2024-11-12T12:06:16-06:00 2023-12-31 050495839 Aaronson Lavoie Streitfeld Diaz & Co PC 1604 Broad Street Cranston RI 02905 990 2023-01-01 824968555 LitArts RI LITA 4013072450 400 Harris Avenue Unit E Providence RI 02909 Anne Holland President 4013072450 2024-11-12 1 0 Richard Streitfeld P00290819 4012230205 2024-11-11 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Anne Holland 400 Harris Avenue Suite E Providence RI 02909 984848 0 X www.litartsri.org X 2018 RI LitArts RI, formerly What Cheer Writers Club, supports Rhode Island's creators of the written, spoken and illustrated word through community events, free and low-cost business services, and discounted coworking space. As an umbrella organization, we serve as a centralized community connecting content creators, fans and literary organizations state-wide.Our mission is to elevate the content arts in our state by providing accessible workshops and community gatherings where writers can feel supported and known by fellow creatives and patrons of the arts. In addition, we seek to burnish Rhode Island's reputation as a literary destinationa place where content creators thrive. 6 6 3 46 0 0 289750 923024 19643 61824 0 -94483 0 0 309393 890365 0 0 0 0 161549 181617 0 0 36268 141154 197886 302703 379503 6690 510862 201442 707784 9284 7567 192158 700217 X LitArts RI, formerly What Cheer Writers Club, supports Rhode Island's creators of the written, spoken and illustrated word through community events, free and low-cost business services, and discounted coworking space. As an umbrella organization, we serve as a centralized community connecting content creators, fans and literary organizations state-wide.Our mission is to elevate the content arts in our state by providing accessible workshops and community gatherings where writers can feel supported and known by fellow creatives and patrons of the arts. In addition, we seek to burnish Rhode Island's reputation as a literary destinationa place where content creators thrive. 0 0 244079 61824 LitArts RI provides support to Rhode Island's estimated 22,000 creative writers, podcasters and those who benefit from living in a state with a strength in the literary arts. The organization operates an award-winning Center in Providence offering creative workspace designed for writers, meeting and training rooms, and a podcast room, as well as a library of signed, RI-authored books. LitArts RI programs include more than a dozen ongoing author groups for niches such as Science Fiction and BIPOC authors; craft workshops led by teaching artists; and, 'the business of writing' practicums. In addition, the organization holds write-ins and spoken word events at external locations including local bookshops and arts centers. 244079 1 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 X Jillian Winters 4013072450 400 Harris Avenue Unit E Providence RI 02909 Holly Gaboriault Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Dr Michelle Cruz Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Ana Gonzalez Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Anne Holland Chair 10.00 X 0 0 0 Cynthia Holt Secretary 4.00 X 0 0 0 Jillian Winters Operations Director 40.00 X 70000 0 4335 Jody Vinson Program Director 40.00 X 70000 0 3869 ichael Persson Director 4.00 X 0 0 0 140000 0 8204 0 0 0 0 0 15400 907624 923024 Workshops and Events 611710 61824 61824 61824 94483 -94483 -94483 -94483 890365 61824 0 -94483 148203 99979 33380 14844 17117 17117 16297 9778 4889 1630 1913 1913 2849 2849 9919 9919 1496 1496 9989 5993 2997 999 95065 57038 28520 9507 1629 1629 832 832 17892 10735 5368 1789 2324 1395 697 232 Professional Fees 23689 13043 5517 5129 Teaching Artists 8575 8575 Website 7766 6994 772 Advisory Committee 7169 5014 1438 717 6779 5293 837 649 379503 244079 99156 36268 499 8027 12478 759192 66301 183228 692891 5237 6866 201442 707784 6393 7567 2891 0 9284 7567 X 192158 700217 192158 700217 201442 707784 510862 0 X 0 0 0 X 204068 219600 221601 289750 923024 1858043 204068 219600 221601 289750 923024 1858043 374454 1483589 1858043 81467 0.79850 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 707079 16924 690155 52113 49377 2736 692891 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b Executive committee of the board reviews the 990 in consultation with paid staff, Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Annual forms are sent out to appropriate individuals to disclose any conflicts of interest, Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15b The board reviews compensation as appropriate, Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 These are made available upon request