2024-02-29T11:11:33-06:00 2023-06-30 942625391 FRIEDLANDER CHERWON CAPPER LLP 7200 REDWOOD HWY SUITE 400 NOVATO CA 94945 990 2022-07-01 770265426 BALLET AFSANEH ART & CULTURE SOCIETY BALL 4154880944 PO BOX 1104 WOODACRE CA 94973 SHARLYN SAWYER DIRECTOR 4154880944 2024-02-29 1 SHARLYN SAWYER 999009999 0 ALEX N CALDWELL P00723396 4154565500 2024-02-29 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z SHARLYN SAWYER PO BOX 1104 WOODACRE CA 94973 119715 0 X N/A X 1991 CA MISSION STATEMENT: BALLET AFSANEH ART & CULTURE SOCIETY ("AACS") PROMOTES THE EXPRESSIVE ARTS OF THE HISTORIC SILK ROAD REGIONS OF EURASIA. WE ENDEAVOR TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE DIVERSE AND ENDURING REGIONAL CULTURES, SUPPORT ARTISTS IN THEIR ROLES AS VISIONARY COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND INSPIRE PEOPLE THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF BOTH TRADITIONAL AND NEW ARTWORK. AACS ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT ARTISTS AS PERFORMERS, PRODUCERS, EDUCATORS, LEARNERS, TRADITION KEEPERS AND ADVOCATES. THE ORGANIZATION NURTURES THE GROWTH OF LEADERS IN THE ARTS AMONG THE DIASPORA COMMUNITIES AND WORLD ARTS PRACTITIONERS, WHO MAKE THEIR CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE ACCESSIBLE IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES AND TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 4 4 9 0 0 0 59981 95704 19109 24011 0 0 0 0 79090 119715 0 0 0 0 54616 66355 0 0 5213 25631 15724 80247 82079 -1157 37636 48997 92150 0 5517 48997 86633 X SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 33796 12977 PERFORMANCE - SEE SCHEDULE O 34657 11034 OUTREACH AND EDUCATION - SEE SCHEDULE O SEE SCHEDULE O 68453 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 3 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA X SHARLYN SAWYER 4154880944 PO BOX 1104 WOODACRE CA 94973 JANINE RYLE PRESIDENT 4.00 X 0 0 0 ELAINE TROTTER SECRETARY 4.00 X 0 0 0 VIRGINIA GRANDI MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN GREEK PHD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 SHARLYN SAWYER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 30.00 X 18000 0 0 18000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30000 65704 95704 PROGRAM FEES 711120 24011 24011 24011 119715 24011 0 0 18000 12600 2700 2700 42439 35563 6876 728 580 115 33 5188 4169 792 227 2285 2285 739 30 463 246 4867 2012 1215 1640 2602 2602 321 321 3672 2938 367 367 OTHER MISC PROGRAM COST 2851 2851 VIDEO PRODUCTION 2492 2492 ARTISTS, THEATER TECHS, 2295 2295 REFUND OF PRIOR YEAR EX -6400 -6400 82079 68453 8413 5213 45443 88596 24 24 1330 1330 8053 8053 0 0 2200 2200 48997 92150 0 5517 0 5517 X 48997 81625 5008 48997 86633 48997 92150 37636 0 X 0 0 0 X 36683 85654 44969 59981 95704 322991 32102 9941 19109 24011 85163 68785 95595 44969 79090 119715 408154 25000 25000 25000 25000 47000 147000 0 25000 25000 25000 25000 47000 147000 261154 6400 6400 68785 95595 44969 79090 126115 414554 0.63000 0.60650 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 8053 8053 0 0 PAYROLL TAXES PAYABLE 5517 5517 PART III LINE 1: SEE PART 1 LINE 1. PART III, LINE 4A OUTREACH AND EDUCATION: CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS ARE OFFERED IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS BY AACS FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS THROUGH THE AFSANEH DANCE ACADEMY IN TWO BAY AREA LOCATIONS, AND THROUGH THE DANCEVERSITY YOUTH PROGRAM (ON HIATUS DURING COVID SHUTDOWNS), DANCEVERSITY FEATURES ARTISTS WHO ARE EXPERTS IN THE FIELDS OF DANCE, MUSIC AND CULTURE OF CENTRAL ASIA AND OTHER WORLD CULTURES TEACH WORKSHOPS AND ONGOING CLASSES. STUDENT ENSEMBLES PERFORM FOR COMMUNITY CULTURAL EVENTS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. YOUNG STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN ONGOING CLASSES ALSO HAVE THE OCCASIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM WITH THE PROFESSIONAL COMPANY. PART III, LINE 4B PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCTION: BALLET AFSANEH ART AND CULTURE SOCIETY PRESENTS PERFORMANCES FOR AUDIENCES OF THE WORLD ARTS COMMUNITY OF THE TRADITIONAL DANCE, MUSIC AND POETRY OF THE CULTURES ALONG THE HISTORIC SILK ROAD IN CENTRAL ASIA. TRADITIONAL CLASSICAL AND FOLKLORIC REPERTOIRE INCLUDES REPERTORY OFFERINGS FROM THE COUNTRIES OF UZBEKISTAN, IRAN, TAJIKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN, CHINESE TURKESTAN AND NORTHERN INDIA. TRADITIONAL REPERTORY OF THE PROFESSIONAL ENSEMBLE BALLET AFSANEH, IS PRESENTED IN PERFORMANCES AS WELL AS CREATIVE ORIGINAL WORK INSPIRED BY CULTURAL HERITAGE, UNIVERSAL THEMES, AND CURRENT SOCIAL ISSUES FACING CENTRAL ASIAN COMMUNITIES. AN 8-MEMBER CORE COLLABORATIVE GROUP OF ARTISTS, IS JOINED FOR SOME PERFORMANCE PROGRAMS BY UP TO 25 AUXILIARY PERFORMERS. PART III, LINE 4C DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGIC PLANNING: FOCUS ON INFRASTRUCTURE STABILIZATION, DIVERSIFICATION OF EARNED INCOME SOURCES AND INCREASED PUBLIC SUPPORT. INVESTMENT IN DANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO INCREASE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, VOLUNTEER BASE AND ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE. ACTIVITIES ACCOMPLISHED DURING 2021-2022 INCLUDED: * LEADERSHIP AND TECHNICAL TRAINING PROGRAM INSTITUTED FOR EMERGING LEADERSHIP AND STAFF. SUBSIDIZED ATTENDANCE FOR STAFF, BOARD AND YOUNG LEADERSHIP AT DANCE FIELD CONFERENCES AND TRAINING. * CROWD SOURCE FUNDING CAMPAIGN AND DONOR CULTIVATION. * SUCCESSION PLANNING COMPONENT OF THE ORGANIZTION'S 3-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN MOVING FORWARD. EMPHASIS WAS PLACED IN 2022-2023 FY ON THE TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP OF PROMISING CANDIDATES FROM WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION TO FULFILL LEADERSHIP ROLES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 INFOMRATION RETURNS AVAILABLE THROUGH GUIDESTAR, NETWORK FOR GOOD AND THE FOUNDATION CENTER.