total costs of conducting these sessions Oxford Conference $140,363 and the Gail Project $110,054 totaling $250,417. These funds were used exclusively for the costs of the facilities meals transportation housing and other conference educational expenses to support the conference and educational sessions. No payments grants cash grants or allocations paid by other means were paid to attendees of these events.| Part III, line 2 The Gail Project: We conducted special educational sessions for high-level executives for Gail Limited located in Filmcity Noda Uttar Pradesh 201301 India at Oxford University. Gail is the largest home cooking gas supplier in India. We trained them on how to develop solar energy the role of natural gas the advantages of participatory capitalism employee ownership conducting financial literacy training and creating entry level jobs for their low-income population. We also taught them ways to help their population move away from using wood dung and other types of dangerous fuel they may be using to cook with inside their homes. Through this process 610,000 lives are saved as consumers use the gas instead of other dangerous fuel sources Part VI, Line 2 John Hoffmire has a spouse who is a Director Part VI, Line 11a Sent completed draft of this 990 to all officers for their review and followed-up to to make sure that they had reviewed it and approved it prior to filing. Part VI, Line 12c All officers and directors are required to sign the Conflict of Interest policy on an annual basis. Part VI, Line 19 All governing documents conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available to the general public upon request either in hard copy or via email.