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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by GROUNDSWELL COMMUNITY MURAL PROJECT INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,373,897
Total expenses
$1,651,399
Contributions and grants received
$1,066,820
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$283,698
Investment income
$18,897
Other revenue
$4,482
Total assets, end of year
$966,804
Total liabilities, end of year
$135,648
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$831,156
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,200,266
Management and general expenses
$245,119
Fundraising expenses
$206,014
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,200,266

Program services were 72.7% 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

    $29,015

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $408,540

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $629,265

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $283,698 · related or exempt $283,698

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $8,790 · excluded $8,790

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $440,721

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $430,614

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $10,107

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $10,107 · excluded $10,107

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $5,646

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

    $29,015

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $5,646

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $4,482 · excluded $4,482

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4,482

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $287,887 · program services $180,999 · management and general $90,930 · fundraising $15,958

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $571,952 · program services $447,538 · management and general $20,663 · fundraising $103,751

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $4,665 · program services $2,444 · management and general $1,487 · fundraising $734

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $140,743 · program services $101,499 · management and general $16,643 · fundraising $22,601

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $59,073 · program services $41,432 · management and general $8,341 · fundraising $9,300

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $39,658 · management and general $39,658

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $4,782 · management and general $4,782

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $280,646 · program services $245,072 · management and general $15,758 · fundraising $19,816

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $48,086 · program services $29,847 · management and general $5,748 · fundraising $12,491

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $82,164 · program services $57,627 · management and general $11,602 · fundraising $12,935

  • 17 · Travel

    total $16,050 · program services $11,257 · management and general $2,266 · fundraising $2,527

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $7,533 · program services $3,852 · management and general $768 · fundraising $2,913

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,392 · program services $3,080 · management and general $620 · fundraising $692

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $12,563 · program services $8,811 · management and general $1,774 · fundraising $1,978

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $67,240 · program services $66,808 · management and general $114 · fundraising $318

  • 24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $17,000 · management and general $17,000

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $6,965 · management and general $6,965

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $11,978 · end of year $43,710

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,018 · end of year $28,420

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $869,775 · end of year $701,540

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $185,500 · end of year $24,997

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $18,187 · end of year $19,633

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

    $240,736

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

    $222,332

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $17,796 · end of year $18,404

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $251,232 · end of year $121,100

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $9,000 · end of year $9,000

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $60,018 · end of year $67,648

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $68,000 · end of year $68,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $918,003 · end of year $760,516

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $322,465 · end of year $70,640

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

GROUNDSWELL'S MISSION IS TO BRING TOGETHER YOUTH, ARTISTS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO USE PUBLIC ART AS A TOOL FOR SOCIAL CHANGE, FOR A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE WORLD.

Activities or mission (Part I)

GROUNDSWELL IS NEW YORK CITY'S LEADING COMMUNITY PUBLIC ART ORGANIZATION, HAVING COMPLETED NEARLY 500 MURALS OVER THE COURSE OF A NEARLY 20-YEAR HISTORY. ANNUALLY, GROUNDSWELL ENGAGES NEARLY 800 UNDERSERVED, MARGINALIZED, AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUNG PEOPLE, PRIMARILY AGES 14-24, FROM NEW YORK'S MOST DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, IN OUR PUBLIC ARTMAKING PROGRAMS TO CREATE 50+ ANNUAL PUBLIC ART PROJECTS THAT BEAUTIFY NEIGHBORHOODS, ENGAGE YOUTH IN SOCIETAL AND PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION, AND GIVE EXPRESSION TO IDEAS AND PERSPECTIVES THAT ARE UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE PUBLIC DIALOGUE.

  • DURING FISCAL YEAR 2024, GROUNDSWELL WORKED WITH APPROXIMATELY 360 YOUNG PEOPLE, 21 PROFESSIONAL TEACHING ARTISTS, AND MULTIPLE COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PRODUCE 17 COLLABORATIVELY-DESIGNED MURALS AND ADDITIONAL SOCIAL JUSTICE-RELATED ARTWORKS, IN NUMEROUS NEIGHBORHOODS IN BROOKLYN, QUEENS, AND MANHATTAN. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, GROUNDSWELL WORKED WITH 340 YOUNG PEOPLE, 25 PROFESSIONAL TEACHING ARTISTS, AND MULTIPLE COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO COMPLETE 18 COLLABORATIVELY-DESIGNED ART PROJECTS, PLUS VARIOUS MULTIMEDIA PROJECTS, IN NUMEROUS NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS FOUR BOROUGHS. GROUNDSWELL'S STUDIO PROGRAMS (INTRODUCTION TO PORTFOLIO, ADVANCED PORTFOLIO, MURALS FOR CHANGE, PRINT POWER, YOUTH CURATORIAL COMMITTEE, AND VOICES HER'D) AND THE SUMMER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE SERVED 81 YOUNG PEOPLE WITH GUIDANCE FROM 10 TEACHING ARTISTS, AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (SUCH AS FIFTH AVENUE COMMITTEE AND RAICES). SEVERAL YOUTH PARTICIPANTS ENROLLED IN MULTIPLE SESSIONS OF GROUNDSWELL PROGRAMS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. GROUNDSWELL PARTNERED WITH 12 SCHOOLS FOR OUR SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMMING, PROVIDING AFTERSCHOOL ARTS PROGRAMS FOR 176 STUDENTS, GUIDED BY 12 TEACHING ARTISTS. SCHOOLS SELECTED FROM A CUSTOMIZED MENU OF PROGRAM OPTIONS FROM GROUNDSWELL, WITH SEVEN CHOOSING MURAL PROJECTS AND THE OTHER FIVE CHOOSING ARTS PROGRAMS SUCH AS PRINTMAKING, FEMINIST ART, AND MIXED-MEDIA PHOTOGRAPHY. AS PART OF AND IN ADDITION TO OUR PROGRAMMING DESCRIBED ABOVE, GROUNDSWELL PRESENTED PUBLIC EVENTS THAT SERVED APPROXIMATELY 600 PEOPLE. THESE INCLUDED EXHIBITIONS AND WORK-IN-PROGRESS SHARES LED BY GROUNDSWELL YOUTH, COMMUNITY PAINT DAYS, AND MURAL DEDICATION EVENTS.

    Expenses $1,200,266 · Revenue $283,698

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Seendy Fouron

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Erik Schurink

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nikki Sullivan

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Joie Jager-Hyman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Richard C Madigan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kevin Maillard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Zahirah McNatt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Joseph Charszenko

    DIRECTROR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Matthew Hopkins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Yvonne Martinez Brathwaite

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FROM 9/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Mary T An

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (TO 10/23)

    Total calculated
    $148,768
    From this org
    $148,768
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Erick Konczyk

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $90,259
    From this org
    $88,709
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,550
    Hours/week
    40

  • Rob Krulak

    CO-INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $6,480
    From this org
    $6,480
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Amy Sananman

    CO-INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Kerri Gawryn

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $102,644
    From this org
    $102,499
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $145
    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
2023
Filed
8 August 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202532239349300738

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