2022-10-18T00:57:50-04:00 2021-12-31 060887374 EDWARD LEMKIN CPA 500 BOSTON POST RD PO BOX 774 ORANGE CT 06477 990 2021-01-01 453539007 CREATIVE YOUTH PRODUCTIONS INC CREA 2036104323 53 DAVIS AVENUE 1ST FLOOR BRIDGEPORT CT 06604 DR B OYIBOKA NWAJAGU CHAIRMAN 2036104323 2022-05-09 true DR B OYIBOKAN NWAIAGU XXX-XX-XXXX EDWARD LEMKIN P00329751 2037950269 2022-10-13 X 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z DR B OYIBOKA NWAJAGU PO BOX 38563 PO BOX 38563 BRIDGEPORT CT 06605 232166 false X CREATIVE YOUTH PRODUCTIONS.ORG X 2011 CT CREATIVE YOUTH PRODUCTIONS INC. (CYP) MISSION IS TO DEVELOP YOUTH LEADERS THROUGH THE PERFORMING ARTS. CYP IS COMMITTED TO USING THE YOUTH'S VOICE ORGANIZATIONALLY, PROGRAMMATICALLY, AND CREATIVELY. CYP'S GOAL IS FOR STUDENTS TO ACQUIRE LEADERSHIP, CONFIDENCE, POSITIVE ATTITUDES, AND PROFESSIONALISM THROUGH, DANCE, SINGING AND FILM. 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(CYP) PROGRAMS HAVE A STRONG FOCUS ON BUILDING ECONOMIC SUCCESS, STRONG LEADERSHIP SKILLS, CONFIDENCE AND THE ABILITY TO FOSTER THE SELF-ESTEEM AND COMPETENCIES OF YOUTH, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO ARE MOST AT RISK. AT ITS CORE, CYP'S PROGRAMS ARE ABOUT EDUCATION AND LITERACY. PARTICIPANTS ARE REQUIRED TO READ, COMPREHEND AND WRITE EVERY DAY IN THE PROGRAM AND TO CREATE THE NEW PIECES OF ORIGINAL ART THAT THEY THEMSELVES HAVE A VOICE IN. THEY THEN HAVE TO TAKE WHAT THEY HAVE READ AND INTERPRET IT, WHETHER THROUGH SONG, DANCE, ACTING OR VIDEO. IT REQUIRES THEM TO THINK ON THEIR FEET AND PROCESS INFORMATION ACCURATELY AND COMMUNICATE IT EVEN MORE CAREFULLY. FOR SOME YOUTH, THIS ALSO BECOMES A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE. CYP PAYS STIPENDS TO (ESTIMATED) 10 YOUTH LEADERS (MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS) THROUGHOUT THE YEAR PROGRAM. THIS PAST YEAR 11,318 WENT TO MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO BE ROLE MODELS WHILE LEADING IN CREATING THEIR OWN ORIGINAL IDEAS IN ACTING, DIRECTING CHOREOGRAPHY, SONGS AND STORYLINES. CPY OFFERS REAL JOB EXPERIENCE TO STUDENTS SO THEY UNDERSTAND THE REALITIES OF HAVING A JOB AND BEING COMMITTED AND THE EXPECTATIONS OF WHAT WOOK IS. CYP FINANCIALLY SUPPORTS THE LOCAL BRIDGEPORT COMMUNITY BY PAYING ALMOST 20,000 IN STIPENDS OUT OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET. CYP PROVIDES OVER 16 EVENTS AND PERFORMANCES SO YOUTH TO SEE IF THEIR WORK IS EFFECTIVE WITH AUDIENCES. CYP SERVES OVER 60 CHILDREN A YEAR; 98% ARE AT RISK. THE SUCCESS RATE FOR YOUTH COMPLETING THE PROGRAM IS 85% AND 100% OF THE PARTICIPANTS GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL. 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FEES 886 886 886 232166 886 X 228231 102705 63904 61622 970 970 2091 2091 6380 6380 4765 4765 2977 2977 YOUTH LEADERSHIP STIPENDS 11318 11318 COSTUMES, SETS, SUPPLIES 9078 9078 EQUIPMENT 7480 7480 FEES 415 415 273705 144787 67296 61622 85451 3912 40000 85451 43912 29000 29000 29000 29000 X 56451 14912 56451 14912 85451 43912 -41539 X false false X 50642 64094 151000 190000 231280 687016 50642 64094 151000 190000 231280 687016 687016 892 3797 1338 886 6913 693929 0.99000 0.99060 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 6,027 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED NOTE PAYABLE 29000 29000 232166 232166 232166 273705 273705 273705 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION CREATIVE YOUTH PRODUCTIONS INC. (CYP) MISSION IS TO DEVELOP YOUTH LEADERS THROUGH THE PERFORMING ARTS. CYP IS COMMITTED TO USING THE YOUTH'S VOICE ORGANIZATIONALLY, PROGRAMMATICALLY, AND CREATIVELY. CYP'S GOAL IS FOR STUDENTS TO ACQUIRE LEADERSHIP, CONFIDENCE, POSITIVE ATTITUDES, AND PROFESSIONALISM THROUGH THEATRE, DANCE, SINGING AND FILM. CREATING ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS IN A SAFE ENVIROMENT, YOUTH LEADERS MAKE A DRAMATIC IMPACT ON THEMSELVES, THEIR PEERS, FAMILY AND NEIGHBORS THAT CHANGES LIVES FOREVER. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A CREATIVE YOUTH PRODUCTIONS INC. (CYP) PROGRAMS HAVE A STRONG FOCUS ON BUILDING ECONOMIC SUCCESS, STRONG LEADERSHIP SKILLS, CONFIDENCE AND THE ABILITY TO FOSTER THE SELF-ESTEEM AND COMPETENCIES OF YOUTH, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO ARE MOST AT RISK. AT ITS CORE, CYP'S PROGRAMS ARE ABOUT EDUCATION AND LITERACY. PARTICIPANTS ARE REQUIRED TO READ, COMPREHEND AND WRITE EVERY DAY IN THE PROGRAM AND TO CREATE THE NEW PIECES OF ORIGINAL ART THAT THEY THEMSELVES HAVE A VOICE IN. THEY THEN HAVE TO TAKE WHAT THEY HAVE READ AND INTERPRET IT, WHETHER THROUGH SONG, DANCE, ACTING OR VIDEO. IT REQUIRES THEM TO THINK ON THEIR FEET AND PROCESS INFORMATION ACCURATELY AND COMMUNICATE IT EVEN MORE CAREFULLY. FOR SOME YOUTH, THIS ALSO BECOMES A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE. CYP PAYS STIPENDS TO (ESTIMATED) 10 YOUTH LEADERS (MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS) THROUGHOUT THE YEAR PROGRAM. THIS PAST YEAR 11,318 WENT TO MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO BE ROLE MODELS WHILE LEADING IN CREATING THEIR OWN ORIGINAL IDEAS IN ACTING, DIRECTING CHOREOGRAPHY, SONGS AND STORYLINES. CPY OFFERS REAL JOB EXPERIENCE TO STUDENTS SO THEY UNDERSTAND THE REALITIES OF HAVING A JOB AND BEING COMMITTED AND THE EXPECTATIONS OF WHAT WOOK IS. CYP FINANCIALLY SUPPORTS THE LOCAL BRIDGEPORT COMMUNITY BY PAYING ALMOST 20,000 IN STIPENDS OUT OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET. CYP PROVIDES OVER 16 EVENTS AND PERFORMANCES SO YOUTH TO SEE IF THEIR WORK IS EFFECTIVE WITH AUDIENCES. CYP SERVES OVER 60 CHILDREN A YEAR; 98% ARE AT RISK. THE SUCCESS RATE FOR YOUTH COMPLETING THE PROGRAM IS 85% AND 100% OF THE PARTICIPANTS GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL. CYP HAS PARTNERSHIPS WITH WITH WAKEMAN BOYS & GIRLS CLUB, YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU, CITY OF BRIDGEPORT, BRIDGEPORT BOARD OF EDUCATION AND DOUBLE UP DANCE STUDIO. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO REVIEW FORM 990 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD OD TRUSTEES FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE FILING OF FORM 990 FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS 102,705 63,904 61,622