2024-09-26T10:13:18-04:00 2023-12-31 473062211 Elizabeth A Porter CPA 5345 Mondavi Drive Saint Louis MO 63129 990 2023-01-01 871876155 Ashrei Foundation ASHR 3000 Prairie Avenue Saint Louis MO 63107 Sara Ruiz Executive Direc 3142520717 2024-09-24 true true Elizabeth Porter P01306666 3144436886 2024-09-26 X 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z 125209 false X www.ashreifoundation.org X 2021 MO The Ashrei Foundation exists to empower and activate the St. Louis community and partners throughout the state of Missouri to promote economic justice, to relieve suffering, and interrupt cycles of poverty. 10 10 2 44 0 0 958664 101812 200 2598 23197 106 0 961368 125209 17500 0 56467 99306 0 12791 23897 80549 80364 197355 881004 -72146 885146 813791 4142 4905 881004 808886 X The Ashrei Foundation exists to empower and activate the St. Louis community and partners throughout the state of Missouri to promote economic justice, to relieve suffering, and interrupt cycles of poverty. true false 69450 2500 In 2022, we launched a pilot program to expand access to photo identification, which has now become an established program called the North City Photo ID Project. In 2023, this program trained 70 volunteers and served 875 individuals. We covered the costs of 597 Missouri birth certificates, 132 out of state birth certificates, and supported (through financial and/or logistical assistance) applications for 709 Missouri non-driver photo IDs. This program offered 4 volunteer training events and weekly ID access clinic days open to the public. The North City Photo ID Project operates out of our office space in a community center operated by the Tabernacle Community Development Corporation called the The Tabernacle Hub, located in North St. Louis City. 29733 15000 In 2023, the Ashrei Foundation supported the Missouri State ID Access Coalition as a co-facilitator of the program in partnership with St. Francis Xavier College Church. We supported their Fall Mini-Grant Funding Cycle, supporting 7 groups across the state of Missouri who wanted to assist individuals with getting their government-issued photo IDs and birth certficates. We further supported the Coalition by writing a grant for Impact Through Access: Eliminating barriers to identification for a healthier Missouri and were awarded $588,488 by the Missouri Foundation for Health, with the first payment received in December 2023. This grant will allow us to expand the Coalitions work in 2024 in a variety of ways, including hiring a Coalition Coordinator who will be an Ashrei employee. 20181 The Ashrei Foundation has also actively supported abortion access in the state of Missouri. This included attending an AccessMO event about the ballot initiative process, amplifying messaging, and coordinating with MO Jobs With Justice to offer a training in preparation for signature gathering in 2024. Most notably, Ashreis founder, Rabbi Susan Talve was among the plaintiffs in the abortion access lawsuit, Rev. Traci Blackmon v. State of Missouri, filed in January 2023 and Ashrei staff attended information sessions for the plaintiffs to stay up to date on the status of the lawsuit, shared information with the base about the lawsuit, attended a hearing related to the lawsuit, and organized an event (Fighting for Freedom: Abortion Access & Religious Freedom in Missouri) with 3 plaintiffs and their attorney, with over 50 registered participants. Ashrei does legislative tracking and community training and supporting labor organizations that advocate for workers. 119364 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 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 2 0 2 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false MO X X Sara Ruiz 3142520717 3000 Prairie Avenue Saint Louis MO 63107 X Sara Ruiz Executive Director 40.00 0.00 X 68361 0 0 Helen Petty Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Brian Epsten Board Member 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rhoda Kahn Nussbaum Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Marcy Brodsky Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Amy Hunter Board Member 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rabbi Susan Talve Founder 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Alex Templeton Board Member 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ken Goldman President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Gawain Jameson Vice President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Elana Hertel Secretary Chair of Governanc 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Joe Esstman Treasurer Chair of Finance C 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 68361 0 0 0 false false false 101812 101812 Training Event Income 541900 200 200 200 23197 23197 125209 23397 0 0 X 17500 17500 91742 55266 24633 11843 2168 2168 5396 3824 786 786 5169 5169 25598 5598 20000 450 450 3775 1753 2022 3035 2930 105 7300 7300 1006 115 851 40 North City Photo ID Project 25922 25922 Meals & Food Supplies 3314 2101 1213 Gun Violence Prevention 1579 1579 Memberships & Subscriptions 536 515 21 2865 2573 275 17 197355 119364 65200 12791 14212 79513 870934 724336 1442 8500 885146 813791 4142 4905 4142 4905 X 881004 808886 881004 808886 885146 813791 -72146 28 0 X false false false X 958664 101812 1060476 958664 101812 1060476 999045 61431 2598 23197 25795 106 106 1086377 200 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Accrued CD interest 8500 8500 true St Francis Xavier College Church 3628 Lindell Blvd Saint Louis MO 63108 430653469 501c3 15000 Subgrant for ID assistance program 1 Monitoring procedures (Part I, line 2) Recipients of the subgrant are bound to comply with the funding requirements and restrictions of the original grantor, Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH). Ashrei includes this information in the required reporting submitted to MFH. Additionally, subgrantees complete an application which is peer reviewed and awarded. Subgrantees sign a written grant agreement and submit monthly reports on the services rendered with the subgrant funds. All programs are supporting ID access through direct funding for photo IDs and birth certificates as well as related expenses to manage those programs. Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 Form 990 was provided to all voting members of the governing body to review prior to the filing deadline. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c Ashrei regularly monitors compliance with its Conflict of Interest policy by requiring interested persons to disclose the existence of a possible conflict of interest. The governing board will determine whether a conflict of interest has occurred and the procedures to address the conflict of interest. If a member fails to disclose a conflict of interest, there will be appropriate disciplinary and corrective action. CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a The Ashrei Foundation received the official designation from the IRS as a 501(c)(3) on March 30, 2022. As a new not-for-profit, we developed a very robust hiring process. We consulted other nonprofit organization for their opinions and best practices, and pulled data to study salaries paid to executive directors of not-for-profits in the state of Missouri. In this way, the Board of the Ashrei Foundation determined what would be a fair salary and what benefits to offer our executive director. Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b Other officers of the organization are not currently paid but if they were to be, the governing board would use comparable data from other nonprofit organizations to determine a fair and reasonable salary. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 The Form 990 is available to the public upon request. Form 990 is also provided to Guidestar to be available for public review. Significant program services not listed on prior year return Part III line 2 Ashrei expanded their program services to include the Missouri State ID Access Coalition as well as other programs listed in Part III. List of other fees for services expenses Part IX line 11g Gladiator Consulting, LLC - $20,000People Stategy Consultants, LLC - $5,598 Part VII response or note to any other line in Part VII Ashrei Foundation paid Central Reform Congregation (CRC) to reimburse Sara Ruiz and Rabbi Susan Talves salary, payroll taxes and benefits. CRC is not a related organization as it does not share a majority of board members. However, because Ashrei Foundation is directly paying CRC directly for their salary, payroll taxes and benefits, it will be reported as compensation on Part VII, Part IX, Line 5 and Schedule J.