Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$166,341

Total expenses

$165,066

Contributions and grants received

$166,393

Grants paid

$71,556

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$0

Other revenue

-$52

Total assets, end of year

$183,898

Total liabilities, end of year

$0

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$183,898

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$158,873

Management and general expenses

$6,134

Fundraising expenses

$59

Program service expenses (Part III)

$158,873

Program services were 96.2% 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 · 2023

• COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT SUPPORTING ARTISTS AND COMMUNITY-ENGAGED ART PROJECTS ARE CRITICAL TO FOSTERING A VIBRANT, MORE CONNECTED SOCIETY. WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING GRANTS THAT SUPPORT INDEPENDENT ARTISTS AND CREATIVES AND THEIR COMMUNITY-ENGAGED PROJECTS. ONE OF OUR PRIMARY INITIATIVES IS OUR ARTISTS & CREATIVES GRANTS, WHICH AWARDS FUNDING TO THOSE PARTICULARLY IN MINORITY OR LGBQT COMMUNITIES MAKING OR PRESENTING CREATIVE WORK RELATING TO OR ENCOURAGING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THESE PROJECTS ARE DIVERSE AND IMPACTFUL, SUCH AS PUBLIC MURALS THAT EXPRESS A COMMUNITY'S VOICE, VIDEOS AND PHOTOS THAT CAPTURE A COMMUNITY'S STORIES, AND INNOVATIVE WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS WHERE COMMUNITIES CAN CONNECT THROUGH SHARED CREATIVE EXPERIENCES. IN 2023, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AWARDED 20 ARTISTS/CREATIVES WITH INDIVIDUAL GRANTS OF UP TO $2,500 EACH. SINCE OUR INCEPTION, WE HAVE AWARDED INDIVIDUAL GRANTS TO OVER 250 ARTISTS AND CREATIVES IN ITS COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING MANY WHO HAVE HISTORICALLY HAD LESS ACCESS TO TRADITIONAL ARTS FUNDING. THESE TALENTED INDEPENDENT CREATIVES AND ARTIST COLLECTIVES ARE PRESENTING ART THAT ENGAGES COMMUNITIES IN NEW, DISTINCT AND IMAGINATIVE WAYS.

  Expenses $60,732 · Grants $55,000

• COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FUNDS THE WORK OF A CREATIVE IN SAN JOSE, CA WHO DIRECTS AND ENGAGES OUTSIDE ARTISTS FOR MURALS AND OTHER IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL COMMUNITY EVENTS AT SEVERAL AFFORDABLE APARTMENT PROPERTIES IN THE CITY. AMONG THE MONTHLY EVENTS SHE CURATED IN 2023, SHE WORKED WITH A LOCAL YOGA INSTRUCTOR TO PROVIDE FREE OUTDOOR CLASSES DURING JUNE AND JULY. THESE WEEKLY CLASSES ALLOWED ATTENDEES TO SLOW DOWN, ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF NATURE, HEAL THEIR BODIES AND ENGAGE WITH THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY. THE YIN YOGA CLASSES INCLUDED A CONVERSATION ABOUT HEALTHY LIFESTYLE TIPS AND ADVICE, AND TRAINING ON MEDITATION TECHNIQUES.IN 2023, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROVIDED A GRANT TO THE FRIDA CINEMA, ORANGE COUNTY'S ONLY NON-PROFIT ARTHOUSE THEATER, THAT DELIVERS A WIDE ARRAY OF EDUCATIONAL AND FILM PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITIES EACH MONTH. OUR SUPPORT INCLUDED SPECIFIC SUPPORT FOR ARTWALK, A FREE FOR ALL-AGES, COMMUNITY-BASED ARTS SHOWCASE THAT TAKES PLACE THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN SANTA ANA, 5PM-10PM ON FIRST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH. FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS MEET FOR LIVE ART, OUTDOOR VENDORS, LIVE MUSIC, DANCING UNDER THE STARS, AND VISITS TO OVER TWENTY ART GALLERIES AND STUDIOS FEATURING ROTATING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES OF ALL TYPES.COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ALSO SUPPORTED CASA BLOOM, A ONE-MONTH POPUP GALLERY JOINT VENTURE WITH A DOWNTOWN SANTA ANA WORKSPACE THAT SHOWCASES OUR ARTISTS ON A ROTATING BASIS. LOCAL ARTISTS JENNY LYNN AND BRITT SAMUELS WERE FEATURED IN THEIR FIRST SOLO SHOWS.COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT'S SUPPORT FOR ARTISTS RESIDENCY EXCHANGE BROUGHT MEXICAN ARTISTS ANDRES BYACK AND ANDRIANA DELFIN TO DOWNTOWN SANTA ANA FOR A WEEK RESIDENCY TO CREATE THEIR OWN BRAND OF MURALS. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME EITHER ARTIST HAD BEEN ABLE TO TRAVEL TO THE US AND BOTH REPORTED THE EXPERIENCE AS LIFE CHANGING.

  Expenses $60,075 · Grants $16,556

• OUR CREATIVES-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM, CONCEIVED IN COOPERATION WITH GRAND CENTRAL ART CENTER, BROADENS THE TRADITIONAL DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY BUILDING AND ARTIST RESIDENCIES. THE PROGRAM PLACED OUR CREATIVES IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES AND INVITED RESIDENTS OF THOSE COMMUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN CREATIVE PLACEMAKING COLLABORATIONS WITH ARTISTS, FAMILIES AND NEIGHBORS. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SUPPORTS THE GROWTH OF THIS MOVEMENT BY PROVIDING AN APARTMENT AND A STIPEND TO OUR CREATIVES AS WE WORK TOGETHER TO DEVELOP PLACE-BASED PROGRAMMING. A SHARED ART EXPERIENCE CAN BE A POWERFUL WAY TO CONNECT AND HEAL. IN 2023 IN PHOENIX, THE KIDS AT THIS COMMUNITY PAINTED A FOOD AND FRIENDS ANIME INSPIRED MURAL IN THE PROPERTY. WE CELEBRATED MAJOR AND MINOR HOLIDAYS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS WELL AS MARKED THE KNOWN BIRTHDAYS OF PARTICIPATING KIDS. THE TEENS INSTALLED HUMMING BIRD FEEDERS TO CREATE A PATHWAY THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY. THE KIDS WORKED TO ENLARGE THE PAINTED ROCK GARDEN. WE HELPED TO SEND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO PROM BY PURCHASING TICKETS AND FORMAL WEAR. WE CELEBRATED MULTIPLE HIGH SCHOOL AND 8TH GRADE GRADUATIONS. WE PROMOTED EXERCISE THROUGH GROUP PLAY OF POKEMON GO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE SUCCULENT GARDEN WAS RE-FENCED AND RE-PLANTED. TEENS PARTICIPATED IN A COLLABORATIVE SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT PROJECT WITH MESA ARTS CENTER AND PHOENIX OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE. WE HAD A FIELD TRIP TO THE PHOENIX BALLET TO SEE THE NUTCRACKER. WE HAD WEEKLY GAME NIGHT OF BINGO AND EXPLODING KITTENS.

  Expenses $38,066

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

Listed in Part VII

• JONATHAN WEBB

  PRESIDENT/CEO/DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  8

• MADELEINE SPENCER

  SECRETARY/DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• ANABELLA PRITCHARD

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• KIM COLEMAN

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• AGATA SURMA

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• AMANDA EVANS

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• HILDA JUSUF

  TREASURER/CFO

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

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

• THE FRIDA CINEMA

  $15,131

  DTSA ARTWALK

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

1 July 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.1

Source object

202441849349301419

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