Here is a collection of documents related to the Black Brilliance Research Project.
Original “blueprint” submitted to City Council with pitch and proposed budget for $3 million community research project, July 2020
2020 budget amendment adding $3 million for community-based research project, 8/5/2020
Draft budget, September 2020
Contracts:
- Draft fiscal sponsor agreement between city and Marguerite Casey Foundation (never executed), October 2020
- Consultant agreement between city and Freedom Project for Black Brilliance Research Project, 11/18/20
- city contract questionnaire completed by Freedom Project
- Fiscal sponsor MOU and agreement between Freedom Project and King County Equity Now, 11/13/20
- Consultant contract request form, signed by Morales, Herbold, Mosqueda, Gonzalez, 11/19/20
King County Equity Now research sub-contracts:
- Freedom Project, 10/1/20
- Bridging Cultural Gaps, 10/5/20
- East African Community Services, 9/22/20
- Interfaith Working Group/Black Trans Prayer Group, 10/27/20
Freedom Project replacement contracts after terminating its agreement with KCEN:
- Bridging Cultural Gaps, 2/16/21
- East African Community Services 2/24/21
- Interfaith Working Group/Black Trans Prayer Group 2/18/21
- The Silent Task Force 2/24/21
- Harriet Tubman Foundation/ Forever Safe Spaces 2/17/21
- Shaun Glaze/ Inclusive Data LLC 2/23/21
- Antonette Harmon/ A. Nicole Wellness 2/27/21
- Marcus Cylar 2/17/21
- Krystal Henderson (invoice in lieu of contract) 2/23/21
- Chris Webb/ Palmares Consulting 2/21/21
- Vichelle Sanders (Sacred Community Connections) 2/21/21
- Ahkia Vishay (Sacred Community Connections) 2/21/21
- Peter Shellito 2/17/21
Deliverables:
- Early recommendations on 2021 budget, 10/6/20
- Updated version 10/22/20
- Deliverable 2: Project Plan and Schedule, 12/15/20
- Deliverable 3: Preliminary report, 1/11/21
- Deliverable 4: Final report and response to Councilmembers’ questions, 2/20/21
Invoices:
Financial reports:
- Report sent to the city in error, containing KCEN’s outside funding details, 12/17/20
- Report 1/4/21
- Report 1/15/21
- Report 2/15/21
- Report 3/15/21
- Report 4/15/21
- Report 5/15/21
- Report 6/15/21
Letters:
- Morales letter to Freedom Project requiring more reporting, 12/16/21
- Black Brilliance Researchers “open letter” 2/8/21
- King County Equity Now/ Dawn Mason letter to Gonzalez, 2/10/21
- Freedom Project letter to Gonzalez in response to KCEN, 2/10/21
- Gonzalez letter to Freedom Project consenting to FP’s direct subcontractors, 2/26/21
- Gonzalez letter in response to KCEN, 3/5/21
- FAS letter to state auditor, 3/8/21
- State Auditor letter to city, 3/9/21
Consultant activity reports:
Participatory budgeting program planning:
- Proposed spending plan for Participatory Budgeting program, 2/24/21
- Memo from Deputy Mayor Washington on participatory budgeting spending plan, March 2021
Miscellaneous documents:
- Freedom Project 2018 IRS form 990
- Africatown Community Land Trust 2018 IRS form 990
- King County Equity Now articles of incorporation
- Other Freedom Project contracts:
- City of Seattle Human Services Department 9/18/2019
- King County Public Health 10/12/2020
- King County Public Defender 7/31/2020
- Black Brilliance Research Project “research cookbook“