2025-09-25T09:12:50-07:00 2024-12-31 421585901 NANETTE K MILLER CPA PC 2450 VIRGINIA AVE NW E309 WASHINGTON DC 20037 990 2024-01-01 262335764 CITY BLOSSOMS INC CITY 2028822628 516 KENNEDY STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20011 RAFAEL WOLDEAB EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2028822628 2025-09-25 true true NAN MILLER CPA P00620061 2024637600 2025-09-25 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z RAFAEL WOLDEAB 516 KENNEDY STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20011 2020994 false X CITYBLOSSOMS.ORG X 2008 DC TO CULTIVATE THE WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH CREATIVE, KID-DRIVEN GARDENS. 15 15 18 607 0 0 949333 1941631 60858 67152 360 4569 9026 7642 1019577 2020994 0 0 702339 900771 0 106334 295996 305530 998335 1206301 21242 814693 889897 1729392 92022 116824 797875 1612568 X TO CULTIVATE THE WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH CREATIVE, KID-DRIVEN GARDENS. false false 198358 0 132690 EARLY GROWERS: SEE SCHEDULE O. 178464 0 240875 YOUTH ENTREPRENEUR COOPERATIVE: SEE SCHEDULE O. 155001 0 0 RESOURCES AND TRAINING: SEE SCHEDULE O. 434978 0 152300 COMMUNITY GREEN SPACES: SEE SCHEDULE O. 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RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 14887 14887 0 0 18854 13938 4916 4916 SECURITY DEPOSITS 4135 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT OF USE 65130 GRANTS RECEIVABLE - LONG TERM 210000 279265 LEASE LIABILITY 70129 70129 2035426 14432 14432 2020994 2020994 1220733 14432 14432 1206301 1206301 Pt VI, Line 1a PART III, LINES 4(a) - 4(e): DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES CITY BLOSSOMS, INC. (CBI OR THE ORGANIZATION) IS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN 2008. CBIS MISSION IS TO CULTIVATE THE WELL-BEING OF COMMUNITIES THROUGH CREATIVE KID-DRIVEN GARDENS. APPLYING THEIR UNIQUE BRAND OF GARDENS, SCIENCE, ART, HEALTHY LIVING, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING, WE BLOSSOM IN NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE KIDS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND NEIGHBORS MAY NOT OTHERWISE HAVE ACCESS TO GREEN SPACES. OUR PATHWAYS MODEL IS COMPOSED OF SIX PROGRAMS THAT TAKE PLACE IN SCHOOLS AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED LOCATIONS DURING IN-SCHOOL, AFTER-SCHOOL, AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME. TOGETHER, OUR PROGRAMS CREATE A PATHWAY OF YOUTH ENGAGEMENT WITH NATURE AND GARDEN-BASED LEARNING THAT BEGINS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD AND CONTINUES THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND INTO EARLY CAREER. IN 2024, THESE PROGRAMS SUPPORTED 30 ACTIVE GARDEN PARTNERSHIPS AND IMPACTED 6,126 CHILDREN AND YOUTH. EARLY GROWERS WE USE OUR BILINGUAL EARLY CHILDHOOD CURRICULUM, OUR FIRST HARVEST/NUESTRA PRIMERA COSECHA, TO WORK WITH CHILDREN AGES TWO TO SIX. WE PARTNER WITH EDUCATORS TO DESIGN AGE-APPROPRIATE GARDENS AND PROGRAMMING TO HELP PARTICIPANTS MAKE THEIR FIRST CONNECTIONS TO NATURE AND FOOD. SCHOOL GARDEN PARTNERS WE WORK WITH COORDINATED GROUPS OF ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOLS TO DESIGN AND INCORPORATE GARDENS INTO THEIR PROGRAMMING OVER MULTIPLE YEARS. THROUGH THE PROGRAM, EDUCATORS CAN ACCESS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COACHING SESSIONS TO SUPPORT GARDEN-BASED TEACHING AND LEARNING. YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP COOPERATIVE USING THE COOPERATIVE BUSINESS MODEL, PARTICIPANTS COMBINE ELEMENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND FOOD JUSTICE WITH JOB READINESS SKILLS. PARTICIPANTS MAINTAIN GARDEN SPACES, MAKE VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS, AND SELL THOSE PRODUCTS AND PRODUCE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH SEASONAL CSAS AND FARMERS MARKETS. COMMUNITY GREEN SPACES WE PROVIDE INTERACTIVE, COMMUNAL, AND CHILDREN-FOCUSED GARDENS THAT TRANSFORM UNUSED OR UNDER-USED LAND INTO GREEN SPACES WHERE YOUTH AND ADULTS CAN INTERACT WITH THEIR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND EXPLORE THEIR CREATIVITY. PARTICIPANTS LEARN ABOUT CLIMATE RESILIENCY, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, ECOLOGY, URBAN AGRICULTURE, NUTRITIOUS FOOD, WATER CONSERVATION, AND COMPOSTING TECHNIQUES, AND PARTICIPATE IN THE CREATION OF PUBLIC ART. RESOURCES AND TRAININGS WE SUPPORT EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS BY PROVIDING TRAININGS WITH A LENS OF CULTURAL CONNECTIVITY AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT. WE ALSO PRODUCE FREE, SHARABLE RESOURCES SUCH AS OUR BILINGUAL COOKBOOK, GARDEN GASTRONOMY/GASTRONOMA DEL JARDN. FELLOWSHIP THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, PART-TIME FELLOWS WORK WITH CITY BLOSSOMS FOR EIGHT MONTHS. DURING EACH FELLOWSHIP, YOUNG FOLKS DEVELOP PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND TAKE OWNERSHIP OF A PROJECT WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION FROM PLANNING TO IMPLEMENTATION. 2024 PROGRAM IMPACT THE NEED TO PRIORITIZE THE WELL-BEING OF OUR CHILDREN, COMMUNITY, AND PLANET HAS NEVER BEEN CLEARER. CITY BLOSSOMS REMAINS COMMITTED TO OUR CRITICAL WORK TO MAKE THE DISTRICT A GREENER AND MORE EQUITABLE CITY. IN 2024, 6,126 CHILDREN AND YOUTH HAD ACCESS TO SAFE, CREATIVE GREEN SPACES ACROSS 30 ACTIVE PARTNER SITES IN WASHINGTON, DC. KEEP READING TO LEARN HOW WE ARE CONTINUING TO AMPLIFY YOUTH VOICES, MAKE NATURE MORE ACCESSIBLE, AND DISTRIBUTE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PARTNER SCHOOLS. SAFE, INCLUSIVE, OUTDOOR PROGRAMMING: CITY BLOSSOMS COMMUNITY GREEN SPACES PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO NATURE, OPPORTUNITIES FOR SAFE COMMUNITY GATHERINGS, AND HOLISTIC PROGRAMMING. IN 2024, WE LAUNCHED OUR FIFTH COMMUNITY GREEN SPACE, THE FARM AT FORT STANTONS YOUTH GARDEN. THIS SITE HAS BEEN DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DREAMING OUT LOUD AND DC PARKS AND RECREATION. - 1,882 YOUTH AND ADULTS ACCESSED PROGRAMMING AT OUR COMMUNITY GREEN SPACES. - 264 HOURS OF FREE AND AFFORDABLE DIRECT PROGRAMMING AT FIVE COMMUNITY GREEN SPACES. - 129 EVENTS, INCLUDING WEEKLY PROGRAMS, VOLUNTEER DAYS, COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS AND COMMUNITY CELEBRATIONS AT FIVE COMMUNITY GREEN SPACES. - 18 FIELD TRIPS WERE HOSTED AT OUR COMMUNITY GREEN SPACES WITH NEARBY SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO NOT HAVE GREEN SPACES OF THEIR OWN. - OVER 25,000 LBS OF FREE PRODUCE DISTRIBUTED TO LOCAL FAMILIES AT CITY BLOSSOMS GARDENS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK AND ZION BAPTIST CHURCH. YOUTH ENGAGEMENT: WE CONTINUED OFFERING OUR YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP COOPERATIVE PROGRAM FOR ALL DC TEENS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL AND CARDOZO EDUCATION CAMPUS. PROGRAMMING INCLUDED GARDEN MARKET POP-UPS AND PARTICIPATING IN DCS SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM. - 77 YOUTH PARTICIPANTS ATTENDING EASTERN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL OR CARDOZO EDUCATION CAMPUS PARTICIPATED IN FREE, WEEKLY PROGRAMMING. - 392.5 HOURS OF DIRECT PROGRAMMING WERE PROVIDED, INCLUDING VIRTUAL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL DC TEENS. - 163 POUNDS OF PRODUCE WAS REDISTRIBUTED BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY BY THE MIGHTY GREENS YOUTH-LED GARDEN BUSINESS, THROUGH THEIR MARKET DAYS, DONATIONS, AND RECIPES MADE BY THE YOUTH. - $2,209 IN REVENUE MADE BY THE MIGHTY GREENS YOUTH-LED GARDEN BUSINESS THROUGH PRODUCE AND VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS SOLD THROUGH CSAS AND AT MARKETS. TEACHER & STUDENT ENGAGEMENT: WE SUPPORTED OUR SCHOOL GARDEN PARTNERS AND EARLY GROWERS PARTNERS WITH GARDEN WORKDAYS, CLASSROOM WORKSHOPS, AND COACHING SESSIONS FOR EDUCATORS. 434 EDUCATORS ENGAGED IN INTERACTIVE GARDEN-BASED WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS. - 17 EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERS IN WARDS 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, AND 8 PARTICIPATED IN GARDEN EXCURSIONS THROUGH OUR EARLY GROWERS PROGRAM. - 2,701 CHILDREN ATTENDING TITLE 1 ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS HAVE ACCESS TO A GARDEN PROGRAM THROUGH OUR SCHOOL GARDEN PARTNERS PROGRAM. LEADERSHIP & ORGANIZATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: - 46 GARDEN WORKDAYS WERE POWERED BY OVER 600 UNIQUE VOLUNTEERS ACROSS ALL OF CITY BLOSSOMS GREEN SPACES AND PARTNER SITES. ? ?SEVEN FELLOWS JOINED OUR TEAM THIS YEAR THROUGH OUR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF EMERGING LEADERS INTERESTED IN COMMUNITY AND YOUTH ENGAGEMENT. ? THREE SPOTLIGHTS ON OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH IDA B. WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL, EASTERN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, AND THE FARM AT KELLY MILLER COMMUNITY. ? 394,000 VISITORS: CITY BLOSSOMS AND THE U.S. BOTANIC GARDEN PARTNERED TO LAUNCH AN EXHIBIT SHOWCASING FOUR DC-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL AND FOOD JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS, ATTRACTING NEARLY 400,000 VISITORS. CITY BLOSSOMS EXHIBIT SHOWCASED YOUTH-MADE ART PIECES FROM STUDENTS ATTENDING ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL AND LIBERTYS PROMISE PROGRAMMING. Pt VI, Line 11b THE FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BOARD TREASURER, AND THE BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE BEFORE IT IS SIGNED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FILED WITH THE IRS. Pt VI, Line 12c THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE BOARD CHAIR MAKE SURE ALL THE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ANNUALLY AT THE ANNUAL BOARD RETREAT. IN ADDITION, ANY PRINCIPAL OFFICER, MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD DELIGATED POWERS, OR STAFF MEMBER WITH SIGNIFICANT DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY IS ALSO REQUIRED TO SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MONITORS COMPLIANCE WITH THIS POLICY. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d COMMUNITY GREEN SPACES: SEE SCHEDULE O. 434978. 0. 152300. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g PROGRAM CONSULTANTS 116415. 116415. 0. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g PROFESSIONAL FEES 14021. 7257. 696. 6068. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g OTHER CONSULTANTS 1276. 0. 286. 990.