2025-11-13T13:05:50-06:00 2024-12-31 320530003 QUIGLEY & MIRON 3580 WILSHIRE BLVD 1755 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 990 2024-01-01 825384806 ACTIVE CULTURES ACTI 9179165432 1370 N ST ANDREWS PLACE LOS ANGELES CA 90028 LAURA FRIED DIRECTOR 9179165432 2025-11-11 0 ARMEN GRIGORIAN P01582463 2136393550 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z LAURA FRIED 1370 N ST ANDREWS PLACE LOS ANGELES CA 90028 249844 0 X WWW.ACTIVE-CULTURES.ORG X 2017 CA ACTIVE CULTURES IS AN LA-BASED ARTS ORGANIZATION EXPLORING THE CONFLUENCE OF FOOD AND ART THROUGH ARTIST PROJECTS, PUBLIC PROGRAMS, AND PUBLISHING. FOOD AND FOODWAYS PROVIDE A WINDOW ONTO OUR MOST FUNDAMENTAL BELIEFS ABOUT CULTURAL EXPRESSION, EQUITY, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, AND OURSELVES. WE BELIEVE THAT BY NURTURING VITAL COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN ARTISTS, FOOD PRACTITIONERS, AND THEIR COMMUNITIES, WE CAN ILLUMINATE CULTURE AND FEED ARTISTIC PRACTICE SIMULTANEOUSLY, TO BUILD STRONGER CONNECTIONS OF EMPATHY, CURIOSITY, AND CARE AMONG US ALL. 6 6 4 6 0 0 309726 247294 9004 1400 0 1150 0 0 318730 249844 0 0 0 0 189789 137166 0 0 62488 114945 105977 304734 243143 13996 6701 68802 64357 15330 14286 53472 50071 X SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 125438 1400 ACTIVE CULTURES IS A PUBLIC ARTS NONPROFIT BASED IN LOS ANGELES THAT EXPLORES THE INTERSECTION OF ART, FOOD, AND ECOLOGIES THROUGH ARTIST-LED PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS. IN 2024, WE FURTHERED OUR MISSION THROUGH SEVERAL KEY INITIATIVES:MAJOR PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:1. ECOTONES SERIESWE LAUNCHED OUR SIGNATURE ECO-FEMINIST PROGRAM SERIES CO-PRESENTED WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNER, THE BRICK. THIS SERIES FEATURED 4 PUBLIC EVENTS REACHING APPROXIMATELY 500 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ACROSS LOS ANGELES. PROGRAMS WERE LED BY ARTISTS PAIGE EMERY, MEECH BOAKYE, LESLIE LABOWITZ-STARUS, AND COLECTIVO AMASIJO. 2. MYCELIAL RESIDENCY AND COALITION BUILDINGWE HOSTED ARTIST YASMINE OSTENDORF-RODRIGUEZ FOR A MICRO-RESIDENCY FOCUSED ON GERMINATING MYCELIAL NETWORKS AMONG ECOLOGICAL ART PRACTICES IN LA AND BEYOND. 3. LANGIT LUPA (HEAVEN AND EARTH) PROJECTAFTER EXTENSIVE DEVELOPMENT, WE WELCOMED ARTISTS ENZO CAMACHO AND AMI LIEN TO LA FOR A THREE-WEEK INTENSIVE THAT BECAME THEIR FIRST MAJOR PROJECT IN LOS ANGELES. THE PROJECT INCLUDED: WRITING AND PUBLISHING INITIATIVES; A NEWLY COMMISSIONED EXPERIMENTAL DOCUMENTARY FILM SCREENING; PAPER-MAKING COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS; AND A SERIES OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS WITH THE ARTIST DUO AND THEIR COLLABORATORS. THE PROGRAMS DREW APPROXIMATELY 300 ADULT PARTICIPANTS AND 20 YOUTH, AS WELL AS ARTISTS AND SCHOLARS. PROGRAMS WERE PRESENTED AT MULTIPLE VENUES INCLUDING 2220 ARTS + ARCHIVES, PORRIDGE + PUFFS, AND LAKE STREET COMMUNITY CENTER, BRINGING TOGETHER AUDIENCES FROM ACROSS THE CITY.4. STRATEGIC PLANNING & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENTIN 2024, WE COMPLETED OUR FIRST COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS, RESULTING IN A THREE-YEAR ROADMAP (2024-2027) THAT WILL GUIDE OUR ORGANIZATION'S GROWTH. WITH GUIDANCE FROM FACILITATOR LAURA ZUCKER AND INPUT FROM BOARD MEMBERS, STAFF, FUNDERS, ARTISTIC COLLABORATORS, AND EXTERNAL COLLEAGUES, WE ESTABLISHED FIVE KEY PRIORITIES:CLARIFIED MISSION, VISION, AND CORE VALUES: WE REFINED OUR MISSION STATEMENT AND ARTICULATED A CLEAR VISION FOR "A NOURISHED COMMUNITY AND COLLECTIVE FUTURE," EMPHASIZING FOOD AS AN ESSENTIAL LENS FOR EXAMINING POWER, CULTURAL EXPRESSION, HISTORY, EQUITY, CLIMATE FUTURES, AND OURSELVES.PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT: WE RESTRUCTURED OUR PROGRAMMING INTO THREE CONCENTRIC TIERS: MEMBERSHIP PROGRAMS, ARTIST-LED PROJECTS, AND LARGE-SCALE COMMUNITY EVENTS. THIS STRUCTURE WILL ALLOW US TO REACH BROADER AUDIENCES WHILE MAINTAINING OUR COMMITMENT TO ARTIST COLLABORATIONS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY: WE DEVELOPED PLANS TO MAKE ALL COMMUNICATIONS MORE ACCESSIBLE AND APPEALING TO GENERAL AUDIENCES, EXPANDING BEYOND OUR CURRENT REACH TO SERVE MORE DIVERSE PUBLICS AND ESTABLISH ACTIVE CULTURES AS A LEADING PLATFORM FOR THE ART AND FOOD MOVEMENT.ORGANIZATIONAL GROWTH: WE CREATED A STAFFING PLAN TO SUPPORT OUR EXPANDED PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING HIRING A CURATOR, TRANSITIONING OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR TO FULL-TIME, AND PLANNING FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT POSITIONS.BOARD DEVELOPMENT: WE BEGAN EVOLVING OUR BOARD FROM A FOUNDING BOARD TO A GENERATIVE GOVERNING BOARD, WITH PLANS TO EXPAND MEMBERSHIP FROM FIVE TO 9-11 MEMBERS WHILE ENSURING REPRESENTATION OF LOS ANGELES' DIVERSE DEMOGRAPHICS.THROUGHOUT 2024, ACTIVE CULTURES HAS DIRECTLY SERVED HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, COLLABORATED WITH NUMEROUS ARTISTS, AND FOSTERED NEW PARTNERSHIPS, FURTHERING OUR MISSION TO EXPLORE THE INTERSECTION OF ART, FOOD, AND ECOLOGIES IN WAYS THAT STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY BONDS AND ECOLOGICAL AWARENESS IN LOS ANGELES. 125438 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 CA X THE ORGANIZATION 9179165432 1370 N ST ANDREWS PLACE LOS ANGELES CA 90028 SARAH MCHALE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SANJAY KUMAR TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 EAMON ORE-GIRON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAINA KUMRA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIM ALLEN-NIESEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLINE PURI-MITCHELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA FRIED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 74250 0 0 74250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34322 3920 23404 185648 247294 FISCAL SPONSORSHIP FEE 711300 1000 1000 REIMBURSEMENT INCOME 711300 400 400 1400 1150 1150 0 3920 0 0 249844 1400 0 1150 X 81000 32400 16200 32400 46280 46280 9886 6111 1258 2517 299 299 6527 6527 49927 24387 20000 5540 6129 454 5675 5475 2071 816 2588 648 648 371 278 93 18560 710 17850 1838 1838 2255 2255 FOOD AND BEVERAGE EXPEN 7389 7389 OTHER PRODUCTION COSTS 5378 3878 1500 PRODUCTION AND SUPPLIES 1181 1181 243143 125438 55217 62488 15366 7462 52791 53808 8442 6000 0 2442 645 645 68802 64357 3757 7144 11573 7142 15330 14286 X 0 0 0 0 53472 50071 53472 50071 68802 64357 6701 -10102 0 X 0 0 0 X 195093 218372 251955 309726 247294 1222440 61911 9004 1400 72315 195093 218372 313866 318730 248694 1294755 0 136500 119000 171163 108768 77275 612706 136500 119000 171163 108768 77275 612706 682049 1150 1150 1150 1150 195093 218372 313866 318730 249844 1295905 0.52630 0.44050 0.00090 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 8442 6000 2442 2442 CREDIT CARD LIABILITIES 7142 7142 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12 BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED ANNUALLY TO REVIEW AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES THAT A BOARD MEMBER SHALL EXCUSE HIMSELF OR HERSELF FROM ANY VOTE UPON WHICH SUCH MEMEBER, OR ANY MEMBER OF HIS OR HER IMMEDIATE FAMILY, HAS A MATERIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST. PRIOR TO EACH VOTE ON ORGANIZATION MATTERS, BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO ABSTAIN AS APPROPRIATE BASED ON THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HOLDS EXECUTIVE SESSIONS DURING THEIR PERIODIC MEETINGS AND DETAILS OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THAT COMMITTEE'S MEETING MINUTES. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION DURING THE BUDGETING PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTERST POLICY, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND OTHER PERTINENT DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. ITS FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE GUIDESTAR NOT-FOR-PROFIT WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G ARTIST FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 21,137. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,600. TOTAL EXPENSES 23,737. CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 20,000. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,940. TOTAL EXPENSES 22,940. INTERNS AND CONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,250. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,250.