2017-05-15T09:29:16-07:00 2016-12-31 201356029 BLACK & CONDIE LLP 23505 CRENSHAW BLVD STE 155 TORRANCE CA 90505 990 2016-01-01 954427386 VENICE ARTS VENI 3103920846 13445 BEACH AVE VENICE CA 90291 LYNN WARSHAFSKY DIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE 3105781745 2017-05-11 true JOHN M CONDIE CPA P00317190 3105309600 2017-05-15 B9812054E669F823E0729373B22EF22723288028 B9812054E669F823E0729373B22EF22723288028 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z LYNN WARSHAFSKY 952919 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. 16 15 10 50 0 753607 732331 50634 85885 1117 3065 105133 89369 910491 910650 0 0 514822 528799 0 88438 391984 464018 906806 992817 3685 -82167 713823 571050 190974 130368 522849 440682 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 544987 ART MENTORING & EDUCATION: (59%) IN 2015, WE SERVED 460, ETHNICALLY DIVERSE YOUTH. SIXTY PERCENT LIVED IN THE VENICE AREA, AND OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS WITH HIGH POCKETS OF POVERTY ON LOS ANGELES' WEST SIDE, AND 40% CAME FROM THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES INCLUDING SOUTH L.A., INGLEWOOD, AND MID-CITY. OVER 50% LIVED IN POVERTY, WITH THE BALANCE EVENLY DIVIDED BETWEEN LOW- AND VERY-LOW INCOME FAMILIES. PROGRAMS AT OUR VENICE FACILITY WERE OFFERED FREE-OF-CHARGE TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. THEY WERE YEAR-ROUND, WITH A 24-WEEK ACADEMIC YEAR CYCLE CULMINATING IN AN EXHIBITION AND FILM SCREENING, AND A DAILY, SUMMER MEDIA ARTS CAMP. ARTIST-MENTOR TO YOUTH RATIOS WERE 1:1 TO 1:3, AND 85% OF YOUTH WERE RETAINED OVER MULTIPLE SESSIONS, WHILE MORE THAN 60% PARTICIPATED FOR TWO YEARS OR MORE. IN 2016, VENICE ARTS EXPANDED ITS COLLEGE AND CREATIVE CAREER SERVICES, PROVIDING 1:1 AND SMALL GROUP COLLEGE COUNSELING; COLLEGE APPLICATION SUPPORT; PARENT SUPPORT; CREATIVE CAREER DAY PANELS, AND MORE TO OVER 100 YOUTH. VENICE ARTS' ADVANCED STUDIES TRACK, ENROLLED MORE THAN 70 YOUTH. IN ADDITION TO ADVANCED WORKSHOPS, SUPPORT FOR INDEPENDENT PROJECTS, AND EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES, 9 YOUTH WERE PLACED IN PAID INTERNSHIPS AT VENICE ARTS AS YOUTH ART INTERNS, 1 RECEIVED A PART-TIME, PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIP, AND 3 WERE PLACED AT CREATIVE COMPANIES (FILM, TELEVISION, AND POST- PRODUCTION). ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (100%) OF OUR ADVANCED STUDIES' GRADUATES WENT TO COLLEGE-MOST THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILIES-AND MOST RECEIVED FULL SCHOLARSHIPS TO INSTITUTES OF HIGHER LEARNING. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS RECEIVED INCLUDE: A WARNER BROTHERS REACH HONORSHIP, OFFERING A SCHOLARSHIP AND GUARANTEED, FULL-TIME SUMMER EMPLOYMENT DURING THE FOUR YEARS OF COLLEGE; FOUR FULL SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE RESIDENTIAL SUMMER ART PROGRAM AT IDYLLYWILD ARTS; ONE FULL SCHOLARSHIP TO THE SUMMER ANIMATION PROGRAM AT OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN; THREE FULL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR A 10-DAY COLORADO RIVER PROGRAM PROVIDED BY GRAND CANYON YOUTH; ONE YOUTH CONSELOR POSITION WITH GRAND CANYON YOUTH; AND 34 YOUTH OTHER RECOGNITIONS-FROM NATIONAL SCHOLASTIC ARTS AND WRITING, NIKON COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS, AND MORE-FOR THEIR PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILMS. IN ADDITION TO REACHING YOUTH THROUGH OUR ART MENTORING & EDUCATION, VENICE ARTS' SUSTAINED OUR ARTPARTNERS' PROGRAM, PROVIDING A WORKSHOP SERIES AT OLYMPIC CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL AND AT DEL; REY CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL, BOTH SCHOOLS OF "LAST RESORT" IN SANTA MONICA. 2822 PARTICIPATORY DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMS: (1%) VENICE ARTS CONSULTED WITH A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION ON THE YOUTH EDUCATION ELEMENTS OF ITS PHOTO EDUCATION PROGRAMS. VENICE ARTS ALSO DEVELOPED A CONCEPT FOR VISUAL EVALUATION, USING PARTICIPATORY VIDEO, WITH THE USC GLOBAL HEALTH INSTITUTE. 82357 GALLERY & PUBLIC PROGRAMS: (7%) WE REACHED AN ON-SITE AUDIENCE OF APPROXIMATELY 1,800 PEOPLE THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, FEATURING THE WORK OF PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS, AS WELL AS AN EXHIBIT CELEBRATING YOUNG ARTISTS IN OUR PROGRAMS; A SERIES OF DOCUMENTARY FILM SCREENINGS; AND A COLLABORATION WITH OPEN SHOW TO PRESENT ARTISTS' TALKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR 23RD ANNIVERSARY GALA EXHIBITION. 630166 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 23 0 false 10 true false false false false false false X 16 15 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 1702 LINCOLN BLVD VENICE CA 90291 LYNN WARSHAFSKY DIRECTOR, EX 40.00 X 91375 0 0 MIKE NEWHOUSE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RUTH SEROUSSI ESQ PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 WENDY SLUSSER DIRECTOR 2.00 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 CAROLINE CONVERSE DIRECTOR 2.00 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 DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRANDELL DAVIS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL CANNONE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JODIE GUSEK PHD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 J-T LADT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATIE WELLE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOSH ROSE CHIEF CREATI 2.00 X 0 0 0 91375 false false false 732331 50556 732331 OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE 900099 40092 40092 WORKSHOP FEES 900099 31383 31383 CONTRACT SERVICES 900099 14410 14410 85885 3303 3303 -238 -238 -238 -238 131638 42269 89369 910650 88950 X 91375 45688 45687 350688 241905 59436 49347 48613 32519 9406 6688 38123 25237 8705 4181 85229 54900 17829 12500 673 495 150 28 4502 3324 863 315 149252 133009 8356 7887 2347 2347 36834 36834 9363 2763 5757 843 SUPPLIES 22523 19195 2424 904 AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS 20677 20677 TRANSPORTATION 8232 8185 12 35 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 3087 3087 121299 3088 115588 2623 992817 630166 274213 88438 248371 91591 153856 155732 31939 34375 17399 93281 283720 144446 232846 139274 29412 56797 713823 571050 7167 4024 164167 122781 19640 3563 190974 130368 X 522849 440682 522849 440682 713823 571050 -82167 X false false X 813386 801518 704328 753607 732331 3805170 38500 38500 851886 801518 704328 753607 732331 3843670 3843670 2051 1888 2251 1940 3303 11433 102067 125967 173966 155767 175254 733021 4588124 220826 0.83770 0.85870 X PART II, LINE 10 733,021 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 11764 11764 238719 122767 115952 33237 21679 11558 139274 DEPOSIT 3563 DEFERRED RENT 3563 910650 910650 910650 992817 992817 992817 GALA EVENT 131638 131638 42269 131638 131638 42269 42269 89369 X 1 1044 X 1 33663 X 1 15849 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 COLLEGE AND CREATIVE CAREER SERVICES, PROVIDING 1:1 AND SMALL GROUP COLLEGE COUNSELING; COLLEGE APPLICATION SUPPORT; PARENT SUPPORT; CREATIVE CAREER DAY PANELS, AND MORE TO OVER 100 YOUTH. VENICE ARTS' ADVANCED STUDIES TRACK, ENROLLED MORE THAN 70 YOUTH. IN ADDITION TO ADVANCED WORKSHOPS, SUPPORT FOR INDEPENDENT PROJECTS, AND EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES, 9 YOUTH WERE PLACED IN PAID INTERNSHIPS AT VENICE ARTS AS YOUTH ART INTERNS, 1 RECEIVED A PART-TIME, PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIP, AND 3 WERE PLACED AT CREATIVE COMPANIES (FILM, TELEVISION, AND POST- PRODUCTION). ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (100%) OF OUR ADVANCED STUDIES' GRADUATES WENT TO COLLEGE-MOST THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILIES-AND MOST RECEIVED FULL SCHOLARSHIPS TO INSTITUTES OF HIGHER LEARNING. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS RECEIVED INCLUDE: A WARNER BROTHERS REACH HONORSHIP, OFFERING A SCHOLARSHIP AND GUARANTEED, FULL-TIME SUMMER EMPLOYMENT DURING THE FOUR YEARS OF COLLEGE; FOUR FULL SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE RESIDENTIAL SUMMER ART PROGRAM AT IDYLLYWILD ARTS; ONE FULL SCHOLARSHIP TO THE SUMMER ANIMATION PROGRAM AT OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN; THREE FULL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR A 10-DAY COLORADO RIVER PROGRAM PROVIDED BY GRAND CANYON YOUTH; ONE YOUTH CONSELOR POSITION WITH GRAND CANYON YOUTH; AND 34 YOUTH OTHER RECOGNITIONS-FROM NATIONAL SCHOLASTIC ARTS AND WRITING, NIKON COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS, AND MORE-FOR THEIR PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILMS. IN ADDITION TO REACHING YOUTH THROUGH OUR ART MENTORING & EDUCATION, VENICE ARTS' SUSTAINED OUR ARTPARTNERS' PROGRAM, PROVIDING A WORKSHOP SERIES AT OLYMPIC CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL AND AT 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 24E BANK CHARGES 17 308 2,598 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 1,916 362 0 MISCELLANEOUS 0 2,014 0 LICENSES 680 85 25 DUES 475 145 0 TAXES PAID 0 482 0 LEASEHOLD IMPROV WRITEOFF 0 112,192 0 TOTAL 3,088 115,588 2,623