Organization: COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
Mission: SPONSORS PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF COMMUNITIES IN SERVICE TO SOCIAL CHANGE.
Activities: COMMUNITY INITIATIVES (CI) PROVIDES COMPLETE ADMINISTRATION IN THE AREAS OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES AND GRANTS MANAGEMENT, AS WELL AS NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT, PAYROLL, TAX FILING, LEGAL, AND COACHING TO ITS FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECTS.COMMUNITY INITIATIVES PROJECTS WORK ON A VARIETY OF ISSUES IN DIVERSE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO AND CREATE PUBLIC GOOD. OUR CURRENT FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECTS BENEFIT ARTS AND CULTURE, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES, PUBLIC AFFAIRS, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, CI PROVIDED FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECTS ACCOUNTING SERVICES, MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORTS, FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT, TRACKING OF GRANT REVENUES, AND AUDITING SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUAL FUNDING AGENCY AUDITS, AS WELL AS FOR THE ORGANIZATIONAL AUDIT.FOR HUMAN RESOURCES, CI PROVIDED FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECTS SERVICES INCLUDING HIRING/TERMINATION PROCESSING, A 401(K) PROGRAM, AND ALL BENEFITS TO OVER 250 EMPLOYEES.IN THE AREA OF GRANTS MANAGEMENT, CI MANAGED THE PHILANTHROPIC RELATIONSHIPS OF OUR PROJECTS WITH APPROXIMATELY 347 INSTITUTIONAL DONORS. CI RECEIVED MORE THAN 2,000 CASH DONATIONS AND 183 GRANTS, OPERATED A WEBSITE FOR ITS PROJECTS THROUGH WHICH DONATIONS WERE MADE, AND PROVIDED A PROCESS FOR RECEIPT OF STOCK DONATIONS. WE ALSO TRACKED THE INTERIM AND FINAL REPORTING ON GRANTS RECEIVED AND PROVIDED FINANCIAL AND PROGRAMMATIC OVERSIGHT FOR THESE GRANTS.
NTEE category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Secondary category: Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations