2011-02-14T15:06:14-06:00 2010-06-30 O'CONNOR DAVIES MUNNS & DOBBINS LLP 15 ESSEX RD PARAMUS NJ 076521412 990 2009-07-01 134114145 COMMUNITY WORD PROJECT COMM 2129623820 42 BROADWAY 18TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10004 MICHELE KOTLER 2019623820 2011-02-14 1 Brian M Flynn 2017129800 2009 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z MICHELE KOTLER 42 BROADWAY 18TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10004 504767 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. 8 7 23 0 0 0 309482 356901 112010 113961 0 18407 29974 439899 500836 0 0 352881 347012 0 93972 69725 92751 422606 439763 17293 61073 131930 193956 496 1449 131434 192507 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 235678 88561 82111 Arts Residencies: In 2009/2010, CWP provided multidisciplinary arts residencies to 15 schools and two branches of the Queens Public Library, serving over 1,000 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 including 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 Artist also offered family literacy workshops at four Teachers College Harlem Ivy schools. At two branches of the Queens Public Library, we provided afterschool programs in poetry. 44189 35000 2250 Teacher Artist Training and Internship Program (TATIP): Last year TATIP prepared 41 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. 14729 29600 Professional Development Workshops: CWP also offers workshops in collaborative creative expression literacy and leadership methods for teachers and after school personnel. In 2009-2010, CWP provided these workshops at PS 132 (which also hosted classroom residencies), at four schools in Teacher College Harlem Ivy program, Young Audiences New York, and The After School Corporations. These workshops were attended by approximately 160 people. 294596 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 7 0 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 1 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 0.50 X 0 0 0 alex glass 0.50 X 0 0 0 andrea nicolas 0.50 X 0 0 0 megan nolan 1.00 X X 0 0 0 krista olson 0.50 X 0 0 0 alexandre simon 0.50 X 0 0 0 katherine wolf 0.50 X X 0 0 0 claire hsiang 1.00 X X 0 0 0 michele kotler 40.00 X X 46750 0 0 chris marx 0.50 X 0 0 0 46750 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 113381 243520 356901 program fees 900099 113961 113961 113961 33905 3931 29974 29974 500836 113961 0 29974 292195 217570 11575 63050 29922 11155 9126 9641 24895 18604 900 5391 36770 7594 25604 3572 24000 15065 2149 6786 1082 1082 PROGRAM SPECIFIC EXPENS 21404 21404 communications 6485 3204 759 2522 DEVELOPMENT SPECIFIC EX 3010 3010 439763 294596 51195 93972 45011 88661 76790 71226 5000 29064 2253 2155 7284 4434 2876 2850 131930 193956 496 1449 496 1449 X 45934 108807 85500 83700 131434 192507 131930 193956 X 0 1 1 X 0 X 175188 172645 329977 309482 356901 1344193 175188 172645 329977 309482 356901 1344193 138796 1205397 1344193 939824 0.89670 0.81490 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 7284 4434 2850 2850 500836 439763 61073 0 61073 500836 0 500836 0 500836 439763 0 439763 0 439763 Part X: Description of Uncertain Tax Positions Under FIN 48: 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 33905 7172 26733 3931 33905 7172 26733 3931 3931 22802 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 The board president of Community Word Project is married to another former member of the Board of Directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 The board President and Treasurer review Form 990 and share any questions with the Executive Director and Community Word Project's bookkeeper. 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.