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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by GLASSROOTS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,291,203
Total expenses
$1,168,843
Contributions and grants received
$1,079,782
Grants paid
$9,730
Program service revenue
$242,900
Investment income
$20,411
Other revenue
-$51,890
Total assets, end of year
$3,260,275
Total liabilities, end of year
$186,109
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,074,166
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$789,751
Management and general expenses
$193,603
Fundraising expenses
$185,489
Program service expenses (Part III)
$789,751

Program services were 67.6% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $193,512

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $237,437

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $648,833

  • 2a · Program service revenue: WORKSHOP AND LESSON FE

    total $143,079 · related or exempt $143,079

  • 2b · Program service revenue: COMMISSIONS EARNED ON

    total $76,901 · related or exempt $76,901

  • 2c · Program service revenue: GLASS FACILITY PROGRAM

    total $22,920 · related or exempt $22,920

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $20,411 · excluded $20,411

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $34,356

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $193,512

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $93,214

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$58,858 · excluded -$58,858

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $6,968 · related or exempt $6,968

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $6,968

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $9,730 · program services $9,730

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $108,095 · program services $43,238 · management and general $21,619 · fundraising $43,238

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $380,842 · program services $285,257 · management and general $15,550 · fundraising $80,035

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $13,253 · program services $4,797 · management and general $4,563 · fundraising $3,893

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $43,459 · program services $29,209 · management and general $3,665 · fundraising $10,585

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,812 · management and general $1,812

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $54,428 · management and general $54,428

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $84,232 · program services $77,986 · management and general $5,250 · fundraising $996

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $63,338 · program services $28,020 · management and general $26,246 · fundraising $9,072

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $9,794 · program services $3,782 · management and general $1,113 · fundraising $4,899

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $12,141 · program services $2,628 · management and general $6,306 · fundraising $3,207

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $163,803 · program services $128,203 · management and general $20,535 · fundraising $15,065

  • 17 · Travel

    total $9,056 · program services $7,027 · management and general $1,782 · fundraising $247

  • 20 · Interest

    total $613 · management and general $613

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $80,755 · program services $62,989 · management and general $10,498 · fundraising $7,268

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $24,685 · program services $19,304 · management and general $3,706 · fundraising $1,675

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $79,255 · program services $71,435 · management and general $7,661 · fundraising $159

  • 24b · Other expenses: LICENSES & FEES

    total $20,338 · program services $10,611 · management and general $4,577 · fundraising $5,150

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES

    total $4,817 · program services $2,193 · management and general $2,624

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $4,397 · program services $3,342 · management and general $1,055

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $609,551 · end of year $622,696

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $705,680 · end of year $246,145

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $530,300 · end of year $553,888

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $8,639 · end of year $2,500

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $11,515 · end of year $3,652

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

    $1,650,421

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

    $1,043,690

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $690,952 · end of year $606,731

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $783,580

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $396,811 · end of year $441,083

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $183,249 · end of year $70,002

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $2,870

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $20,428 · end of year $113,237

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $908,135 · end of year $1,362,890

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,841,636 · end of year $1,711,276

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

GLASSROOTS IGNITES AND BUILDS THE CREATIVE AND ECONOMIC VITALITY OF GREATER NEWARK, WITH A FOCUS ON YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS, THROUGH THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF THE GLASS ART EXPERIENCE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

IGNITE THE CREATIVE AND ECONOMIC VITALITY OF NEWARK THROUGH THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF GLASS.

  • GLASSROOTS PETERS VALLEY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM TARGETS YOUNG ADULTS, AGES 18-26, FROM NEWARK AND NEARBY UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES, WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THE ARTS. THE PROGRAM IS AN INTENSIVE 13-WEEK FOUNDATIONAL INTRODUCTION TO MULTIMEDIA ARTS. ALSO INCLUDED ARE LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT. THE PROGRAM TAKES PLACE AT GLASSROOTS IN NEWARK AND AT OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATION PETERS VALLEY SCHOOL OF CRAFT IN LAYTON, NJ. THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO ACHIEVE CREATIVE ARTS SKILLS, LIFE SKILLS AND COLLEGE/CAREER READINESS SUCH THAT WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM, THE PARTICIPANTS ARE ENROLLED IN COLLEGE OR ENGAGED IN MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT. THE STUDENTS WHO COMPLETED THIS PROGRAM THIS YEAR HAVE ENROLLED IN COLLEGE, ARE PURSUING CAREERS AS ARTISTS, ARE EMPLOYED IN ARTS OR OTHER PROFESSIONS, OR A COMBINATION OF ART, EDUCATION AND WORK.

    Expenses $337,391 · Revenue $76,250

  • YOUTH ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT (YES) IS AN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, FREE FOR ALL STUDENTS FROM NEWARK. YES TEACHES THE SKILLS OF GLASS ART MAKING WITH BUSINESS SKILLS. STUDENTS WHO ENGAGE IN YES LEARN HOW TO PUT TOGETHER A BUSINESS PLAN, PUBLIC PRESENTATION SKILLS, WHILE ALSO LEARNING DURABLE SKILLS SUCH AS COLLABORATION, CRITICAL THINKING, RESILIENCE AND EMPATHY. FOR MANY OF THE STUDENTS, THIS WAS THE PRIMARY EXPOSURE TO THE ARTS. ACCORDING TO EVALUATION, STUDENTS FIND YES ENCOURAGES CREATIVITY AND SELF-EXPRESSION IN A UNIQUELY SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT.

    Expenses $157,470 · Revenue $30,049

  • SCHOOL PROGRAMSGLASSROOTS PROVIDES ARTS EDUCATION FOR SCHOOLS BOTH AT GLASSROOTS AND IN THE SCHOOLS. SCHOOL GROUPS COME TO GLASSROOTS FOR HANDS-ON STEAM (SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING ARTS MATH) EXPERIENCES AS PART OF FIELD TRIPS OR MULTI-WEEK PROGRAMS. CURRICULUM INCLUDES ART, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS AND MATERIALS SCIENCE. GLASS ART ALSO TEACHES TEAMWORK, CREATIVITY, CRITICAL THINKING AND RESILIENCE IN THE UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT OF A GLASS STUDIO. ADDITIONALLY, WE SEND ARTISTS TO SCHOOLS TO TEACH IN MULTI-WEEK RESIDENCIES DURING AND AFTER SCHOOL. GLASSROOTS ALSO SUPPORTS TEACHERS THROUGH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS. WITH GRANT SUPPORT, WE ALSO SEND A GLASSBLOWING STUDIO TO THE SCHOOLS WHERE STUDENTS CAN EXPERIENCE SCIENCE IN ACTION.

    Expenses $114,458 · Revenue $25,867

  • Expenses $180,432 · Grants $9,730 · Revenue $117,702

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Roger C Tucker III

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Mary Jaffa

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Veda Truesdale

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Dena Lowenbach

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sherri-Ann Butterfield

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Handler

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Filomena Machleder

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen Howell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ken Press

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William Simpson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carol Losos

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $103,431
    From this org
    $99,231
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,200
    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
2022
Filed
5 February 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202440509349300964

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