DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTER

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

844 SELBY AVE, SAINT PAUL, MN 55104-6622

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

ROSLYN HARMON, 844 SELBY AVE, SAINT PAUL, MN 55104

Signed the 990

ROSLYN HARMON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Phone

(651) 292-7791

Website

WWW.DISPUTERESOLUTIONCENTER.ORG

Return prepared by

HARRINGTON LANGER & ASSOCIATES

Mission

THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTER IS DEDICATED TO RESTORING COMMUNITIES BY PROMOTING THE CONSTRUCTIVE RESOLUTION OF CONFLICT THROUGH OPEN COMMUNICATION AND SHARED DECISION-MAKING.

Program accomplishments

• DRC IS DEDICATED TO RESTORING AND EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES BY PROMOTING THE CONSTRUCTIVE RESOLUTION OF CONFLICT THROUGH OPEN COMMUNICATION AND SHARED DECISION-MAKING. FOUNDED IN 1982 AS A PILOT PROJECT CO-SPONSORED BY THE RAMSEY COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION, THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL, AND THE MINNESOTA SUPREME COURT, DRC IS MINNESOTA'S OLDEST COMMUNITY MEDIATION ORGANIZATION. DRC OPERATES AT THE INTERSECTION OF JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY, OFFERING CIVIL, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY MEDIATION; RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND DIVERSION; RESTORATIVE PRACTICES TRAINING; COMMUNITY HEALING CIRCLES; AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. 2024 OUTCOMES: MEDIATION: IN 2024, DRC'S MEDIATION PROGRAM PROVIDED SUPPORT TO 471 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH 209 MEDIATION SESSIONS, INCLUDING 67 IN HOUSING COURT, 33 IN HARASSMENT COURT, 38 IN CONCILIATION COURT, AND 71 COMMUNITY CASES. THE PROGRAM ACHIEVED A 75% SETTLEMENT RATE, RESULTING IN 157 FORMAL AGREEMENTS, AND SUPPORTED 198 REFERRALS TO RENTHELPMN FOR ADDITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE. THE MAJORITY OF PARTICIPANTS IDENTIFIED AS BLACK (59.3%), FOLLOWED BY WHITE (22.7%), MULTICULTURAL (10.9%), HISPANIC (2.8%), AMERICAN INDIAN (2.7%), SOMALI (0.5%), PACIFIC ISLANDER (0.5%), AND 1.4% PREFERRED NOT TO ANSWER. PARTICIPANTS WERE PREDOMINANTLY FEMALE (72.5%), WITH MALES COMPRISING 25.6%, TRANSGENDER MALES 0.5%, AND 1.4% PREFERRING NOT TO ANSWER. REGARDING HOUSEHOLD DISABILITY, 50.2% REPORTED NO HOUSEHOLD MEMBER WITH A DISABILITY, 40.8% REPORTED AT LEAST ONE HOUSEHOLD MEMBER WITH A DISABILITY, AND 9% PREFERRED NOT TO ANSWER. SURVEY RESPONSES FROM 73 PARTICIPANTS REFLECTED HIGH SATISFACTION WITH THE MEDIATION PROCESS: 72% STRONGLY AGREED AND 14% AGREED THAT THEY FELT HEARD AND UNDERSTOOD; 41% STRONGLY AGREED AND 30% AGREED THAT MEDIATION IMPROVED THEIR COMMUNICATION WITH OTHERS; AND 65% STRONGLY AGREED AND 20% AGREED THAT THEY MADE VOLUNTARY, INFORMED, AND COLLABORATIVE DECISIONS. OVERALL, THE 2024 MEDIATION PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY FACILITATED DIALOGUE, RESOLUTION, AND INFORMED DECISION-MAKING FOR PARTICIPANTS ACROSS DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS. DRC FOCUSED ON STRENGTHENING ITS MEDIATION AND HOUSING SUPPORT SERVICES. STAFF TRAINED MEDIATORS IN THE RESTORATIVE MEDIATION PROCESS AND ENHANCED THE CAPACITY OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, EQUIPPING STAFF AND INTERNS TO TAKE ON EXPANDED DUTIES. AS ALWAYS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY MEDIATION MINNESOTA (CMM), WE OFFERED FOUR TRAININGS TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR CERTIFICATION AS A MN RULE 114 QUALIFIED NEUTRAL ATTENDING A 30-HOUR CIVIL MEDIATION (JANUARY AND JULY), AND A 40-HOUR TRAINING IN FAMILY MEDIATION (JUNE AND OCTOBER). DRC ALSO ORGANIZED A PROPERTY MANAGER AND OWNER RESOURCE FAIR, ATTENDED BY 25 PARTICIPANTS. WITH THE CONCLUSION OF RENTHELPMN, THE TEAM DEVELOPED STRATEGIES FOR THE SECOND SEMESTER OF 2024, INCLUDING ONBOARDING AND TRAINING TWO NEW INTERNS AND REDESIGNING PROGRAMS. ANTICIPATING LOWER PROPERTY MANAGER PARTICIPATION WITHOUT THE RENTHELPMN INCENTIVE, DRC PLANS TO RESUME ONE-ON-ONE CONFLICT CONSULTING AND COACHING SESSIONS AS A PRIMARY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY. RESTORATIVE JUSTICE & DIVERSION DURING THE 2024-2025 GRANT CYCLE, DRC EXPANDED OUR GRO (GIVING REAL OPPORTUNITIES) AND ETHOS DIVERSION PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS OUR WEEKLY CIRCLES OF SUPPORT. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, TRAUMA-INFORMED ALTERNATIVES TO THE TRADITIONAL JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. YIP FUNDING SUPPORTED KEY COMPONENTS OF PROGRAM DELIVERY, INCLUDING PERSONNEL (YOUTH DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, TRAINED CIRCLE KEEPERS, VOLUNTEERS), YOUTH INCENTIVES, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND DATA TRACKING. YOUTH AGES 10-24 REFERRED BY OUR PARTNERS, ST. PAUL ATTORNEY'S OFFICE (SPAO), RAMSEY COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE (RCAO), AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE COMMUNITY ACTION (RJCA), ENGAGED IN RESTORATIVE JUSTICE CIRCLES FOCUSED ON ACCOUNTABILITY, HEALING, AND GROWTH. SEVERAL OF OUR DIVERSION YOUTH ALSO PARTICIPATED IN WEEKLY CIRCLES OF SUPPORT TO STRENGTHEN SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SKILLS AND REDUCE RISK FACTORS FOR FUTURE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT. 1. DIVERSION PROGRAM OUTCOMES: THE ETHOS PROGRAM HANDLED A TOTAL OF 181 CASES, WITH AN AVERAGE CASE DURATION OF 18.17 DAYS, DEMONSTRATING OUR COMMITMENT TO EFFICIENT RESOLUTION. NOTABLY, 64.6% OF OUR CASES ORIGINATED FROM RAMSEY COUNTY, UNDERSCORING OUR SIGNIFICANT LOCAL IMPACT. OUR CASES REFLECTED DIVERSE DEMOGRAPHICS, WITH 100 MALE AND 79 FEMALE PARTICIPANTS, AND A RACIAL COMPOSITION INCLUDING 72 AFRICAN AMERICAN, 39 WHITE, 13 HISPANIC, AND 11 ASIAN INDIVIDUALS, AMONG OTHERS. ETHOS ADDRESSED 38 SPECIAL CASES, INCLUDING INTERPRETER, GUN DIVERSION, AND PROTEST-RELATED MATTERS. THE TOP FIVE CASE TYPES WE HANDLED WERE TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS, THEFT, TRESPASS, ANIMAL-RELATED ISSUES, AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT. AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO 2025, ETHOS REMAINS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING JUSTICE AND ADDRESSING THE VARIED LEGAL NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. WE EXTEND OUR GRATITUDE FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT AND INVITE YOU TO CONTACT OUR OFFICE FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO GET INVOLVED IN OUR MISSION. FOR OUR GRO DIVERSION PROGRAMMING, DRC CLOSED 23 CASES FOR YOUTH BETWEEN THE AGES OF 10 AND 17, OFFERING A RESTORATIVE ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT. THE RACIAL BREAKDOWN OF PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED 65.2% BLACK YOUTH, 21.7% WHITE, 8.7% HISPANIC, AND 4.3% NATIVE, WITH NO PARTICIPANTS IDENTIFYING AS ASIAN THIS YEAR. THE MAJORITY OF THE YOUTH SERVED WERE MALE AT 82.6%, WHILE FEMALES MADE UP 17.4%. MOST REFERRALS CAME FROM RAMSEY COUNTY, ACCOUNTING FOR 78.3% OF CASES, FOLLOWED BY ANOKA AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES AT 8.7% EACH, AND WASHINGTON COUNTY AT 4.3%. THE TOP FIVE CASE TYPES REFERRED TO GRO WERE ASSAULT, BURGLARY, THEFT, DISORDERLY CONDUCT, AND OBSTRUCTION TO PROPERTY. THROUGH HOLISTIC SUPPORT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, GRO CONTINUES TO FOSTER HEALING, GROWTH, AND CONNECTION AMONG YOUTH AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. ALL PROGRAM ACTIVITY WAS TRACKED IN CASELOAD MANAGER SOFTWARE, WITH QUARTERLY DATA REVIEWS. FOR REFERENCE, 23 CASES WERE CLOSED THROUGH GRO AND 181 THROUGH ETHOS, TOTALING 204 SUCCESSFULLY CLOSED CASES BEING DISMISSED OR EXPUNGED. BOTH ADULTS AND YOUTH DEVELOPED ACTION AGREEMENTS REFLECTING INSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, AND MANY EXPRESSED AN INCREASED SENSE OF CONTROL OVER THEIR CHOICES. ONE PARTICIPANT, FACING AN ASSAULT CHARGE, TOOK OWNERSHIP OF HIS ROLE IN THE INCIDENT AND WROTE PERSONAL APOLOGIES TO THE HARMED PARTY AND HIS YOUNGER SIBLINGS. HIS COMPLETION AGREEMENT WAS FOLLOWED BY A SUCCESSFUL RETURN TO SCHOOL, GRADUATION, AND THE PURSUIT OF HIS REAL ESTATE LICENSE. RESTORATIVE PRACTICE TRAINING IN 2024, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LED A SERIES OF RESTORATIVE PRACTICES TRAININGS THAT REACHED 275 PARTICIPANTS ACROSS DIVERSE SECTORS. THE TRAINING SESSIONS BROUGHT TOGETHER STUDENTS, UNIVERSITY AFFILIATES, CITY EMPLOYEES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH A SHARED GOAL OF PROMOTING HEALING- CENTERED, RELATIONSHIP-FOCUSED APPROACHES TO CONFLICT AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. NOTABLY, PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED STUDENTS FROM ST. THOMAS UNIVERSITY, BOARD MEMBERS FROM ST. PAUL PUBLIC HOUSING, COMMUNITY MEMBERS PREPARING FOR ETHOS INVOLVEMENT, AND STAFF FROM THE ST. PAUL PUBLIC LIBRARY. THIS YEAR'S EFFORTS REFLECT OUR COMMITMENT TO EXPANDING RESTORATIVE VALUES AND SKILLS ACROSS INSTITUTIONS AND COMMUNITIES, EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS TO FOSTER MORE COMPASSIONATE AND RESPONSIVE ENVIRONMENTS. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT WEEKLY CIRCLES OF SUPPORT OFFER A KEY PREVENTATIVE AND DEVELOPMENTAL COMPONENT, PARTICULARLY FOR YOUTH WHO BENEFIT FROM ONGOING PEER CONNECTION AND SKILL-BUILDING. PARTICIPATION IS INCENTIVIZED THROUGH MODEST STIPENDS, AND YOUTH CAN JOIN AT ANY POINT DURING OR AFTER THEIR CIRCLE PROCESS TO SUPPORT CONTINUED GROWTH. IN 2024, OUR WEEKLY CIRCLES OF SUPPORT PROGRAM ENGAGED 82 PARTICIPANTS IN A CONSISTENT, COMMUNITY-CENTERED PROCESS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE ACCOUNTABILITY, HEALING, AND CONNECTION. OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, WE HELD 48 WEEKLY CIRCLES, WITH AN AVERAGE ATTENDANCE OF 20 TO 34 PARTICIPANTS PER SESSION, CREATING A DEPENDABLE SPACE FOR INDIVIDUALS TO COME TOGETHER, SHARE EXPERIENCES, AND BUILD SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS. TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE TIME AND COMMITMENT OF PARTICIPANTS, THE PROGRAM PROVIDED A SMALL INCENTIVE OF 15 PER SESSION, TOTALING 15,450 IN INCENTIVE PAYOUTS FOR THE YEAR. THESE CIRCLES NOT ONLY REINFORCED THE PRINCIPLES OF RESTORATIVE PRACTICE BUT ALSO OFFERED A STRUCTURED, RELIABLE FORUM FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES, CELEBRATE PROGRESS, AND COLLABORATIVELY WORK TOWARD PERSONAL AND COMMUNAL GROWTH. THROUGH THESE WEEKLY GATHERINGS, THE PROGRAM STRENGTHENED TRUST, ENHANCED COMMUNICATION, AND PROMOTED RESILIENCE AMONG PARTICIPANTS, DEMONSTRATING THE MEANINGFUL IMPACT OF CONSISTENT, FACILITATED SUPPORT IN CREATING SAFER AND MORE CONNECTED COMMUNITIES. DRC'S YOUTH DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR BEGAN A SOFT LAUNCH FOR A VIRTUAL MENTORSHIP PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS YOUTH AGES 14-24 THROUGH TWICE-MONTHLY CHECK-INS WITH TRAINED ADULT MENTORS (DRC VOLUNTEERS AND BOARD MEMBERS) VIA ZOOM OR PHONE. YOUTH SET GOALS AND COMPLETE MONTHLY REFLECTION FORMS TO TRACK PERSON
  Expenses $325,848 · revenue $17,449

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

41-1441352

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

1983

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Crime and legal-related (I51)

Assets (IRS master file)

$182,780

Income (IRS master file)

$500,494

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 41-1441352).

Questions about DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTER

What is the EIN of DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTER?

The employer identification number (EIN) of DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTER is 41-1441352.

Is DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTER tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1983.

Are donations to DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTER tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTER file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTER due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTER last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.

Who is the principal officer of DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTER?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ROSLYN HARMON.

Who are the officers and directors of DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTER?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 11 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $98,885 (ROSLYN HARMON, EXECUTIVE DI).

How much revenue does DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTER have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $500,494, expenses of $453,208 and total assets of $182,780 at year end.

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