2024-05-22T14:52:57-05:00 2023-12-31 721396621 CARR RIGGS & INGRAM LLC 4004 SUMMIT BLVD NE SUITE 800 ATLANTA GA 30319 990 2023-01-01 852390612 THE QUARTERMAN & KELLER FOUNDATION INC QUAR 6508679450 100 BULL STREET SUITE 200 SAVANNAH GA 31401 SARAH EISNER PRESIDENT & CEO 6508679450 2024-05-13 1 SARAH EISNER 999009999 0 TIFFANY T ORR CPA P01559485 7703948000 2024-05-13 2 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z THE REPARATIONS PROJECT SARAH EISNER 100 BULL STREET SUITE 200 SAVANNAH GA 31401 587264 0 X REPARATIONSPROJECT.ORG X 2020 GA TO PROMOTE RECONCILIATION, RACIAL REDRESS, HEALING, AND EQUITY. OUR PROJECTS CENTER DESCENDANT-FAMILIES AND ARE DESIGNED TO OFFER ALL AMERICANS OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN INNOVATIVE 21ST CENTURY MODELS OF REPAIR. 9 8 0 7 0 0 294801 566488 0 0 27 20776 0 0 294828 587264 155325 140162 0 0 12000 30000 0 0 0 21470 60755 188795 230917 106033 356347 219608 575955 0 0 219608 575955 X TO PROMOTE RECONCILIATION, RACIAL REDRESS, HEALING, AND EQUITY. OUR PROJECTS CENTER DESCENDANT-FAMILIES AND ARE DESIGNED TO OFFER ALL AMERICANS OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN INNOVATIVE 21ST CENTURY MODELS OF REPAIR. 0 0 218572 140162 THE REPARATIONS PROJECT: THE REPARATIONS PROJECT CREATES NEW MODELS FOR INDIVIDUALS, DESCENDANT- FAMILIES, AND THE NATION TO REPAIR RACIALIZED INJUSTICE AGAINST BLACK/AFRICAN-AMERICAN PEOPLE THAT BEGAN IN 1619 AND CONTINUES TODAY. THE REPARATIONS PROJECT IS A MULTIFACETED REDRESS INITIATIVE THAT SEEKS TO NARROW THE WEALTH GAP AND PROMOTE EQUITY BY CENTERING DESCENDANTS OF THOSE WHO WERE ENSLAVED AND SUPPORTING DESCENDANT FAMILIES OF ENSLAVERS TO PURSUE ANCESTRAL HEALING THROUGH REPAIRING GENERATIONAL HARM. INVESTING IN EDUCATION: THROUGH OUR QUARTERMAN & KELLER SOCIAL JUSTICE SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL LITERACY ACADEMY, WE INVEST IN BLACK/A-A STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE EDUCATION THAT ENGAGE LOCAL COMMUNITIES WHERE LARGE NUMBERS OF ANCESTORS OF THE ENSLAVED LIVE. RECRUIT FOR LEGAL LAND REDRESS: WE RECRUIT ATTORNEYS AND TITLE COMPANIES TO ASSIST DESCENDANTS OF THE ENSLAVED WITH HEIRS PROPERTY CHALLENGES IN ORDER TO PRESERVE AND STRENGTHEN BLACK/A-A LAND OWNERSHIP AND GENERATIONAL WEALTH. WE ALSO PARTNER WITH SCHOLARS AND LOCAL ACTIVISTS TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE SACRED SPACES FOR EDUCATION AND HEALING. AMPLIFYING DESCENDANT VOICES: WE BELIEVE TRUTH TELLING AND AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIPS ARE KEY TO OUR NATION'S HEALING AND REPAIR. WE ASSIST DESCENDANT-FAMILIES OF THE ENSLAVED AND OF ENSLAVERS IN RECONCILIATION, AND AMPLIFY THEIR STORIES THROUGH NARRATIVE, OUR CURATED DIGITAL PUBLICATION AND NEWSLETTER. WE BEGAN SUPPORTING TRE SINGLETON OF URBAN MENTORING ACADEMY IN SAVANNAH, WE FUNDED TWO NEW SCHOLARS AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY IN SAVANNAH, WE PROVIDED SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT TO PAFEN FOR TAX PAYMENTS ON GULLAH GEECHEE LAND.IN 2023, WE PROGRESSED ON OUR ART INITIATIVE RUN BY CURATOR BRIDGET COOKS CUMBO, AND BEGAN PAYING COMMISSIONS TO BLACK ARTISTS TO CONTEXTUALIZE WORK. 218572 1 1 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 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 GA X SARAH EISNER 6508679450 400 SELBY LANE ATHERTON CA 94027 SARAH EISNER PRESIDENT & CEO 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RANDY QUARTERMAN VICE PRESIDENT 20.00 X X 30000 0 0 KATHERINE BASILE BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NOAH EISNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NADIA OWUSU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH JURKIEWICZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL TYLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LUANA GRAVES SELLARS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NESHEA ROJAS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 30000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 566488 566488 20776 20776 587264 20776 0 0 105162 105162 35000 35000 30000 30000 400 400 2500 2500 30 30 455 455 1093 1093 12118 12118 343 343 DIRECT REPARATIONS PROJ 34826 34826 BANK CHARGES & FEES 5622 5622 OTHER BUSINESS EXPENSES 3368 3368 230917 218572 12345 0 219608 575955 219608 575955 0 0 X 219608 575955 219608 575955 219608 575955 356347 0 X 0 0 0 X 143047 103111 294801 566488 1107447 143047 103111 294801 566488 1107447 905638 201809 3 9 27 20776 20815 1128262 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 SPELMAN COLLEGE 350 SPELMAN LN SW ATLANTA GA 30314 580566243 501C3 25000 0 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM QUARTERMAN & KELLER SOCIAL JUSTICE SCHOLARS PAN-AFRICAN FAMILY EMPOWERMENT NETWORK 69 ROBERT SMALLS PKWY SUITE 4E BEAUFORT SC 29906 463519895 501C3 10000 0 TAX PAYMENTS FOR GULLAH FAMILIES ON HHI AND IN CHATHAM COUNTY MOREHOUSE COLLEGE 830 WESTVIEW DR SW ATLANTA GA 30314 580566205 501C3 6000 0 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM QUARTERMAN & KELLER SOCIAL JUSTICE SCHOLARS LOWCOUNTRY GULLAH TWO CATESBY LANE HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC 29928 871689337 501C3 10000 0 TO HELP PAY GULLAH GEECHEE TAXES GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY 1332 SOUTHERN DR STATEBORO GA 30458 586002059 501C3 10000 0 GULLAH GEECHEE SCHOLARSHIPS UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA 3201 SAASB BUILDING SANTA BARBARA CA 93106 943067788 501C3 10000 0 BLACK STUDIES SCHOLARSHIPS GREGORY M VARNER ASSOCIATES PO BOX 338 ASHLAND AL 36251 261326982 10000 0 GRANT FOR ATTORNEY WORKING ON HEIRS PROPERTY CASE STRONG ROOTS 9 106 GILLIARD TERRACE BRUNSWICK GA 31523 863800364 20000 0 GRANT FOR TRACTOR FOR COMMUNITY 6 2 SCHOLARSHIP 6 35000 PART I, LINE 2: QUARTERMAN & KELLER SOCIAL JUSTICE SCHOLARS SPELMAN, MOREHOUSE, AND CLARK ATLANTA (HBCU CENTER) THE REPARATIONS PROJECT'S FIRST EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE - SOCIAL JUSTICE SCHOLARSHIPS - SUPPORTS 10 HBCU STUDENTS AT SPELMAN, MOREHOUSE, AND CLARK ATLANTA IN THEIR WORK TOWARD CREATING A PLATFORM FOR SOCIAL CHANGE THAT IS UNDERGIRDED BY AN ANTI-RACIST FRAMEWORK. QUARTERMAN & KELLER SOCIAL JUSTICE SCHOLARS AT THE HBCU CENTER STUDY A VARIETY OF DISCIPLINES AND ARE ALL ENGAGED IN SOCIAL JUSTICE WORK. THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR THE QUARTERMAN & KELLER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ON CAMPUS, FILL OUT AN APPLICATION CREATED BY DR. CYNTHIA SPENCE OF SPELMAN COLLEGE, AND ARE SELECTED BY PROFESSORS AT EACH COLLEGE AND APPROVED BY RANDY AND SARAH. THE SCHOLARS EACH RECEIVE A TUITION STIPEND OF $2500 AND A $500 STIPEND FOR LIVING EXPENSES. THEY ENGAGE IN SOCIAL JUSTICE ENGAGEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED BY THE TRUTH, RACIAL HEALING AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER ESTABLISHED AT SPELMAN COLLEGE UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THE CENTER IS DIRECTED AND MANAGED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE SOCIAL JUSTICE PROGRAM, DR. CYNTHIA SPENCE. THE QUARTERMAN & KELLER SOCIAL JUSTICE SCHOLARS PROGRAM WITH SPELMAN COLLEGE, MOREHOUSE, AND CLARK ATLANTA SUPPORTS HBCU SCHOLARS AS THEY WORK TOWARD CHANGE. AMONG OTHER THINGS, SCHOLARS IN THE PROGRAM ENGAGE IN ORAL HISTORY WORK AND WORK SURROUNDING DESCENDANT FAMILIES AND HEALING, INCLUDING AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE QUARTERMAN FAMILY, IN PORT WENTWORTH AND SAVANNAH. QUARTERMAN & KELLER AFRICANA STUDIES SCHOLARS GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY, SAVANNAH, GA THE REPARATIONS PROJECT SUPPORTS 2-4 BLACK STUDENTS AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN EACH YEAR. THE PROCESS IS LED BY DR. MAXINE BRYANT, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CRIMINOLOGY, AND DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR AFRICANA STUDIES AND GULLAH GEECHEE CULTURAL HERITAGE CENTER. DR. BRYANT OPENS THE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION PROCESS FOR BOTH THE FALL AND SPRING SEMESTERS AND WILL SUPPORT 2 SCHOLARS EACH SEMESTER. STUDENTS MINORING IN AFRICANA STUDIES ARE INVITED TO PRESENT THEIR INDIVIDUAL STUDY PLANS AND APPLICATIONS TO DR. BRYANT AND ARE SELECTED BY HER. THEY THEN ENGAGE IN RESEARCH RELATED TO THE GULLAH GEECHEE PEOPLE AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NEW GULLAH GEECHEE CULTURAL CENTER ON CAMPUS DURING EACH OF THE SEMESTERS AND PRESENT THEIR FINDINGS THE FOLLOWING SEMESTER AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN'S RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM. RANDY AND SARAH ATTEND THE PRESENTATION, AND ENGAGE WITH THE STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE SEMESTER. QUARTERMAN & KELLER SCHOLARS COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL & LIFE RE-ENTRY SCHOLARS BRANDON HARRIS AND SURA SOHNA ARE CHILDHOOD FRIENDS WITH A REMARKABLE STORY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE ADVOCACY, DETERMINATION, AND SUCCESS THROUGH EDUCATION. SARAH AND RANDY WERE MADE AWARE OF THEIR STORY THROUGH NATIONAL MEDIA, ENGAGED IN SEVERAL CASUAL INTERVIEWS WITH THEM, AND DECIDED WITH BOARD SUPPORT TO SUPPORT THEM FINANCIALLY IN DIFFERENT WAYS. NO FORMAL APPLICATION WAS NECESSARY FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP. THEIR STORY: AFTER WORKING TO GET SURA RELEASED FROM PRISON 12 YEARS EARLY, BRANDON IS BEGINNING HIS JOURNEY AT COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL, WHERE HE WILL BE SUPPORTED BY A PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP AS A QUARTERMAN & KELLER SCHOLAR. AFTER AN UNEXPECTED EARLY REENTRY INTO CIVILIAN LIFE, SURA IS WORKING TO FINISH HIS GED AND CONTINUE WITH HIS EDUCATION AS HE STUDIES PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILM. SURA WILL ALSO BE SUPPORTED IN HIS REENTRY EFFORTS BY A PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP AS A QUARTERMAN & KELLER SCHOLAR. SURA IS THE FIRST RECIPIENT OF THIS TYPE OF REENTRY SCHOLARSHIP FROM THE REPARATIONS PROJECT. QUARTERMAN & KELLER SOCIAL JUSTICE SCHOLARS UC SANTA BARBARA BLACK STUDIES DEPARTMENT $30,000 COMMITMENT FROM THE QUARTERMAN & KELLER FOUNDATION AND THE REPARATIONS PROJECT TO BE PLEDGED OVER A THREE-YEAR PERIOD ($10,000 PER YEAR). THIS GIFT SHALL ESTABLISH THE QUARTERMAN & KELLER SOCIAL JUSTICE SCHOLARSHIP AT UC SANTA BARBARA IN THE BLACK STUDIES DEPARTMENT. THE ANNUAL GIFT FROM THE QUARTERMAN & KELLER FOUNDATION AND THE REPARATIONS PROJECT OF $10,000 WILL ALLOW UCSB TO SELECT AND SUPPORT UCSB STUDENTS, MAJORING IN BLACK STUDIES, WITH QUARTERMAN & KELLER SOCIAL JUSTICE SCHOLARS AND WILL ENGAGE IN RESEARCH THESIS PROJECTS, WITH GUIDANCE AND MENTORSHIP FROM UCSB BLACK STUDIES FACULTY. ADMINISTRATION $2,500 EACH. THIS FUND WILL BE ESTABLISHED AS A CURRENT-USE FUND AND ADMINISTERED BY THE CO-CHAIRS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BLACK STUDIES. THE DEPARTMENT CHAIRS AND FACULTY MEMBERS WILL WORK TOGETHER IN SOLICITING APPLICATIONS AND/OR NOMINATIONS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE SELECTION OF SCHOLARS. IN ADDITION, THE CO-CHAIRS WILL BE IN CHARGE OF EVALUATION AND PRESENTING REPORTS TO THE QUARTERMAN & KELLER FOUNDATION AND THE REPARATIONS PROJECT. CALIFORNIA TRP / QUARTERMAN & KELLER SCHOLARSHIPS SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WE ESTABLISHED THESE NON-TRADITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO OFFER TO AFRICAN AMERICANS LIVING IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WHO MAY NOT BE HEADED TO THE MORE ELITE INSTITUTIONS WE ARE PARTNERED WITH LIKE SPELMAN OR UCSB, OR TO ANY COLLEGE WE HAVE AN ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP WITH. WE WANTED TO CONNECT THE COASTS AND PARTICULARLY THE BAY AREA WITH THE SOUTH, STARTING WITH FOLKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT WHERE SARAH'S CHILDREN ATTENDED, SEQUOIA UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE APPLICATION WAS DEVELOPED WITH INPUT AND ADVICE FROM THE DISTRICT'S BLACK STUDENT UNION TEACHER REPRESENTATIVE. IT WAS PUT ONLINE AND CIRCULATED WITHIN THE DISTRICT BY SCHOOL COUNSELORS AND BLACK STUDENT UNION LEADERS. DETAILS OF THE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION PROCESS WERE LISTED. TWO SCHOLARS WERE SELECTED, ONE GRADUATING FROM A HIGH SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT AND DEFERRING ATTENDANCE AT AN HBCU WHILE ATTENDING JUNIOR COLLEGE IN THE LOCAL AREA, AND ONE MOTHER OF FOUR CHILDREN IN THE DISTRICT WHO HAS RETURNED TO COLLEGE THROUGH UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS GLOBAL (ONLINE) TO EARN HER UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE. REQUIREMENTS AND DETAILS: -STUDENTS IN GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING. -STUDENTS WHO IDENTIFY AS BLACK OR AFRICAN-AMERICAN. -STUDENTS ENROLLED OR PLANNING TO ENROLL IN A 4-YEAR UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE, INCLUDING THOSE ATTENDING COMMUNITY COLLEGE, OR A MASTERS DEGREE PROGRAM. PREFERENCE GIVEN TO STUDENTS PLANNING TO ENROLL IN A HBCU. -SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS WILL BE GIVEN TO CHOSEN STUDENTS IN AMOUNTS OF $500, $1000, OR $2500. -PAYMENT OF AWARD WILL BE SENT DIRECTLY TO THE RECIPIENT FOR THE 2023/2024 ACADEMIC YEAR. -OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPATION IN VARIOUS VIRTUAL EVENTS WITH QUARTERMAN & KELLER SCHOLARS AT SPELMAN, MOREHOUSE, AND CLARK ATLANTA WILL BE OFFERED. -APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1, 2023, BUT AWARDS MAY BE GIVEN OUT ON A ROLLING BASIS. RANDY QUARTERMAN DIRECTOR /OFFICER 6000 FELLOWSHIP SPELMAN COLLEGE COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 BOARD MEMBERS SARAH EISNER AND NOAH EISNER HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. BOARD MEMBERS NESHEA ROJAS AND RANDY QUARTERMAN HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS CIRCULATED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING OF THE FORM 990. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B THE VICE PRESIDENT IS THE ONLY OFFICER COMPENSATED. THE BOARD VOTED UNANIMOUSLY ON HIS ANNUAL STIPEND. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST.