2025-11-14T11:00:25-08:00 2024-12-31 921077853 Key Figures LLC 7700 Northcross Dr Unit 9708 Austin TX 78766 990EZ 2024-01-01 811234007 COOPERATIONWORKS COOP 6199220430 1106 Russell St Berkeley CA 94702 Alexandra Stone Executive Director 2025-11-14 true true Catherine J Ruiz EA P02087714 5129202695 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X www.cooperationworks.coop X X 189825 X 17051 70915 101250 479 0 0 0 130 0 130 189825 7300 115066 31961 3908 37958 196193 -6368 227576 348 221556 X 229642 219369 471 8290 230113 227659 2537 6103 227576 221556 To strengthen America's cooperative movement by building and empowering a network of skilled cooperative development practitioners. Members of CooperationWorks, a network of 40 cooperative development centers and 20 individual developers, work together to revitalize communities through effective cooperative enterprise development. Members provide expertise across all aspects of cooperative development, including feasibility analysis, business plan development, and training and education. CooperationWorks provides the network for developers to connect, engage in peer learning, share resources and expertise, and collaborate. CooperationWorks organized four ongoing collaborations for CooperationWorks members, including Intake and Outreach Pipeline, Rural Food Systems, Worker Cooperatives, and Real Estate Investment Cooperatives. These collaborations support members in community-driven learning, developing tools and shared best practices, and as spaces for peer workshops and case studies. We held an annual meeting in Austin,Texas which was attended by 29 individuals from 22 organizations and 14 states. This 3-day program included professional development training for building strong cooperative ecosystems, effective messaging and communications, and ensuring development services are accessible to all community members. This also included a day of tours - one focused on the urban cooperative development in Austin, which visited consumer, food, and worker cooperatives, the other focused on the surrounding rural areas, which visited producer, meat processing, and consumer cooperatives. CooperationWorks introduced the revised CooperationWorks Principles for Cooperative Development (formerly the Madison Principles) during this meeting, where they were voted on and accepted by membership. These principles provide ethical and professional guidelines for this work. CooperationWorks also offered all three sessions of its flagships training for cooperative developers - The Art and Science of Cooperative Development. Toolkit Implementation and Finance Fundamentals were offered as virtual trainings, while Building Blocks was offered as a hybrid training with virtual and in-person components. These programs provide foundational training for new cooperative developments, including Co-op Business 101, Feasibility, Group Dynamics, Cooperative Governance, Cooperative Sectors, Market Research and Business Planning, and Developing Cooperative Ecosystems. The in-person component of Building Blocks included a tour of five different cooperatives, including a producer and worker owned food hub, two worker owned grocery stores, a worker owned bakery, and a group equity housing cooperative. In Toolkit Implementation, participants engaged in hands-on skill-building through the use of case studies, scenarios, and peer clinicals. In Finance Fundamentals, participants learn how to engage in feasibility analysis and build a pro forma. The Art and Science of Cooperative Development had 50 distinct participants across all three sessions coming from 25 states and 34 organizations. We also completed its Strengthening the Cooperative Economy Mentorship program, which connected 4 mentors with 8 mentees to develop connections, skills, and expertise in the field of cooperatives. 132998 132998 Bijiibah Begaye President 3.00 0 Karen Tyler-Ruiz Vice President 1.50 0 Deb Trocha Director 1.00 0 Tamah Yisrael Secretary 2.00 0 Kirstie Boyette Treasurer 2.00 0 Davey Madison Director 1.00 0 Kate LaTour Director 1.00 0 Fred Medlicott Director 1.00 0 Kristin Forde Director 1.00 0 Alexandra Stone Executive Dir. 0 100000 false false false false false false false 0 0 0 false 0 0 false Alexandra Stone 1106 Russell Street Berkeley CA 94702 6199220430 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 21147 23193 18876 8743 17051 89010 168317 148562 149572 174895 172295 813641 3648 119 3767 0 0 193112 171874 168448 183638 189346 906418 15000 10000 10000 5000 22775 62775 100 3000 2183 5283 15000 10100 13000 5000 24958 68058 838360 396 341 476 506 479 2198 0 396 341 476 506 479 2198 0 0 193508 172215 168924 184144 189825 908616 0.92270 0.96710 0.00240 0.00240 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Other Expenses.1002 Office Expenses $91 Other Expenses.1003 Information Technology $1045 Other Expenses.1005 Travel $4601 Other Expenses.1007 Conferences, Conventions, and Meetings $21944 Other Expenses.1008 Interest $82 Other Expenses.1012 Insurance $2471 Other Expenses.1 Materials & Supplies $3983 Other Expenses.2 Bank & Payment Processing Fees $1495 Other Expenses.3 Dues & Subscriptions $1290 Other Expenses.4 Payroll Processing Fees $606 Other Expenses.5 Bad Debt $350 Other Assets.1005 Accounts Receivable - Beginning $0 Accounts Receivable - Ending $7858 Other Assets.1011 Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges - Beginning $471 Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges - Ending $432 Total Liabilities.1001 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $2537 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $1778 Total Liabilities.1003 Deferred Revenue - Beginning $0 Deferred Revenue - Ending $4325 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 (1) Cooperative Development Foundation Sponsorship. Paid $3,850 to Cooperative Development Foundation, 1775 I Street NW, Suite 800, Washington DC 20006. (2) Association of Cooperative Educators sponsorship. Paid $1,000 to Association of Cooperative Educators, 121 Washington Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55401. (3) North American Students of Cooperation Sponsorship. Paid $500 to North American Students of Cooperation, PO Box 166140, Chicago IL 60616. (4) A Bookkeeping Cooperative Sponsorship. Paid $250 to A Bookkeeping Cooperative, 70 Lefferts Place, Brooklyn, NY 11238.(5) Training program scholarships for 6 individuals. Total of $1,700 FMV.