2025-07-18T09:35:38-07:00 2024-12-31 990 2024-01-01 463753490 GREEN CARD VOICES GREE 6128897635 2611 1st Ave South Minneapolis MN 55408 Aaliyah Hannah Co-Director 6128897635 2025-07-14 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Aaliyah Hannah 2611 1st Ave S Minneapolis MN 55408 509876 0 X www.greencardvoices.org X 2014 MN Founded in 2013, GCV is a Minneapolis-based mixed-media, storytelling nonprofit that shares immigrant and refugee narratives in order to foster an understanding of the immigrant experience. Our storytelling mediums (books, video, podcast, exhibits) feature authentic, first-person accounts told BY the immigrants, acting as a counterweight to the negative rhetoric and prevailing stereotypes about the current wave of immigrants. By creating empathy for the immigrant experience, we generate a breakthrough in how immigrants are perceived and integrated, reducing bias and challenging the unjust norms that arise from systemic discrimination. Stories not only empower the teller, whose life experiences and unique contributions become valuable and validated through sharing, but they also educate the broader public and help us see how we all share the experience of being human. 15 15 3 40 0 0 309850 505931 3973 3945 21 0 -6798 0 307046 509876 0 0 0 0 204412 255540 0 0 57799 116720 129790 321132 385330 -14086 124546 136356 253411 0 0 136356 253411 Our mission is to integrate people across cultures and immigration histories, promoting tolerance and understanding among immigrants and their new communities through the art of storytelling. 0 0 231199 30108 283879 We achieve our program objectives and our mission through online videos, traveling exhibits, auto-biographical books and teaching guides, speaking events, Story Stitch Circles, and a podcast. Our 500 plus online video narratives of immigrants from over 150 countries are viewed 350,000 times annually. We have displayed our traveling exhibits at over 200 locations and they have been viewed by over 200,000 people. Our books have sold over 60,000 copies since May 2016. Our books have won several national awards, including Best Multicultural Non-Fiction Chapter Book from the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards, and others. We have held in-person and virtual book readings at schools, libraries, universities, conferences, writing festivals and churches that have reached over 25,000 people. Our staff has given lectures and trainings throughout the Twin Cities in schools, at organizations, with public agencies, and at conferences. These presentations often include immigrant storytellers. Together with 70 community members in Minneapolis and St. Paul, we co-created Story Stitch, a conversational card deck designed to facilitate telling stories, opening minds, and helping people get to know their neighbors. We've sold over 5,000 decks, trained 150 people in Story Stitch Circle facilitation, and engaged over 100,000 people of different backgrounds in deep story sharing. 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Ukrainian American Community Center 301 Main St NE Minneapolis MN 55413 411408539 10750 To support community outreach, participant engagement, and storytelling coordination for the Ukrainian Voices of Minnesota project, as part of a broader cultural preservation and public education initiative led by Green Card Voices. 2 0 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 The organization enters into written agreements (MOUs) with each grantee that outline the scope of work, deliverables, and payment terms. Grant recipients are required to submit regular updates, documentation of services rendered, and final reports where applicable. Payments are issued based on the completion of agreed-upon milestones or deliverables. Staff maintain communication with grantees throughout the project period and retain records to substantiate expenses, confirm alignment with program goals, and ensure compliance with funder expectations. Form 990, Part VI, Section A The organization has implemented internal controls including dual authorization on disbursements, board finance committee oversight, and regular review of financial reports by the Executive Leadership and Treasurer. While the organization does not yet have a formal whistleblower policy, it does maintain a written Document Retention and Destruction Policy and is actively working to adopt additional board governance policies. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 4 In 2024, Green Card Voices adopted its Fifth Amended and Restated Bylaws. Key updates included: (1) revising board composition goals to reflect at least 50% first-generation immigrants and 50% BIPOC representation; (2) extending board term limits to allow up to three consecutive terms, followed by a required one-year break; (3) formalizing the Executive Committee structure to include the Co-Directors (as non-voting members), board officers, and one elected board member; and (4) clarifying procedures for remote participation and voting, including the use of electronic signatures. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A draft of Form 990 was prepared by the Co-Executive Director Aaliyah Hannah. The draft was then shared with the Finance Committee and Board Treasurer for review and input. Once finalized, the full board received a copy prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The organization requires all board members and key employees to complete and sign a conflict of interest disclosure form annually. Any potential conflicts are reviewed by the Board Chair and Governance Committee. Individuals with a conflict abstain from related discussions and votes. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The compensation of the Co-Executive Directors and other key employees is reviewed and approved by independent board members using available comparability data. Decisions are documented in meeting minutes at the time the compensation is set. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Green Card Voices makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request. Requests can be made by contacting the organization directly via email or through the contact form on its website. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g This line includes payments to independent contractors such as storytellers for speaking engagements, graphic design consultants, a grant writing consultant, translators, transcribers, copyeditors, videographers, and photographers. These services were essential to carrying out the organization's programs and operations. Form 990, Part X, Line 33 While the organization's net assets are modest, the board has adopted a Reserve Fund Policy to gradually build financial reserves for operational stability. This policy was formally adopted in 2024, and contributions to the fund are made as cash flow allows. Form 990, Part XI During the fiscal year, the organization made year-end adjustments to reconcile accounting records with financial statement balances. These adjustments included reclassification of prior-year entries and the write-off of certain receivables deemed uncollectible. These entries do not represent material errors or asset losses but were necessary to align the organization's internal financial reporting. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Line 9 includes adjustments related to reclassification of prior-year entries and correction of year-end balances to reconcile with the organization's financial statements. As a small nonprofit with lean administrative support and experiencing board transitions, we experienced delays in compiling the necessary financial data and completing the return. Upon recognizing the delay, we took prompt action to finalize and submit the return accurately. We have since strengthened our internal processes to ensure future filings are completed in a timely manner.