2026-04-17T13:23:15-04:00 2025-12-31 472461346 WELLS CPA LLC 215 N FRONT ST STE 110 COLUMBUS OH 43215 990 2025-01-01 825186828 ERASE THE SPACE ERAS 6148931177 6510 RED FERN PL COLUMBUS OH 43229 DEREK BURTCH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6148931177 2026-04-13 DONALD WELLS P01867509 6143968974 2026-04-17 X 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DEREK BURTCH 6510 RED FERN PL COLUMBUS OH 43229 286702 false X ERASETHESPACE.ORG X 2018 OH ERASE THE SPACE FACILITATES YEAR-LONG EXCHANGES BETWEEN STUDENTS FROM RACIALLY, ECONOMICALLY, AND GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVIDED SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BUILDING CROSS-COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS AND ADVANCING EDUCATIONAL EQUITY ACROSS CENTRAL OHIO. THROUGH STRUCTURED EXCHANGES - BEGINNING WITH WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE AND CULMINATING IN COLLABORATIVE IN-PERSON LEARNING AT NEUTRAL SITES - STUDENTS DEVELOP AUTHENTIC CROSS-COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS WHILE ENGAGING DEEPLY WITH QUESTIONS OF JUSTICE, EQUITY, AND CIVIC LIFE. 8 8 2 4 0 170086 278582 8120 0 0 170086 286702 0 0 111518 76698 154 44956 26417 154733 137935 231585 32151 55117 56268 111385 0 56268 111385 X ERASE THE SPACE FACILITATES YEAR-LONG EXCHANGES BETWEEN STUDENTS FROM RACIALLY, ECONOMICALLY, AND GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVIDED SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BUILDING CROSS-COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS AND ADVANCING EDUCATIONAL EQUITY ACROSS CENTRAL OHIO. THROUGH STRUCTURED EXCHANGES - BEGINNING WITH WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE AND CULMINATING IN COLLABORATIVE IN-PERSON LEARNING AT NEUTRAL SITES - STUDENTS DEVELOP AUTHENTIC CROSS-COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS WHILE ENGAGING DEEPLY WITH QUESTIONS OF JUSTICE, EQUITY, AND CIVIC LIFE. false false 149807 CLASSROOM EXCHANGE PROGRAM: ERASE THE SPACE'S FLAGSHIP PROGRAM FACILITATES YEAR-LONG EXCHANGES BETWEEN STUDENTS FROM RACIALLY, ECONOMICALLY, AND GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVIDED SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS CENTRAL OHIO. IN 2025-26, THE PROGRAM SERVED OVER 1,500 STUDENTS ACROSS 30 EXCHANGES IN 14 DISTRICTS. EACH EXCHANGE FOLLOWS A STRUCTURED ARC BEGINNING WITH WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN STUDENTS, PROGRESSING THROUGH FACILITATED VIRTUAL SESSIONS, AND CULMINATING IN IN-PERSON COLLABORATIVE LEARNING AT NEUTRAL SITES. EXCHANGES ARE GROUNDED IN CONTACT THEORY AND CRITICAL PEDAGOGY, GUIDING STUDENTS THROUGH COLLECTIVE INQUIRY AROUND SOCIAL ISSUES RATHER THAN SURFACE-LEVEL INTERACTION. THE PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED BY A TEAM OF SEVEN TRAINED FACILITATORS AND OPERATES AS A SIGNATURE OUTREACH PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY'S COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES. STUDENT-LED ADVOCACY PROGRAM- STREEM (STRIVING FOR TRANSFORMATION, RESPECT, EDUCATION, EMPOWERMENT, AND MOBILIZATION) IS A CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM CREATED BY AND FOR EXCHANGE ALUMNI. DEVELOPED BY A STUDENT, STREEM DEEPENS THE IMPACT OF THE EXCHANGE EXPERIENCE BY CONNECTING ALUMNI ACROSS DISTRICTS FOR CONTINUED ORGANIZING, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND CIVIC ACTION. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES HAVE INCLUDED PARTICIPATION IN REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CONVENINGS, INCLUDING THE LOS ANGELES STUDENT POWER SUMMIT, WHERE OHIO STUDENTS JOINED PEERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO DEVELOP ADVOCACY SKILLS AND BUILD A BROADER MOVEMENT FOR EDUCATIONAL EQUITY. NONE OF THESE FUNDS WERE SPENT IN 2025; THEY ARE CURRENTLY BEING SPENT TO RUN THE PROGRAM IN 2026. 8120 8120 TEACHER LEARNING NETWORKS-N THROUGH NEXT HUB, SUPPORTED BY THE MARTHA HOLDEN JENNINGS FOUNDATION, ERASE THE SPACE FACILITATES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORKS SERVING EDUCATORS ACROSS OHIO. PROGRAMMING INCLUDES TEACHER HEALING CIRCLES, LEGISLATIVE UPDATES, AND OTHER COLLABORATIVE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES DESIGNED TO SUPPORT EDUCATORS WORKING TOWARD EQUITY AND JUSTICE IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. IN YEAR 5 OF THE GRANT, THE NEXT HUB REACHED OVER 500 EDUCATORS STATEWIDE, BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF TEACHERS TO SUSTAIN AND EXPAND CROSS-DISTRICT, EQUITY-CENTERED WORK IN THEIR OWN CONTEXTS. 157927 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 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 6 0 false 2 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false false false false false true true false false true true false false false false false false false X DEREK BURTCH 6148931177 6510 RED FERN PL COLUMBUS OH 43229 X NIDHI SATIANI BOARD PRESID 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRENDA JO BRUEGGEMANN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 IMMACULATE ATEHNKENG TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 AMELIA GORDON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GLENNON SWEENEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER MCKENZIE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA COLLINS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 278582 278582 PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE 8120 8120 8120 286702 8120 X 46096 23048 9219 13829 16069 11249 2410 2410 14533 8720 2543 3270 50376 46022 4354 689 689 154 154 36066 22586 13480 8900 8900 3578 665 2913 6378 6378 6450 6445 5 2719 2719 6000 6000 709 709 BOOKS PURCHASES 25019 25019 SCHOOL PRODUCTION 6520 6119 401 OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSE 1329 1329 231585 157927 28702 44956 56268 111385 56268 111385 0 0 X 56268 111385 56268 111385 56268 111385 55117 X false false false X 27404 28511 64744 170086 278582 569327 27404 28511 64744 170086 278582 569327 128072 441255 569327 97356 0.77500 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION ERASE THE SPACE FACILITATES YEAR-LONG EXCHANGES BETWEEN STUDENTS FROM RACIALLY, ECONOMICALLY, AND GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVIDED SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BUILDING CROSS-COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS AND ADVANCING EDUCATIONAL EQUITY ACROSS CENTRAL OHIO. THROUGH STRUCTURED EXCHANGES - BEGINNING WITH WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE AND CULMINATING IN COLLABORATIVE IN-PERSON LEARNING AT NEUTRAL SITES - STUDENTS DEVELOP AUTHENTIC CROSS-COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS WHILE ENGAGING DEEPLY WITH QUESTIONS OF JUSTICE, EQUITY, AND CIVIC LIFE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A CLASSROOM EXCHANGE PROGRAM: ERASE THE SPACE'S FLAGSHIP PROGRAM FACILITATES YEAR-LONG EXCHANGES BETWEEN STUDENTS FROM RACIALLY, ECONOMICALLY, AND GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVIDED SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS CENTRAL OHIO. IN 2025-26, THE PROGRAM SERVED OVER 1,500 STUDENTS ACROSS 30 EXCHANGES IN 14 DISTRICTS. EACH EXCHANGE FOLLOWS A STRUCTURED ARC BEGINNING WITH WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN STUDENTS, PROGRESSING THROUGH FACILITATED VIRTUAL SESSIONS, AND CULMINATING IN IN-PERSON COLLABORATIVE LEARNING AT NEUTRAL SITES. EXCHANGES ARE GROUNDED IN CONTACT THEORY AND CRITICAL PEDAGOGY, GUIDING STUDENTS THROUGH COLLECTIVE INQUIRY AROUND SOCIAL ISSUES RATHER THAN SURFACE-LEVEL INTERACTION. THE PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED BY A TEAM OF SEVEN TRAINED FACILITATORS AND OPERATES AS A SIGNATURE OUTREACH PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY'S COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE MAINTAINED AT THE PLACE OF BUSINESS AND AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN, BOARD APPROVED REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PAYMENT TO TEACHERS 22,586 0 0 CONSULTING/PROFESSIONAL FEES 0 0 13,480 TOTAL 22,586 0 13,480