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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CREATIVE ARTS WORKSHOPS FOR KIDS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,935,890
Total expenses
$1,724,711
Contributions and grants received
$1,776,196
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$139,845
Investment income
$19,368
Other revenue
$481
Total assets, end of year
$1,535,331
Total liabilities, end of year
$122,725
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,412,606
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,184,834
Management and general expenses
$220,029
Fundraising expenses
$319,848
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,184,834

Program services were 68.7% 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

    $1,032,061

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $243,970

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $500,165

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $204,228

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program Service Revenue

    total $139,845 · related or exempt $139,845

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $19,368 · related or exempt $19,368

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $95,950

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

    $1,032,061

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $95,469

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $481 · excluded $481

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $240,821 · program services $155,330 · management and general $28,898 · fundraising $56,593

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $974,116 · program services $693,563 · management and general $111,871 · fundraising $168,682

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $126,816 · program services $86,337 · management and general $27,417 · fundraising $13,062

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $90,051 · program services $66,193 · management and general $11,727 · fundraising $12,131

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $8,851 · program services $6,302 · management and general $1,221 · fundraising $1,328

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $26,490 · program services $19,536 · management and general $2,494 · fundraising $4,460

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,465 · program services $1,133 · management and general $480 · fundraising $852

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $56,879 · program services $46,178 · management and general $1,784 · fundraising $8,917

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $51,843 · program services $26,908 · management and general $4,433 · fundraising $20,502

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $20,665 · program services $17,793 · management and general $2,872

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,183 · program services $3,646 · management and general $1,289 · fundraising $248

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $41,600 · program services $29,524 · management and general $5,716 · fundraising $6,360

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $23,999 · program services $14,899 · management and general $6,518 · fundraising $2,582

  • 24a · Other expenses: Food and beverages

    total $15,544 · program services $8,916 · management and general $4,293 · fundraising $2,335

  • 24b · Other expenses: Bank credit card & inv fees

    total $17,731 · management and general $852 · fundraising $16,879

  • 24c · Other expenses: Facility and equipment

    total $12,939 · program services $5,938 · management and general $5,806 · fundraising $1,195

  • 24d · Other expenses: Gifts and gratuities

    total $840 · program services $138 · management and general $681 · fundraising $21

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $7,878 · program services $2,500 · management and general $1,677 · fundraising $3,701

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $261,582 · end of year $364,223

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $824,371 · end of year $540,300

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $136,780 · end of year $126,890

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $43,745 · end of year $10,913

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $5,313 · end of year $10,820

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

    $355,861

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

    $171,167

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $19,896 · end of year $184,694

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $203,826

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $93,665

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $55,765 · end of year $30,731

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $34,495

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $91,994

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,193,427 · end of year $1,409,511

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,000 · end of year $3,095

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

CAWs mission is to improve the lives of New York City youth through the visual and multimedia arts. CAW serves thousands of young people each year through in-school and out-of-school-time classes, community art-making events, and public art youth employment programs.

  • Public Art Youth Employment: In FY24, Creative Art Works offered 293 Youth Apprenticeships in its Public Art Youth Employment programs. One hundred and nineteen (119) Youth Apprentices (YAs) from the five boroughs of NYC, aged 14-24, were given part-time internships after school and/or full-time jobs during the summer, and worked under the guidance of CAW teaching artists and program management staff. All YAs developed creative skills, employment skills, and life skills, such as leadership, teamwork, and the power of taking initiative and responsibility. Projects from CAWs summer season included five large-scale public artworks in prominent locations in three boroughs and two oral history films focused on the Jamaica neighborhood in Queens, and Inwood neighborhood in Manhattan. During the academic year, 153 internships were offered in collaboration with four NYC Career and Technical Education public high schools through two (continued in schedule O)

    Expenses $498,006 · Revenue $195,170

  • In-School Arts Programs: Creative Art Works In-School arts programs served 1,526 students during the school day in the 2023/2024 academic year. Sixteen (16) semester or year-long programs were offered in partnership with nine NYC public schools, and included arts integration as well as courses in art for arts sake. Examples include, but are not limited to, mixed media and digital arts aligned with English Language Arts, STEM in the City, Anatomy and Physiology, Ancient Civilizations/Social Studies, and social justice. Other courses included Portfolio Prep for students seeking acceptance to arts-focused high schools. Specialized curricula included lessons tailored for at-risk transfer school students, English Language Learners, and honors students on a HS medical track. In each case, CAWs professional teaching artists and program management staff collaborated with school teaching staff and administrators to align lesson plans (continued in schedule O)

    Expenses $309,064 · Revenue $133,845

  • Out-of-School-Time (OST) Arts Programs: CAWs Out-of-School-Time (OST) arts programs provide K-12 students with enriching, educational activities outside of the regular day. CAW served more than 250 participants with eight OST programs in collaboration with six partners in FY24. Programs were provided after school and on Saturdays in partnership with NYC Title I public schools. Programs ran for a range of 12-27 weeks and often in consecutive semesters, providing safe and engaging opportunities for creative self-expression and connection with peers. All programs provided professional teaching artists imparting artistic and social-emotional skills through a wide variety of materials, with curricula, including, but not limited to, mural making, social justice art, visual storytelling & puppetry, mixed media, and Art Around the World. Feedback from partners emphasized the value of collaborative, hands-on creative experience for youth and the (continued in schedule O)

    Expenses $303,122 · Revenue $143,000

  • Other Program Services: Other program services include CAWs fourth core program, Community Artmaking, as well as its Teaching Artist Assistant-in-Training program. Community Artmaking projects engage youth with their families as part of larger public events with community partners. Art making aligns with and enhances our partners goals for youth and community engagement. In FY24, CAW facilitated six in-person community art-making events, serving nearly 400 participants. Five Teaching Artist Assistants-in-Training were provided with mentorship and skills development support and served as assistant to more seasoned Teaching Artists in classrooms and at mural sites. Also included other program services are the development of new program initiatives and mural restorations.

    Expenses $74,642 · Revenue $3,000

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Karen Jolicoeur

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $148,219
    From this org
    $145,605
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,614
    Hours/week
    40

  • Brian Ricklin

    Board President

    Total calculated
    $110,378
    From this org
    $95,216
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,162
    Hours/week
    30

  • Cary Levy

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tiffany Theriault

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gail Holcomb

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lauren Cascio

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mosely Chaszar

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Charmaine Davis-Murray

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Scott Corneby

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gabe Marans

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Maher

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carol Rosenberg

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andrew Stern

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andrew Levin

    Chairman of the Board

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Steve Soutendijk

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Julia Sanabria

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

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
10 January 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202510159349301936

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