2016-05-16T11:07:41-05:00 2015-12-31 201356029 BLACK & CONDIE LLP 23505 CRENSHAW BLVD STE 155 TORRANCE CA 90505 990 2015-01-01 954427386 VENICE ARTS VENI 3103920846 1702 LINCOLN BLVD VENICE CA 90291 LYNN WARSHAFSKY DIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE 3105781745 2016-05-09 true JOHN M CONDIE CPA P00317190 3105309600 2016-05-16 2015 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z LYNN WARSHAFSKY 966884 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 704328 753607 90344 50634 1539 1117 84071 105133 880282 910491 0 0 479426 514822 0 124342 396909 391984 876335 906806 3947 3685 777403 713823 258239 190974 519164 522849 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 523909 ART MENTORING & EDUCATION: (59%) IN 2014, WE SERVED 460, ETHNICALLY DIVERSE AND LOW-INCOME YOUTH. SIXTY PERCENT LIVED IN 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, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) WHILE MORE THAN 60% PARTICIPATED FOR TWO YEARS OR MORE. THE ADVANCED STUDIES TRACK, WHICH PREPARES TALENTED TEENS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER, ENROLLED MORE THAN 70 YOUTH. IN ADDITION TO ADVANCED WORKSHOPS, SUPPORT FOR INDEPENDENT PROJECTS, AND ADDITIONAL EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES, ADVANCED STUDIES PROVIDED 9 INTERNSHIPS AT VENICE ARTS AS YOUTH ART MENTORS, 1 PART-TIME, PAID SUMMER POSITION FOR A RECENT VENICE ARTS GRADUATE, AND 3 PLACEMENTS AT CREATIVE COMPANIES (FILM, TELEVISION, AND POST-PRODUCTION). ADDITIONALLY, 6 COLLEGE INTERNS WERE PLACED AND TRAINED IN DEVELOPMENT/ADMINISTRATION, MENTORING AND EDUCATION, AND/OR EXHIBITIONS. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (100%) OF ADVANCED STUDIES' GRADUATES WENT ON TO COLLEGE, WITH MOST RECEIVING FULL SCHOLARSHIPS TO INSTITUTES OF HIGHER LEARNING (CAL ARTS, NYU TISCH, BOSTON UNIVERSITY); ONE WAS SELECTED FOR THE WARNER BROTHERS REACH HONORSHIP, WHICH PROVIDES A SCHOLARSHIP AND GUARANTEED, FULL-TIME SUMMER EMPLOYMENT DURING THE FOUR YEARS OF COLLEGE; THREE RECEIVED FULL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE RESIDENTIAL SUMMER ART PROGRAM AT IDYLLYWILD ARTS; AND ONE RECEIVED A FULL SCHOLARSHIP TO THE SUMMER ANIMATION PROGRAM AT OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN. IN ADDITION, WERE SUPPORTED TO SUBMIT THEIR WORK FOR AWARDS AND COMPETITIONS. AS AN OUTCOME, OUR TEEN ARTISTS WON OVER 20 NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL COMPETITIONS INCLUDING TWO NATIONAL YOUNG ARTS AWARDS (ONE SILVER AWARD WITH A 5,000 SCHOLARSHIP); SEVEN SCHOLASTIC ARTS AND WRITING AWARDS; TWO FILM FESTIVALS AWARDS (SELECTION; WINNER); AND FOUR NIKON COLLEGE & HIGH SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS. IN ADDITION TO ART MENTORING & EDUCATION, VENICE ARTS' SUSTAINED OUR ARTPARTNERS PROGRAM, PROVIDING A WORKSHOP SERIES AT OLYMPIC CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL, A SCHOOL OF "LAST RESORT" IN SANTA MONICA, AND AT THE MAR VISTA FAMILY CENTER, SERVING THE HIGHLY IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITY IN AND SURROUNDING MAR VISTA GARDENS. 28490 DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMS: (3%) AT THE REQUEST OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD, VENICE ARTS COMPLETED THE PARTICIPATORY DOCUMENTARY PROJECT IN A NEW LAND II, A PARTICIPANT-PRODUCED PHOTO DOCUMENTARY PROJECT WITH YOUNG, RUSSIAN- SPEAKING ADULTS, WHO EXPLORED THEIR IMMIGRATION EXPERIENCE-LARGELY OVER THE PAST DECADE-AS A FOLLOW-UP TO A PROJECT WITH RUSSIAN REFUGEE TEENS IN 2005 (IN A NEW LAND). WORK FROM THIS PROJECT WAS EXHIBITED AT THE CITY'S CENTRAL LIBRARY AND WAS PUBLISHED IN A BOOK. 120407 GALLERY & PUBLIC PROGRAMS: (13%) WE REACHED AN ON-SITE AUDIENCE OF APPROXIMATELY 1,425 PEOPLE THROUGH: FIVE EXHIBITIONS, FEATURING THE WORK OF PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS, AS WELL AS AN EXHIBIT CELEBRATING YOUNG ARTISTS IN OUR PROGRAMS; A CULMINATING EXHIBITION OF WORK PRODUCED BY LOW-INCOME ADULTS IN OUR COMMUNITY STORY LAB, A PARTICIPATORY ARTS ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM; A COLLABORATION WITH OPEN SHOW TO PRESENT ARTISTS' TALKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR 22ND ANNIVERSARY GALA EXHIBITION; (4) FILM FESTIVALS HOSTED WITH THE AMBULANTE DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL AND WITH THE MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL; AND, 12, FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY IN CONVERSATIONS WITH PRESENTING PHOTOGRAPHERS, FILMMAKERS, AND OTHERS. CONSULTATION & TRAINING: (1%) IN 2015 OUR FOCUS IN THIS AREA WAS PRIMARILY ON BUILDING NEW RELATIONSHIPS THAT MIGHT RESULT IN NEW CONSULTING PROJECTS. WE COMPLETED AN ENGAGEMENT WITH A SE ASIAN ENVIRONMENTAL NGO, THE CENTER FOR PEOPLE AND FORESTS, IN WHICH WE HAD TRAINED THEIR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND COMMUNICATIONS STAFF IN VIDEO-BASED STORYTELLING (2014). 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RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 179751 28387 151364 183265 101783 81482 33237 33237 232846 DEPOSIT 11118 DEFERRED RENT 8522 19640 910491 910491 910491 906806 906806 906806 GALA EVENT 161526 161526 56393 161526 161526 56393 56393 105133 X 2 9497 X GOOD, SERVICES, 1 45786 AUCTION SALES PRICE & AUCTION ITEMS X SCHOLARSHIPS 4 12512 SCHEDULE PUBLSH. BY OTIS 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 WHILE MORE THAN 60% PARTICIPATED FOR TWO YEARS OR MORE. THE ADVANCED STUDIES TRACK, WHICH PREPARES TALENTED TEENS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER, ENROLLED MORE THAN 70 YOUTH. IN ADDITION TO ADVANCED WORKSHOPS, SUPPORT FOR INDEPENDENT PROJECTS, AND ADDITIONAL EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES, ADVANCED STUDIES PROVIDED 9 INTERNSHIPS AT VENICE ARTS AS YOUTH ART MENTORS, 1 PART-TIME, PAID SUMMER POSITION FOR A RECENT VENICE ARTS GRADUATE, AND 3 PLACEMENTS AT CREATIVE COMPANIES (FILM, TELEVISION, AND POST-PRODUCTION). ADDITIONALLY, 6 COLLEGE INTERNS WERE PLACED AND TRAINED IN DEVELOPMENT/ADMINISTRATION, MENTORING AND EDUCATION, AND/OR EXHIBITIONS. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (100%) OF ADVANCED STUDIES' GRADUATES WENT ON TO COLLEGE, WITH MOST RECEIVING FULL SCHOLARSHIPS TO INSTITUTES OF HIGHER LEARNING (CAL ARTS, NYU TISCH, BOSTON UNIVERSITY); ONE WAS SELECTED FOR THE WARNER BROTHERS REACH HONORSHIP, WHICH PROVIDES A SCHOLARSHIP AND GUARANTEED, FULL-TIME SUMMER EMPLOYMENT DURING THE FOUR YEARS OF COLLEGE; THREE RECEIVED FULL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE RESIDENTIAL SUMMER ART PROGRAM AT IDYLLYWILD ARTS; AND ONE RECEIVED A FULL SCHOLARSHIP TO THE SUMMER ANIMATION PROGRAM AT OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN. IN ADDITION, WERE SUPPORTED TO SUBMIT THEIR WORK FOR AWARDS AND COMPETITIONS. AS AN OUTCOME, OUR TEEN ARTISTS WON OVER 20 NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL COMPETITIONS INCLUDING TWO NATIONAL YOUNG ARTS AWARDS (ONE SILVER AWARD WITH A 5,000 SCHOLARSHIP); SEVEN SCHOLASTIC ARTS AND WRITING AWARDS; TWO FILM FESTIVALS AWARDS (SELECTION; WINNER); AND FOUR NIKON COLLEGE & HIGH SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS. IN ADDITION TO ART MENTORING & EDUCATION, VENICE ARTS' SUSTAINED OUR ARTPARTNERS PROGRAM, PROVIDING A WORKSHOP SERIES AT OLYMPIC CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL, A SCHOOL OF "LAST RESORT" IN SANTA MONICA, AND AT THE MAR VISTA FAMILY CENTER, SERVING THE HIGHLY IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITY IN AND SURROUNDING MAR VISTA GARDENS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D CONSULTATION & TRAINING: (1%) IN 2015 OUR FOCUS IN THIS AREA WAS PRIMARILY ON BUILDING NEW RELATIONSHIPS THAT MIGHT RESULT IN NEW CONSULTING PROJECTS. WE COMPLETED AN ENGAGEMENT WITH A SE ASIAN ENVIRONMENTAL NGO, THE CENTER FOR PEOPLE AND FORESTS, IN WHICH WE HAD TRAINED THEIR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND COMMUNICATIONS STAFF IN VIDEO-BASED STORYTELLING (2014). IN 2015, WE COMPLETED EDITS ON THE FOUR VIDEOS PRODUCED THROUGH THIS EFFORT, HELPED TO DISSEMINATE THEM ONLINE, AND SUBMITTED THEM TO RELEVANT FILM FESTIVALS. 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. 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