2024-03-28T21:02:27-07:00 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 272875462 RUCKUSROOTS INC RUCK 8189672766 2630 Crestmoore Place Los Angeles CA 90065 Christine Spehar Executive Director 3039172673 2024-03-28 Christine Spehar 999009999 1 1 11 0 AAL2 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Christine Spehar 2630 Crestmoore Place Los Angeles CA 90065 215420 0 X www.ruckusroots.org X 2011 CA RuckusRoots mission is to create art programs that cultivate environmental awareness and action in historically under-represented communities. Our goal is to foster inspired, empowered and engaged citizens through interactive art-making. Our activities include in-school sustainable art programs, teen and young adult apprenticeships with professional artists and multigenerational public art workshops. 5 5 4 20 0 0 303446 210355 1077 5060 0 5 -729 0 303794 215420 0 0 0 0 92808 172056 0 0 7295 35813 65233 128621 237289 175173 -21869 245295 226734 5440 8748 239855 217986 X RuckusRoots' mission is to create art programs that cultivate environmental awareness and action in historically under-represented communities. Our goal is to foster inspired, empowered and engaged citizens through interactive art-making. 0 0 95924 1182 0 The Rebel Garden Project: an internship style class for systems impacted youth in South LA. The program reached 29 youth over 2 semesters for 45 hours of direct, on-site entrepreneurial training in creative arts skills, project management as related to urban gardening. The program supported local experts, who led 21 sessions in key program areas. Interns designed a logo, flyers, stickers, t-shirts and a banner as a part of this program. Program evaluations revealed a 25% increase in entrepreneurial skills. 30000 0 2600 Wild Art at Glenfeliz Elementary. This series of 12 classes reached over 100 TK - 1st grade youth and resulted in the creation of a collaborative art piece made from recycled materials and trash items. Students were led by a local artist in turning nearly 7lbs of cardboard and 100 single use plastic bags into a 4' x 4' collaged mural called "Protect Our Oceans." Students learned about wildlife featured in the piece while also learning arts skills like painting, color theory and creative reuse. Program evaluations revealed a 23 percent increase in confidence creating art, a 38 percent increase in knowledge about environmental concepts like wildlife and recycling and a 61 percent increase in confidence in artistic creative reuse techniques. 35000 0 0 Public Art Apprenticeship - In 10 sessions over the summer of 2023, 8 high school student interns learned from local artist Nino Alicea about the process of creating a large public sculpture out of reclaimed materials. Students participated in painting, cleaning and refurbishing reclaimed metal that was used to create Atabey, the 20-foot tall sculpture which later appeared at Burning Man Arts Festival 2023. Students also created journals in which they reflected about their learnings in the apprenticeship. Evaluations of this program revealed: 20 percent increase in confidence in working on a large-scale artwork, 24 percent increase in confidence in digital design and planning and a 22 percent increase in project management and documentation. 30000 0 0 Other programs included various public arts workshops and programming and restoration of the Friendship Garden at Eucalyptus Elementary school into an educational art-making space. Expenses include $3075 in supplies and $12025 in vendor services, $1300 in teachign artist fees for public workshops and $13700 in staff salaries in support of implementing these programs. 30000 0 0 190924 1 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 CA X Christine Spehar 3039172673 2630 Crestmoore Place Los Angeles CA 90065 Christine Spehar Executive Director 45 0 X X 65799 0 0 Stephanie Spehar Board President 1 0 X 0 0 0 Danielle Marquez Treasurer 2 0 X 0 0 0 Lauren Rainen Secretary 1 0 X 0 0 0 Scott Froschauer Board member 1 X 0 0 0 Nino Alicea Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 65799 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 160803 49552 0 210355 Workshop Fees 611600 2660 2660 0 0 Community Engagement Consulting for Public Art 541610 2400 2400 0 0 0 0 0 0 5060 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 215420 5065 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65799 46059 13160 6580 0 0 0 0 91752 86511 5241 0 0 0 0 0 1500 0 1500 0 13005 10995 1482 528 598 598 550 550 32648 27648 5000 1437 1250 187 15019 11793 3226 2465 621 1844 5391 5307 84 559 559 5356 5356 Volunteer Meals 181 181 0 0 Professional Development Training 725 0 725 0 Business Registration License 194 0 194 0 PayPal Fees 110 0 110 0 237289 190924 39070 7295 242794 223029 2501 3705 245295 226734 5440 8748 5440 8748 X 175173 -21869 0 0 64682 239855 239855 217986 245295 226734 -21869 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 52475 69982 110816 303446 210355 747074 120 250 300 341 5060 6071 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52595 70232 111116 303787 215415 753145 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 753145 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 52595 70232 111116 303787 215415 753145 1 1 0 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Payroll Liabilities 8748 8748 Christine Spehar Founder, family member of Board member 65799 Salary for Executive Director role 0 Schedule L, Part IV Christine Spehar is the Executive Director. As per our conflict of interest policy, Stephanie Spehar, Board President and Christine's sister, recuses herself when the Board is voting on Christine's salary. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Expenses of 30000 for othe rprograms which included various public arts workshops and creation of art and learning garden called the Friendship Garden. Expenses included $3075 in supplies, $12025 in vendor services, $1300 in teaching artist fees for public workshops and $13700 in staff salaries related to implementing these programs. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Stephanie Spehar serves on the Board of Directors and is the sister of Christine Spehar, who is the Executive Director. Our Board votes on major decision, including salaries with a 2/3 vote to pass. Christine Spehar is not a member of the governing body of the organization. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The 990 is provided to all Board Members at our first quarter Board meeting so all can review before submission. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Section 6 of RuckusRoots' bylaws state: "Voting: Voting occurs on financial decisions and allocation of funds, including funding reports, annual budget recaps at the beginning and end of the year. Anyone who gains financially from a vote must recuse themselves from that vote. Family members of someone who gains financially from a cote must also recuse themselves." This policy is upheld at every Board meeting by all members. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Our governing documents and financial statements are available upon request and also through Guidestar.org. The last 5 years of 990s are also on our website at www.ruckusroots.org/impact Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Column A: 32648 MCR Urban Gardening: $11500 - Friendship Garden refurbishment into learning space Erinn Bone Productions: $250 - Friendship Garden landscaping Jahzara Halliday: $450 - Rebel Garden Project Teaching Artist Julie C. Gonalez: $594 - Rebel Garden Project Teaching Artist Erica Montelongo: $3100 - Rebel Garden Project Teaching Artist Spirit Plate: $2537- Rebel Garden Project Teaching Artist Stacey J Cook: $750 - Rebel Garden Project Teaching Artist Cercal Cultivation: $520 - Rebel Garden Project Teaching Artist Dalia Palacios: 1685 - Rebel Garden Project Teaching Artist FEAST: $563 - Rebel Garden Project Teaching Artist Blaze Bautista: $2720: Wild Art Teaching Artist Erinn Bone: $200 Workshop Photography Jamia Weir: $650 Teaching Artist - Public Workshops Joel Moody: $1745 - Video Editing