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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by SIDEWALK DETROIT.

Totals

Total revenue
$634,877
Total expenses
$513,870
Contributions and grants received
$502,447
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$104,188
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$28,242
Total assets, end of year
$510,023
Total liabilities, end of year
$19,926
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$490,097
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$385,408
Management and general expenses
$61,328
Fundraising expenses
$67,134
Program service expenses (Part III)
$385,408

Program services were 75.0% 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

    $502,447

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONSULTING INCOME

    total $104,188 · related or exempt $104,188

  • 11a · Other revenue: IN-KIND

    total $20,825 · related or exempt $20,825

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $7,417 · related or exempt $7,417

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $28,242

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $59,084 · program services $41,359 · management and general $11,817 · fundraising $5,908

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $224,591 · program services $157,213 · management and general $16,551 · fundraising $50,827

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $12,144 · program services $8,501 · management and general $1,214 · fundraising $2,429

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $16,372 · program services $11,460 · management and general $1,638 · fundraising $3,274

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $18,510 · program services $9,255 · management and general $6,478 · fundraising $2,777

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $12,796 · program services $6,398 · management and general $4,479 · fundraising $1,919

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $26,257 · program services $23,631 · management and general $2,626

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $22,310 · program services $11,155 · management and general $11,155

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,934 · program services $3,147 · management and general $787

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPORT & ARTIST

    total $105,174 · program services $105,174

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $6,810 · program services $3,405 · management and general $3,405

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES

    total $5,888 · program services $4,710 · management and general $1,178

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $331,883 · end of year $330,924

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $100,509 · end of year $123,318

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $17,158 · end of year $53,781

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,000 · end of year $2,000

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $24,183 · end of year $19,926

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $50,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $8,277

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $219,090 · end of year $447,653

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $150,000 · end of year $42,444

Mission and programs · 2022

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.

  • 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 2022, 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. 2022-2023 ALSO INCLUDED CONTINUED IMPROVEMENTS TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS NEW AND IMPROVED TRAILS, WAY-FINDING SIGNAGE,TRAILHEADS, AND NATURAL HABITATS RUMINATION.

    Expenses $331,024 · Revenue $555,627

  • SIDEWALK FESTIVAL SIDEWALK 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 2023, 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 $54,384 · Revenue $79,250

  • CONSULTANT WORK: SIDEWALK DETROIT EARNS INCOME THROUGH CONSULTANCY WORK FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THE 2022-2023 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.

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

Listed in Part VII

  • RYAN MYERS-JOHNSON

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $59,084
    From this org
    $59,084
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • RITCHIE HARRISON

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • GEORGE JACOBSEN

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • TONYA PHILLIPS

    VIDE-PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • SHERITA SMITH

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • CHRIS UHL

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

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
25 June 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202411779349301116

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