2017-11-08T12:33:07-08:00 2016-06-30 R CHRIS AURIT CPA 186 RUBY RD MOORESVILLE NC 28117 990EZ 2015-07-01 954742959 F B Alliance FBAL 3235136021 2669 1/4 Waverly Los Angeles CA 900392768 NORMA BOWLES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3235136021 2016-11-15 true R CHRIS AURIT 7046636760 2017-11-08 X 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z X WWW.COOTIESHOTS.ORG X X 92329 X 53322 0 0 11771 27236 35208 -7972 0 0 0 0 0 0 57121 19835 7708 1031 17779 46353 10768 155907 166675 155907 166675 155907 166675 155907 166675 CREATE A CONTEXT TO TURN DISCRIMINATION INTO PLAYS THAT PROMOTE TOLERANCE. SEE SCHEDULE O 46354 46354 NORMA BOWLES ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 10.00 19835 false false false false false false false false false NORMA BOWLES 2669 1/4 WAVERLY LOS ANGELES CA 900392768 3235136021 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE X 17995 38321 41500 64505 53322 215643 17995 38321 41500 64505 53322 215643 215643 7461 7368 7572 6637 11771 40809 256452 0.84090 0.87550 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Other PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Other 1.IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY - FALL 2015 AND SPRING 2016DEVELOPED & LAUNCHED A SCHOOL OUTREACH PROGRAM WITH ESPERER (AN LMU SERVICE ORGANIZATION) THROUGH WHICH 24 MEMBERS LEARNED HOW TO CREATE & LEAD ARTS WORKSHOPS IN K-TO-8 SCHOOLS. FRINGE BENEFITS TAUGHT THESE YOUNG WOMEN HOW TO DEVELOP & RUN THEIR OWN "HIGHER LEVEL" COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS, SPECIFICALLY: RESIDENCIES CONSISTING OF GROUP-LED WORKSHOPS IN ARTS, SOCIAL JUSTICE, ETC.A.THEY LEARNED HOW TO DO PROGRAM DESIGN, GRANT-WRITING, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING & EVALUATION.B.WE TAUGHT, TRAINED, MENTORED, & SUPERVISED THE STUDENTS, & LIAISED BETWEEN THEM & SCHOOLS.C.WE CREATED AND PILOTED "BE YOU! HEAR ME! JOIN FORCES & CREATE CHANGE" FESTIVALS IN TWO SCHOOLS IN FALL 2014: SAN MIGUEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL D.AS THE KIDS, TEACHERS & PARENTS LOVED THE FESTIVALS, WE WERE INVITED BACK! THE ESPERER MEMBERS FACILITATED SPRING RESIDENCIES AT BOTH SCHOOLS!E.STUDENT LEADER - MARIA SCHEEL IS CREATING A "TOOL KIT" SO THAT MEMBERS OF HER SERVICE ORG CANCAN CONTINUE THE WORK THIS COMING YEAR, AND BEYOND.F.MARIA WON A RIORDAN SERVICE AWARD FOR THIS WORK, AND WAS A FINALIST FOR A CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVES GRANT FOR THE WORK AS WELL. Other 2.IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN ARTS (IAIA), SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO -JUNE 2015 THROUGH JUNE 2016IAIA STUDENT, MARIA FAIRBANKS INTERNED WITH FRINGE BENEFITS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER OF 2015, STARTING IN JUNE. SHE WORKED WITH US TO CREATING A PLAN FOR LAUNCHING A QUEER PEOPLE OF COLOR STUDENT ORGANIZATION FOR THE COMING ACADEMIC YEAR. WE HELPED HER AND HER COLLEAGUES, COME UP WITH A TITLE AND MISSION STATEMENT FOR THEIR GROUP, AND ORGANIZATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE. WE ALSO HELPED THEM DEVELOP THE 9 BIG OUTREACH/COMMUNITY-BUILDING EVENTS/WORKSHOPS OF THE YEAR - ALL BASED ON AMERICAN INDIAN MOON THEMES, A WIDE VARIETY OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS TECHNIQUES, AND LGBTQ DIVERSITY ISSUES.. Other 3. Fringe Benefits' DownTown Women's Theatre Project, led by pioneering theatre activist, and long-time Fringe Benefits artists, Cynthia Ruffin, brought together SkidRow Residents, Organizers & Activists and Downtown loft dwellers and artists to create this imaginative, bridge-building play - (Think The Colored Museum meets The Vagina Monologues). Twenty-three women shared their stories and collaborated to create this play. Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 BANK CHARGES 150. Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 INTERNET 362. Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES 1000. Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 TAXES AND LICENSES 76. Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 OFFICE SUPPLIES AND EXPENSES 5469. Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 CONFERENCES 555. Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 ACCOUNTING 1229. Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 AUTO 29. Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 150. Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 INSURANCE 1075. Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 PAYROLL TAX 7684.