THE CRUCIBLE: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: THE CRUCIBLE (EIN 52-2137825)
Tax period: 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed: 2022-10-26
IRS object ID: 202242999349302059
Schema version: 2021v4.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-10-26T12:39:26-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Crosby & Kaneda CPAs LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1970 Broadway STE 930	AddressLine1Txt
City	Oakland	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94612	ZIPCd

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Filer Filer

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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City	Oakland	CityNm
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ZIP	94607	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Susan Mernit	PersonNm
Person Title	Executive Director	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2022-10-26	SignatureDt
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Person Last	Mernit	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Felix Gorrindo	PreparerPersonNm
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Activity Or Mission	The Crucible inspires creative exploration and expression through welcoming, hands-on arts education and experiences for people of diverse ages and backgrounds.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Liabilities BOY	$3,825,997	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$3,524,468	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Mission	The Crucible inspires creative exploration and expression through welcoming, hands-on arts education and experiences for people of diverse ages and backgrounds. As an innovative hub built around the industrial arts, The Crucible is a catalyst for individual growth and vibrant community connections.A leader in the Bay Area arts community, The Crucible is widely recognized for its exceptional learning experiences, rich and varied arts programs, skilled and committed faculty, and unparalleled educational facilities.	MissionDesc
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Desc	Youth ProgramsThe pandemic continues to affect The Crucibles scholarship and outreach programs. The Crucible operated at 50% capacity in 2021. We lacked both staff and budget to fund scholarship access and offer free and subsidized programs at the same level as 2019, but managed to increase scholarship awards significantly over 2020 levels. Nevertheless, The Crucibles Youth Industrial Arts program was able to provide over $315,000 in services to young people to participate in the arts through hands-on learning experiences including, classes, field trips, outreach events, internships, teaching assistantships, and workshops during 2021. 558 young people were served in 2021 by these programs, 91 free of charge. Since its inception in 2010, more than 85 youth have graduated from the Fuego Youth Leadership Program. Of the 85 who have completed the program, 49 are still engaged with The Crucible as faculty, administrative staff, or volunteers. Many have gone on to build successful careers in the skilled trades, or have graduated from universities and art schools.The Crucible provided industrial arts programming that empowers youth to build technical and social/emotional skills while making deeper connections between science, technology, engineering, and math through hands-on, project-based instruction. During six weeks of Summer Camp in 2021, 444 youth in 107 classes fabricated jewelry, bent glass into neon light sculptures, hammered hot steel into practical tools, and more. An additional 163 youth participated in after-school and weekend intensives throughout the year, including an expanded bike program where youth built, fixed, and gave away working bikes to the community. During 2021, despite continued restricted operations, The Crucible offered free and discounted workshops and in-school presentations to students from 4 schools as well as paid leadership opportunities, and workforce development to 11 youth as part of our Fuego Youth Leadership Program.Adult ProgramsThe Crucibles mission is to inspire creative exploration and expression through welcoming, hands-on arts education and experiences for people of diverse ages and backgrounds regardless of income. As an innovative hub built around the industrial arts, The Crucible is a catalyst for individual growth and vibrant community connections. The Crucible is dedicated to inspiring creative growth in Oakland and the greater Bay Area.2021 was a year of recovery for The Crucible. Our core programs adult classes and workshops, youth industrial arts education, and community engagement made steady gains over 2020. The Crucible increased its capacity to 50% from 20% in 2020. Hands-on arts education programs, based in our West Oakland facility, were back in a limited way in some departments. This programming provided much-needed access to high-quality arts experiences for people of diverse ages and backgrounds. From blacksmithing to neon, glass casting, ceramics, welding, kinetics, and fire dancing, The Crucible was able to offer high-quality, hands-on arts education programs to more than 2,750 adults in 2021. This was an amazing credit both to our extremely skilled instructors and to our studio staff who worked so hard to meet and exceed all COVID-19 safety protocols. Together, they were able to create a welcoming environment at a time when much human interaction was only happening on screens. The Crucible piloted the Open For Business program, a incubator for BIPOC artisans launching businesses in the creative economy. 100% of its first cohort -- consisting of 5 BIPOC artisan-entrepreneurs -- completed the program and developed product lines. Team BuildsDuring 2021, The Crucible provided workshops for companies, schools, and other groups to collaborate on fabrication of industrial arts projects. Studio RentalsThe Crucible provided affordable studios, stalls, and locker spaces to two dozen working artists. We developed The Crucibles Expanded Access to Tools & Equipment (CREATE) program as a way for current and former students to benefit from broader access to the tools and resources of The Crucible. During the pandemic, we waived studio rental fees for artists who had lost income. Our CREATE program was paused due to COVID restrictions. EventsThe Crucible invites our local community to experience our industrial arts programming during our Open Houses, Bike Fix-A-Thons, GIFTY Annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair, and more.The Crucible offers up to three Open Houses annually, which are free of charge and give visitors an opportunity to tour The Crucible's 56,000 square-foot facility, meet faculty and artists, and watch demonstrations. We also provide weekly Open Shop Hours, free four-hour sessions for drop-in participants to learn the fundamentals of bicycle mechanics. With our quarterly Bike Fix-A-Thons, a team of bike techs repair as many bikes as possible for free, getting Oakland residents back on the road with safe, functioning bikes. We relaunched our first in-person holiday bazaar, GIFTY, since 2019 serving 3,000 people; 20% of whom were local BIPOC makers/vendors who received scholarships to support vending costs.All of these events help introduce participants to the creative possibilities of our classes and workshops and other programs.To stay connected with local artists, makers, and community members, we also participated in virtual events, including the Life is Living Festival in DeFemery Park.The Crucible also offers custom fabrication of one-of-a-kind works.	Desc
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Person	Renee Ventimiglia	PersonNm
Phone	5104440919	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

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Susan Mernit
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Renee Ventimiglia
CFO	40.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$132,953	$0	$6,940
Natasha von Kanael
Dir. Mrktng/eComm	40.00	0.00		$104,494	$0	$2,567
Amanda Noguera
President	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Julie Sigoloff
VP/Secretary	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Jeremy Sugerman
Treasurer	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Greg Hansen
Director	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Tanya Holland
Director	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Adam Lamoreaux
Director	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Craig Crouteau
Director	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Cindy Johanson
Director	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Jeremy Crandell
Director	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Jana Pastena
Director	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Shawnee Keck
Director	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Joyce Pederson-Shulman
Director	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Alexander Zwissler
Director	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Taj Wilson
Director	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

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Government Grants	$915,144	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,036,100	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$19,182	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$2,033,369	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

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Teambuilds & workshops	611600	$47,859	$47,859
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Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

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Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Management And General	$15,170	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Management And General	$22,328	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Management And General	$42,041	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising	$10,173	FundraisingAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising	$736	FundraisingAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$204,111	TotalAmt
Program Services	$198,520	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,588	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,003	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$50,718	TotalAmt
Program Services	$35,461	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,884	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,373	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Dues,license,service, & other	Desc
Total	$6,791	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,360	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$724	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$707	FundraisingAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,237,005	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,411,828	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$436,429	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$388,748	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$639,856	BOYAmt
EOY	$736,013	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,041,160	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,041,472	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$61,989	BOYAmt
EOY	$40,000	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$31,340	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$53,550	BOYAmt
EOY	$33,467	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$6,252,141	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$2,691,176	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,677,360	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,560,965	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,609	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,507,864	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,411,917	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$194,935	BOYAmt
EOY	$211,548	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$446,230	BOYAmt
EOY	$638,835	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,598,592	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,522,460	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$586,240	BOYAmt
EOY	$151,625	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,825,997	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,524,468	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,366,168	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,582,450	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$315,699	BOYAmt
EOY	$304,999	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,681,867	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,887,449	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,507,864	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,411,917	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$205,582	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School	Yes (X)	SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,080,000	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$1,080,000	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$4,435,041	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,144,572	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,290,469	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$347,660	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$253,410	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$94,250	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$389,440	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$293,194	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$96,246	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$3,560,965	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	EIDL Loan	Desc
Amt	$151,625	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$151,625	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,527,727	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$85,140	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$85,140	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$3,442,587	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$3,442,587	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,322,145	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$85,140	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$85,140	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$3,237,005	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$3,237,005	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part X : FIN48 Footnote	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The Internal Revenue Service and the California Franchise Tax Board have determined that the Organization is exempt from federal and state income taxes under IRC 501(c)(3) and California RTC 23701(d). The Organization has evaluated its current tax positions as of December 31, 2021 and is not aware of any significant uncertain tax positions for which a reserve would be necessary. The Organizations tax returns are generally subject to examination by federal and state taxing authorities for three and four years, respectively, after they are filed.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	Yes (true)	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures Etc	Yes (true)	PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media	Yes (true)	PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp Recs	Yes (true)	MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs	Yes (true)	MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures Etc	Yes (true)	MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All Sol	Yes (true)	MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts	false	DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy	false	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty	false	DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs	false	DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy	false	DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	false	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog	false	DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty	false	DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid Rcvd	Yes (true)	GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd	false	GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	Yes (true)	ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule E, Line 3 - Racially Nondiscriminatory Policy Publicized	The Crucible's nondiscrimination policy is published on the organization's website - http://thecrucible.org/.
Schedule E, Line 4 - Explanation of Records and Materials Not Maintained
Schedule E, Line 5 - Explanation of Organization Discrimination by Race
Schedule E, Line 6 - Explanation of Aid or Assistance from Governmental Agency	The Organization received funding from three government agencies during 2021 to help provide support for youth tuition assistance and programming. The agencies are City of Oakland, California Arts Council, and Alameda County Stop Waste.The organization also had a PPP loan forgiven, which was used for operational expenses.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd
Total501c3 Org	0	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	Emergency fund award	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	42	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$15,500	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$5,242	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method Used	Book	ValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash Assistance	Food program	NonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	In order to be eligible for the grant award, the recipient had to be an active staff or faculty member. All recipients were located in the Bay Area and in constant contact with The Crucible. Risk levels of use outside the US were low to non-existent.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Susan Mernit	PersonNm
Title	Executive Dir.	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$156,420	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$5,000	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$645	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$162,065	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process	The 990 is reviewed by the board prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts	The Crucible has a Conflict of Interest policy for all board members, which all directors are required to abide by.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management	Compensation for the Executive Director is determined by the board after review and comparison with salaries for similar positions in other like organizations.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	Upon request.