2025-06-09T13:29:26-05:00 2024-12-31 113066459 CERINI & ASSOCIATES LLP 3340 VETERANS MEMORIAL HWY BOHEMIA NY 11716 990 2024-01-01 463038008 THE SPIRIT OF HUNTINGTON INC SPIR 6314709620 2 MELVILLE ROAD HUNTINGTON STATION NY 11746 MICHAEL KITAKIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6314709620 2025-06-09 1 0 KEN CERINI P00223556 6315821600 2025-05-06 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MICHAEL KITAKIS 2 MELVILLE ROAD HUNTINGTON STATION NY 11746 1074462 0 X WWW.SPIRITOFHUNTINGTON.COM X 2013 NY AN ART CENTER CONSISTING OF NOT FOR PROFIT GROUP OF ARTISTS COMING TOGETHER IN AN INTIMATE ENVIRONMENT TO BUILD A COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTS CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND VETERANS THROUGH CREATIVE EXPRESSION OF ART. 7 7 23 0 0 0 78040 151424 898733 903815 0 0 0 19223 976773 1074462 0 0 0 0 568601 541293 0 0 119145 364832 474140 933433 1015433 43340 59029 592223 605148 324815 278711 267408 326437 X AN ART CENTER CONSISTING OF NOT FOR PROFIT GROUP OF ARTISTS COMING TOGETHER IN AN INTIMATE ENVIRONMENT TO BUILD A COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTS CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND VETERANS THROUGH CREATIVE EXPRESSION OF ART. 0 0 649031 903815 THE SPIRIT OF HUNTINGTON ART CENTER HAS A MISSION THAT SPANS THE HUNTINGTON AND LONG ISLAND COMMUNITIES, TOUCHING THE LIVES OF HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES: "TO IGNITE THE PASSION OF STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND VETERANS FOR CREATIVE EXPRESSION THAT TRANSFORMS LIVES." FOR OVER TEN YEARS, THE ORGANIZATION HAS LIVED THIS MISSION BY CREATING A COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT WITHIN ITS CENTER IN HUNTINGTON, PROVIDING SERVICES FOR EDUCATION, VOCATION, AND RECREATION TO THE SPECIAL NEEDS COMMUNITY AND VETERANS. THIS IS DONE THROUGH PROGRAMS AND CLASSES IN ART, DIGITAL AND GRAPHIC DESIGN, CERAMICS, MUSIC, PERFORMING ARTS, AND MOVEMENT, ALL FOR A DIVERSE POPULATION OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES.STUDENTS CAN ATTEND CLASSES THAT ENCOURAGE A PERSONALIZED SCHEDULE OF COMMUNITY-BASED EXPERIENCES ALIGNED WITH GOALS WITHIN A STUDENT'S PLAN OF THEIR OWN CHOOSING THROUGH THE WITHOUT WALLS PROGRAM. THROUGH CLASSES SUCH AS ARTISTS COME ALIVE AND CLAY COMES ALIVE, STUDENTS ENGAGE IN CREATIVE EXPRESSION THAT ALLOWS THEM TO EXPRESS THEIR THOUGHTS, IDEAS, AND EMOTIONS IN POSITIVE AND SELF-AFFIRMING WAYS. CLASSES HAVE ALSO INCLUDED STUDENTS FROM THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, BRINGING ADDED DIMENSION TO CURRICULA IN THE NEARBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. STUDENTS ATTEND FROM ALL OVER LONG ISLAND.APART FROM THE CLASSES AND PROGRAMS, THE SPIRIT OF HUNTINGTON HOSTS A NUMBER OF EVENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, AND SUPPORTS OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THROUGH ITS ARTWORKS PROGRAM, THE CENTER CURRENTLY PROVIDES MARKETING, STRATEGIC BRANDING, AND SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO NON-PROFIT CLIENTS WHILE AT THE SAME TIME AFFORDING STUDENTS INTERNSHIP AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN WORKING ON PROJECTS FOR THESE CLIENTS. WITH THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR NEURODIVERSE YOUNG ADULTS APPROACHING 90%, THIS PROGRAM OFFERS PRE-VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO EXPAND THEIR SKILLS INTO AREAS THAT ARE IN DEMAND IN THE WORKFORCE.SPIRIT OF HUNTINGTON HOSTS ARTABILITY, LONG ISLAND'S LARGEST SPECIAL NEEDS ART SHOW WHERE STUDENTS SHOWCASE THEIR WORK, AND THEIR PIECES ARE AVAILABLE FOR SALE TO THE PUBLIC. WE WORK WITH AGENCIES THAT SPONSOR SPECIAL NEEDS INDIVIDUALS, PROVIDING DAYHAB SERVICES FOR SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH CLASSES THAT PROMOTE CREATIVE EXPRESSION IN A SAFE AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT. PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS ARE ALSO A HALLMARK OF THE CENTER'S OFFERINGS, AND WE PARTNER WITH LOCAL AGENCIES TO BRING CLASSES AND PROGRAMS TO ALL VETERANS BOTH AT LOCAL HOSPITALS AND THROUGH SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS.THE SPIRIT OF HUNTINGTON ART CENTER TRULY ASPIRES TO EMBODY THE "SPIRIT" OF "HUNTINGTON, AND TO BE RECOGNIZED AS A COMMUNITY ANCHOR FOR THOSE IT SERVES, AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE ARE CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR NEW WAYS TO GROW OUR PROGRAMS, AND REACH AN EVEN WIDER RANGE OF PEOPLE TO SERVE. 649031 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 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 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 NY X X THE ORGANIZATION 6314709620 2 MELVILLE ROAD HUNTINGTON STATION NY 11746 MARK WITTENBERG CHAIRMAN 1.25 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN FASCIANO TREASURER 1.25 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTY GUDATIS SECRETARY 1.25 X X 0 0 0 TOMMY DIMISA BOARD MEMBER 1.25 X 0 0 0 MELL GOLDMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.25 X 0 0 0 HARVEY MANES BOARD MEMBER 1.25 X 0 0 0 DOMINICK MAVALLIA BOARD MEMBER 1.25 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL KITAKIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 80284 0 0 80284 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 151424 151424 ART ABILITY SHOWS 900099 376333 376333 ARTWORK VOCATION 900099 285849 285849 ARTWORKS EDUCATION 611710 133831 133831 ART CLASSES 711190 102045 102045 ART SALES/SHOWS 900099 5757 5757 903815 OTHER INCOME 19223 19223 19223 1074462 923038 0 0 80284 65658 14626 411725 279605 62287 69833 49284 34586 7704 6994 1920 1920 23850 23850 71200 71200 813 813 42305 40380 1925 82182 50201 15535 16446 4012 3322 690 4049 4049 1830 1118 346 366 16638 16638 OUTSIDE SERVICES- TEACH 89028 89028 ART AND EDUCATION 67757 67757 MISCELLANEOUS 42568 6558 12699 23311 PAYROLL PROCESSING 8412 8412 17576 10005 5376 2195 1015433 649031 247257 119145 18400 27728 105573 135547 334347 334347 32107 18545 4205 13562 129698 93964 592223 605148 9854 7313 175513 139448 271398 324815 278711 X 267408 326437 267408 326437 592223 605148 59029 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 51239 109542 185099 78040 151424 575344 241467 476487 558452 898733 903815 3078954 292706 586029 743551 976773 1055239 3654298 0 0 0 3654298 19223 19223 292706 586029 743551 976773 1074462 3673521 0.99480 1.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3750 1125 2625 28357 17420 10937 13562 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT OF USE 93964 93964 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 103714 LINE OF CREDIT 20331 ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN PAYABLE 91403 RELATED PARTY NOTE PAYABLE 55950 271398 1074462 0 1074462 0 1074462 1015433 0 1015433 0 1015433 PART X FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024, MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN, IN THE COURSE OF PREPARING THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX RETURNS TO DETERMINE WHETHER SUCH TAX POSITIONS TRIGGER THE "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THRESHOLD AND WOULD THUS NEED TO BE RECORDED AS A TAX EXPENSE IN THE CURRENT YEAR. BASED UPON THE TAX EVALUATION, MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT NO LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX EXPENSE IS REQUIRED FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE SPIRIT OF HUNTINGTON INC WHO THEN PROVIDES A COPY ELECTRONIC OR PAPER TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW THE 990 AND DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS BACK TO THE DIRECTOR WHO THEN REVIEWS WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOUNTANT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY AT A REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED UPON REVIEW OF THE ORGANIZATION PERFORMANCE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL REVIEW THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DETERMINE IF AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE IS WARANTED. IF SO AN APPROPRIATE VOTE WILL BE ORDERED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AT A REGULAR MEETING UPON WHICH A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD WOULD HAVE TO APPROVE FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON COMPLETION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND FORM 990 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE OFFICE OF THE ORGANIZATION DURING NORMAL WORKING HOURS. THE RETURN IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND THE NYS CHARITIES BUREAU WEBSITE. RISE LIFE SERVICES INC 901 EAST MAIN STREET RIVERHEAD NY 11901 112573451 MULTI-SERVICE ORGANIZATION NY LINE 10 0 RISE IN SPIRIT INC 2 MELVILLE ROAD HUNTINGTON STATION NY 11746 873553162 COMMUNITY ART CENTER NY LINE 10 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RISE LIFE SERVICES D 56150 BALANCE OF OUTSTANDING LOAN RISE IN SPIRIT E 334347 BALANCE OF OUTSTANDING LOAN RISE IN SPIRIT K 82182 RENT EXPENSE PER LEASE