2022-11-14T21:11:06-07:00 2022-06-30 990EZ 2021-07-01 842290474 SPEAKING OUT COLLECTIVE SPEA 6125040523 3714 Longfellow Avenue Minneapolis MN 55407 John Sessler Treasurer 8473314152 2022-11-11 0 11 1 AAL2 X 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X www.speakingoutcollective.com X X 134463 X 56143 78252 0 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 134463 0 0 0 115959 0 21 13598 129578 4885 5907 0 10792 X 6270 87489 0 0 6678 77298 12948 164787 7041 153995 5907 10792 Speaking Out Collective uses storytelling and story-making to spark the curiosity and imagination of children, educators and communities. We create tailored curricula, produce live performances and outreach programs, and offer professional development using a toolbox of techniques that incorporate puppets, poetry, music, dance, art and more. We celebrate and create a culture where stories and questions uplift young to old in becoming agents of change on topics such as fairness and ethics, race, identity, equity, community transformation and more. We increased our primary program revenue, storytelling for change residencies in schools and communities by 304%. We served ten elementary schools, mainly Title I, and several domestic violence shelters in and around the Twin Cities, Minnesota. An increase of 158% in specific contributed revenue allowed us to offer residencies to schools free of charge that otherwise could not afford it. Expenses continued to be kept low and often bare boned, but we ensured our teaching artists and artists were paid a livable wage, commensurate with their skills and talent. Expenses in total increased relative to the additional programming and moving to in-person versus only virtual. 0 76685 In our outreach programming, we offered a puppet production at MN Fringe's Beyond the Box. We produce a local production or tour to children when we're not in the classroom during the summer. We also worked to create community murals to promote healing and conversation; working with three local muralists to paint art on building walls to uplift the Ayeeyo neighborhood traumatized by violence and racism in Minneapolis. And we also offered puppet making and screen printing at local events including Native American community celebrations. Thanks to new funding support our outreach programming grew 435% YOY. 0 13100 Our professional development was offered to K-8 school teachers and at a professional educator conference. We teach critical literacy fundamentals to educators that results in improved student success in the classroom. While it's a small part of our operating revenue, we hope to increase this area in the future and use monies earned to better support staff in the development of both PD and new curriculum. 0 4100 93885 X Sonja Kuftinec President 1 0 0 0 John Sessler Treasurer 1 0 0 0 Sandy Agustin Secretary 1 0 0 0 Emily Zimmer Board Member 5 0 0 0 Sonja Harriday Board Member 3 0 0 0 Emily Asp Board Member 1 0 0 0 X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MN Omnyzm Corporation 11989 Jarvis Circle Eden Prairie MN 55347 9526797178 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 14998 28476 56143 99617 1500 25364 78252 105116 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16498 53840 134395 204733 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 204733 0 0 68 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16498 53840 134463 204801 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Fiscal Fees prior to 501c3 approval;2075|Background checks;224|Bank and Credit Card Processing Fees;222|Software and Web;1243|Liability Insurance;327|Office Supplies;127|Program Supplies and Materials;8630|Medical Testing;75|Gifts and Thank You's;75|Form 1023 filing;600^Total;13598^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 Description;EOY Amount^Accounts Receivable;77298^Total;77298^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 Description;EOY Amount^Accounts Payable;17481|Deferred Revenue;135514|Prepaid Revenue;1000^Total;153995^ Form 990-EZ, Part IV The Board of Directors reviewed Form 990-EZ independently prior to filing. Form 990-EZ, Part V, Line 34 The staff and board updated the mission statement to make it more concise and representative of the organization. It now reads: Speaking Out Collective uses storytelling and story-making to spark the curiosity and imagination of children, educators and communities. Rooted in the arts, we question, create and reimagine narratives.