2019-11-12T13:21:55-06:00 2019-06-30 Michael Berry CPA PO Box 5045 Culver City CA 90230 990 2018-07-01 954590574 Create Now Inc CREA 2137472777 1611 s Hope Street No E Los Angeles CA 900154116 Jill Gurr CEO 2137472777 2019-11-12 1 Michael Berry P00179412 3107454027 X 23.241.196.243 2019-11-12 13:21:20 PS P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 F0D1D7F3213C11ECE9BDE5D4E232E99CC46FDEA6 2018 2020-03-31 21:24:44Z Jill Gurr 1611 s Hope Street No E Los Angeles CA 900154116 295493 0 X http://createnow.org/ X 1996 CA Create Now empowers youth through arts education & mentoring. We've reached 47,000 (con Sch O) youth in 23 years through music, writing, visual arts, digital media, performance, culinary arts, fashion and cultural field trips that enable young people ages 3 to 24 to build confidence and learn new skills. 8 8 3 83 0 0 87700 198870 60646 82243 12 0 0 6738 148358 287851 0 0 0 0 44844 156249 12190 7793 37126 104421 184205 161455 348247 -13097 -60396 65684 44091 5587 44390 60097 -299 X Create Now's mission is to motivate and inspire the most vulnerable youth to achieve success through the arts. Kids and young adults who've been abused, orphaned, homeless, incarcerated and dealing with similar challenges develop self-esteem and learn skills (con Sch O) that can lead to careers. Our community arts events bring families and neighbors together. 0 0 129231 74760 Cultural Journeys (2290 youth), Visual Arts (612 students), Music (260 students)1) Cultural Journeys: Youth enjoyed concerts, plays, museums and unique events at premier venues, like Cirque du Soleil, Hollywood Bowl, the Grammy Museum and LA Ballet. 2) Visual Arts: All students at Camino Nuevo Charter learned visual arts, while homeless kids at Union Rescue Mission in Skid Row and San Fernando Valley Rescue Mission in Northridge loved our arts classes.3) Music: Supervisor Solis funded "Ready to Learn," impacting all Pre-K children at ELAC. Homeless kids at S.P.Y. in Venice enjoyed singing. Students at five LAUSD continuation schools learned guitar. Many committed to staying in school. (continue on Sch O for addt details) 95480 2483 Performing Arts (108 youth), Writing (66 students)Performing Arts: Teens in rehab at Phoenix House enjoyed improv. Homeless kids at LA Family Housing learned singing, dance, then put on a show at the Pacoima shelter. Foster girls at Penny Lane learned belly dancing and foster youth at Vista Del Mar loved hip-hop dance.Writing: Homeless teens at an emergency shelter learned poetry and music appreciation. Foster youth with mental health issues at Vista Del Mar wrote stories and poems. Young children at Comunidad Cesar Chavez emergency shelter in Boyle Heights enjoyed reading books and singing along with the story songs. 57585 5000 Fashion (16 students), Culinary Arts (5 students)Fashion - Unaccompanied teenage girls made jewelry at Crittenton Services in Fullerton. Kids facing homelessness at the St. Francis Center in DTLA loved our jewelry classes. Culinary Arts Homeless young adults ages 18-24 learned how to prepare food. Some received food handlers' licenses. (Additional program accomplishments on Sch O). 282296 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 33 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 CA X The Organization 2137472777 1611 s Hope Street No E Los Angeles CA 900154116 X Jake Winett Director, Board chair (left Feb 2019) ) 4.00 X X 0 0 0 Tracy Solomon Clark director, vice-chair 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Naomi Domkam Director, Treasurer (left July 2018) 7.00 X X 0 0 0 Lauren DeVillier Director, Secretary 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Michael Habashi Director (left July 2018) 3.00 X 0 0 0 Brandon Dean Johnson See Sch O 5.00 X X 900 0 0 Stephanie Mazepa director 3.00 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth McGee director 3.00 X 0 0 0 Daniel Oghi See Sch O 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Christopher Pitcher Director 3.00 X 0 0 0 Yolanda Sepulveda Director (left July 2018) 4.00 X 0 0 0 Gabriela Valverde-Rivera director (start Aug 2018) ) 3.00 X 0 0 0 Jill Gurr CEO 45.00 X 55210 0 0 56110 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4309 21791 172770 10000 198870 Program fees 611710 82243 82243 82243 13380 4309 7642 5738 5738 other 900099 1000 1000 1000 287851 82243 0 6738 X 66031 45522 7503 13006 82824 79456 3368 7394 6204 372 818 5120 5120 7793 7793 87570 82301 5269 444 444 7437 6421 508 508 16705 14199 1253 1253 419 419 3550 3550 5651 4803 424 424 5442 2207 2948 287 Supplies 26651 25369 208 1074 Tickets-program events 10000 10000 Auto, parking,and other 4813 3463 617 733 Board expenses 2150 2150 8253 2351 3728 2174 348247 282296 28825 37126 43122 27180 44526 27615 22562 16911 65684 44091 30311 5587 14079 5587 44390 X 26597 -22799 33500 22500 60097 -299 65684 44091 -60396 0 X 0 0 0 X 119939 181794 251413 87700 198870 839716 119939 181794 251413 87700 198870 839716 269424 570292 10 29 12 51 5738 5738 1000 1000 846505 283605 0.67370 0.64520 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 d in Part II. The years ending December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 are shown in columns c, b, and a respectively. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 44526 27615 16911 16911 Credit Cards payable 14079 14079 Paper Yacht Races 12370 4309 8061 5869 Concert 5319 0 5319 1773 17689 4309 13380 7642 7642 5738 Part I, lines 8-19 Due to a change of year end from December to June effective for the year beginning January 1, 2018, the prior year amounts are for the short six month period ending June 30, 2018. part III, line 4(a) Cultural Journeys: Additional field trips included the Autry Museum, "iPalpiti Orchestra" at Walt Disney Concert Hall. They also enjoyed popular film screenings, sports, and other fantastic events like the popup "Happy Place." They want to explore more of the world they live in and discover new opportunities. Visual Arts: At Camino Nuevo Charter Academy, all Kindergartners learned painting; 1st-graders explored drawing, 2nd-graders made 3-D sculptures, 4th-graders painted murals, and 5th-graders designed playgrounds out of repurposed materials. Part III, line 4(c ) Transitional Age Youth (TAY) ages 18-24 who emancipated from DCFS at United Friends of Children and the Dream Center learned about nutrition, safety and cooking techniques. Carlos grew up in foster care and always dreamed of joining the army. Now his goal is to cook delicious meals for the troops. 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, 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 15a The executive committee reveiws compensation of comparable organizations. Based on such inforamtion, they make a recommendation for the CEO's compensation to the full board. 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. The last three years of Form 990 are also available on the organization's website. PArt VII, Section A Brandon Dean Johnson served as a director for the full year and also became the board chair March 2019. Daniel Oghi served as a director for the full year and became treasurer in October 2018. Brandon Dean Johnson provided certain artistic services in calendar year 2018 but before the start of this fiscal year and received $900 which represents the amount shown in column d of Section A of Part VII. Form 990, Part IX, line 11g Volunteer coordination: Program service expenses 11,600. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 11,600. Program coordination: Program service expenses 8,542. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 237. Total expenses 8,779. teaching artists: Program service expenses 62,159. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 62,159. Other fundraising: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 5,032. Total expenses 5,032.