Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,396,608
- Total expenses
- $1,315,387
- Contributions and grants received
- $184,539
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $972,248
- Investment income
- $2,636
- Other revenue
- $237,185
- Total assets, end of year
- $582,717
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $61,084
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $521,633
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $774,714
- Management and general expenses
- $504,709
- Fundraising expenses
- $35,964
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $774,714
Program services were 58.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$184,539
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2a · Program service revenue: ARTS COMM
total $486,211 · related or exempt $486,211
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2b · Program service revenue: BREAKING THE CHAINS
total $177,753 · related or exempt $177,753
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2c · Program service revenue: CREATIVE WELLBEING
total $72,474 · related or exempt $72,474
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2d · Program service revenue: LACOE
total $112,350 · related or exempt $112,350
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2e · Program service revenue: RITES OF PEACE
total $87,904 · related or exempt $87,904
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $35,556 · related or exempt $35,556
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3 · Investment income
total $2,636 · related or exempt $2,636
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
-
8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$237,185
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $237,185
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11a · Other revenue: Restricted Donations and Grant
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
-
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $0
-
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $344,947 · program services $113,347 · management and general $231,600
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $0
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $28,075 · program services $8,301 · management and general $19,774
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $0
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $71,429 · program services $24,935 · management and general $46,494
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $764,016 · program services $613,027 · management and general $120,052 · fundraising $33,059
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $7,572 · program services $5,877 · management and general $529 · fundraising $1,166
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13 · Office expenses
total $115 · management and general $115
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14 · Information technology
total $0
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $16,058 · management and general $16,058
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17 · Travel
total $18,013 · program services $6,047 · management and general $10,451 · fundraising $1,515
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
-
20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $2,122
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23 · Insurance
total $61,778 · program services $2,624 · management and general $59,154
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24a · Other expenses: Postage and Shipping
total $657 · program services $57 · management and general $432 · fundraising $168
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24b · Other expenses: Printing and Publications
total $605 · program services $499 · management and general $50 · fundraising $56
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24e · All other expenses
total $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $142,757 · end of year $333,606
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $0
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $368,167 · end of year $245,930
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $0
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$34,452
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$31,271
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $5,303 · end of year $3,181
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
-
12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1 · end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $75,816 · end of year $61,084
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $417,189 · end of year $498,410
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $23,223 · end of year $23,223
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
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
Activities or mission (Part I)
See Schedule O
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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.
Expenses $774,714
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Akuyoe Graham
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 65
-
Lynn Kitchen
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
-
Bertrand Christian
Board Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
-
India Radfar
Interim Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
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Hunter Formica
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
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Peter O' Fallon
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
-
Pluto Brown
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
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Martha Della Scala
Board Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 5 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202543099349303489
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