The Renaissance Collaborative

CTL-E-0909 · Organization · other · 1992-present

Verified evidence grade of this record

Nonprofit formed 1992 by Quinn Chapel AME and three other churches to restore the Wabash YMCA; still operates from the building.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from BVM-005; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-BVM-005:org-renaissance-collaborative; source research type(s): organization.

Sources

EIN Presswire (2026-02)

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