VENICE ARTS: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
VENICE ARTS (EIN 95-4427386)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-06-15
IRS object ID
202141669349300119
Schema version
2020v4.0
Source
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Activity Or MissionVENICE ARTS' MISSION IS TO IGNITE, EXPAND, AND TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF LOS ANGELES' LOW-INCOME YOUTH THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILM EDUCATION, AND TO USE OUR PARTICIPATORY STORYTELLING PRACTICES TO AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionVENICE ARTS' MISSION IS TO IGNITE, EXPAND, AND TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF LOS ANGELES' LOW-INCOME YOUTH THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILM EDUCATION, AND TO USE OUR PARTICIPATORY STORYTELLING PRACTICES TO AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD.MissionDesc
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DescART MENTORING & EDUCATION: WHEN THE SAFER AT HOME ORDERS WENT INTO PLACE IN MID-MARCH, WE PIVOTED QUICKLY TO REMOTE LEARNING, FINDING EFFECTIVE WAYS TO TRANSLATE OUR CURRICULUM AND KEEP STUDENTS ENGAGED. IN RESPONSE TO PARTICIPANT NEED, WE ALSO LOANED COMPUTERS AND ASSISTED FAMILIES WITH ACCESSING FREE INTERNET SERVICES. AS THE WEEKS, THEN MONTHS PASSED, WE COULD SEE ZOOM-FATIGUE GROWING AND KNEW IT WAS A PALE SUBSTITUTE FOR IN-PERSON LEARNING. AFTER VERY CAREFUL CONSIDERATION WE OPENED OUR SUMMER MEDIA ARTS CAMP IN JULY 2020, WITH BOTH REMOTE AND IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS, CREATING CLASSROOMS BY RECONFIGURING OUR GALLERY AND TENTING OUR PARKING LOT. IN THE FALL WE OFFERED A HYBRID SCHEDULE AND BEGAN TO PLAN FOR COVID-SAFE, IN-PERSON-ONLY, PROGRAMS IN 2021. EVEN WITH A MIX OF IN-PERSON AND HYBRID PROGRAMS, WE FOUND WAYS TO RETAIN OUR HIGHLY EXPERIENTIAL AND CHILD-CENTERED MODEL. REMOTE CLASSES AVERAGED 12-15 STUDENTS, AND IN-PERSON CLASSES AVERAGED 10-12 STUDENTS, DEPENDING ON COVID-19 PROTOCOLS; 12 WAS OUR AVERAGE NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN CLASSES PRIOR TO COVID. OUR ARTIST-TO-YOUTH RATIO, COMMONLY 1:3, WAS REDUCED TO 1:6 DURING THE PANDEMIC. IN 2020, EVEN IN THE FACE OF THE PANDEMIC, WE SERVED OVER 419 YOUNG PEOPLE (A REDUCTION FROM 460 IN 2019). THEY WERE ETHNICALLY DIVERSE AND 98% LOW- INCOME; 53% LIVED IN POVERTY. FIFTY FOUR PERCENT (54%) WERE FROM NEIGHBORHOODS WITH HIGH POCKETS OF POVERTY ON LOS ANGELES' WESTSIDE AND 46% CAME FROM THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES, MOST RESIDING IN SOUTH L.A., INGLEWOOD, AND MID-CITY, ALTHOUGH SOME TRAVELED FROM AS FAR AS NORWALK, THE ANTELOPE VALLEY, AND THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR PROGRAMS. ALL LOW-INCOME YOUTH ATTENDED FREE-OF-CHARGE ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING: 1. 330 YOUTH ENROLLED IN OUR 24-WEEK ACADEMIC YEAR CYCLE AND SUMMER MEDIA ARTS CAMP (JULY), BOTH OFFERING A SEQUENCED (BEGINNING TO ADVANCED) CURRICULUM IN PHOTOGRAPHY, FILMMAKING, ANIMATION, AND SEQUENTIAL ART (COMICS). NOTE THAT THIS NUMBER IS LOWER THAN PRIOR YEARS LARGELY DUE TO THE IMPACT OF COVID-SAFE DISTANCING RESTRICTIONS FOR IN-PERSON PROGRAMS. 2.75 YOUTH ENROLLED IN OUR ADVANCED STUDIES TRACK, OFFERING COLLEGE CALIBER CLASSES, SUPPORT FOR INDEPENDENT PROJECTS, AND PORTFOLIO AND REEL DEVELOPMENT. 100% OF GRADUATES OF OUR ADVANCED STUDIES PROGRAM WENT ON TO COLLEGE (MOST PARTICIPATING FROM THEIR LOS ANGELES HOMES, REMOTELY); MOST WERE THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILIES TO ATTEND. 3.110 YOUNG PEOPLE WERE ENROLLED IN WORKSHOPS OFFERED THROUGH OUR ARTPARTNERS PROGRAM AT LOCAL SCHOOLS. WITH THE SPRING 2020 COVID-19 SHUT- DOWN, WE WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE ONE OF OUR ARTPARTNERS PROGRAMS, THE REST WERE CANCELED FOR THE BALANCE OF THE YEAR. 4. JUST OVER 100 YOUNG PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED IN ONE OR MORE OF THE ACTIVITIES OFFERED THROUGH OUR CREATIVE PATHWAYS PROGRAM, WHICH WAS LARGELY REMOTE IN 2020. THESE INCLUDED TWO COLLEGE DAYS, ONE FOR HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND ONE FOR ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, WITH A SPECIAL WORKSHOP FOR SENIORS; 1:1 REMOTE COLLEGE COUNSELING; AND A 6-WEEK REMOTE VISITING ARTIST SERIES-REPLACING OUR IN-PERSON CREATIVE CAREERS DAY-WITH EACH PRESENTATION DRAWING BETWEEN 30-50 YOUTHDesc

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DescPARTICIPATORY DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMS: IN 2020, VENICE ARTS CONTINUED CONSULTING WITH A NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY ORGANIZATION ON THEIR PHOTO EDUCATION PROGRAM, UNTIL THAT EFFORT WAS CURTAILED BY THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC.Desc

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Total$875,708TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$4,493,411TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$808,003GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.80230PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.79710PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 10875,708
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATIONOTHER INCOME INCLUDES WORKSHOP FEEES, NET INCOME FROM FUNDRAISING EVENTS, AND VARIOUS OTHER CONTRACT SERVICES.

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$33,005OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,951DepreciationAmt
Book Value$25,054BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$186,066OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$168,942DepreciationAmt
Book Value$17,124BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$134,772OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$90,055DepreciationAmt
Book Value$44,717BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$86,895TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
LOAN PAYABLE$149,900
DEFERRED RENT$34,405
DEPOSIT$11,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$195,305TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$878,834TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$878,834RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$878,834TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$831,835TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$831,835ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$831,835TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1OTHER FUNDRAISEEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$32,920GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$32,920GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$5,531OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$32,920GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$32,920GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$5,531OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$5,531DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$27,389NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Intellectual Property IntellectualPropertyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$20,994NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$7,392NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$22,491NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONVENICE ARTS' MISSION IS TO IGNITE, EXPAND, AND TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF LOS ANGELES' LOW-INCOME YOUTH THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILM EDUCATION, AND TO USE OUR PARTICIPATORY STORYTELLING PRACTICES TO AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD.
FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6VOLUNTEERS INCLUDE ARTISTS PROVIDING DONATED SERVICE AND INSTRUCTION.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4AART MENTORING & EDUCATION: WHEN THE SAFER AT HOME ORDERS WENT INTO PLACE IN MID-MARCH, WE PIVOTED QUICKLY TO REMOTE LEARNING, FINDING EFFECTIVE WAYS TO TRANSLATE OUR CURRICULUM AND KEEP STUDENTS ENGAGED. IN RESPONSE TO PARTICIPANT NEED, WE ALSO LOANED COMPUTERS AND ASSISTED FAMILIES WITH ACCESSING FREE INTERNET SERVICES. AS THE WEEKS, THEN MONTHS PASSED, WE COULD SEE ZOOM-FATIGUE GROWING AND KNEW IT WAS A PALE SUBSTITUTE FOR IN-PERSON LEARNING. AFTER VERY CAREFUL CONSIDERATION WE OPENED OUR SUMMER MEDIA ARTS CAMP IN JULY 2020, WITH BOTH REMOTE AND IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS, CREATING CLASSROOMS BY RECONFIGURING OUR GALLERY AND TENTING OUR PARKING LOT. IN THE FALL WE OFFERED A HYBRID SCHEDULE AND BEGAN TO PLAN FOR COVID-SAFE, IN-PERSON-ONLY, PROGRAMS IN 2021. EVEN WITH A MIX OF IN-PERSON AND HYBRID PROGRAMS, WE FOUND WAYS TO RETAIN OUR HIGHLY EXPERIENTIAL AND CHILD-CENTERED MODEL. REMOTE CLASSES AVERAGED 12-15 STUDENTS, AND IN-PERSON CLASSES AVERAGED 10-12 STUDENTS, DEPENDING ON COVID-19 PROTOCOLS; 12 WAS OUR AVERAGE NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN CLASSES PRIOR TO COVID. OUR ARTIST-TO-YOUTH RATIO, COMMONLY 1:3, WAS REDUCED TO 1:6 DURING THE PANDEMIC. IN 2020, EVEN IN THE FACE OF THE PANDEMIC, WE SERVED OVER 419 YOUNG PEOPLE (A REDUCTION FROM 460 IN 2019). THEY WERE ETHNICALLY DIVERSE AND 98% LOW- INCOME; 53% LIVED IN POVERTY. FIFTY FOUR PERCENT (54%) WERE FROM NEIGHBORHOODS WITH HIGH POCKETS OF POVERTY ON LOS ANGELES' WESTSIDE AND 46% CAME FROM THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES, MOST RESIDING IN SOUTH L.A., INGLEWOOD, AND MID-CITY, ALTHOUGH SOME TRAVELED FROM AS FAR AS NORWALK, THE ANTELOPE VALLEY, AND THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR PROGRAMS. ALL LOW-INCOME YOUTH ATTENDED FREE-OF-CHARGE ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING: 1. 330 YOUTH ENROLLED IN OUR 24-WEEK ACADEMIC YEAR CYCLE AND SUMMER MEDIA ARTS CAMP (JULY), BOTH OFFERING A SEQUENCED (BEGINNING TO ADVANCED) CURRICULUM IN PHOTOGRAPHY, FILMMAKING, ANIMATION, AND SEQUENTIAL ART (COMICS). NOTE THAT THIS NUMBER IS LOWER THAN PRIOR YEARS LARGELY DUE TO THE IMPACT OF COVID-SAFE DISTANCING RESTRICTIONS FOR IN-PERSON PROGRAMS. 2.75 YOUTH ENROLLED IN OUR ADVANCED STUDIES TRACK, OFFERING COLLEGE CALIBER CLASSES, SUPPORT FOR INDEPENDENT PROJECTS, AND PORTFOLIO AND REEL DEVELOPMENT. 100% OF GRADUATES OF OUR ADVANCED STUDIES PROGRAM WENT ON TO COLLEGE (MOST PARTICIPATING FROM THEIR LOS ANGELES HOMES, REMOTELY); MOST WERE THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILIES TO ATTEND. 3.110 YOUNG PEOPLE WERE ENROLLED IN WORKSHOPS OFFERED THROUGH OUR ARTPARTNERS PROGRAM AT LOCAL SCHOOLS. WITH THE SPRING 2020 COVID-19 SHUT- DOWN, WE WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE ONE OF OUR ARTPARTNERS PROGRAMS, THE REST WERE CANCELED FOR THE BALANCE OF THE YEAR. 4. JUST OVER 100 YOUNG PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED IN ONE OR MORE OF THE ACTIVITIES OFFERED THROUGH OUR CREATIVE PATHWAYS PROGRAM, WHICH WAS LARGELY REMOTE IN 2020. THESE INCLUDED TWO COLLEGE DAYS, ONE FOR HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND ONE FOR ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, WITH A SPECIAL WORKSHOP FOR SENIORS; 1:1 REMOTE COLLEGE COUNSELING; AND A 6-WEEK REMOTE VISITING ARTIST SERIES-REPLACING OUR IN-PERSON CREATIVE CAREERS DAY-WITH EACH PRESENTATION DRAWING BETWEEN 30-50 YOUTH
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2MIKE NEWHOUSE RUTH SEROUSSI DIRECTOR VICE-PRES. SPOUSE STEVEN ORITT MEREDITH ORITT DIRECTOR DIRECTOR SISTER
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DRIECTOR, TREASURER AND THE BOARD AS WHOLE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CTRANSACTIONS ARE REVIEWED AND AUTHORIZED BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15AWHEN NEW MANAGEMENT POSITONS ARE CREATED OR SALARY INCREASES FOR EXECUTIVE STAFF ARE CONSIDERED, VENICE ARTS REVIEWS THE MOST CURRENT INFORMATION REGARDING COMPENSATION IN THE NONPROFIT SECTOR TO ASSURE THAT VENICE ARTS SALARIES ARE WITHN AN APPROPRIATE RANGE. THIS REVIEW INCLUDES PERIODIC REVIEW OF THE SALARY AND BENEFITS REPORT OF AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS AND A SIMILAR REPORT PRODUCED BY THE CENTER FOR NONPRIFIT MANGEMENT.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BSEE 15A EXPLANATION.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION, THE FORM 990 IS POSTED TO GUIDESTAR WEBSITE EACH YEAR.

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