2024-05-08T22:00:45-04:00 2023-12-31 Pickett Financial PLLC 142 S Cochrans Green Cir Spring TX 77381 990EZ 2023-01-01 833297591 CATHOLIC LITERARY ARTS CATH 2505 Driscoll St Houston TX 77019 SARAH CORTEZ PRESIDENT AND F 7135249404 2024-05-03 true SARAH CORTEZ true Audrey Pickett P02142515 8324594275 2024-05-08 X 2 00 AAL2 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X catholicliteraryarts.org X X 183036 X 107583 62755 2910 9428 2715 6713 310 104 206 50 180217 27473 35875 7981 318 71779 143426 36791 88397 125188 X 91940 128052 0 0 437 1979 92377 130031 3980 4843 88397 125188 X Growth in Catholic literary works Fearless Catholic Writing Camp See Sch O for description 20000 27121 Writing ContestsSee Sch O for description 4312 Lesson Plan ProjectSee Sch O for description 3150 Other program services 7473 14818 49401 SARAH CORTEZ PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER 60.00 8000 0 0 LARRY W MASSEY Jr CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD 10.00 0 0 0 GABINO CORTEZ TREASURER 2.00 0 0 0 MARIA K ILLICH SECRETARY 5.00 3630 0 0 PAUL FELIX CHAPLAIN 0.10 0 0 0 MATTHEW BOYLESTON MEMBER 2.00 1544 0 0 LESLEY CLINTON MEMBER 5.00 2000 0 0 GONZALO A RAMOS DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 10.00 5200 0 0 FRAN PETERSON MEMBER 0.10 0 0 0 X false false false false false true 3200 false false Pickett Financial PLLC 142 S Cochrans Green Cir Spring TX 77381 8324594275 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 44541 55470 107583 207594 30347 36358 62755 129460 1225 2913 2910 7048 76113 94741 173248 344102 344102 0 76113 94741 173248 344102 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Dinner Party 52779 52170 609 8719 400 3024 52779 52170 609 8719 400 3024 12143 -11534 Sarah Cortez President & Founder Support mission X 1200 1200 false true false Gabino Cortez Treasurer Support mission X 2000 2000 false true false 3200 Description of other revenue Part I line 8 Description AmountOther contributions 50 List of grants and similar amounts paid Part I line 10 Activity Fearless Catholic Writing Camp Grantee 80 students Relationship Students Amount 20,000Activity After School Writing Program Grantee 49 students Relationship Students Amount 5,275Activity Teen Mentorship Program Grantee 10 students Relationship Students Amount 1,713Activity Virtual Classes Grantee 12 students Relationship Students Amount 485 Description of other expenses Part I line 16 Description AmountProgram Support Expenses 49,401Office supplies 838Software 326Memberships 1,146Bank and other fees 465Administrative expenses 1,251Marketing 6,071Insurance policies 1,319Office equipment 1,076Meals 458Fundraising catering expense 8,719Fundraising cost of sales 709 Description of other assets Part II line 24 Category Beginning of Year End of YearPrepaid Insurance 437 164Inventory (Books) 0 1,410Accounts Receivable 0 405 Description of total liabilities Part II line 26 Category Beginning of Year End of YearPayroll tax liability 145 459Long-term loans 3,200 3,200Accounts payable 635 1,006Other current liabilities 0 178 Other program services Part III line 31 In-School Writing ProgramsGrants: $5,275; Expenses: $2,988Teen Mentorship ProgramsGrants: $1,713; Expenses: $2,244Virtual Classes and EventsGrants: $485; Expenses: $2,001In-person ProgrammingGrants: $0; Expenses: $7,585In-person programming consists of tutoring sessions, retreats, and a public speaking event. CLA partnered with the Scanlan Foundation for the speaking event (free and open to the public), which helped to promote the mission of the organization. Scanlan reimbursed CLA $6,500 for the event, and as a result, the true net expense of in-person programming totals to $1,085. Business income not reported on 990-T Part V line 35 Form 990-T is not required to be filed due to the income from business activities reported on line 7 not being from unrelated business taxable income. Part III response or note to any other line in Part III Fearless Catholic Writing Camp is an intensive, immersive creative writing camp where youth learn practical and concrete writing skills. We served 151 students with final readings for over 500 attendees. CLA published an anthology of each students best work of the week with scholarships awarded to over 50% of attendees. Thirteen teachers, six teacher aides, four staff, a director and assistant director worked for the Camp. Writing contests are faith-based creative writing contests to foster the use of imagination and writing skills in support of our Catholic Christian faith. Th youth portion of contests served approximately 1000 students-writers from 26 registered schools plus individual home-school students.The Lesson Plan Project served approximately 50 children at schools and individual home setting with self-paced lessons in creative writing. At each school, a public reading was held with students reading their own writing. An anthology was produced of their writing from the semester. SARAH CORTEZ Oversees entire operation of CLA MARIA K ILLICH Teaching services for CLA programs MATTHEW BOYLESTON PHD Teaching services for CLA programs LESLEY CLINTON MRS Teaching services for CLA programs GONZALO A RAMOS Marketing director for CLA