Totals
- Total revenue
- $3,291,156
- Total expenses
- $4,059,281
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,326,718
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $2,075,521
- Investment income
- $3,908
- Other revenue
- -$114,991
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,769,028
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,593,600
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,175,428
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $3,066,737
- Management and general expenses
- $704,452
- Fundraising expenses
- $288,092
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $3,066,737
Program services were 75.5% 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.
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1b · Membership dues
$103,115
-
1c · Fundraising events
$329,325
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$894,278
-
1g · Noncash contributions included above
$48,633
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2a · Program service revenue: Studio Rentals
total $97,978 · related or exempt $97,978
-
2b · Program service revenue: Teambuilds & workshops
total $326,786 · related or exempt $326,786
-
2c · Program service revenue: Tuition and fees
total $1,650,757 · related or exempt $1,650,757
-
3 · Investment income
total $3,908 · excluded $3,908
-
4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
-
5 · Royalties
total $0
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
-
8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$22,176
-
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$329,325
-
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$137,251
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$115,075
-
9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
-
11a · Other revenue: Miscellaneous Income
total $84 · excluded $84
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$84
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
-
2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
-
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
-
4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $295,351 · program services $110,368 · management and general $108,813 · fundraising $76,170
-
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $2,244,030 · program services $1,639,779 · management and general $460,440 · fundraising $143,811
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $63,805 · program services $41,294 · management and general $14,887 · fundraising $7,624
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $201,270 · program services $148,238 · management and general $41,123 · fundraising $11,909
-
11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $5,084 · program services $615 · management and general $4,469
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $17,500 · management and general $17,500
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $18,000 · fundraising $18,000
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $111,161 · program services $102,121 · management and general $3,540 · fundraising $5,500
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $63,246 · program services $60,612 · management and general $2,634
-
13 · Office expenses
total $448,134 · program services $391,994 · management and general $35,724 · fundraising $20,416
-
14 · Information technology
total $36,532 · program services $20,839 · management and general $11,374 · fundraising $4,319
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $255,075 · program services $254,842 · fundraising $233
-
17 · Travel
total $3,474 · program services $2,567 · management and general $846 · fundraising $61
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $26,729 · program services $23,596 · management and general $3,084 · fundraising $49
-
20 · Interest
total $641 · program services $641
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $202,237 · program services $202,237
-
23 · Insurance
total $67,012 · program services $66,994 · management and general $18
-
24e · All other expenses
total $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $736,013 · end of year $417,075
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,041,472 · end of year $505,346
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $40,000 · end of year $6,738
-
4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $32,500
-
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $49,472
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $33,467 · end of year $102,919
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$6,528,013
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$2,873,035
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $3,560,965 · end of year $3,654,978
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
-
12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
-
14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
end of year $0
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $211,548 · end of year $387,936
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $638,835 · end of year $763,141
-
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $2,522,460 · end of year $2,442,523
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $151,625
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,582,450 · end of year $870,428
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $304,999 · end of year $305,000
Mission and programs · 2022
Mission
A leader in the Bay Area arts community, The Crucible is widely recognized for its exceptional learning experiences, rich and varied arts programs, skilled and committed faculty, and unparalleled educational facilities.
Activities or mission (Part I)
The Crucible inspires creative exploration and expression through welcoming, hands-on arts education and experiences for people of diverse ages and backgrounds. As an innovative hub built around the industrial arts, The Crucible is a catalyst for individual growth and vibrant community connections.
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Studio The Crucible helps to make the arts accessible by providing affordable studios, stalls and locker spaces to two-dozen working artists. We developed The Crucibles Expanded Access to Tools & Equipment (CREATE) program as a way for current and former students to benefit from broader access to the tools and resources of The Crucible.
Expenses $1,118,155 · Revenue $83,395
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Adults The Crucibles mission is to inspire creative exploration and expression through welcoming, hands-on arts education and experiences for people of diverse ages and backgrounds. As an innovative hub built around the industrial arts, The Crucible is a catalyst for individual growth and vibrant community connections. The Crucible is dedicated to inspiring creative growth in Oakland and the greater Bay Area, and our Youth Programs are a crucial part of that mission. 2022 was a year of recovery and renewed optimism for The Crucible. Our core programs adult classes and workshops, youth industrial arts education, and community engagement continued to make steady gains over 2021. The Crucible increased its capacity to 70% from 50% in 2022. Hands-on arts education programs, based in our West Oakland facility, were back in a limited way in some departments. This programming provided much-needed access to high-quality arts experiences for people of diverse ages and backgrounds. From blacksmithing to neon, glass casting, ceramics, welding, kinetics, and fire dancing, The Crucible was able to offer high-quality, hands-on arts education programs to more than 3,232 adults in 2022. This was an amazing credit to both our extremely skilled instructors and our studio staff. Together, they were able to create a welcoming, safe environment at a time when much human interaction remained on screens. Students were able to experience classes that are designed to bring together novices as well as experienced artists and tradespeople to a noncompetitive, open environment where people with diverse interests and backgrounds can work together and learn from one another.
Expenses $1,112,882 · Revenue $1,222,016
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Events The Crucible invites our local community to experience the inspiring power and possibility of the industrial arts programming during our Open Houses, Bike Fix-A-Thons, Open Shop Hours, GIFTY Annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair and more. The Crucible offers up to three Open Houses annually, which are free of charge and give visitors an opportunity to tour The Crucibles 56,000 square foot facility, meet faculty and artists, and watch demonstrations. We also provide weekly Open Shop Hours, free four-hours sessions for drop-in participants to learn the fundamentals of bicycle mechanics. With our quarterly Bike Fix-A-Thons, a team of bike techs repair as many bikes as possible for free, getting Oakland residents back on the road with safe, functioning bikes. All of these events help introduce participants to the creative possibilities of our classes and workshops and other programs. To deepen our connections with local artists, makers, and community members, we also participated in off-site events, including the Life is Living Festival in DeFemery Park, Akoma Market in Liberation Park, and the Old Oakland Block Party. The Crucible also offers custom fabrication of one of a kind works.
Expenses $470,672 · Revenue $42,921
As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Susan Mernit
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $170,645
- From this org
- $170,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $645
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $170,000
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- $645
- Filer's total
- $170,645
-
Renee Ventimiglia
CFO
- Total calculated
- $132,645
- From this org
- $125,351
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $7,294
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Melanie Moore
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Julie Sigoloff
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jeremy Sugerman
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Greg Hansen
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Craig Crouteau
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Cindy Johanson
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Shawnee Keck
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joyce Pederson-Shulman
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Alexander Zwissler
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jeremy Crandell
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Zeydi Gutierrez
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Taj Wilson
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2022
- Filed
- 1 March 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2022v5.0
- Source object
- 202400619349300720
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