2024-09-20T10:51:21-05:00 2021-12-31 223271712 MERCADIEN PC PO BOX 7648 PRINCETON NJ 085437648 990 2021-01-01 811962970 REBEL VENTURES REBE 6154000550 PO BOX 8381 PHILADELPHIA PA 19101 DANIEL MERIN BOARD CHAIR 6154000550 2024-09-20 1 RAPHAEL J CARLETTI CPA P01747794 6096899700 2024-09-20 2021 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z DANIEL MERIN PO BOX 8381 PHILADELPHIA PA 19101 194097 0 X HTTPS://WWW.RVCREW.COM/ X 2016 PA SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ENGAGING YOUTH IN LEADERSHIP AND ENTRPRENEURSHIP THAT DEVELOPS AND DISTRIBUTE PRODUCTS DIRECTLY WITH AND FOR KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY. 7 7 19 25 0 0 178617 193432 50966 665 0 0 0 0 229583 194097 361 2350 0 0 166132 140777 0 0 14118 39461 46555 205954 189682 23629 4415 298829 274301 38125 9182 260704 265119 X REBEL VENTURES' PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION FOR HIGH SCHOOL IN HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. WE FOCUS OUR ENTREPRENEURSHIP ON INCREASING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, HEALTHY FOODS IN LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES, WHILE ALSO EDUCATING THESE COMMUNITIES ABOUT HEALTH AND NUTRITION. YOUTH POWER IS OUR CORE VALUE. BY ENGAGING AS ENTREPRENEURS ON A MISSION TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS, REBEL VENTURES' HIGH SCHOOL CREW MEMBERS OWN THE TASK OF DRIVING THIS WORK. REBEL VENTURES AUTHENTICALLY ENGAGES WITH YOU, WHO EXPERIENCE THEIR ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS A TRANSFORMATIVE AND EMPOWERING FORCE THEMSELVES, AS WELL AS SHARING THIS ENERGY WITH THEIR PEERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. 0 0 147919 2350 665 REBEL VENTURES ENGAGED 17 LOW-INCOME HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN MEANINGFUL ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION IN 2021. THESE STUDENTS LEARNED ENTREPRENEURSHIP BY BEING ENTREPRENEURS IN A HYBRID SPACE. THEY PARTICIPATED IN NUMEROUS ACTIVITIES INCLUDING LEARNING TO COLLABORATE VIRTUALLY, DEVELOPING NEW WAYS TO CONTINUE FOOD DEVELOPMENT, PLANNING AND LEADING VIRTUAL BUSINESS MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS. 5511 THE REBEL VENTURES HIGH SCHOOL CREW CONDUCTED RIGOROUS HEALTHY FOOD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BY CREATING AND PILOTING OUR REBEL MARKET PROJECT WHILE CONTINUING OUR DISTRIBUTION OF REBEL CRUMBLES TO KIDS AS PART OF SCHOOL BREAKFAST. 760 REBEL VENTURES INITIATED YOUTH-POWERED, HEALTH-PROMOTING MEDIA PROJECTS. HEALTHY DELICIOUSNESS AT HOME AND REBEL CHEFS LIVE ARE VIDEO ACTIVITIES THAT ENGAGE HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH IN TEACHING THEIR PEERS ABOUT HOW TO CREATE HEALTHY RECIPES. 154190 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 PA X JARRETT STEIN 6154000550 PO BOX 8381 PHILADELPHIA PA 19101 ANDREW BLASSINGAME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 41981 0 0 DANIEL MERIN CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 DIMITRI PAPPAS TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SOPHIE BRYAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANE KAUER BOARD MEMEBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LELAND MCGEE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES REYES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIM SCOTT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELANIE SILVA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 41981 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32300 161132 193432 PRODUCT SALES 445200 665 665 665 194097 665 0 0 2350 2350 41981 33585 4198 4198 87454 69964 8745 8745 11342 9074 1134 1134 4567 425 4142 13650 13650 4824 2093 2731 8840 8678 121 41 216 216 878 878 4249 4249 2758 2758 REBEL KITCHEN & MARKET 5908 5908 REBEL CREW 362 362 OTHER 303 303 189682 154190 21374 14118 229882 252655 43103 29794 8148 25844 21646 298829 274301 5825 9182 32300 38125 9182 X 202832 265119 57872 0 260704 265119 298829 274301 4415 0 X 1 X 0 0 0 X 23710 28154 249765 178617 193432 673678 23710 28154 249765 178617 193432 673678 191734 481944 673678 191278 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 23921 6768 17153 5873 1380 4493 21646 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE BOARD DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES THEREFORE THIS IS NOT APPLICABLE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL BOARD MEMBERS DELIVER AN ANNUAL STATEMENT DISCLOSING ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST. ALL BOARD MEMBERS PROVIDE ONGOING DISCLOSURES OF ANY FINANCIAL INTEREST IN TRANSACTIONS. ALL FINANCIAL AND CONFLICTING INTERESTS ARE DOCUMENTED IN BOARD RECORDKEEPING PROCEDURES. IF A CONFLICT IS DISCLOSED, THE INDIVIDUAL ABSTAINS FROM MATTERS INVOLVING THE CONFLICT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A TO DETERMINE THE ORIGINAL RANGE FOR REBEL VENTURES' EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALARY, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANALYZED INDUSTRY STANDARD RANGES FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS. THIS ANALYSIS WAS USED TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION FOR SUBSEQUENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINE JOB VALUE, INDIVIDUAL VALUE, AND INTEGRAL EQUITY TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION. SALARY LEVELS ARE ALSO REVIEWED AND APPROVED INFORMALLY DURING BUDGETING AND FORECASTING DISCUSSIONS AT BOARD MEETINGS WHICH TAKES PLACES AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 1023 AND 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990 2021 RETURN THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGED A PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR ALL YEARS UP TO AND INCLUDING 2020 AND PRIOR. REBEL VENTURES' MISSION AND PROGRAM IS CENTERED AROUND PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS. WHEN COVID-19 CAUSED PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO CLOSE IN MARCH 2020 THROUGH AUGUST 2021, STUDENTS WERE NO LONGER ABLE TO MEET IN PERSON AND ENGAGE IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING CRUMBLES (THE PRODUCT PRODUCED BY THE ORGANIZATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS MISSION), AND THE DEMAND FOR AND PRODUCTION OF CRUMBLES COLLAPSED AS DID REBEL VENTURES' REVENUE. WITH THE LOSS OF ITS REVENUE, GATHERING SPACE, AND PRODCUTION FACILITY, REBEL VENTURES' EMPLOYEES LEFT, AND SOME BOARD MEMBERS WERE FORCED TO RELOCATE TO OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. DURING 2021 AND 2022, THE ORGANIZATION ERRONEOUSLY BELIEVED THAT ITS PREVIOUS ACCOUNTING FIRM HAD FILED ITS TAX RETURNS AS IT HAD DONE IN ALL PREVIOUS YEARS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S EXISTENCE. IN 2024, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A FREE LAW SCHOOL CLINIC, THE ORGANIZATION DISCOVERED THAT ITS 2021 AND 2022 TAX RETURNS HAD NOT BEEN FILED. THE ORGANIZATION IMMEDIATELY TOOK ACTION TO REMEDY THE SITUATION AND CONTACTED THE PREVIOUS ACCOUNTING FIRM. THE ORGANIZATION LEARNED THAT THE ACCOUNTING FIRM HAD UNDERGONE PERSONNEL CHANGES AND THE TRANSITION ADMIST THE PANDEMIC CAUSED THE FAILTURE TO FILE THE ORGNAIZATION'S RETURNS FOR 2021 AND 2022. THE ORGANIZATION HAS SINCE PUT INTO PLACE SEVERAL CONTROLS TO PREVENT FUTURE FILING FAILURES: A. THE BOARD IS IN THE PROCESS OF CREATING A FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT WILL WORK WITH AN ACCOUNTANT TO TIMELY FILE THE 990S. THE COMMITTEE ALSO PLANS TO SCHEDULE AN ANNUAL MEETING WITH THE BOARD TO DISCUSS ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE 990 FILING. B. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ENGAGED A NEW PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING FIRM WHO WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH THE ORGANIZATION TO FILE THE 2021, 2022 AND 2023 RETURNS, AND ENSURE ALL FUTURE YEARS' 990S ARE FILED TIMELY. C. THE ORGANIZATION WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL, ENTREPRENEURSHIP LEGAL CLINIC TO HELP ENACT A MECHANISM TO TIMELY COMPLY WITH ITS FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.