2024-05-13T07:25:38-05:00 2023-12-31 132608630 ADELMAN KATZ & MOND LLP 200 WEST 41ST STREET - STE 1801 NEW YORK NY 10036 990 2023-01-01 134048380 ART START INC ARTS 2124600019 526 W 26TH STREET 10 A-B NEW YORK NY 10001 MARION TANIS BOARD PRESIDENT 2124600019 2024-05-03 1 MARION TANIS 999009999 0 JACK E GOLD P00026480 2123820404 2024-05-03 2 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z MARION TANIS 526 W 26TH STREET 10 A-B NEW YORK NY 10001 1448522 0 X ART-START.ORG X 1991 NY ART START USES THE CREATIVE PROCESS TO NURTURE THE VOICES, HEARTS AND MINDS - SEE SCHEDULE O 15 15 59 43 0 0 1172093 1448522 0 0 2 0 81570 0 1253665 1448522 0 0 0 0 700445 831397 0 0 51738 393178 479682 1093623 1311079 160042 137443 437555 763982 102589 291576 334966 472406 X SEE SCHEDULE O 1 1 292749 CREATIVE COLLECTIVES PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND DAILY AND WEEKLY WORKSHOPS AT PARTNERSHIP LOCATIONS, INCLUDING YOUTH DETENTION CENTERS AND FAMILY SHELTERS. IN 2022, ART START ENGAGED OVER 800 YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS, AGES 5 - 24, THROUGH CREATIVE ARTS PROGRAMMING AND CREATIVE CAREER DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES IN NEW YORK, NY AND MILWAUKEE, WI. CONSISTENT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES TOOK PLACE YEAR ROUND AT ART START'S HEADQUARTER STUDIOS AS WELL AS 6 ADDITIONAL PARTNER LOCATIONS, INCLUDING SHELTERS, SECURE AND NON-SECURE DETENTION CENTERS. ALL OF ART START'S PROGRAMS ARE SUPPORTED BY TRAINED, CREDENTIALED ARTIST EDUCATORS, PROGRAM MANAGERS AND DIRECTORS, AND A LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER TO ENSURE A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO HEALING-CENTERED YOUTH ENGAGEMENT THROUGH THE ARTS. 292749 CREATIVE CONNECTIONS PROVIDES TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS ACCESS TO ARTISTIC EXPLORATION AND CAREER READINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CREATIVE ARTS INDUSTRIES. CREATIVE CAREER EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES INCLUDED PAID ARTIST RESIDENCIES AND PAID CAREER DEVELOPMENT INTERNSHIPS WITH OVER 40 PARTICIPANTS, AGES 16-24; CREATIVE CAREER EXPLORATION TRAVEL TO LOS ANGELES, CA; AND NUMEROUS PRACTICAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES WITH ARTS AND MEDIA INDUSTRY PARTNERS, INCLUDING: FASHION, MUSIC, SKINCARE, FILM PRODUCTION, RECORD LABELS, MUSEUMS AND AUCTION HOUSES, AND MORE.ALL OF ART START'S PROGRAMS ARE SUPPORTED BY TRAINED, CREDENTIALED ARTIST EDUCATORS, PROGRAM MANAGERS AND DIRECTORS, AND A LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER TO ENSURE A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO HEALING-CENTERED YOUTH ENGAGEMENT THROUGH THE ARTS. 292749 SEE ME BECAUSE/PUBLIC EXCHANGES IS A PUBLIC PLATFORM FOR THE VOICES AND VISIONS OF ART START PARTICIPANTS TO ENGAGE WITH THE PUBLIC THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER MULTIMEDIA WORKS. ALL OF ART START'S PROGRAMS ARE SUPPORTED BY TRAINED, CREDENTIALED ARTIST EDUCATORS, PROGRAM MANAGERS AND DIRECTORS, AND A LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER TO ENSURE A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO HEALING-CENTERED YOUTH ENGAGEMENT THROUGH THE ARTS. 878247 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 0 1 59 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 NY WI X RESHARD RIGGINS 2124600019 526 WEST 26TH STREET SUITE 10 A-B NEW YORK NY 10001 MARION TANIS BOARD PRESIDENT 7.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DORE MURPHY BOARD VICE PRESIDENT 5.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANGELICA LI BOARD SECRETARY 2.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT ROSENBERG BOARD MEMBER (FOUNDER) 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 ZACHARY MAXWELL STERTZ BOARD MEMBER 7.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 EMMA STRACHMAN BOARD MEMBER 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL KEMA OMACHONU BOARD MEMBER 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID TURCHIN BOARD MEMBER 1.25 0.00 X 0 0 0 ARMON LEWIS-AMORE BOARD MEMBER 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CATHIE URUSHIBATA BOARD MEMBER 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 AMY KANAGAKI BOARD MEMBER 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH GARDNER BOARD MEMBER 1.25 0.00 X 0 0 0 LEONNE TANIS BOARD TREASURER 3.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 WALDEN HUNTLEY-FENNER BOARD MEMBER 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JAMISON ANTOINE BOARD MEMBER 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHANNA DE LOS SANTOS CO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CGO 40.00 0.00 X 127363 0 0 RESHARD RIGGINS CO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO 40.00 0.00 X 105858 0 0 233221 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 290230 1158292 1448522 1448522 0 0 0 233221 178226 44985 10010 533620 407790 102927 22903 64556 49333 12452 2771 73832 73832 61082 32814 24380 3888 18757 2387 16370 84053 77282 6771 13635 2864 10771 674 674 56963 56963 21487 21487 PROGRAM SPECIFIC ASSIST 67757 67394 363 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES I 46420 46420 MARKETING 19649 13569 1455 4625 COMPUTER EXPENSES 13315 6156 7159 2058 168 1508 382 1311079 878247 381094 51738 64326 154562 50683 50453 10768 22415 438397 87771 311778 350626 0 185926 437555 763982 1089 16282 101500 81500 0 193794 102589 291576 X 472406 334966 472406 437555 763982 X 137443 -3 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 674819 743130 1102005 1253663 1448522 5222139 674819 743130 1102005 1253663 1448522 5222139 0 0 0 5222139 674819 743130 1102005 1253663 1448522 5222139 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 428335 78099 350236 3062 3062 0 7000 6610 390 350626 OPERATING RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 185926 185926 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY-CURRENT PORTION 60632 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY-L/T 133162 193794 1448522 0 1448522 0 1448522 1311079 0 1311079 0 1311079 SCOTT ROSENBERG FOUNDER TO SUPPORT CHARITY OPERATIONS X 189500 81500 0 0 0 81500 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 ART START USES THE CREATIVE PROCESS TO NURTURE THE VOICES, HEARTS AND MINDS OF HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED YOUTH, OFFERING A SPACE FOR THEM TO IMAGINE, BELIEVE AND REPRESENT THEIR CREATIVE VISION FOR THEIR LIVES AND COMMUNITIES. THROUGH CONSISTENT WORKSHOPS WITH LONG-TERM PARTNERS, INCLUDING YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, ALTERNATIVE SENTENCING PROGRAMS, AND RESIDENCES FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, ART BECOMES THE STARTING POINT OF A LARGER LIFE PROCESS, AND THE START OF LARGER CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITIES ART START ACHIVES ITS MISSION THROUGH THREE PROGRAMS: CREATIVE COLLECTIVES, CREATIVE CONNECTIONS, AND SEE ME BECAUSE/PUBLIC EXCHANGES. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 IN 2023, ART START ENGAGED OVER 1,109 YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS, AGES 5 - 24, THROUGH CREATIVE ARTS PROGRAMMING AND CREATIVE CAREER DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES IN NEW YORK, NY AND MILWAUKEE, WI. CONSISTENT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES TOOK PLACE YEAR ROUND AT ART START'S HEADQUARTER STUDIOS AS WELL AS 6 ADDITIONAL PARTNER LOCATIONS, INCLUDING SHELTERS, SECURE AND NON-SECURE DETENTION CENTERS. CREATIVE CAREER EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES INCLUDED PAID ARTIST RESIDENCIES AND PAID CAREER DEVELOPMENT INTERNSHIPS WITH OVER 12 PARTICIPANTS, AGES 16-24; CREATIVE CAREER EXPLORATION TRAVEL TO CHICAGO, IL; AND NUMEROUS PRACTICAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES WITH ARTS AND MEDIA INDUSTRY PARTNERS, INCLUDING: FASHION, MUSIC, SKINCARE, FILM PRODUCTION, RECORD LABELS, MUSEUMS AND AUCTION HOUSES, AND MORE. ART START'S SEE ME BECAUSE/PUBLIC EXCHANGES PROGRAM SERVED AS A PUBLIC PLATFORM FOR THE VOICES AND VISIONS OF ART START PARTICIPANTS. IN 2023, THE SEE ME BECAUSE/PUBLIC EXCHANGES PROGRAM EXHIBITED ART START WORKS FREE TO THE PUBLIC AT ONE INDOOR EXHIBITION AT SOTHEBYS, THROUGHOUT SEVERAL NYC SUBWAY SYSTEM STATIONS ON A PUBLIC TRANSIT CAMPAIGN, AND ONE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PEAK INITIATIVE IN MILWAUKEE PUBLIC PARKS, VIEWED BY THOUSANDS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS AS AN OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENT, ART START HAS COMPLETELY TRANSITIONED OVER TO BLACKBAUD SYSTEMS SUCH AS FINANCIAL EDGE NXT AND RAISER'S EDGE NXT FOR FINANCIAL AND DEVELOPMENT RELATED TRANSPARENCY. THE SUPPORT OF A DEDICATED CONTROLLER AND ACCOUNTING TEAM FROM YOUR PART TIME CONTROLLER HAVE CREATED INTERNAL CHECKS AND BALANCE SYSTEMS THAT ARE REVIEWED WEEKLY BY STAFF TO ENSURE THAT INFORMATION IS CORRECTLY INPUT INTO THE SYSTEM. THE RESULT OF THIS IS A SUPPORTED AND SUSTAINABLE APPROACH TO THE WORK INTERNALLY THROUGH BLACKBAUD'S ENHANCED TRAINING (LIVE AND ONLINE) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CAPITAL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, THE ART START STAFF HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ENSURE TIMELY DATA COLLECTION AND CLOSE THE BOOKS MONTHLY ON FINANCE IN KEEPING WITH THE BANK RECORD. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE TRANSITIONED THE ART START REPORTING STAFF TO AN INVOICE PROTOCOL PROCESS WHICH HELPS SUPPORT THEIR WORKLOAD WHILE ENSURING ACCESS TO THEIR SPENDING TO STAY BUDGET ALIGNED FOR PROGRAMMING. ART START BEGAN THE PROCESS OF CREATING A SALESFORCE DATA ENTRY SYSTEM THAT WILL TRANSITION OUR WORK WITH PARTICIPANTS TO A PLATFORM THAT IS BETTER EQUIPPED TO CREATE REPORTS AND DASHBOARDS AROUND SERVICE UTILIZATION AND CONTAIN IMPORTANT DATA FOR EACH LOCATION. THE COMPLETED PROCESS WILL ROLL OUT IN SPRING 2024 FOR THE REPORTING OF THE FIRST QUARTER WHICH WILL HAVE INFORMATION FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS OF SERVICES. DURING THE COURSE OF THIS YEAR, ART START HAS INCREASED CAREER AND COLLEGE PATHWAY WORK THROUGH FUNDING FROM ICHIGO FOUNDATION, PINKERTON FOUNDATION, AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PHILLIPS AUCTION HOUSE. THROUGH THESE COLLABORATIONS AND WITH THEIR FUNDING, WE ARE ABLE TO IMPACT THE CREATIVE ECONOMY BY FORMING A COLLEGE GOING CULTURE, INTRODUCING A STATE CERTIFIED APPRENTICESHIP, AND ENSURING THAT WE ARE GENERATING POTENTIAL OUTCOMES FOR CAREER ADVANCEMENT. FORM 990, PART V, LINE 13A NY FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE PRESIDENT IS PROVIDED A COPY OF THE 990 UPON COMPLETION OF ITS PREPARATION FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C REGULAR MEETINGS AND REVIEW OF ACTIONS OF DIRCTORS AND VOLUNTEERS WITH ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION AND FOLLOW UP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION HAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT F INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: ROUNDING -3.