2024-11-14T16:30:17-05:00 2023-12-31 541451026 HARRIS HARDY & JOHNSTONE PC 300 ARBORETUM PL STE 660 RICHMOND VA 23236 990 2023-01-01 462191744 GROUNDWORK RVA INC GROU 8043212789 3001 MEADOWBRIDGE ROAD 200 RICHMOND VA 23222 ROB JONES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8043212789 2024-11-14 true true PAMELA M LEONARD CPA P01834882 8045600560 2024-11-14 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z RICK ST JOHN 1005128 false X WWW.GROUNDWORKRVA.ORG X 2012 VA MISSION: TO CULTIVATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF URBAN CONSERVATIONISTS IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. VISION: GROUNDWORK RVA WORKS WITH RICHMOND YOUTH TO INCREASE ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING IN NEIGHBORHOODS BY TRANSFORMING BLIGHTED AND NEGLECTED OPEN SPACES INTO VIBRANT PUBLIC ASSETS. GROUNDWORK RVA SEEKS FOUR TANGIBLE RESULTS, WHICH ARE DEEPLY INTERRELATED; SUCCESS IN ONE OF THESE FACTORS LEVERAGES SUCCESS IN THE OTHER THREE. 1. YOUTH ARE PREPARED FOR SUCCESS. GROUNDWORK RVA HELPS YOUTH PREPARE FOR EDUCATIONAL AND/OR CAREER SUCCESS BY DESIGNING, INTERPRETING, BUILDING, AND MAINTAINING RICHMOND'S GREEN NETWORK. YOUTH LEAVE OUR PROGRAMS WITH KNOWLEDGE AND JOB SKILLS THAT WILL SERVE THEM. SOME WILL SUCCESSFULLY ENTER THE GREEN WORKFORCE, AND OVER TIME, MOVE INTO NEW OR ADVANCED ROLES. SOME WILL GO TO COLLEGE, AND OVER TIME, MAY FIND WORK IN CONSERVATION, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, OR A RELATED FIELD. 2. RACIAL EQUITY. GROUNDWORK RVA PROMOTES RACIAL EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE BY CULTI 10 10 32 125 0 547297 896563 68044 87405 6 35 12725 615347 996728 0 0 486746 735789 0 112782 207220 345669 693966 1081458 -78619 -84730 175068 158054 108679 162191 66389 -4137 X MISSION: TO CULTIVATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF URBAN CONSERVATIONISTS IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. VISION: GROUNDWORK RVA WORKS WITH RICHMOND YOUTH TO INCREASE ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING IN NEIGHBORHOODS BY TRANSFORMING BLIGHTED AND NEGLECTED OPEN SPACES INTO VIBRANT PUBLIC ASSETS. GROUNDWORK RVA SEEKS FOUR TANGIBLE RESULTS, WHICH ARE DEEPLY INTERRELATED; SUCCESS IN ONE OF THESE FACTORS LEVERAGES SUCCESS IN THE OTHER THREE. 1. YOUTH ARE PREPARED FOR SUCCESS. GROUNDWORK RVA HELPS YOUTH PREPARE FOR EDUCATIONAL AND/OR CAREER SUCCESS BY DESIGNING, INTERPRETING, BUILDING, AND MAINTAINING RICHMOND'S GREEN NETWORK. YOUTH LEAVE OUR PROGRAMS WITH KNOWLEDGE AND JOB SKILLS THAT WILL SERVE THEM. SOME WILL SUCCESSFULLY ENTER THE GREEN WORKFORCE, AND OVER TIME, MOVE INTO NEW OR ADVANCED ROLES. SOME WILL GO TO COLLEGE, AND OVER TIME, MAY FIND WORK IN CONSERVATION, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, OR A RELATED FIELD. 2. RACIAL EQUITY. GROUNDWORK RVA PROMOTES RACIAL EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE BY CULTI false false 275788 87405 GREEN TEAM THROUGH HANDS-ON, PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, GROUNDWORK RVA' GREEN TEAM IS HELPING TEENS INNOVATE IMPORTANT STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT RESILIENCE AND HEALTH IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND. 2023 HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN OUR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE IMMERSION PROGRAM. GROUNDWORK RVA WAS ABLE TO SEND TWO SETS OF 8 GREEN TEAM MEMBERS TO YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, AND GRAND TETONS NATIONAL PARK. AN EXCITING ADDITION WAS THAT ONE OF THE SISTERS, WHO HAD COME BACK A SUMMER LEADER, JOINED THE GWRVA TEAM AS A FULL-TIME GREEN TEAM EDUCATOR. THIS ABILITY TO TRAIN AND "HIRE FROM WITHIN" IS MAKING A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS ABILITIES. GREEN TEAM SERVICE-LEARNING WORK CONTINUED LOCALLY AT SHENADOAH NATIONAL PARK ON TWO DIFFERENT TRIPS. AN ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHT FOR 2023 WAS GREEN TEAM'S CONTINUED WORK ON URBAN AGRICULTURE AND LEARNING AT THE HILLSIDE MINI FARM. IN ADDITION TO THE FARM PRODUCING THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF FOOD THAT WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE COMMUNITY, A FOCUS THIS YEAR WAS ON THE DYNAMIC COMMUNITIES ASPECT OF THE SPACE. GREEN TEAM ASSISTED IN THE DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF A NATIVE PLANT BIO-SWALE, AS WELL AS AN ACCESSIBLE PERMEABLE PATHWAY AND LEARNING SPACE. THE GREEN TEAM SERVED OVER 40 YOUTH IN 2023. 401334 GREEN WORKFORCE IN 2023, GROUNDWORK RVA'S GREEN WORKFORCE WAS A FULL-YEAR, WORKPLACE-BASED WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM. GREEN WORKFORCE PROVIDED OVER 6,000 HOURS OF PAID WORK TO RICHMOND YOUNG ADULTS THE YOUTH CONTINUED BUILDING THEIR SKILLS AND TRAINING IN THE SAFE USE OF TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT, WHILE LEARNING VALUABLE LEADERSHIP, CRITICAL THINKING AND PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS. GREEN WORKFORCE TEENS DESIGNED AND INSTALLED RAIN CAPTURE SYSTEMS, AND PERMEABLE PATHWAYS IN COMMUNITY GARDENS AND OTHER FACILITIES AROUND THE CITY, TO HELP MANAGE STORM WATER RUN-OFF AND IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE JAMES RIVER. THESE YOUNG PEOPLE - SHOWED UP EVERY DAY, COLLABORATED IN DESIGNING THE DAY'S AND WEEK'S TASKS, DROVE TO SITES, LOADED AND UNLOADED THE NECESSARY TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT, USED THOSE TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT SAFELY TO BUILD, INSTALL OR MAINTAIN ELEMENTS OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND OFTEN MANAGED THE VOLUNTEERS WHO CAME TO HELP. THROUGH THE GREEN WORKFORCE, GROUNDWORK RVA HELPED PREPARE YOUTH FOR CAREERS IN CARPENTRY AND BUILDING TRADES, LANDSCAPING AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL AS CREATED OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEENS TO BUILD SKILLS IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. THE GREEN WORKFORCE'S "WATER-TO-THRIVE," FEE-FOR-SERVICE EFFORTS GREW IN 2023, WITH WATER AND CARE BEING PROVIDED TO OVER 300 TREES IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND. 116970 BELLEMEADE COMMUNITY BIKE SHOP THE BELLEMEADE COMMUNITY BIKE SHOP IS A PROGRAM OF GROUNDWORK RVA THAT BEGAN IN 2017 WITH THE GOAL TO BRING MORE ACCESS TO BIKING AND BIKING RESOURCES, EDUCATION, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO THE BLACK AND BROWN YOUTH OF RICHMOND'S SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITIES. WHAT STARTED OUT WITH THE GOAL OF MAINLY GETTING YOUTH ON BIKES HAS GROWN INTO A MULTI-FACETED PROGRAM THAT OFFERS YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES TO VOLUNTEER IN THEIR COMMUNITY TO EARN A BIKE, PARTICIPATE IN BIKE TRIPS AND ACTIVITIES, AND HAVE ACCESS TO FREE BIKE REPAIRS, WHERE THEY ALSO GET HANDS-ON INSTRUCTION ON HOW TO FIX THEIR OWN BIKE. IN 2023 THE BIKE SHOP CONTINUED AND EXPANDED IT'S CAMP SPOKES PROGRAM, TARGETED SPECIFICALLY AT YOUNG WOMEN AND GENDER-NONCONFORMING YOUTH. EXPERIENCE HAD SHOWN THAT THESE YOUTH REALLY BENEFITTED FROM THIS SAFE SPACE TO EXPERIENCE THE WORLD OF BIKES AND BIKING WITHOUT THE COMPETITION AND "PUSHINESS" THAT YOUNG MEN CAN BRING. THIS WEEK-LONG CAMP WAS PROVIDED FREE AND WITH ONE WEEK SERVING HIGH SCHOOLERS AND THE 2ND WEEK SERVING MIDDLE-SCHOOL AGED YOUNG PEOPLE. AN EXCITING ASPECT OF 2023'S PROGRAMMING WAS THE RETURN OF HIGH SCHOOL PARTICIPANTS AS STIPENDED BIKE LEADERS FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL WEEK. 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UNDER THAT GUIDANCE, THE ORGANIZATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBTI). THE ORGANIZATION HAS RECOGNIZED NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION MISSION: TO CULTIVATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF URBAN CONSERVATIONISTS IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. VISION: GROUNDWORK RVA WORKS WITH RICHMOND YOUTH TO INCREASE ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING IN NEIGHBORHOODS BY TRANSFORMING BLIGHTED AND NEGLECTED OPEN SPACES INTO VIBRANT PUBLIC ASSETS. GROUNDWORK RVA SEEKS FOUR TANGIBLE RESULTS, WHICH ARE DEEPLY INTERRELATED; SUCCESS IN ONE OF THESE FACTORS LEVERAGES SUCCESS IN THE OTHER THREE. 1. YOUTH ARE PREPARED FOR SUCCESS. GROUNDWORK RVA HELPS YOUTH PREPARE FOR EDUCATIONAL AND/OR CAREER SUCCESS BY DESIGNING, INTERPRETING, BUILDING, AND MAINTAINING RICHMOND'S GREEN NETWORK. YOUTH LEAVE OUR PROGRAMS WITH KNOWLEDGE AND JOB SKILLS THAT WILL SERVE THEM. SOME WILL SUCCESSFULLY ENTER THE GREEN WORKFORCE, AND OVER TIME, MOVE INTO NEW OR ADVANCED ROLES. SOME WILL GO TO COLLEGE, AND OVER TIME, MAY FIND WORK IN CONSERVATION, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, OR A RELATED FIELD. 2. RACIAL EQUITY. GROUNDWORK RVA PROMOTES RACIAL EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE BY CULTIVATING THE PARTICIPATION OF BLACK AND BROWN YOUTH LEADERS IN CONSERVATION, RECREATION AND THE CIVIC LIFE OF RICHMOND. OUR WORK CENTERS PEOPLE WHO HAVE TYPICALLY BEEN MARGINALIZED OR EXCLUDED FROM ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS AND FORCED INSTEAD TO LIVE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL HARMS FROM POLLUTION, TOXINS, CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS, AND LACK OF GREEN SPACE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. 3. A GREENER RICHMOND. GROUNDWORK RVA COLLABORATES WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERS TO MAINTAIN AND EXPAND ACCESS TO RICHMOND'S NETWORK OF GREEN SPACES AND SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE; ENHANCE THE HEALTH OF THE JAMES RIVER AND URBAN TRIBUTARIES; AND ADDRESS THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL NEGLECT IN RICHMOND'S IMPACTED NEIGHBORHOODS. WE'RE MAKING OUR CITY LANDSCAPE A HEALTHIER, MORE RESILIENT URBAN ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL ITS RESIDENTS. 4. IMPROVED HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL RESIDENTS. GROUNDWORK RVA WORKS WITH RICHMOND YOUTH TO ADVOCATE FOR BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE AND IMPROVED HEALTH FOR ALL RICHMOND RESIDENTS. YOUNG LEADERS EXPAND AWARENESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ON COMMUNITY LIFE AND HELP NEIGHBORS HAVE VOICE IN CREATING EQUITABLE SOLUTIONS. FROM INCREASED BICYCLE, PEDESTRIAN, AND TRANSIT ACCESSIBLE RECREATIONAL SPACES AND JOBS TO THE INSTALLATION OF URBAN GARDENS AND GREENWAYS, OUR WORK HELPS IMPROVE THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS NEEDED FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A GREEN TEAM THROUGH HANDS-ON, PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, GROUNDWORK RVA' GREEN TEAM IS HELPING TEENS INNOVATE IMPORTANT STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT RESILIENCE AND HEALTH IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND. 2023 HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN OUR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE IMMERSION PROGRAM. GROUNDWORK RVA WAS ABLE TO SEND TWO SETS OF 8 GREEN TEAM MEMBERS TO YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, AND GRAND TETONS NATIONAL PARK. AN EXCITING ADDITION WAS THAT ONE OF THE SISTERS, WHO HAD COME BACK A SUMMER LEADER, JOINED THE GWRVA TEAM AS A FULL-TIME GREEN TEAM EDUCATOR. THIS ABILITY TO TRAIN AND "HIRE FROM WITHIN" IS MAKING A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS ABILITIES. GREEN TEAM SERVICE-LEARNING WORK CONTINUED LOCALLY AT SHENADOAH NATIONAL PARK ON TWO DIFFERENT TRIPS. AN ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHT FOR 2023 WAS GREEN TEAM'S CONTINUED WORK ON URBAN AGRICULTURE AND LEARNING AT THE HILLSIDE MINI FARM. IN ADDITION TO THE FARM PRODUCING THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF FOOD THAT WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE COMMUNITY, A FOCUS THIS YEAR WAS ON THE DYNAMIC COMMUNITIES ASPECT OF THE SPACE. GREEN TEAM ASSISTED IN THE DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF A NATIVE PLANT BIO-SWALE, AS WELL AS AN ACCESSIBLE PERMEABLE PATHWAY AND LEARNING SPACE. THE GREEN TEAM SERVED OVER 40 YOUTH IN 2023. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B GREEN WORKFORCE IN 2023, GROUNDWORK RVA'S GREEN WORKFORCE WAS A FULL-YEAR, WORKPLACE-BASED WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM. GREEN WORKFORCE PROVIDED OVER 6,000 HOURS OF PAID WORK TO RICHMOND YOUNG ADULTS THE YOUTH CONTINUED BUILDING THEIR SKILLS AND TRAINING IN THE SAFE USE OF TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT, WHILE LEARNING VALUABLE LEADERSHIP, CRITICAL THINKING AND PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS. GREEN WORKFORCE TEENS DESIGNED AND INSTALLED RAIN CAPTURE SYSTEMS, AND PERMEABLE PATHWAYS IN COMMUNITY GARDENS AND OTHER FACILITIES AROUND THE CITY, TO HELP MANAGE STORM WATER RUN-OFF AND IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE JAMES RIVER. THESE YOUNG PEOPLE - SHOWED UP EVERY DAY, COLLABORATED IN DESIGNING THE DAY'S AND WEEK'S TASKS, DROVE TO SITES, LOADED AND UNLOADED THE NECESSARY TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT, USED THOSE TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT SAFELY TO BUILD, INSTALL OR MAINTAIN ELEMENTS OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND OFTEN MANAGED THE VOLUNTEERS WHO CAME TO HELP. THROUGH THE GREEN WORKFORCE, GROUNDWORK RVA HELPED PREPARE YOUTH FOR CAREERS IN CARPENTRY AND BUILDING TRADES, LANDSCAPING AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL AS CREATED OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEENS TO BUILD SKILLS IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. THE GREEN WORKFORCE'S "WATER-TO-THRIVE," FEE-FOR-SERVICE EFFORTS GREW IN 2023, WITH WATER AND CARE BEING PROVIDED TO OVER 300 TREES IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C BELLEMEADE COMMUNITY BIKE SHOP THE BELLEMEADE COMMUNITY BIKE SHOP IS A PROGRAM OF GROUNDWORK RVA THAT BEGAN IN 2017 WITH THE GOAL TO BRING MORE ACCESS TO BIKING AND BIKING RESOURCES, EDUCATION, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO THE BLACK AND BROWN YOUTH OF RICHMOND'S SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITIES. WHAT STARTED OUT WITH THE GOAL OF MAINLY GETTING YOUTH ON BIKES HAS GROWN INTO A MULTI-FACETED PROGRAM THAT OFFERS YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES TO VOLUNTEER IN THEIR COMMUNITY TO EARN A BIKE, PARTICIPATE IN BIKE TRIPS AND ACTIVITIES, AND HAVE ACCESS TO FREE BIKE REPAIRS, WHERE THEY ALSO GET HANDS-ON INSTRUCTION ON HOW TO FIX THEIR OWN BIKE. IN 2023 THE BIKE SHOP CONTINUED AND EXPANDED IT'S CAMP SPOKES PROGRAM, TARGETED SPECIFICALLY AT YOUNG WOMEN AND GENDER-NONCONFORMING YOUTH. EXPERIENCE HAD SHOWN THAT THESE YOUTH REALLY BENEFITTED FROM THIS SAFE SPACE TO EXPERIENCE THE WORLD OF BIKES AND BIKING WITHOUT THE COMPETITION AND "PUSHINESS" THAT YOUNG MEN CAN BRING. THIS WEEK-LONG CAMP WAS PROVIDED FREE AND WITH ONE WEEK SERVING HIGH SCHOOLERS AND THE 2ND WEEK SERVING MIDDLE-SCHOOL AGED YOUNG PEOPLE. AN EXCITING ASPECT OF 2023'S PROGRAMMING WAS THE RETURN OF HIGH SCHOOL PARTICIPANTS AS STIPENDED BIKE LEADERS FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL WEEK. THE BIKE SHOP MADE OVER 150 BIKES ACCESSIBLE TO SOUTH RICHMOND YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES IN 2023. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO BEING FILED. THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO FUNDING SOURCES AND FOUNDATIONS UPON REQUEST TO BOARD MEMBERS OR OTHERS. ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ALL NEW BOARD MEMBERS RECEIVE ORIENTATION TO THE POLICY. AL BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF ARE ASKED TO SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER EMPLOYEES WAS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED UPON COMPARISON OF SALARIES OF OTHER ADMINISTRATORS AND STAFF IN THE AREA OF NON-PROFITS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. RETURNS ARE EITHER MAILED OR PROVIDED ELECTRONICALLY.