2015-05-15T18:43:57-05:00 2014-12-31 201356029 BLACK & CONDIE LLP 23505 CRENSHAW BLVD STE 155 TORRANCE CA 90505 990 2014-01-01 954427386 VENICE ARTS VENI 3103920846 1702 LINCOLN BLVD VENICE CA 90291 LYNN WARSHAFSKY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3103920846 2015-05-07 true JOHN M CONDIE CPA P00317190 3105309600 2015-05-15 2014 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z LYNN WARSHAFSKY 1702 LINCOLN BLVD VENICE CA 90291 929961 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. 11 10 9 0 801518 704328 58013 90344 2656 1539 67954 84071 930141 880282 0 0 521359 479426 0 118897 404774 396909 926133 876335 4008 3947 728808 777403 210511 255159 518297 522244 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 618743 ART MENTORING & EDUCATION: (74%) IN 2014, WE SERVED 400, 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. FIFTY PERCENT 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 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.(SEE ADD'L INFO ON CONTINUATION PG). (CONTINUED FROM FORM 990 PAGE 2) OUR ADVANCED STUDIES TRACK, WHICH PREPARES TALENTED TEENS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER, ENROLLED APPROXIMATELY 50 YOUTH AND, IN ADDITION TO ADVANCED WORKSHOPS AND SUPPORT FOR INDEPENDENT PROJECTS, PROVIDED 6 PAID INTERNSHIPS AT VENICE ARTS AS YOUTH ART MENTORS, 1 PART-TIME, PAID SUMMER POSITION FOR A RECENT VENICE ARTS GRADUATE, AND 5 ADDITIONAL PLACEMENTS AT CREATIVE COMPANIES (FILM, TELEVISION, AND POST-PRODUCTION). SIX COLLEGE INTERNS WERE PLACED AND TRAINED IN DEVELOPMENT/ADMIN, MENTORING AND EDUCATION, AND THE GALLERY AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF ADVANCED STUDIES' GRADUATES WENT ON TO COLLEGE, WITH MOST RECEIVING FULL SCHOLARSHIPS TO INSTITUTES OF HIGHER LEARNING (CAL ARTS, NYU TISCH, BOSTON UNIVERSITY). MORE THAN 30 NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL AWARDS WERE WON BY PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING: ONE BEING NAMED A PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR IN THE ARTS (ONE OF ONLY 20, NATIONWIDE); TWO NATIONAL YOUNG ARTS AWARD FINALISTS (2), WITH ONE WINNING THE GOLD AWARD (10,000 SCHOLARSHIP) AND ONE WINNING THE SILVER AWARD (5,000 SCHOLARSHIP); THREE SCHOLASTIC ARTS AND WRITING AWARDS; AND THE GRAND PRIZE RECIPIENT OF THE MUSIC CENTER'S SPOTLIGHT AWARD. STUDENTS ADDITIONALLY HAD THEIR WORK SELECTED FOR A RANGE OF FILM FESTIVALS AND RECEIVED FULL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR RESIDENTIAL SUMMER ART PROGRAMS AT CAL ARTS AND IDYLLYWILD ARTS, A TWO-WEEK ART TRIP ON THE GRAND CANYON, AND THE ANIMATION PROGRAM AT OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN. IN ADDITION TO ART MENTORING & EDUCATION, VENICE ARTS' SUSTAINED OUR LONG- TIME ARTPARTERS PROGRAM, PROVIDING A WORKSHOP SERIES AT OLYMPIC CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL, A SCHOOL OF "LAST RESORT" IN SANTA MONICA, AND THE MAR VISTA FAMILY CENTER, SERVING THE HIGHLY IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITY IN AND SURROUNDING MAR VISTA GARDENS. WE ALSO DEVELOPED A PHOTO DOCUMENTARY PROJECT, AT THE REQUEST OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD, REVISITING OUR PROJECT WITH RUSSIAN-REFUGEE YOUTH, IN A NEW LAND. 42103 GALLERY & PUBLIC PROGRAMS: (21%) WE REACHED AN AUDIENCE OF APPROXIMATELY 1,000 PEOPLE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: (1) FIVE ON-SITE EXHIBITIONS, FEATURING THE WORK OF PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS, AS WELL AS AN EXHIBIT CELEBRATING YOUNG ARTISTS IN OUR PROGRAMS; (2) THE LAUNCH OF OUR COMMUNITY STORY LAB, A PARTICIPATORY ARTS ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME ADULTS; (3) A COLLABORATION WITH OPEN SHOW TO PRESENT ARTISTS' TALKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EXHIBITION "SIX SHOOTERS"; (4) COLLABORATING AND HOSTING THE MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL; AND, (5) HOSTING FIVE, FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY IN CONVERSATIONS WITH PRESENTING PHOTOGRAPHERS, FILMMAKERS, AND OTHERS. 6992 CONSULTATION & TRAINING: (5%) IN 2014 WE COMPLETED A FOUR-YEAR PROJECT WITH A HONG-KONG BASED FAMILY FOUNDATION. IN ADDITION TO OUR CONSULTING AND TRAINING WORK, WE COMPLETED A YEAR-LONG COLLABORATION BETWEEN TEEN PHOTOGRAPHERS IN LOS ANGELES AND HONG KONG, RESULTING IN A MAJOR EXHIBITION AT THE HONG KONG CULTURAL ARTS CENTRE. WE WERE ENGAGED FOR A NEW "STORIES OF CHANGE" PROJECT, WORKING WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS STAFF OF AN NGO WORKING THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST ASIA AND TRAINING THEM IN MEDIA-BASED STORYTELLING. AFTER AN INTENSIVE PROGRAM IN BANGKOK, WE CONDUCTED "IN-FIELD" TRAINING IN NORTHERN THAILAND, CAMBODIA, AND MYANMAR, RESULTING IN THE PRODUCTION OF FOUR, SHORT VIDEOS ON COMMUNITY FORESTRY AND HUMAN RIGHTS. 667838 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 36 0 false 9 true false false false false false false X 11 10 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 85425 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 BOB HAYWARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 COLETTE BAILEY 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 85425 false false false 704328 32391 704328 CONTRACT SERVICES 900099 43424 43424 WORKSHOP FEES 900099 23697 23697 OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE 900099 23223 23223 90344 2251 2251 -712 -712 -712 -712 133301 49679 83622 449 449 449 880282 92332 X 85425 42713 42712 319511 239924 79587 41149 25074 7946 8129 33341 23184 3366 6791 133458 107751 15053 10654 1089 164 750 175 6743 4136 1286 1321 139349 125551 6899 6899 8763 8615 148 19460 19460 14539 8595 5107 837 SUPPLIES 38114 34606 2770 738 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS 19601 19601 TRANSPORTATION 5095 4968 68 59 BANK CHARGES 3729 -13 290 3452 6969 3509 3205 255 876335 667838 89600 118897 283485 302144 152681 153041 15843 45500 40224 43688 371788 138758 236575 233030 728808 777403 10443 9716 190500 234584 9568 10859 210511 255159 X 518297 522244 518297 522244 728808 777403 3947 X false true X true false X 675198 709350 813386 801518 704328 3703780 132000 132000 38500 302500 807198 841350 851886 801518 704328 4006280 4006280 5815 4080 2051 1888 2251 16085 99722 80364 102067 125967 173966 582086 4604451 226345 0.87010 0.89270 X PART II, LINE 10 582,086 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 179751 14724 165027 158800 90797 68003 33237 33237 233030 DEFERRED RENT 10859 10859 880282 880282 880282 876335 876335 876335 21ST ANNIVERSAR 133301 133301 49679 133301 133301 49679 49679 83622 X 1 4930 X 3 27461 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 (CONTINUED FROM FORM 990 PAGE 2) OUR ADVANCED STUDIES TRACK, WHICH PREPARES TALENTED TEENS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER, ENROLLED APPROXIMATELY 50 YOUTH AND, IN ADDITION TO ADVANCED WORKSHOPS AND SUPPORT FOR INDEPENDENT PROJECTS, PROVIDED 6 PAID INTERNSHIPS AT VENICE ARTS AS YOUTH ART MENTORS, 1 PART-TIME, PAID SUMMER POSITION FOR A RECENT VENICE ARTS GRADUATE, AND 5 ADDITIONAL PLACEMENTS AT CREATIVE COMPANIES (FILM, TELEVISION, AND POST-PRODUCTION). SIX COLLEGE INTERNS WERE PLACED AND TRAINED IN DEVELOPMENT/ADMIN, MENTORING AND EDUCATION, AND THE GALLERY AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF ADVANCED STUDIES' GRADUATES WENT ON TO COLLEGE, WITH MOST RECEIVING FULL SCHOLARSHIPS TO INSTITUTES OF HIGHER LEARNING (CAL ARTS, NYU TISCH, BOSTON UNIVERSITY). MORE THAN 30 NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL AWARDS WERE WON BY PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING: ONE BEING NAMED A PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR IN THE ARTS (ONE OF ONLY 20, NATIONWIDE); TWO NATIONAL YOUNG ARTS AWARD FINALISTS (2), WITH ONE WINNING THE GOLD AWARD (10,000 SCHOLARSHIP) AND ONE WINNING THE SILVER AWARD (5,000 SCHOLARSHIP); THREE SCHOLASTIC ARTS AND WRITING AWARDS; AND THE GRAND PRIZE RECIPIENT OF THE MUSIC CENTER'S SPOTLIGHT AWARD. STUDENTS ADDITIONALLY HAD THEIR WORK SELECTED FOR A RANGE OF FILM FESTIVALS AND RECEIVED FULL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR RESIDENTIAL SUMMER ART PROGRAMS AT CAL ARTS AND IDYLLYWILD ARTS, A TWO-WEEK ART TRIP ON THE GRAND CANYON, AND THE ANIMATION PROGRAM AT OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN. IN ADDITION TO ART MENTORING & EDUCATION, VENICE ARTS' SUSTAINED OUR LONG- TIME ARTPARTERS PROGRAM, PROVIDING A WORKSHOP SERIES AT OLYMPIC CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL, A SCHOOL OF "LAST RESORT" IN SANTA MONICA, AND THE MAR VISTA FAMILY CENTER, SERVING THE HIGHLY IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITY IN AND SURROUNDING MAR VISTA GARDENS. WE ALSO DEVELOPED A PHOTO DOCUMENTARY PROJECT, AT THE REQUEST OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD, REVISITING OUR PROJECT WITH RUSSIAN-REFUGEE YOUTH, IN A NEW LAND. 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 11G PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 107,751 15,053 10,654