2022-09-09T10:09:29-04:00 2021-12-31 200541859 MURET CPA PLLC 3326 E 27TH PLACE TULSA OK 741145910 990EZ 2021-01-01 853774435 GREENWOOD RISING INC GREE 5398673173 23 NORTH GREENWOOD AVE TULSA OK 74120 ALECIA BROWN DIRECTOR 5398673173 2022-07-21 true ALECIA BROWN 999009999 PAUL MURET CPA P00396698 9183011100 2022-09-06 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X WWW.GREENWOODRISING.ORG X X 77045 X 77045 77045 17550 445 17995 59050 59050 X 51350 7700 0 59050 0 59050 X GREENWOOD RISING EDUCATES PEOPLE ABOUT TULSA'S HISTORIC GREENWOOD DISTRICT AND AMERICA'S HARD RACIAL HISTORY TO INSPIRE THEM TOWARD SOCIAL JUSTICE AND RACIAL RECONCILIATION AT HOME AND BEYOND. GREENWOOD RISING INC. DBA GREENWOOD RISING IS THE LEGACY PROJECT OF THE 1921 TULSA RACE MASSACRE CENTENNIAL COMMISSION (THE "COMMISSION"). THE COMMISSION BEGAN IN 2015 UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF SENATOR KEVIN MATHEWS, DEDICATED TO A VISION OF A STRONGER AND MORE JUST TULSA. THE COMMISSION SET OUT TO RAISE A TOTAL OF 30 MILLION FOR ITS PROJECTS AND WAS STRUCTURED AS A COMPONENT FUND OF THE TULSA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ("TCF"), EIN 73- 1554474, A 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITY. THE PRIVATE FUNDS RAISED BY THE COMMISSION WERE DEPOSITED BY TCF AND DISPERSED UNDER DIRECTION OF THE COMMISSION AND WITH APPROVAL OF TCF PER THE PROJECT BUDGET AND GRANT GUIDELINES. THE VAST MAJORITY OF DONOR DOLLARS COLLECTED FOR THE BENEFIT GREENWOOD RISING ARE MAINTAINED IN THREE TCF MANAGED FUNDS AND MOST BUILDING, PROGRAMMING AND WE ARE WORKING WITH TULSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO CURATE CURRICULUM FOR SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS. THIS COLLABORATION COVERS BOTH PEDAGOGY AND THE CURRICULUM TAUGHT IN CLASS BEFORE THE FIELD TRIPS, DETERMINING THE APPROPRIATE GRADE LEVELS TO BE INCLUDED, TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS, LUNCHES TO BE PROVIDED, AND AGREEING UPON OTHER HISTORIC DESTINATION POINTS TO VISIT BEYOND GREENWOOD RISING (E.G., JOHN HOPE FRANKLIN RECONCILIATION PARK, GREENWOOD CULTURAL CENTER, VERNON AME CHURCH, AND THE PATHWAY TO HOPE). THIS PLANNING ALSO INCLUDES CURRICULUM FOR IN-CLASS USE AFTER THE FIELD TRIP TO DETERMINE THE QUALITATIVE IMPACT ON STUDENTS AND HOW THE EXPERIENCE AFFECTED ATTITUDES AND/OR PERSPECTIVES ON RACE RELATIONS. THE YOUTH RACE & LEADERSHIP FORUM IS A PARTNERSHIP OF GREENWOOD RISING WITH THE OKLAHOMA CENTER FOR COMMUNITY AND JUSTICE ("OCCJ"). THE FORUM WILL ENGAGE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT RACE RELATIONS IN TULSA AND ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. A CRITICAL PART OF THE FORUM IS FOR STUDENTS TO PLAN AND EXECUTE A PROJECT TO ENGAGE THEIR PEERS TO LEARN ABOUT THE 1921 TULSA RACE MASSACRE, AS WELL AS RACE RELATIONS IN AMERICA TODAY. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS FORUM WILL AWARDED, FUNDING PERMITTING. WE WILL RECRUIT TWENTY-FIVE SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS FROM THE GREATER TULSA AREA TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL SUMMER TULSA RACE MASSACRE TEACHERS' INSTITUTE. CURRICULUM DEVELOPED BY DR. KARLOS K. HILL, AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, AND LOCAL HISTORIAN HANNIBAL B. JOHNSON WILL SERVE AS A RESOURCE FOR THE INSTITUTE. THE GREENWOOD RISING HISTORY CENTER HAS WELCOMED OVER 40,000 VISITORS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE SINCE OPENING ITS DOORS AUGUST 4TH, 2021. BY WALKING THROUGH THE CENTER'S EXHIBITS, THESE VISITORS EXPERIENCED HOW AND WHY AFRICAN AMERICANS CAME TO OKLAHOMA (SPECIFICALLY THE GREENWOOD DISTRICT), THE WAYS IN WHICH THEY SUCCEEDED IN BUILDING A VIBRANT AND WEALTHY COMMUNITY, AND THE STRUGGLES THEY FACED AS THEY ENDURED SYSTEMIC RACIAL OPPRESSION. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INVOLVE VIRTUAL PLATFORMS AND OTHER EVENTS CENTERED AROUND COMMEMORATION AND UNITY TO PROMOTE DIALOGUE THAT CONTINUALLY LEADS TO POSITIVE PERSONAL CHANGES TO PROMOTE A BETTER FUTURE FOR RACE RELATIONS IN AMERICA. JESSICA LOWE-BETTS DIRECTOR,BOA 5.00 0 SAM COMBS DIRECTOR, VI 5.00 0 CINDY MCGHEE DIRECTOR, TR 5.00 0 MAGGIE HILLIE-YAR DIRECTOR, SE 5.00 0 HANNIBAL B JOHNSON DIRECTOR 5.00 0 DR DEBORAH GIST DIRECTOR 5.00 0 BRENDA ALFORD DIRECTOR 5.00 0 ALECIA BROWN DIRECTOR 5.00 0 SANDRA QUINCE DIRECTOR 5.00 0 PHIL ARMSTRONG KEY EMP, INT 40.00 0 false false false false false false false false false OK MURET CPA PLLC 3326 E 27TH PL TULSA OK 74114 9183101100 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 77045 77045 77045 77045 77045 77045 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES BBMS MERCHANT FEES 445 TOTAL 445 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 PREPAID EXPENSES AND DEFERRED CHARGES 0 7,700 TOTAL 0 7,700 FORM 990-EZ, PART III GREENWOOD RISING EDUCATES PEOPLE ABOUT TULSA'S HISTORIC GREENWOOD DISTRICT AND AMERICA'S HARD RACIAL HISTORY TO INSPIRE THEM TOWARD SOCIAL JUSTICE AND RACIAL RECONCILIATION AT HOME AND BEYOND. GREENWOOD RISING INC. DBA GREENWOOD RISING IS THE LEGACY PROJECT OF THE 1921 TULSA RACE MASSACRE CENTENNIAL COMMISSION (THE "COMMISSION"). THE COMMISSION BEGAN IN 2015 UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF SENATOR KEVIN MATHEWS, DEDICATED TO A VISION OF A STRONGER AND MORE JUST TULSA. THE COMMISSION SET OUT TO RAISE A TOTAL OF 30 MILLION FOR ITS PROJECTS AND WAS STRUCTURED AS A COMPONENT FUND OF THE TULSA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ("TCF"), EIN 73- 1554474, A 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITY. THE PRIVATE FUNDS RAISED BY THE COMMISSION WERE DEPOSITED BY TCF AND DISPERSED UNDER DIRECTION OF THE COMMISSION AND WITH APPROVAL OF TCF PER THE PROJECT BUDGET AND GRANT GUIDELINES. THE VAST MAJORITY OF DONOR DOLLARS COLLECTED FOR THE BENEFIT GREENWOOD RISING ARE MAINTAINED IN THREE TCF MANAGED FUNDS AND MOST BUILDING, PROGRAMMING AND OPERATIONAL EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH GREENWOOD RISING HAVE BEEN PAID DIRECTLY TO VENDORS, EMPLOYEES, ETC. BY TCF WITH THESE DOLLARS. THE THREE TCF MANAGED FUNDS ARE: 1)2-4R-6 1921 CENTENNIAL FUND 2)2-FM-5 GREENWOOD RISING BLACK WALL STREET HISTORY CENTER 3)2-IK-6 PATHWAY OF HOPE DURING THE TRANSITION PERIOD BEGINNING AUGUST 4, 2021, TO JUNE 30, 2022, GREENWOOD RISING INC. AS A STANDALONE ENTITY HAS RECEIVED GRANT DOLLARS FROM TCF TO SUPPORT EXPENSES NOT PAID DIRECTLY BY TCF, COLLECTED SOME PRIVATE DONATIONS DIRECTLY FROM DONORS AND PAID OUT CERTAIN OPERATIONAL EXPENSES DIRECTLY TO VENDORS. AS REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL RESULTS PROVIDED ON FORM 990-EZ, THE BREAKDOWN OF THESE REVENUE AND EXPENSE ITEMS ARE AS FOLLOWS: -GRANT DOLLARS RECEIVED FROM TCF 17,700 -CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED DIRECTLY FROM DONORS 59,345 -OPERATIONAL EXPENSES PAID DIRECTLY TO VENDORS 17,995 BEGINNING JULY 1, 2022, ALL BUILDING, PROGRAMMING AND OPERATIONAL EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH GREENWOOD RISING HISTORY CENTER ARE BEING PAID DIRECTLY BY THE STANDALONE ENTITY OF GREENWOOD RISING INC. PRIVATE DONORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTRIBUTE TO GREENWOOD RISING INC. DIRECTLY, AS OPPOSED TO THE TCF MANAGED FUNDS. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 WE ARE WORKING WITH TULSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO CURATE CURRICULUM FOR SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS. THIS COLLABORATION COVERS BOTH PEDAGOGY AND THE CURRICULUM TAUGHT IN CLASS BEFORE THE FIELD TRIPS, DETERMINING THE APPROPRIATE GRADE LEVELS TO BE INCLUDED, TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS, LUNCHES TO BE PROVIDED, AND AGREEING UPON OTHER HISTORIC DESTINATION POINTS TO VISIT BEYOND GREENWOOD RISING (E.G., JOHN HOPE FRANKLIN RECONCILIATION PARK, GREENWOOD CULTURAL CENTER, VERNON AME CHURCH, AND THE PATHWAY TO HOPE). THIS PLANNING ALSO INCLUDES CURRICULUM FOR IN-CLASS USE AFTER THE FIELD TRIP TO DETERMINE THE QUALITATIVE IMPACT ON STUDENTS AND HOW THE EXPERIENCE AFFECTED ATTITUDES AND/OR PERSPECTIVES ON RACE RELATIONS. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 29 THE YOUTH RACE & LEADERSHIP FORUM IS A PARTNERSHIP OF GREENWOOD RISING WITH THE OKLAHOMA CENTER FOR COMMUNITY AND JUSTICE ("OCCJ"). THE FORUM WILL ENGAGE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT RACE RELATIONS IN TULSA AND ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. A CRITICAL PART OF THE FORUM IS FOR STUDENTS TO PLAN AND EXECUTE A PROJECT TO ENGAGE THEIR PEERS TO LEARN ABOUT THE 1921 TULSA RACE MASSACRE, AS WELL AS RACE RELATIONS IN AMERICA TODAY. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS FORUM WILL AWARDED, FUNDING PERMITTING. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 30 WE WILL RECRUIT TWENTY-FIVE SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS FROM THE GREATER TULSA AREA TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL SUMMER TULSA RACE MASSACRE TEACHERS' INSTITUTE. CURRICULUM DEVELOPED BY DR. KARLOS K. HILL, AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, AND LOCAL HISTORIAN HANNIBAL B. JOHNSON WILL SERVE AS A RESOURCE FOR THE INSTITUTE. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 31 THE GREENWOOD RISING HISTORY CENTER HAS WELCOMED OVER 40,000 VISITORS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE SINCE OPENING ITS DOORS AUGUST 4TH, 2021. BY WALKING THROUGH THE CENTER'S EXHIBITS, THESE VISITORS EXPERIENCED HOW AND WHY AFRICAN AMERICANS CAME TO OKLAHOMA (SPECIFICALLY THE GREENWOOD DISTRICT), THE WAYS IN WHICH THEY SUCCEEDED IN BUILDING A VIBRANT AND WEALTHY COMMUNITY, AND THE STRUGGLES THEY FACED AS THEY ENDURED SYSTEMIC RACIAL OPPRESSION. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INVOLVE VIRTUAL PLATFORMS AND OTHER EVENTS CENTERED AROUND COMMEMORATION AND UNITY TO PROMOTE DIALOGUE THAT CONTINUALLY LEADS TO POSITIVE PERSONAL CHANGES TO PROMOTE A BETTER FUTURE FOR RACE RELATIONS IN AMERICA.