2025-02-24T14:01:31-06:00 2024-12-31 994625061 CRI ADVISORS LLC 4004 SUMMIT BLVD NE SUITE 800 ATLANTA GA 30319 990 2024-01-01 852390612 THE QUARTERMAN & KELLER FOUNDATION INC QUAR 6508679450 100 BULL STREET SUITE 200 SAVANNAH GA 31401 SARAH EISNER PRESIDENT & CEO 6508679450 2025-02-17 1 0 TIFFANY T ORR CPA P01559485 7703948000 2025-02-17 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z THE REPARATIONS PROJECT SARAH EISNER 100 BULL STREET SUITE 200 SAVANNAH GA 31401 186115 0 X REPARATIONSPROJECT.ORG X 2020 GA TO PROMOTE RECONCILIATION, RACIAL REDRESS, HEALING, AND EQUITY. OUR PROJECTS CENTER DESCENDANT-FAMILIES AND ARE DESIGNED TO OFFER ALL AMERICANS OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN INNOVATIVE 21ST CENTURY MODELS OF REPAIR. 8 7 0 6 0 0 566488 167482 0 0 20776 18633 0 0 587264 186115 140162 333499 0 0 30000 60000 0 0 0 60755 84169 230917 477668 356347 -291553 575955 284402 0 0 575955 284402 X TO PROMOTE RECONCILIATION, RACIAL REDRESS, HEALING, AND EQUITY. OUR PROJECTS CENTER DESCENDANT-FAMILIES AND ARE DESIGNED TO OFFER ALL AMERICANS OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN INNOVATIVE 21ST CENTURY MODELS OF REPAIR. 0 0 466907 333499 THE REPARATIONS PROJECT: THE REPARATIONS PROJECT CREATES NEW MODELS FOR INDIVIDUALS, DESCENDANT- FAMILIES, AND THE NATION TO REPAIR RACIALIZED INJUSTICE AGAINST BLACK/AFRICAN-AMERICAN PEOPLE THAT BEGAN IN 1619 AND CONTINUES TODAY. THE REPARATIONS PROJECT IS A MULTIFACETED REDRESS INITIATIVE THAT SEEKS TO NARROW THE WEALTH GAP AND PROMOTE EQUITY BY CENTERING DESCENDANTS OF THOSE WHO WERE ENSLAVED AND SUPPORTING DESCENDANT FAMILIES OF ENSLAVERS TO PURSUE ANCESTRAL HEALING THROUGH REPAIRING GENERATIONAL HARM. INVESTING IN EDUCATION: THROUGH OUR QUARTERMAN & KELLER SOCIAL JUSTICE SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL LITERACY ACADEMY, WE INVEST IN BLACK/A-A STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE EDUCATION THAT ENGAGE LOCAL COMMUNITIES WHERE LARGE NUMBERS OF ANCESTORS OF THE ENSLAVED LIVE. RECRUIT FOR LEGAL LAND REDRESS AND SUPPORT BLACK LAND PRESERVATION: WE RECRUIT ATTORNEYS AND TITLE COMPANIES TO ASSIST DESCENDANTS OF THE ENSLAVED WITH HEIRS PROPERTY CHALLENGES IN ORDER TO PRESERVE AND STRENGTHEN BLACK/A-A LAND OWNERSHIP AND GENERATIONAL WEALTH. WE FUND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS WHO HELP ASSIST MULTI-GENERATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILIES WITH PAYMENTS TO PREVENT TAX AUCTION SALE ON PROPERTIES THAT HAVE BEEN OWNED SINCE THE 1800'S. WE ALSO PARTNER WITH SCHOLARS AND LOCAL ACTIVISTS TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE SACRED SPACES FOR EDUCATION AND HEALING. SUPPORTING BLACK ARTISTS AND DESCENDANT FAMILY TRUTH TELLING: WE BELIEVE TRUTH TELLING AND AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIPS ARE KEY TO OUR NATION'S HEALING AND REPAIR. WE ASSIST DESCENDANT-FAMILIES OF THE ENSLAVED AND OF ENSLAVERS IN RECONCILIATION AND AMPLIFY ACTS OF REPAIR THROUGH OUR ART EXHIBITION TITLED REPOSSESSIONS. 2024 UPDATE:WE RAISED APPROXIMATELY $110,000 THIS YEAR LARGELY THANKS TO THE EXPOSURE AND EXCITEMENT SURROUNDING THE COST OF INHERITANCE, FOR WHICH WE DID A NUMBER OF SCREENINGS AND TALKS, AND THANKS TO AN UNUSUAL GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN WASHINGTON DC. THIS YEAR WE GAVE $200,000 TO ENDOW SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS AT THE AUC CENTER IN THE SOCIAL JUSTICE PROGRAM AND AT UCSB IN THE BLACK STUDIES DEPARTMENT. WE ARE VERY PROUD TO HAVE ESTABLISHED SOMETHING THAT WILL LIVE ON IN THE QUARTERMAN & KELLER / TRP NAME FOREVER! FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR WE HAVE 9 SCHOLARS AT SPELMAN, MOREHOUSE AND CLARK ATLANTA, AND 6 AT UCSB.WE SUPPORTED AN ADDITIONAL 7 SCHOLARS AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN, UCLA, COLUMBIA LAW, THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, NORTH CAROLINA A&T, AND NORTH CAROLINA STATE. WE ALSO SUPPORTED SURA SONHA THROUGH A RE-ENTRY FROM PRISON, SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF HIS GED, AND ENROLLMENT IN JUNIOR COLLEGE FULL TIME.IN ADDITION TO TRADITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS, WE HELPED FUND AND SECURE THE CREATION OF THE CEDRIC J. ROBINSON AND ELIZABETH P. ROBINSON ARCHIVE AND PROGRAM AT UC SANTA BARBARA, AND SUPPORTED THE BOLD LEADERSHIP NETWORK, WHICH PROVIDES FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMMING FOR BLACK MALE TEACHERS IN PUBLIC SCHOOL CAREERS. WE FUNDED CLASSES FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN YOUTH TO TAKE SWIM LESSONS AT THE OAKLAND Y. FINALLY, WE COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING 4 AFRICAN AMERICAN YOUTH WITH INCARCERATED PARENTS FOR A FULL YEAR OF OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAMMING WITH PROJECT AVARY IN THE BAY AREA.WE CONTINUED TO HELP PAY TAXES FOR GULLAH GEECHEE FAMILIES THROUGH LOWCOUNTRY GULLAH FOUNDATION, AND SUPPORTED REPAIR AND REFURBISHING OF THE GULLAH GEECHEE COMMUNITY CENTER AND LIBRARY ON SAPELO ISLAND IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION. WE WERE DEVASTATED BY THE ACCIDENT, WHICH RANDY AND FAMILY NARROWLY MISSED, ON SAPELO ISLAND ON OCTOBER 19, AND OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH THE COMMUNITY THERE.WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE HELPED BROKER A UNIQUE DONATION OF 19 ACRES OF LAND IN ALABAMA FROM CLARA DYE TO TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY FOR UNRESTRICTED USE AND RESEARCH. WAY TO GO CLARA!WE ALSO WORKED WITH OUR AMAZING REPOSSESSIONS CURATOR DR. BRIDGET COOKS TO MATCH 7 PIECES OF ENSLAVEMENT AND SHARECROPPING ERA EPHEMERA WITH BLACK ARTISTS, WHO HAVE CREATED POWERFUL PIECES OF ART, ALL NOW IN STORAGE. WE CREATED THE REPOSSESSIONS WEBSITE AND SECURED THE FIRST VENUE. THE EXHIBIT WILL OPEN IN FEBRUARY 2025 AT THE CALIFORNIA AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM IN LOS ANGELES. 466907 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 GA X SARAH EISNER 6508679450 400 SELBY LANE ATHERTON CA 94027 SARAH EISNER PRESIDENT & CEO 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RANDY QUARTERMAN VICE PRESIDENT 20.00 X X 60000 0 0 KATHERINE BASILE BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NOAH EISNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NADIA OWUSU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL TYLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LUANA GRAVES SELLARS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NESHEA ROJAS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 60000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 167482 167482 18633 18633 186115 0 0 18633 300500 300500 32999 32999 60000 60000 1526 1526 2771 2771 1170 1170 4600 4600 6114 6114 732 732 DIRECT REPARATIONS PROJ 61962 61962 BANK CHARGES & FEES 4636 4636 OTHER BUSINESS EXPENSES 658 658 477668 466907 10761 0 575955 284402 575955 284402 0 0 X 575955 284402 575955 284402 575955 284402 -291553 0 X 0 0 0 X 143047 103111 294801 566488 167482 1274929 143047 103111 294801 566488 167482 1274929 894469 380460 3 9 27 20776 18633 39448 1314377 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 SPELMAN COLLEGE 350 SPELMAN LN SW ATLANTA GA 30314 580566243 501C3 50000 0 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM QUARTERMAN & KELLER SOCIAL JUSTICE SCHOLARS LOWCOUNTRY GULLAH TWO CATESBY LANE HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC 29928 871689337 501C3 20000 0 TO HELP PAY GULLAH GEECHEE TAXES GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY 1332 SOUTHERN DR STATEBORO GA 30458 586002059 501C3 10000 0 GULLAH GEECHEE SCHOLARSHIPS UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA 3201 SAASB BUILDING SANTA BARBARA CA 93106 943067788 501C3 160000 0 BLACK STUDIES SCHOLARSHIPS ALLEN BAILEY CHARITIES 3 GREEN ROAD SAPELO ISLAND GA 31327 821848180 501C3 30000 0 GRANT FOR SAPELO WORK 5 SCHOLARSHIP 5 32999 PART I, LINE 2: QUARTERMAN & KELLER SOCIAL JUSTICE SCHOLARS SPELMAN, MOREHOUSE, AND CLARK ATLANTA (HBCU CENTER) THE REPARATIONS PROJECT'S FIRST EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE - SOCIAL JUSTICE SCHOLARSHIPS - HAS SUPPORTED 10 HBCU STUDENTS EACH YEAR AT SPELMAN, MOREHOUSE, AND CLARK ATLANTA IN THEIR WORK TOWARD CREATING A PLATFORM FOR SOCIAL CHANGE THAT IS UNDERGIRDED BY AN ANTI-RACIST FRAMEWORK. THIS YEAR, 2024, WE ENDOWED THE PROGRAM WITH A $50,000 GIFT. QUARTERMAN & KELLER SOCIAL JUSTICE SCHOLARS AT THE HBCU CENTER STUDY A VARIETY OF DISCIPLINES AND ARE ALL ENGAGED IN SOCIAL JUSTICE WORK. THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR THE QUARTERMAN & KELLER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ON CAMPUS, FILL OUT AN APPLICATION CREATED BY DR. CYNTHIA SPENCE OF SPELMAN COLLEGE, AND ARE SELECTED BY PROFESSORS AT EACH COLLEGE AND APPROVED BY RANDY AND SARAH. THE SCHOLARS EACH RECEIVE A TUITION STIPEND OF $2500 AND A $500 STIPEND FOR LIVING EXPENSES. THEY ENGAGE IN SOCIAL JUSTICE ENGAGEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED BY THE TRUTH, RACIAL HEALING AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER ESTABLISHED AT SPELMAN COLLEGE UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THE CENTER IS DIRECTED AND MANAGED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE SOCIAL JUSTICE PROGRAM, DR. CYNTHIA SPENCE. THE QUARTERMAN & KELLER SOCIAL JUSTICE SCHOLARS PROGRAM WITH SPELMAN COLLEGE, MOREHOUSE, AND CLARK ATLANTA SUPPORTS HBCU SCHOLARS AS THEY WORK TOWARD CHANGE. AMONG OTHER THINGS, SCHOLARS IN THE PROGRAM ENGAGE IN ORAL HISTORY WORK AND WORK SURROUNDING DESCENDANT FAMILIES AND HEALING, INCLUDING AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE QUARTERMAN FAMILY, IN PORT WENTWORTH AND SAVANNAH. QUARTERMAN & KELLER AFRICANA STUDIES SCHOLARS GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY, SAVANNAH, GA THE REPARATIONS PROJECT HAS SUPPORTED 2-4 BLACK STUDENTS AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN FOR THREE YEARS. THE PROCESS IS LED BY DR. MAXINE BRYANT, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CRIMINOLOGY, AND DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR AFRICANA STUDIES AND GULLAH GEECHEE CULTURAL HERITAGE CENTER. DR. BRYANT OPENS THE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION PROCESS FOR BOTH THE FALL AND SPRING SEMESTERS AND WILL SUPPORT 2 SCHOLARS EACH SEMESTER. STUDENTS MINORING IN AFRICANA STUDIES ARE INVITED TO PRESENT THEIR INDIVIDUAL STUDY PLANS AND APPLICATIONS TO DR. BRYANT AND ARE SELECTED BY HER. THEY THEN ENGAGE IN RESEARCH RELATED TO THE GULLAH GEECHEE PEOPLE AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NEW GULLAH GEECHEE CULTURAL CENTER ON CAMPUS DURING EACH OF THE SEMESTERS AND PRESENT THEIR FINDINGS THE FOLLOWING SEMESTER AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN'S RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM. RANDY AND SARAH ATTEND THE PRESENTATION, AND ENGAGE WITH THE STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE SEMESTER. QUARTERMAN & KELLER SCHOLARS COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL & LIFE RE-ENTRY SCHOLARS BRANDON HARRIS AND SURA SOHNA ARE CHILDHOOD FRIENDS WITH A REMARKABLE STORY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE ADVOCACY, DETERMINATION, AND SUCCESS THROUGH EDUCATION. SARAH AND RANDY WERE MADE AWARE OF THEIR STORY THROUGH NATIONAL MEDIA, ENGAGED IN SEVERAL CASUAL INTERVIEWS WITH THEM, AND DECIDED WITH BOARD SUPPORT TO SUPPORT THEM FINANCIALLY IN DIFFERENT WAYS. NO FORMAL APPLICATION WAS NECESSARY FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP. THEIR STORY: AFTER WORKING TO GET SURA RELEASED FROM PRISON 12 YEARS EARLY, BRANDON IS BEGINNING HIS JOURNEY AT COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL, WHERE HE WILL BE SUPPORTED BY A PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP AS A QUARTERMAN & KELLER SCHOLAR. AFTER AN UNEXPECTED EARLY REENTRY INTO CIVILIAN LIFE, SURA IS WORKING TO FINISH HIS GED AND CONTINUE WITH HIS EDUCATION AS HE STUDIES PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILM. SURA WILL ALSO BE SUPPORTED IN HIS REENTRY EFFORTS BY A PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP AS A QUARTERMAN & KELLER SCHOLAR. SURA IS THE FIRST RECIPIENT OF THIS TYPE OF REENTRY SCHOLARSHIP FROM THE REPARATIONS PROJECT. QUARTERMAN & KELLER SOCIAL JUSTICE SCHOLARS UC SANTA BARBARA BLACK STUDIES DEPARTMENT $30,000 COMMITMENT FROM THE QUARTERMAN & KELLER FOUNDATION AND THE REPARATIONS PROJECT TO BE PLEDGED OVER A THREE-YEAR PERIOD ($10,000 PER YEAR). THIS GIFT SHALL ESTABLISH THE QUARTERMAN & KELLER SOCIAL JUSTICE SCHOLARSHIP AT UC SANTA BARBARA IN THE BLACK STUDIES DEPARTMENT. THAT COMMITMENT ENDED IN 2024 AND WE ENDOWED THE PROGRAM IN PERPETUITY WITH A $150,000 GIFT. THE ANNUAL GIFT FROM THE QUARTERMAN & KELLER FOUNDATION AND THE REPARATIONS PROJECT OF $10,000 ALLOWED UCSB TO SELECT AND SUPPORT UCSB STUDENTS, MAJORING IN BLACK STUDIES, WITH QUARTERMAN & KELLER SOCIAL JUSTICE SCHOLARS AND WILL ENGAGE IN RESEARCH THESIS PROJECTS, WITH GUIDANCE AND MENTORSHIP FROM UCSB BLACK STUDIES FACULTY. ADMINISTRATION $2,500 EACH. THIS FUND WILL BE ESTABLISHED AS A CURRENT-USE FUND AND ADMINISTERED BY THE CO-CHAIRS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BLACK STUDIES. THE DEPARTMENT CHAIRS AND FACULTY MEMBERS WILL WORK TOGETHER IN SOLICITING APPLICATIONS AND/OR NOMINATIONS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE SELECTION OF SCHOLARS. IN ADDITION, THE CO-CHAIRS WILL BE IN CHARGE OF EVALUATION AND PRESENTING REPORTS TO THE QUARTERMAN & KELLER FOUNDATION AND THE REPARATIONS PROJECT. CALIFORNIA TRP / QUARTERMAN & KELLER SCHOLARSHIPS SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WE ESTABLISHED THESE NON-TRADITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO OFFER TO AFRICAN AMERICANS LIVING IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WHO MAY NOT BE HEADED TO THE MORE ELITE INSTITUTIONS WE ARE PARTNERED WITH LIKE SPELMAN OR UCSB, OR TO ANY COLLEGE WE HAVE AN ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP WITH. WE WANTED TO CONNECT THE COASTS AND PARTICULARLY THE BAY AREA WITH THE SOUTH, STARTING WITH FOLKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT WHERE SARAH'S CHILDREN ATTENDED, SEQUOIA UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE APPLICATION WAS DEVELOPED WITH INPUT AND ADVICE FROM THE DISTRICT'S BLACK STUDENT UNION TEACHER REPRESENTATIVE. IT WAS PUT ONLINE AND CIRCULATED WITHIN THE DISTRICT BY SCHOOL COUNSELORS AND BLACK STUDENT UNION LEADERS. DETAILS OF THE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION PROCESS WERE LISTED. TWO NEW SCHOLARS WERE SELECTED, BOTH GRADUATING FROM A BAY AREA HIGH SCHOOL AND ATTENDING HBCU'S IN NORTH CAROLINA, AND WE CONTINUED SUPPORT (ENDED IN 2024) FOR ONE MOTHER OF FOUR CHILDREN IN THE DISTRICT WHO HAS RETURNED TO COLLEGE THROUGH UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS GLOBAL (ONLINE) TO EARN HER UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE. SHE DID EARN HER DEGREE IN 2024. REQUIREMENTS AND DETAILS: -STUDENTS IN GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING. -STUDENTS WHO IDENTIFY AS BLACK OR AFRICAN-AMERICAN. -STUDENTS ENROLLED OR PLANNING TO ENROLL IN A 4-YEAR UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE, INCLUDING THOSE ATTENDING COMMUNITY COLLEGE, OR A MASTERS DEGREE PROGRAM. PREFERENCE GIVEN TO STUDENTS PLANNING TO ENROLL IN A HBCU. -SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS WILL BE GIVEN TO CHOSEN STUDENTS IN AMOUNTS OF $500, $1000, OR $2500. -PAYMENT OF AWARD WILL BE SENT DIRECTLY TO THE RECIPIENT FOR THE 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. -OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPATION IN VARIOUS VIRTUAL EVENTS WITH QUARTERMAN & KELLER SCHOLARS AT SPELMAN, MOREHOUSE, AND CLARK ATLANTA WILL BE OFFERED. -APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED AND GIVEN OUT ON A ROLLING BASIS. LUANA GRAVES SELLERS DIRECTOR 20000 FELLOWSHIP LOWCOUNTRY GULLAH FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 BOARD MEMBERS SARAH EISNER AND NOAH EISNER HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. BOARD MEMBERS NESHEA ROJAS AND RANDY QUARTERMAN HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS CIRCULATED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING OF THE FORM 990. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B THE VICE PRESIDENT IS THE ONLY OFFICER COMPENSATED. THE BOARD VOTED UNANIMOUSLY ON HIS ANNUAL STIPEND. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST.