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OUR PROGRAMS BUILD SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND SELF-EFFICACY, WHILE MAXIMIZING OUR PARTICIPANTS' ABILITY TO FIND THE RESILIENCY NECESSARY TO THRIVE, EVEN IN THE FACE OF RACISM, CLASS MARGINALIZATION, AND/OR IMMIGRATION STATUS. VENICE ARTS HAS BEEN HONORED AS AN EXEMPLARY ORGANIZATION FOR ITS WORK BY, AMONG MANY OTHERS, THE PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES, AND IN 2023 WAS NAMED A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT OF THE YEAR BY SENATOR BEN ALLEN. 12 11 66 0 1088099 1047237 401279 430786 1439 46919 201612 69276 1692429 1594218 0 0 712750 862227 0 135841 545417 692393 1258167 1554620 434262 39598 1761680 1987919 833031 1019672 928649 968247 X VENICE ARTS' MISSION IS TO IGNITE, EXPAND, AND TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF LOS ANGELES' LOW-INCOME YOUTH THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILM EDUCATION, AND TO USE OUR PARTICIPATORY STORYTELLING PRACTICES TO AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD. WE DO THIS BY BUILDING CREATIVE EQUITY FOR LOW-INCOME YOUTH THROUGH MEDIA ARTS EDUCATION, COLLEGE SUCCESS, AND CREATIVE CAREER PATHWAY PROGRAMS WHERE WE PUT CREATIVITY AT THE CENTER OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT. OUR PROGRAMS BUILD SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND SELF-EFFICACY, WHILE MAXIMIZING OUR PARTICIPANTS' ABILITY TO FIND THE RESILIENCY NECESSARY TO THRIVE, EVEN IN THE FACE OF RACISM, CLASS MARGINALIZATION, AND/OR IMMIGRATION STATUS. VENICE ARTS HAS BEEN HONORED AS AN EXEMPLARY ORGANIZATION FOR ITS WORK BY, AMONG MANY OTHERS, THE PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES, AND IN 2023 WAS NAMED A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT OF THE YEAR BY SENATOR BEN ALLEN. false false 479872 ART MENTORING AND EDUCATION: IN 2023, VENICE ARTS SAW GROWING ENROLLMENT IN ITS PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS, AGES 10-18, REACHING 75% OF PRE-PANDEMIC ENROLLMENT. AMONG OTHER PROGRAMS, YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN OUR SEQUENCED (BEGINNING-TO- ADVANCED) CURRICULUM IN FILMMAKING, PHOTOGRAPHY, ANIMATION, AND COMICS; IN OUR PORTFOLIO WORKSHOPS TARGETING RISING SENIORS AT CULVER CITY HIGH SCHOOL; AND IN A COLLABORATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GETTY MUSEUM. VENICE ARTS WAS ALSO ABLE TO RE-INSTITUTE SOME OF ITS COLLEGE PATHWAYS PROGRAMS, INCLUDING COLLEGE DAY; SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL AWARDS AND COMPETITIONS; AND SUPPORT FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR UNIQUE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. THE LATTER INCLUDED 3 FULL SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE RESIDENTIAL IDYLLWILD ARTS ACADEMY, 1 FULL SCHOLARSHIP FOR OTIS COLLEGE'S SUMMER OF ART, AND 5 FULL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRAND CANYON YOUTH EXPEDITIONS, WITH 10 DAYS ON THE COLORADO RIVER. VENICE ARTS' STUDENTS REMAIN PRIMARILY LOW-INCOME (95%), WITH OVER 50% LIVING IN POVERTY. THEY ARE HIGHLY DIVERSE, WITH 84% BIPOC PARTICIPANTS AND, WHILE APPROXIMATELY 50% LIVE IN NEIGHBORHOODS WITH HIGH POCKETS OF POVERTY ON THE WEST SIDE, THE BALANCE COME FROM THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES, INCLUDING 31% FROM PICO-UNION, SOUTH LA, INGLEWOOD, AND WATTS, AND 17% COME FROM AS FAR AS EAST LA, SOUTHEAST LA, BOYLE HEIGHTS, NORWALK AND THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY. 667768 CREATIVE PATHWAYS: CENTER FOR CREATIVE WORKFORCE EQUITY: THE CENTER PROVIDES A DIVERSE RANGE OF PROGRAMS DESIGNED FOR LOW-INCOME YOUNG PEOPLE, AGES 16-24, LIVING THROUGHOUT LA COUNTY AND INTERESTED IN WORKING IN THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. THESE RANGE FROM EXPOSURE TO THE MYRIAD OF PATHWAYS INTO WORK TO TWO STATE-REGISTERED PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS (EDITING, DIGITAL STORYTELLING) THAT RESULT IN CERTIFICATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENTS MEANT TO SERVE AS THE FIRST STEP ON A PATHWAY TO HIGH-ROAD EMPLOYMENT; THESE INCLUDE INTERNSHIPS, APPRENTICESHIPS, AND JOBS. PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO FORMER OR CURRENT FOSTER, HOMELESS, JUSTICE-INVOLVED, AND/OR LGBTQ YOUTH. PARTNERS INCLUDE LARGE COMPANIES (NBCU, SONY, DREAMWORKS, PBS SOCAL), AS WELL AS SMALL TO MID-SIZE PRODUCTION STUDIOS AND POST-PRODUCTION HOUSES. OF NOTE, IN 2023 6 PRE-APPRENTICESHIP GRADUATES WERE PLACED AS APPRENTICES WITH KEY INDIVIDUALS ON A CREATIVE TEAM (PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, DP, EDITOR) TO PRODUCE PSAS FOR NBCU'S GRANTEES. GRADUATES OF CCWE ARE ALSO SUPPORTED IN THEIR APPLICATIONS FOR AWARDS AND OTHER RECOGNITIONS. IN 2023, 5 PRE-APPRENTICESHIP GRADUATES WERE SELECTED FOR THE CBS PIPELINE CHALLENGE, A PROGRAM "DESIGNED FOR EARLY CAREER STORYTELLERS TO STEP UP TO CREATIVE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS;" TWO RECEIVED 5,000 POWER OF STORYTELLING GRANTS FROM NBCU; AND ONE WAS AWARDED A 2024 ORIGINAL VOICES ACCELERATOR FELLOWSHIP. 20423 GALLERY & PUBLIC PROGRAMS: IN 2023, WE WERE ABLE TO AGAIN OFFER IN-PERSON EXHIBITIONS OF WORK BY YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR PROGRAMS. HOWEVER, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO RELAUNCH OUR PRE-COVID SERIES OF EXHIBITIONS, FILM SCREENINGS, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS BY PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS AND FILMMAKERS. WE HOPE TO LAUNCH OUR FIRST PUBLIC EXHIBIT IN SUMMER 2024. 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OUR PROGRAMS BUILD SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND SELF-EFFICACY, WHILE MAXIMIZING OUR PARTICIPANTS' ABILITY TO FIND THE RESILIENCY NECESSARY TO THRIVE, EVEN IN THE FACE OF RACISM, CLASS MARGINALIZATION, AND/OR IMMIGRATION STATUS. VENICE ARTS HAS BEEN HONORED AS AN EXEMPLARY ORGANIZATION FOR ITS WORK BY, AMONG MANY OTHERS, THE PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES, AND IN 2023 WAS NAMED A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT OF THE YEAR BY SENATOR BEN ALLEN. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS LARGELY REPRESENT ARTISTS PROVIDING DONATED TEACHING, MENTORING, AND RELATED SERVICES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A ART MENTORING AND EDUCATION: IN 2023, VENICE ARTS SAW GROWING ENROLLMENT IN ITS PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS, AGES 10-18, REACHING 75% OF PRE-PANDEMIC ENROLLMENT. AMONG OTHER PROGRAMS, YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN OUR SEQUENCED (BEGINNING-TO- ADVANCED) CURRICULUM IN FILMMAKING, PHOTOGRAPHY, ANIMATION, AND COMICS; IN OUR PORTFOLIO WORKSHOPS TARGETING RISING SENIORS AT CULVER CITY HIGH SCHOOL; AND IN A COLLABORATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GETTY MUSEUM. VENICE ARTS WAS ALSO ABLE TO RE-INSTITUTE SOME OF ITS COLLEGE PATHWAYS PROGRAMS, INCLUDING COLLEGE DAY; SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL AWARDS AND COMPETITIONS; AND SUPPORT FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR UNIQUE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. THE LATTER INCLUDED 3 FULL SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE RESIDENTIAL IDYLLWILD ARTS ACADEMY, 1 FULL SCHOLARSHIP FOR OTIS COLLEGE'S SUMMER OF ART, AND 5 FULL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRAND CANYON YOUTH EXPEDITIONS, WITH 10 DAYS ON THE COLORADO RIVER. VENICE ARTS' STUDENTS REMAIN PRIMARILY LOW-INCOME (95%), WITH OVER 50% LIVING IN POVERTY. THEY ARE HIGHLY DIVERSE, WITH 84% BIPOC PARTICIPANTS AND, WHILE APPROXIMATELY 50% LIVE IN NEIGHBORHOODS WITH HIGH POCKETS OF POVERTY ON THE WEST SIDE, THE BALANCE COME FROM THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES, INCLUDING 31% FROM PICO-UNION, SOUTH LA, INGLEWOOD, AND WATTS, AND 17% COME FROM AS FAR AS EAST LA, SOUTHEAST LA, BOYLE HEIGHTS, NORWALK AND THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B CREATIVE PATHWAYS: CENTER FOR CREATIVE WORKFORCE EQUITY: THE CENTER PROVIDES A DIVERSE RANGE OF PROGRAMS DESIGNED FOR LOW-INCOME YOUNG PEOPLE, AGES 16-24, LIVING THROUGHOUT LA COUNTY AND INTERESTED IN WORKING IN THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. THESE RANGE FROM EXPOSURE TO THE MYRIAD OF PATHWAYS INTO WORK TO TWO STATE-REGISTERED PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS (EDITING, DIGITAL STORYTELLING) THAT RESULT IN CERTIFICATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENTS MEANT TO SERVE AS THE FIRST STEP ON A PATHWAY TO HIGH-ROAD EMPLOYMENT; THESE INCLUDE INTERNSHIPS, APPRENTICESHIPS, AND JOBS. PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO FORMER OR CURRENT FOSTER, HOMELESS, JUSTICE-INVOLVED, AND/OR LGBTQ YOUTH. PARTNERS INCLUDE LARGE COMPANIES (NBCU, SONY, DREAMWORKS, PBS SOCAL), AS WELL AS SMALL TO MID-SIZE PRODUCTION STUDIOS AND POST-PRODUCTION HOUSES. OF NOTE, IN 2023 6 PRE-APPRENTICESHIP GRADUATES WERE PLACED AS APPRENTICES WITH KEY INDIVIDUALS ON A CREATIVE TEAM (PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, DP, EDITOR) TO PRODUCE PSAS FOR NBCU'S GRANTEES. GRADUATES OF CCWE ARE ALSO SUPPORTED IN THEIR APPLICATIONS FOR AWARDS AND OTHER RECOGNITIONS. IN 2023, 5 PRE-APPRENTICESHIP GRADUATES WERE SELECTED FOR THE CBS PIPELINE CHALLENGE, A PROGRAM "DESIGNED FOR EARLY CAREER STORYTELLERS TO STEP UP TO CREATIVE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS;" TWO RECEIVED 5,000 POWER OF STORYTELLING GRANTS FROM NBCU; AND ONE WAS AWARDED A 2024 ORIGINAL VOICES ACCELERATOR FELLOWSHIP. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D CONSULTING PROGRAMS: 0 IN 2023, VENICE ARTS' CONSULTING PROGRAM, PROVIDING CONSULTING AND TRAINING TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NGOS, FOUNDATIONS, AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS REMAINED ON HIATUS DUE TO PANDEMIC IMPACTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DRIECTOR, TREASURER AND THE BOARD AS WHOLE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C TRANSACTIONS ARE REVIEWED AND AUTHORIZED BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A WHEN NEW MANAGEMENT POSITONS ARE CREATED OR SALARY INCREASES FOR EXECUTIVE STAFF ARE CONSIDERED, VENICE ARTS REVIEWS THE MOST CURRENT INFORMATION REGARDING COMPENSATION IN THE NONPROFIT SECTOR TO ASSURE THAT VENICE ARTS SALARIES ARE WITHN AN APPROPRIATE RANGE. THIS REVIEW INCLUDES PERIODIC REVIEW OF THE SALARY AND BENEFITS REPORT OF AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS AND A SIMILAR REPORT PRODUCED BY THE CENTER FOR NONPROFIT MANGEMENT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B SEE 15A EXPLANATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION, THE FORM 990 IS POSTED TO GUIDESTAR WEBSITE EACH YEAR.