2018-04-10T11:15:11-05:00 2017-06-30 271728945 PKF O'Connor Davies LLP 300 Tice Boulevard Suite 315 Woodcliff Lake NJ 07677 990 2016-07-01 134114145 COMMUNITY-WORD PROJECT COMM 2129623820 11 broadway No 508 NEW YORK NY 10004 MICHELE KOTLER Executive Director 2129623820 2018-04-10 1 Edward G O'Connor P00434443 2017129800 2018-04-10 47.19.39.42 2018-04-10 09:17:30 ED P 5FBDCBD040DC1AD11941E9056BDD8F8313149616 CA72600D86868BB63E6792AE27374A61CFC4C663 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z MICHELE KOTLER 11 broadway No 508 NEW YORK NY 10004 1224295 0 X www.communitywordproject.org X 2000 NY THE COMMUNITY-WORD PROJECT (CWP) IS A NEW YORK CITY BASED ARTS-IN-EDUCATION ORGANIZATION THAT INSPIRES CHILDREN IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO READ, INTERPRET AND RESPOND TO THEIR WORLD AND TO BECOME ACTIVE CITIZENS THROUGH COLLABORATIVE ARTS RESIDENCIES AND TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS. 13 12 66 125 0 0 751110 916234 249500 278472 0 0 35862 6421 1036472 1201127 0 0 0 0 847318 971874 35801 0 238546 159769 205353 1042888 1177227 -6416 23900 381426 393520 26763 14957 354663 378563 X The Community-Word Project (CWP) is a New York City based arts-in-education organization that inspires children in underserved communities to read, interpret and... [SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O] respond to their world and to become active citizens through collaborative arts residencies and teacher training programs. 0 0 645143 248405 Arts residencies: Community-Word Project establishes Collaborative Arts Residencies in New York City Title I schools, after-schools, and public libraries to bring professional writers and artists to underserved classrooms and provide kids with a unique and stimulating arts-integrated curriculum. Our Teaching Artists work alongside classroom teachers and after-school leaders to integrate creative and critical thinking skills through the arts. [see continuation on Schedule O]CWP offers multi-disciplinary arts curriculum, often delivering the only educational exposure these children have to art, music, theater movement and creative writing. In accessing alternative learning channels, children discover their personal passions, strengthen their voices, and engage in learning and improve literacy.Two Professional Teaching Artists Per Classroom -A writer is paired with a visual artist, musician, photographer, dancer or theater artist to teach weekly during a 15-25 week residency. Our Teaching Artists collaborate with classroom teachers to plan and integrate the arts and Common Core curriculum, which spans grades 1-12.Interdisciplinary Arts Programming -Poetry and creative writing are central to our program, but our pedagogy is interdisciplinary to access various learning styles and expose students to a variety of art forms. Students write both individually and collectively while exploring music, dance, theater, and visual media as outlets of creative expression. Our aim is to help children to discover their unique voices, to unleash their passion to be heard, and to lead and be respected among peers in their communities.6:1 Student to Teacher Ratio -CWP places two Teaching Artist interns to apprentice and support collaborative arts residencies and to facilitate various group projects and the class mural when applicable. The combination of classroom teacher, Teaching Artists and interns creates a 6:1 student/teacher ratio.DURING THE 2016-17 ACADEMIC YEAR, CWP SERVED 19 NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARIES, 109 CLASSROOMS IN 22 PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 1 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION, AND OVER 2,600 STUDENTS IN K-12TH GRADE.OVERVIEW OF PROGRESS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS:http://communitywordproject.org/news-and-events/ 174110 30067 Teacher artist program (TAP): TAP (formerly known as the teaching artist training and internship program) entails a rigorous, 25-week curriculum designed to prepare practicing artists to transfer their talent to the classroom and provides supervised on-the-job experience with classroom teachers. CWP also conducts Summer Institute, a nationally acclaimed professional development intensive for Teaching Artists who have at least two years of experience in the classroom. Summer Institute broadens Teaching Artists' skills and creates a national dialogue of innovative practice. [see continuation on Schedule O]SUCCESSFUL ARTS EDUCATION RESIDENCIES RELY ON THE ENTHUSIASM ANDEXPERTISE OF HIGHLY TRAINED TEACHING ARTISTS WHO ARE DEDICATED TOBUILDING COMMUNITY. TAP HELPS PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS DEVELOP THE SKILLSNEEDED TO WORK EFFECTIVELY WITH CLASSROOM TEACHERS TO REACH KIDS IN NEW YORK CITY'S TITLE I SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES. GRADUATES OF TAPSERVE AS A SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE THAT BRINGS ART, CREATIVITY, CONFIDENCEAND STABILITY INTO THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF KIDS. TAP PREPARESPROFESSIONAL ARTISTS TO:--COLLABORATE WITH CLASSROOM TEACHERS TO ENSURE THE NEEDS OF EACH CLASS ARE MET; INCORPORATE CREATIVE ACTIVITIES INTO THE CURRICULUM THAT HELP STUDENTS AND TEACHERS MEET CITY- AND STATE-MANDATED LITERACY LEARNING AND ARTS STANDARDS and INTEGRATE CREATIVE ELEMENTS TO DEVELOP ENGAGING EXERCISES AS PART OF A LONG-TERM VISION FOR THE RESIDENCY. 37486 Professional development workshops: CWP holds Elective Seminars and Professional Development workshops both alone and in partnership with other arts-in-education organizations in order to serve new and advanced Teaching Artists.Teaching for after school at Wingspan Artsteaching for social justice with cwp and dreamyard project [see continuation on Schedule O]DURING THE 2016-17 ACADEMIC YEAR, TAP PARTNERED WITH WINGSPAN ARTS, DREAMYARD PROJECT, TEACHERS & WRITERS COLLABORATIVE, CARNEGIE HALL, MARQUIS STUDIOS, BROOKLYN ARTS COUNCIL, CITY LORE, NATIONAL DANCE INSTITUTE, AND THE CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION TO OFFER SPECIAL SEMINARS ON INCLUSIVE PRACTICES, EFFECTIVE TEACHING STRATEGIES THROUGH DANCE, TEACHING FOR ELLS, AND MUCH MORE. TAP GRADUATES HAVE GONE ON TO WORK AT CWP OR OTHER CULTURALORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS ARTSCONNECTION, CITY LORE, STUDIO IN A SCHOOL,DREAMYARD PROJECT, WINGSPAN ARTS, MARQUIS STUDIOS, TEACHERS & WRITERS COLLABORATIVE, YOUNG AUDIENCES NEW YORK AND MANY OTHERS.IN FY16-17, 32 TEACHING ARTISTS GRADUATED FROM TATIP.ADDITIONALLY, EACH YEAR CWP ORGANIZES A PANEL ON PROFESSIONALISM. 856739 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 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 2 0 66 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 13 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY X X MICHELE KOTLER 2129623820 11 broadway No 508 NEW YORK NY 10004 Robin Alperstein Co-Chair 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Lisa Langhart Co-Chair & Treasurer 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Susanne Russoto Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Michele Kotler Executive Director 55.00 X X 91445 0 11194 day Bishop thru 10616 mEmber 1.00 X 0 0 0 dillon Cohen mEmber 1.00 X 0 0 0 jGreg De Felice mEMber 1.00 X 0 0 0 diana Goodman Milich mEMber 1.00 X 0 0 0 andrea Nicolas mEMber 1.00 X 0 0 0 marcus vinicius Ribeiro mEMber 1.00 X 0 0 0 alex tabb member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Marcus Turner MEMber 1.00 X 0 0 0 Katherine Wolf Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 emily peck member 1.00 X 0 0 0 91445 0 11194 0 0 0 0 0 129795 151360 635079 916234 arts residencIes 611710 248405 248405 teaching artist progra 611710 30067 30067 278472 29529 129795 23168 6361 6361 60 0 60 60 1201127 278472 0 6421 105431 78053 7079 20299 722922 539028 48786 135108 62111 42839 3970 15302 81410 56150 5204 20056 27975 22484 1339 4152 24872 12662 8114 4096 10 10 31858 23344 3525 4989 858 858 64353 37976 2307 24070 7673 6243 216 1214 2209 1797 62 350 1957 1487 98 372 2908 2210 145 553 4776 3630 239 907 Other Program Service 18656 18656 OTHER FUNDRAISING Expen 12248 5180 7068 bad debt expense 5000 5000 1177227 856739 81942 238546 97875 165529 219280 165050 33200 18500 12478 22255 15330 5876 6925 25195 25038 381426 393520 20285 13701 3300 600 3178 656 26763 14957 X 229663 223563 125000 155000 354663 378563 381426 393520 23900 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 563466 611379 754032 751110 916234 3596221 563466 611379 754032 751110 916234 3596221 343964 3252257 23617 37952 31862 6421 99852 4000 4000 3700073 1042499 0.87900 0.88650 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 22255 15330 6925 6925 security deposit 23016 other asset 2022 25038 Deferred rent expense 656 656 X 1201127 0 1201127 0 1201127 1177227 0 1177227 0 1177227 Part X, Line 2: CWP recognizes the effect of income tax positions only if those positions are more likely than not to be sustained. Management has determined that CWP has no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition or disclosure. CWP is no longer subject to examinations by the applicable taxing jurisdictions for periods prior to 2014. Benefit 159324 129795 29529 4600 7975 10593 159324 129795 29529 4600 7975 10593 23168 6361 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Finance Committee reviews Form 990 and shares any questions with the Executive Director and Community Word Project's fiscal manager. after this, the entire board receives the 990 electronically for review and approval prior to filing the form. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The Organization has a conflict of interest policy that applies to all directors and officers. Prior to election to the Board, and thereafter on an annual basis, all Directors and Officers shall disclose in writing, to the best of their knowledge, any Interest such Director may have in any corporation, organization, partnership or other entity which provides professional or other goods or services to the Corporation for a fee or other compensation, and any position or other material relationship such Director or Officer may have with any other not-for-profit corporation with which the Corporation has an attorney-client or other business relationship. If at any time during his or her term of service, a Director acquires any Interest or otherwise a circumstance arises which may pose a Conflict of Interest, that Interest or other Conflict shall be promptly disclosed in writing to the Board Chair. When any matter for decision or approval comes before the Board or any committee of the Board in which a Director has an Interest or Conflict of Interest, that Interest or Conflict of Interest shall be immediately disclosed in writing to the Board or relevant Committee by that Director. No Director shall vote on any matter in which he or she has an Interest or Conflict of Interest and matter shall leave the room in which discussion regarding that matter is carried on, if so requested by the Board or the relevant Committee. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a The board shall fix the compensation of the executive director. in determining compensation, the board shall consider the compensation offered by comparable organizations and shall document the basis for its decisions. in addition, the executive commitee shall conduct an annual review of the executive director, which shall also be considered when determining compensation. if the executive director is a director of the board, he or she may not participate in the discussion or vote with respect to his or her compensation. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Community Word Project makes its form 990 available for public inspection as required under section 6104 of the Internal Revenue Code. The return is made available on guidestar.org and other similar types of websites. In addition, the financial statements, conflict of interest policy, Form 990, Form 1023, and by-laws are also available upon written request at 11 Broadway, Room 508, New York, NY 10004. form 990, part xii, line 2c: The organization has not changed its oversight process or selection process for reviewing its financial statements during the tax year.