THE SUSTAINABILITY NEXUS INC
EIN 45-4939557 · Education N.E.C. (B99)
What they do
RAMBOLAND (AND THE GLASSMEYER FARM AT RAMBOLAND) - DEMONSTRATION PROJECT and LIVING LABORATORY for OPERATION and EDUCATION AROUND URBAN UNIVERSAL DESIGN, DEEP GREEN DESIGN, and SOCIALLY JUST and RESILIENT COMMUNITIES. INCLUDES A 400,000 HOME WITH A TEACHING KITCHEN, A 600,000 FARM THROUGHOUT THE SITE and NEARBY NEIGHBORHOOD, IN NUMEROUS LOCAL and INTERNATIONAL THOUGHT LEADER PARTNERS. PROJECT SITE is LOCATED AT 718 E MIFFLIN STREET, LANCASTER, PA 17602. HAVING RECEIVED OVER 300,000 IN IN-KIND DONATIONS of WORLD-LEADING CONSULTING SERVICES, THE TEAM SUBMITTED TWO KEY GRANTS for THE PROJECT: -THE HIGH FOUNDATION COMMUNITY IMPACT GRANT - REQUESTING 330,000 NOT AWARDED, BUT WILL BE PURSUED AGAIN AS RELATIONSHIP WITH HIGH HAS MATURED -THE CITY of LANCASTERS SLATE of PROJECTS for THE PA L SAVINGS ACCOUNT GRANTS for 1M WE ARE IN FINAL STAGES of CONSIDERATION FINAL SITE TESTING OCCURRED IN SPRING of 2024, and HISTORIC REVIEW for A CERTIFICATE of APPROPRIATENESS WAS AWARDED IN JULY. LAND DONATI
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (13)
ASHANTI DAVISBOARD MEMBER
BARBRA MATSHALOMBOARD MEMBER
ELIZABETH WALSHBOARD MEMBER
ERIK PORSEBOARD SECRET
FELIPE TAVARESBOARD MEMBER
JOHN BOECKERBOARD MEMBER
JOHN HARPERBOARD TREASU
LAUREN YARMUTHBOARD MEMBER
LEIGH MELANDERBOARD MEMBER
MARCUS SHEFFERBOARD PRESID
MAX ZAHNISEREXECUTIVE DI
SHANNON CROOKERBOARD MEMBER
SHANNON MURPHYBOARD VICE P
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2014
- Location
- 2233 GRAYS FERRY AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19146
- County
- Philadelphia
- In care of
- MAX ZAHNISER
- Primary officer
- MAX ZAHNISER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- BEE BERGVALL & CO
- NTEE classification
- Education N.E.C. (B99)
- IRS tax category
- Education N.E.C.