2024-05-03T16:29:38-07:00 2023-06-30 760722072 FOUMBERG JUNEJA ROCHER & CO PC 16311 VENTURA BLVD 1180 ENCINO CA 91436 990 2022-07-01 202797313 Arts for LA ARTS 2132257580 PO Box 4099 West Covina CA 91791 Gustavo Herrera CEO 2024-05-03 true Gustavo Herrera 999009999 true Ranell V Facon P01311994 3235569200 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Gustavo Herrera PO Box 4099 West Covina CA 91791 1338288 false X ArtsforLA.Org X 2005 CA ARTS FOR LA LEADS COMMUNITIES, ARTISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVOCATE FOR AN EQUITABLE, HEALTHY, AND CREATIVE LOS ANGELES REGION THROUGH THE ARTS. WE SERVE AS THE ONLY CROSS-DISCIPLINE, CROSS-SECTOR CONVENOR FOR THE ARTS AND CULTURE INDUSTRY IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY; AN INDUSTRY THAT YIELDS 2.3 BILLION DOLLARS IN REVENUE FOR THE REGION. SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE LEADING REGION WIDE PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS, CONDUCTING AND COMMISSIONING RESEARCH THAT DEEPEN ARTS FOR LA'S UNDERSTANDING OF THE VARIOUS FACTORS THAT MOST IMPACT THE SECTOR, AND TRAINING, MENTORING AND CONVENING THE ARTS WORKERS OF LOS ANGELES. 14 13 7 15 0 853933 1312859 114605 21968 5226 3461 0 973764 1338288 0 0 491782 598575 0 57550 227223 407342 719005 1005917 254759 332371 591900 910444 33111 19284 558789 891160 ARTS FOR LA LEADS COMMUNITIES, ARTISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVOCATE FOR AN EQUITABLE, HEALTHY, AND CREATIVE LOS ANGELES REGION THROUGH THE ARTS. false false 878496 21968 CONVENINGS - ARTS FOR LA LED A SERIES OF REGION-WIDE COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSIONS THAT ENGAGED 356 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH A TOTAL OF 9 MEETINGS IN FACILITATED CONVERSATIONS DESIGNED TO HELP ARTS FOR LA BETTER UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE SECTOR AND TO CONTINUE TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THE PRIMARY ISSUES OF THE FIELD. WE ALSO LED AN E-DINNER SERIES FOR CREATIVE WORKERS THAT CONNECTED 371 ARTISTS AND CREATIVE WORKERS TO RESOURCES. WE HOSTED AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE THAT BROUGHT TOGETHER 192 ARTS AND CULTURE LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE REGION TO NETWORK AND LEARN ABOUT THE STATE OF THE CREATIVE ECONOMY IN THE LOS ANGELES REGION. RESEARCH - ARTS FOR LA COMMISSIONED AND PUBLISHED A RESEARCH PROJECT TITLED, CENTER STAGE: THE ROLE OF LIVE PERFORMING ARTS IN REVITALIZING CALIFORNIA COMMUNITIES. THE STUDY ANALYZED CALIFORNIAS PERFORMING ARTS EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS OVER A TEN-YEAR PERIOD AND THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON ITS WORKFORCE. WE ALSO COMMISSIONED A SECOND STUDY, TITLED, UNDOCREATIVES WHICH LOOKED AT THE UNDOCUMENTED LABOR FORCE IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES OF LOS ANGELES.EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT - ARTS FOR LA PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT THE CREATIVE ECONOMY AND CULTURAL POLICY ISSUES TO OVER 75,000 SUBSCRIBERS OF OUR WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.WE TRAINED 68 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ACROSS THE THREE TRACKS OF OUR ACTIVATE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. THROUGH OUR ACTIVATE DELEGATES TRACK, WE TRAINED PARTICIPANTS TO UNDERSTAND THE POLITICAL PROCESS AND HOW TO BE CIVICALLY ENGAGED IN LOS ANGELES. THROUGH OUR ACTIVATE EMERGING ARTS LEADERS TRACK WE HELPED PARTICIPANTS IDEATE AND EXECUTE TARGETED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS FOR THE EMERGING ARTS LEADER COMMUNITY OF LOS ANGELES. THROUGH OUR ACTIVATE PROTEGE TRACK, PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED PERSONALIZED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE MENTORSHIPS WITH SEASONED ARTS AND CULTURE LEADERS. THESE 68 COMMUNITY MEMBERS JOINED AN ACTIVATE ALUMNI NETWORK OF NEARLY 600 INDIVIDUALS THAT ARTS FOR LA CONTINUES TO ENGAGE IN SUPPORT OF ARTISTS, ARTS WORKERS, AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE LOS ANGELES REGION. ADDITIONALLY, WE EDUCATED 665 EDUCATORS, PARENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF ARTS EDUCATION AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT FOR ARTS EDUCATION TO BE INCLUDED IN LEARNING CONTINUITY AND ATTENDANCE PLANS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS. 878496 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false true false false false 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 true 22 0 true 7 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 14 13 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X Gustavo Herrera 2132257580 PO Box 4099 West Covina CA 91791 Gustavo Herrera Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X X 164384 0 0 Amy Aquino President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Winifred Neisser Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Felicia Rosenfeld Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rochelle Mills Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Cuevas Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Fabian Fuertes Vice-President 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Fred Goldstein Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Shana Mathur Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Annette Johnson Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Gail Lopes Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Cliff Warner Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Amy Schiffman Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Cary Lefton Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 164384 1 false true false 0 56670 148454 1107735 1312859 Contracted Services 5100 5100 Event Fees 16868 16868 21968 3461 3461 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1338288 21968 3461 0 0 0 0 164384 134795 16438 13151 0 349021 286197 34902 27922 0 43333 35533 4333 3467 41837 34306 4184 3347 0 10181 8349 1018 814 14000 11480 1400 1120 29369 29369 0 0 0 0 7120 5837 712 571 0 0 9884 8105 988 791 0 0 276198 276198 0 0 28 23 3 2 5176 4244 519 413 Grant Writer 30143 24717 3014 2412 Telephone & Internet 8458 6936 846 676 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 5756 4720 576 460 Contingency Moving/Storage 3696 3031 370 295 7333 4656 568 2109 1005917 878496 69871 57550 235406 88665 0 0 356466 821779 0 0 0 0 0 23482 23482 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 591900 910444 2669 643 30442 18641 33111 19284 X 184278 209610 374511 681550 558789 891160 591900 910444 332371 X true X false true false X 260963 343898 459234 589678 1312859 2966632 0 0 260963 343898 459234 589678 1312859 2966632 1504125 1462507 219 126 22 3460 3827 0 21968 21968 2992427 0.48870 0.55870 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 22062 7307 29369 1005917 1035286 178529 44632 false 79508 92797 136274 178529 487108 730662 19733 24731 22821 29369 96654 19877 23199 34069 44632 121777 182666 6907 18227 15153 22062 62349 23482 23482 Accrued Vacation Payable 11213 CREDIT CARD PAYABLE 7428 18641 false false false false false false false false false Gustavo Herrera Executive Dir. 164384 164384 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW BEFORE FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The Board members are asked to submit an annual disclosure statement regarding potential conflicts of interest and are continually reminded of their obligations to identify any conflict of interests and to excuse themselves from deliberations and voting on any matter that would give rise to a conflict of interest. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a ARTS FOR LA'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND BOARD; CEO COMPENSATION IS COMPARED TO SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. BOARD CONSIDERS COMPENSATION, DISCUSSES AND APPROVES ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATION. BOARD DOCUMENTS THE REVIEW IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE FULL BOARD REVIEW THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CEO ANNUALLY WHETHER OR NOT THE COMPENSATION IS PROPOSED TO BE INCREASED. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b There were no other compensated officers or key employees for the period covered by this Form 990. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 AFLA'S TAX RETURNS AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE UPON REQUEST. THE TAX RETURNS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WEB SITE CANDID.ORG. AFLAS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY CAN BE VIEWED ON THE ORGANIZATIONS WEBSITE BY VISITING ARTSFORLA.ORG.