Organizations Filed Purposes:
JEREMIAH PROGRAM IS A NATIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO END THE CYCLE OF POVERTY FOR SINGLE MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN TWO GENERATIONS AT A TIME. EDUCATION AND HOUSING STABILITY ARE KEY LEVERS AT THE HEART OF JEREMIAH PROGRAM'S MODEL. THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH FAMILIES HEADED BY SINGLE MOTHERS WHOSE CONNECTIONS TO THE EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES NEEDED TO BUILD FAMILY WELL-BEING HAVE BECOME FRAYED OVER TIME BY ECONOMIC, RACIAL, AND SOCIAL MARGINALIZATION. PROGRAMMING CURRENTLY REACHES MORE THAN 750 WOMEN AND CHILDREN ANNUALLY, PRIMARILY FROM COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
TO END THE CYCLE OF POVERTY FOR SINGLE MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN, TWO GENERATIONS AT A TIME.
FOUNDED IN MINNEAPOLIS, MN IN 1998, JEREMIAH PROGRAM HAS EXPANDED PROGRAMMING ACROSS THE NATION TO MEET GROWING DEMAND. THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES RESIDENTIAL CAMPUSES WITH ONSITE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS (CDCS) IN MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL, MN; AUSTIN, TX; AND FARGO, ND. A FIFTH RESIDENTIAL CAMPUS, CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN ROCHESTER, MN, IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN FOR FAMILIES IN SUMMER 2020. IN BOSTON, MA AND BROOKLYN, NY, THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES INNOVATIVE NON-RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS, IN WHICH THEY PARTNER WITH KEY HIGHER EDUCATION, EARLY CHILDHOOD, AND HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS TO DELIVER CORE PROGRAMMING. ADDITIONALLY, JEREMIAH PROGRAM OPERATES A CAMPUS SUPPORT TEAM BASED IN MINNEAPOLIS, MN, WITH EMPLOYEES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.JEREMIAH PROGRAM'S HOLISTIC APPROACH FOCUSES ON ASSET-BUILDING - BOTH PERSONAL AND EDUCATIONAL - FOR MOTHERS, CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES. BEGINNING WITH JEREMIAH PROGRAM'S SIGNATURE EMPOWERMENT TRAINING, MOMS BEGIN TO UNRAVEL THE DAMAGING NARRATIVES PLACED ON LOW-INCOME WOMEN, ESPECIALLY WOMEN OF COLOR, AND REASSERT THEIR ROLE AS EXPERTS IN THEIR OWN LIVES. AFTER COMPLETING EMPOWERMENT, ONGOING PROGRAMMING ENSURES JEREMIAH FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES EVERY FAMILY NEEDS TO THRIVE: STABLE HOUSING IN JEREMIAH AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS OR THROUGH COMMUNITY HOUSING PARTNERS; CAREER-TRACK EDUCATION AT A LOCAL POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION; HIGH QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AT JEREMIAH PROGRAM CDCS OR LOCAL PARTNER SCHOOLS; AND A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY. THE INTERPLAY OF TWO-GENERATION (2GEN) SUPPORTS CREATES THE CONDITIONS FOR MOTHERS AND CHILDREN TO TAP INTO THEIR UNIQUE STRENGTHS - STRENGTHS THAT ARE OBSCURED, NOT ELIMINATED, BY THE STRESS OF LIVING IN POVERTY.IN 2019, JEREMIAH PROGRAMMING REACHED 314 WOMEN AND 424 CHILDREN IN SEVEN CITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. CORE PROGRAMMATIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDED 24 MOMS GRADUATING WITH THEIR CAREER-TRACK POST-SECONDARY DEGREE; 49% OF MOMS ACHIEVING A GPA OF 3.0 OR HIGHER; 24 CHILDREN GRADUATING FROM JEREMIAH CDCS READY FOR KINDERGARTEN; AND 88% OF CHILDREN DEMONSTRATING AGE-APPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENT. IN ADDITION, THE LARGER COMMUNITY SHOWED THEIR SUPPORT FOR JEREMIAH BY CONTRIBUTING MORE THAN 25,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION.IN 2019, JEREMIAH PROGRAM PRESIDENT & CEO GLORIA PEREZ TRANSITIONED FROM THE ORGANIZATION AFTER MORE THAN 21 YEARS OF IMPRESSIVE ACHIEVEMENTS AND EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP. THE ORGANIZATION WELCOMED CHASTITY LORD AS THE NEW PRESIDENT & CEO IN SEPTEMBER 2019. A NATIONAL NONPROFIT LEADER, LORD HAS DEDICATED HER LIFE TO DISRUPTING SYSTEMS OF INEQUITY THROUGH A SOCIAL JUSTICE LENS TO BRIDGE THE OPPORTUNITY GAP. SHE HAS A UNIQUE MIX OF BOTH PRACTITIONER AND EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP AND HAS SPENT TWO DECADES SPECIALIZING IN ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION, COLLEGE ACCESS, FUNDRAISING, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.JEREMIAH PROGRAM HAS A HISTORY OF PUTTING FAMILIES FIRST AND SEEKING TO EXPAND SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION REMAINS COMMITTED TO THE EFFICACY AND POWER OF A NATIONAL MODEL AND ENSURING THAT, ACROSS ALL LOCATIONS, ALL STAKEHOLDERS - FAMILIES, STAFF, AND BOARD MEMBERS - THRIVE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Gloria Perez | PRESIDENT & CEO (FORMER) | 55 | $156,054 |
| Jessica Lehman | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 55 | $150,164 |
| Staney Rostad | INTERIM CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 55 | $140,200 |
| La Juana Whitmore | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 55 | $136,227 |
| Debra Wilken | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER (FORMER) | 55 | $135,692 |
| Patti Healy-Janssen | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT | 55 | $116,433 |
| Shannon Moody | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 55 | $106,489 |
| Lonnie Pederson | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 55 | $102,579 |
| Deirdre Anderson | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT | 55 | $101,947 |
| Chastity Lord | PRESIDENT & CEO | 55 | $97,192 |
| Henry Wilde | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kim Vanderwall | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ines Sira | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Carleen Rhodes | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rebecca Powers | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Erin Peterson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ethelind Kaba | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Melissa Goodman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kc Connors | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Aisha Barry | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jeannine Balfour | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jeremy Wheaton | TREASURER | 4 | $0 |
| Meredith Moore Crosby | SECRETARY | 3 | $0 |
| Sandy Santana | VICE CHAIR | 4 | $0 |
| John Potter | CHAIR | 4 | $0 |
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