2012-10-15T14:41:15-05:00 2012-06-30 133385019 O'CONNOR DAVIES MUNNS & DOBBINS LLP 15 ESSEX RD PARAMUS NJ 076521412 990 2011-07-01 134114145 COMMUNITY WORD PROJECT COMM 2129623820 11 BROADWAY NO 508 NEW YORK NY 10004 MICHELE KOTLER 2019623820 2012-10-10 1 BRIAN M FLYNN P00739850 2017129800 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z MICHELE KOTLER 42 BROADWAY 18TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10004 700100 0 X WWW.COMMUNITYWORDPROJECT.ORG X CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION 2000 NY THE COMMUNITY-WORD PROJECT (CWP) IS A NEW YORK CITY BASED ARTS-IN-EDUCATION ORGANIZATION THAT INSPIRES CHILDREN IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO READ, INTERPRET AND RESPOND TO THEIR WORLD AND TO BECOME ACTIVE CITIZENS THROUGH COLLABORATIVE ARTS RESIDENCIES AND TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS. 12 11 33 40 0 0 464093 567379 103280 100480 0 0 43456 29648 610829 697507 0 0 0 0 375456 529449 0 0 95277 109181 104911 484637 634360 126192 63147 327777 392887 9078 11041 318699 381846 X THE COMMUNITY-WORD PROJECT (CWP) IS A NEW YORK CITY BASED ARTS-IN-EDUCATION ORGANIZATION THAT INSPIRES CHILDREN IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO READ, INTERPRET AND RESPOND TO THEIR WORLD AND TO BECOME ACTIVE CITIZENS THROUGH COLLABORATIVE ARTS RESIDENCIES AND TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS. 0 0 411428 97030 ARTS RESIDENCIES: IN 2011/2012, CWP PROVIDED MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTS RESIDENCIES TO 15 SCHOOLS AND SEVEN BRANCHES OF THE QUEENS AND NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARIES, SERVING 1,185 CHILDREN. WE OFFERED YEAR-LONG RESIDENCIES AT FOUR SCHOOLS; THE LENGTH OF OTHER RESIDENCIES RAN FROM SEVEN TO SIXTEEN WEEKS. EACH RESIDENCY WAS LED BY A TEAM OF TWO TEACHING ARTISTS, ASSISTED BY TWO TRAINEES FROM OUR TEACHING ARTIST TRAINING PROGRAM. IN ALL OF THESE RESIDENCIES, CHILDREN WROTE INDIVIDUAL AND COLLABORATIVE POEMS, DEVELOPING THEIR POWERS OF EXPRESSION AND STRENGTHENING THEIR LITERACY SKILLS. IN MOST OF THE RESIDENCIES, THE STUDENTS CREATED VIBRANT PERFORMANCES OF THEIR ORIGINAL POETRY, WHICH HELPED THEM TO DEVELOP SELF CONFIDENCE, PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS, AND THE ABILITY TO WORK AS A TEAM. MOST OF THE YEAR-LONG RESIDENCIES INCLUDED COLLABORATIVE CREATION OF A LARGE CANVAS MURAL, WHICH TOOK ITS THEME FROM A LINE OF THE STUDENTS' POETRY. IN SEVERAL RESIDENCIES, STUDENTS CREATED EXHIBITS OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND ORGINAL POETRY. AT ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS, WE OFFERED A SERIES OF THREE WORKSHOPS WHERE PARENTS CREATED THEIR OWN EXHIBITS OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND POETRY, MIRRORING THE WORK THEIR CHILDREN WERE CREATING IN THEIR OWN CLASSROOM RESIDENCIES. CWP TEACHING ARTISTS ALSO OFFERED FAMILY LITERACY WORKSHOPS AT FOUR TEACHERS COLLEGE HARLEM IVY SCHOOLS. AT FIVE BRANCHES OF THE QUEENS PUBLIC LIBRARY, WE PROVIDED AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS IN POETRY. 74722 0 TEACHER ARTIST TRAINING AND INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (TATIP): LAST YEAR TATIP PREPARED 39 NEW TEACHING ARTISTS TO WORK WITH AT-RISK STUDENTS IN UNDERSERVED PUBLIC SCHOOLS. DURING THE 25-WEEK PROGRAM, TRAINEES ATTENDED 30 HOURS OF SEMINARS ON SUBJECTS SUCH AS DEVELOPING CREATIVE TEACHING TOOLS, CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT, CREATING LESSON PLANS, AND CREATING PARTNERSHIPS WITH CLASSROOM TEACHERS. TRAINEES ALSO INTERNED IN CWP CLASSROOM RESIDENCIES, WHERE THEY RECEIVED VALUABLE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE. THEY ALSO ATTENDED SIX 2-HOUR DEBRIEFING SESSIONS WHERE THEY DISCUSSED ISSUES RAISED DURING THEIR INTERNSHIPS. TATIP ALSO OFFERED AN ELECTIVE HALF-DAY TRAINING SEMINAR ON WORKING WITH STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, AND ON COLLABORATIVE VISUAL ARTS ACTIVITIES, COLLABORATIVE THEATRE ACTIVITIES, AND CREATIVE WRITING. CWP OFFERS THREE CONCURRENT TRAININGS: ONE GEARED TOWARD TEACHING K-6TH GRADE STUDENTS, ONE GEARED TOWARD ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND ONE GEARED FOR EXPERIENCED TEACHING ARTISTS. 26214 3450 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS: CWP ALSO OFFERS WORKSHOPS IN COLLABORATIVE CREATIVE EXPRESSION LITERACY AND LEADERSHIP METHODS FOR TEACHERS AND AFTER SCHOOL PERSONNEL. IN 2011-2012, CWP PROVIDED THESE WORKSHOPS TO FOUR SCHOOLS IN TEACHER COLLEGE HARLEM IVY PROGRAM, YOUNG AUDIENCES NEW YORK, AND TO NYC DOE TEACHERS FROM THE CHILDREN'S FIRST NETWORK. THESE WORKSHOPS WERE ATTENDED BY APPROXIMATELY 150 PEOPLE. 512364 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 NY X MICHELE KOTLER 2129623820 42 BROADWAY 18TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10004 MARCUS RIBEIRO 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALEX GLASS 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREA NICOLAS 2.00 X 0 0 0 MEGAN NOLAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTA OLSON 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDRE SIMON 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE WOLF 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CLAIRE HSIANG 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELE KOTLER 50.00 X 62500 0 10600 ROBIN ALPERSTEIN 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAY BISHOP 2.00 X X 0 0 0 A VAN JORDAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALLISON PALMER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DION OGLESBY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIC BERGNER 1.00 X 0 0 0 62500 0 10600 0 0 0 0 0 31503 188823 347053 567379 PROGRAM FEES 900099 100480 100480 100480 32241 31503 2593 29648 29648 697507 100480 0 29648 454958 368452 19323 67183 74491 60329 3162 11000 31196 26371 1076 3749 25750 19688 1017 5045 5326 4419 98 809 1167 1167 2452 1986 104 362 OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES 8435 8435 PROJECT SUPPLIES 7984 7984 TELEPHONE AND INTERNET 5914 4790 250 874 OTHER SUPPLIES 5815 4709 247 859 10872 5201 275 5396 634360 512364 26719 95277 173850 156236 118696 169395 31940 37880 1613 4159 7284 6773 1678 511 0 24706 327777 392887 9078 11041 9078 11041 X 228699 187451 90000 194395 318699 381846 327777 392887 63147 0 X X 0 1 1 X 0 X 329977 309482 356901 464093 535876 1996329 329977 309482 356901 464093 535876 1996329 12573 1983756 1996329 686281 0.99370 0.96170 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 7284 6773 511 511 24706 24706 697507 634360 63147 63147 697507 0 697507 0 697507 634360 0 634360 0 634360 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X: CWP IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, SECTION 501(C)(3). ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN REFLECTED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. CWP RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION. THE COMMUNITY IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO AUDITS BY THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTIONS FOR PERIOD PRIOR TO 2007. BENEFIT 63744 31503 32241 2593 63744 31503 32241 2593 2593 29648 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS FORM 990 AND SHARES ANY QUESTIONS WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND COMMUNITY WORD PROJECT'S FISCAL MANAGER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND KEY EMPLOYEES BASED ON A SALARY SURVEY OF THE FIELD AND THE ORGANIZATION'S ABILITY TO RAISE THE FUNDS TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 COMMUNITY WORD PROJECT MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY SUBMITTING THEM TO GUIDESTAR. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES THEIR DOCUMENTS TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS FOR REVIEWING ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DURING THE TAX YEAR.