2014-09-11T13:51:39-05:00 2014-07-31 OBERMEIER & ASSOCIATES PA 14300 NICOLLET CT STE 302 BURNSVILLE MN 553068330 990EZ 2013-08-01 411797876 CREATIVES FOR CAUSES CREA 6123346004 110 NORTH FIFTH STREET MINNEAPOLIS MN 55403 SCOTT MIKESH PRESIDENT 6123346004 2014-08-25 true MICHAEL D LEWIS P00728013 9528982011 2014-09-08 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z X ARTBUDDIES.ORG X X 169820 X 169742 78 169820 109075 2118 7685 118878 50942 119484 170426 X 119473 170825 11 119484 170825 399 119484 170426 X THE MISSION OF CREATIVES FOR CAUSES IS TO USE THE POWER OF ONE-ON-ONE CREATIVE MENTORING TO HELP LOW-INCOME CHILDREN DEVELOP EXCITING NEW VISIONS OF THEMSELVES, DISCOVER THEIR CREATIVE GIFTS, BOOST THEIR SELF-ESTEEM AND INCREASE THEIR MOTIVATION TO LEARN. THE CHILDREN ARE PAIRED, ONE-ON-ONE, WITH CREATIVE MENTORS IN A PROGRAM CALLED ART BUDDIES. ART BUDDIES ANNUALLY PAIRS 160 CREATIVE MENTORS, INCLUDING MANY CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS LIKE ART DIRECTORS, GRAPHIC DESIGNERS, ILLUSTRATORS, ARCHITECTS, PHOTOGRAPHERS AND WRITERS, ONE-ON-ONE WITH 160 INNER-CITY KIDS. EACH PROGRAM FEATURES WORKSHOPS FROM 7 - 10 WEEKS. OUR "KIDS RULE" THEME HELPS KIDS EXPLORE THEIR STRENGTHS AND INTERESTS, AND WHO THEY WANT TO BE WHEN THEY GROW UP. THEY THEN CREATE FANCIFUL AND EXCITING COSTUMES THAT REFLECT THEIR UNIQUE VISION OF THEMSELVES. MENTORS ALSO HELP THE KIDS DEVELOP WRITING, PROJECT PLANNING AND STORYTELLING SKILLS BY CREATING A JOURNAL OF THEIR ART BUDDIES EXPERIENCE. AT THE END OF EACH PROGRAM, THE KI IN FISCAL YEAR 2013-2014, WE SERVED 160 CHILDREN, AGES 8-11, FROM LOW- INCOME FAMILIES IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS. ALL THE KIDS WERE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE OR REDUCED-COST SCHOOL MEALS AND 95% WERE CHILDREN OF COLOR. WE RECRUITED 160 CREATIVE MENTORS TO WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH THE CHILDREN. WE PRODUCED FOUR AFTER-SCHOOL ART BUDDIES PROGRAMS, TWO IN THE FALL AND TWO IN THE SPRING AT OUR TWO PARTNER SCHOOLS: WHITTIER INTERNATIONAL ELEMENTARY AND BANCROFT ELEMENTARY. OUR MENTORS HELPED THE CHILDREN DO THE FOLLOWING: 1. FORM A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH A CREATIVE ADULT 2. DISCOVER THEIR CREATIVE POTENTIAL 3. BOOST THEIR SELF-ESTEEM BY CREATING SOMETHING AMBITIOUS AND UNIQUE 4. INCREASE THEIR MOTIVATION TO LEARN 5. LEARN THE CREATIVE PROCESS OF CONCEIVING, PLANNING AND PRODUCING 6. EXPLORE FUTURE CAREER POSSIBILITIES THE CHILDRENS' TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS CONFIRMED THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF THE ART BUDDIES PROGRAM. THE TEACHERS OBSERVED STUDENT IMPROVEMENT IN PROBLEM-SOLVING ABILITY, BEHAVIOR, ATTITUDE, MOTIVATION TO LEARN, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND SOCIAL SKILLS. THEY NOTED THAT THE MASTERY STUDENTS DEVELOPED IN ART BUDDIES, AS WELL AS THE POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS THEY FORMED WITH CREATIVE ADULTS, ENHANCED THEIR STUDENTS' SELF-ESTEEM. 92324 92324 DAN WALLACE DIRECTOR 1.00 0 CAROL THACHER DIRECTOR 1.00 0 JOHN PICKERILL DIRECTOR 1.00 0 TRACY PLESCHOURT DIRECTOR 1.00 0 SCOTT MIKESH PRESIDENT 40.00 47000 STACEY STRATTON DIRECTOR 1.00 0 KATHY UMLAND DIRECTOR 1.00 0 SUE CROLICK DIRECTOR/BOA 1.00 0 SETH JOHNSON DIRECTOR 1.00 0 SCOTT WINTER DIRECTOR 1.00 0 PAT ZEHRER DIRECTOR 1.00 0 false false false false false false false false false MN SCOTT MIKESH 110 NORTH FIFTH STREET MINNEAPOLIS MN 554031608 6123346212 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 91519 99214 98556 144829 169792 603910 91519 99214 98556 144829 169792 603910 221660 382250 40 68 81 77 78 344 604254 0.63260 0.75780 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES OFFICE EXP. 1,141 BANK CHARGES 42 PARKING/MILEAGE 2,406 ART SUPPLIES 140 DUES/SUBS/MEMBERSHIP 50 MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM EXP 784 FUNDRAISING 1,895 SUBCONTRACT-PROGRAM EXP 216 SUBCONTRACT-MIKESH 1,000 NON-INVESTMENT DEPRECIATION 11 TOTAL 7,685 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND FURNITURE 4,144 4,144 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 4,133 4,144 TOTAL 11 0 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 0 399 FORM 990-EZ, PART III THE MISSION OF CREATIVES FOR CAUSES IS TO USE THE POWER OF ONE-ON-ONE CREATIVE MENTORING TO HELP LOW-INCOME CHILDREN DEVELOP EXCITING NEW VISIONS OF THEMSELVES, DISCOVER THEIR CREATIVE GIFTS, BOOST THEIR SELF-ESTEEM AND INCREASE THEIR MOTIVATION TO LEARN. THE CHILDREN ARE PAIRED, ONE-ON-ONE, WITH CREATIVE MENTORS IN A PROGRAM CALLED ART BUDDIES. ART BUDDIES ANNUALLY PAIRS 160 CREATIVE MENTORS, INCLUDING MANY CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS LIKE ART DIRECTORS, GRAPHIC DESIGNERS, ILLUSTRATORS, ARCHITECTS, PHOTOGRAPHERS AND WRITERS, ONE-ON-ONE WITH 160 INNER-CITY KIDS. EACH PROGRAM FEATURES WORKSHOPS FROM 7 - 10 WEEKS. OUR "KIDS RULE" THEME HELPS KIDS EXPLORE THEIR STRENGTHS AND INTERESTS, AND WHO THEY WANT TO BE WHEN THEY GROW UP. THEY THEN CREATE FANCIFUL AND EXCITING COSTUMES THAT REFLECT THEIR UNIQUE VISION OF THEMSELVES. MENTORS ALSO HELP THE KIDS DEVELOP WRITING, PROJECT PLANNING AND STORYTELLING SKILLS BY CREATING A JOURNAL OF THEIR ART BUDDIES EXPERIENCE. AT THE END OF EACH PROGRAM, THE KIDS BECOME "STARS" POSING WITH THEIR CREATIONS AND MENTORS FOR PORTRAITS BY PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS. THE CHILDREN CELEBRATE THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS WITH A PARADE AND PRESENTATION FOR SCHOOLMATES, FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THE ART BUDDIES PROGRAM IS UNIQUE AND IS THE ONLY ONE IN THE MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL AREA THAT PAIRS CREATIVE MENTORS FROM A VARIETY OF CREATIVE FIELDS ONE-ON-ONE WITH LOW-INCOME ELEMENTARY-AGE CHILDREN. THE CREATIVE MENTORS EXPOSE THE KIDS TO EXCITING CAREERS WHILE HELPING THEM CREATE THINGS THEY NEVER DREAMED POSSIBLE. CREATIVES FOR CAUSES WAS FOUNDED IN 1994 BY FORMER ART DIRECTOR/DESIGNER SUE CROLICK. SINCE ITS BEGINNING, IT HAS RECRUITED OVER 2,000 CREATIVE MENTORS AND HELPED OVER 2,000 KIDS. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 IN FISCAL YEAR 2013-2014, WE SERVED 160 CHILDREN, AGES 8-11, FROM LOW- INCOME FAMILIES IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS. ALL THE KIDS WERE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE OR REDUCED-COST SCHOOL MEALS AND 95% WERE CHILDREN OF COLOR. WE RECRUITED 160 CREATIVE MENTORS TO WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH THE CHILDREN. WE PRODUCED FOUR AFTER-SCHOOL ART BUDDIES PROGRAMS, TWO IN THE FALL AND TWO IN THE SPRING AT OUR TWO PARTNER SCHOOLS: WHITTIER INTERNATIONAL ELEMENTARY AND BANCROFT ELEMENTARY. OUR MENTORS HELPED THE CHILDREN DO THE FOLLOWING: 1. FORM A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH A CREATIVE ADULT 2. DISCOVER THEIR CREATIVE POTENTIAL 3. BOOST THEIR SELF-ESTEEM BY CREATING SOMETHING AMBITIOUS AND UNIQUE 4. INCREASE THEIR MOTIVATION TO LEARN 5. LEARN THE CREATIVE PROCESS OF CONCEIVING, PLANNING AND PRODUCING 6. EXPLORE FUTURE CAREER POSSIBILITIES THE CHILDRENS' TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS CONFIRMED THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF THE ART BUDDIES PROGRAM. THE TEACHERS OBSERVED STUDENT IMPROVEMENT IN PROBLEM-SOLVING ABILITY, BEHAVIOR, ATTITUDE, MOTIVATION TO LEARN, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND SOCIAL SKILLS. THEY NOTED THAT THE MASTERY STUDENTS DEVELOPED IN ART BUDDIES, AS WELL AS THE POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS THEY FORMED WITH CREATIVE ADULTS, ENHANCED THEIR STUDENTS' SELF-ESTEEM. DAN WALLACE CAROL THACHER JOHN PICKERILL TRACY PLESCHOURT SCOTT MIKESH STACEY STRATTON KATHY UMLAND SUE CROLICK SETH JOHNSON SCOTT WINTER PAT ZEHRER