Totals
- Total revenue
- $637,366
- Total expenses
- $611,127
- Contributions and grants received
- $521,439
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $111,227
- Investment income
- $4,700
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $828,305
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $26,537
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $801,768
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $466,120
- Management and general expenses
- $128,803
- Fundraising expenses
- $16,204
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $466,120
Program services were 76.3% 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
$521,439
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2a · Program service revenue: CONSULTING INCOME
total $111,227 · related or exempt $111,227
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3 · Investment income
total $4,700 · excluded $4,700
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $89,500 · program services $63,617 · management and general $21,892 · fundraising $3,991
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $221,107 · program services $157,165 · management and general $54,081 · fundraising $9,861
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $25,408 · program services $18,060 · management and general $6,215 · fundraising $1,133
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $27,337 · program services $19,431 · management and general $6,687 · fundraising $1,219
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $7,347 · program services $7,347
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11g · Fees: other
total $70,734 · program services $63,638 · management and general $7,096
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $9,406 · program services $9,406
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13 · Office expenses
total $15,895 · management and general $15,895
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16 · Occupancy
total $5,182 · management and general $5,182
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17 · Travel
total $8,953 · program services $8,953
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23 · Insurance
total $5,096 · management and general $5,096
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EVENT COSTS
total $43,702 · program services $43,702
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24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM INSTALLATION AN
total $36,079 · program services $36,079
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24c · Other expenses: ARTIST FEES
total $24,724 · program services $24,724
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24d · Other expenses: COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP ST
total $10,166 · program services $10,166
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24e · All other expenses
total $10,491 · program services $3,832 · management and general $6,659
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $597,563 · end of year $694,661
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $137,500 · end of year $90,000
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $31,375 · end of year $41,644
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $2,000 · end of year $2,000
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $25,000 · end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $13,918 · end of year $12,739
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $3,991 · end of year $13,798
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $672,202 · end of year $637,558
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $103,327 · end of year $164,210
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
SIDEWALK DETROIT EXISTS TO CELEBRATE PUBLIC AND CREATIVE LIFE THROUGH THE LENS OF ARTS, CULTURE AND DEEP ENGAGEMENT WITH RESIDENTS. WE SEEK TO IMPROVE LIVABILITY FOR RESIDENTS THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF SPATIAL EQUITY AND STRONG SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE. OUR EMPHASIS IS ON PUBLIC ART, NEIGHBORHOOD PLACE-KEEPING, AND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO URBAN GREENSPACE. WE FACILITATE PROCESSES IN WHICH RESIDENTS RECLAIM THEIR SPACES AND ENVISION A JOYFUL, PROTECTED AND CONNECTED FUTURE.
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SIDEWALK FESTIVALSIDEWALK FESTIVAL DOESN'T USE TRADITIONAL STAGES - ARTISTS ARE CHALLENGED TO CREATE SITE-SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE AND INSTALLATION ART FOR THE ALLEYS, GARDENS, STOREFRONTS, COURTYARDS, PARKING LOTS AND STREETS OF DETROIT. THIS FESTIVAL SERVES AS A SACRED SPACE FOR THE CONVENING OF BOUNDARY-PUSHING ARTISTS, RESIDENTS, CURIOUS ART LOVERS AND THOSE OF ADVENTUROUS SPIRIT. IN 2024, SIDEWALK FESTIVAL RETURNED TO TWO NEIGHBORHOODS AND ADDED AN ARTIST RESIDENCY COMPONENT THAT FEATURES A PERMANENT ART INSTALLATION AT BOTH LOCATIONS. THE RESIDENCY, LIKE THE FESTIVAL, FOCUSES ON DEEP ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY-LED ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP A VISION FOR THE FESTIVAL AND ART INSTALLATION.
Expenses $213,089
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CONSULTANT WORK:SIDEWALK DETROIT EARNS INCOME THROUGH CONSULTANCY WORK FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THE 2024-2025 FISCAL YEAR INCLUDED WORK WITH THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH, THE CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS, AND THE CITY OF DETROIT ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT PROJECTS INCLUDING THE JOE LOUIS GREENWAY NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING STUDY, THE ARTS ALLEYS INITIATIVE, AND VIBRANT BLOCKS FOR BUSINESS COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS PROJECT. THESE PROJECTS FOCUS ON DEEP COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES IN THESE CITIES AND THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS TO GIVE RESIDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE THEIR CONCERNS, OPINIONS, AND IDEAS THROUGH THE PROJECTS PLANNING PROCESS.
Expenses $102,391 · Revenue $111,227
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ELIZA HOWELL PARK:EACH YEAR, SIDEWALK DETROIT SELECTS TALENTED ARTISTS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO LEAD WEEKLY OUTDOOR WORKSHOPS IN ELIZA HOWELL PARK. THROUGH WEEKLY PROGRAMMING, SIDEWALK DETROIT IS ABLE TO CONNECT NEIGHBORS WITH ART IN THIS SERENE NATURAL LANDSCAPE TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY'S MENTAL AND PHYSICAL WELLNESS AND INCREASE AWARENESS OF OURSELVES AS PART OF THE ECOSYSTEM. SINCE 2018, SIDEWALK HAS HOSTED JAX NIGHTS AND OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS TO CELEBRATE THE GESTURAL NATURAL GREEN SPACES IN ELIZA HOWELL PARK. LIKE OTHER WEEKLY EVENTS, THESE ARE INTENDED TO BRING ART, COMMUNITY, AND NATURE TOGETHER TO SHARE OUT CONNECTEDNESS. IN 2023, SIDEWALK DETROIT HELD REGULAR PUBLIC EVENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO ATTEND GUIDED NATURE WALKS, CREATE TAKE-HOME ART PROJECTS, AND ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN YOGA AND OTHERWISE. 2024-2025 ALSO INCLUDED CONTINUED IMPROVEMENTS TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS NEW AND IMPROVED TRAILS, WAY-FINDING SIGNAGE,TRAILHEADS, AND NATURAL HABITATS RUMINATION.
Expenses $150,640
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Sherita SmithSHERITA SMITH
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Tonya PhillipsTONYA PHILLIPS
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Ritchie HarrisonRITCHIE HARRISON
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Chris UhlCHRIS UHL
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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George JacobsenGEORGE JACOBSEN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Ryan Myers-JohnsonRYAN MYERS-JOHNSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $76,818
- From this org
- $76,818
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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
- 15 May 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202601359349310435
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