SPY HOP PRODUCTIONS INC

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

O53

Classification

1000

Street

208 W 900 S

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Mission and programs · 2024

• CORE PROGRAMS: SPY HOP PRODUCTIONS' CORE PROGRAMS TAKE PLACE AT THE KAHLERT YOUTH MEDIA ARTS CENTER IN SALT LAKE CITY AND ARE OFFERED FOR FREE, YEAR-ROUND TO YOUTH AGES 12-19. WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH THEIR PEERS AND GUIDED BY PROFESSIONAL MEDIA ARTISTS, STUDENTS EXPLORE THEIR CREATIVITY, IDENTITY AND CAREER AND HIGHER EDUCATION INTERESTS. SCAFFOLDED, HANDS-ON, PROJECT-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES HELP STUDENTS BUILD VALUABLE 21ST CENTURY SKILLS WHILE GIVING THEM A FOUNDATION IN DIGITAL AND MEDIA LITERACY THAT PREPARES THEM FOR A FUTURE IN THE GROWING DIGITAL AND CREATIVE ECONOMY. EACH YEAR, STUDENTS CREATE OVER 1000 WORKS OF MEDIA THAT ARE SHARED WITH LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCES. THE FOLLOWING CLASSES COMPRISE SPY HOP'S CORE PROGRAMS. RESONATE: HIP HOP PRODUCTION - AN ALTERNATIVE HIP-HOP PRODUCTION AND PERFORMANCE PROGRAM THAT PUSHES BACK AGAINST THE NEGATIVE STEREOTYPES OF THE GENRE. IN THIS INTENSIVE 10-MONTH CLASS, STUDENTS ARE CHALLENGED TO WRITE MUSIC AND LYRICS THAT RELATE TO THEIR LIVES, THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THE WORLD. THE PROGRAM CULMINATES IN A LIVE PERFORMANCE AT SPY HOP'SHEATWAVE FESTIVAL. LOUD & CLEAR YOUTH RADIO - SPY HOP PRODUCTIONS COLLABORATES WITH SALT LAKE CITY BASED COMMUNITY RADIO STATION KRCL 90.9FM TO OFFER UTAH'S ONLY YOUTH-PRODUCED RADIO PROGRAM. IN THIS 8-MONTH LONG PROGRAM, PARTICIPANTS LEARN AUDIO PRODUCTION SKILLS, RADIO HISTORY, THE CRAFT OF STORYTELLING, FCC RULES AND REGULATIONS, WRITING SKILLS, INTERVIEWING, "DJING", VOICE TRAINING, AND THE IMPORTANCE AND INTRICACIES OF MEDIA LITERACY. EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT, LOUD AND CLEAR YOUTH HOST THEIR OWN RADIO SHOW ON KRCL, PLAYING MUSIC, INTERVIEWING GUESTS, HOSTING LIVE LOCAL BANDS, PRESENTING RADIO DOCUMENTARIES, AND HIGHLIGHTING CALENDAR ITEMS PERTINENT TO THE YOUTH COMMUNITY. MUSICOLOGY - MUSICOLOGY GIVES YOUNG MUSICIANS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A FULL- SPECTRUM BAND EXPERIENCE THAT EMPHASIZES CREATIVITY AND INDIVIDUAL EXPRESSION. OVER A 10-MONTH PERIOD, PARTICIPANTS WRITE, REHEARSE AND RECORD THEIR OWN MUSICAL MATERIAL, WHICH CULMINATES IN A RECORD RELEASE AND LIVE PERFORMANCE ON STAGE AT SPY HOP'S HEATWAVE FESTIVAL. OPEN STUDIO - EVERY FRIDAY FROM 3-7 PM, SPY HOP PRODUCTIONS OPENS ITS RECORDING STUDIO AND BEAT-MAKING LAB TO ANY YOUTH, AGE 15-19. GUIDED BY A PROFESSIONAL MENTOR AND ENGINEERED BY AUDIO APPRENTICES, YOUNG HIP HOP ARTISTS AND OTHER MUSICIANS CONVERGE AND CREATE WITH OTHER ARTISTS, MAKE BEATS AND RECORD, AND MIX THEIR SONGS. PITCHNIC - PITCHNIC WAS CONCEIVED IN 2001 AS AN INNOVATIVE WAY TO UNITE YOUNG FILMMAKERS WITH SUPPORTERS OF INDEPENDENT FILM. IN THIS 12-MONTH LONG PROGRAM (200+ HOURS), STUDENT WRITERS, DIRECTORS, AND PRODUCERS WORK IN TEAMS TO CREATE TWO FICTION AND TWO DOCUMENTARY FILMS, 10-20 MINUTES IN LENGTH. THROUGH THE GUIDANCE OF A PROFESSIONAL FILM MENTOR, STUDENTS LEARN EVERY ASPECT OF THE FILMMAKING PROCESS FROM PRE-PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTION TO POST-PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION, WHILE MASTERING PROFESSIONAL SOFTWARE SUCH AS ADOBE PREMIER AND DAVINCI RESOLVE. THE FOUR FILMS ARE "PITCHED" AT SPY HOP'S ANNUAL BENEFIT FUNDS ARE RAISED FOR PRODUCTION COSTS, GIVING STUDENTS A BUDGET FROM WHICH TO WORK. AT THE CULMINATION OF THE PROGRAM, THE STUDENTS' FILMS ARE SCREENED AT A LOCAL THEATER TO A 300-PERSON AUDIENCE, GIVING THE YOUNG FILMMAKERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THEIR CREATIVE PROCESS AND TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. WHILE PITCHNIC SERVES A TOTAL OF 12 STUDENTS PER YEAR, THE PROGRAM INVOLVES OVER 100 OTHER YOUTH ON PRODUCTION, AND NUMEROUS COMMUNITY PARTNERS. PITCHNIC FILMS HAVE GAINED LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION AT NUMEROUS FILM FESTIVALS. REEL STORIES - CREATED IN 2002 IN COLLABORATION WITH THE SUNDANCE INSTITUTE, REEL STORIES IS OFFERED AS A ONE-MONTH, 30-HOUR PER WEEK (120 HOURS) INTENSIVE SUMMER WORKSHOP THAT GIVES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE THEIR OWN DOCUMENTARIES WILL LEARNING TO WORK WITH ADOBE PREMIERE. THE CLASS CULMINATES IN A COMMUNITY SCREENING AT A LOCAL THEATER IN SALT LAKE CITY. WATCH THIS! - WATCH THIS! IS A 4-MONTH LONG (64 HOURS), ADVANCED, FAST-PACED, SHORT FORM VIDEO PRODUCTION CLASS THAT IS OFFERED IN THE SPRING TO YOUTH AGES 15-19. STUDENTS WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH THEIR PEERS AND A PROFESSIONAL MENTOR TO CREATE A SERIES OF SHORT FILMS THAT AIR MONTHLY ON SPY HOP'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL. FOUNDATIONALS - SPY HOP PRODUCTIONS OFFERS 4-WEEK (16 HOURS) AND 6-WEEK (24 HOURS) WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR YOUTH AGES 12-14 AND 15-19 IN FILM, AUDIO, MUSIC AND DESIGN. STUDENTS LEARN THE BASICS OF EACH DISCIPLINE THAT PREPARES THEM FOR FURTHER SPY HOP CLASSES OR OTHER MULTIMEDIA EXPERIENCES OUTSIDE OF SPY HOP. MULTIMEDIA APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM ("MAP") - MAP IS A 2 TO 4-MONTH LONG PROGRAM (32 - 64 HOURS), OFFERED IN THE FALL, SPRING AND SUMMER TO YOUTH AGES 15-19 THAT PROVIDES PROJECT-BASED, PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES IN FILM, AUDIO, MUSIC PROMOTION AND DESIGN. THIS STIPEND-BASED, VOCATIONAL STYLE PROGRAM OFFERS YOUTH THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN VALUABLE CREATIVE AND TECHNICAL SKILLS IN THE MEDIA ARTS WHILE WORKING WITH REAL CLIENTS ON DIGITAL MEDIA PROJECTS. APPRENTICES ALSO DEVELOP PERSONAL PORTFOLIOS THAT ARE USED TO INCREASE THEIR COLLEGE ENTRY AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. POWERUP! - POWER UP! IS A 10-MONTH (150 HOURS) LONG PROGRAM WHERE STUDENTS DEVELOP A FULLY FUNCTIONAL EDUCATIONAL/CIVIC-ORIENTED GAME TO HIGHLIGHT OR EXPLORE A SOCIAL ISSUE OF INTEREST TO THEM. USING THE LATEST PROFESSIONAL LEVEL HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, STUDENTS LEARN WHAT IT TAKES TO PRODUCE A GAME, INCLUDING STORY-DEVELOPMENT, CODING/PROGRAMMING VARIOUS GAME MECHANICS, 2D AND 3D MODELING, AND DESIGNING THE USER INTERFACE. SUMMER CAMPS - EACH SUMMER SPY HOP OFFERS WEEK-LONG CAMPS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER YOUTH-SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE SIX HOURS PER DAY FOR YOUTH AGES 8-12. CLASSES RANGE FROM STOP-MOTION ANIMATION AND FILMMAKING TO SONGWRITING, GAME DESIGN, AND 2D/3D ANIMATION. PHASE 2 PRODUCTIONS - PHASE 2 PRODUCTIONS ENABLES SPY HOP PRODUCTIONS GRADUATES THE CHANCE TO SHARPEN THEIR SKILLS, BUILD THEIR PORTFOLIOS, AND EXPLORE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, WHILE EARNING AN INCOME. VIDEO PRODUCTION SERVICES PROVIDED BY PHASE 2 STUDENTS ASSIST BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS IN CREATING VISUAL IMPACT WHILE FURTHERING THE PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF EMERGING CREATIVES IN SALT LAKE CITY. PROFIT FROM PHASE 2 DIRECTLY SUPPORTS SPY HOP'S OTHER MEDIA ARTS PROGRAMS.

  Expenses $1,828,824 · Revenue $86,134

• COMMUNITY & STATEWIDE PROGRAMS - SPY HOP PRODUCTIONS' COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, OTHER YOUTH SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AND WITH THE STATE OF UTAH'S JUVENILE JUSTICE SERVICES. PROGRAMS SERVE 5,000+ STUDENTS EACH YEAR ACROSS THE STATE OF UTAH AND FALL UNDER THE FOLLOWING UMBRELLA OF SERVICES. SENDING MESSAGES/ YOUTH-IN-CARE - THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE FILM, MUSIC, AUDIO PRODUCTION AND DESIGN CLASSES TO YOUTH IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAMS, SECURE FACILITIES, AND STATE'S CUSTODY. STUDENTS ARE SERVED ON THE CONTINUUM OF PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT. MEDIA CLUBS - SPY HOP PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS AFTERSCHOOL MEDIA ARTS PROGRAMS FOR A PARTICULAR SCHOOL. STATEWIDE IN-SCHOOL OUTREACH - INSPIRING DIGITAL ARTS CURRICULUM DELIVERED TO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN-SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT UTAH. PROGRAMS DELIVER CONCEPTS OF MEDIA ARTS IN FILM, AUDIO, GAME DESIGN, AND STORYTELLING THROUGH CREATIVE USE OF IMAGE AND SOUND, AND ARE TAILORED TO SPECIFIC LANGUAGE ARTS CURRICULUM THEMES. VOICES OF THE WEST - VOW IS A WEEKLONG (30-HOUR), FILM APPRENTICESHIP OFFERED TO YOUTH AGES 13-19 IN RURAL AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES DURING THE SUMMER. STUDENTS LEARN NARRATIVE AND DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING TECHNIQUES, CAMERA WORK, INTERVIEWING AND COLLABORATING TO CREATE A PERSONAL NARRATIVE AND A COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT. CENTRAL 9TH YOUTH PREVENTION COALITION - SPY HOP IS THE BACKBONE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTING THE CENTRAL 9TH YOUTH COALITION, A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT OF YOUTH, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS WORKING TO CREATE A RESILIENT, YOUTH-LED COMMUNITY BY REDUCING THE RISK OF YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE, SUICIDE, AND VIOLENCE THROUGH CULTURALLY SENSITIVE AND EVIDENCE-BASED PREVENTION INITIATIVES. ROOFTOP EVENT SPACE DURING 2021, SPY HOP OPENED ITS ROOFTOP EVENT SPACE TO BE RENTED TO THE PUBLIC. SPY HOP REMITS SALES TAX ON THE INCOME FOR THIS SPACE AND REMITS PROPERTY TAX ON THIS PORTION OF THEIR BUILDING.

  Expenses $655,734 · Revenue $30,797

As filed on the 2024 return.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $2,215,068

  Expenses

  $3,197,341

  Contributions

  $1,670,638

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2023

  Revenue

  $4,258,729

  Expenses

  $3,018,761

  Contributions

  $3,346,676

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $3,692,879

  Expenses

  $2,760,193

  Contributions

  $3,174,203

  Grants paid

  $3,570

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,010,867

  Expenses

  $2,652,037

  Assets (EOY)

  $15,765,007

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $6,943,668

  Expenses

  $2,259,115

  Assets (EOY)

  $15,941,785

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,107,772

  Expenses

  $1,699,217

  Assets (EOY)

  $12,919,706

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,654,870

  Expenses

  $1,798,604

  Assets (EOY)

  $7,225,711

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,037,861

  Expenses

  $1,591,934

  Assets (EOY)

  $4,325,874

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,816,598

  Expenses

  $1,492,293

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,874,113

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,003,444

  Expenses

  $1,394,465

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,517,400

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,421,919

  Expenses

  $1,212,727

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,920,970

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,225,378

  Expenses

  $1,148,479

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,641,572

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $1,057,026

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,566,592

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION

  $325,000

  2023 · IN SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS IN FURTHERANCE OF NBA FOUNDATION'S MISSION

• MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC

  $75,000

  2023 · UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT

• GENESIS MOTOR AMERICA FOUNDATION

  $50,000

  2024 · Grant to arts programming at the community level for youth

• MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC

  $50,000

  2022 · UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT

• GENESIS MOTOR AMERICA FOUNDATION

  $50,000

  2023 · Grant to arts programming at the community level for youth

• INTERMOUNTAIN COMMUNITY CARE FOUNDATION INC

  $49,688

  2023 · SUPPORT COMMUNITY HEALTH

• SALT LAKE ARTS COUNCIL FOUNDATION

  $48,750

  2024

• AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

  $22,846

  2024 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $21,080

  2024 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $21,000

  2024 · HUMAN SERVICES

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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