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← THE RESIDENCY

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by THE RESIDENCY.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,137,830
Total expenses
$556,877
Contributions and grants received
$1,119,276
Grants paid
$10,560
Program service revenue
$18,554
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$939,831
Total liabilities, end of year
$23,208
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$916,623
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$414,270
Management and general expenses
$68,867
Fundraising expenses
$73,740
Program service expenses (Part III)
$414,270

Program services were 74.4% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $40,250

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,079,026

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SERVICE INCOME

    total $18,350 · related or exempt $18,350

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EVENT ADMISSIONS

    total $204 · related or exempt $204

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $10,560 · program services $10,560

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $268,184 · program services $227,967 · management and general $26,791 · fundraising $13,426

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $8,890 · management and general $8,890

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $22,669 · program services $537 · management and general $22,132

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,162 · program services $930 · management and general $116 · fundraising $116

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $16,523 · program services $13,219 · management and general $1,652 · fundraising $1,652

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $41,100 · fundraising $41,100

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $54,674 · program services $42,303 · management and general $4,198 · fundraising $8,173

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,123 · program services $4,957 · fundraising $166

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,107 · program services $1,791 · management and general $158 · fundraising $158

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $19,996 · program services $19,606 · management and general $565 · fundraising -$175

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,327 · program services $5,327

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $11,024 · program services $8,928 · management and general $1,048 · fundraising $1,048

  • 24a · Other expenses: PERFORMER FEES

    total $28,018 · program services $27,768 · fundraising $250

  • 24b · Other expenses: FOOD & BEVERAGE

    total $16,546 · program services $16,278 · management and general $134 · fundraising $134

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER OPERATION EXPENSE

    total $16,383 · program services $13,107 · management and general $1,638 · fundraising $1,638

  • 24d · Other expenses: INTERNET & PHONE

    total $5,670 · program services $4,536 · management and general $567 · fundraising $567

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $22,921 · program services $16,456 · management and general $978 · fundraising $5,487

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $320,691 · end of year $423,656

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $500,000

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $23,218 · end of year $5,768

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $4,620 · end of year $111

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $8,852 · end of year $10,296

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $21,711 · end of year $21,025

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $2,183

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $324,835 · end of year $916,623

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $10,835 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE RESIDENCY SEEKS TO BUILD A POWERFUL COMMUNITY OF YOUNG HIP-HOP ARTISTS EQUIPPED WITH THE ARTISTIC AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS, BUSINESS ACUMEN, AND MENTORSHIP NECESSARY TO BECOME PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS AND CULTURAL CHANGE MAKERS. THROUGH THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE RESIDENCY, YOUNG ARTISTS FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES ACQUIRE TANGIBLE ARTISTIC AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS WHILE ALSO GAINING CONFIDENCE, TEAMWORK, AND A DEEPENED UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR OWN IDENTITY AND POWER.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE RESIDENCY SEEKS TO BUILD A POWERFUL COMMUNITY OF YOUNG HIP-HOP ARTISTS EQUIPPED WITH THE ARTISTIC AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS, BUSINESS ACUMEN, AND MENTORSHIP NECESSARY TO BECOME PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS AND CULTURAL CHANGE MAKERS. THROUGH THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE RESIDENCY, YOUNG ARTISTS FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN THE SEATTLE AREA ACQUIRE TANGIBLE ARTISTIC AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS WHILE ALSO GAINING CONFIDENCE, TEAMWORK, AND A DEEPENED UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR OWN IDENTITY AND POWER.THE YEAR-ROUND PROGRAM INCLUDES A MONTH LONG INTENSIVE WORKSHOP WHERE UP TO 45 YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN EITHER A VOCAL OR PRODUCTION TRACK. DURING THE INTENSIVE, YOUTH WRITE ORIGINAL SONGS, RECORD IN A PROFESSIONAL STUDIO AND PERFORM IN FRONT OF HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE AT A PREMIERE SEATTLE VENUE. IN ADDITION TO MAKING, RECORDING AND PERFORMING THEIR MUSIC, THE YOUTH PARTICIPATE IN A NUMBER OF ENGAGING PANEL DISCUSSIONS WITH LEADERS IN THE NORTHWEST CREATIVE COMMUNITY.

  • MONTH LONG INTENSIVE WORKSHOP WHERE UP TO 45 YOUNG PEOPLE (AGES 16-24) PARTICIPATE IN EITHER A VOCAL OR PRODUCTION TRACK. DURING THE INTENSIVE, YOUTH WRITE ORIGINAL SONGS, RECORD IN A PROFESSIONAL STUDIO AND PERFORM IN FRONT OF HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE AT A PREMIERE SEATTLE VENUE. IN ADDITION TO MAKING, RECORDING AND PERFORMING THEIR MUSIC, THE YOUTH PARTICIPATE IN A NUMBER OF ENGAGING PANEL DISCUSSIONS WITH LEADERS IN THE NORTHWEST CREATIVE COMMUNITY. THE RESIDENCY EXISTS TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS TO EQUITABLE ARTS LEARNING. WE CONTINUE TO CENTER BLACK, INDIGENOUS, & P.O.C IDENTIFYING YOUNG ARTISTS FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES TO HELP ACQUIRE TANGIBLE ARTISTIC AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS WHILE ALSO GAINING CONFIDENCE, TEAMWORK, AND A DEEPENED UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR OWN IDENTITY AND POWER. IN AN EFFORT TO ADDRESS FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES AND TO HONOR THEIR WORK AS ARTISTS, YOUTH PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE STIPENDS AT THE COMPLETION OF THE RESIDENCY. FURTHER, PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE SUBSIDIZED TRANSPORTATION AND MEALS THROUGHOUT THE RESIDENCY TO MINIMIZE POTENTIAL CHALLENGES TO FULL PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM.

    Expenses $220,595 · Grants $10,560

  • THE YEAR-ROUND PROGRAM INCLUDES PARTICIPATING IN PERFORMANCES IN FRONT OF HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE AT A PREMIERE SEATTLE VENUE AND A NUMBER OF ENGAGING PANEL DISCUSSIONS WITH LEADERS IN THE NORTHWEST CREATIVE COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $193,675 · Revenue $18,554

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jonathan Cunningham

    PRESIDENT, TREASURER, DIRE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Ben Secord

    SECRETARY, DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Ben Haggerty

    VICE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
2023
Filed
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541359349316414

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