2025-11-13T10:46:52-08:00 2024-12-31 Gary S Eisenkraft CPA 271 Madison Avenue Suite 602 New York NY 10016 990 2024-01-01 262318845 THE ANIMATION PROJECT INC ANIM 6462466195 291 Broadway 709 NEW YORK NY 10007 NATASHA AMENDOLARA ASSOC EXEC DIR 2025-11-13 true true Gary S Eisenkraft CPA P00055181 2126892655 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X NATASHA AMENDOLARA 291 Broadway 709 NEW YORK NY 10007 824551 false X www.theanimationproject.org X 2008 NY The Animation Project nurtures the social and emotional growth of young people, using digital art technology as a therapeutic medium and a workforce development tool. 8 7 11 12 0 138250 154790 1519051 669761 0 0 1657301 824551 0 0 1098501 676355 0 74337 723528 311872 1822029 988227 -164728 -163676 452223 283175 21855 16483 430368 266692 The Animation Project (TAP) believes that in order to effect change in the lives of youth, we must first build the emotional coping skills, especially impulse control, necessary to ensure that they make good choices. Secondly, we must improve their interpersonal skills by promoting collaboration, healthy self-esteem and self-governance, enabling the autonomy needed to fulfill adult roles and responsibilities. Thirdly, by capitalizing on the emotional and social growth of our initial steps, we are able to create an environment whereby youth are able to effectively learn and make use of practical technical skills (in our case, digital art technology). false false 812588 669761 The Made in New York Animation Project (TAP) offered high quality therapeutic animation programs to schools, after schools programs and community sites throughout NYC. With the guidance of our skilled Animation Teaching Artist and Creative Arts Therapist teams, participants explored career pathways in animation, learned various aspects of the animation pipeline, developed vital social emotional skills and used multiple modalities to work together and produce original animated films. TAP also supported 123 young New Yorkers through a highly accessible virtual career readiness summer program in animation and related industries. Each participant received up to 72 hours of incentivized sessions with the goals of youth engagement, connection, creative exploration, education, career development and networking. Participants contributed to the creation of original short animations, created personalized resumes and cover letters, learned workplace self-care techniques and earned digital badges credentials. A total of 69 digital badges were awarded and over $115,000 in incentives were distributed.TAP's Training Program returned in-person this year, on site at the Commonpoint Queens Youth Opportunity Hub. Through this 9-week partnership, TAP trained 10 young creatives on how to create original animated GIFs using Adobe Photoshop, Animate, After Effects and Blender. They strengthened their career readiness and financial wellness skills and earned both technical and workforce development digital badge credentials. 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