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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NEW ERA CREATIVE SPACE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,620,321
Total expenses
$780,396
Contributions and grants received
$1,527,680
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$86,998
Investment income
$3,541
Other revenue
$2,102
Total assets, end of year
$1,755,071
Total liabilities, end of year
$331,406
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,423,665
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$568,030
Management and general expenses
$131,591
Fundraising expenses
$80,775
Program service expenses (Part III)
$568,030

Program services were 72.8% 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

    $1,527,680

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $60,627

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION

    total $40,799 · related or exempt $40,799

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONTRACT REVENUE - GOVERNMENT

    total $24,149 · related or exempt $24,149

  • 2c · Program service revenue: CONTRACT REVENUE - OTHER

    total $22,050 · related or exempt $22,050

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,541 · excluded $3,541

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $25,791

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $23,689

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $2,102

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $332,435 · program services $224,942 · management and general $58,877 · fundraising $48,616

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $14,399 · program services $9,744 · management and general $2,550 · fundraising $2,105

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $28,809 · program services $19,494 · management and general $4,747 · fundraising $4,568

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $244,421 · program services $184,317 · management and general $50,711 · fundraising $9,393

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,353 · program services $2,606 · management and general $709 · fundraising $38

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $45,269 · program services $40,605 · management and general $2,404 · fundraising $2,260

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $57,376 · program services $42,889 · management and general $6,454 · fundraising $8,033

  • 17 · Travel

    total $39,285 · program services $37,193 · management and general $711 · fundraising $1,381

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,420 · program services $4,344 · management and general $1,058 · fundraising $1,018

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES & PROFESSIONAL DEVEL

    total $5,622 · program services $1,086 · management and general $2,687 · fundraising $1,849

  • 24b · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING FEES

    total $1,514 · fundraising $1,514

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK & PROCESSING FEES

    total $943 · program services $745 · management and general $198

  • 24d · Other expenses: TAXES & LICENSES

    total $550 · program services $65 · management and general $485

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $541,080 · end of year $564,613

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $61,500 · end of year $860,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $8,348 · end of year $12,885

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $4,002 · end of year $9,730

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $307,843

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $19,646 · end of year $23,903

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $11,544 · end of year $307,503

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $552,853 · end of year $584,065

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $30,887 · end of year $839,600

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

NEW ERA CREATIVE SPACE INC. (NECS) IS A COMMUNITY-BASED EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION WITH THE MISSION TO DEVELOP CREATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT ARE INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL, PROMOTE EXCELLENCE, AND EMPOWER YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES TO WORK TOWARD THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL. WE OFFER CLASSES THAT STIMULATE CURIOSITY AND FOSTER JOY, LOVE OF LEARNING, AND CREATIVE EXPLORATION IN ORDER TO EMPOWER THE NEXT GENERATION OF VISIONARY THINKERS.

  • IN 2024, NECS' COMMUNITY PROGRAMS IMPACTED THE LIVES OF 525 CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND 1,403 OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS AND ATTENDANCE AT PERFORMANCES. ACROSS 69 COMMUNITY OFFERINGS, NECS INSPIRED PARTICIPANTS TO EXPLORE CREATIVITY, COLLABORATE WITH OTHERS, AND STRENGTHEN CONNECTIONS TO THEMSELVES, THEIR PEERS, AND THEIR WIDER COMMUNITY. SUMMER WAS FILLED WITH JOY AS WE WELCOMED OVER 30 ENTHUSIASTIC STUDENTS TO OUR NEW DOWNTOWN PEEKSKILL LOCATION, THE HEART OF LOCAL ACTIVITIES. FOR SIX WEEKS, LAUGHTER AND ADVENTURE FILLED THE AIR AS STUDENTS ROASTED S'MORES, PLAYED GAMES, HIKED, SWAM, GARDENED, AND EXPLORED THE WATER THROUGH PADDLEBOARDING AND KAYAKING. DIVIDED INTO EXPLORERS (K-2ND GRADE), DISCOVERERS (3RD-5TH GRADE), AND PATHFINDERS (MIDDLE SCHOOL), STUDENTS EMBRACED NEW CHALLENGES EVERY DAY. THIS YEAR'S SPECIAL HIGHLIGHT WAS OUR GUEST NUTRITIONIST, WHO TAUGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTHY EATING AND GUIDED STUDENTS IN PREPARING MEALS FOR SENIORS AT THE PEEKSKILL NUTRITION CENTER. OVER SPRING BREAK, OUR YOUTH EMBARKED ON A TRANSFORMATIVE JOURNEY TO ALABAMA AND ATLANTA, REAFFIRMING THE VITAL ROLE OF TRUTH-TELLING IN TEACHING YOUTH ABOUT JUSTICE. FIVE STUDENTS AND THREE ADULTS TRAVELED TO DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF HISTORY, BEGINNING IN ATLANTA WITH VISITS TO THE KING CENTER AND THE HUMAN RIGHTS MUSEUM, WHERE THEY ALSO ENGAGED IN MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST AND ARTIST MASUD OLUFANI. IN ALABAMA, OUR STUDENTS SPENT FOUR IMMERSIVE DAYS EXPLORING MONTGOMERY, SELMA, AND BIRMINGHAM, WALKING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF HISTORY AND LEARNING FIRSTHAND FROM HISTORIANS, ARTISTS, AND ACTIVISTS. THIS EXPERIENCE WAS MORE THAN A TRIP-IT WAS AN ACT OF BEARING WITNESS, CONNECTING THE PAST TO THE PRESENT, AND EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION TO CARRY FORWARD THE WORK OF JUSTICE. MAY 1 MARKED AN EXCITING NEW CHAPTER; WE SIGNED A LEASE FOR OUR NEW LOCATION AT 203 ESTHER STREET IN PEEKSKILL NECS IS THRILLED THAT OUR NEW SPACE IS OPEN AND TRANSFORMING INTO A VIBRANT COMMUNITY HOME. WHILE WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AND UPDATE THE FACILITY, IT'S ALREADY BECOMING A HUB FOR CREATIVITY, EMPOWERMENT, AND CONNECTION. WE CAN EXPAND OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES BY DEDICATING CLASSROOMS AND OFFICE SPACES, THEREBY ENHANCING OUR ABILITY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY. NECS' COMMUNITY PROGRAM PROVIDED MEANINGFUL PAID WORK FOR 6 EMPLOYEES AND 20 TEACHING ARTISTS/CONTRACTORS, AS WELL AS 206,684 IN TUITION SUBSIDIES, DISCOUNTS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PARTICIPANTS.

    Expenses $349,490

  • NECS'S SCHOOL PROGRAM DELIVERED AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING AT THREE SCHOOLS IN THE PEEKSKILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT: OAKSIDE ELEMENTARY, HILLCREST, AND PEEKSKILL MIDDLE SCHOOL. THESE PROGRAMS POSITIVELY IMPACTED APPROXIMATELY 109 YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES WHILE PROVIDING MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT FOR SEVEN TEACHING ARTISTS.

    Expenses $16,359

  • NECS'S ORGANIZATION PROGRAM WAS PROUD TO BE SELECTED ONCE AGAIN AS A PARTNER ORGANIZATION FOR THE CHILDREN'S VILLAGE. GUIDED BY ITS MISSION TO HELP SOCIETY'S MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN BECOME EDUCATIONALLY PROFICIENT, ECONOMICALLY PRODUCTIVE, AND SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES, THE CHILDREN'S VILLAGE RECOGNIZES THAT A STRONG, SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH EVEN ONE CARING ADULT CAN TRANSFORM A CHILD'S LIFE- ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN FOSTER CARE. NECS DEEPLY VALUES THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP CHILDREN THRIVE.

    Expenses $10,074

  • WE PROUDLY JOINED THE CITY OF PEEKSKILL IN CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH WITH A PARADE, COMMUNITY GATHERING, AND EDUCATIONAL BOOTHS. TO CLOSE OUR SPRING SEASON, OUR COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER AT THE HUDSON VALLEY MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART FOR A VIBRANT CELEBRATION. IN MAY, NECS HOSTED THE JUST GIRLS - WELLNESS SUMMIT, A TRANSFORMATIVE ONE-DAY EVENT WITH SEVERAL LOCAL GIRLS' ORGANIZATIONS, DESIGNED TO INSPIRE, EDUCATE, AND EMPOWER YOUNG GIRLS. HELD AT BLUE MOUNTAIN RESERVE, 15 GIRLS FORMED AN OVERNIGHT COMMUNITY IN A COZY LODGE, ENGAGING IN JEWELRY-MAKING, A SPA NIGHT, AND MEANINGFUL DISCUSSIONS ON SELF-CARE, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, RACISM, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. A LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER GUIDED THEM IN USING SELF-PORTRAITS TO BUILD SELF-ESTEEM. BOTH PARTICIPANTS AND FACILITATORS JOYFULLY FELT THE SUMMIT'S IMPACT, SPARKING EXCITEMENT FOR NEXT YEAR AND DRAWING NEW GIRLS TO OUR GIRLS EMPOWERED PROGRAM. PEEKSKILL OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND GAVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER A SNEAK PEEK AT OUR NEW SPACE, FEATURING STUNNING ART DISPLAYS BY OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHING ARTISTS. IT WAS AN EXCITING GLIMPSE INTO THE FUTURE POSSIBILITIES FOR OUR COMMUNITY'S CREATIVE HOME. IN JULY, OUR STUDENTS EMBRACED THE POWER OF SERVICE THROUGH GLOBAL CULTURAL IMMERSION. AS PART OF OUR GIRLS EMPOWERED PARTNERSHIP WITH STARFISH INTERNATIONAL, FIVE STUDENTS TRAVELED TO THE GAMBIA TO ENGAGE WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, LEARN ABOUT ADVOCACY, AND BUILD MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS WITH PEERS IN AFRICA.

    Expenses $192,107

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • RIDVAN IDARA FOXHALL

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $78,000
    From this org
    $78,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • LESLIE FIELDS-CRUZ

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25

  • MARLA RATNER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • GLENN SMITH

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • RACHEL WIMPEE

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • RONALD ABAD

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

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
2024
Filed
1 February 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202630369349300108

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