Form 990-EZ for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$99,647

Total expenses

$238,270

Contributions and grants received

$96,397

Grants paid

$12,000

Program service revenue

$3,250

Membership dues (line 3)

— not reported

Investment income (line 4)

— not reported

Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)

— not reported

Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)

— not reported

Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)

— not reported

Other revenue (line 8)

— not reported

Total assets, end of year

$123,535

Total liabilities, end of year

$10,702

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$112,833

Program service expenses (Part III)

$168,824

Program services were 70.9% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2024

• IN 2024 ART WORKS PROJECTS CONTINUED TO SUSTAIN THE DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPORT OF OUR FELLOWS' WORKS ACROSS A MYRIAD OF PLATFORMS AND PRESENTATION OPPORTUNITIES IN CHICAGO AND GLOBALLY. OUR PRIMARY ACCOMPLISHMENT WAS EARNING A SPOT AS AN EXHIBITOR AT THE 2024 PHOTOVILLE FESTIVAL, FEATURING A GROUP SHOW OF 8 OF OUR EMERGING LENS FELLOWS, RAISING THE PROFILE OF THEIR WORK TO AN INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCE OF OVER 3 MILLION VISITORS.

  Expenses $84,122 · Grants $12,000

• ART WORKS PROJECTS SAW AN IMMENSE GROWTH OF OUR RESEARCH PRACTICE AS A LEADER IN TRAUMA-INFORMED STORYTELLING AND WERE INVITED TO PRESENT OUR WORK IN A NUMBER OF CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, AND SYMPOSIUMS, INCLUDING AS A FEATURED PARTNER AT THE ANNUAL MOVIES THAT MATTER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IN THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS IN MARCH 2024. THANKS TO THE UNDERSTOOD VALUE OF THIS FIELD OF WORK, WE RECEIVED A COLLABORATIVE GRANT FROM THE SIMMONS CENTER FOR GLOBAL CHICAGO TO CONTINUE TO ADVANCE OUR FIELDWORK AND DEVELOPMENT OF LITERATURE IN CARE-CENTERED STORYTELLING PRACTICES IN THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SPACE.

  Expenses $55,550

• ART WORKS PROJECTS SAW HUGE SUCCESS WITH OUR BORDERS CRUZADAS: A WELCOMING PLACE OUTDOOR INSTALLATION SERIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT. THROUGH THIS PROJECT, WE HAVE DEEPENED OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY AND DIRECT AID ORGANIZATIONS LACKING ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY ARTS AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCES, AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SPONSOR SPECIAL WORKSHOPS, PHOTOGRAPHY WALK-ABOUTS, AND ARTS EDUCATION WORKSHOPS WITH A RANGE OF STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS THE CHICAGOLAND AREA.

  Expenses $29,152

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

Listed in Part IV

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990_ez

Tax year

2024

Filed

14 November 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.0

Source object

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