2022-10-17T15:04:51-07:00 2021-12-31 823676283 Suarez Tax Services LLP 3868 W Carson Street Suite 101 Torrance CA 90503 990 2021-01-01 953252001 Free Arts dba Free Arts for Abused Children FREE 3103134278 11099 S La Cienega Boulevard 235 Los Angeles CA 90045 Bianca Hunter Executive Dir. 2022-10-14 true Bianca Hunter 999009999 Jeffrey P Suarez P02043605 3108327887 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Jessica Staheli 11099 S La Cienega Boulevard 235 Los Angeles CA 90045 748303 false X www.freearts.org X 1977 CA Free Arts programs inspire hope in the lives of children who have experienced abuse, neglect, povery and homelessness through innovative creative arts programs and positive interactions with caring adult volunteers. 5 5 8 184 0 781308 737999 0 544 -3635 -4926 777673 733617 0 0 216626 257115 0 56264 427809 400083 644435 657198 133238 76419 310538 384928 14389 12360 296149 372568 Free Arts programs inspire hope in the lives of children who have experienced abuse, neglect, poverty and homelessness through innovative creative arts programs and positive interactions with caring adult volunteers. 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We pair children with adult mentors who guide them through their journey of recovery, and serve as a positive role model with whom the child has a beneficial, rather than traumatic relationship. 494936 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 4 0 true 8 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 5 5 false false false false false false false true true false true true true true true true false true false false false CA X Sara Ford 3103134278 11099 S La Cienega Blvd 235 Los Angeles CA 90045 Sara Ford Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 68420 0 0 Jessica Staheli Chairperson 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jennifer Foyer Member 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michelle McCarthy Member 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Grant Hartwell Finance Chair 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Monica Goel GovernanceChair 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 68420 0 false false false 0 207148 530851 275050 737999 0 544 544 0 0 0 0 9760 14686 -4926 0 0 0 733617 544 0 0 0 0 68420 52410 4379 11631 0 153476 117563 9822 26091 0 15443 11830 988 2625 19776 15148 1266 3362 0 14816 14816 22345 22345 0 0 0 0 3540 3540 4818 4818 0 0 17443 17443 0 0 0 0 0 1610 1610 8329 8329 Contributed services 275050 275050 Supplies 14920 13233 1687 Outside services 14864 6428 8436 Dues & Subscriptions 5729 5729 16619 3274 12766 579 657198 494936 105998 56264 245771 373557 0 50000 0 0 0 0 0 0 2287 504 43427 37660 7377 5767 0 0 0 0 5103 5100 310538 384928 14389 12360 14389 12360 X 241399 372568 54750 296149 372568 310538 384928 76419 X false true X true false X 613051 786412 787811 781308 737999 3706581 0 0 613051 786412 787811 781308 737999 3706581 0 3706581 544 544 0 0 3707125 0.99990 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 36431 30664 5767 6996 6996 5767 X Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Organization follows the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (FASB ASC), Accounting for Uncertainty of Income Taxes, which prescribes a minimum recognition threshold and measurement methodology for tax positions taken , or expected to be taken, in a tax return prior to recognition in the financial statements. The standard also provides guidance for derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. The Organization is exemt from tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Organization believes that it has appropriate support for the positions taken on its tax returns and that the exempt status would be sustained on examination. The Organization classifies interest and penalties on underpayments of income taxes, if any, as interest excpense and penalties, respectively, on the statement of activities. The Organization files tax returns in the United States federal and California state jurisdictions. The Organization is no longer subject to tax examinations for California before 2017 or for the United States federal purposes before 2018. X Volunteer service hrs 1 275050 FMV false false false Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The Form 990 is reviewed and approved by the members of the Board of Directors Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts Prior to board or committee action on a Contract or Transaction involving a Conflict of interest, a director or committee member having a Conflict of Interest and who is in attendance at the meeting shall disclose all facts material to the Conflict of Interest. Such disclosure shall be reflected in the minutes of the meeting. If board members are aware that staff or other volunteers have a conflict of interest, relevant facts should be disclosed by the board memberor by the interested person him/herself if invited to the board meeting as a guest for purposes of disclosure. A person who has a Conflict of Interest with respect to a contract or transaction that will be voted on at a meeting shall not be counted in determining the presence of a quorum for purposes of the vote. The person having a conflict of interest may not vote on the Contract or Transaction and shall not be present in the meeting room when the vote is taken, unless the vote is by secret ballot. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available The Form 990 is available to the public in the website of the Attorney General's Office, guidestar.org, and on the Organization's website - www.freearts.org