2022-01-07T12:06:18-06:00 2021-07-31 833056988 MD LEWIS LLC 1519 CENTRAL PARKWAY SUITE 200 EAGAN MN 55121 990EZ 2020-08-01 411797876 ART BUDDIES ARTB 6123346004 110 NORTH FIFTH STREET - 10TH FLOOR MINNEAPOLIS MN 55403 HEIDI RICH EXEC DIR & PRESIDENT 6122291122 2021-12-04 true HEIDI RICH 999009999 MICHAEL D LEWIS P00728013 9528982011 2021-12-04 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X X ARTBUDDIES.ORG X X 108971 X 108695 276 108971 81597 6595 24431 112623 -3652 166503 162851 X 181428 177057 5948 3693 187376 180750 20873 17899 166503 162851 X THE MISSION OF ART BUDDIES IS TO USE THE POWER OF ONE-ON-ONE CREATIVE MENTORING TO HELP CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES DEVELOP EXCITING NEW VISIONS OF THEMSELVES, DISCOVER THEIR ABILITIES, BOOST THEIR SELF-ESTEEM AND INCREASE THEIR MOTIVATION TO LEARN. THE CHILDREN ARE PAIRED, ONE-ON-ONE WITH CREATIVE MENTORS DURING OUR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. ART BUDDIES ANNUALLY PAIRS 200 CREATIVE MENTORS, INCLUDING MANY CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS LIKE ART DIRECTORS, GRAPHIC DESIGNERS, ILLUSTRATORS, ARCHITECTS, PHOTOGRAPHERS AND WRITERS, ONE-ON-ONE WITH 200 INNER-CITY KIDS (AGES 8-11). EACH PROGRAM FEATURES WEEKLY WORKSHOPS THAT RUN 7 TO 10 WEEKS. OUR "KIDS RULE" THEME HELPS KIDS EXPLORE THEIR STRENGTHS AND INTERESTS, AND WHAT THEY WANT TO BE WHEN THEY GROW UP. THEN THEY CREATE AN IMAGINATIVE AND EXCITING COSTUME THAT REFLECTS THEIR UNIQUE VISION OF THEMSELVES. MENTORS ALSO HELP THE KIDS DEVELOP WRITING, PROJECT PLANNING AND STORYTELLING SKILLS BY CREATING A SPECIAL JOURNAL OF THEIR ART BUDDIES EXPERIE IN FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020, WE SERVED 200 CHILDREN, AGES 8-11, FROM LOW- INCOME FAMILIES IN MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL. MOST OF THE KIDS WERE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE OR REDUCED-COST SCHOOL MEALS AND 95% WERE CHILDREN OF COLOR. WE RECRUITED 200 CREATIVE MENTORS TO WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH THE CHILDREN. WE PRODUCED SEVEN AFTER-SCHOOL ART BUDDIES PROGRAMS, THREE IN THE FALL AND FOUR IN THE SPRING, AT OUR THREE PARTNER SCHOOLS: WHITTIER INTERNATIONAL ELEMENTARY AND BANCROFT ELEMENTARY IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS, AND RIVERVIEW WEST SIDE SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE IN ST. PAUL. OUR MENTORS HELPED THE CHILDREN DO THE FOLLOWING: 1. FORM A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH A CREATIVE ADULT 2. DISCOVER THEIR CREATIVE POTENTIAL 3. BOOST THEIR SELF-ESTEEM BY CREATING SOMETHING AMBITIOUS AND UNIQUE 4. INCREASE THEIR MOTIVATION TO LEARN BY GIVING THEM AN EXCITING REASON TO COME TO SCHOOL AND EXPLORE 5. LEARN THE CREATIVE PROCESS OF CONCEIVING, PLANNING AND PRODUCING 6. EXPLORE CREATIVE CAREER POSSIBILITIES THE CHILDRENS' TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS CONTINUALLY CONFIRM THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF THE ART BUDDIES PROGRAM. THE TEACHERS OBSERVED STUDENT IMPROVEMENT IN PROBLEM-SOLVING ABILITY, BEHAVIOR, ATTITUDE, MOTIVATION TO LEARN, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND SOCIAL SKILLS. THEY REPORT THE MASTERY STUDENTS DEVELOP IN ART BUDDIES, AS WELL AS THE POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS THEY FORM WITH CREATIVE ADULTS THAT ENHANCE THEIR STUDENTS' SELF-ESTEEM. 89324 89324 ELLIOTT PAYNE DIRECTOR 000.00 0 AMY PRESSNALL DIRECTOR/BD 000.00 0 REGINALDO REYES DIRECTOR 000.00 0 ROSEMARY UGBOAJAH DIRECTOR 000.00 0 HEIDI RICH EXEC DIR & P 000.00 39840 KAILEY MO BECKER DIRECTOR 000.00 0 KARISA BUECHNER DIRECTOR 000.00 0 PENNY DUERR DIRECTOR 000.00 0 ALLA ILUSHKA DIRECTOR 000.00 0 LESLIE YUNIS EXEC BOARD C 000.00 0 JEAN HURLBERT EXEC BOARD T 000.00 0 false false false false false false false false false MN HEIDI RICH 110 NORTH FIFTH STREET MINNEAPOLIS MN 554031608 6123346212 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 116977 132940 114058 167996 108695 640666 116977 132940 114058 167996 108695 640666 640666 98 107 93 71 276 645 641311 0.99900 0.99930 X FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES MARKETING 2,447 OFFICE EXPENSES -OPERATION 5,849 FUNDRAISING 1,041 BANK CHARGES 42 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 7,163 ART SUPPLIES 5,480 PROGRAM OFFICE EXPENSE 217 PROGRAM MEALS 19 NON-INVESTMENT DEPRECIATION 2,173 TOTAL 24,431 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 PREPAID EXPENSES AND DEFERRED CHARGES 516 434 OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND FURNITURE 10,934 10,934 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 5,502 7,675 TOTAL 5,948 3,693 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 248 0 US BANK LINE OF CREDIT 20,348 17,502 PAYROLL LIABILITIES 277 397 FORM 990-EZ, PART III THE MISSION OF ART BUDDIES IS TO USE THE POWER OF ONE-ON-ONE CREATIVE MENTORING TO HELP CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES DEVELOP EXCITING NEW VISIONS OF THEMSELVES, DISCOVER THEIR ABILITIES, BOOST THEIR SELF-ESTEEM AND INCREASE THEIR MOTIVATION TO LEARN. THE CHILDREN ARE PAIRED, ONE-ON-ONE WITH CREATIVE MENTORS DURING OUR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. ART BUDDIES ANNUALLY PAIRS 200 CREATIVE MENTORS, INCLUDING MANY CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS LIKE ART DIRECTORS, GRAPHIC DESIGNERS, ILLUSTRATORS, ARCHITECTS, PHOTOGRAPHERS AND WRITERS, ONE-ON-ONE WITH 200 INNER-CITY KIDS (AGES 8-11). EACH PROGRAM FEATURES WEEKLY WORKSHOPS THAT RUN 7 TO 10 WEEKS. OUR "KIDS RULE" THEME HELPS KIDS EXPLORE THEIR STRENGTHS AND INTERESTS, AND WHAT THEY WANT TO BE WHEN THEY GROW UP. THEN THEY CREATE AN IMAGINATIVE AND EXCITING COSTUME THAT REFLECTS THEIR UNIQUE VISION OF THEMSELVES. MENTORS ALSO HELP THE KIDS DEVELOP WRITING, PROJECT PLANNING AND STORYTELLING SKILLS BY CREATING A SPECIAL JOURNAL OF THEIR ART BUDDIES EXPERIENCE CALLED A BUDDY BOOK. AT THE END OF EACH PROGRAM, THE KIDS BECOME "STARS" POSING WITH THEIR CREATIONS AND MENTORS FOR PORTRAITS BY PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS. THE CHILDREN CELEBRATE THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS WITH A PARADE AND PRESENTATION FOR SCHOOLMATES, TEACHERS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THE ART BUDDIES PROGRAM IS UNIQUE AND IS THE ONLY ONE IN THE MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL AREA THAT PAIRS CREATIVE MENTORS FROM A VARIETY OF CREATIVE FIELDS ONE-ON-ONE WITH LOW-INCOME ELEMENTARY-AGE CHILDREN. THE CREATIVE MENTORS EXPOSE THE KIDS TO EXCITING CREATIVE CAREERS WHILE HELPING THEM DISCOVER WHAT THEY CAN DO AND WHO THEY CAN BECOME THROUGH THE POWER OF CREATIVITY. ART BUDDIES WAS FOUNDED IN 1994 BY FORMER ART DIRECTOR/DESIGNER SUE CROLICK. SINCE ITS BEGINNING, IT HAS RECRUITED MORE THAN 2,000 CREATIVE MENTORS AND MENTORED MORE THAN 2,000 KIDS. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 IN FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020, WE SERVED 200 CHILDREN, AGES 8-11, FROM LOW- INCOME FAMILIES IN MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL. MOST OF THE KIDS WERE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE OR REDUCED-COST SCHOOL MEALS AND 95% WERE CHILDREN OF COLOR. WE RECRUITED 200 CREATIVE MENTORS TO WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH THE CHILDREN. WE PRODUCED SEVEN AFTER-SCHOOL ART BUDDIES PROGRAMS, THREE IN THE FALL AND FOUR IN THE SPRING, AT OUR THREE PARTNER SCHOOLS: WHITTIER INTERNATIONAL ELEMENTARY AND BANCROFT ELEMENTARY IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS, AND RIVERVIEW WEST SIDE SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE IN ST. PAUL. OUR MENTORS HELPED THE CHILDREN DO THE FOLLOWING: 1. FORM A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH A CREATIVE ADULT 2. DISCOVER THEIR CREATIVE POTENTIAL 3. BOOST THEIR SELF-ESTEEM BY CREATING SOMETHING AMBITIOUS AND UNIQUE 4. INCREASE THEIR MOTIVATION TO LEARN BY GIVING THEM AN EXCITING REASON TO COME TO SCHOOL AND EXPLORE 5. LEARN THE CREATIVE PROCESS OF CONCEIVING, PLANNING AND PRODUCING 6. EXPLORE CREATIVE CAREER POSSIBILITIES THE CHILDRENS' TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS CONTINUALLY CONFIRM THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF THE ART BUDDIES PROGRAM. THE TEACHERS OBSERVED STUDENT IMPROVEMENT IN PROBLEM-SOLVING ABILITY, BEHAVIOR, ATTITUDE, MOTIVATION TO LEARN, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND SOCIAL SKILLS. THEY REPORT THE MASTERY STUDENTS DEVELOP IN ART BUDDIES, AS WELL AS THE POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS THEY FORM WITH CREATIVE ADULTS THAT ENHANCE THEIR STUDENTS' SELF-ESTEEM. ELLIOTT PAYNE AMY PRESSNALL REGINALDO REYES ROSEMARY UGBOAJAH HEIDI RICH KAILEY MO BECKER KARISA BUECHNER PENNY DUERR ALLA ILUSHKA LESLIE YUNIS JEAN HURLBERT