2019-05-15T21:16:04-05:00 2018-12-31 201356029 BLACK & CONDIE LLP 23505 CRENSHAW BLVD STE 155 TORRANCE CA 90505 990 2018-01-01 954427386 VENICE ARTS VENI 3103920846 13445 BEACH AVE VENICE CA 90292 LYNN WARSHAFSKY DIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE 3105781745 2019-05-15 true JOHN M CONDIE CPA P00317190 3105309600 2019-05-15 167.68.16.49 2019-05-15 21:16:04 CD P BB858BA31F04699E906BF4765556342F31FF276D 11D08EB2F5BE2EC3AE7D51D9233745753A7734C1 2018 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z LYNN WARSHAFSKY 908193 false X WWW.VENICE-ARTS.ORG X 1993 CA VENICE ARTS' MISSION IS TO IGNITE YOUTHS' IMAGINATION, MENTOR THEIR CREATIVITY AND EXPAND THEIR SENSE OF POSSIBILITY THROUGH HIGH QUALITY, ACCESSIBLE MEDIA-BASED ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS. VENICE ARTS ALSO SERVES AS A CATALYST FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, LIVING IN LOW-INCOME OR UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES, TO CREATE AND SHARE PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY STORIES THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY, FILM AND MULTI-MEDIA. 10 09 21 40 0 642304 696392 66287 54897 1863 842 131431 115891 841885 868022 0 0 482905 484992 0 174105 378866 432683 861771 917675 -19886 -49653 495575 571506 74779 200363 420796 371143 X VENICE ARTS' MISSION IS TO IGNITE YOUTHS' IMAGINATION, MENTOR THEIR CREATIVITY AND EXPAND THEIR SENSE OF POSSIBILITY THROUGH HIGH QUALITY, ACCESSIBLE MEDIA-BASED ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS. VENICE ARTS ALSO SERVES AS A CATALYST FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, LIVING IN LOW-INCOME OR UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES, TO CREATE AND SHARE PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY STORIES THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY, FILM AND MULTI-MEDIA. false false 557544 519136 639695 ART MENTORING & EDUCATION: IN 2018, WE SERVED 460, ETHNICALLY DIVERSE, LOW-INCOME YOUTH. FIFTY FOURPERCENT (54%) LIVED IN VENICE, MAR VISTA, AND OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS WITH HIGH POCKETS OF POVERTY ON LOS ANGELES' WEST SIDE; 46% CAME FROM THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES, MOST RESIDING IN SOUTH L.A., INGLEWOOD, AND MID-CITY. OVER 50% OF PARTICIPANTS LIVED IN POVERTY, WITH THE BALANCE EVENLY DIVIDED BETWEEN LOW-AND VERY-LOW INCOME. ALL YOUTH PARTICIPATED FREE-OF-CHARGE ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. VENICE ARTS' UNIQUE MODEL IS HIGHLY EXPERIENTIAL AND CHILD-CENTERED PROGRAM WITH AN EMPHASIS ON LONG-TERM ENGAGEMENT AND CLOSE MENTORING THAT DEVELOPS YOUTHS' CAPACITIES ACROSS A RANGE OF DIMENSIONS. BOTH ACADEMIC YEAR AND SUMMER CLASSES HAVE NO MORE THAN 12 STUDENTS PER CLASS, WITH AN ARTIST- MENTOR RATIO OF 1:1 TO 1:3. YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES: 1. 460 NEW AND CONTINUING YOUTH ENROLLED IN A 24-WEEK ACADEMIC YEAR CYCLE AND A DAILY, SUMMER MEDIA ARTS CAMP. BOTH OFFER A SEQUENCED (BEGINNING TO ADVANCED) CURRICULUM IN PHOTOGRAPHY, FILMMAKING, ANIMATION, AND MULTIMEDIA. THE ACADEMIC YEAR CULMINATES IN AN EXHIBITION AND FILM SCREENING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. 2. 75 YOUTH ENROLLED IN OUR ADVANCED STUDIES TRACK, WHICH OFFERS 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 THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILIES. 3. NEARLY 100 YOUNG PEOPLE ENROLLED IN ONE OR MORE OF THE ACTIVITIES OFFERED THROUGH OUR CREATIVE PATHWAYS PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDE: COLLEGE DAY, PROVIDING SUPPORT WITH THE APPLICATION, FINANCIAL AID, AND SCHOLARSHIP PROCESS; ESSAY, RESUME, AND PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS; 1:1 COLLEGE COUNSELING; CREATIVE CAREERS DAY AND MULTIPLE, PROGRAM-SPECIFIC CREATIVE CAREER PANELS; AND FIELD TRIPS TO CREATIVE COMPANIES. A NEW PROGRAM WAS PILOTED FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS, PROVIDING 1:1 MENTORING AND SUPPORT FOR PERSONAL ESSAYS AND THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS. EIGHTEEN STUDENTS RECEIVED PAID INTERNSHIPS WITH CREATIVE COMPANIES, INCLUDING THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES MAYOR'S EVOLVE ENTERTAINMENT INITIATIVE. SIX OF THESE INTERNED AT VENICE ARTS, INCLUDING ONE ALUMNI WHO RECEIVED A PART-TIME SUMMER INTERNSHIP. EACH OPPORTUNITY CONTRIBUTED TO YOUNG PEOPLE BUILDING THEIR CREATIVE, TECHNICL, AND WORKPLACE SKILLS. IN ADDITION TO REACHING YOUTH THROUGH OUR ON-SITE ART MENTORING & EDUCATION PROGRAM, VENICE ARTS' SUSTAINED OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH OLYMPIC CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL AND DEL REY CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL, BOTH SCHOOLS OF "LAST RESORT" IN SANTA MONICA. PARTICIPATORY DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMS: IN 2018, VENICE ARTS CONTINUED CONSULTING WITH A NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY ORGANIZATION ON THEIR PHOTO EDUCATION PROGRAM, AND WORKED WITH A NETWORK OF GOVERNMENTAL AND NGO REPRESENTATIVES IN NOTTINGHAM, UK ON THE DESIGN OF A HEALTH-BASED PARTICIPATORY VIDEO PROJECT WITH LOCAL YOUNG PEOPLE. 65494 54897 GALLERY & PUBLIC PROGRAMS: IN 2018, WE HOSTED FOUR EXHIBITIONS THAT REACHED AN AUDIENCE OF OVER 1,000 INCLUDING THROUGH THE PARIS PHOTO-APERTURE PHOTOBOOK AWARDS WITH MONTH OF PHOTOGRAPHY LA; AN EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHER DOTAN SAGUY'S WORK; VENICE BEACH, THE LAST DAYS OF A BOHEMIAN PARADISE, AN EXHIBITION AND FILM SCREENING FEATURING THE CREATIVE WORKS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR ART MENTORING & EDUCATION PROGRAM; AND AN EXHIBITION TO COINCIDE WITH OUR ANNUAL GALA, INCLUDING A PUBLIC PROGRAM HOSTED IN COLLABORATION WITH OPEN SHOW THAT FEATURED THREE PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS AND THREE OF VENICE ARTS' ADVANCED STUDENTS. WE KICKED-OFF OUR FALL ACADEMIC YEAR PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH, WHO WERE EXPLORING "IDENTITY" IN THEIR PERSONAL PROJECTS, WITH ONE DROP OF BLOOD, A ONE-WOMAN SHOW FEATURING THEATER ARTIST FANSHEN COX DIGIOVANNI. 623038 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 9 0 false 21 true false false false false false false false false X 10 09 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X X LYNN WARSHAFSKY EXEC DIRECTOR 3103920846 13445 BEACH AVE VENICE CA 90292 LYNN WARSHAFSKY DIRECTOR, EX 40.00 X 91560 0 0 MIKE NEWHOUSE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RUTH SEROUSSI ESQ PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 NEAL BAER MD VICE PRESIDE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL CANNONE SECRETARY/TR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MATT OGENS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN ORITT VICE PRESIDE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JODI GUSEK PHD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 J-T LADT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TRISTAN ROBINSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 91560 false false false 696392 34042 696392 WORKSHOP FEES 900099 26652 26652 GALLERY RENTAL 900099 20190 20190 CONTRACT SERVICES 900099 6550 6550 OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE 1505 1505 54897 2182 2182 -1340 -1340 -1340 -1340 156062 40171 115891 868022 55739 X 91560 45780 45780 306050 194242 18526 93282 52753 31939 10883 9931 34629 21568 5370 7691 122378 54597 21539 46242 824 824 3498 2352 739 407 194117 184545 -372 9944 1622 1130 492 27662 27662 19148 6630 10583 1935 AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS 30222 30222 SUPPLIES 14516 11997 1152 1367 BANK CHARGES 5762 3190 2572 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 5453 3150 2303 7481 6400 839 242 917675 623038 120532 174105 152207 214300 67145 90383 25500 35750 55157 51209 318415 200164 137324 118251 58242 61613 495575 571506 15960 15213 34891 150802 23928 34348 74779 200363 X 420796 371143 420796 371143 495575 571506 -49653 X false false X 704328 753607 732331 642304 696392 3528962 704328 753607 732331 642304 696392 3528962 3528962 2251 1940 3303 1862 9356 173966 155767 175254 197718 702705 4241023 467753 0.83210 0.81230 X PART II, LINE 10 702,705 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION OTHER INCOME INCLUDES WORKSHOP FEEES, NET INCOME FROM FUNDRAISING EVENTS, AND VARIOUS OTHER CONTRACT SERVICES. 33005 3551 29454 252173 174934 77239 33237 21679 11558 118251 DEFERRED RENT 23848 DEPOSIT 10500 34348 868022 868022 868022 917675 917675 917675 GALA EVENT 145186 145186 39660 OTHER FUNDRAISE 10876 10876 511 156062 156062 40171 40171 115891 X 1 4944 X 2 11103 X 1 17995 false false false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION VENICE ARTS' MISSION IS TO IGNITE YOUTHS' IMAGINATION, MENTOR THEIR CREATIVITY AND EXPAND THEIR SENSE OF POSSIBILITY THROUGH HIGH QUALITY, ACCESSIBLE MEDIA-BASED ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS. VENICE ARTS ALSO SERVES AS A CATALYST FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, LIVING IN LOW-INCOME OR UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES, TO CREATE AND SHARE PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY STORIES THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY, FILM AND MULTI-MEDIA. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS INCLUDE ARTISTS PROVIDING DONATED SERVICE AND INSTRUCTION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A ART MENTORING & EDUCATION: IN 2018, WE SERVED 460, ETHNICALLY DIVERSE, LOW-INCOME YOUTH. FIFTY FOURPERCENT (54%) LIVED IN VENICE, MAR VISTA, AND OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS WITH HIGH POCKETS OF POVERTY ON LOS ANGELES' WEST SIDE; 46% CAME FROM THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES, MOST RESIDING IN SOUTH L.A., INGLEWOOD, AND MID-CITY. OVER 50% OF PARTICIPANTS LIVED IN POVERTY, WITH THE BALANCE EVENLY DIVIDED BETWEEN LOW-AND VERY-LOW INCOME. ALL YOUTH PARTICIPATED FREE-OF-CHARGE ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. VENICE ARTS' UNIQUE MODEL IS HIGHLY EXPERIENTIAL AND CHILD-CENTERED PROGRAM WITH AN EMPHASIS ON LONG-TERM ENGAGEMENT AND CLOSE MENTORING THAT DEVELOPS YOUTHS' CAPACITIES ACROSS A RANGE OF DIMENSIONS. BOTH ACADEMIC YEAR AND SUMMER CLASSES HAVE NO MORE THAN 12 STUDENTS PER CLASS, WITH AN ARTIST- MENTOR RATIO OF 1:1 TO 1:3. YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES: 1. 460 NEW AND CONTINUING YOUTH ENROLLED IN A 24-WEEK ACADEMIC YEAR CYCLE AND A DAILY, SUMMER MEDIA ARTS CAMP. BOTH OFFER A SEQUENCED (BEGINNING TO ADVANCED) CURRICULUM IN PHOTOGRAPHY, FILMMAKING, ANIMATION, AND MULTIMEDIA. THE ACADEMIC YEAR CULMINATES IN AN EXHIBITION AND FILM SCREENING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. 2. 75 YOUTH ENROLLED IN OUR ADVANCED STUDIES TRACK, WHICH OFFERS 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 THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILIES. 3. NEARLY 100 YOUNG PEOPLE ENROLLED IN ONE OR MORE OF THE ACTIVITIES OFFERED THROUGH OUR CREATIVE PATHWAYS PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDE: COLLEGE DAY, PROVIDING SUPPORT WITH THE APPLICATION, FINANCIAL AID, AND SCHOLARSHIP PROCESS; ESSAY, RESUME, AND PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS; 1:1 COLLEGE COUNSELING; CREATIVE CAREERS DAY AND MULTIPLE, PROGRAM-SPECIFIC CREATIVE CAREER PANELS; AND FIELD TRIPS TO CREATIVE COMPANIES. A NEW PROGRAM WAS PILOTED FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS, PROVIDING 1:1 MENTORING AND SUPPORT FOR PERSONAL ESSAYS AND THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS. EIGHTEEN STUDENTS RECEIVED PAID INTERNSHIPS WITH CREATIVE COMPANIES, INCLUDING THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES MAYOR'S EVOLVE ENTERTAINMENT INITIATIVE. SIX OF THESE INTERNED AT VENICE ARTS, INCLUDING ONE ALUMNI WHO RECEIVED A PART-TIME SUMMER INTERNSHIP. EACH OPPORTUNITY CONTRIBUTED TO YOUNG PEOPLE BUILDING THEIR CREATIVE, TECHNICL, AND WORKPLACE SKILLS. IN ADDITION TO REACHING YOUTH THROUGH OUR ON-SITE ART MENTORING & EDUCATION PROGRAM, VENICE ARTS' SUSTAINED OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH OLYMPIC CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL AND DEL REY CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL, BOTH SCHOOLS OF "LAST RESORT" IN SANTA MONICA. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C GALLERY & PUBLIC PROGRAMS: IN 2018, WE HOSTED FOUR EXHIBITIONS THAT REACHED AN AUDIENCE OF OVER 1,000 INCLUDING THROUGH THE PARIS PHOTO-APERTURE PHOTOBOOK AWARDS WITH MONTH OF PHOTOGRAPHY LA; AN EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHER DOTAN SAGUY'S WORK; VENICE BEACH, THE LAST DAYS OF A BOHEMIAN PARADISE, AN EXHIBITION AND FILM SCREENING FEATURING THE CREATIVE WORKS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR ART MENTORING & EDUCATION PROGRAM; AND AN EXHIBITION TO COINCIDE WITH OUR ANNUAL GALA, INCLUDING A PUBLIC PROGRAM HOSTED IN COLLABORATION WITH OPEN SHOW THAT FEATURED THREE PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS AND THREE OF VENICE ARTS' ADVANCED STUDENTS. WE KICKED-OFF OUR FALL ACADEMIC YEAR PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH, WHO WERE EXPLORING "IDENTITY" IN THEIR PERSONAL PROJECTS, WITH ONE DROP OF BLOOD, A ONE-WOMAN SHOW FEATURING THEATER ARTIST FANSHEN COX DIGIOVANNI. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 MIKE NEWHOUSE RUTH SEROUSSI DIRECTOR VICE-PRES. SPOUSE FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DRIECTOR, TREASURER AND THE BOARD AS WHOLE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C TRANSACTIONS ARE REVIEWED AND AUTHORIZED BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A WHEN 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 15B SEE 15A EXPLANATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION, THE FORM 990 IS POSTED TO GUIDESTAR WEBSITE EACH YEAR. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 53,846 0 0 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 751 21,539 46,242 TOTAL 54,597 21,539 46,242