2024-04-19T20:07:54-04:00 2023-06-30 454570537 MARJTAX INCORPORATED 3542 FRUITVALE- AVE PMB 227 OAKLAND CA 94602 990EZ 2022-07-01 800694281 ROCK PAPER SCISSORS COLLECTIVE ROCK 5104521927 P O BOX 71706 OAKLAND CA 94612 ANTHEA G FERRER TREASURER - AO 01/23 5104521927 2024-04-19 ANTHEA G FERRER XXX-XX-XXXX false MARJORIE WILLIAMS-JONES P00564614 5104826204 2024-04-19 X 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X HTTP://RPSCOLLECTIVE.ORG/ X X 53745 X 25060 28685 53745 37365 14761 810 35717 88653 -34908 150265 115357 X 79797 65850 71240 51527 151037 117377 772 2020 150265 115357 X RPSC, A COMMUNITY ART ORGANIZATION, PROVIDES VARIOUS CREATIVE PROGRAMS. WORKSHOPS THE WORKSHOPS PROGRAM OFFERS TEACHING AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES (PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE O FOR FULL DESCRIPTION.) 8100 GALLERY THE GALLERY EXHIBITS WORK BY LOCAL ARTISTS AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. (PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE O FOR FULL DESCRIPTION.) 5870 RETAIL THE RETAIL PROGRAM SUPPORTS ARTISTS THROUGH CONSIGNMENT SALE OF GOODS. (PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE O FOR FULL DESCRIPTION.) 6578 PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENT 4 ZINES THE ZINES PROGRAM PROMOTES INDIVIDUAL AND COLLABORATIVE STORYTELLING THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF ZINES (LIKE "MAGA-ZINES") AND INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING. THE ZINES PROGRAM AIMS TO UPLIFT MARGINALIZED VOICES AND STORIES BY OFFERING WRITING WORKSHOPS, A RECURRING EVENT CALLED ZINE JAMS (COLLABORATIVE ZINE CREATION SESSIONS), AND SALE OF ZINES MADE BY BAY AREA ARTISTS. RPSC ALSO SHOWCASES THE WORK OF ARTISTS AND WRITERS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD IN OUR ZINE LIBRARY, WHICH IS ONE OF THE LARGEST COLLECTIONS OF UNDERGROUND PUBLICATIONS ON THE WEST COAST. RPSC IS ALSO A CO-FOUNDER OF THE EAST BAY ALTERNATIVE BOOK AND ZINE FEST (EBABZ), AN ANNUAL GATHERING OF ZINE MAKERS, AND REMAINS INVOLVED IN THAT EVENT AS ITS FISCAL SPONSOR. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENT 5 EVENTS COMMUNITY EVENTS ARE CENTRAL TO RPSC'S OVERALL PROGRAM. THESE TAKE A VARIETY OF FORMS, BUT THEY ALL CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO COME TOGETHER AROUND A COMMON INTEREST, OR JUST FOR FUN SINCE 2020, RPSC MEMBER LIONEL MCNEELY (ALAMEDA COUNTY BIKE CHAMPION OF THE YEAR FOR 2021) HAS HOSTED THE OAKLAND ART RIDE. THESE RIDES SHOWCASE PUBLIC ART OF ALL KINDS ACROSS OAKLAND AND THE GREATER BAY AREA. OTHER HALLMARK EVENTS INCLUDE THE VEGAN CUPCAKE BAKEOFF, CRAFT-A-THON, AND RO-SHAM-BO-NANZA. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENT 6 VOLUNTEERS AS AN ALL VOLUNTEER-RUN ORGANIZATION, ORIENTING AND TRAINING NEW VOLUNTEERS IS ESSENTIAL TO RPSC'S CONTINUED SUCCESS. THROUGH THE VOLUNTEERS PROGRAM, PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND SKILL LEVELS ARE ABLE TO TAP INTO THE CREATIVE COMMUNITY AND DEVELOP NEW RELATIONSHIPS. THIS IS ALSO A WAY FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS TO GAIN WORK EXPERIENCE. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENT 7 ARA JO MEMORIAL FUND THE ARA JO MEMORIAL FUND (AJMF) SUPPORTS LOCAL, COMMUNITY-BASED ARTISTS AND PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT THE EAST BAY AND CARRY ON ARA CHRISTINA JO'S LEGACY AND PASSION FOR ALTERNATIVE ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND INCLUSIVE PROGRAMMING. GRANT CYCLES OCCUR SEMI-ANNUALLY, IN THE SPRING AND AUTUMN. EAST BAY ARTISTS OF ALL AGES AND LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. AS A VISUAL ARTIST, GRAPHIC DESIGNER, CURATOR, AND MUSICIAN, ARA LINKED MANY OF THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES IN THE BAY AREA. WE HOPE TO KEEP ARA'S COLLABORATIVE ENERGY AND CARING SPIRIT ALIVE BY SUPPORTING PROJECTS THAT ALIGN WITH HER LIFE'S PURSUITS. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENT 8 YOUTH TO PROMOTE YOUTH INVOLVEMENT IN OUR PROGRAMMING, RPSC OFFERS INTERNSHIPS TO HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE-AGED ADOLESCENTS (13-25). THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF INTERNSHIPS. THE FIRST IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH METWEST HIGH SCHOOL, ALIGNED WITH THE OUSD ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR. THE SECOND IS OPEN FOR APPLICATION ON A ROLLING BASIS. YOUTH INTERNS WORK TO COMPLETE A PROJECT UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE COLLECTIVE MEMBER WHO OVERSEES THE INTERN'S AREA OF INTEREST. IF APPLICABLE, STUDENTS MAY RECEIVE ACADEMIC CREDIT. RPSC ALSO RESERVES ONE MONTH PER YEAR FOR A GALLERY EXHIBITION CURATED BY AND/OR FEATURING WORK BY YOUTH. THIS PROVIDES STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THEIR WORK EXHIBITED IN A BONA FIDE GALLERY SPACE AND PROMOTED TO AN ONLINE FOLLOWING OF MORE THAN 5,000 PEOPLE VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AND EMAIL. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENT 9 COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS INCLUDE A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS THAT ARE COMMISSIONED AND DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INSTITUTIONS AND BUSINESSES. THESE OFTEN TAKE THE FORM OF BESPOKE WORKSHOPS, EVENTS, CURATION, ETC. RECENT PARTNERS INCLUDE OAKLAND PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENT 10 FISCAL SPONSORSHIP AS A REGISTERED 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT CORPORATION, WE SPONSOR EXTERNAL PROGRAMS ALIGNED WITH OUR MISSION, PROVIDING TAX BENEFITS, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. OUR CURRENT FISCALLY SPONSORED PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE EAST BAY ALTERNATIVE BOOK & ZINE FEST (EBABZ), THE COMMUNITY SERVICE ARM OF CULTURAL AESTHETIC (A STARTUP ARTS CONSULTANCY FEATURING EAST BAY ARTISTS), AND A QUEER PUBLISHING PROJECT. IN THE RECENT PAST RPSC HAS SERVED AS FISCAL SPONSOR FOR GOOD OMEN MARKET, FOUR ELEMENTS FITNESS, THE METWEST HIGH SCHOOL ART PROGRAM, AND OTHERS. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENT 11 ACCESSIBILITY THE ACCESSIBILITY DEPARTMENT MISSION IS TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATIONS TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES INCLUDING PAID ASL INTERPRETERS, SSP'S( SUPPORT SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR DEAFBLIND PARTICIPANTS), BRAILLE/LARGE PRINT ARTIST STATEMENTS, ARTMAKING SUPPLIES TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO BLIND AND LOW VISION ATTENDEES SUCH AS BRAILLE LABELS ON ART SUPPLIES, FULL SPECTRUM LIGHTS, RAISED DOTS, ETC TO FACILITATE INCLUSION IN RPSCOLLECTIVE'S PROGRAMMING. A BROAD RANGE OF WORKSHOPS FROM PAPERMAKING TO ORIGAMI, TEXTILE COLLAGE AND ZINEMAKING HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH THE ABOVE ACCOMMODATIONS. PAST EVENTS WITH GRANT FUNDED ASLINTERPRETERS AND DEAF SSPS HAVE INCLUDED INTERPRETED ART OPENINGS, ARTIST TALKS BY DEAFBLIND EXHIBITORS, CRAFTATHON WORKSHOPS, A SERIES OF MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE AND TEXTILE PROJECTS LABS. 61618 82166 JOHN CASEY PRESIDENT - 8.00 0 KRISTI HOLOHAN SECRETARY - 8.00 0 ANTHEA G FERRER TREASURER - 8.00 0 PETER PENDERGRASS PRESIDENT - 8.00 0 LLEWELLYN TREY JALBERT SECRETARY - 8.00 0 PAMELA YBANEZ TREASURER - 8.00 0 JENNIFER FULLER BOARD OF DIR 8.00 0 MICHELLE DOPPELT BOARD OF DIR 8.00 0 AMOL RAY BOARD OF DIR 8.00 0 false false false false false false false false false CA ANTHEA G FERRER PO BOX 71706 OAKLAND CA 94612 5104521927 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 51302 29041 113972 56566 25060 275941 51302 29041 113972 56566 25060 275941 5731 270210 275941 114667 0.97920 0.91400 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES OFFICE SUPPLIES 339 LICENSES + PERMITS 50 BANK SERVICE CHARGES 49 SALES TAX ADJUSTMENT 296 CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES 1,056 GENERAL SUPPLIES 17 PENALTIES + FEES 114 TELEPHONE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS 201 TRAVEL + MEETINGS 190 WORKSHOP EXPENSE 242 ZINES EXPENSE 657 NEIGHBORHOOD VOICES 2,115 INSURANCE 3,676 CULTURAL AESTHETIC ART PR 5,708 EBABZ EXPENSE 1,454 NON-INVESTMENT DEPRECIATION 19,553 TOTAL 35,717 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 160 0 LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS 97,767 97,767 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 27,700 47,253 SECURITY DEPOSITS 1,013 1,013 TOTAL 71,240 51,527 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 120 1,120 SALES TAX PAYABLE 652 650 SECURITY DEPOSIT LIABILITY 0 250 FORM 990-EZ, PART III MISSION STATEMENT: ROCK PAPER SCISSORS COLLECTIVE IS A VOLUNTEER-RUN ORGANIZATION THAT FOSTERS CREATIVITY AND COLLABORATION IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN LOCAL COMMUNITIES, ENCOURAGE SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES, AND EXPLORE ALTERNATIVE MODELS. WE PROMOTE THE SHARING OF IDEAS, SKILLS, AND RESOURCES THROUGH THE CELEBRATION OF ART, CRAFT, EDUCATION, AND PERFORMANCE. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 31 PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENT 4 ZINES THE ZINES PROGRAM PROMOTES INDIVIDUAL AND COLLABORATIVE STORYTELLING THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF ZINES (LIKE "MAGA-ZINES") AND INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING. THE ZINES PROGRAM AIMS TO UPLIFT MARGINALIZED VOICES AND STORIES BY OFFERING WRITING WORKSHOPS, A RECURRING EVENT CALLED ZINE JAMS (COLLABORATIVE ZINE CREATION SESSIONS), AND SALE OF ZINES MADE BY BAY AREA ARTISTS. RPSC ALSO SHOWCASES THE WORK OF ARTISTS AND WRITERS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD IN OUR ZINE LIBRARY, WHICH IS ONE OF THE LARGEST COLLECTIONS OF UNDERGROUND PUBLICATIONS ON THE WEST COAST. RPSC IS ALSO A CO-FOUNDER OF THE EAST BAY ALTERNATIVE BOOK AND ZINE FEST (EBABZ), AN ANNUAL GATHERING OF ZINE MAKERS, AND REMAINS INVOLVED IN THAT EVENT AS ITS FISCAL SPONSOR. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENT 5 EVENTS COMMUNITY EVENTS ARE CENTRAL TO RPSC'S OVERALL PROGRAM. THESE TAKE A VARIETY OF FORMS, BUT THEY ALL CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO COME TOGETHER AROUND A COMMON INTEREST, OR JUST FOR FUN SINCE 2020, RPSC MEMBER LIONEL MCNEELY (ALAMEDA COUNTY BIKE CHAMPION OF THE YEAR FOR 2021) HAS HOSTED THE OAKLAND ART RIDE. THESE RIDES SHOWCASE PUBLIC ART OF ALL KINDS ACROSS OAKLAND AND THE GREATER BAY AREA. OTHER HALLMARK EVENTS INCLUDE THE VEGAN CUPCAKE BAKEOFF, CRAFT-A-THON, AND RO-SHAM-BO-NANZA. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENT 6 VOLUNTEERS AS AN ALL VOLUNTEER-RUN ORGANIZATION, ORIENTING AND TRAINING NEW VOLUNTEERS IS ESSENTIAL TO RPSC'S CONTINUED SUCCESS. THROUGH THE VOLUNTEERS PROGRAM, PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND SKILL LEVELS ARE ABLE TO TAP INTO THE CREATIVE COMMUNITY AND DEVELOP NEW RELATIONSHIPS. THIS IS ALSO A WAY FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS TO GAIN WORK EXPERIENCE. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENT 7 ARA JO MEMORIAL FUND THE ARA JO MEMORIAL FUND (AJMF) SUPPORTS LOCAL, COMMUNITY-BASED ARTISTS AND PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT THE EAST BAY AND CARRY ON ARA CHRISTINA JO'S LEGACY AND PASSION FOR ALTERNATIVE ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND INCLUSIVE PROGRAMMING. GRANT CYCLES OCCUR SEMI-ANNUALLY, IN THE SPRING AND AUTUMN. EAST BAY ARTISTS OF ALL AGES AND LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. AS A VISUAL ARTIST, GRAPHIC DESIGNER, CURATOR, AND MUSICIAN, ARA LINKED MANY OF THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES IN THE BAY AREA. WE HOPE TO KEEP ARA'S COLLABORATIVE ENERGY AND CARING SPIRIT ALIVE BY SUPPORTING PROJECTS THAT ALIGN WITH HER LIFE'S PURSUITS. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENT 8 YOUTH TO PROMOTE YOUTH INVOLVEMENT IN OUR PROGRAMMING, RPSC OFFERS INTERNSHIPS TO HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE-AGED ADOLESCENTS (13-25). THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF INTERNSHIPS. THE FIRST IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH METWEST HIGH SCHOOL, ALIGNED WITH THE OUSD ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR. THE SECOND IS OPEN FOR APPLICATION ON A ROLLING BASIS. YOUTH INTERNS WORK TO COMPLETE A PROJECT UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE COLLECTIVE MEMBER WHO OVERSEES THE INTERN'S AREA OF INTEREST. IF APPLICABLE, STUDENTS MAY RECEIVE ACADEMIC CREDIT. RPSC ALSO RESERVES ONE MONTH PER YEAR FOR A GALLERY EXHIBITION CURATED BY AND/OR FEATURING WORK BY YOUTH. THIS PROVIDES STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THEIR WORK EXHIBITED IN A BONA FIDE GALLERY SPACE AND PROMOTED TO AN ONLINE FOLLOWING OF MORE THAN 5,000 PEOPLE VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AND EMAIL. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENT 9 COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS INCLUDE A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS THAT ARE COMMISSIONED AND DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INSTITUTIONS AND BUSINESSES. THESE OFTEN TAKE THE FORM OF BESPOKE WORKSHOPS, EVENTS, CURATION, ETC. RECENT PARTNERS INCLUDE OAKLAND PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENT 10 FISCAL SPONSORSHIP AS A REGISTERED 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT CORPORATION, WE SPONSOR EXTERNAL PROGRAMS ALIGNED WITH OUR MISSION, PROVIDING TAX BENEFITS, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. OUR CURRENT FISCALLY SPONSORED PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE EAST BAY ALTERNATIVE BOOK & ZINE FEST (EBABZ), THE COMMUNITY SERVICE ARM OF CULTURAL AESTHETIC (A STARTUP ARTS CONSULTANCY FEATURING EAST BAY ARTISTS), AND A QUEER PUBLISHING PROJECT. IN THE RECENT PAST RPSC HAS SERVED AS FISCAL SPONSOR FOR GOOD OMEN MARKET, FOUR ELEMENTS FITNESS, THE METWEST HIGH SCHOOL ART PROGRAM, AND OTHERS. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENT 11 ACCESSIBILITY THE ACCESSIBILITY DEPARTMENT MISSION IS TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATIONS TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES INCLUDING PAID ASL INTERPRETERS, SSP'S( SUPPORT SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR DEAFBLIND PARTICIPANTS), BRAILLE/LARGE PRINT ARTIST STATEMENTS, ARTMAKING SUPPLIES TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO BLIND AND LOW VISION ATTENDEES SUCH AS BRAILLE LABELS ON ART SUPPLIES, FULL SPECTRUM LIGHTS, RAISED DOTS, ETC TO FACILITATE INCLUSION IN RPSCOLLECTIVE'S PROGRAMMING. A BROAD RANGE OF WORKSHOPS FROM PAPERMAKING TO ORIGAMI, TEXTILE COLLAGE AND ZINEMAKING HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH THE ABOVE ACCOMMODATIONS. PAST EVENTS WITH GRANT FUNDED ASLINTERPRETERS AND DEAF SSPS HAVE INCLUDED INTERPRETED ART OPENINGS, ARTIST TALKS BY DEAFBLIND EXHIBITORS, CRAFTATHON WORKSHOPS, A SERIES OF MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE AND TEXTILE PROJECTS LABS. DID THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT? -- ANSWER - NO DID THE ORGANIZATION, DURING THE YEAR, PAY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT? -- ANSWER - NO