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CERF+'S CORE SERVICES ARE EDUCATION PROGRAMS, ADVOCACY, NETWORK BUILDING AND EMERGENCY RELIEF. 10 10 9 25 0 2367179 1947505 1415 6098 129006 53541 0 2497600 2007144 776989 947703 0 689832 824421 0 153714 415822 274208 1882643 2046332 614957 -39188 3585715 3757593 91822 78088 3493893 3679505 X CERF+ SERVES ARTISTS WHO WORK IN CRAFT DISCIPLINES BY PROVIDING A SAFETY NET TO SUPPORT STRONG AND SUSTAINABLE CAREERS. CERF+ CORE SERVICES ARE EDUCATION PROGRAMS, ADVOCACY, NETWORK BUILDING, AND EMERGENCY RELIEF. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RECOVERY RESOURCES, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, ARTISTS PREPAREDNESS CAMPAIGN, NATIONAL COALITION FOR ARTS PREPAREDNESS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND RESEARCH ON THE NEEDS AND STATUS OF WORKING ARTISTS. true false 810175 474703 6098 EDUCATION & TRAINING "GET READY" GRANTS - CERF+ SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED ITS SEVENTH YEAR OF THE "GET READY" GRANT PROGRAM, SUPPORTING CRAFT ARTISTS IN SAFEGUARDING THEIR STUDIOS, PROTECTING THEIR PRACTICES, AND PREPARING FOR EMERGENCIES. FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, CERF+ HELD A CYCLE SPECIFICALLY FOR PUERTO RICAN CRAFT ARTISTS, RESULTING IN 86 ARTISTS ACROSS 40 CITIES RECEIVING 500 GRANTS FOR PRACTICE PROTECTION. AN ADDITIONAL CYCLE AWARDED 77 GRANTS TO CRAFT ARTISTS ACROSS 25 STATES, ONE TERRITORY, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, A TOTAL OF 163 ARTISTS RECEIVED "GET READY" GRANTS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM AMOUNTING TO 80,803. CERF+ BEGAN TRACKING PROJECTS BY CATEGORY FOR THE FIRST TIME, WITH STUDIO SAFEGUARDS AS THE MOST POPULAR, COMPRISING NEARLY HALF OF ALL GRANT REQUESTS. EMERGENCY/DISASTER READINESS WAS THE SECOND MOST POPULAR CATEGORY. CERF+ HAS CONDUCTED OVER A DOZEN TRAINING SESSIONS, CONFERENCES, AND KEYNOTES, REACHING 585 PARTICIPANTS. TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND BUSINESS INSURANCE, ARTS ORGANIZATIONAL PREPAREDNESS, CLIMATE CHANGE AND ARTISTIC PRACTICE, AND ACCESSING EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDING. IN ADDITION, CERF+ SERVED AS AN EXHIBITOR AT CONFERENCES THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON EDUCATION FOR THE CERAMIC ARTS (NCECA). CERF+ ARTIST'S READINESS PROJECT - (CARP) IN 2023, CERF+ CONCLUDED A MELLON FOUNDATION GRANT'S INITIAL PHASE. THEY CREATED THE CERF+ ARTIST READINESS PROJECT (CARP), SUPPORTING REGIONAL ARTIST ORGANIZATIONS IN DISASTER-PRONE AREAS. TWO PILOT SITES, ARTIST TRUST IN SEATTLE, WA, AND ARTS COUNCIL OF GREATER BATON ROUGE IN BATON ROUGE, LA, IMPLEMENTED CARP. RESULTS INCLUDED ENHANCED ARTIST RESPONDER ROLES, IMPROVED CREDIBILITY, AND ARTISTS' WILLINGNESS TO ADOPT SUSTAINABILITY AND STUDIO PROTECTION MEASURES. THESE SITES WORKED WITH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE CRITICAL RESOURCES TO THOUSANDS OF ARTISTS, BOOSTING ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY, AND EXPLORING INCORPORATING EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS IN EXISTING EDUCATION MODELS. CERF+ PARTNERED WITH THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION THROUGH THE CENTER FOR FOLKLIFE AND CULTURAL HERITAGE, AFRICAN AMERICAN CRAFT INITIATIVE (CFCH AACI), AND SMITHSONIAN AFFILIATIONS ON A PROJECT TO EXPAND THE VISIBILITY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CRAFT ARTISTS AND MAKERS THROUGH COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION, PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. IN ADDITION, CERF+ IS WORKING WITH THE NATIONAL PERFORMANCE NETWORK ON A PROJECT TO EXPAND THE MODEL OF PREPAREDNESS TRAINING AND RESOURCES TO BETTER SERVE BLACK ARTISTS. CARP GET READY IN FY22, CERF+ RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL MULTI-YEAR GRANT FROM THE MELLON FOUNDATION TO DEEPEN THE IMPACT OF THE WORK NOW IN PROGRESS WITH CERF+'S CARP PARTNERS AS WELL AS OTHER TARGET LOCALES WHERE CERF+ HAS BEEN ACTIVELY PRESENT IN DISASTER RECOVERY (LOUISIANA AND PUERTO RICO). THE GOAL OF THE GRANT IS TO AMPLIFY AND EXPAND THE CERF+ "GET READY" GRANT PROGRAM BY PROVIDING FUNDING TO LOUISIANA, WASHINGTON, AND PUERTO RICO ARTISTS TO SUPPORT EMERGENCY RESILIENCE ACTIVITIES THROUGH LOCAL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS EMERGING ARTIST PROGRAM SUPPORTED BY FUNDING FROM THE WINDGATE FOUNDATION, CERF+ SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED ITS INAUGURAL EMERGING ARTISTS READINESS PROGRAM IN PUERTO RICO, THANKS TO WINDGATE FOUNDATION FUNDING. PARTNERING WITH CENTRO DE ECONOMA CREATIVA, WE ADDRESSED THE NEEDS OF ARTISANS LACKING BUSINESS TRAINING, WORKSPACES, AND EQUIPMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES. EIGHTEEN PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING CRAFT ARTISTS AND PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT MAKERS, RECEIVED GENERAL AND SPECIALIZED TRAINING ALONG WITH MENTORSHIP AND FUNDING TO DEVELOP THEIR WORK PLANS. UPON COMPLETING THE PROGRAM, EACH ARTIST WAS AWARDED A 10,000 GRANT TO IMPLEMENT THEIR PLANS, FOSTERING POSITIVE EXPERIENCES AND GROWTH. WE EXTEND OUR GRATITUDE TO CENTRO DE ECONOMA CREATIVA, THE WINDGATE FOUNDATION, PARTICIPANTS, AND MENTORS FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS. FOR THE SECOND YEAR OF THE PROGRAM, CERF+ HAS PARTNERED WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF TRIBAL ARCHIVES, LIBRARIES, AND MUSEUMS TO WORK WITH A COHORT OF 20 NATIVE CRAFT ARTISTS. 652099 473000 EMERGENCY RESPONSE - CERF+ PROVIDES CRITICAL EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CRAFT ARTISTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A RECENT, CAREER-THREATENING EMERGENCY SUCH AS CLIMATE- RELATED DISASTERS, ILLNESS, INJURIES, STUDIO OR HOME FIRES, AND THEFT. ONCE APPLICATIONS ARE COMPLETED, GRANT DETERMINATIONS ARE MADE WITHIN TWO WEEKS). THIS YEAR, 161 ARTISTS AFFECTED BY CAREER-THREATENING EMERGENCIES RECEIVED DIRECT EMERGENCY RELIEF GRANTS. THESE ARTISTS RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 478,169 IN EMERGENCY AID (430,500 IN GRANTS) AND 49,169 OF GIFTS-IN-KIND (DONATIONS OF EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, BOOTH WAIVER FEES, ETC.), FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF 478,169. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, THE MAJORITY OF ARTISTS RECEIVING CERF+ EMERGENCY RELIEF ASSISTANCE FACED CLIMATE-RELATED DISASTERS, WITH 52% OF ALL EMERGENCY RELIEF GRANTS AWARDED IN RESPONSE TO EVENTS SUCH AS HURRICANE FIONA, HAWAII WILDFIRES, CALIFORNIA WINTER STORMS, HURRICANE IAN, PUERTO RICO EARTHQUAKE, AND NORTHEAST FLOODING, MARKING CERF+'S HIGHEST NUMBER OF ARTISTS SUPPORTED IN A SINGLE YEAR THROUGH THIS GRANT PROGRAM. CERF+ ADMINISTERED THE ETSY PROGRAM TO SUPPORT MAKERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A FEDERALLY DECLARED DISASTER WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. IN FY23, ETSY AND CERF+ AWARDED 17 GRANTS TOTALING 42,500 DOLLARS. 142160 OUTREACH, MARKETING & ADVOCACY CERF+ MAINTAINS AN ACTIVE LIST OF OVER 44,911 INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND ARTS BUSINESSES THAT RECEIVE EMAIL ALERTS BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER A DISASTER. CERF+ ALSO SENDS E-NEWSLETTERS ON A BI-WEEKLY BASIS TO ENSURE THAT ARTISTS RECEIVE UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION, INCLUDING GRANT OPPORTUNITIES, EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, AND FEDERAL AND STATE ASSISTANCE PACKAGES. OUR INCREASED SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT RESULTED IN 8,142+ INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS (+1605), 7,800+ FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS, AND 1,063 TWITTER FOLLOWERS (+20). CERF+ CONTINUES TO PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE AS A STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBER OF NATIONAL COALITION FOR ARTS' PREPAREDNESS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE (NCAPER). OVER THE PAST YEAR, NCAPER HAS SHIFTED FOCUS BACK TO RESPONSE SUPPORTING GROUPS DURING DISASTER EVENTS LIKE THE MAUI WILDFIRE, NORTHEAST FLOODING AND SIMILAR. WE SERVE ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE VERMONT ARTS & CULTURE DISASTER AND RESILIENCE NETWORK, AN INITIATIVE LED BY ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS FROM ACROSS THE STATE COMMITTED TO DEEPENING EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCE WITHIN THE ARTS AND CULTURE SECTOR. CERF+ PARTICIPATES IN MANY NATIONWIDE COHORTS OF ARTS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE LIVING TRADITIONS NETWORK, A NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF ORGANIZATIONS AND CULTURE BEARERS FOCUSED ON SHARING AND DEVELOPING RESOURCES TO SUPPORT FOLK & TRADITIONAL ARTISTS. AND THE HERITAGE EMERGENCY NATIONAL TASK FORCE (HENTF), SPONSORED BY THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION AND FEMA, CONTINUES TO INCREASE RECOGNITION FOR OUR SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE IN ARTISTS DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RECOVERY. THESE RELATIONSHIPS ARE VITAL TO INFORM AND BE INFORMED AROUND LEADING TRENDS AND EVOLVING PRACTICES RELATED TO SUPPORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS. CERF+ WEBSITE AND ONLINE CONTENT WE CONTINUE TO UPDATE OUR WEBSITE WITH NEW CONTENT ON A REGULAR BASIS. AFTER EACH MAJOR DISASTER IN AN AREA THAT AFFECTED A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF CRAFT ARTISTS, CERF+ CREATED A WEBSITE BANNER THAT LINKS TO AN UPDATED DISASTER RELIEF PAGE WITH DISASTER RESPONSE & RECOVERY RESOURCES. OUR WEBSITE HAS BEEN THE GO-TO DESTINATION FOR ARTISTS SEEKING EMERGENCY RESOURCES. CERF+ GREATLY EXPANDED ITS OTHER RESOURCES PAGE TO INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT GRANTS AND TRAININGS THAT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OFFER TO ARTISTS AS WELL. WE ALSO MAINTAIN A "DISASTER RESOURCE HUB," WHICH PROVIDES ALERTS, INFORMATION, AND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC DISASTER EVENTS. OTHER ADDITIONS TO THE SITE INCLUDE NEW CRAFT ARTIST INTERVIEWS AND STORIES AS WELL AS NEW CONTENT RELATED TO OUR "GET READY" GRANT PROGRAM CREATED BY RECIPIENTS OF THOSE GRANTS. WE ALSO UPDATED THE EMERGENCY RELIEF INFORMATION PAGES TO INCLUDE SPANISH TRANSLATION. OUR WEBSITE IS NOW INCLUDED ON MANY STATE, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL ARTS AGENCIES- AND ORGANIZATIONS' WEBSITES AND BLOGS WITH DISASTER-SPECIFIC INFORMATION. FINALLY, WE CONTINUED WRITING BLOG ARTICLES, WHICH FEATURE CRAFT ARTISTS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER TOPICS RELEVANT TO OUR AUDIENCE. 1604434 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 15 0 9 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false MA NY X X X X JAMES HAFFERMAN 8022292306 535 STONE CUTTERS WAY SUITE 202 MONTPELIER VT 05602 X RUBY LOPEZ HARPER AS OF NOV 2022 EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 18767 0 15873 CORNELIA CAREY UNTIL NOV 2022 EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 125632 0 15873 JONO ANZALONE CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 ALLISON DRUIN TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 PATRICIA YOUNG SECRETARY 4.00 X X 0 0 0 VIVIAN BEER DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 DEB DORMODY DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 DAN FRIDAY DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 CINDA HOLT DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 MARJORIE HUNT DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 JAYDAN MOORE DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 JAIME SUAREZ DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLYN MAZLOOMI UNTIL NOV 2022 DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 TANYA AGUINIGA UNTIL JAN 2023 DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 WENDY MARUYAMA UNTIL APRIL 2023 DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 MOLLY BELL UNTIL AUG 2023 DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 RASHIDA FERDINAND UNTIL AUG 2023 DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 144399 31746 1 false false false 69339 1878166 9407 1947505 PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE 611710 6098 6098 6098 45584 45584 1340961 1333004 7957 7957 7957 2007144 14055 45584 210900 210900 736803 736803 229033 179636 30764 18633 439421 267972 94091 77358 22724 12727 6163 3834 80836 43677 23035 14124 52407 32921 12663 6823 11415 11415 54070 54070 21400 21400 17468 14732 2438 298 1010 110 900 32968 13528 4947 14493 45576 29712 5069 10795 25375 15547 6052 3776 42051 38762 2190 1099 4420 3490 300 630 2811 2811 6156 3772 1468 916 BANK AND CREDIT CARD FEES 5386 145 5206 35 OTHER EXPENSES 4102 4102 2046332 1604434 288184 153714 739686 299003 117611 74843 492826 1100489 16742 8292 9695 11504 33813 32542 4082 1271 2205073 2262191 3585715 3757593 91822 78088 91822 78088 X 1283246 1496433 2210647 2183072 3493893 3679505 3585715 3757593 -39188 224800 X false true X true false X 1445941 2904661 1912035 2367179 1947505 10577321 -80 1415 6098 7433 14226 17284 20948 52458 1460167 2921945 1932903 2368594 1953603 10637212 645000 780000 515000 1450000 1180000 4570000 645000 780000 515000 1450000 1180000 4570000 6067212 28651 36538 31426 34990 45584 177189 28651 36538 31426 34990 45584 177189 1488818 2958483 1964329 2403584 1999187 10814401 0.56100 0.58850 0.02000 0.01000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 15313 14042 1271 18500 18500 1271 X 2283713 224800 73169 297969 1985744 21400 21400 2007144 2098101 73169 73169 2024932 21400 21400 2046332 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES IT HAS ADEQUATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITION TAKEN AND, AS SUCH, HAS NOT RECORDED ANY LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. true ARTS COUNCIL OF GREATER BATON ROUGE 233 ST FERDINAND STREET BATON ROUGE LA 70802 720735814 501C3 32500 EDUCATION & TRAINING ARTIST TRUST 1835 12TH AVENUE SEATTLE WA 98122 911353974 501C3 32500 EDUCATION & TRAINING NATIONAL PERFORMANCE NETWORK PO BOX 56698 NEW ORLEANS LA 70156 061522546 501C3 32500 EDUCATION & TRAINING SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION PO BOX 37012 MRC 035 WASHINGTON DC 20013 530206027 501C3 50000 EDUCATION & TRAINING CENTRO DE ECONOMIA CREATIVA INC 800 ROBERTO H TODD COM 18 STE 318 SAN JUAN PR 00907 660943858 501C3 31400 EDUCATION & TRAINING ASSOC OF TRIBAL ARCH LIBRARIES 6308 HARDEN DRIVE OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73118 273853278 501C3 32000 EDUCATION & TRAINING 6 EDUCATION AND TRAINING 183 473000 EMERGENCY RESPONSE 178 263803 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 4, PART IV THE ORGANIZATION HAS LONG-ESTABLISHED APPLICATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES FOR INDIVIDUALS APPLYING FOR EMERGENCY GRANTS. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION CERF+ SERVES ARTISTS WHO WORK IN CRAFT DISCIPLINES BY PROVIDING A SAFETY NET TO SUPPORT STRONG AND SUSTAINABLE CAREERS. CERF+ CORE SERVICES ARE EDUCATION PROGRAMS, ADVOCACY, NETWORK BUILDING, AND EMERGENCY RELIEF. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RECOVERY RESOURCES, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, ARTISTS PREPAREDNESS CAMPAIGN, NATIONAL COALITION FOR ARTS PREPAREDNESS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND RESEARCH ON THE NEEDS AND STATUS OF WORKING ARTISTS. FORM 990, PART III IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2023, CERF+ FOCUSED ON FIVE MAIN GOALS: (1) RESPONDING TO CLIMATE-RELATED REQUESTS FROM CRAFT ARTISTS FOR ASSISTANCE AND SCALING OUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM PROPORTIONALLY; (2) ENHANCING AND EXPANDING OUR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND CAREER PROTECTION RESOURCES AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (3) EXPANDING OUR OUTREACH TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CRAFT ARTISTS SERVED THROUGH OUR EMERGENCY RELIEF AND RESPONSE PROGRAM AS WELL AS ENGAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP IN NATIONAL AND REGIONAL NETWORKS (4) SUSTAINING OUR PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY AND RESEARCH ABOUT TRENDS WITHIN THE CRAFT FIELD. WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT SECTOR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE ASSISTANCE FOR ARTS COMMUNITIES BEFORE-DURING AND AFTER DISASTER. (5) SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATE LEADERSHIP TRANSITION FOLLOWING THE DEPARTURE OF A LONG TIME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 2 CERF+ LAUNCHED THE ARTIST READINESS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SERVING PUERTO RICAN'S WHO RECEIVED COMPREHENSIVE INSTRUCTION, PERSONALIZED COACHING, AND ACCESS TO RESOURCES. ARTISTS WHO COMPLETED THE PROGRAM WERE GRANTED UP TO 10,000 IN FUNDING, TO ENABLE THEM TO IDENTIFY AND IMPLEMENT THE STRATEGIES ACQUIRED DURING THE SIX-MONTH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A EDUCATION & TRAINING "GET READY" GRANTS - CERF+ SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED ITS SEVENTH YEAR OF THE "GET READY" GRANT PROGRAM, SUPPORTING CRAFT ARTISTS IN SAFEGUARDING THEIR STUDIOS, PROTECTING THEIR PRACTICES, AND PREPARING FOR EMERGENCIES. FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, CERF+ HELD A CYCLE SPECIFICALLY FOR PUERTO RICAN CRAFT ARTISTS, RESULTING IN 86 ARTISTS ACROSS 40 CITIES RECEIVING 500 GRANTS FOR PRACTICE PROTECTION. AN ADDITIONAL CYCLE AWARDED 77 GRANTS TO CRAFT ARTISTS ACROSS 25 STATES, ONE TERRITORY, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, A TOTAL OF 163 ARTISTS RECEIVED "GET READY" GRANTS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM AMOUNTING TO 80,803. CERF+ BEGAN TRACKING PROJECTS BY CATEGORY FOR THE FIRST TIME, WITH STUDIO SAFEGUARDS AS THE MOST POPULAR, COMPRISING NEARLY HALF OF ALL GRANT REQUESTS. EMERGENCY/DISASTER READINESS WAS THE SECOND MOST POPULAR CATEGORY. CERF+ HAS CONDUCTED OVER A DOZEN TRAINING SESSIONS, CONFERENCES, AND KEYNOTES, REACHING 585 PARTICIPANTS. TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND BUSINESS INSURANCE, ARTS ORGANIZATIONAL PREPAREDNESS, CLIMATE CHANGE AND ARTISTIC PRACTICE, AND ACCESSING EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDING. IN ADDITION, CERF+ SERVED AS AN EXHIBITOR AT CONFERENCES THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON EDUCATION FOR THE CERAMIC ARTS (NCECA). CERF+ ARTIST'S READINESS PROJECT - (CARP) IN 2023, CERF+ CONCLUDED A MELLON FOUNDATION GRANT'S INITIAL PHASE. THEY CREATED THE CERF+ ARTIST READINESS PROJECT (CARP), SUPPORTING REGIONAL ARTIST ORGANIZATIONS IN DISASTER-PRONE AREAS. TWO PILOT SITES, ARTIST TRUST IN SEATTLE, WA, AND ARTS COUNCIL OF GREATER BATON ROUGE IN BATON ROUGE, LA, IMPLEMENTED CARP. RESULTS INCLUDED ENHANCED ARTIST RESPONDER ROLES, IMPROVED CREDIBILITY, AND ARTISTS' WILLINGNESS TO ADOPT SUSTAINABILITY AND STUDIO PROTECTION MEASURES. THESE SITES WORKED WITH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE CRITICAL RESOURCES TO THOUSANDS OF ARTISTS, BOOSTING ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY, AND EXPLORING INCORPORATING EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS IN EXISTING EDUCATION MODELS. CERF+ PARTNERED WITH THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION THROUGH THE CENTER FOR FOLKLIFE AND CULTURAL HERITAGE, AFRICAN AMERICAN CRAFT INITIATIVE (CFCH AACI), AND SMITHSONIAN AFFILIATIONS ON A PROJECT TO EXPAND THE VISIBILITY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CRAFT ARTISTS AND MAKERS THROUGH COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION, PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. IN ADDITION, CERF+ IS WORKING WITH THE NATIONAL PERFORMANCE NETWORK ON A PROJECT TO EXPAND THE MODEL OF PREPAREDNESS TRAINING AND RESOURCES TO BETTER SERVE BLACK ARTISTS. CARP GET READY IN FY22, CERF+ RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL MULTI-YEAR GRANT FROM THE MELLON FOUNDATION TO DEEPEN THE IMPACT OF THE WORK NOW IN PROGRESS WITH CERF+'S CARP PARTNERS AS WELL AS OTHER TARGET LOCALES WHERE CERF+ HAS BEEN ACTIVELY PRESENT IN DISASTER RECOVERY (LOUISIANA AND PUERTO RICO). THE GOAL OF THE GRANT IS TO AMPLIFY AND EXPAND THE CERF+ "GET READY" GRANT PROGRAM BY PROVIDING FUNDING TO LOUISIANA, WASHINGTON, AND PUERTO RICO ARTISTS TO SUPPORT EMERGENCY RESILIENCE ACTIVITIES THROUGH LOCAL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS EMERGING ARTIST PROGRAM SUPPORTED BY FUNDING FROM THE WINDGATE FOUNDATION, CERF+ SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED ITS INAUGURAL EMERGING ARTISTS READINESS PROGRAM IN PUERTO RICO, THANKS TO WINDGATE FOUNDATION FUNDING. PARTNERING WITH CENTRO DE ECONOMA CREATIVA, WE ADDRESSED THE NEEDS OF ARTISANS LACKING BUSINESS TRAINING, WORKSPACES, AND EQUIPMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES. EIGHTEEN PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING CRAFT ARTISTS AND PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT MAKERS, RECEIVED GENERAL AND SPECIALIZED TRAINING ALONG WITH MENTORSHIP AND FUNDING TO DEVELOP THEIR WORK PLANS. UPON COMPLETING THE PROGRAM, EACH ARTIST WAS AWARDED A 10,000 GRANT TO IMPLEMENT THEIR PLANS, FOSTERING POSITIVE EXPERIENCES AND GROWTH. WE EXTEND OUR GRATITUDE TO CENTRO DE ECONOMA CREATIVA, THE WINDGATE FOUNDATION, PARTICIPANTS, AND MENTORS FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS. FOR THE SECOND YEAR OF THE PROGRAM, CERF+ HAS PARTNERED WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF TRIBAL ARCHIVES, LIBRARIES, AND MUSEUMS TO WORK WITH A COHORT OF 20 NATIVE CRAFT ARTISTS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B EMERGENCY RESPONSE - CERF+ PROVIDES CRITICAL EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CRAFT ARTISTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A RECENT, CAREER-THREATENING EMERGENCY SUCH AS CLIMATE- RELATED DISASTERS, ILLNESS, INJURIES, STUDIO OR HOME FIRES, AND THEFT. ONCE APPLICATIONS ARE COMPLETED, GRANT DETERMINATIONS ARE MADE WITHIN TWO WEEKS). THIS YEAR, 161 ARTISTS AFFECTED BY CAREER-THREATENING EMERGENCIES RECEIVED DIRECT EMERGENCY RELIEF GRANTS. THESE ARTISTS RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 478,169 IN EMERGENCY AID (430,500 IN GRANTS) AND 49,169 OF GIFTS-IN-KIND (DONATIONS OF EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, BOOTH WAIVER FEES, ETC.), FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF 478,169. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, THE MAJORITY OF ARTISTS RECEIVING CERF+ EMERGENCY RELIEF ASSISTANCE FACED CLIMATE-RELATED DISASTERS, WITH 52% OF ALL EMERGENCY RELIEF GRANTS AWARDED IN RESPONSE TO EVENTS SUCH AS HURRICANE FIONA, HAWAII WILDFIRES, CALIFORNIA WINTER STORMS, HURRICANE IAN, PUERTO RICO EARTHQUAKE, AND NORTHEAST FLOODING, MARKING CERF+'S HIGHEST NUMBER OF ARTISTS SUPPORTED IN A SINGLE YEAR THROUGH THIS GRANT PROGRAM. CERF+ ADMINISTERED THE ETSY PROGRAM TO SUPPORT MAKERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A FEDERALLY DECLARED DISASTER WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. IN FY23, ETSY AND CERF+ AWARDED 17 GRANTS TOTALING 42,500 DOLLARS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C OUTREACH, MARKETING & ADVOCACY CERF+ MAINTAINS AN ACTIVE LIST OF OVER 44,911 INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND ARTS BUSINESSES THAT RECEIVE EMAIL ALERTS BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER A DISASTER. CERF+ ALSO SENDS E-NEWSLETTERS ON A BI-WEEKLY BASIS TO ENSURE THAT ARTISTS RECEIVE UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION, INCLUDING GRANT OPPORTUNITIES, EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, AND FEDERAL AND STATE ASSISTANCE PACKAGES. OUR INCREASED SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT RESULTED IN 8,142+ INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS (+1605), 7,800+ FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS, AND 1,063 TWITTER FOLLOWERS (+20). CERF+ CONTINUES TO PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE AS A STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBER OF NATIONAL COALITION FOR ARTS' PREPAREDNESS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE (NCAPER). OVER THE PAST YEAR, NCAPER HAS SHIFTED FOCUS BACK TO RESPONSE SUPPORTING GROUPS DURING DISASTER EVENTS LIKE THE MAUI WILDFIRE, NORTHEAST FLOODING AND SIMILAR. WE SERVE ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE VERMONT ARTS & CULTURE DISASTER AND RESILIENCE NETWORK, AN INITIATIVE LED BY ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS FROM ACROSS THE STATE COMMITTED TO DEEPENING EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCE WITHIN THE ARTS AND CULTURE SECTOR. CERF+ PARTICIPATES IN MANY NATIONWIDE COHORTS OF ARTS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE LIVING TRADITIONS NETWORK, A NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF ORGANIZATIONS AND CULTURE BEARERS FOCUSED ON SHARING AND DEVELOPING RESOURCES TO SUPPORT FOLK & TRADITIONAL ARTISTS. AND THE HERITAGE EMERGENCY NATIONAL TASK FORCE (HENTF), SPONSORED BY THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION AND FEMA, CONTINUES TO INCREASE RECOGNITION FOR OUR SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE IN ARTISTS DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RECOVERY. THESE RELATIONSHIPS ARE VITAL TO INFORM AND BE INFORMED AROUND LEADING TRENDS AND EVOLVING PRACTICES RELATED TO SUPPORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS. CERF+ WEBSITE AND ONLINE CONTENT WE CONTINUE TO UPDATE OUR WEBSITE WITH NEW CONTENT ON A REGULAR BASIS. AFTER EACH MAJOR DISASTER IN AN AREA THAT AFFECTED A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF CRAFT ARTISTS, CERF+ CREATED A WEBSITE BANNER THAT LINKS TO AN UPDATED DISASTER RELIEF PAGE WITH DISASTER RESPONSE & RECOVERY RESOURCES. OUR WEBSITE HAS BEEN THE GO-TO DESTINATION FOR ARTISTS SEEKING EMERGENCY RESOURCES. CERF+ GREATLY EXPANDED ITS OTHER RESOURCES PAGE TO INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT GRANTS AND TRAININGS THAT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OFFER TO ARTISTS AS WELL. WE ALSO MAINTAIN A "DISASTER RESOURCE HUB," WHICH PROVIDES ALERTS, INFORMATION, AND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC DISASTER EVENTS. OTHER ADDITIONS TO THE SITE INCLUDE NEW CRAFT ARTIST INTERVIEWS AND STORIES AS WELL AS NEW CONTENT RELATED TO OUR "GET READY" GRANT PROGRAM CREATED BY RECIPIENTS OF THOSE GRANTS. WE ALSO UPDATED THE EMERGENCY RELIEF INFORMATION PAGES TO INCLUDE SPANISH TRANSLATION. OUR WEBSITE IS NOW INCLUDED ON MANY STATE, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL ARTS AGENCIES- AND ORGANIZATIONS' WEBSITES AND BLOGS WITH DISASTER-SPECIFIC INFORMATION. FINALLY, WE CONTINUED WRITING BLOG ARTICLES, WHICH FEATURE CRAFT ARTISTS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER TOPICS RELEVANT TO OUR AUDIENCE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE CERF+ FINANCE/AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING. THE FINANCE/AUDIT COMMITTEE THEN SHARES THE 990 WITH THE BOARD AT THE TIME IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH YEAR BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A FORM DISCLOSING IF THEY HAVE ANY CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION IS SET BY THE BOARD AND IS BASED ON CURRENT NON-PROFIT SALARY SURVEYS FOR ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR BUDGET SIZE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 18 990 IS AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON WEBSITE, GUIDESTAR AND UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VII CORNELIA CAREY SERVED AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UNTIL OCTOBER 31, 2022. SHE SERVED AS AN ADVISER FROM NOVEMBER 1, 2022 UNTIL APRIL 30, 2023.