2022-02-11T15:42:14-06:00 2021-06-30 812950760 SAX LLP 389 INTERPACE PARKWAY STE 3 PARSIPPANY NJ 07054 990 2020-07-01 134114145 COMMUNITY-WORD PROJECT INC COMM 2129623820 11 BROADWAY NO 508 NEW YORK NY 10004 MICHELE KOTLER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2129623820 2022-02-02 1 MICHELE KOTLER 999009999 MARQUS WHITE P00053187 9734726250 2022-01-31 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z MICHELE KOTLER 11 BROADWAY NO 508 NEW YORK NY 10004 1856050 0 X COMMUNITYWORDPROJECT.ORG X 2000 NY COMMUNITY-WORD PROJECT TEACHES CREATIVE AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS, INCREASES LITERACY AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, AND BROADENS COMMUNITY AWARENESS IN NYC YOUTH THROUGH SOCIAL JUSTICE-BASED LITERACY AND ARTS PROGRAMS. 16 15 51 24 0 0 1206178 1639889 274849 209603 11787 6558 -7371 -10590 1485443 1845460 0 0 0 0 1056684 1236971 0 0 284347 296823 268853 1353507 1505824 131936 339636 1171006 1504703 281398 275459 889608 1229244 X COMMUNITY-WORD PROJECT IS A NYC-BASED ARTS EDUCATION ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO FACILITATE CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY ART PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS, TEACHING ARTISTS, AND COMMUNITIES TO DEVELOP AND AMPLIFY THEIR VOICES AND CREATIVE SKILLS. LEARNING THROUGH THE ARTS GIVES YOUTH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE CREATIVE AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS, SOLVE PROBLEMS, COMMUNICATE CLEARLY, AND COLLABORATE WITH OTHERS TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND EXPLORE LEADERSHIP SKILLS. FOUNDED IN 1997, CWP HAS TAUGHT OVER 30,000 NYC YOUTH AND TRAINED OVER 850 TEACHING ARTISTS THROUGH A CO-TEACHING AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY MODEL. STUDENTS IN CWP ARTS RESIDENCY PROGRAMS HONE THE ACADEMIC, INTERPERSONAL, AND CREATIVE THINKING SKILLS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND LIFE. 0 0 724066 170508 COLLABORATIVE ARTS RESIDENCIES: COMMUNITY-WORD PROJECT ESTABLISHES IN-SCHOOL AND AFTER-SCHOOL COLLABORATIVE ARTS RESIDENCIES (CAR) IN NEW YORK CITY TITLE I PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS WELL AS WORKSHOPS THROUGH NYC PUBLIC LIBRARY PARTNERS TO BRING PROFESSIONAL WRITERS AND ARTISTS TO YOUTH WITH A UNIQUE AND STIMULATING ARTS-INTEGRATED CURRICULUM. POETRY AND CREATIVE WRITING ARE CENTRAL TO CWP PROGRAMS; THE OVERARCHING PEDAGOGY IS INTERDISCIPLINARY CREATIVE EXPRESSION. CREATIVE WRITERS ARE PAIRED WITH VISUAL ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, DANCERS, OR THEATER ARTISTS TO TEACH WEEKLY DURING 1225-WEEK RESIDENCIES. TEACHING ARTISTS WORK WITH CLASSROOM TEACHERS TO INTEGRATE CITY, STATE, AND NATIONAL EDUCATION STANDARDS INTO THEIR LESSONS. ACCESSING ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CHANNELS, STUDENTS ENGAGE IN THE CLASSROOM, DEVELOP LITERACY AND CREATIVE AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS, AND STRENGTHEN THEIR INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE VOICES. CLASSROOM PROGRAMS ARE FURTHER SUPPORTED BY THE ADDITION OF TEACHING ARTIST INTERNS TO APPRENTICE WITH EXPERIENCED TEACHING ARTISTS. THE COMBINATION OF CLASSROOM TEACHER, TEACHING ARTISTS, AND INTERNS CREATES A 6:1 STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIO.DURING THE 2020-21 ACADEMIC YEAR, CWP BROUGHT RESIDENCIES TO 36 PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND FACILITATED MORE THAN 40 WORKSHOPS IN NYC PUBLIC LIBRARIES; TRAINED 156 TEACHING ARTISTS AND CREATED ART WORKS WITH 2,892 YOUNG PEOPLE.EXAMPLE OF CWP PROGRAM:IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NYU, CWP ENGAGED A COHORT OF TEEN ARTISTS AND WRITERS FROM HIGH SCHOOLS IN QUEENS AND THE BRONX FOR OUT-OF-SCHOOL ARTMAKING, CRITICAL THINKING, TECHNOLOGICAL EXPLORATION, NETWORKING, AND CAREER EXPOSURE OPPORTUNITIES. CWP PARTNERED WITH PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS, CORPORATE PARTNERS, AND COLLEGE PROFESSORS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE 2.0 COLLECTIVE. COVID-19 PIVOT:STARTING IN MARCH OF 2020, WHEN NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS TRANSITIONED TO VIRTUAL EDUCATION MODELS, CWP FOLLOWED SUIT. PROGRAMMING - A COMBINATION OF SYNCHRONOUS AND ASYNCHRONOUS INSTRUCTION - WAS DELIVERED VIA PLATFORMS SUCH AS GOOGLE MEET, ZOOM, AND YOUTUBE. 291177 25577 TEACHING ARTIST PROJECT (TAP): TAP PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS WITH COMPREHENSIVE, SKILLS-TRAINING SEMINARS INFORMED BY SOCIAL JUSTICE PEDAGOGY AND INCORPORATING CREATIVE AND MULTI-MODAL ACTIVITIES AND ON-THE-JOB INTERNSHIPS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE QUALIFIED TEACHING ARTISTS THEY NEED TO MEET THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND EXCEED CITY- AND STATE-MANDATED LEARNING STANDARDS. TAP LEADS THE TAP COHORT, A GROUP OF 17 ARTS-IN-EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING ARTS ENGAGEMENT FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS, AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE TEACHING ARTIST FIELD LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY. TAP PARTNERS WITH ARTIST YEAR, ARTS FOR ALL, ARTISTS STRIVING TO END POVERTY (ASTEP), BROOKLYN ARTS COUNCIL, CARNEGIE HALL, THE CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION, CITY LORE, DEDALUS FOUNDATION, DREAM YARD PROJECT, FLAMENCO VIVO CARLOTA SANTANA, LIFETIME ARTS, MARQUIS STUDIOS, NATIONAL DANCE INSTITUTE, OPENING ACT, TEACHERS & WRITERS COLLABORATIVE, AND WINGSPAN ARTS TO OFFER ELECTIVE SEMINARS ON INCLUSIVE TEACHING PRACTICES, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, THE BUSINESS OF TEACHING ARTISTRY. TAP GRADUATES HAVE GONE ON TO WORK WITH CWP AND OTHER CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS ARTS CONNECTION, CITY LORE, STUDIO IN A SCHOOL, DREAM YARD PROJECT, WINGSPAN ARTS, MARQUIS STUDIOS, TEACHERS & WRITERS COLLABORATIVE, YOUNG AUDIENCES NEW YORK, AND MORE. 67497 2240 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CWP HOLDS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS TO SERVE NEW AND ADVANCED TEACHING ARTISTS. SUMMER INSTITUTE IS A NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTENSIVE FOR ADVANCED TEACHING ARTISTS. SUMMER INSTITUTE BROADENS TEACHING ARTISTS' SKILLS AND CREATES A NATIONAL DIALOGUE OF INNOVATIVE, ANTI-RACIST PRACTICES AROUND TEACHING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE. PAST SEMINARS INCLUDED: DEVELOPING HEALTHY BEHAVIOR IN YOUNGER STUDENTS, AND GRANT WRITING FOR TEACHING ARTISTS. 22105 11278 OTHER GENERAL PROGRAMS 22105 11278 1104845 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 1 51 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY X X MICHELE KOTLER 2129623820 11 BROADWAY NO 508 NEW YORK NY 10004 SUSANNE RUSSOTTO CO-CHAIRS 3.00 X X 0 0 0 JOAN SAPINSLEY CO-CHAIRS 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JASON LYNCH TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TRACEY BEY JOHNSON SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBIN ALPERSTEIN MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 CRISTA DESTEFANO MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DILLON COHEN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARCUS VINICIUS RIBEIRO MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIYA SAWHNY MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA FERSCH MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEX TABB MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY PECK MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEX PERRY MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICK JOHNSON MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MONICA CHEN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARCUS GONZALES MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAMANTHA TORTORA MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW HO MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHANNON MCGOVERN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 COLLEEN LIMA MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA HOGUE MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHANNON NELSON-TAI MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROSSANA IONESCU MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELE KOTLER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 45.00 X 103511 0 15045 103511 0 15045 1 0 0 0 0 97459 527499 1014931 1639889 PROGRAM FEES 209603 209603 209603 6558 6558 0 97459 10590 -10590 -10590 1845460 209603 0 -4032 121827 89161 8215 24451 925011 656169 66124 202718 99764 88191 3991 7582 90369 79886 3615 6868 101078 51492 21367 28219 26674 26674 62409 55170 2496 4743 3095 719 2139 237 4172 3688 167 317 6847 4028 2473 346 TELEPHONE & INTERNET 15821 13986 633 1202 MISCELLANEOUS 15023 9277 538 5208 DUES AND MEMBERSHIPS 10694 9302 405 987 BANK CHARGES 9741 8173 865 703 13299 8929 3604 766 1505824 1104845 116632 284347 473344 463963 130944 506492 278779 232626 4954 4954 39451 27770 4111 11681 260858 266971 18016 18016 1171006 1504703 55631 48098 220887 220887 4880 6474 281398 275459 X 746054 1206744 143554 22500 889608 1229244 1171006 1504703 339636 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 916234 1043734 1572670 1206178 1639889 6378705 916234 1043734 1572670 1206178 1639889 6378705 344685 6034020 146 11787 6558 18491 6421 51608 58029 6455225 1468552 0.93470 0.91440 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 39451 27770 11681 11681 INVESTMENT 266971 C 266971 DEFERRED RENT 6474 6474 X 1870813 14763 10590 25353 1845460 0 1845460 1531177 14763 10590 25353 1505824 0 1505824 PART X, LINE 2: CWP IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, SECTION 501(C)(3). ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN REFLECTED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. CWP RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT CWP HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 10,590. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 10,590. VIRTUAL GALA 97459 97459 10590 97459 97459 10590 10590 -10590 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS FORM 990 AND SHARES ANY QUESTIONS WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND COMMUNITY-WORD PROJECT'S FISCAL MANAGER. AFTER THIS, THE ENTIRE BOARD RECEIVES THE 990 ELECTRONICALLY FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT APPLIES TO ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. PRIOR TO ELECTION TO THE BOARD, AND THEREAFTER ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS SHALL DISCLOSE IN WRITING, TO THE BEST OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE, ANY INTEREST SUCH DIRECTOR AND/OR OFFICER MAY HAVE IN ANY CORPORATION, ORGANIZATION, PARTNERSHIP OR OTHER ENTITY WHICH PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL OR OTHER GOODS OR SERVICES TO THE CORPORATION FOR A FEE OR OTHER COMPENSATION, AND ANY POSITION OR OTHER MATERIAL RELATIONSHIP SUCH DIRECTOR OR OFFICER MAY HAVE WITH ANY OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION WITH WHICH THE CORPORATION HAS AN ATTORNEY-CLIENT OR OTHER BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. IF AT ANY TIME DURING HIS, HER OR THEIR TERM OF SERVICE, A DIRECTOR OR OFFICER ACQUIRES ANY INTEREST OR OTHERWISE A CIRCUMSTANCE ARISES WHICH MAY POSE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THAT INTEREST OR OTHER CONFLICT SHALL BE PROMPTLY DISCLOSED IN WRITING TO THE BOARD CO-CHAIRS. WHEN ANY MATTER FOR DECISION OR APPROVAL COMES BEFORE THE BOARD OR ANY COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD IN WHICH A DIRECTOR OR OFFICER HAS AN INTEREST OR CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THAT INTEREST OR CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHALL BE IMMEDIATELY DISCLOSED IN WRITING TO THE BOARD OR RELEVANT COMMITTEE BY THAT DIRECTOR OR OFFICER. NO DIRECTOR OR OFFICER SHALL VOTE ON ANY MATTER IN WHICH HE OR SHE HAS AN INTEREST OR CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND SHALL LEAVE THE ROOM IN WHICH DISCUSSION REGARDING THAT MATTER IS CARRIED ON, IF SO REQUESTED BY THE BOARD OR THE RELEVANT COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A AS A PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS, THE BOARD REVIEWS SALARIES FOR ALL STAFF. THE SAME PROCESS IS FOLLOWED FOR ALL FULL-TIME STAFF POSITIONS INCLUDING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. ANY DIRECTOR OF THE CORPORATION IS AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE A REASONABLE SALARY OR OTHER REASONABLE COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED TO THE CORPORATION WHEN AUTHORIZED BY A VOTE OF TWO-THIRDS OF THE ENTIRE BOARD. NO COMPENSATION SHALL BE PAID TO DIRECTORS MERELY FOR THEIR ROLE AS DIRECTORS. THE BOARD SHALL FIX THE COMPENSATION, IF ANY, OF ANY OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE. IN DETERMINING COMPENSATION, THE BOARD SHALL CONSIDER THE COMPENSATION OFFERED BY COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS AND SHALL DOCUMENT THE BASIS FOR ITS DECISIONS. IF AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE IS A BOARD MEMBER, HE OR SHE MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION OR THE VOTE WITH RESPECT TO HIS OR HER COMPENSATION. DOCUMENTATION IS PART OF THE BUDGET APPROVAL PROCESS AND IS DOCUMENTED IN THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND BOARD MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 COMMUNITY-WORD PROJECT MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE RETURN IS MADE AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF WEBSITES. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FORM 990, FORM 1023, AND BY-LAWS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AT 11 BROADWAY, ROOM 508, NEW YORK, NY 10004. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS FOR REVIEWING ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DURING THE TAX YEAR