2014-07-30T09:12:23-05:00 2013-12-31 352448896 CRISP LONG & ASSOCIATES LLC 1325 SATELLITE BLVD NW STE 1503 SUWANEE GA 300244661 990 2013-01-01 272014061 CLARKSTON DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION CLAR 4047366602 3700 MARKET STREET ROOM/SUITE B CLARKSTON GA 300212652 JEREMY LEWIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4047366602 2014-07-29 true WILLIAM E LONG JR CPA P00171899 6783274382 2014-07-29 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z JEREMY LEWIS 3700 MARKET STREET SUITE B CLARKSTON GA 30021 764025 false X WWW.CDFACTION.ORG X 2010 DE CDF CONVENES CONVERSATIONS WITHIN THE CLARKSTON COMMUNITY TO HELP RESIDENTS ARTICULATE THEIR VISIONS FOR THE FUTURE AND DEVELOP ACTION PLANS TO ACHIEVE THOSE VISIONS. CDF BELIEVES A COMMUNITY SHAPED BY ITS RESIDENTS IS STRONGER AND MORE VIABLE THAN ONE SHAPED BY OUTSIDE FORCES. 8 8 11 120 0 825218 760487 0 5 6 505 3532 825728 764025 6500 46000 0 553766 551948 0 80258 262954 143478 823220 741426 2508 22599 55802 72783 4717 3154 51085 69629 X CDF CONVENES CONVERSATIONS WITHIN THE CLARKSTON COMMUNITY TO HELP RESIDENTS ARTICULATE THEIR VISIONS FOR THE FUTURE AND DEVELOP ACTION PLANS TO ACHIEVE THOSE VISIONS. CDF BELIEVES A COMMUNITY SHAPED BY ITS RESIDENTS IS STRONGER AND MORE VIABLE THAN ONE SHAPED BY OUTSIDE FORCES. false false 304254 COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMUNITIES FACE A WIDE VARIETY OF CHALLENGES. CDF WORKS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BUILD THE COMMUNITY THEY WANT FROM WITHIN. THE ORGANIZATION PLACES A STRONG FOCUS ON RELATIONSHIPS AND WORKS CLOSELY WITH RESIDENTS AS THEY IMPLEMENT THEIR IDEAS FOR THEIR COMMUNITY. CDF KNOWS THAT BEING PART OF A DECISION-MAKING PROCESS IS KEY TO RESIDENTS OWNING THEIR FUTURES. COMMUNITY TRUST THE CLARKSTON COMMUNITY TRUST IS A FUND CREATED TO ACTIVATE COMMUNITY DECISION MAKING. USING A PARTICIPATORY PROCESS, THE TRUST GIVES CLARKSTON RESIDENTS THE POWER TO DIRECTLY DETERMINE A PROJECT FOR FUNDING AND SELECT A GROUP OF TRUSTEES TO OVERSEE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT. THROUGH THE TRUST PROCESS, RESIDENTS PRIORITIZED FOUR AREAS OF FOCUS, WITH ONE - EDUCATION - RECEIVING FUNDING FOR THE YEAR. RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ATTENDED MEETINGS TO FURTHER DISCUSS A POTENTIAL PROJECT IN THE AREA OF EDUCATION, WHICH WAS SELECTED IN EARLY 2014. RESIDENT ENGAGEMENT RESIDENT ENGAGEMENT TAKES VARIOUS FORMS FROM RELATIONSHIP BUILDING TO PROJECTS. SINCE JULY 2011, CDF HAS HOSTED SEVERAL COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS WHERE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY HAVE GATHERED TO DISCUSS THEIR VISION FOR CLARKSTON. FROM THESE CONVERSATIONS, RESIDENTS HAVE STARTED TO REALIZE THEIR OWN ABILITIES AND TO MAKE THEIR IDEAS A REALITY. CDF HOSTED THREE IN A SERIES OF SIX NEXT STEPS SESSIONS THAT WORKED WITH RESIDENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE ACTION PLANS FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS IN THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING ADULT EDUCATION, AN EARLY LEARNING NETWORK, AND THE INSTALLATION OF A MURAL. IN ADDITION TO FORMAL CONVERSATIONS, CDF HAS ONGOING EFFORTS TO CONNECT RESIDENTS TO EACH OTHER AND PROJECTS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT MAY MATCH THEIR INTERESTS. 154985 46000 CAPACITY BUILDING CDF USES PRINCIPLES OF ASSET BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN ITS WORK TO RECOGNIZE THE SKILLS AND TALENTS WITHIN A COMMUNITY. THESE SKILLS AND TALENTS OFTEN NEED ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT. CDF'S FORMAL CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMS PROVIDE THE STRUCTURE AND SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO REALIZE THEIR OWN POTENTIAL AND GAIN ACCESS TO THE TOOLS THEY NEED. CLARKSTON ACCELERATOR PROGRAM COMMUNITIES WITH STRONG ECONOMIES THRIVE. FOR THIS REASON, CDF PARTNERED WITH VILLAGE CAPITAL AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISE GOIZUETA AT EMORY UNIVERSITY TO OFFER A 14 WEEK BUSINESS ACCELERATOR AND MICRO-LENDING PROGRAM WHICH GRADUATED 12 ENTREPRENEURS AND GAVE 3 OF THEM ACCESS TO 10,000 IN LOW- INTEREST LOANS EACH. COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION COURSE AND COMMUNITY ACADEMY CDF HOSTS FORMAL COURSES THAT ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO BECOME ACTIVE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, EXPLORE THE SKILLS THEY HAVE TO OFFER, AND LEARN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT METHODOLOGIES AND TOOLS. THE COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION COURSE FOCUSES ON THE ROLE AND MOTIVATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL WHILE THE COMMUNITY ACADEMY PROVIDES A MORE ACADEMIC, TOOL-BASED FOUNDATION. 82497 CONSULTING COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ORGANIZATIONS OFTEN BENEFIT FROM AN OUTSIDE EAR. CDF WORKS WITH GROUPS INSIDE CLARKSTON ON VARIOUS ITEMS. THIS WORK INCLUDES FACILITATION, STRATEGIC AND ACTION PLANNING, GRANT WRITING, AND CONNECTING RESIDENTS TO PEOPLE AND RESOURCES. 541736 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true 7 0 11 true false false false false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true false false GA DE X FLO SHEPLEY 4047366602 3700 MARKET STREET SUITE B CLARKSTON GA 30021 JOHN J WHITEHEAD BOARD CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM MOON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EGBERT PERRY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MONIQUE SEEFRIED DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JON ABERCROMBIE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AXEL LEBLOIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FEROZAN WALIZAI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DORIS LITTRELL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEREMY LEWIS EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 103950 0 0 PETER JASLOW SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM VICTORY TREASURER 2.00 X 0 0 0 103950 1 false false false 760487 760487 6 6 OTHER 3532 3532 3532 764025 3538 46000 46000 105000 68250 10500 26250 393190 301523 60500 31167 14001 10401 1976 1624 39757 29500 5685 4572 275 275 17666 17666 26828 19372 601 6855 23479 14963 7647 869 7379 5568 1630 181 14581 10684 2496 1401 992 992 4423 4423 OTHER 30296 21624 1963 6709 SUPPLIES 8261 5790 2164 307 TELEPHONE/INTERNET 4701 4206 380 115 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 3777 3125 444 208 820 730 90 741426 541736 119432 80258 35462 61433 5563 2460 1620 13512 5792 12167 7720 150 2010 55802 72783 4717 2968 186 4717 3154 X 38585 19629 12500 50000 51085 69629 55802 72783 22599 -4055 X false true X true false X 90817 448093 825218 760487 2124615 11 510 3538 4059 90817 448104 825728 764025 2128674 444913 787000 763963 1995876 444913 787000 763963 1995876 132798 90817 448104 825728 764025 2128674 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 13512 5792 7720 7720 764025 764025 764025 745481 2115 1940 4055 741426 741426 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X TAX-EXEMPT STATUS CLARKSTON DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION QUALIFIES AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THEREFORE, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS MADE IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. CLARKSTON DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THAT GUIDANCE, THE ORGANIZATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBIT). THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IDENTIFIED OR RECORDED AS LIABILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE 1,940 true EMORY UNIV GOIZUETA BUSINESS SCHOOL 1300 CLIFTON ROAD ATLANTA GA 30322 580566256 501C3 46000 CASH BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE I, PAGE 4, PART IV THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES PROGRESS REPORTS AT LEAST ANNUALLY. EDIBLE YARD AND GARDEN SEE BELOW 600 LABOR, CONSULTING, false MATERIALS AND MAINT false SCHEDULE L, PART V THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS AN OWNER OF EDIBLE YARD AND GARDEN. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION CDF CONVENES CONVERSATIONS WITHIN THE CLARKSTON COMMUNITY TO HELP RESIDENTS ARTICULATE THEIR VISIONS FOR THE FUTURE AND DEVELOP ACTION PLANS TO ACHIEVE THOSE VISIONS. CDF BELIEVES A COMMUNITY SHAPED BY ITS RESIDENTS IS STRONGER AND MORE VIABLE THAN ONE SHAPED BY OUTSIDE FORCES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A DECISION MAKING. USING A PARTICIPATORY PROCESS, THE TRUST GIVES CLARKSTON RESIDENTS THE POWER TO DIRECTLY DETERMINE A PROJECT FOR FUNDING AND SELECT A GROUP OF TRUSTEES TO OVERSEE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT. THROUGH THE TRUST PROCESS, RESIDENTS PRIORITIZED FOUR AREAS OF FOCUS, WITH ONE - EDUCATION - RECEIVING FUNDING FOR THE YEAR. RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ATTENDED MEETINGS TO FURTHER DISCUSS A POTENTIAL PROJECT IN THE AREA OF EDUCATION, WHICH WAS SELECTED IN EARLY 2014. RESIDENT ENGAGEMENT RESIDENT ENGAGEMENT TAKES VARIOUS FORMS FROM RELATIONSHIP BUILDING TO PROJECTS. SINCE JULY 2011, CDF HAS HOSTED SEVERAL COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS WHERE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY HAVE GATHERED TO DISCUSS THEIR VISION FOR CLARKSTON. FROM THESE CONVERSATIONS, RESIDENTS HAVE STARTED TO REALIZE THEIR OWN ABILITIES AND TO MAKE THEIR IDEAS A REALITY. CDF HOSTED THREE IN A SERIES OF SIX NEXT STEPS SESSIONS THAT WORKED WITH RESIDENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE ACTION PLANS FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS IN THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING ADULT EDUCATION, AN EARLY LEARNING NETWORK, AND THE INSTALLATION OF A MURAL. IN ADDITION TO FORMAL CONVERSATIONS, CDF HAS ONGOING EFFORTS TO CONNECT RESIDENTS TO EACH OTHER AND PROJECTS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT MAY MATCH THEIR INTERESTS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B COMMUNITIES WITH STRONG ECONOMIES THRIVE. FOR THIS REASON, CDF PARTNERED WITH VILLAGE CAPITAL AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISE GOIZUETA AT EMORY UNIVERSITY TO OFFER A 14 WEEK BUSINESS ACCELERATOR AND MICRO-LENDING PROGRAM WHICH GRADUATED 12 ENTREPRENEURS AND GAVE 3 OF THEM ACCESS TO 10,000 IN LOW- INTEREST LOANS EACH. COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION COURSE AND COMMUNITY ACADEMY CDF HOSTS FORMAL COURSES THAT ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO BECOME ACTIVE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, EXPLORE THE SKILLS THEY HAVE TO OFFER, AND LEARN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT METHODOLOGIES AND TOOLS. THE COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION COURSE FOCUSES ON THE ROLE AND MOTIVATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL WHILE THE COMMUNITY ACADEMY PROVIDES A MORE ACADEMIC, TOOL-BASED FOUNDATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B PRIOR TO FILING, THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD CHAIR ON BEHALF OF DIRECTORS. THEY APPROVE FINAL FILING OF THE 990. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD REVIEWS POLICY ANNUALLY AND DISCUSSION IS HELD ABOUT COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY. CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE SIGNED AT THAT TIME AND EVALUATED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY USING COMPARABLE DATA. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 LOSSES REPORTED ON RETURN 2,115 BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE -1,940