2024-07-26T10:06:57-05:00 2023-12-31 812950760 SAX LLP 389 INTERPACE PARKWAY STE 3 PARSIPPANY NJ 07054 990 2023-01-01 271109399 RECESS ACTIVITIES INC RECE 6468633765 46 WASHINGTON AVENUE BROOKLYN NY 11205 SHAUN LEONARDO CO-DIRECTOR 6468633765 2024-07-26 1 0 MARQUS WHITE P00053187 9734726250 2024-07-26 X 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z SHAUN LEONARDO 46 WASHINGTON AVENUE BROOKLYN NY 11205 4269347 0 X WWW.RECESSART.ORG X 2009 NY RECESS PARTNERS WITH ARTISTS TO BUILD A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE CREATIVE COMMUNITY. BY WELCOMING RADICAL THINKERS TO IMAGINE AND SHAPE NETWORKS OF RESILIENCE AND SAFETY, RECESS DEFINES AND ADVANCES THE POSSIBILITIES OF CONTEMPORARY ART. OUR PROGRAMS OFFER SPACE AND RESOURCES TO GENERATE ART, IDEAS ANDACTIONS THAT CHALLENGE DOMINANT NARRATIVES AND ACTIVATE NEW FORMS.RECESS IS ALWAYS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TO SERVE AS A MEETING PLACE FOR MEANINGFUL EXCHANGE ACROSS A MULTIPLICITY OF COMMUNITIES. 12 10 25 10 0 0 1550704 4227558 18855 9983 12597 20796 10733 6095 1592889 4264432 5500 10394 0 0 863362 953059 0 0 58793 826585 860750 1695447 1824203 -102558 2440229 3378109 5816736 799258 686707 2578851 5130029 X RECESS PARTNERS WITH ARTISTS TO BUILD A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE CREATIVE COMMUNITY. BY WELCOMING RADICAL THINKERS TO IMAGINE AND SHAPE NETWORKS OF RESILIENCE AND SAFETY, RECESS DEFINES AND ADVANCES THE POSSIBILITIES OF CONTEMPORARY ART. OUR PROGRAMS OFFER SPACE AND RESOURCES TO GENERATE ART, IDEAS ANDACTIONS THAT CHALLENGE DOMINANT NARRATIVES AND ACTIVATE NEW FORMS.RECESS IS ALWAYS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TO SERVE AS A MEETING PLACE FOR MEANINGFUL EXCHANGE ACROSS A MULTIPLICITY OF COMMUNITIES. 0 0 1425769 10394 9983 RECESS PROGRAMS REIMAGINE TRADITIONAL STUDIO, EXHIBITION, AND CLASSROOM PLATFORMS, OFFERING ARTISTS, COMMUNITIES, AND PARTICIPANTS RESOURCES TO GENERATE NEW WORKS THAT PRESENT ALTERNATIVES TO DOMINANT AND OPPRESSIVE SYSTEMS. OUR CORE PROGRAMS OPERATE WITHIN AN ECOSYSTEM WHEREIN EACH INITIATIVE SUPPORTS AND INFORMS THE OTHER.ASSEMBLY OFFERS SYSTEM-IMPACTED YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 18-26 AN INROAD TO ART AND CONNECTIONS TO WORKING ARTISTS, WHILE SERVING AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO INCARCERATION AND ITS INTERSECTING SYSTEMS OF OPPRESSION. THE CURRICULUM EMPOWERS YOUNG PEOPLE TO TAKE CHARGE OF THEIR OWN LIFE STORY AND ENVISION A FUTURE THROUGH ART.FOR SYSTEMS CHANGE AND NARRATIVE SHIFT. CRITICAL WRITING SUPPORTS A WRITER PRODUCING A NEW CRITICAL TEXT IN DIALOGUE WITH OUR ARTISTS' PROJECTS. PARTNERSHIPS TAKE OUR PROGRAMS OFFSITE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHARE OUR COMMITMENT TO ART AS IT INTERSECTS WITH SOCIAL JUSTICE. OUR MEETING PLACE IN CLINTON HILL WAS SELECTED BASED ON ITS CLOSE PROXIMITY TO DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, ARTISTS' STUDIOS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND NEARBY NYCHA HOUSING. WE ARE EMBEDDED IN A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY VIBRANT NEIGHBORHOOD AND WORK LOCALLY TO DEVELOP DEEP AND MPACTFUL RELATIONSHIPS. RECESS SUPPORTS ARTISTS & COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED IN THE CREATIVE FIELD. OUR EMPHASIS ON PROCESS AFFORDS ARTISTS AND PARTICIPANTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO FOCUS ON A PROJECT'S DEVELOPMENT RATHER THAN ITS RESOLUTION, ENABLING ARTISTS TO TAKE ON AMBITIOUS GOALS THAT EVOLVE IN DIALOGUE WITH THEIR CHOSEN PUBLIC. RECESS IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING DIVERSE AND UNDERREPRESENTED NARRATIVES, AND OFFERING CREATIVE PERSPECTIVES THAT NURTURE EMPATHY AND COLLECTIVE RE-ENVISIONING. THE ASSEMBLY CURRICULUM EMPOWERS YOUTH TO TAKE CHARGE OF THEIR OWN LIFESTORY AND ENVISION A FUTURE THROUGH ART AND SELF-ACTUALIZATION-DISMANTLING THE DOMINANT NARRATIVES OF THE "CRIMINAL". PARTICIPANTS CAN ELECT TO DEEPEN THEIR INVOLVEMENT WITH RECESS AT VARIOUS STAGES OF THE PROGRAM, HONING BOTH HARD AND SOFT SKILLS WHILE BUILDING MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS. OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY BEGINS BY PURSUING NEW MODELS INTERNALLY (STAFF, OPERATIONS, BOARD GOVERNANCE) AS WELL AS EXTERNALLY (PROGRAMS, FUNDRAISING, COMMUNICATIONS) IN ORDER TO IMAGINE AND REALIZE AN ETHOS OF CARE AND ACCOUNTABILITY THAT CONSTANTLY STRIVES TOWARD ABOLITION.IN 2020, GUIDED BY OUR CARE & ACCOUNTABILITY TOWARD ABOLITION FRAMEWORK, RECESS RESTRUCTURED ORGANIZATIONAL OPERATIONS AND BOARD GOVERNANCE, INTRODUCING CO-LEADERSHIP AT THE DIRECTOR AND CHAIR LEVELS, AND ADVANCING OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY BY RAISING OUR UNIVERSAL STAFF SALARY TO $80K FOR ALL FULL TIME STAFF AND $40K PRORATED RATE FOR PART-TIME STAFF. 1425769 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 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 1 71 0 1 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X SHAUN LEONARDO 6468633765 46 WASHINGTON AVENUE BROOKLYN NY 11205 LESLIE FRITZ CO-CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER UDEMEZUE CO-CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK HATCH-MILLER TREASURER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL KIM SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 XAVIERA SIMMONS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLYN CONCEPCION DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAN POSTMA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 M CARMEN LANE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KELSEY HALL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH HOOVER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHAUN LEONARDO EX-OFFICIO / CO-DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 99690 0 21786 LINDSAY C HARRIS EX-OFFICIO / CO-DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 58692 0 4467 158382 0 26253 0 0 0 0 0 220287 4007271 2100 4227558 PROGRAM SERVICE INCOME 611710 9983 9983 9983 25711 25711 3283 0 3283 3283 3283 4915 -4915 -4915 -4915 2755 0 2755 2755 OTHER INCOME 900099 57 57 57 4264432 12738 0 24136 X 10394 10394 184635 134493 18754 31388 649493 590060 39167 20266 36615 33144 3471 82316 69498 8446 4372 22000 22000 7908 7908 202931 22256 180675 2496 20 2476 10508 7237 2865 406 137059 134625 2434 17643 13977 3666 19570 19570 5430 4971 459 ARTIST STIPENDS AND MAT 356388 352691 3697 UTILITIES AND MAINTAINE 25292 15998 9113 181 OTHER EXPENSES 20221 18668 322 1231 CATERING AND HOSPITALIT 17011 5155 11583 273 16293 12582 3035 676 1824203 1425769 339641 58793 874502 945340 445741 1045923 335000 2040025 16379 64090 359 16575 10925 184161 91458 67222 92703 931918 1055574 690413 562156 3378109 5816736 85574 103333 713684 583374 799258 686707 X 914601 2110029 1664250 3020000 2578851 5130029 3378109 5816736 2440229 110949 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1335289 948759 4035623 1550704 4227558 12097933 1335289 948759 4035623 1550704 4227558 12097933 2327120 9770813 4600 2400 1782 15363 28994 53139 857 467 5009 6358 57 12748 12163820 50980 0.80330 0.86460 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 51893 51893 0 60068 35925 24143 72200 3640 68560 92703 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT OF USE ASSET 532156 SECURITY DEPOSITS 30000 562156 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES 583374 583374 X 4375381 110949 110949 4264432 0 4264432 1824203 0 1824203 0 1824203 PART X, LINE 2: RECESS IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. IT IS ALSO EXEMPT FROM STATE INCOME TAXES. HOWEVER, ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME MAY BE SUBJECT TO TAXATION. CURRENTLY, RECESS DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. RECESS' FORMS 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022, 2021 AND 2020 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. RECESS HAS EVALUATED ITS CURRENT TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023, RECESS DOES NOT HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR WHICH A RESERVE WOULD BE NECESSARY. 0 RESOURCE MOBILIZATION GRANT 8 10394 PAGE 2, PART III THE GRANTS ARE RESTRICTED FOR USE IN THE UNITED STATES. ARTISITS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE DATA REGARDING FUNDS EXPENDITURE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CO-DIRECTORS, THE CO-CHAIRS, TREASURER AND SECRETARY AND IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD REVIEWED ITS CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY AT YEAR-END AND MID-YEAR MEETINGS, AND WHENEVER BOARD MEMBERS UNDERGO A SHIFT IN EMPLOYMENT OR PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCE. WHEN NEW BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOMINATED, ALL DIRECTORS REVIEW THE CANDIDATE'S CV, BIO, AND PERSONAL HISTORY TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY. NEW BOARD MEMBERS MUST SIGN THE POLICY WHEN APPOINTED. ALL COMPLETED FORMS ARE PROVIDED TO AND REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE BOARD. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST WHICH COULD RESULT IN A DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL OR PERSONAL BENEFIT TO A DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR STAFF MEMBER MUST BE DISCLOSED IN GOOD FAITH TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE INTERESTED INDIVIDUAL MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE INFORMATION-GATHERING STAGE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DISCUSSION BUT WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE FINAL DELIBERATION OR DECISION REGARDING SUCH CONTRACT OR OTHER TRANSACTION. THE INTERESTED INDIVIDUAL MAY NOT VOTE ON SUCH CONTRACT OR OTHER TRANSACTION. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE WILL REFLECT: (A) THAT THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST WAS DISCLOSED; (B) THAT THE INTERESTED DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR STAFF MEMBER WAS NOT PRESENT DURING THE FINAL DISCUSSION OR VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE; AND (C) THAT THE INTERESTED INDIVIDUAL ABSTAINED FROM VOTING. ALL QUESTIONS AS TO WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS WILL BE RESOLVED BY A VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN WHICH THE INTERESTED INDIVIDUAL MAY NOT VOTE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 15A - THE COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD CO- CHAIRS, THE TREASURER, THE SECRETARY, AND ALL BOARD MEMBERS. 15B - THE COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT, THE TREASURER, THE SECRETARY, AND ALL BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G ADMINISTRATIVE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 22,256. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 171,675. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 193,931. OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 9,000. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 9,000.