2025-11-05T19:18:07-08:00 2024-12-31 DR-4793 WILDFIRE LOS ANGELES COUNTY 823771232 JOYCE ZHU CPA 21015 PATHFINDER RD STE 150 DIAMOND BAR CA 91765 990 2024-01-01 954585425 SPIRIT AWAKENING FOUNDATION SPIR 8664568002 12130 MILLENNIUM DRIVE 300 LOS ANGELES CA 90094 Akuyoe Graham CEO and Director 2025-11-05 true true JOYCE ZHU P00370130 6269658381 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Akuyoe Graham PO Box 11643 Marina del Rey CA 90045 1396608 false X spiritawakening.org X CA See Schedule O 8 6 2 25 0 175545 184539 859753 972248 1810 2636 155177 237185 1192285 1396608 500 0 0 119221 373022 0 35964 1004421 942365 1124142 1315387 68143 81221 516228 582717 75816 61084 440412 521633 Spirit Awakening Foundation, (SAF), is a nonprofit, multidisciplinary arts organization. Through the power of artistic expression in the literary, theater and visual arts disciplines, we support program participants in transforming their lives.We believe that art is powerful and can entertain, heal, transform and inspire; therefore, artistic expression is a powerful entryway to uncover and heal from traumatic experiences. With the use of meditation/mindfulness practices, creative writing, visual arts, music, role-play, conflict resolution and dramatic improvisation, we support abused, neglected and underserved youth and young adults in realizing their value, self-worth, and dignity.Through our arts practices, SAF addresses the internalized racism and negative beliefs that stumps creative expression and produces self-hatred, low self-esteem, and violent behavior stemming from systemic structures that oppress and harm youth and communities of color.Spirit Awakening Foundation supports it false false 774714 2024 AchievementsThe Spirit Awakening feature film is nearing completion, and the premiere will be held in the Fall of 2025;SAF secured a fully executed lease with the City of Los Angeles for the Historic Crenshaw Fire Station. The Fire Station has a breezeway that we will turn into an art gallery showcasing the artistic works of our program participants and members of the District 8 community as well;SAFs Mentoring Leaders programs are being successfully implemented at the historic Crenshaw Fire Station where we have established trust with the Crenshaw community and other community-based organizations to reach and serve as many youth as possible;SAF is in the process of training, cultivating and implementing policies and procedures that will support our growth and expansion as we increase our staff size and train more artists to teach our programs. SAF has secured two capacity building grants and we therefore have team building and supervisors trainings lined up for staff and teaching artists. Our goal is to make sure that our day-to-day practices are in integrity with our mission and who we believe ourselves to be;SAF led a 5-day leadership retreat to Esalen Institute, nestled in the dynamic and beautiful mountains of Big Sur, in August. Participants, mentors and staff were all able to retreat- bask in the healing energy of the natural world and center ourselves. The immeasurable joy of witnessing our young participants totally enthralled by the sheer vastness and splendor of this worldwide meeting place for the development of human potential is truly priceless. That Spirit Awakening gets to offer our embattled young ones such a safe place to heal that which torments them within; come to homeostasis and realign with their authentic selves- is at once humbling and euphoric. SAF doesnt just offer programs, we offer life expanding experiences that transform; SAF is very grateful to be able to do this. And we could not do any of this without the unconditional, generous and expansive support of our donors;SAFs annual fundraising event that acknowledges and celebrates the resiliency, talents and artistry of program participants and those that support our work. The 2024 event was magnificent as we were able to reach our fundraising goal and showcase the brilliance of program participants. 774714 true true false false false false false false false false true 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 false false false false false true 25 0 false 2 false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 8 6 false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false true false false CA X Akuyoe Graham 3104066606 12130 MILLENNIUM DRIVE SUITE 300 LOS ANGELES CA 90094 X Akuyoe Graham Board Member 65.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Lynn Kitchen Board Member 20.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Bertrand Christian Board Treasurer 20.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 India Radfar Interim Chair 20.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Hunter Formica Board Member 20.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Peter O' Fallon Board Member 20.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Pluto Brown Board Member 20.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Martha Della Scala Board Secretary 20.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 184539 184539 ARTS COMM 486211 486211 BREAKING THE CHAINS 177753 177753 CREATIVE WELLBEING 72474 72474 LACOE 112350 112350 RITES OF PEACE 87904 87904 35556 35556 972248 2636 2636 0 0 0 0 237185 237185 0 0 Restricted Donations and Grant 900099 0 1396608 974884 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 344947 113347 231600 0 0 28075 8301 19774 0 0 71429 24935 46494 0 0 0 764016 613027 120052 33059 7572 5877 529 1166 115 115 0 0 16058 16058 18013 6047 10451 1515 0 0 0 0 2122 61778 2624 59154 Postage and Shipping 657 57 432 168 Printing and Publications 605 499 50 56 0 1315387 774714 504709 35964 142757 333606 0 0 368167 245930 0 0 0 0 0 34452 31271 5303 3181 0 0 0 0 1 0 516228 582717 75816 61084 75816 61084 X 417189 498410 23223 23223 440412 521633 516228 582717 81221 X false false false X 782047 723855 865148 1156166 1393972 4921188 0 0 782047 723855 865148 1156166 1393972 4921188 0 4921188 0 0 0 4921188 1.00000 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 29939 26758 3181 4513 4513 3181 false FUNDRAISING 202020 202020 VOICES OF THE UNHEARD 35165 35165 237185 237185 237185 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b No review was or will be conducted Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The organization did research in house, which was based upon fees of consultants for the Los Angeles County Office of Educations. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 All the documents will be available upon written request received.