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OUR PROGRAMS BUILD SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND SELF-EFFICACY, WHILE MAXIMIZING OUR PARTICIPANTS' ABILITY TO FIND THE RESILIENCY NECESSARY TO THRIVE, EVEN IN THE FACE OF RACISM, CLASS MARGINALIZATION, AND/OR IMMIGRATION STATUS. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS INCLUDE ARTISTS PROVIDING DONATED SERVICE AND INSTRUCTION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A ART MENTORING AND EDUCATION: IN 2022, 280 NEW AND CONTINUING YOUTH ENROLLED IN PHOTOGRAPHY, FILM, AND COMICS WORKSHOPS, AND AN ADDITIONAL 40 STUDENTS FROM CULVER CITY HIGH PARTICIPATED IN PORTFOLIO BUILDING WORKSHOPS. WHILE OUTREACH EFFORTS EXPANDED, ENROLLMENT WAS STEADY, THOUGH STILL NOT TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS. WE MAINTAINED OUR PROGRAM OF 1:1 MENTORING FOR MANY OF OUR YOUNG ARTISTS, SUPPORTING THEIR SUBMISSIONS FOR NATIONAL AWARDS AND COMPETITIONS, COLLEGE APPLICATIONS, ADVANCED LEARNING, AND RELATED OPPORTUNITIES. HIGHLIGHTS OF SOME OF THEIR 2022 ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: 1. 3 IDYLLWILD ARTS ACADEMY SCHOLARSHIPS 2. CALIFORNIA STATE SUMMER SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS SCHOLARSHIPS 3. OTIS SUMMER OF ART SCHOLARSHIP IN MAY, WE HOSTED OUR FIRST IN-PERSON STUDENT CULMINATING EXHIBITION SINCE 2019. THIS EVENT SHOWCASED THE BEST OF OUR STUDENTS' CREATIVE WORK, AND GAVE OUR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECONNECT WITH THE ORGANIZATION. IT WAS A LIVELY CELEBRATION OF OUR YOUTHS' ACHIEVEMENTS AND A WELCOME RETURN TO NEW NORMAL. OUR PARTICIPANTS WERE RACIALLY/ETHNICALLY DIVERSE (86% YOUTH OF COLOR), AND 94% WERE LOW-INCOME, WITH 53% OF FAMILIES LIVING IN POVERTY. FIFTY-FOUR PERCENT (54%) LIVED IN NEIGHBORHOODS WITH HIGH POCKETS OF POVERTY ON LOS ANGELES' WESTSIDE AND 46% CAME FROM THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES, WITH MOST RESIDING IN SOUTH L.A., INGLEWOOD, AND MID-CITY, AND SOME TRAVELING FROM AS FAR AS NORWALK, THE ANTELOPE VALLEY, AND THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY TO PARTICIPATE. 94% OF LOW-INCOME YOUTH ATTENDED VENICE ARTS COMPLETELY FREE- OF-CHARGE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B CREATIVE PATHWAYS: CENTER FOR CREATIVE WORKFORCE EQUITY: AFTER SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THE FIRST YEAR OF OUR FILM & DIGITAL MEDIA CAREER PATHWAYS PILOT PROGRAM, IN LATE 2021 WE LAUNCHED OUR NEW CENTER FOR CREATIVE WORKFORCE EQUITY (CCWE) TO SUPPORT A GROWING ROSTER OF CREATIVE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, INCLUDING ART MENTORING & EDUCATION ALUMNI. THE PROGRAMS RANGE FROM EXPOSURE TO CAREER PATHWAYS TO EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN VISUAL STORYTELLING INCLUDING, PAID INTERNSHIP PLACEMENTS AND, IN FALL 2022, THE COUNTY'S FIRST-EVER FEDERAL- AND STATE- REGISTERED PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM IN DIGITAL VIDEO EDITING. THESE PROGRAMS TARGET LOW-INCOME, CREATIVE YOUNG PEOPLE AGES 16-24, WITH PRIORITY GIVEN TO FORMER OR CURRENT FOSTER, HOMELESS, JUSTICE INVOLVED, AND/OR LGBTQ YOUTH. IN A RADICAL RETHINKING OF HOW TO BUILD EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITY IN THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT, YOUNG PEOPLE ARE SUPPORTED TO FULLY COMMIT TO THEIR EDUCATION BY BEING COMPENSATED WHILE THEY LEARN. SINCE ITS LAUNCH IN EARLY 2020, 664 YOUNG PEOPLE ENROLLED IN OUR CREATIVE CONVERSATIONS; 61 GRADUATED FROM OUR SMALL-CLASS CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS AND PARTICIPANTS HAVE BEEN PLACED IN 37 INTERNSHIPS THROUGH 2022. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D PARTICIPATORY DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMS: IN 2022, VENICE ARTS' PARTICIPATORY DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMS, LARGELY COMPRISED OF CONSULTING AND TRAINING SERVICES TO OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS REMAINED ON HIATUS, CONTINUING TO BE CURTAILED BY THE GLOBAL COVID-19 PANDEMIC. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DRIECTOR, TREASURER AND THE BOARD AS WHOLE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C TRANSACTIONS ARE REVIEWED AND AUTHORIZED BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A WHEN NEW MANAGEMENT POSITONS ARE CREATED OR SALARY INCREASES FOR EXECUTIVE STAFF ARE CONSIDERED, VENICE ARTS REVIEWS THE MOST CURRENT INFORMATION REGARDING COMPENSATION IN THE NONPROFIT SECTOR TO ASSURE THAT VENICE ARTS SALARIES ARE WITHN AN APPROPRIATE RANGE. THIS REVIEW INCLUDES PERIODIC REVIEW OF THE SALARY AND BENEFITS REPORT OF AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS AND A SIMILAR REPORT PRODUCED BY THE CENTER FOR NONPROFIT MANGEMENT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B SEE 15A EXPLANATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION, THE FORM 990 IS POSTED TO GUIDESTAR WEBSITE EACH YEAR.