2026-08-12T14:27:43-05:00 2025-12-31 204193611 Batts Morrison Wales & Lee PA 801 North Orange Avenue Suite 800 Orlando FL 32801 990 2025-01-01 872882720 Vibrant Places Inc VIBR 9043530890 40 East Adams Street 300 Jacksonville FL 322023302 Mari Kuraishi Secretary 9043530890 2026-08-07 1 Adrian S Vasquez CPA P02461624 4077706000 2026-08-07 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z David Garfunkel 40 East Adams Street 300 Jacksonville FL 322023302 188000 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 neighborhood vibrancy and strengthen residents' connection to their communities. 5 3 0 8 0 0 428506 188000 0 0 0 0 0 0 428506 188000 868506 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45632 94187 914138 94187 -485632 93813 406214 500027 0 0 406214 500027 X The Organization was formed for the purpose of supporting and creating vibrant and welcoming 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 grantmaking activities. 1 0 94187 0 0 Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing Park is currently Vibrant Places, Inc.'s 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. Park activations are curated by a community-led Vibrant Places Collective, who help to ensure the LaVilla community's voice is reflected in the programming at the Park. 0 0 0 Vibrant Places, Inc. has begun accepting donations and will soon contribute to the re-creation of Augusta Savage's monumental sculpture Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing ("The Harp"). World-renowned sculptor Augusta Savage was born in Green Cove Springs in 1892 and spent her formative years in Jacksonville. This internationally celebrated work was originally a 16-foot plaster sculpture created for the 1939 New York World's Fair but was ultimately destroyed due to lack of funds. This project seeks to re-create the sculpture at its original scale in bronze for the first time, restoring a significant work of American art with deep Northeast Florida roots for lasting impact. This project supports tourism and economic activity, provides educational enrichment in the historic LaVilla neighborhood, and advances a publicly-supported effort to honor Jacksonville's artistic history.This project is also supported by the City of Jacksonville, the University of Florida and local philanthropy. The Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville, the official Local Arts Agency by ordinance for the City of Jacksonville, will oversee artist selection, fabrication, and installation through its Art in Public Places program. 94187 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 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 10 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 1 0 0 0 FL X Geana Potter 9043530890 40 East Adams Street Suite 300 Jacksonville FL 322023302 Mari Kuraishi Dir., Secretary 0.30 40.00 X X 0 399911 154463 Martha Lanahan Dir., President, Treasurer 0.10 1.00 X X 0 30000 0 Nathaniel P Ford Dir., Vice President 0.10 X X 0 0 0 Whitney Meyer Director 0.10 X 0 0 0 David Garfunkel Director 0.10 X 0 0 0 Sondra Fetner Managing Director (began 5/25) 6.00 40.00 X 0 131693 55973 0 561604 210436 0 0 1 0 0 188000 188000 188000 0 0 0 X 94187 94187 94187 94187 0 0 406214 500027 406214 500027 0 0 X 61 406214 499966 406214 500027 406214 500027 93813 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 464541 425000 100000 428506 188000 1606047 464541 425000 100000 428506 188000 1606047 1061684 544363 20 20 1606067 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 (a) Short year ended 12/31/21 Column (b) Tax year ended 12/31/22 Column (c) Tax year ended 12/31/23 Column (d) Tax year ended 12/31/24 Column (e) Tax year ended 12/31/25 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mari Kuraishi Dir., Secretary 0 395139 0 0 0 4772 0 118322 0 36141 0 554374 0 0 Sondra Fetner Managing Director (began 5/25) 0 130489 0 0 0 1204 0 17783 0 38190 0 187666 0 0 Part I, Line 4b During the 2025 tax year, Jessie Ball duPont Religious, Charitable and Educational Fund, a related organization, contributed $69,458 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 III, line 2 Vibrant Places, Inc. has begun accepting donations and will soon contribute to the re-creation of Augusta Savage's monumental sculpture Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing ("The Harp"). World-renowned sculptor Augusta Savage was born in Green Cove Springs in 1892 and spent her formative years in Jacksonville. This internationally celebrated work was originally a 16-foot plaster sculpture created for the 1939 New York World's Fair but was ultimately destroyed due to lack of funds. This project seeks to re-create the sculpture at its original scale in bronze for the first time, restoring a significant work of American art with deep Northeast Florida roots for lasting impact. This project supports tourism and economic activity, provides educational enrichment in the historic LaVilla neighborhood, and advances a publicly-supported effort to honor Jacksonville's artistic history. This project is also supported by the City of Jacksonville, the University of Florida and local philanthropy. The Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville, the official Local Arts Agency by ordinance for the City of Jacksonville, will oversee artist selection, fabrication, and installation through its Art in Public Places program. 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. Form 990, Part IX, line 11g Events and Classes: Program service expenses 94,187. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 94,187. 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0