2024-11-15T17:40:31-06:00 2023-12-31 853808913 FOX AND ASSOCIATES CPAS PC 167 HIGH POND DRIVE JERICHO NY 11753 990 2023-01-01 812422666 PHOTO START PHOT 9172249190 6800 JERICHO TPKE STE 120W SYOSSET NY 11791 DAVID LEHMAN FOUNDER 9172249190 2024-11-12 0 JUSTIN B FOX P01517849 2127526400 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z DAVID LEHMAN 119 WEST 72ND ST APT 140 NEW YORK NY 10023 199295 0 X https://www.photostart.org/mission X 2016 NY PHOTO START IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEVELOPED TO FOSTER CREATIVITY AND TEACH MARKETABLE SKILLS TO DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE IN DEPRESSED AREAS. THE FOUNDATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR EDUCATION PURPOSES. PHOTOSTART ENGAGES IN TEACHING THE ART AND VOCATION OF PHOTOGRAPHY TO STUDENTS 12 AND OLDER AND TEACHING PRACTICAL, MARKETABLE LIFE SKILLS, AND NURTURING THE CREATIVE ENERGY OF THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE.PHOTOSTART ALSO PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPOSURE AS WELL AS SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNAVAILABLE TO THESE CHILDREN. PHOTOSTART WILL BE TEACHING PHOTOGRAPH, BUSINESS/ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND LEADERSHIP TO STUDENTS. 3 1 0 0 0 0 223761 196442 0 0 3127 2853 0 0 226888 199295 0 0 0 0 76278 50058 30941 26189 42555 202718 223392 309937 299639 -83049 -100344 240342 125550 361726 347136 -121384 -221586 X THE FOUNDATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR EDUCATION PURPOSES. THE FOUNDATION ENGAGES IN TEACHING THE ART AND VOCATION OF PHOTOGRAPHY TO STUDENTS 12 AND OLDER AND TEACHING PRACTICAL, MARKETABLE LIFE SKILLS, AND NURTURING THE CREATIVE ENERGY OF THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE.THE FOUNDATION ALSO PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPOSURE AS WELL AS SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNAVAILABLE TO THESE PEOPLE. THE FOUNDATION WILL BE TEACHING PHOTOGRAPH, BUSINESS/ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND LEADERSHIP TO STUDENTS. 0 0 164140 192859 PHOTO START IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEVELOPED TO FOSTER CREATIVITY AND TEACH MARKETABLE SKILLS TO DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE IN DEPRESSED AREAS. THE FOUNDATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR EDUCATION PURPOSES. PHOTOSTART ENGAGES IN TEACHING THE ART AND VOCATION OF PHOTOGRAPHY TO STUDENTS 12 AND OLDER AND TEACHING PRACTICAL, MARKETABLE LIFE SKILLS, AND NURTURING THE CREATIVE ENERGY OF THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE.PHOTO START ALSO PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPOSURE AS WELL AS SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNAVAILABLE TO THESE INDIVIDUALS. PHOTOSTART WILL BE TEACHING PHOTOGRAPH, BUSINESS/ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND LEADERSHIP TO STUDENTS. PHOTO START GRADUATES WILL BE CAPABLE OF USING DIGITAL CAMERAS, MANIPULATING LIGHTS, UNDERSTAND BEST PRACTICES REGARDING DIGITAL WORKFLOW, DIGITAL PRODUCTION, AND DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT. PLANNING AND PATIENCE, TWO PRIZED ASSETS OF THE PREPARED PHOTOGRAPHER, ARE ALSO VALUED HIGHLY BY BUSINESSES AND HIRING MANAGERS IN A MULTITUDE OF FIELDS. OUR STUDENTS ALSO IMPROVE SELF-ESTEEM, SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND SELF-RELIANCE. THESE LEADERSHIP TRAITS ARE HIGHLY TRANLATABLE AND EXTREMELY MARKETABLE, PARTICULARLY IN DEVELOPING REGIONS. BY TEACHING VULNERABLE STUDENTS PHOTOGRAPHY AS AN ART, AND A BUSINESS, WE HOPE TO BRING ABOUT MUCH NEEDED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS TO INTRODUCE THE WORLD TO A NEW GENERATION OF ARTISTS. STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN THE TEACHING, CREATING A SELF-PERPETUATING CYCLE OF INSTRUCTION. ADVANCING STUDENTS AND GRADUATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE TRAINING AND BECOME CERTIFIED TRAINERS IN THE PHOTO START PROGRAM. THIS WAY, WE ENABLE SELF-HELP AND ESTABLISH INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATIONS ON THE GROUND. 164140 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 NY X X PHOTO START 9172249190 119 WEST 72ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10023 DAVID LEHMAN FOUNDING DIRECTOR 60.00 X X 46500 0 0 CHARLES MEYER TREASURER 20.00 X X 0 0 0 ABIGAIL LEHMAN SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 46500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 196442 21797 196442 5 5 2848 0 2848 2848 2848 199295 0 0 2853 X 46500 39525 4650 2325 3558 3024 356 178 40595 11138 23546 5911 609 541 68 27819 27819 26189 26189 43669 33122 4424 6123 656 335 321 1691 141 1487 63 10235 10235 17454 16597 857 849 809 40 8905 8905 5237 5122 115 TEACHER AND STAFF DEVEL 28983 28281 662 40 IN KIND CONTRIBUTION EX 21797 21797 TELEPHONE AND TELECOMMU 7235 1038 5923 274 FACILITIES EXPENSE 3004 3004 4654 1 4419 234 299639 164140 92944 42555 209703 119615 2399 1265 412 0 0 27483 0 1891 3124 240342 125550 1225 0 24079 1640 336422 345496 361726 347136 X -121384 -221586 -121384 -221586 240342 125550 -100344 142 0 X 0 0 0 X 231884 53015 156452 204760 192859 838970 231884 53015 156452 204760 192859 838970 0 0 0 838970 231884 53015 156452 204760 192859 838970 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 46999 28243 18756 18756 CREDIT CARD PAYABLE 2957 SBA EIDL LOAN 341704 EMPLOYEE ADVANCES 835 345496 Sub-Saharan Africa - Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, PROGRAM SERVICES PHOTOSTART CLOSES THE GLOBAL DIGITAL DIVIDE BY TEACHING CHILDREN THE SKILLS AND PLATFORMS THAT WILL EMPOWER THEM IN THE INFORMATION AGE, WHILE ALSO PROMOTING THEIR PERSONAL AND ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT, AS WELL AS OVERALL WELLBEING. 0 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Part I, Line 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED THROUGH PARTNER PROGRAMS IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES IN THE WESTERN CAPE OF SOUTH AFRICA. THE FOUNDER IS ACTIVITELY INVOLVED IN THESE PROGRAMS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS DOCUMENTED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT POLICIES AND SOPS FOR THE USE OF EXPENSES OUTSIDE THE US. THIS INCLUDES EXPENSE REPORTING AND APPROVAL PROCEDURES WHICH IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC PROGRAM BY LOCATION ON EACH LINE ITEM. FINANCIAL REPORTS ARE BROKEN DOWN BY PROGRAM/COUNTRY AND AR REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND PRESENTED TO THE BOARD ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. X X X 1 STEPHANIE LANTZ 150 N RADNOR CHESTER ROAD SUITE F- RADNOR PA 19087 NONPROFIT DEVELOPMENT 1 0 23180 -23180 23180 -23180 Schedule G, Part I, Line 2b, Column (v) FOUNDATION USED A FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONAL FOR CRM SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROCESSES, GRANT PIPELINE EXPLORATION, DONOR INTERACTIONS AND LEAD GENERATION. THE GOAL WAS TO FORMALIZE THE FUNDRAISING PROCESS AND INCREASE DONATIONS. NO FUNDRAISING EVENTS WERE EXECUTED AS PART OF THIS EXPLORATION BUT THERE WAS PLANNING FOR FUTURE EVENTS. DAVID LEHMAN FOUNDER PROGRAM ASSISTANCE X 24079 1640 0 1 1 EMPLOYEE CASH ADVANCES AND UNDEPOSI EMPLOYEES OUTSTANDING DEPOSIT AND EMPLOYEE ADVANCES X 1265 412 0 1 0 2052 DAVID LEHMAN FOUNDER OF ORGANIZATION INDIVIDUAL LENT THE ORGANIZATION MONEY. 0 EMPLOYEE CASH ADVANCES EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION CASH ADVANCES AND UNDEPOSITED FUNDS 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 THE FOUNDING DIRECTOR AND THE SECRETARY OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE RELATED. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b FORM 990 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MEMBERS OF GOVERNANCE FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c ANNUAL AND RANDOM AFFIRMATIONS Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST Form 990, Part IX, line 11g MARKETING: Program service expenses 3120. Management and general expenses 1410. Fundraising expenses 4727. Total expenses 9257. PROGRAM MANAGER SERVICES: Program service expenses 18771. Management and general expenses 1090. Fundraising expenses 292. Total expenses 20153. IT & WEB PROFESSIONAL FEES: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 291. Fundraising expenses 228. Total expenses 519. PROJECT MANAGER SERVICES: Program service expenses 11231. Management and general expenses 943. Fundraising expenses 876. Total expenses 13050. ADMINISTRATIVE: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 690. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 690.