2023-06-26T03:31:15-07:00 2022-12-31 454152294 Mlekoday CPA LLC PO Box 1080 Schenectady NY 12301 990EZ 2022-01-01 851248669 Social Creatures Inc SOCI 7175746094 83 Powers Street 2 Brooklyn NY 11211 Rosemarie Perry Executive Director 2023-06-26 true Rosemarie Perry 999009999 true Richard C Mlekoday Jr CPA P00358566 2124275647 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X www.thesocialcreatures.org X X 136716 X 130060 6571 85 0 0 0 0 136716 85937 17623 103560 33156 90791 123947 X 2791 20082 90000 111879 92791 131961 2000 8014 90791 123947 SOCIAL CREATURES, INC., BRIDGES SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND ADVOCACY TO ENSURE THAT ANY INDIVIDUAL CAN CONNECT WITH OTHERS, NO MATTER THE CIRCUMSTANCES DURING COVID-19 AND BEYOND, THROUGH THE CREATION AND MOBILIZATION OF EQUITABLE SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE. SOCIAL CREATURES, INC., STRIVES TO ENSURE THAT NO ONE FEELS LONELY OR DISCONNECTED FROM OTHERS DUE TO INEQUITIES IN SOCIAL AND/OR STRUCTURAL SUPPORT IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT. Social Creatures bridges science, technology, and advocacy to ensure that any individual can connect with others, no matter the circumstances during COVID-19 and beyond, through the creation and mobilization of equitable social infrastructure. We achieve this via our Digital Safety Nets initiative, Social Connectedness Design Lab, and The Creature Times--our science communication and advocacy online journal. The Digital Safety Nets initiative is bridging the digital divide faced by low-income and other historically-excluded communities e.g., disabled, chronically ill, elderly facing social disconnectedness throughout COVID-19 and beyond. This is achieved via fundraising for monetary and in-kind donations to provide communication technology devices laptops, tablets, hot spots, and internet coverage for individuals without access to technology in their home. To this end, the Digital Safety Nets initiative has successfully raised $13,157 and donated 949 devices to individuals in need. Our Social Connectedness Design Lab goes beyond providing hardware and internet solutions by innovating and deploying science-based social connectivity programming, to promote feelings of social connectedness with others. Our inaugural Design Lab program, Sitness, virtual group seated fitness program, which was designed to promote peer social connectedness, health, and wellness among wheelchair users and individuals with limited mobility. Sitness has provided over 60 classes to 100 participants. 94 of surveyed Sitness participants report that the program has improved their quality of life in the past year, and 78 of participants report that they participate in Sitness for the workout and the socialization. Our second Design Lab program is our Generational Youth Mentorship GYM Program, a teen tutoring/mentoring program for low-income elementary-age students, to promote peer-to-peer social connectedness and academic engagement. The program is currently piloting with 25 student-mentor peers. Finally, via The Creature Times, we have published 22 free science communication and advocacy articles. The Creature Times is a science communication online journal used to communicate with the public about the science of social connection and spread awareness about the benefits of an equitable social infrastructure. 75531 75531 Rosemarie Perry Executive Dir. 40.00 0 Natalie Brito President 0.50 0 David Putrino Treasurer 0.50 0 Angela Riccobono Secretary 0.50 0 false false false false false false false 0 0 0 false 0 0 false NY Rosemarie Perry 83 Powers Street 2 Brooklyn NY 11211 7175746094 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 22482 110409 129950 262841 0 0 22482 110409 129950 262841 7241 255600 85 85 0 0 262926 X 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Other Expenses.1002 Office Expenses $14979 Other Expenses.1007 Conferences, Conventions, and Meetings $231 Other Expenses.1012 Insurance $2413 Other Assets.1006 Pledges and Grants Receivable - Beginning $90000 Pledges and Grants Receivable - Ending $111879 Total Liabilities.1001 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $2000 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $8014