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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by COMMUNITY ARTS EXPERIENCE.

Totals

Total revenue
$131,641
Total expenses
$126,146
Contributions and grants received
$125,123
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$6,382
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$136
Total assets, end of year
$123,937
Total liabilities, end of year
$96,666
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$27,271
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$98,577
Management and general expenses
$27,569
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$98,577

Program services were 78.1% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $125,123

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $12,000

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $6,382 · related or exempt $6,382

  • 11a · Other revenue: CC CASHBACK REWARD

    total $136 · related or exempt $136

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $136

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $557 · management and general $557

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $1,660 · management and general $1,660

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $70,240 · program services $57,740 · management and general $12,500

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,081 · management and general $1,081

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $291 · management and general $291

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $7,525 · management and general $7,525

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $24,080 · program services $24,080

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,441 · program services $1,441

  • 20 · Interest

    total $4,312 · program services $4,312

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,875 · management and general $1,875

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $6,351 · program services $6,351

  • 24b · Other expenses: ACTIVITY SUPPLIES

    total $2,500 · program services $2,500

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEALS

    total $1,097 · program services $1,097

  • 24d · Other expenses: TELECOMM & INTERNET

    total $913 · management and general $913

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,223 · program services $1,056 · management and general $1,167

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $27,544 · end of year $1,294

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $7,383

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $115,740

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $480

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $857 · end of year $115,260

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $6,645 · end of year $750

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $93,741

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $2,175

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $21,756 · end of year $27,271

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

COMMUNITY ARTS EXPERIENCE (C.A.E.) EXISTS TO EMPOWER, SERVE, AND PROMOTE COMMUNITY AND INDIVIDUAL WELL-BEING THROUGH ARTS-INFUSED EXPERIENCES. TO PROMOTE WELL-BEING AND SUCCESS OF OUR PARTICIPANTS, C.A.E. ACKNOWLEDGES THE IMPORTANCE OF REMOVING BARRIERS AND IMPROVING ACCESS TO VITAL RESOURCES. TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, C.A.E. WORKS WITH A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ESTABLISH A COMPREHENSIVE AND COORDINATED SYSTEM OF SERVICES THAT CONNECTS PARTICIPANTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, CHILDCARE, QUALITY EDUCATION, AND PROGRAMS FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING OPIOID AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE. C.A.E. PROVIDES AN ALL-INCLUSIVE LEARNING SYSTEM ENCOMPASSING PHYSICAL, ECONOMIC, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING THROUGH ARTISITC EXPRESSION. ITS AIM IS TO EMPOWER PARTICIPANTS WITH THE NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND VALUES TO ACHIEVE THEIR MAXIMUM POTENTIAL AND EMERGE AS INFLUENTIAL CHANGE LEADERS IN THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIIES, LEAVING A LASTING LEGACY F

  • FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 WAS A LANDMARK YEAR FOR COMMUNITY ARTS EXPERIENCE, INC. (CAE), MARKED BY THE ACQUISITION OF A NEW 12,000 SQ. FT. FACILITY AT 75 MERCER AVENUE IN WHEATLAND, PENNSYLVANIA. THIS MILESTONE ENSURED THE CONTINUITY OF OUR PROGRAMS FOLLOWING THE SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED LOSS OF OUR PREVIOUS LEASE AND POSITIONED CAE FOR FUTURE GROWTH. THE NEW SPACE ACCOMMODATES ALL OUR OPERATIONS AND OFFERS ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR REVENUE GENERATION THROUGH RENTALS AND LEASES, REINFORCING OUR LONG-TERM VISION FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND COMMUNITY IMPACT. BUILDING ON THIS FOUNDATION, CAE ACHIEVED KEY PROGRAMMATIC AND OPERATIONAL ADVANCEMENTS. THE LAUNCH OF THE CAE NETWORKTM AND CAE RECOVERY CONNECTORTM PLATFORMS TRANSFORMED OUR SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL, STREAMLINING PARTICIPANT TRACKING, REFERRALS, AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT WAS THE COMPLETION OF CAE'S FIRST OPIOID DOCUSERIES, SUPPORTED BY THE MERCER COUNTY OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUND. THIS PROJECT SHOWCASES PERSONAL STORIES OF ADDICTION AND RECOVERY, ENGAGING YOUTH AMBASSADORS FROM OUR STOMP PROGRAM IN THE CREATIVE PROCESS. WITH OVER 17,000 DIGITAL VIEWS TO DATE, THE DOCUSERIES EXEMPLIFY CAE'S LEADERSHIP IN LEVERAGING MEDIA TO ADDRESS STIGMA AND INSPIRE RESILIENCE. OUR HEALTH AND WELLNESS INITIATIVE FLOURISHED WITH PROGRAMS LIKE THE WEEKLY LINE DANCE PROGRAM, FOSTERING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND CONNECTION FOR 28 REGULAR PARTICIPANTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE MUSIC & ART EXHIBITION, SUPPORTED BY THE MERCER COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COMMISSION, DREW 78 PARTICIPANTS, 92% OF WHOM REPORTED STRENGTHENED COMMUNITY TIES AND RECOVERY JOURNEYS. THIS YEAR, CAE SERVED 122 INDIVIDUALS-109 ADULTS AND 13 YOUTH-THROUGH DIVERSE PROGRAMS ADDRESSING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, RESILIENCE, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. A 15% INCREASE IN ENROLLMENT, DRIVEN BY OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH ONE KINGDOM MINISTRIES, HIGHLIGHTS THE GROWING REACH AND IMPACT OF CAE'S OFFERINGS.

    Expenses $98,577 · Revenue $6,382

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Bj Pleasant

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Phyllis Bush

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Randy Bond

    VICE-PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Beverly Lewis

    SECRETARY/TR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kimberly Wise

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennifer Thumm

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Justin Burnette

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stephanie Patrick

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gene Simmons

    BOARD MEMBER

    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
22 January 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202500229349300635

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