2018-05-15T14:29:29-07:00 2017-12-31 201356029 BLACK & CONDIE LLP 23505 CRENSHAW BLVD STE 155 TORRANCE CA 90505 990 2017-01-01 954427386 VENICE ARTS VENI 3103920846 13445 BEACH AVE VENICE CA 90292 LYNN WARSHAFSKY DIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE 3105781745 2018-05-15 true JOHN M CONDIE CPA P00317190 3105309600 2018-05-15 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z LYNN WARSHAFSKY 896696 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. 14 13 11 50 0 732331 642304 85885 66287 3065 1863 89369 131431 910650 841885 0 0 528799 482905 0 126203 464018 378866 992817 861771 -82167 -19886 571050 495575 130368 74779 440682 420796 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 493856 651256 ART MENTORING & EDUCATION: IN 2017, 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. SIX ADVANCED STUDIES' STUDENTS RECEIVED PAID INTERNSHIPS AT VENICE ARTS, INCLUDING A PART-TIME SUMMER INTERNSHIP; SIX WERE PLACED IN EXTERNSHIPS AT CREATIVE/ ENTERTAINMENT COMPANIES; AND SIX WORKED ON MEDIA PROJECTS FOR VENICE ARTS' CLIENTS; EACH OPPORTUNITY CONTRIBUTED TO YOUNG PEOPLE BUILDING THEIR CREATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND WORKPLACE SKILLS. 100% OF GRADUATES OF OUR ADVANCED STUDIES PROGRAM WENT ON TO COLLEGE-MOST THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILIES. 3. FORTY-TWO AWARDS WERE WON BY YOUTH IN NATIONAL, STATEWIDE, AND LOCAL COMPETITIONS; ONE STUDENT WAS NAMED A FINALIST IN THE PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL YOUNGARTS COMPETITION. THREE RECEIVED FULL SCHOLARSHIPS TO A TWO-WEEK, SUMMER ART RESIDENCY PROGRAM AT IDYLLWILD ARTS; ONE RECEIVED A FULL SCHOLARSHIP TO A TWO-WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM AT OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN; THREE WERE SELECTED FOR A SPECIAL YOUTH NATURE PROGRAM, WITH SCHOLARSHIPS TO RAFT ON THE COLORADO RIVER. 4. "OVER 100 YOUNG PEOPLE ENROLLED IN OUR CREATIVE PATHWAYS PROGRAM. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: COLLEGE DAYS, PROVIDING SUPPORT WITH THE APPLICATION, FINANCIAL AID, AND SCHOLARSHIP PROCESS; ESSAY, RSUM, AND PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS; 1:1 COLLEGE COUNSELING; CREATIVE CAREERS DAY AND MULTIPLE, PROGRAM-SPECIFIC CREATIVE CAREER PANELS; AND FIELD TRIPS TO CREATIVE COMPANIES. 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. 20000 PARTICIPATORY DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMS: VENICE ARTS COMPLETED A CONSULTATION PROGRAM WITH A NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY ORGANIZATION BUILDING AN EXHIBITION OF PROFESSIONAL AND YOUTH WORK THAT EXPLORES THE YOUTH-FAMILY INTERSECTION. IN 2017, VENICE ARTS FACILITATED A TWO-RETREAT FOR THIS ORGANIZATION, DEVELOPED A SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHY LESSON PLANS AND TEACHING ACTIVITIES FOR ITS TEACHING ARTISTS, AND CREATED TWO TEACHING VIDEOS. 64472 64591 GALLERY & PUBLIC PROGRAMS: VENICE ARTS' MOVE TO A NEW FACILITY IN EARLY 2017 RESULTED IN LIMITING THE SIZE OF OUR ANNUAL ROSTER OF EXHIBITIONS, FILM SCREENINGS, AND ARTISTS' TALKS. IN 2017, WE HAD EIGHT EXHIBITIONS, FILM SCREENINGS, AND/OR ARTIST TALKS, REACHING AN ON-SITE AUDIENCE OF APPROXIMATELY 1,000 PEOPLE, WITH EXHIBITIONS ALSO VIEWED BY ALL PARTICIPANTS IN OUR PROGRAMS. 558328 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 false false false false false false false false false true 23 0 false 11 true false false false false false false X 14 13 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 GREG HADDAD SECRETARY/TR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SANDRA DECASTRO BUFFINGTON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MATT OGENS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN ORITT VICE PRESIDE 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRANDELL DAVIS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL CANNONE DIRECTOR 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 SARAH SUNG DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 91560 false false false 642304 22789 642304 WORKSHOP FEES 900099 49794 49794 CONTRACT SERVICES 900099 11100 11100 OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE 900099 5393 5393 66287 2083 2083 -220 -220 -220 -220 186242 54811 131431 841885 68150 X 91560 45780 45780 303120 203572 12816 86732 44004 28711 9519 5774 44221 32318 4621 7282 87024 56209 18299 12516 729 649 80 3196 1721 809 666 195806 116919 72137 6750 28056 28056 15479 5305 8413 1761 AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS 20548 20548 SUPPLIES 13743 11177 1423 1143 BANK CHARGES 4644 108 1421 3115 TRANSPORTATION 4412 4372 24 16 5229 2883 1978 368 861771 558328 177240 126203 91591 152207 155732 67145 34375 25500 93281 55157 309826 172502 139274 137324 56797 58242 571050 495575 4024 15960 122781 34891 3563 23928 130368 74779 X 440682 420796 440682 420796 571050 495575 -19886 X false false X 801518 704328 753607 732331 642304 3634088 801518 704328 753607 732331 642304 3634088 3634088 1888 2251 1940 3303 1862 11244 125967 173966 155767 175254 197718 828672 4474004 254612 0.81230 0.83770 X PART II, LINE 10 828,672 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION OTHER INCOME INCLUDES WORKSHOP FEEES, NET INCOME FROM FUNDRAISING EVENTS, AND VARIOUS OTHER CONTRACT SERVICES. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 26106 1740 24366 250483 149083 101400 33237 21679 11558 137324 DEFERRED RENT 14424 DEPOSIT 9504 23928 841885 841885 841885 861771 861771 861771 GALA EVENT 186242 186242 54811 186242 186242 54811 54811 131431 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 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. SIX ADVANCED STUDIES' STUDENTS RECEIVED PAID INTERNSHIPS AT VENICE ARTS, INCLUDING A PART-TIME SUMMER INTERNSHIP; SIX WERE PLACED IN EXTERNSHIPS AT CREATIVE/ ENTERTAINMENT COMPANIES; AND SIX WORKED ON MEDIA PROJECTS FOR VENICE ARTS' CLIENTS; EACH OPPORTUNITY CONTRIBUTED TO YOUNG PEOPLE BUILDING THEIR CREATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND WORKPLACE SKILLS. 100% OF GRADUATES OF OUR ADVANCED STUDIES PROGRAM WENT ON TO COLLEGE-MOST THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILIES. 3. FORTY-TWO AWARDS WERE WON BY YOUTH IN NATIONAL, STATEWIDE, AND LOCAL COMPETITIONS; ONE STUDENT WAS NAMED A FINALIST IN THE PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL YOUNGARTS COMPETITION. THREE RECEIVED FULL SCHOLARSHIPS TO A TWO-WEEK, SUMMER ART RESIDENCY PROGRAM AT IDYLLWILD ARTS; ONE RECEIVED A FULL SCHOLARSHIP TO A TWO-WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM AT OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN; THREE WERE SELECTED FOR A SPECIAL YOUTH NATURE PROGRAM, WITH SCHOLARSHIPS TO RAFT ON THE COLORADO RIVER. 4. "OVER 100 YOUNG PEOPLE ENROLLED IN OUR CREATIVE PATHWAYS PROGRAM. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: COLLEGE DAYS, PROVIDING SUPPORT WITH THE APPLICATION, FINANCIAL AID, AND SCHOLARSHIP PROCESS; ESSAY, RSUM, AND PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS; 1:1 COLLEGE COUNSELING; CREATIVE CAREERS DAY AND MULTIPLE, PROGRAM-SPECIFIC CREATIVE CAREER PANELS; AND FIELD TRIPS TO CREATIVE COMPANIES. 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 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 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 55,704 18,299 12,516 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 505 0 0 TOTAL 56,209 18,299 12,516