2024-05-14T15:52:37-07:00 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 852096031 NORTH POLE STUDIO NORT 2602243354 2516 NW 29th Ave Ste 8 Portland OR 97210 Carissa Burkett Executive Director 3609102826 2024-05-14 Carissa Burkett 999009999 1 0 11 1 AAL2 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Carissa Burkett 2516 NW 29th Ave Ste 8 Portland OR 97210 661668 0 X www.northpolestudio.org X 2020 OR We empower artists with autism and I/DD to lead self-determined lives and careers in the arts. 18 18 8 54 0 0 360100 583109 36827 78559 0 0 4613 0 401540 661668 0 0 0 0 172805 278549 0 0 105417 167470 230802 340275 509351 61265 152317 204967 360100 0 0 204967 360100 We support careers in the arts and exist to increase opportunities for artists with autism and intellectual/developmental disabilities to thrive as active members of the arts community. We foster self-determination and facilitate meaningful connections through total engagement in the arts. 0 0 244019 0 22650 OUR PROFESSIONAL STUDIO PROGRAM PROVIDES ARTISTS WITH AUTISM AND INTELLECTUAL/DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES WHO ARE 18 YEARS AND OLDER WITH AN ACCESSIBLE, SUPPORTED STUDIO SPACE TO PURSUE A SELF-DETERMINED ART PRACTICE. IN THIS PROGRAM ARTISTS ACCESS THE SPACE, MATERIALS, SUPPORT, AND ADVOCACY TO PRODUCE, EXHIBIT AND SELL THEIR ARTWORK. THROUGH INDIVIDUALIZED PROGRAMMING, WE SERVE A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF ARTISTS WITH COMPLEX PHYSICAL, COMMUNICATION, BEHAVIORAL, AND SOCIAL NEURODIVERSITIES. THIS PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED BY SPECIALIZED ART FACILITATORS, WHO EXIST TO FACILITATE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ALIGNED WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL'S GOALS AND DREAMS. IN 2023 WE BROUGHT IN $22,650 IN INCOME FROM OUR PROFESSIONAL STUDIO PROGRAM. IN 2023, WE SERVED 21 ARTISTS IN THE PROFESSIONAL STUDIO PROGRAM. 100% OF OUR ARTISTS WITH COLLECTIONS SOLD ORIGINAL ARTWORK, AND 100% OF THESE ARTISTS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXHIBIT EITHER LOCALLY OR NATIONALLY. IN ADDITION TO EXHIBITIONS, WE FACILITATED PAID OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS TO TEACH AND LECTURE IN THE COMMUNITY. WE SUPPORTED EVERY ARTIST WITH MAINTAINING A DIGITAL PORTFOLIO OF WORK, AND CREATED AN INDIVIDUALIZED WEBPAGE FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TO SHOW AND SELL THEIR WORK. 25494 0 5375 OUR WEEKLY ART CLASSES ARE OFFERED EACH QUARTER, AND ARE AVAILABLE FOR ARTISTS WITH AUTISM OR I/DD WHO ARE 16 YEARS AND OLDER. THIS PROGRAM IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO SERVE "TRANSITION-AGED" YOUNG ADULTS WHO ARE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16-25 AND ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO UNEMPLOYMENT, SOCIAL ISOLATION, AND MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES UPON GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL. THESE CLASSES COVER DIVERSE TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES, PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE A WIDE RANGE OF ART-MAKING METHODS. OUR WORKSHOPS ARE OFFERED ON A MONTHLY BASIS, AND LESSONS ARE DESIGNED BASED ON ARTIST REQUEST AND ARE EITHER HOSTED IN THE STUDIO OR AT A PARTNERSHIP SITE. THESE WORKSHOPS PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE ALTERNATIVE TO COMMUNITY OFFERINGS (SUCH AS FIGURE DRAWING, POTTERY, DIGITAL DRAWING) THAT ARE OFTEN INACCESSIBLE TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. IN 2023, WE OFFERED OVER 36 OPPORTUNITIES TO A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF ART STUDENTS ACROSS FOUR, QUARTERLY CLASS TERMS. THROUGH THESE CLASSES, WE DELIVERED LESSONS ACROSS A WIDE RANGE OF ART METHODS AND MATERIALS INCLUDING DRAWING, SCULPTURE, PRINTMAKING, FIBER ARTS, POTTERY, GLASSWORKING, AND MORE. WE PARTNERED WITH OVER 25 COMMUNITY ARTISTS, WHO VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME TO TEACH LESSONS IN THEIR AREA OF EXPERTISE. THROUGH THESE PARTNERSHIPS, WE TAUGHT COMMUNITY ARTISTS ABOUT HOW TO INCORPORATE ACCESSIBLE PRACTICES INTO THEIR TEACHING METHODS. ADDITIONALLY, WE WORKED WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PROVIDE MONTHLY WORKSHOP BASED ON ARTIST REQUEST. OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS INCLUDED WACOM, GREEN TIE STUDIO, SHADOW MACHINE, PHAME, AND MORE. WORKSHOPS WERE ATTENDED BY ARTISTS WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES, AND ARE DESIGNED TO BUILD ORGANIC CONNECTIONS BETWEEN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES OF ARTISTS THROUGH THE SHARED LANGUAGE OF THE ARTS. 94694 11000 50534 OUR COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING PROMOTES THE INCLUSION OF ARTISTS WITH AUTISM AND I/DD IN THE ARTS COMMUNITY, AND SEEKS TO INCREASE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THIS POPULATION'S EXPERIENCES. OUR STUDIO IS LOCATED IN NW MARINE ARTWORKS, PORTLAND'S LARGEST COLLABORATIVE OF PROFESSIONAL ARTIST STUDIOS. IN THIS SPACE, WE ENSURE THAT ARTISTS WITH DISABILITIES ARE FULLY INTEGRATED INTO THE PROFESSIONAL ARTS COMMUNITY AND WE FACILITATE MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ARTISTS WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES. THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, WE INCREASE REPRESENTATION OF ARTISTS WITH DISABILITIES IN EXHIBITION SPACES, EVENTS, AND DESIGN OPPORTUNITIES. IN 2023, WORKED WITH OVER 25 COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO FACILITATE EXHIBITION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS. WE FACILITATED 14 EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS LOCAL AND NATIONAL SPACES, INCLUDING COMPETITIVE AND REPUTABLE PROFESSIONAL GALLERIES SUCH AS THE RESER CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND THE OUTSIDER ART FAIR NYC. ALL EXHIBITIONS WERE WIDELY ATTENDED BY INDIVIDUALS WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES, AND GENERATED ART SALES AND VISIBILITY AROUND ARTIST'S STORIES. WE PARTNERED WITH SCHOOLS SUCH AS GRANT HIGH SCHOOL, PPS, AND VICTORY ACADEMY THROUGH WHICH NORTH POLE STUDIO ARTISTS TAUGHT WORKSHOPS AND DELIVERED LECTURES. ADDITIONALLY, WE HOSTED TRANSITION-AGED AND SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS IN THE STUDIO FOR TOURS. WE PARTICIPATED IN NW MARINE ARTWORKS' BI-ANNUAL OPEN STUDIO EVENT, ENSURING THAT ARTISTS WITH DISABILITIES ARE EQUITABLY REPRESENTED AT PUBLIC ARTS EVENTS. WE SOLD $50,534 IN ORIGINAL ARTWORK AND MERCHANDISE SALES IN 2023. 0 0 0 364207 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 OR X Carissa Burkett 2602243354 2516 NW 29th Ave Ste 8 Portland OR 97210 Sula Willson Executive Director 40 0 X 73167 0 4141 Austin Brague Director 1 0 X 10623 0 0 Carissa Burkett Executive Director 40 0 X 3542 0 0 Sarah Mensah President 5 0 X X 0 0 0 Heather Binns Treasurer 5 0 X X 0 0 0 Alexis Stapanek Secretary 3 0 X X 0 0 0 Shaena Behbahany Grim Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Kevin Brague Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Dan Harbison Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Randiss Hopkins Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Angie Kmetic Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Julie Lee Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Jeanie Marie Price Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Tony Staser Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Skyler Stever Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Katherine Stromberger-Perez Director 1.5 0 X 0 0 0 Terri Thiesen Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Mattie Tiegreen Director 3 0 X 0 0 0 Karen Whitman Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 87332 0 4141 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 398662 0 0 184447 33338 583109 Art Sales 900099 40519 40519 0 0 Studio Fees 900099 22650 22650 0 0 Merchandise Sales 900099 10015 10015 0 0 Class/Workshop Fees 900099 5375 5375 0 0 0 0 0 0 78559 0 0 0 0 398662 0 661668 78559 0 0 76709 61367 11506 3836 159200 159200 0 0 17982 16903 899 180 24658 23179 1233 246 5121 0 5121 0 19180 780 18400 0 1536 1536 0 0 15724 12579 2359 786 25799 25799 0 0 6424 6424 0 0 1397 1118 209 70 Event Expense 100299 0 0 100299 Program Expense 15884 15884 0 0 Artist Commissions 39438 39438 0 0 509351 364207 39727 105417 204967 346560 1675 15926 4061 11865 204967 360100 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 204967 360100 204967 360100 204967 360100 152317 0 0 0 2816 0 X 0 0 0 X 53823 191430 370101 583109 1198463 0 53823 191430 370101 583109 1198463 111660 1086803 87 87 1198550 152935 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 2021 Miscellaneous Income Amount: $87 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15926 4061 11865 0 0 0 0 11865 July Salon 105125 94250 10875 0 4825 0 0 0 0 Holiday Gala 274720 171800 102920 0 3634 12883 25539 4530 17747 0 379845 266050 113795 0 8459 12883 25539 4530 17747 69158 44637 X Event Related 21 33338 Fair Market Value 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY UPON THE BEGINNING OF BOARD SERVICE/EMPLOYMENT AND ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO THE POLICY. BOARD MEMBERS WITH DISCLOSED CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE RECUSED FOR VOTES ON TOPICS RELATED TO THEIR DISCLOSED CONFLICTS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DETERMINES COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. ALL OTHER EMPLOYEE SALARIES ARE SET BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BASED ON INDUSTRY STANDARDS, EXPERIENCE, AND TENURE WITH THE ORGANIZATION. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.