2023-10-30T07:24:18-07:00 2022-12-31 202747426 RICH AND BANDER LLP 79 Madison Avenue 2nd Floor New York NY 10016 990 2022-01-01 271109399 RECESS ACTIVITIES INC RECE 6468633765 46 WASHINGTON AVENUE BROOKLYN NY 11205 SHAUN LEONARDO CO-DIRECTOR 6468633765 2023-10-30 true SHAUN LEONARDO XXX-XX-XXXX true JONATHAN A BANDER P00561220 2126842470 2023-10-30 X 3 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z SHAUN LEONARDO SAME AS C ABOVE BROOKLYN NY 11205 1618544 false X WWW.RECESSART.ORG X 2009 NY SEE PART III, LINE 1 ON NEXT PAGE. 12 10 25 0 0 0 4035623 1550704 2250 18855 582 12597 8877 10733 4047332 1592889 624931 5500 0 572241 863362 0 80911 1014997 826585 2212169 1695447 1835163 -102558 3059748 3378109 298665 799258 2761083 2578851 RECESS PARTNERS WITH ARTISTS TO BUILD A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE CREATIVE COMMUNITY. BY WELCOMING RADICAL THINKERS TO IMAGINE AND SHAPE NETWORKS OF RESILIENCE AND SAFETY, RECESS DEFINES AND ADVANCES THE POSSIBILITIES OF CONTEMPORARY ART. OUR PROGRAMS OFFER SPACE AND RESOURCES TO GENERATE ART, IDEAS AND ACTIONS THAT CHALLENGE DOMINANT NARRATIVES AND ACTIVATE NEW FORMS. RECESS IS ALWAYS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TO SERVE AS A MEETING PLACE FOR MEANINGFUL EXCHANGE ACROSS A MULTIPLICITY OF COMMUNITIES. false false 1378861 0 18855 RECESS PROGRAMS REIMAGINE TRADITIONAL STUDIO, EXHIBITION, AND CLASSROOM PLATFORMS, OFFERING ARTISTS, COMMUNITIES, AND PARTICIPANTS RESOURCES TO GENERATE NEW WORKS THAT PRESENT ALTERNATIVES TO DOMINANT AND OPPRESSIVE SYSTEMS. OUR CORE PROGRAMS OPERATE WITHIN AN ECOSYSTEM WHEREIN EACH INITIATIVE SUPPORTS AND INFORMS THE OTHER. ASSEMBLY OFFERS SYSTEM-IMPACTED YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 18-26 AN INROAD TO ART AND CONNECTIONS TO WORKING ARTISTS, WHILE SERVING AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO INCARCERATION AND ITS INTERSECTING SYSTEMS OF OPPRESSION. SESSION ALLOWS ARTISTS TO DIRECTLY ENGAGE AND PARTNER WITH COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE CREATIVE PROCESS WITH PROJECTS THAT RESPOND TO THE NEED FOR SYSTEMS CHANGE AND NARRATIVE SHIFT. CRITICAL WRITING SUPPORTS A WRITER PRODUCING A NEW CRITICAL TEXT IN DIALOGUE WITH OUR ARTISTS' PROJECTS. PARTNERSHIPS TAKE OUR PROGRAMS OFFSITE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHARE OUR COMMITMENT TO ART AS IT INTERSECTS WITH SOCIAL JUSTICE. OUR MEETING PLACE IN CLINTON HILL WAS SELECTED BASED ON ITS CLOSE PROXIMITY TO DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, ARTISTS' STUDIOS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND NEARBY NYCHA HOUSING. WE ARE EMBEDDED IN A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY VIBRANT NEIGHBORHOOD AND WORK LOCALLY TO DEVELOP DEEP AND IMPACTFUL RELATIONSHIPS. RECESS SUPPORTS ARTISTS & COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED IN THE CREATIVE FIELD. OUR EMPHASIS ON PROCESS AFFORDS ARTISTS AND PARTICIPANTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO FOCUS ON A PROJECT'S DEVELOPMENT RATHER THAN ITS RESOLUTION, ENABLING ARTISTS TO TAKE ON AMBITIOUS GOALS THAT EVOLVE IN DIALOGUE WITH THEIR CHOSEN PUBLIC. RECESS IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING DIVERSE AND UNDERREPRESENTED NARRATIVES, AND OFFERING CREATIVE PERSPECTIVES THAT NURTURE EMPATHY AND COLLECTIVE RE-ENVISIONING. THE ASSEMBLY CURRICULUM EMPOWERS YOUTH TO TAKE CHARGE OF THEIR OWN LIFE STORY AND ENVISION A FUTURE THROUGH ART AND SELF-ACTUALIZATION- DISMANTLING THE DOMINANT NARRATIVES OF THE "CRIMINAL". PARTICIPANTS CAN ELECT TO DEEPEN THEIR INVOLVEMENT WITH RECESS AT VARIOUS STAGES OF THE PROGRAM, HONING BOTH HARD AND SOFT SKILLS WHILE BUILDING MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS. OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY BEGINS BY PURSUING NEW MODELS INTERNALLY (STAFF, OPERATIONS, BOARD GOVERNANCE) AS WELL AS EXTERNALLY (PROGRAMS, FUNDRAISING, COMMUNICATIONS) IN ORDER TO IMAGINE AND REALIZE AN ETHOS OF CARE AND ACCOUNTABILITY THAT CONSTANTLY STRIVES TOWARD ABOLITION. IN 2020, GUIDED BY OUR CARE & ACCOUNTABILITY TOWARD ABOLITION FRAMEWORK, RECESS RESTRUCTURED ORGANIZATIONAL OPERATIONS AND BOARD GOVERNANCE, INTRODUCING CO-LEADERSHIP AT THE DIRECTOR AND CHAIR LEVELS, AND ADVANCING OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY BY RAISING OUR UNIVERSAL STAFF SALARY TO $80K FOR ALL FULL TIME STAFF AND $40K PRORATED RATE FOR PART-TIME STAFF. 1378861 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true true true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 123 0 true 25 true false false false false false false false false false false X 12 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false NY X SHAUN LEONARDO 6468633765 46 WASHINGTON AVENUE BROOKLYN NY 11205 LESLIE FRITZ CO-CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK HATCH-MILLER TREASURER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER UDEMEZUE CO-CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 XAVIERA SIMMONS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLYN CONCEPCION DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL KIM SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAN POSTMA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOMIE ARAI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 M CARMEN LANE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KELSEY HALL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH HOOVER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALLISON WEISBERG EX OFFICIO / CO-DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 74058 0 19991 SHAUN LEONARDO EX OFFICIO / CO-DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 62904 0 8823 LINDSAY C HARRIS EX OFFICIO / CO-DIRECTOR, EFF. 2023 40.00 X X 0 0 0 136962 0 28814 false false false 98642 1452062 2770 1550704 PROGRAM SERVICE INCOME 611710 18855 0 0 18855 14938 0 14938 425 425 425 425 23314 25655 -2341 -2341 0 0 -2341 7448 7448 7448 OTHER INCOME 900099 2860 0 0 2860 2860 1592889 26303 0 15882 5500 5500 136962 108200 5478 23284 608562 562498 24913 21151 61383 46453 9014 5916 56455 50852 2302 3301 75994 0 75994 0 861 0 861 0 46212 32504 10535 3173 3155 2711 107 337 9786 5812 1095 2879 137060 68530 68530 0 6356 3949 2407 0 18928 16003 1355 1570 5266 4735 190 341 ARTIST STIPENDS AND MATERIALS 427316 422876 190 4250 TELEPHONE AND INTERNET 10453 9247 114 1092 PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES 4355 0 4355 0 PRINTING AND POSTAGE 4086 2796 683 607 76757 36195 27552 13010 1695447 1378861 235675 80911 1157797 874502 1445598 445741 384250 335000 16379 359 359 17154 16575 139110 71888 24590 67222 931918 30000 690413 3059748 3378109 249896 85574 48769 713684 298665 799258 X 1901833 914601 859250 1664250 2761083 2578851 3059748 3378109 -102558 -79674 X false true X true false X 0 884281 1335289 948759 4035623 1550704 8754656 0 0 884281 1335289 948759 4035623 1550704 8754656 1129855 7624801 22750 4600 2400 1782 15363 46895 0 4540 857 467 5009 6358 17231 8818782 27855 0.86460 0.93550 X 0 0 0 Pt II Ln 10 Other Income Part II, Line 10 Description: OTHER INCOME 2018: 4540. 2019: 857. 2020: 467. 2021: 5009. 2022: 6358. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 50913 47927 2986 59997 19530 40467 28200 4431 23769 67222 RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 660413 SECURITY DEPOSITS 30000 690413 DEFERRED RENT LIABILITY 0 LEASE LIABILITIES 713684 713684 X 1512354 -79674 -79674 1592028 861 861 1592889 1694586 1694586 861 861 1695447 Pt X, Line 2 RECESS HAS EVALUATED ITS CURRENT TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2022, RECESS DOES NOT HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR WHICH A RESERVE WOULD BE NECESSARY. true RESOURCE MOBILIZATION GRANT 2 5500 Pt I Line 2 GRANTS ARE RESTRICTED FOR USE IN THE UNITED STATES. ARTISTS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE DATA REGARDING FUNDS EXPENDITURE. Pt VI, Line 11b FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CO-DIRECTORS, THE CO-CHAIRS,TREASUER AND SECRETARY, AND IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. Pt VI, Line 12c THE BOARD REVIEWED ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AT YEAR-END AND MID-YEAR MEETINGS, AND WHENEVER BOARD MEMBERS UNDERGO A SHIFT IN EMPLOYMENT OR PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCE. WHEN NEW BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOMINATED, ALL DIRECTORS REVIEW THE CANDIDATE'S CV, BIO, AND PERSONAL HISTORY TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. NEW BOARD MEMBERS MUST SIGN THE POLICY WHEN APPOINTED. ALL COMPLETED FORMS ARE PROVIDED TO AND REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE BOARD. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST WHICH COULD RESULT IN A DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL OR PERSONAL BENEFIT TO A DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR STAFF MEMBER MUST BE DISCLOSED IN GOOD FAITH TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE INTERESTED INDIVIDUAL MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE INFORMATION-GATHERING STAGE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DISCUSSION BUT WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE FINAL DELIBERATION OR DECISION REGARDING SUCH CONTRACT OR OTHER TRANSACTION. THE INTERESTED INDIVIDUAL MAY NOT VOTE ON SUCH CONTRACT OR OTHER TRANSACTION. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE WILL REFLECT: (A) THAT THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST WAS DISCLOSED; (B) THAT THE INTERESTED DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR STAFF MEMBER WAS NOT PRESENT DURING THE FINAL DISCUSSION OR VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE; AND (C) THAT THE INTERESTED INDIVIDUAL ABSTAINED FROM VOTING. ALL QUESTIONS AS TO WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS WILL BE RESOLVED BY A VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN WHICH THE INTERESTED INDIVIDUAL MAY NOT VOTE. Pt VI, Line 15a THE COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT, THE TREASURER, THE SECRETARY AND ALL BOARD MEMBERS. Pt VI, Line 15b THE COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT, THE TREASURER, THE SECRETARY AND ALL BOARD MEMBERS. 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