2025-11-14T20:54:08-05:00 2024-12-31 943194056 THE HENRY LEVY GROUP 1726 SOLANO AVENUE BERKELEY CA 94707 990 2024-01-01 863301756 BETTI ONO FOUNDATION BETT 5104735919 1585 62ND STREET - PO BOX 99256 EMERYVILLE CA 94662 ANYKA HOWARD CEO/PRESIDENT 5104735919 2025-11-09 true NATHAN DIAZ P01363805 5106521000 2025-11-10 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ANYKA HOWARD 1585 62ND STREET - PO BOX 99256 EMERYVILLE CA 94662 1143081 false X HTTPS://WWW.BETTIONO.COM/ X 2021 CA "THE BETTI ONO FOUNDATION DESIGNS AND PRODUCES HIGH-IMPACT ARTS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES THAT LEVERAGE CULTURAL PRODUCTS AND NETWORKS FOR GOOD. THE BETTI ONO FOUNDATION OPERATIONS ARE HEADQUARTERED IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, AND OUR WORK IS PRODUCED LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY IN OTHER GEOGRAPHIES IN CULTURAL SPACES, THE PUBLIC SPHERE, AND ONLINE. THE MISSION OF BETTI ONO FOUNDATION IS TO BUILD POWER THROUGH CULTURE. OUR VISION AND CREATIVE PRACTICE EMBODY THE BOLD, CURIOUS AND UNAPOLOGETIC SPIRIT OF OUR NAMESAKES: BETTI MABRY DAVIS AND YOKO ONO. WE VALUE ART-MAKING AS A FUNCTION OF ACTIVISM, COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION, AND CULTURAL RESILIENCE. AS A BLACK WOMEN-LED AND OPERATED ORGANIZATION, WE ARE DEDICATED TO AMPLIFYING THE LIVES AND WORK OF ARTISTS AND COMMUNITIES WHO ARE BLACK, BROWN, IMMIGRANT, INDIGENOUS, AND LGBTQ+." 4 3 6 33 0 89735 1109173 53675 33650 5 8 250 143415 1143081 0 0 355036 729190 0 190622 279623 384156 634659 1113346 -491244 29735 975807 989908 28786 13152 947021 976756 X "THE BETTI ONO FOUNDATION DESIGNS AND PRODUCES HIGH-IMPACT ARTS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES THAT LEVERAGE CULTURAL PRODUCTS AND NETWORKS FOR GOOD. THE BETTI ONO FOUNDATION OPERATIONS ARE HEADQUARTERED IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, AND OUR WORK IS PRODUCED LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY IN OTHER GEOGRAPHIES IN CULTURAL SPACES, THE PUBLIC SPHERE, AND ONLINE. THE MISSION OF BETTI ONO FOUNDATION IS TO BUILD POWER THROUGH CULTURE. OUR VISION AND CREATIVE PRACTICE EMBODY THE BOLD, CURIOUS AND UNAPOLOGETIC SPIRIT OF OUR NAMESAKES: BETTI MABRY DAVIS AND YOKO ONO. WE VALUE ART-MAKING AS A FUNCTION OF ACTIVISM, COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION, AND CULTURAL RESILIENCE. AS A BLACK WOMEN-LED AND OPERATED ORGANIZATION, WE ARE DEDICATED TO AMPLIFYING THE LIVES AND WORK OF ARTISTS AND COMMUNITIES WHO ARE BLACK, BROWN, IMMIGRANT, INDIGENOUS, AND LGBTQ+." false false 115843 OUR CULTURAL PERMANENCE STRATEGY AIMS TO CREATE WEALTH-BUILDING AND COOPERATIVE OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR BIPOC ARTISTS, CULTURAL WORKERS, AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH LAND AND REAL ESTATE PURCHASES. THE BETTI ONO MOBILE HUB: THE MOBILE HUB IS A MOBILE UNIT FOR CULTURE, ART, AND ADVOCACY THAT CAN BE USED FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING WORKSHOPS, EVENTS, PERFORMANCES, STUDIOS FOR INRESIDENCY PROGRAMS, AND COLLABORATIVE GATHERINGS. THROUGH THE BETTI ONO MOBILE HUB AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY ARTS STABILIZATION TRUST (CAST) AND BLINKLAB ARCHITECTURE, BETTI ONO WILL BE ABLE TO MEET PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY ARE, SHOWCASE LOCAL ARTISTS, AND ENGAGE AUDIENCES ON CRITICAL ADVOCACY ISSUES. THE MOBILE HUB ALLOWS US TO HAVE UNPRECEDENTED ACCESS TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN NEW AND EXCITING WAYS. THE BLACSPACE COOPERATIVE: IN COORDINATION WITH OTHER BLACK LED CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, THE BLACSPACE COOPERATIVE LEVERAGES THE BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT TRADITION TO BUILD A SUPPORTIVE ECOSYSTEM WHERE BLACK ARTS, BUSINESS, OWNERSHIP, AND CULTURE THRIVE. LAUNCHED IN 2021 WITH THREE LOCAL PARTNERS: BLACK CULTURE ZONE (BCZ), THE BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT BUSINESS DISTRICT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (BAMBD, CDC), AND THE EAST BAY PERMANENT REAL ESTATE COOPERATIVE (EBPREC). BLACSPACE HAS A LONGTERM VISION OF BUILDING A NETWORK OF PROGRAMS AND COOPERATIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES THAT SUSTAIN A NETWORK OF CULTURAL SPACES THROUGHOUT OAKLAND. OVER THE NEXT YEAR, BETTI ONO WILL FINALIZE DIFFERENT ASPECTS NECESSARY FOR FUTURE PROPERTY ACQUISITION, INCLUDING CONDUCTING A FEASIBILITY STUDY, DEVELOPING A BUSINESS PLAN, AND CREATING A FINANCING MODEL. 200620 THROUGH THE COMMUNITY WELLBEING STRATEGY, WE ARE CREATING AUTONOMOUS SPACES THAT DEEPEN COMMUNITY CONNECTION, FOSTER CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND EXTEND ARTS AND CULTURE INTO THE FABRIC OF PUBLIC LIFE. THE ARTS AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT (ACE) YOUTH FELLOWS: THE ACE YOUTH FELLOWS ARE TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUNG LEADERS (16-24 YEARS) WH ARE GIVEN A PLATFORM TO AMPLIFY THE PUBLIC ISSUES THAT THEY CARE ABOUT. WE CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FELLOWS TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH SKILLS. THEY WORK WITH OUR TEAM TO DESIGN AND EXECUTE PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS, PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON DISRUPTING THE CULTURE OF GENDER BASED VIOLENCE AND CHALLENGING HARMFUL GENDER NORMS. IN ADDITION TO ENGAGING WITH THE SUBJECT MATTER, YOUTH HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP THEIR PERSONAL LEADERSHIP CAPACITY AND MAKE CONCRETE CONNECTIONS TO LOCAL ARTISTS, ACTIVISTS, AND EDUCATORS ADVANCING SOCIAL CHANGE EFFORTS IN OAKLAND. THE ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM: SO FAR WE HAVE COMMISSIONED FIVE PAID RESIDENCIES FEATURING EIGHT BLACK AND BROWN ARTISTS FROM OAKLAND, ST. LOUIS, NEW YORK, AND THE CARIBBEAN. WE HAVE HAD AT LEAST 3,000 PUBLIC PARTICIPANTS AND BUILT STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH 20 ACTIVELY ENGAGED COMMUNITY GROUPS. OUR MOST RECENT ARTIST IN RESIDENCE WAS SAFI KOLOZSVARI REGALADO, A BAY AREA BASED ARTIST/MURALIST, WHO WORKED WITH YOUTH FELLOWS TO CONCEPTUALIZE AND DESIGN THE ARTWORK FOR PHASE II OF THE NOT ONE MORE GIRL INITIATIVE, WHICH WAS INSPIRED BY THE LONG TRADITION OF CHICANO STYLE BALLPOINT PEN ART. THE POSTERS DEPICT STEPS PEOPLE CAN TAKE IF THEY WITNESS OR EXPERIENCE HARASSMENT. 405268 33650 OUR ENDING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE (GBV) STRATEGY IS FOCUSED ON IMPLEMENTING SURVIVOR-LED CULTURAL CHANGE INITIATIVES TO DISRUPT THE CULTURE OF GBV. NOT ONE MORE GIRL (NOMG) IS A BIPOC YOUTH-LED INITIATIVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY (BART) TO END GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. IT IS THE FIRST COMMUNITY DRIVEN BAY AREA INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND GENDER BASED VIOLENCE ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION THAT INCLUDE ART, CULTURAL STRATEGY, POLICY CHANGE, AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP. THIS ONGOING INITIATIVE WAS COCREATED WITH LOCAL BLACK AND LATINX ARTISTS AND YOUTH AND SEEKS TO DISRUPT THE NORMS PERPETUATING GENDERBASED VIOLENCE AND BYSTANDER INACTION ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. 721731 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false 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 41 0 6 true false false false false false false false false X 4 3 false false false false false false false true true false false false true false false true true false false false CA X ANYKA HOWARD 5106521000 1585 62ND STREET EMERYVILLE CA 94662 ANYKA HOWARD CEO/PRESIDEN 40.00 X X 186582 0 0 MIKE NICHOLLS EMPLOYEE 40.00 X 103532 0 0 KRISTY HAGARES CHAIR, BOARD 1.00 X 0 0 0 JERMEY LIU TREASURER/CF 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVIN THOMPSON SECRETARY, B 1.00 X X 0 0 0 290114 2 false true false 2500 1106673 1109173 NOMG 812900 33650 33650 33650 8 8 OTHER INCOME 250 250 250 1143081 33650 258 X 186582 120952 33684 31946 421810 291405 65582 64823 72409 49546 11877 10986 48389 32986 7861 7542 92949 62221 15745 14983 11590 3329 8071 190 37440 37440 155776 97520 5203 53053 1225 828 197 200 201 107 64 30 16232 8418 5691 2123 6433 1662 4520 251 27432 19930 3717 3785 26764 26764 327 346 -9 -10 PAYROLL FEES 4730 3251 759 720 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 1896 1896 OTHER BUSINESS EXPENSES 570 570 TAXES & LICENSES 411 411 180 180 1113346 721731 200993 190622 472100 837974 500000 150000 3572 1848 135 86 975807 989908 28786 9509 3643 28786 13152 X -352979 676756 1300000 300000 947021 976756 975807 989908 29735 X false false X 1611250 89735 1109173 2810158 1611250 89735 1109173 2810158 2521391 288767 5 8 13 2810171 87325 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED ACCRUED VACATION 3643 3643 false false false false false false false false false ANYKA HOWARD CEO/PRESIDENT 186582 20997 186582 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION "THE BETTI ONO FOUNDATION DESIGNS AND PRODUCES HIGH-IMPACT ARTS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES THAT LEVERAGE CULTURAL PRODUCTS AND NETWORKS FOR GOOD. THE BETTI ONO FOUNDATION OPERATIONS ARE HEADQUARTERED IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, AND OUR WORK IS PRODUCED LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY IN OTHER GEOGRAPHIES IN CULTURAL SPACES, THE PUBLIC SPHERE, AND ONLINE. THE MISSION OF BETTI ONO FOUNDATION IS TO BUILD POWER THROUGH CULTURE. OUR VISION AND CREATIVE PRACTICE EMBODY THE BOLD, CURIOUS AND UNAPOLOGETIC SPIRIT OF OUR NAMESAKES: BETTI MABRY DAVIS AND YOKO ONO. WE VALUE ART-MAKING AS A FUNCTION OF ACTIVISM, COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION, AND CULTURAL RESILIENCE. AS A BLACK WOMEN-LED AND OPERATED ORGANIZATION, WE ARE DEDICATED TO AMPLIFYING THE LIVES AND WORK OF ARTISTS AND COMMUNITIES WHO ARE BLACK, BROWN, IMMIGRANT, INDIGENOUS, AND LGBTQ+." FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A OUR CULTURAL PERMANENCE STRATEGY AIMS TO CREATE WEALTH-BUILDING AND COOPERATIVE OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR BIPOC ARTISTS, CULTURAL WORKERS, AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH LAND AND REAL ESTATE PURCHASES. THE BETTI ONO MOBILE HUB: THE MOBILE HUB IS A MOBILE UNIT FOR CULTURE, ART, AND ADVOCACY THAT CAN BE USED FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING WORKSHOPS, EVENTS, PERFORMANCES, STUDIOS FOR INRESIDENCY PROGRAMS, AND COLLABORATIVE GATHERINGS. THROUGH THE BETTI ONO MOBILE HUB AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY ARTS STABILIZATION TRUST (CAST) AND BLINKLAB ARCHITECTURE, BETTI ONO WILL BE ABLE TO MEET PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY ARE, SHOWCASE LOCAL ARTISTS, AND ENGAGE AUDIENCES ON CRITICAL ADVOCACY ISSUES. THE MOBILE HUB ALLOWS US TO HAVE UNPRECEDENTED ACCESS TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN NEW AND EXCITING WAYS. THE BLACSPACE COOPERATIVE: IN COORDINATION WITH OTHER BLACK LED CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, THE BLACSPACE COOPERATIVE LEVERAGES THE BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT TRADITION TO BUILD A SUPPORTIVE ECOSYSTEM WHERE BLACK ARTS, BUSINESS, OWNERSHIP, AND CULTURE THRIVE. LAUNCHED IN 2021 WITH THREE LOCAL PARTNERS: BLACK CULTURE ZONE (BCZ), THE BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT BUSINESS DISTRICT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (BAMBD, CDC), AND THE EAST BAY PERMANENT REAL ESTATE COOPERATIVE (EBPREC). BLACSPACE HAS A LONGTERM VISION OF BUILDING A NETWORK OF PROGRAMS AND COOPERATIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES THAT SUSTAIN A NETWORK OF CULTURAL SPACES THROUGHOUT OAKLAND. OVER THE NEXT YEAR, BETTI ONO WILL FINALIZE DIFFERENT ASPECTS NECESSARY FOR FUTURE PROPERTY ACQUISITION, INCLUDING CONDUCTING A FEASIBILITY STUDY, DEVELOPING A BUSINESS PLAN, AND CREATING A FINANCING MODEL. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B THROUGH THE COMMUNITY WELLBEING STRATEGY, WE ARE CREATING AUTONOMOUS SPACES THAT DEEPEN COMMUNITY CONNECTION, FOSTER CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND EXTEND ARTS AND CULTURE INTO THE FABRIC OF PUBLIC LIFE. THE ARTS AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT (ACE) YOUTH FELLOWS: THE ACE YOUTH FELLOWS ARE TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUNG LEADERS (16-24 YEARS) WH ARE GIVEN A PLATFORM TO AMPLIFY THE PUBLIC ISSUES THAT THEY CARE ABOUT. WE CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FELLOWS TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH SKILLS. THEY WORK WITH OUR TEAM TO DESIGN AND EXECUTE PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS, PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON DISRUPTING THE CULTURE OF GENDER BASED VIOLENCE AND CHALLENGING HARMFUL GENDER NORMS. IN ADDITION TO ENGAGING WITH THE SUBJECT MATTER, YOUTH HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP THEIR PERSONAL LEADERSHIP CAPACITY AND MAKE CONCRETE CONNECTIONS TO LOCAL ARTISTS, ACTIVISTS, AND EDUCATORS ADVANCING SOCIAL CHANGE EFFORTS IN OAKLAND. THE ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM: SO FAR WE HAVE COMMISSIONED FIVE PAID RESIDENCIES FEATURING EIGHT BLACK AND BROWN ARTISTS FROM OAKLAND, ST. LOUIS, NEW YORK, AND THE CARIBBEAN. WE HAVE HAD AT LEAST 3,000 PUBLIC PARTICIPANTS AND BUILT STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH 20 ACTIVELY ENGAGED COMMUNITY GROUPS. OUR MOST RECENT ARTIST IN RESIDENCE WAS SAFI KOLOZSVARI REGALADO, A BAY AREA BASED ARTIST/MURALIST, WHO WORKED WITH YOUTH FELLOWS TO CONCEPTUALIZE AND DESIGN THE ARTWORK FOR PHASE II OF THE NOT ONE MORE GIRL INITIATIVE, WHICH WAS INSPIRED BY THE LONG TRADITION OF CHICANO STYLE BALLPOINT PEN ART. THE POSTERS DEPICT STEPS PEOPLE CAN TAKE IF THEY WITNESS OR EXPERIENCE HARASSMENT. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C OUR ENDING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE (GBV) STRATEGY IS FOCUSED ON IMPLEMENTING SURVIVOR-LED CULTURAL CHANGE INITIATIVES TO DISRUPT THE CULTURE OF GBV. NOT ONE MORE GIRL (NOMG) IS A BIPOC YOUTH-LED INITIATIVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY (BART) TO END GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. IT IS THE FIRST COMMUNITY DRIVEN BAY AREA INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND GENDER BASED VIOLENCE ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION THAT INCLUDE ART, CULTURAL STRATEGY, POLICY CHANGE, AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP. THIS ONGOING INITIATIVE WAS COCREATED WITH LOCAL BLACK AND LATINX ARTISTS AND YOUTH AND SEEKS TO DISRUPT THE NORMS PERPETUATING GENDERBASED VIOLENCE AND BYSTANDER INACTION ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROGRAM CONSULTANTS 83,125 0 0 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 0 0 225 CONSULTING 14,395 5,203 52,828 TOTAL 97,520 5,203 53,053