2020-11-13T21:05:01-06:00 2020-06-30 Michael Berry CPA PO Box 5045 Culver City CA 90230 990 2019-07-01 954590574 Create Now Inc CREA 2137472777 1611 s Hope Street No E Los Angeles CA 900154116 Jill Gurr CEO 2137472777 2020-11-13 1 Michael Berry P00179412 3107454027 X 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Jill Gurr 1611 s Hope Street No E Los Angeles CA 900154116 247002 0 X http://createnow.org/ X 1996 CA Create Now has reached 49,000+ at-risk and high-risk youth in 24 years through the arts.(con Sch O) 8 8 3 93 0 0 198870 215168 82243 31824 0 0 6738 10 287851 247002 0 0 0 0 156249 118552 7793 0 23266 184205 133258 348247 251810 -60396 -4808 44091 67403 44390 72510 -299 -5107 X Create Now's mission is to empower the most vulnerable young people through arts education and mentoring. Kids and young adults who've been abused, orphaned, homeless, incarcerated and dealing with similar challenges develop self-esteem and learn skills that can (con Sch O) lead to careers. Our community arts events bring families and neighbors together. 0 0 96139 31824 Cultural Journeys (1,052 youth), Music (343 Students) Visual Arts (573 students)1) Cultural Journeys: Youth enjoyed concerts, plays, museums and unique events at premier venues, like Cirque du Soleil, Hollywood Bowl, Walt Disney Concert Hall and LA Ballet. 2)Music: Students at Brooklyn Ave. Elementary, Logan Ave. Schools and Elizabeth Learning Center enjoyed guitar. All Pre-K children at ELAC and 2nd & 3rd graders at Rowan Ave. Schools learned steady beat music.3) Visual Arts: All students at Camino Nuevo Charter learned fine art. Homeless kids at shelters loved our arts classes. During Covid-19, foster girls painted canvases, others made arts and crafts (see Schedule O for more details). 36373 Performing Arts (45 youth), Writing (33 students)1) Performing Arts: Children at Logan Avenue Schools learned to dance and sing, then performed at a ribbon-cutting ceremony, and for all their families thanks to the California Arts Council. During Covid-19, disadvantaged kids in DTLA enjoyed Hip-Hop Dance Zoom classes and toddlers loved singing at Penny Lane in Pacoima.2) Writing: Incarcerated teenage boys at Optimist Youth Homes in Highland Park flourished through our Hip-Hop Songwriting and Poetry workshop. Teenage foster youth living at Hillsides group home improved their creative writing skills. Students on probation at Central High near DTLA learned Creative Writing. 77560 Fashion (12 students), Culinary Arts (8 students), Community Events1)Fashion: Teenage foster girls living at Maryvale in Rosemead were loving our Fashion Design workshop, until classes were interrupted by Covid-19. 2)Culinary Arts: Homeless young adults ages 18-24 at Covenant House in Hollywood learned how to shop for healthy food, and cooking techniques. 3)Community Events: Power of the Arts Festival for 200+ youth and a Holiday Party for 50 children. (see sch O for additional accomplishments) 210072 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA X The Organization 2137472777 1611 s Hope Street No E Los Angeles CA 900154116 Tracy Solomon Clark director, vice-chair 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Lauren DeVillier Director, Secretary 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Brandon Dean Johnson board chair 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Stephanie Mazepa director 3.00 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth McGee director 3.00 X 0 0 0 Daniel Oghi Treasurer (left Dec 2019) 1.50 X X 0 0 0 Christopher Pitcher Director 3.00 X 0 0 0 Gabriela Valverde-Rivera director 3.00 X 0 0 0 Cornelis Klumper Treasurer (start Nov 2019) 2.50 X X 0 0 0 Jill Gurr CEO 45.00 X 64008 0 0 64008 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6495 208673 215168 Program fees 611710 31824 31824 31824 other 900099 10 10 10 247002 31824 0 10 X 50931 35222 5574 10135 55194 55194 5497 4643 303 551 6930 5902 365 663 5308 5308 49455 46605 2850 4925 4925 2658 2384 97 177 8273 5417 221 2635 15798 14166 579 1053 2934 2630 108 196 7436 6667 273 496 6537 5861 240 436 4564 1319 3147 98 Supplies 14978 14978 Theft Loss 4638 4159 170 309 Fundraising- other 3667 3667 payroll fees 1401 1401 686 686 251810 210072 18472 23266 27180 61667 34526 28790 16911 5736 44091 67403 30311 54756 14079 17754 44390 72510 X -22799 -30107 22500 25000 -299 -5107 44091 67403 -4808 0 X 0 0 0 X 181794 251413 87700 198870 215168 934945 181794 251413 87700 198870 215168 934945 269445 665500 10 29 12 51 5738 5738 1000 10 1010 941744 295503 0.70670 0.67370 X Schedule A, part II The organization changed its year end from December to June effective for the year starting January 1, 2018 and filed a six month return ending June 30, 2018. That year's activity is shown in Column c in Part II. The years ending December 31, 2017 and 2016 are shown in columns b and a respectively. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 34526 28790 5736 5736 Credit Cards payable 17754 17754 PArt I, line 1 We teach music, writing, fashion - ALL the arts, and provide cultural field trips that enable young people ages 3 to 24 to build confidence and learn new skills. Part III, line 4(a) Cultural Journeys: Additional field trips included "Son of the Wind" at Ford Amphitheater, Cirque du Soleil's "Volta," KINKY with M.I.S, "Matilda: The Musical," screenings of "Jumanji," Circus Vargas and "Falls & Flamenco." Many youth now want to explore more of the world they live in and discover new opportunities. Visual Arts: Children at A Community of Friends and SFV Rescue Mission loved arts and crafts. Runaway teens at Angel's Flight painted a mural. During Covid-19, poor children in DTLA made fun arts projects. part III, line 4(c) Our 5th Annual Power of the Arts Festival in DTLA enabled kids of all ages to perform in a Talent Show and receive gifts, paint a mural, play drums, make arts and crafts, eat delicious food, enjoy Spiderman, balloon art, face painting and more. Santa gave out wonderful toys to marginalized kids and they got to make jewelry, holiday decorations, play musical instruments and sing karaoke. During Covid-19, Create Now distributed thousand of masks, sanitizers, diapers, formula, wipes, soap, clothes, shampoo and toys to the neediest families. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 5 During the year, on April 7 and May 7, there were break-ins into the organization's office (when it was closed due to the pandemic) and equipment was stolen with a net book value of $4,638. The Los Angeles police department has been notified; we are waiting receipt of the police report. Once that is in hand, we will follow up with our insurance carrier; our insurance policy should cover the loss, subject to a $500 deductible. Following the break-ins, in order to reduce the risk of recurrence, we have teamed up with our neighbors to install more than a dozen high-quality security cameras throughout the building. Every room and hallway can be viewed remotely. We receive alerts on any activity throughout the building and will be keeping watch on our spaces. In addition, the building owner has installed lights and a security camera in the lobby. He also sealed a window. Additionally, we installed better locks on our doors. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8b Part VI, question 8(b) was answered no as there were no committees that had the authority to act on behalf of the board. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b A draft return was reviewed by the board chair, treasurer, executive director, and internal accountant. Any comments will be discussed with outside CPA and any necessary changes will be made to the return prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12 All board members are vetted for conflict of interest issues. They receive a packet that includes the conflict of interest policy and during their interview with the board chair, this is discussed. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 Question 15(b) is answered no as there are no other officers or key employees as defined in the IRS instructions who received compensation. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Governing documents, conflict of interest policy statement, and internal financials are available upon request. Form 990, Part IX, line 11g teaching artists: Program service expenses 46,605. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 46,605. Other fundraising: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 2,850. Total expenses 2,850.