Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$1,566,293

Total expenses

$1,621,680

Contributions and grants received

$1,497,499

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$68,794

Investment income

$0

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$403,139

Total liabilities, end of year

$361,117

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$42,022

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$1,299,640

Management and general expenses

$307,120

Fundraising expenses

$14,920

Program service expenses (Part III)

$1,299,640

Program services were 80.1% 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.

Mission and programs · 2022

• CREATE CREATE, THE ARTS PROGRAM OF THE ORGANIZATION, IS A DYNAMIC INITIATIVE THAT COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL ARTISTS, PROVIDING THEM WITH CAPACITY-BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES. OUR CREATIVE ENDEAVORS ENCOMPASS A WIDE SPECTRUM, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTION OF AWE-INSPIRING TEN-STORY MURALS ON HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS, THE CREATION OF INTERACTIVE HEALING-ARTS SCULPTURES WITHIN HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENTS, AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF RECYCLING SIGNS INTO CAPTIVATING MINI-MURAL CANVASES FOR CHILDREN. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, CREATE NOT ONLY BEAUTIFIES OUR COMMUNITIES BUT ALSO FOSTER ARTISTIC TALENT, ENHANCE PUBLIC SPACES, AND PROMOTE CREATIVE EXPRESSION.

  Expenses $253,126

• CULTIVATE - CULTIVATE EMBODIES THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMITMENT TO EMPOWERING YOUNG ADULTS BY PROVIDING DIVERSE PATHWAYS TO ACQUIRE ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS, ALL WHILE EMPHASIZING CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITIES. WITHIN THIS PROGRAM, WE PROUDLY ADMINISTER THE FUTURES FUND, A COMPREHENSIVE IT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE FOR BOTH ADULTS AND YOUTH, FEATURING VIRTUAL CODING COURSES THAT SERVE AS A GATEWAY TO THE TECH INDUSTRY. OUR DEDICATION EXTENDS TO OFFERING VARIOUS WORKSHOPS AND ENGAGING YOUTH-CENTERED EVENTS, BROADENING LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS SEEKING ENTRY INTO THE IT WORKFORCE. ADDITIONALLY, CULTIVATE ENCOMPASSES BATON ROOTS, OUR THRIVING URBAN AGRICULTURE PROGRAM. THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE, WE CULTIVATE A 5-ACRE GARDEN AT HOWELL PARK IN BATON ROUGE, LA, AND EXTEND OUR OPERATIONS TO 11 HOUSING AUTHORITY SITES AND THREE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS. BY SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATING THESE PROGRAMS, WE CONTINUE TO FOSTER GROWTH, CREATIVITY, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

  Expenses $849,912

• REACTIVATE - REACTIVATE IS OUR DEDICATED INITIATIVE AIMED AT COMBATTING BLIGHT WITHIN THE BATON ROUGE AND DALLAS COMMUNITIES BY HARNESSING THE POWER OF VOLUNTEERISM. THE CORNERSTONE OF THIS EFFORT IS OUR ANNUAL MLK FEST, A VIBRANT CELEBRATION THAT DRAWS THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS AND RESIDENTS EACH YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, WE'VE EXPANDED OUR IMPACT BY INTRODUCING JUNETEENTH CELEBRATIONS IN BOTH BATON ROUGE AND DALLAS, FURTHER ENGAGING COMMUNITIES AND FOSTERING A SENSE OF TOGETHERNESS. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THESE FESTIVALS, WE ORGANIZE NUMEROUS CITY CLEAN-UP PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COUNTLESS VOLUNTEERS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE REVITALIZATION OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. THROUGH THESE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS, WE REMAIN STEADFAST IN OUR MISSION TO ADDRESS BLIGHT AND CREATE MORE VIBRANT, WELCOMING COMMUNITIES.

  Expenses $33,203

• ONE ROUGE COALITION - THE ONE ROUGE COALITION IS A DYNAMIC RESPONSE TO THE CHALLENGES EXACERBATED BY THE PANDEMIC, AIMING TO DRIVE TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE IN THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH. WITH A NETWORK OF OVER 400 ORGANIZATIONS, THIS COALITION LEVERAGES A COLLECTIVE IMPACT MODEL THAT UNITES VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS. BY CHAMPIONING STRATEGIC INITIATIVES, PROGRAMS, AND COLLABORATIVE TEAMS, THE COALITION MOBILIZES COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO WORK TOGETHER ON SYSTEMIC SOLUTIONS. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, WE STRIVE TO ENHANCE BOTH INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY CAPACITIES, PROMOTE ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, AND ESTABLISH A FOUNDATION OF SUSTAINABILITY FOR THOSE IN NEED, FOSTERING POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES ALIKE.

  Expenses $163,399

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

2022

Filed

31 December 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202440169349303459

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