2023-05-23T17:15:18-05:00 2022-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 8215 GREENWAY BOULEVARD SUITE 600 MIDDLETON WI 53562 990 2022-01-01 824061997 TRUARTSPEAKS TRUA 6514198850 2285 UNIVERSITY AVE W ST PAUL MN 55114 LATISHA JONES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6514198850 2023-05-04 1 LATISHA JONES 999009999 0 KIMBERLY ANDERSON P00188889 6086628600 2023-05-04 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X LATISHA JONES 2285 UNIVERSITY AVE W ST PAUL MN 55114 244942 0 X TRUARTSPEAKS.ORG X 2018 MN TO CULTIVATE LITERACY, LEADERSHIP, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE THROUGH THE STUDY & APPLICATION OF SPOKEN WORD AND HIP HOP CULTURE. 3 3 2 3 0 0 94290 216173 26350 28747 7 22 0 0 120647 244942 0 0 0 0 44650 90704 0 0 0 85034 143667 129684 234371 -9037 10571 39535 56759 0 6653 39535 50106 X TO CULTIVATE LITERACY, LEADERSHIP, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE THROUGH THE STUDY & APPLICATION OF SPOKEN WORD AND HIP HOP CULTURE. 0 0 48807 0 28747 HIP HOP EDUCATION:TRUARTSPEAKS HAS A ROBUST LIST OF TEACHING ARTISTS IN OUR NETWORK, EACH REPRESENTATIVE OF SOME ELEMENT OR ASPECT OF SPOKEN WORD AND HIP HOP CULTURE, AND BEYOND.OUR CREW IS ROOTED AND TRAINED IN THE PILLARS OF OUR PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICE, ENGAGING IN ONGOING AND REGULAR DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE CONSTANTLY ENHANCING THEIR CRAFT ALONG WITH THEIR ABILITY TO FACILITATE THE SAFEST SPACE POSSIBLE FOR LEARNERS AT ALL STAGES, OF ALL AGES, AND MAKE-UPS.WE BELIEVE IN HIP HOP AS A TOOL FOR PERSONAL AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION, NEVER TEACHING ART FOR ART'S SAKE, ALWAYS STAYING TRUE TO THE CULTURE, AND HOPING TO BE A PART OF ONE'S EVER-GROWING KNOWLEDGE OF SELF THROUGH ART PRACTICE. 687 0 0 RACIAL EQUITY TRAINING:LIKE OUR ARTS-BASED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WE PROVIDE TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES IN THE REALMS OF SOCIAL JUSTICE, RACIAL EQUITY, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING.THESE SESSIONS RANGE FROM DEEP DIVES INTO ANTI-RACISM WORK, STRATEGIES FOR BUILDING COMMUNITY IN AND THROUGH THE ARTS, NARRATIVE STRATEGY WORK, ALLY-BASED WORKSHOPS, CREATING FOR SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION, AND MORE. 0 0 0 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:IT TAKES A VILLAGE AND KNOWLEDGE BENEFITS US ALL WHEN WE SHARE IT TOWARDS THE COLLECTIVE GOOD. AT TRUARTSPEAKS WE BELIEVE THAT EVERY YOUNG PERSON, EMERGING ARTIST, AND INSPIRING LEADER CAN BENEFIT FROM LEARNING THE BEST, LATEST, AND TRIED AND TRUE CULTURAL & ART PRACTICES.WITH AN EXTENSIVE HISTORY OF TRAINING EDUCATORS (K-COLLEGIATE, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR, COMMUNITY EDUCATORS, ETC), ARTISTS, AND CULTURE WORKERS, TRUARTSPEAKS OFFERS ONE ON ONE CONSULTATIONS IN A VARIETY OF AREAS, WORKSHOPS, SHORT AND LONG TERM RESIDENCIES, AND MORE.WE HAVE EXPERIENCE IN CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, WE HAVE OUR OWN SPECIFIC CURRICULUM ROOTED IN SPOKEN WORD & HIP HOP PEDAGOGY, A YEAR-LONG CURRICULUM ROOTED IN THE BLACK LITERARY TRADITION, HIP HOP SONGWRITING & MUSIC PRODUCTION, AND MORE." 49494 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 27 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 MN X LATISHA JONES 6514198850 2285 UNIVERSITY W 465 SAINT PAUL MN 55114 ROGERS COMMINGS CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ARLETA LITTLE TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRANDON SANTIAGO SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LATISHA JONES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 76031 0 0 76031 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 216173 216173 PROGRAM SERVICE INCOME 900099 28747 28747 28747 22 22 244942 28747 0 22 X 76031 76031 7500 7500 7173 7173 2457 2457 4595 4595 95357 44233 51124 659 253 406 12489 2880 9609 10033 580 9453 4677 4677 753 753 678 678 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 6878 6878 MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT 3421 1548 1873 FISCAL SPONSORSHIP FEES 750 750 BANK FEES 641 641 279 279 234371 49494 184877 0 36843 45151 9250 2692 399 2712 753 0 1959 39535 56759 6653 0 6653 X 39535 48106 2000 39535 50106 39535 56759 10571 0 X 0 0 0 X 21750 82641 94290 216173 414854 21750 82641 94290 216173 414854 414854 414854 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2712 753 1959 1959 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. THE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF TWO OR MORE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE GOVERNING BODY BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED FOR REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CORPORATION SHALL NOT ENTER INTO CONTRACTS OR TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN ANOTHER ORGANIZATION IN WHICH AN OFFICER OR DIRECTOR HAS A MATERIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST IN. WHEN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DOES ARISE, EACH DIRECTOR AND OFFICER SHALL DISCHARGE HIS OR HER DURIES AS A DIRECOR OR OFFICER IN GOOD FAITH, IN A MANNER WHICH THE DIRECTOR OR OFFICER REAONABLY BELIEVES TO BE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CORPORTION, AND WITH THE CARE AN ORDINARILY PRUDENT PERSON IN A LIKE POSITION WOULD EXERCISE UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE ORGANIZATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS DETERMINED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THEY COMPARATIVE POSITION AND SALARY DATA FROM OTHER NONPROFITS OF SIMILAR SIZE AND DEMOGRAPHICS, THE RECOMMENDATION IS THEN VOTED ON AND DETAILED NOTES OF THE MEETINGS ARE REFLECTED IN THE MINUTES OF ALL MEETINGS. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN 2021. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMNTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 42,531. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 36,299. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 78,830. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,702. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 14,825. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 16,527.