2015-02-26T07:10:30-08:00 2014-06-30 SCHALL & ASHENFARB CPAS 307 5th Ave 15th Floor NEW YORK NY 100166517 990 2013-07-01 112478709 Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning JAMA 7186587400 161-04 Jamaica Avenue Jamaica NY 11432 Cathy Hung Executive Dir. 2015-02-26 true David C Ashenfarb P00535436 2122682800 2013 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z Cathy Hung 161-04 Jamaica Ave Jamaica NY 11432 1080528 false false X www.jcal.org X 1972 NY Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning is a multidisciplinary arts organization that advances Queens as the frontier of the contemporary art scene. 10 10 39 9 0 633008 666587 217811 388668 0 2245 2535 853064 1057790 0 0 633046 783836 0 197999 240356 374381 873402 1158217 -20338 -100427 334919 275769 178247 219524 156672 56245 To provide accessible and diverse programs that promote creative expression and personal growth to individuals, the business community, and civic communities of southeastern Queens and New York. false false 843502 COMMUNITY ARTS EDUCATIONArts Center WorkshopsOur Art Center Workshop (ACW) series served over 300 students, in classes ranging from ballet, hip hop, cartooning, animation, guitar, and theater. In this fiscal year we also introduced Broadway at JCAL, focusing on musical theater and the Adult Artist Salon, to give adults the opportunity to explore various visual art mediums. Our culminating recital for performing art classes in dance and theater had an attendance of nearly 400 individuals. We also completed 3 family fun days- Halloween, Christmas, and Earth day, which provided arts & crafts activities, along with live musical performances to the greater Jamaica community.Summer Arts Academy JCAL brought back a part time summer program for youth ranging in ages 8-18. Students rotated through drama, music, dance, and visual arts for 2 weeks at a time. The program ran for 6 weeks and culminated with a performance for parents.Summer Dance Intensive Students participated in a 6 week full day summer camp that focused solely on dance technique. A culminating performance was held at JPAC.SCHOOL PROGRAMSThis fiscal year saw a resurgence in our in-school and after school residency programs, with 7 partner schools in Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan. We served over 600 students in various residencies that focused on drama, music, visual arts integration into the common core curriculum, and dance intensive residencies that helped middle school students prepare for high school auditions.FIRST FRIDAYS @ JCAL The Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning presents First Fridays in Downtown Jamaica. Join local professionals and small business owners 25 and up who work, shop, live and dine in the downtown Jamaica area as they add new life to downtown Jamaicas nightlife. Every First Fridays event has a monthly feature celebrating the Arts & Culture of the community. Features include Open Mic, karaoke, gallery exhibitions, speaker panels, art workshops and vendors. It is a unique opportunity for members of the community to network and become in engaged in JCAL events and activities.PERFORMING ARTSFiscal year 14 opened with the premier of House of the Rising Sun by the international performing dance theater company Vissi DT. JCALs programming continued in the spring with the fourth annual Making Moves festival featuring Sidra Bell. With strong support from the NEA, JCAL pioneered a new feature called Artist in Focus where one artist of significant promise is mentored through our services and featured in a solo concert in our performance space. The first artist chosen was Jennifer Archibald in Battle Grounds. JCAL also instituted an artist in residency program that aided six artists with free space to create, continue or conclude their creative ideas. The program offers 40 hours to individual artist in our facility. The winter session featured a month long weekend program that featured events directed at Black History Month that included the dance drama Four Little Girls and Amazing GraceVISUAL ARTS GALLERY EXHIBITIONSJCAL offered a plethora of visual arts exhibitions as reflections of the ever-growing community of Jamaica, Queens, through the visual creations of local artists. The ALL THAT JAZZ (Gallery II/Visitors Gallery) Exhibition displayed a collection of pictures, paintings and photographs of the history of Jazz in Southeast Queens, donated by a current resident of the historical Addisleigh Park in St. Albans, Queens. In honor of Womens History month, The African Diva Project (William P. Miller Gallery) curated by Dr. Margaret Rose Vendryes, celebrated the merging of African culture and pop culture in mixed media presentation of over 20 oil and acrylic canvas paintings. The success of this exhibit garnered the artists selection for the NYC MTA Jamaica Center Pedestrian Plaza Art Panels which are currently on display. Our final exhibit, Maldita Pared: Fotografia Y Texto de Cuba/New York (William P. Miller Gallery) created by Jacqueline Herranz-Brooks, provided a platform to educate gallery attendees on the economic hardships imposed on Cuba through the eyes of the artist. As an interactive component of Maldita Pared, gallery attendees were invited to express their interest by literally writing on the walls to become a living part in expanding the exhibit. 843502 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true 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 false false false false false false false false true 23 0 true 39 true false false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true true true false false X Jennifer Chiang 7186587400 161-04 Jamaica Avenue Jamaica NY 11432 Tonya Cantlo-Cockfield President 12.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Michael A James 1st Vice Pres 6.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Peter Magnani 2nd Vice Pres 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Shanqua Harrison Treasurer 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Doreen Clark-Williams Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Karen Dawkins Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dolores Swirin-Yao Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Philippa L Karteron Secretary 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 D'Chivon Gooding Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dawn Kelly Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carl Fields Jr Interim Ex Dir. 28.00 0.00 X 63096 0 0 Cathy Hung Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 0 0 4256 63096 4256 0 false false false 0 13427 598732 54428 666587 Fee income/admissions 388668 388668 388668 0 0 0 0 0 22738 13427 22738 0 0 0 Miscellaneous Income 2535 2535 2535 1057790 388668 2535 0 0 0 0 98910 55246 19361 24303 0 525025 415472 29904 79649 0 80234 60080 8107 12047 79667 59656 8050 11961 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9009 9009 0 0 0 41081 31570 3556 5955 2189 295 1894 0 0 0 1772 794 978 16007 12077 1262 2668 12174 7913 2579 1682 Professional Fees 107773 93228 14545 Consulting 52353 19546 15000 17807 Telephone 24971 18841 1966 4164 Supplies 23857 20399 1110 2348 83195 48385 8404 26406 1158217 843502 116716 197999 104532 35236 0 38201 60516 23318 23137 0 0 0 0 3969 7988 370903 222011 164899 148892 0 0 0 0 0 334919 275769 30487 76202 22763 15325 124997 127997 178247 219524 X 92726 28299 63946 27946 156672 56245 334919 275769 -100427 X false true X true false X 1035199 1031485 812704 633008 666587 4178983 0 0 1035199 1031485 812704 633008 666587 4178983 91037 4087946 104 4 2 110 0 7675 4625 1977 2245 2535 19057 4198150 1127474 0.97370 0.97010 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 215575 83281 132294 155328 138730 16598 148892 X 1207893 150103 150103 1057790 1057790 1308320 150103 150103 1158217 1158217 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Center does not believe its financial statements include any material, uncertain tax positions. Tax filings for periods ending June 30, 2011 and later are subject to examination by applicable taxing authorities. false Gala 36165 13427 22738 22738 36165 13427 22738 22738 22738 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process Management reviewed a draft of the form 990 with the audit/finance committee and provided edits to the tax preparer. After this process was performed, the form 990 was sent to the full board of directors prior to being filed with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts The organization has a "board approved" conflicts of interest policy. Each board member must fill out an annual declaration stating they had no conflicts or identifying the nature of their interest party transactions. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management Each year, the executive committee reviews comparable salaries based on a recognized study and reviews the performance of the executive director to determine if the existing salary falls within these ranges. After a deliberation of this matter, a proposed salary and benefit package is voted on. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Financial statements are available upon request.