2024-11-13T11:50:50-08:00 2023-12-31 464064306 April Lambert 207 CHAMBWOOD PARK ASHEVILLE NC 28804 990 2023-01-01 853602641 CRAFTING THE FUTURE CRAF 5712490526 PO BOX 82550 LOS ANGELES CA 900820550 COREY PEMBERTON DIRECTOR 5712490526 2024-05-30 true true APRIL LAMBERT P00968991 2526759441 2024-11-13 X 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z COREY PEMBERTON 1301 W 52ND STREET LOS ANGELES CA 90037 550085 false X craftingthefuture.org X 2022 CA At Crafting the Future (CTF) our mission is to increase access to creative enrichment for Black and Brown artists by connecting them to opportunities that help them thrive. 10 10 0 13 0 0 549877 0 0 76 549953 160669 0 84450 0 16193 130753 375872 174081 189703 4544 185159 X At Crafting the Future (CTF) our mission is to increase access to creative enrichment for Black and Brown artists by connecting them to opportunities that help them thrive. false false 143277 75207 50000 SCHOLARSHIP: Education is a big piece of this puzzle. We figure that if you want to see more people of color in various positions across the art world (exhibitors, curators, directors, educators, etc) then you have to provide those communities who have been historically disenfranchised and denied access to education the opportunity to learn what is possible in the creative sphere. A CTF scholarship includes tuition, room and board, travel, materials, a stipend, and a per diem. We try to eliminate any financial barrier that might stand between a learner and their workshop. We also partner with youth arts organizations around the country to help us identify scholarship recipients, based not on their portfolios and writing skills, but rather on the potential for impact. To date, weve served artists from ages 15-68, and we look forward to expanding that range. And all of the schools we partner with match our scholarship funds. So for every scholarship we raise money for, a partnering school doubles it, increasing our offerings and proving their own commitment to these efforts. 48102 38502 10000 INTERNSHIP: We support multiple internship programs that seek to shine a light on this mysterious aspect of the art world. One program that we support is a partnership between Urban Glass in Brooklyn and Glass Roots in Newark, NJ. Two interns each year are selected to work over a 6 month period between both locations. They receive a crash course in the smorgasbord of programs at each institution, opening their eyes to many possible ways to make a living as a glass artist. We pay for their time at each location and provide them with metro cards for traveling back and forth. We love this program because it connects these two institutions while simultaneously exemplifying for the interns some potential next steps, including the possibility of commuting into or out of the city. 94679 78136 40000 RESIDENCY: We support multiple residency programs that aim to provide established and emerging artists with time and space to create. Our biggest residency program is in our home base studio in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Artist Census found that around 50% of Black and LatinX artists surveyed have no studio, while only 24% of white respondents lacked studio space, despite white non-Hispanic people making up only 28.5% of the LA population. The need for a program like ours is undeniable. For the past three years, the residency program has supported emerging BIPOC artists in Los Angeles by offering free studio space, a material stipend, and an all-expenses-paid two-week workshop at an art/craft school. This year we have extended the length of the residency from 6 months to one year and the proposed expansion in 2025 would increase the number of artists from two to four, increase the stipend from $4000 to $6000, and bring in additional short-term visiting artists. 31332 0 0 NETWORKING & EXPOSURE: This area of our work includes things like conferences and CTF hosted events. Our Better Together event series, for instance, has become quite popular. Typically twice a year we partner with a craft institution to host events that celebrate, support, and empower makers of color through pop-up markets, workshops, and demonstrations. So much of what we do is about providing pathways into the field, but these events are more about uplifting and providing a platform for those more established makers who have been around for a while. 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THE TERM OF OFFICE FOR ALL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS IS ONE YEAR OR UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE NAMED AND QULIFIED. THE COMMITTEE HAS AND EXERCISES ALL POWERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SUBJECT TO SUCH LIMITATIONS OR RESOLUTIONS AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY IMPOSE, AND HAS THE POWER TO AFFIX THE SEAL OF THE CORPORATION TO ALL PAPERS WHICH IT DEEMS TO REQUIRE. FIVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE CONSTITUTES A QUORUM. MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE ARE PREPARED, APPROVED BY THE CHAIRMAN OR HIS DESIGNEE, AND MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Pt VI, Line 11b ORGANIZATIONS PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990 THE RETURN WAS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT WITH ASSISTANCE AND OVERSIGHT BY MANAGEMENT. UPON COMPLETION AND REVIEW, THE RETURN WAS PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE IRS. Pt VI, Line 12c ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY AT THE FIRST BOARD MEETING OF THE YEAR, BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, DISCLOSING ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. THIS IS DONE PRIOR TO THE APPROVAL OF ANY GRANTS FOR THE YEAR. Pt VI, Line 15a COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR ALL TOP OFFICIAL THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED AN INITAL PAY FOR THE DIRECTOR THAT WAS APPROPRIATE COMPARITIVE TO OTHER START UP NONPROFITS IN CALIFORNIA AND NATIONALLY. THE ORG USES INTERNALLY PREPARED STUDIES AND COMPARISONS TO CONDUCT ANNUAL REVIEWS OF THE DIRECTORS COMPENSATION. FINAL APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OR AN AUTHORIZED SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE BOARD IS REQUIRED. Pt VI, Line 15b COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS THE ORGANIZATION HAS A DETALED SALARY PLAN BASED ON AN OUTSIDE STUDY, WHICH IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d NETWORKING & EXPOSURE: This area of our work includes things like conferences and CTF hosted events. 31332. 0. 0.