2024-09-10T10:35:52-07:00 2024-06-30 411852990 FOREMAN & AIRHART 5270 W 84TH ST STE 350 BLOOMINGTON MN 55437 990 2023-07-01 237338158 The Archie & Phebe Mae Givens Foundation ARCH 6122728491 5775 Wayzata Boulevard 700 St Louis Park MN 55416 Herman Milligan Jr PhD Secretary/chair 2024-09-10 true true Mikel P Baltes P00655370 9529481844 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z Herman Milligan Jr PhD 81862 false X www.givens.org X 1973 MN The Givens Foundation is dedicated to enriching cultural understanding and learning through programs that advance and celebrate African American literature and writers. 5 5 0 5 0 86109 27255 28500 54000 24 607 0 114633 81862 0 0 0 0 0 51059 102729 51059 102729 63574 -20867 99830 73834 5129 0 94701 73834 The Givens Foundation is dedicated to entriching cultural understanding and learning through programs that advance and celebrate African American literature and writers. false false 98372 81255 Black Market Reads-The Givens Foundation's programs are committed to being an innovative solution that supports the mission and goals of providing high quality arts programming in support of Minnesota's cultural goals and objective for its citizens and to showcase Minnesota Black literary talent regionally, nationally, and internationally. The Foundation uses African American Literature as a vehicle to accomplish these goals. Our Black Market Reads podcast program features local, regional, and nationally acclaimed Black authors in authors in discussion about the importance of Black literature in their careers. The program showcases the diversity of Black American literature in MN and throughout the U.S. The podcast allows the public to also experience and interact with these authors through our diverse group of partners. Our Culture Matters Writing Workshop initiative designed to offer culturally responsive, community-based writing workshops, using African American Literary Teaching Artists, and literature by African American authors launched its program for residents at the Hennepin County Home School for youthful offenders. The foundation continues to have many Community Partnerships that align with its mission and vision. 1). Our partnership with Rain Taxi, a Minneapolis based non-profit literary organization involves participating in their Annual Twin Cities Book Festival that draws over 10,000 visitors throughout the Midwest and various other online forums featuring interviews with Black American Authors. The Festival and other programming were produced online. 2). Our partnership with Minneapolis based bookseller Maegers & Quinn has involved several events partnering with other community organizations highlighting the work of Minnesota or visiting Black American authors to the Twin Cities. 3). The Foundation has partnered with other local and non-local non-profit organizations featuring Black American authors in their programming (Hennepin Avenue Methodist Church; The Great Northern Festival; The Third Rail; Art for Art; Minneapolis South High School; Art to Change the World; Teach For America and Educators for Excellence.) 98372 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 2 0 true 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 5 5 false false false false false false false true true false false true false true true false false false MN X X Herman Milligan Jr PhD 6122728491 5775 Wayzata Boulevard St Louis Park MN 55416 X Herman J Milligan Jr PhD Chairman 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Charles Schafer Secretary 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Stanley Jackson Vice Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jerry Wilson Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Roxanne Marie Givens President 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 25000 2255 27255 Black Books 611710 54000 54000 54000 607 607 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81862 54607 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 538 538 0 0 0 28961 28961 2600 2600 0 0 0 2805 2805 0 0 469 469 0 0 0 379 379 Benefit Event Expenses 54200 54200 Miscellaneous 5625 5625 Charitable Contributions 4350 4350 Telephone\Website 2167 2167 635 635 102729 98372 4357 0 7093 413 92737 73421 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99830 73834 5129 5129 0 X 94701 73834 94701 73834 99830 73834 -20867 X false false false X 19771 56137 62537 114609 81255 334309 0 0 19771 56137 62537 114609 81255 334309 0 334309 34 2 3 39 0 0 334348 0.99990 0.99970 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The board of directors reviews and approves the tax return before filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The Givens Foundation has board members and staff sign a disclosure for conflict of interest. This policy is reviewed and reaffirmed each year by the Givens Foundation board at the annual meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Upon request.