2018-11-01T10:09:38-07:00 2017-12-31 Crosby & Kaneda CPAs LLP 1970 Broadway STE 930 Oakland CA 94612 990 2017-01-01 522137825 The Crucible THEC 5104440919 1260 7th Street Oakland CA 94607 Susan Mernit Executive Director 2018-11-01 true Adele Kaneda P01664922 5108352727 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z Susan Mernit 2923452 false false X www.thecrucible.org X 1999 CA The Crucible inspires creative exploration and expression through welcoming, hands-on arts education and experiences for people of diverse ages and backgrounds. 13 12 230 241 0 824722 786819 2099978 2047212 29 221 17670 27658 2942399 2861910 0 0 1898593 1911523 3364 3570 268254 1256847 1265630 3158804 3180723 -216405 -318813 5236008 4925929 3489064 3497798 1746944 1428131 X The Crucible inspires creative exploration and expression through welcoming, hands-on arts education and experiences for people of diverse ages and backgrounds. As an innovative hub built around the industrial arts, The Crucible is a catalyst for individual growth and vibrant community connections. false false 877984 901784 AdultsThe Crucibles mission is to inspire creative exploration and expression through welcoming, hands-on arts education and experiences for people of diverse ages and backgrounds. As an innovative hub built around the industrial arts, The Crucible is a catalyst for individual growth and vibrant community connections. The Crucible is dedicated to inspiring creative growth in Oakland and the greater Bay Area, and our Youth Programs are a crucial part of that mission.2017 was a year of focused growth and optimism for The Crucible. Our core programs adult classes and workshops, youth industrial arts education, and community engagement all reached new levels of engagement. Over the last year, The Crucibles hands-on arts education programs, based in our West Oakland facility, provided access to high-quality arts experiences for 17,126 people of diverse ages and backgrounds. From blacksmithing to neon, glass casting, ceramics, welding, kinetics, and fire dancing, The Crucible provides arts education programs to more than 4,885 adults annually. Our instructors have extensive real world experience and a passion for what they teach. Classes are designed to bring together novices as well as experienced artists and tradespeople to a noncompetitive, open environment where people with diverse interests and backgrounds can work together and learn from one another. 750499 426632 YouthYouth Education Programs provide over $500,000 in services to young people to participate in the arts through hands on learning experiences including, classes, field trips, outreach events, internships, teaching assistantships and workshops. 7,149 young people were served in 2017 by these programs, 4,992 free of charge.Since its inception in 2010, more than 70 youth have graduated from the Fuego Program. Of the 70 who have completed the program, 40 are still engaged with The Crucible as faculty, administrative staff, or as volunteers. Others have gone on to build successful careers in construction trades, or have graduated from universities and art schools.The Crucible provided youth industrial arts programming to 5,674 Bay Area youth, emboldening them to start making deeper connections between science, technology, engineering, and math through tangible industrial arts lessons.During six weeks of Summer Camp, 931 youth in 135 classes fabricated jewelry, bent glass into neon light sculptures, blacksmithed steel into practical tools, and more, with an additional 70 youth learning in after-school and weekend intensives throughout the year.The Crucible offered free and discounted field trips, workshops, and in-school presentations to students from 42 schools, and paid leadership opportunities and workforce development to 18 youth as part of our Fuego Youth Leadership Program. 329292 383756 TeamTeam Building - The Crucible provides workshops for companies, schools, and other groups to collaborate on fabrication of industrial arts projects. These workshops offer groups fun, hands-on arts experiences and provide a refreshing change of pace from office work and support team work, collaboration, and creative problem solving. 433298 335042 2391073 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 53 0 true 230 true false false false false false false true true false 0 false false false true false false false false false false X 13 12 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false CA X X Renee Ventimiglia 5104440919 1260 7th Street Oakland CA 94607 Charles Olson President 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Lori Fogarty VP/Secretary 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 James Madsen Vice President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Tim Irvin Treasurer 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Lauren Adams Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Warren Breslau Directr/Faculty 4.00 0.00 X 795 0 0 Farimah Brown Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Loretta Clarke Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeremy Crandell Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Greg Hansen Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tanya Holland Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Edward B Kangeter IV Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sean Orlando Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Leslie Pritchett Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Miller Executive Dir. 37.50 0.00 X 67645 0 0 Renee Ventimiglia CFO 55.00 0.00 X 74175 0 4284 142615 4284 0 false false false 0 57450 155059 30000 544310 92845 786819 Fabrication and sales 611600 61134 61134 Studio rental 611600 171212 171212 Ticket sales 611600 93909 93909 Tuition and fees 611600 1720957 1720957 2047212 221 221 0 0 0 0 89200 155059 61542 27658 27658 0 0 0 2861910 2047212 27879 0 0 0 0 149387 16411 132976 0 1480910 1218397 132728 129785 0 120762 94961 15820 9981 160464 121858 25798 12808 0 0 7550 7550 0 3570 3570 0 205154 52916 105209 47029 86495 65685 13906 6904 441603 361391 38846 41366 35617 25841 7184 2592 0 141850 107722 22806 11322 949 943 1 5 0 0 145295 137747 6099 1449 0 191397 185870 4224 1303 4720 1331 3249 140 Other 5000 5000 0 3180723 2391073 521396 268254 265826 222267 380816 294006 300000 285000 56303 1780 0 0 0 0 30748 20742 6387390 2300256 4182315 4087134 0 0 0 0 20000 15000 5236008 4925929 237577 199618 269086 329462 2970083 2958562 12318 10156 3489064 3497798 X 1261389 988971 485555 439160 1746944 1428131 5236008 4925929 -318813 X false true X true false X 1080000 1080000 4317360 1711210 2606150 636590 506975 129615 353440 82071 271369 4087134 Tenant deposits 10156 10156 X 2888578 26668 26668 2861910 2861910 3207391 26668 26668 3180723 3180723 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Organization has evaluated its current tax positions as of December 31, 2017 and is not aware of any significant uncertain tax positions for which a reserve would be necessary. true true true true true true true false false false false false false false false true false true Schedule E, Line 3 - Racially Nondiscriminatory Policy Publicized The Crucible's nondiscrimination policy is published on the organization's website - http://thecrucible.org/. Schedule E, Line 4 - Explanation of Records and Materials Not Maintained Schedule E, Line 5 - Explanation of Organization Discrimination by Race Schedule E, Line 6 - Explanation of Aid or Assistance from Governmental Agency The City of Oakland provided support for youth tuition assistance and programming. false Soiree 244259 155059 89200 45692 9043 6807 244259 155059 89200 45692 9043 6807 61542 27658 X 2 31597 FMV X Auction items 19 35450 FMV X Materials/Suppl 43 25798 FMV false true true Part I, Line 32, Hire and Use of Third Parties The organization uses CARS for automobile donation sales. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: StudioThe Crucible helps to make the arts accessible by providing affordable studios, stalls and locker spaces to two-dozen working artists. We developed The Crucibles Expanded Access to Tools & Equipment (CREATE) program as a way for current and former students to benefit from broader access to the tools and resources of The Crucible. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: EventsSpecial Events - The Crucible invited our local community to experience the inspiring power and possibility of the industrial arts during our Open Houses, Bike Fix-A-Thons, GIFTY Annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair, Field Trips, special workshops, and more. Community Events - The Crucible offers three Open Houses annually, which are free of charge and give visitors an opportunity to tour The Crucible's 56,000 square foot facility, meet faculty and artists, and watch demonstrations. Our open houses showcase the industrial arts programs that we feature, and ticketed events celebrate art and provide unique entertainment for the general public. All of these events help introduce participants to the creative possibilities of our classes and workshops and other programs. To deepen our connections with local artists, makers, and community members, we also participated in off-site events, including the Life is Living Festival in DeFemery Park, East Bay Mini-Maker Faire at Park Day School, and the Maker Faire.The Crucible also offers custom fabrication of one of a kind works. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The 990 is reviewed by the board prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts The Crucible has a Conflict of Interest policy for all board members, which all directors are required to abide by. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management Compensation for the Executive Director by the board after review and comparison with salaries for similar positions in other like organizations. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Upon request.