2026-07-27T14:57:10-04:00 2025-12-31 382463166 ALAN C YOUNG & ASSOCIATES PC 7310 WOODWARD AVE STE 740 DETROIT MI 48202 990 2025-01-01 464485478 THE DETROIT CREATIVITY PROJECT DETR 3107410249 30000 NORTHWESTERN HIGHWAY FARMINGTON HILLS MI 483343227 MARC EVAN JACKSON BD. 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DCP CREATED THE IMPROV PROJECT TO DELIVER ON THIS MISSION. THE IMPROV PROJECT INCULDES YEAR-AROUND PROGRAMMING TO DETROIT-AREA YOUTH AND EDUCATORS THROUGH WORKSHOPS, SEMESTER-LONG IMPROV COURSES, AND IMPROV- INTEGRATED CLASSES TO BUILD LITERACY SKILLS AND SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL LEARNING. THE YOUTH BEING SERVED REPRESENT DIVERSE ETHNIC AND CULTURAL GROUPS AND COME FROM NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS DETROIT. MOST ARE CONSIDERED ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED BY FEDERAL POVERTY MEASURES. THE MAJORITY OF THE DCP'S PROGRAMS ARE FREE. 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FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE DETROIT CREATIVITY PROJECT (DCP)WAS INCORPORATED AS A CALIFORNIA NON- PROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH A MISSION TO EMPOWER AND INSPIRE DETROIT'S YOUTH PEOPLE THROUGH IMPROVISATION, AN ART FORM THAT HELPS STUDENTS BUILD CONFIDENCE AND DEVELOP A CREATIVE AND COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO THEIR LIVES. DCP CREATED THE IMPROV PROJECT TO DELIVER ON THIS MISSION. THE IMPROV PROJECT INCULDES YEAR-AROUND PROGRAMMING TO DETROIT-AREA YOUTH AND EDUCATORS THROUGH WORKSHOPS, SEMESTER-LONG IMPROV COURSES, AND IMPROV- INTEGRATED CLASSES TO BUILD LITERACY SKILLS AND SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL LEARNING. THE YOUTH BEING SERVED REPRESENT DIVERSE ETHNIC AND CULTURAL GROUPS AND COME FROM NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS DETROIT. MOST ARE CONSIDERED ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED BY FEDERAL POVERTY MEASURES. THE MAJORITY OF THE DCP'S PROGRAMS ARE FREE. A SMALL PORTION OF 2025 REVENUE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO PAID PROGRAMS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 MARC EVAN JACKSON BETH HAGENLOCKER PRESIDENT SECRETARY FAMILY RELATIONSHIP FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT, TREASURER, AND SECRETARY BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED EACH YEAR. A COPY OF THE TAX RETURN IS THEN PROVIDED TO OTHER BOARD MEMBERS AT THE FOLLOWING QUARTERLY BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C DCP MONITORS FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT ARISE FROM PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS OR FROM A FINANCIAL INTEREST, EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY. A DIRECT CONFLICT CAN ARISE WHEN AN INTERESTED PERSON HAS A PERSONAL OR FINANCIAL INTEREST IN ANY MATTER INVOLVING DCP, OR HAS A FINANCIAL OR AGENCY RELATIONSHIP WITH AN ENTITY INVOLVED IN A TRANSACTION OR OTHER BUSINESS WITH DCP. AN INDIRECT CONFLICT CAN ARISE WHEN SOMEONE RELATED TO AN INTERESTED PERSON BY BUSINESS AFFILIATION, OR A FAMILY MEMBER OF THE INTERESTED PERSON, HAS DEALINGS WITH DCP. ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRESENT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, AN ADVERSE INTEREST, COMPETING INTERESTS, USE OF RESOURCES, AND INSIDE INFORMATION. AN INTERESTED PERSON SHALL MAKE AN APPROPRIATE DISCLOSURE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ALL MATERIAL FACTS, INCLUDING THE EXISTENCE OF ANY FINANCIAL INTEREST, AT ANY TIME THAT ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES. A SELF-DEALING TRANSACTION MUST RECEIVE PRIOR APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF THE DIRECTORS IN OFFICE, WITHOUT COUNTING THE VOTE OF ANY INTERESTED DIRECTOR, AND WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE MATERIAL FACTS OF THE TRANSACTION AND THE INVOLVED DIRECTOR'S INTEREST. A TRANSACTION IN WHICH AN ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS BUT IS NOT A SELF-DEALING TRANSACTION MUST RECEIVE PRIOR APPROVAL BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT AT A MEETING AT WHICH A QUORUM IS PRESENT. EACH BOARD MEMBER SHALL SIGN A STATEMENT ON THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY WAS BASED ON JOB POSTINGS FOR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE METROPOLITAN DETROIT AREA, SALARY RANGES PUBLISHED ON JPB SITES, SUCH AS INDEED, AND THE EXPERIENCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B DCP'S OFFICERS WORK FOR THE ORGANIZATION ON A VOLUNTEER BASIS. THE SALARY FOR THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND WAGES FOR HOURLY TEACHING ARTISTS WERE DETERMINED BASED ON THEIR HISTORICAL COMPENSATION AND THE PREVAILING COMPENSATION FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS IN THE METROPOLITAN DETROIT AREA, AND THE COMPENSATION ESTABLISHED BY THE TEACHING ARTISTS GUILD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 FORM 990 AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ON CANDID AND ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.