RELEASE THE FEAR

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2022 · Form 990EZ · revenue $24K ($27K in 2025 dollars) · expenses $84K · assets $142K

EIN

86-1040579

Address

332 W LYNWOOD ST, PHOENIX, AZ 85003-1207

Website

releasethefear.org

NTEE code

A20 Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose (Arts, Culture and Humanities) published (IRS Business Master File)

FURP topic

domestic violence · girls boys: girls · violence: community · violence: prevention · women: issues (from its 990 text; the topic index)

Exempt type

501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)

Ruling date

July 2002 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)

IRS status

Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗

Tax-deductible donations

Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗

Foundation status

Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))

Principal officer

Francis duAime (its 2023 Form 990-N)

Form 990-N e-postcards

1 filed, 2023 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗

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Mission

The mission of the organization is to counter the effects of violence in our communities by turning Fear, Anger and Hate into Acceptance, Hope and Empowerment, by Bridging Endless Possibilities through the creative process. Vision: Inspiring & empowering kids with the tools to make better life choices. SCULPTURAL SYMBOLCreation of a sculptural symbol 24 feet in height that was erected and unveiled in May 2005 in central Phoenix made from weapons confiscated from various crimes and set aside by various law enforcement agencies in metro Phoenix. The Release The Fear sculpture symbolizes the energy of transforming the enormous weight of negativism and prejudice into the uplifting force of acceptance once we see ourselves and others as being more similar than diverse.EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS: Release the Fear has evidence-based curriculum's that use the creative processes of art, music, and communication. Highly trained facilitators teach through inquiry-based learning Character Education tool

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

46 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

People by year

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

Funders of this organization

7 grantors reported grants to this organization, $199,850 in all, tax years 2013 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Federal grants and contracts

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Others with the same interests

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• FINE ARTS ASSOCIATION OF ARIZONIA AZ
• THE DAMBE PROJECT AZ
• CREATIVE HOBBIES STUDIO AZ
• SADDLEBROOKE THEATRE GUILD STG AZ
• RLV ORACLEART INC AZ
• AMADI-PHOENIX ASSOCIATION AZ
• JUBILEE CULTURAL ARTS ORGANIZATION AZ
• ART OUTREACH INC AZ
• RIM COUNTRY QUILT ROUNDUP AZ
• WRITING IS ON THE WALL POETRY PUBLICATION AND PRODUCTIONS NFP AZ

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In other datasets, the same topic (Arts) in AZ:

• Lobbying client: GORDON C JAMES PUBLIC RELATIONS (Federal lobbying (LDA))

Interests: Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose · domestic_violence · girls_boys:girls · violence:community · violence:prevention · women:issues · Arts

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