2024-03-01T11:27:02-08:00 2022-12-31 460796445 Shining Star Consulting LLC 2320 Oak St Berkeley CA 947081629 990 2022-01-01 522137825 The Crucible THEC 5104440919 1260 7th Street Oakland CA 94607 Seth Steward Executive Director 2024-03-01 true Seth Steward 999009999 true Suzanne Pon P03097587 9257087444 0 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Seth Steward 3428407 false X www.thecrucible.org X 1999 CA 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. 12 12 204 0 2033369 1326718 1393204 2075521 486 3908 15528 -114991 3442587 3291156 20742 0 0 2235344 2804456 18000 288092 980919 1236825 3237005 4059281 205582 -768125 5411917 4769028 3524468 3593600 1887449 1175428 X 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. false false 1118155 83395 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. 1112882 1222016 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. 470672 42921 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. 365028 727188 3066737 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 14 0 true 204 true false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false X 12 12 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true true true false false CA X X Renee Ventimiglia 5104440919 1260 7th Street Oakland CA 94607 Susan Mernit Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X X 170000 0 645 Renee Ventimiglia CFO 40.00 0.00 X X 125351 0 7294 Melanie Moore President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Julie Sigoloff Vice President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jeremy Sugerman Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Greg Hansen Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Craig Crouteau Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Cindy Johanson Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Shawnee Keck Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joyce Pederson-Shulman Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Alexander Zwissler Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeremy Crandell Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Zeydi Gutierrez Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Taj Wilson Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 295351 7939 2 false true false 0 103115 329325 894278 48633 1326718 Studio Rentals 611600 97978 97978 Teambuilds & workshops 611600 326786 326786 Tuition and fees 611600 1650757 1650757 2075521 3908 3908 0 0 0 0 22176 329325 137251 -115075 0 0 Miscellaneous Income 84 84 84 3291156 2075521 3992 0 0 0 0 295351 110368 108813 76170 0 2244030 1639779 460440 143811 0 63805 41294 14887 7624 201270 148238 41123 11909 0 5084 615 4469 17500 17500 0 18000 18000 0 111161 102121 3540 5500 63246 60612 2634 448134 391994 35724 20416 36532 20839 11374 4319 0 255075 254842 233 3474 2567 846 61 0 26729 23596 3084 49 641 641 0 202237 202237 67012 66994 18 0 4059281 3066737 704452 288092 736013 417075 1041472 505346 40000 6738 32500 0 0 0 49472 33467 102919 6528013 2873035 3560965 3654978 0 0 0 0 0 5411917 4769028 211548 387936 638835 763141 2522460 2442523 151625 3524468 3593600 X 1582450 870428 304999 305000 1887449 1175428 5411917 4769028 -768125 56104 X false false false X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1120284 1120284 4428793 2289494 2139299 589452 270534 318918 389484 313007 76477 3654978 true true true true true true true false false false false false false false false true false true Schedule E, Line 3 - Racially Nondiscriminatory Policy Publicized The Crucible's nondiscrimination policy is published on the organization's website - http://thecrucible.org/. Schedule E, Line 4 - Explanation of Records and Materials Not Maintained Schedule E, Line 5 - Explanation of Organization Discrimination by Race Schedule E, Line 6 - Explanation of Aid or Assistance from Governmental Agency The Organization received funding from four government agencies during 2022 to help provide support for youth tuition assistance and programming. The agencies are City of Oakland, County of Alameda, Oakland Fund for Children and Youth and the Alameda County Stop Waste. false David Newcomb 2619 Lilac Street Oakland CA 94619 Development consultant false 351501 5100 346401 false 351501 5100 346401 Fire & Light Soiree 2022 351501 329325 22176 16111 57179 8505 55456 351501 329325 22176 16111 57179 8505 55456 137251 -115075 X X X X X X false false false false false false false false false Susan Mernit Executive Dir. 170000 645 170645 Equipment 48633 FMV false false false Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: 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. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: 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. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The 990 is reviewed by the board prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The Crucible has a Conflict of Interest policy for all board members, which all directors are required to abide by. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a Compensation for the Executive Director is determined by the board after review and comparison with salaries for similar positions in other like organizations. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Upon reaasonable request