2025-08-19T11:23:32-05:00 2024-12-31 204193611 Batts Morrison Wales & Lee PA 801 North Orange Avenue Suite 800 Orlando FL 32801 990 2024-01-01 872882720 Vibrant Places Inc VIBR 9043530890 40 East Adams Street 300 Jacksonville FL 322023302 Mari Kuraishi Secretary 9043530890 2025-07-22 1 1 Michele M Wales CPA P00428093 4077706000 2025-07-22 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X Martha Lanahan 40 East Adams Street 300 Jacksonville FL 322023302 428506 0 X N/A X 2021 FL The Organization promotes a place-centered approach to deploying resources and investments in a way that will increase vibrancy and strengthen residents' connection to their communities. 5 3 0 3 0 0 100000 428506 0 0 0 0 0 0 100000 428506 0 868506 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8215 45632 8215 914138 91785 -485632 891846 406214 0 0 891846 406214 X The Organization was formed for the purpose of supporting and creating vibrant and inclusive public spaces. The Organization aims to activate cross-sector collaboration and citizen-led approaches to promoting increased access to public spaces, related enriching programming, and conducting grantmaking activities. 0 0 914138 868506 0 Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing Park is currently Vibrant Places' primary focus, as a premier example of place-centered investments driving an increased sense of community belonging. The Park was constructed in the historic LaVilla neighborhood in Jacksonville, Florida, where it honors two of Jacksonville's most famous residents, James Weldon Johnson and John Rosamond Johnson. The Johnson brothers wrote "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing," often called the Black National Anthem, at their home in the LaVilla neighborhood between 1900 and 1905.Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing Park was designed by world-renowned MacArthur Foundation "Genius Grant" recipient Walter Hood. The park incorporates elements of the Johnson brothers and LaVilla's cultural and built history while making space for a more inclusive future.The vision for Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing Park comes after years of planning, input meetings, and discussions with community stakeholders about how to best revitalize LaVilla, a once bustling and vibrant neighborhood alive with arts, culture, and entrepreneurship.Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing Park is designed to be a destination for residents and visitors to learn about Jacksonville's dynamic history and participate in programs and activities that allow everyone to feel they belong. The Park is activated regularly through partnerships with the City of Jacksonville and individual activators, with an expansive view of the opportunities for vibrant programming at the Park. 914138 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 FL X Geana Potter 9043530890 40 East Adams Street Jacksonville FL 322023302 Mari Kuraishi Dir., Secretary 0.30 40.00 X X 0 398887 143473 Martha Lanahan Dir., President, Treasurer 0.10 2.00 X X 0 30000 0 Nathaniel P Ford Dir., Vice President 0.10 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Whitney Meyer Director (began 6/24) 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Garfunkel Director (began 6/24) 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 428887 143473 0 0 1 0 0 428506 428506 428506 0 0 0 868506 868506 Art and Plaque Install 17779 17779 Plaques 11892 11892 Project Management Fee 5776 5776 Events 5500 5500 4685 4685 914138 914138 0 0 891846 406214 891846 406214 0 0 X 61 0 891785 406214 891846 406214 891846 406214 -485632 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 464541 425000 100000 428506 1418047 464541 425000 100000 428506 1418047 972964 445083 20 20 1418067 X Part II, Short Year Explanation: Per the Form 990, Schedule A instructions, public support is measured using a 5-year computation period that includes the current and four prior tax years (including short years). The Organization's initial tax year was a short year because the Organization was formed on September 29, 2021 and has a calendar year end. The below chart clarifies the information represented in Schedule A, Part II: Column (b) - Short year ended 12/31/21 Column (c) - Tax year ended 12/31/22 Column (d) - Tax year ended 12/31/23 Column (e) - Tax year ended 12/31/24 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 City of Jacksonville 117 W Duval St Jacksonville FL 32202 596000344 City of Jacksonville 868506 0 Payment for park enhancements, stage, and fountain for Lift Evr'y Voice and Sing Park. 1 0 Part I, Line 2: The Organization makes grants exclusively to 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations and government entities whose purposes are consistent with that of the Organization. Therefore, no additional monitoring of granted funds is considered necessary. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mari Kuraishi Dir., Secretary 0 393901 0 0 0 4986 0 110232 0 33241 0 542360 0 0 Part I, Line 4b During the 2024 tax year, Jessie Ball duPont Religious, Charitable and Educational Fund, a related organization, contributed $63,021 to a nonqualified retirement plan for the benefit of Mari Kuraishi, who is an employee of the related organization. Additional Information: See Schedule O response to Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a for information regarding the compensation-setting procedures followed by the Organization's related organization, Jessie Ball duPont Religious, Charitable and Educational Fund. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 The Organization's sole member is Jessie Ball duPont Religious, Charitable and Educational Fund. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b The Organization's sole member, Jessie Ball duPont Religious, Charitable and Educational Fund ("the Member"), has the power to approve the members of the Organization's governing body. The Member has the authority to amend the Organization's articles of incorporation and bylaws. Additionally, written approval of the Member shall be required to take any action required to be taken by the Member under the Organization's articles of incorporation or bylaws. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Organization's top management official and top financial official each review the Form 990 prior to its filing with the IRS. A copy of the final Form 990 is also provided to the voting members of the Organization's governing body prior to its filing with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The Organization's conflict of interest policy is distributed to each member of the Organization's governing body, its officers and its key employees on an annual basis. Each such individual provides an annual disclosure statement indicating that they have received, read, understood and agreed to comply with the policy, certifying that: (1) they have no relationships or interests that present a conflict of interest, (2) they have one or more conflicts of interest that have been fully disclosed as required by the policy and have been properly administered in conformity with the policy, or (3) they have previously undisclosed conflicts of interest and disclosing the details of such conflicts. Any disclosure statements with previously undisclosed conflicts of interest are forwarded to appropriate Organization officials to take appropriate actions as required by the policy. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The Organization provides, upon request, copies of its Articles of Incorporation, bylaws, conflict of interest policy, and its financial statements. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a: The Organization does not have any paid employees and therefore does not have a compensation setting policy. Key personnel supporting the Organization are employees of Jessie Ball duPont Religious, Charitable and Educational Fund ("the Member"), a related tax-exempt organization. The Member has adopted an executive compensation setting policy applicable to all disqualified persons, including the Member's CEO, officers, and key employees. Under the policy, an independent committee of the Board of Trustees annually reviews and approves the compensation levels of all individuals subject to the policy. The deliberations and decisions of the committee are contemporaneously substantiated. The committee utilizes comparability data in its deliberations; updated comparability data is obtained periodically. Jessie Ball duPont Religious Charitable and Educational Fund 40 East Adams Street Suite 300 Jacksonville FL 32202 596368632 Grant making FL 501(c)(3) PF 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0