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KCCC PURSUES THIS MISSION THROUGH COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, DIRECT-SERVICE PROGRAMMING, AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ACROSS KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MICHIGAN, WITH A FOCUS ON SYSTEMS CHANGE, COALITION-BUILDING, AND CENTERING COMMUNITIES MOST AFFECTED BY BOTH THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND HISTORIC ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE. KCCC SERVES KALAMAZOO COUNTY COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE, HOUSING DISINVESTMENT, AND CLIMATE VULNERABILITY INCLUDING THE NORTHSIDE, EASTSIDE, EDISON, AND WEST DOUGLAS NEIGHBORHOODS AND OUTLYING COUNTY AREAS, WHERE HISTORIC REDLINING, DISCRIMINATORY LENDING, AND INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION HAVE PRODUCED SOME OF THE STATE'S HIGHEST HEALTH- DISPARITY AND POLLUTION-EXPOSURE BURDENS. 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OVER ITS FIRST THREE YEARS, CLIMATE READY HOMES AIMS TO SERVE 360 HOUSEHOLDS AND REDUCE APPROXIMATELY 821 METRIC TONS OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ANNUALLY, WHILE PREPARING PARTICIPATING HOMES FOR FUTURE RENEWABLE ENERGY ADOPTION. THIS YEAR INCLUDED AIR PURIFIER DISTRIBUTION TO CURB INDOOR AIR POLLUTION TO 50+ FAMILIES, RESOURCE NAVIGATION SERVICES FOR 72 FAMILIES, HIRING STAFF, BUILDING PROGRAM FOUNDATIONS, BUILDING KEY COLLABORATIONS, AND REVISIONING THE FUTURE AFTER A LARGE-SCALE FEDERAL GRANT TERMINATION. 3274 ARDEA YOUTH CLIMATE COALITION: THE ARDEA YOUTH CLIMATE COALITION ENGAGES KALAMAZOO COUNTY TEENS, AGES 13 18 (RISING 9TH12TH GRADERS, WITH STUDENTS FROM NEIGHBORING COUNTIES CONSIDERED ON A SPACE-AVAILABLE BASIS), THROUGH THE YOUTH CLIMATE LEADERS (YCL) PEER EDUCATION PROGRAM, A 40-HOUR TRAINING THAT EQUIPS TEENS TO ADVOCATE FOR A RESILIENT FUTURE AND SHARE ACCURATE, SCIENCE-BASED CLIMATE INFORMATION WITH THEIR PEERS AND COMMUNITY. NO PRIOR BACKGROUND IN CLIMATE SCIENCE IS REQUIRED. THE YCL CURRICULUM, DELIVERED IN A NON-PARTISAN FORMAT THAT PRESENTS SCIENCE-BASED FACTS AND ENCOURAGES CRITICAL THINKING, COVERS CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON PEOPLE AND ECOSYSTEMS; CLIMATE JUSTICE, POLITICS, AND RESILIENCE (FOOD, LAND, AND WATER RIGHTS, LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE, AND INDIGENOUS AND CROSS-CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE-SHARING); AND CLIMATE LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVISM, INCLUDING PEER COMMUNICATION, PERSONAL STORY-SHARING, AND ORGANIZING STRATEGIES. FOLLOWING THE INITIAL TRAINING WEEK, YCL PEER EDUCATORS COMMIT TO AT LEAST TWO ADDITIONAL MEETINGS PER MONTH THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH KCCC'S YOUTH CLIMATE LEADERSHIP COORDINATOR, TAKING WHAT THEY'VE LEARNED BACK INTO THEIR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES AS PEER EDUCATORS, PRESENTERS, MENTORS, AND ORGANIZERS OF STUDENT-LED CLIMATE INITIATIVES. PARTICIPANTS WHO ATTEND AT LEAST 80% OF SCHEDULED MEETINGS RECEIVE A MODEST YEAR-END STIPEND RECOGNIZING THEIR TIME INVESTMENT. BEYOND CLIMATE CONTENT, THE PROGRAM BUILDS PUBLIC SPEAKING, EMPATHY, AND TIME-MANAGEMENT SKILLS, AND CONNECTS PARTICIPANTS WITH CITY, COUNTY, STATE, AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. PROGRAM GRADUATED 8 YOUTH. CLIMATE CONVERSATIONS: CLIMATE CONVERSATIONS IS KCCC'S ONGOING PUBLIC EDUCATION SERIES, MONTHLY, APPROXIMATELY ONE-HOUR VIRTUAL SESSIONS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. INSPIRED BY THE INTERNATIONAL FRIDAYS FOR FUTURE MOVEMENT, THE SERIES HAS RUN CONTINUOUSLY SINCE 2019 AND COVERS A ROTATING SET OF LOCAL AND GLOBAL CLIMATE TOPICS, GIVING KALAMAZOO-AREA RESIDENTS AN ACCESSIBLE, RECURRING VENUE TO LEARN ABOUT CLIMATE SCIENCE, POLICY, AND LOCAL ACTION AND TO CONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER AROUND THE ISSUE. COUNTY CLIMATE PLANNING & POLICY: KCCC CO-CHAIRS THE KALAMAZOO COUNTY CLIMATE ACTION AND CLIMATE JUSTICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CACJAC) AND HELPED ESTABLISH THE COUNTY'S FULL-TIME CLIMATE COORDINATOR ROLE, GUIDING DEVELOPMENT OF KALAMAZOO COUNTY'S FIRST CLIMATE ACTION PLAN WITH A DELIBERATE EMPHASIS ON EQUITY AND HISTORICALLY DISINVESTED NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS WORK BUILDS ON KCCC'S FOUNDING ROLE IN LOCAL CLIMATE ORGANIZING: SINCE FORMING DURING THE 2019 GLOBAL CLIMATE STRIKE, THE COALITION HAS GROWN INTO A GRASSROOTS ALLIANCE OF MORE THAN 40 ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND ITS EARLY ORGANIZING INCLUDING A 1,500-PERSON MARCH HELPED SECURE CLIMATE EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS IN SIX AREA MUNICIPALITIES. 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KCCC PURSUES THIS MISSION THROUGH COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, DIRECT-SERVICE PROGRAMMING, AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ACROSS KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MICHIGAN, WITH A FOCUS ON SYSTEMS CHANGE, COALITION-BUILDING, AND CENTERING COMMUNITIES MOST AFFECTED BY BOTH THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND HISTORIC ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE. KCCC SERVES KALAMAZOO COUNTY COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE, HOUSING DISINVESTMENT, AND CLIMATE VULNERABILITY INCLUDING THE NORTHSIDE, EASTSIDE, EDISON, AND WEST DOUGLAS NEIGHBORHOODS AND OUTLYING COUNTY AREAS, WHERE HISTORIC REDLINING, DISCRIMINATORY LENDING, AND INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION HAVE PRODUCED SOME OF THE STATE'S HIGHEST HEALTH- DISPARITY AND POLLUTION-EXPOSURE BURDENS. NEARLY 40% OF HOMEOWNERS IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE COST-BURDENED, MORE THAN HALF OF HOMES ARE OVER 50 YEARS OLD, AND A 2.3F RISE IN LOCAL TEMPERATURES SINCE 1953 HAS INTENSIFIED FLOODING, HEAT WAVES, AND UTILITY COSTS FOR HOUSEHOLDS LEAST ABLE TO ABSORB THEM. KCCC'S PROGRAMS TRANSLATE THIS MISSION INTO DIRECT ACTION ACROSS HOUSING, YOUTH LEADERSHIP, PUBLIC EDUCATION, CLEAN-ENERGY PARTNERSHIPS, AND COUNTY-LEVEL CLIMATE POLICY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A CLIMATE READY HOMES: CLIMATE READY HOMES PROVIDES HOME REPAIR, WEATHERIZATION, ENERGY AUDITING, AND RESOURCE NAVIGATION TO HELP LOW-INCOME KALAMAZOO COUNTY FAMILIES ACCESS UTILITY, STATE, AND FEDERAL EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS, WHILE BUILDING PATHWAYS INTO LOCAL GREEN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE PROGRAM REMOVES COMMON BARRIERS TO HOME ENERGY UPGRADES COMPLEX APPLICATIONS, LIMITED CONTRACTOR AVAILABILITY, AND THE UP-FRONT COST OF REPAIRS FOR HOUSEHOLDS CARRYING THE COUNTY'S HIGHEST HEALTH AND POLLUTION BURDENS. OVER ITS FIRST THREE YEARS, CLIMATE READY HOMES AIMS TO SERVE 360 HOUSEHOLDS AND REDUCE APPROXIMATELY 821 METRIC TONS OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ANNUALLY, WHILE PREPARING PARTICIPATING HOMES FOR FUTURE RENEWABLE ENERGY ADOPTION. THIS YEAR INCLUDED AIR PURIFIER DISTRIBUTION TO CURB INDOOR AIR POLLUTION TO 50+ FAMILIES, RESOURCE NAVIGATION SERVICES FOR 72 FAMILIES, HIRING STAFF, BUILDING PROGRAM FOUNDATIONS, BUILDING KEY COLLABORATIONS, AND REVISIONING THE FUTURE AFTER A LARGE-SCALE FEDERAL GRANT TERMINATION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B ARDEA YOUTH CLIMATE COALITION: THE ARDEA YOUTH CLIMATE COALITION ENGAGES KALAMAZOO COUNTY TEENS, AGES 13 18 (RISING 9TH12TH GRADERS, WITH STUDENTS FROM NEIGHBORING COUNTIES CONSIDERED ON A SPACE-AVAILABLE BASIS), THROUGH THE YOUTH CLIMATE LEADERS (YCL) PEER EDUCATION PROGRAM, A 40-HOUR TRAINING THAT EQUIPS TEENS TO ADVOCATE FOR A RESILIENT FUTURE AND SHARE ACCURATE, SCIENCE-BASED CLIMATE INFORMATION WITH THEIR PEERS AND COMMUNITY. NO PRIOR BACKGROUND IN CLIMATE SCIENCE IS REQUIRED. THE YCL CURRICULUM, DELIVERED IN A NON-PARTISAN FORMAT THAT PRESENTS SCIENCE-BASED FACTS AND ENCOURAGES CRITICAL THINKING, COVERS CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON PEOPLE AND ECOSYSTEMS; CLIMATE JUSTICE, POLITICS, AND RESILIENCE (FOOD, LAND, AND WATER RIGHTS, LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE, AND INDIGENOUS AND CROSS-CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE-SHARING); AND CLIMATE LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVISM, INCLUDING PEER COMMUNICATION, PERSONAL STORY-SHARING, AND ORGANIZING STRATEGIES. FOLLOWING THE INITIAL TRAINING WEEK, YCL PEER EDUCATORS COMMIT TO AT LEAST TWO ADDITIONAL MEETINGS PER MONTH THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH KCCC'S YOUTH CLIMATE LEADERSHIP COORDINATOR, TAKING WHAT THEY'VE LEARNED BACK INTO THEIR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES AS PEER EDUCATORS, PRESENTERS, MENTORS, AND ORGANIZERS OF STUDENT-LED CLIMATE INITIATIVES. PARTICIPANTS WHO ATTEND AT LEAST 80% OF SCHEDULED MEETINGS RECEIVE A MODEST YEAR-END STIPEND RECOGNIZING THEIR TIME INVESTMENT. BEYOND CLIMATE CONTENT, THE PROGRAM BUILDS PUBLIC SPEAKING, EMPATHY, AND TIME-MANAGEMENT SKILLS, AND CONNECTS PARTICIPANTS WITH CITY, COUNTY, STATE, AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. PROGRAM GRADUATED 8 YOUTH. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D COUNTY CLIMATE PLANNING & POLICY: KCCC CO-CHAIRS THE KALAMAZOO COUNTY CLIMATE ACTION AND CLIMATE JUSTICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CACJAC) AND HELPED ESTABLISH THE COUNTY'S FULL-TIME CLIMATE COORDINATOR ROLE, GUIDING DEVELOPMENT OF KALAMAZOO COUNTY'S FIRST CLIMATE ACTION PLAN WITH A DELIBERATE EMPHASIS ON EQUITY AND HISTORICALLY DISINVESTED NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS WORK BUILDS ON KCCC'S FOUNDING ROLE IN LOCAL CLIMATE ORGANIZING: SINCE FORMING DURING THE 2019 GLOBAL CLIMATE STRIKE, THE COALITION HAS GROWN INTO A GRASSROOTS ALLIANCE OF MORE THAN 40 ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND ITS EARLY ORGANIZING INCLUDING A 1,500-PERSON MARCH HELPED SECURE CLIMATE EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS IN SIX AREA MUNICIPALITIES. RESIDENTS, YOUTH, AND NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS CONTINUE TO CO-DESIGN COUNTY CLIMATE POLICY AND PROGRAMMING THROUGH CACJAC, ENSURING KCCC'S DIRECT-SERVICE WORK AND COUNTY-LEVEL PLANNING REMAIN ALIGNED, EQUITABLE, AND COMMUNITY-LED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE BOARD REVIEWS THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C WHEN ANY RELATED PERSON HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR A PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH KCCC, THEY SHALL IMMEDIATELY SUBMIT A CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL REVIEW ALL DISCLOSURES. ALL DIRECTORS MUST ANNUALLY DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A CONSISTENT WITH KALAMAZOO CLIMATE CRISIS (KCCC) COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY - THAT PAY IS HOW WE HONOR OUR PEOPLE, NOT MERELY ADMINISTER THEM - THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION EACH YEAR THROUGH A PROCESS GROUNDED IN THE SAME PRINCIPLES OF FAIRNESS, TRANSPARENCY, AND EQUITY THAT GUIDE COMPENSATION DECISIONS THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION. AS PART OF THIS PROCESS, THE BOARD CONDUCTS A FORMAL, WRITTEN PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BASED ON THE PROGRESS TOWARDS KCCC'S MISSION AND STRATEGIC GOALS. THE BOARD ALSO REVIEWS APPROPRIATE COMPARABILITY DATA, INCLUDING INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION SURVEYS, FORM 990 FILINGS FROM PEER ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMPENSATION INFORMATION FROM COMPARABLE JOB POSTINGS, TO HELP ENSURE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION REMAINS LIVABLE, COMPETITIVE, AND FREE OF BIAS RELATIVE TO ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE, BUDGET, AND MISSION. THE COMPENSATION DECISION IS APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WITH ANY MEMBER WHO HAS A CONFLICT INTEREST RECUSING THEMSELVES FROM DELIBERATIONS AND VOTING. THE BOARD DOCUMENTS THE BASIS FOR ITS DECISION, INCLUDING THE TERMS AND DATE OF APPROVAL, THE MEMBERS PARTICIPATING IN THE DECISIONS, THE COMPARABILITY DATA REVIEWED, AND ANY DISCLOSED CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR RECUSALS, IN THE OFFICIAL MEETING MINUTES. THIS PROCESS IS INTENDED TO SATISFY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE'S "REPUTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS" REQUIREMENTS UNDER SECTION 4958. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.