2024-05-15T17:01:55-05:00 2023-06-30 952302617 SINGERLEWAK LLP 1650 IOWA AVENUE SUITE 200 RIVERSIDE CA 925072406 990 2022-07-01 270586882 INLANDIA INSTITUTE INC INLA 9512184464 4178 CHESTNUT STREET RIVERSIDE CA 92501 MINERVA CANTO PRESIDENT 9512184464 2024-05-06 1 MINERVA CANTO 999009999 0 ANNE LESSARD P00532878 9516830672 2024-05-06 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z MINERVA CANTO 4178 CHESTNUT STREET RIVERSIDE CA 92501 307121 0 X INLANDIAINSTITUTE.ORG X 2009 CA THE MISSION OF THE INLANDIA INSTITUTE IS TO RECOGNIZE, SUPPORT AND EXPAND ALL FORMS OF LITERARY ACTIVITIES THROUGH COMMUNITY PROGRAMS IN INLAND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, THEREBY DEEPENING PEOPLE'S AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING, AND APPRECIATION OF THIS UNIQUE, COMPLEX AND CREATIVELY VIBRANT REGION. 8 8 16 24 0 0 168938 168223 47602 29676 13828 -9344 765 912 231133 189467 0 0 0 0 102041 133024 0 0 6785 114587 125328 216628 258352 14505 -68885 207995 163876 781 10388 207214 153488 X THE MISSION OF THE INLANDIA INSTITUTE IS TO RECOGNIZE, SUPPORT AND EXPAND LITERARY ACTIVITY IN ALL OF ITS FORMS IN THE INLAND EMPIRE BY PUBLISHING BOOKS AND SPONSORING PROGRAMS THAT DEEPEN PEOPLE'S AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THIS UNIQUE, COMPLEX AND CREATIVELY VIBRANT REGION. 0 0 13390 10365 THREE OF INLANDIA'S CORE PROGRAMS ARE YOUTH CREATIVE LITERACY AND ADULT CREATIVE LITERACY AND LITERARY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AS WELL AS THE LITERARY LAUREATE, CURRENTLY FOCUSED ON TEENS. THESE PROGRAMS SUPPORT WRITERS OF ALL LEVELS AND AGES. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS THAT RANGE FROM FREE TO MINIMAL COST. MOST OF INLANDIA'S WORKSHOPS ARE HELD IN A VIRTUAL SETTING, ON ZOOM, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE BEGUN RESUMING IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS AS NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE. HIGHLIGHTS THIS YEAR INCLUDE A NEW WRITING AND CREATING POETRY IN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE WORKSHOP WITH DEAF POET RYAN FINGERLE. WE HAVE ALSO HELD NOVELLA, FLASH, AND MICRO FICTION WORKSHOPS, ROMANCE WRITING, AS WELL AS WORKSHOPS TO HELP WRITERS LEARN BEST PRACTICES IN SUBMITTING THEIR WORK FOR PUBLICATION. WE HELD YEAR TWO OF THE TEEN POET LAUREATE PROJECT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND A CHILDREN'S PROGRAM AT TITLE 1 SCHOOL WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY, THE STARSHINE ART AND POETRY CLUB AND WITH THE RIVERSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY A JOURNALING JOURNEY FROM A TO ZINE. IN FY 2022-23, WE DELIVERED 271 WORKSHOP SESSIONS AND 17 CHILDREN AND YOUTH CREATIVE LITERACY PROGRAMS 30474 19311 ANOTHER OF INLANDIA'S CORE PROGRAMS IS OUR PUBLICATIONS PROGRAM WHICH AMPLIFIES THE VOICES OF THOSE WHO CALL THIS REGION HOME AS WELL AS UNDER-HEARD AND MARGINALIZED VOICES EVERYWHERE. IN THE FY ENDING JUNE 2023, INLANDIA PUBLISHED THESE BLACK BODIES ARE, AN ANTHOLOGY EDITED BY AND CONSISTING SOLELY OF WRITERS AND ARTISTS WHO ARE BLACK. WE ALSO PUBLISHED OUR FIRST MANGA, WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY A YOUNG BLACK CREATIVE BASED IN RIVERSIDE, AS WELL AS TWO POETRY COLLECTIONS THROUGH THE HILLARY GRAVENDYK PRIZE AND OUR ANNUAL ANTHOLOGY OF WORK WRITTEN BY PARTICIPANTS IN OUR CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS PROGRAM. WE ALSO PUBLISHED TWO ISSUES OF THE ONLINE LITERARY JOURNAL, ONE IN FALL FEATURING ADULT WRITERS AND ONE IN SPRING EDITED BY AND FEATURING WORK EXCLUSIVELY BY TEENS. ADDITIONALLY, WE PUBLISH A WEEKLY LITERARY NEWSPAPER COLUMN IN ALL FOUR REGIONAL NEWSPAPERS. 140809 912 OUR FIFTH AND FINAL CORE PROGRAM, FREE PUBLIC LITERARY AND CULTURAL EVENTS, ENCOMPASSES EVERYTHING ELSE THAT INLANDIA DOES. WE CONTINUE TO OFFER HYBRID PROGRAMS WHEREVER POSSIBLE, ALTHOUGH MOST OF OUR EVENTS HAVE MOVED TO IN-PERSON VENUES. IN THE MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED FISCAL YEAR, THIS INCLUDED PROGRAM PARTNERSHIPS WITH VENUES ACROSS THE REGION INCLUDING THE HOME GARDENS LIBRARY, THE GARCIA CENTER FOR THE ARTS IN SAN BERNARDINO, LOUIS ROBIDOUX LIBRARY IN JURUPA VALLEY, THE CIVIL RIGHTS INSTITUTE AND THE RIVERSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY IN RIVERSIDE, THE RIVERSIDE ART MUSEUM, THE DOROTHY RAMON CENTER IN BANNING, AND EVEN IN SEATTLE AS PART OF THE ANNUAL ASSOCIATION OF WRITERS AND WRITING PROGRAMS CONFERENCE AND LOS ANGELES AS PART OF PACIFIC ANCIENT AND MODERN LANGUAGES ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE AND THE LOS ANGELES TIMES FESTIVAL OF BOOKS. TOTAL NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS SERVED FROM ALL PROGRAMS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 WERE 14,000+ PEOPLE, ONE-THIRD OF WHICH WERE CHILDREN AND YOUTH. WE DELIVERED 271 WORKSHOP SESSIONS, 41 CULTURAL EVENTS, AND 17 CHILDREN AND YOUTH CREATIVE LITERACY PROGRAMS. INLANDIA INSTITUTE'S PROGRAMS HAVE MOVED BACK TO AN IN-PERSON FORMAT, BUT WITH THE ADDED BENEFIT OF LIVESTREAMING THANKS TO CARES-ACT FUNDING WHICH ALLOWED FOR THE PURCHASE OF AND TRAINING WITH NEW TECHNOLOGIES. 184673 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 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 0 0 1 14 0 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 CA X X SHIRLEY SCHMELTZ 9517902458 5341 PASSERO AVENUE RIVERSIDE CA 92505 X LISA HENRY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LIZ GONZALEZ BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA SMITH-HUNT BOARD MEMBER 2.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN WELSH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY MELENDEZ PRESIDENT/CEO 2.00 X 0 0 0 JUANITA E MANTZ VICE PRESIDENT 2.50 X 0 0 0 MINERVA CANTO TREASURER 2.50 X 0 0 0 HONG-MY BASRAI SECRETARY 2.50 X 0 0 0 CATI PORTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 51068 0 0 51068 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 98349 69874 168223 BOOK SALES 513190 19311 19311 WRITERS WORKSHOP PROGR 513190 10365 10365 29676 4210 4210 104100 117654 -13554 -13554 -13554 OTHER INCOME 513190 912 912 912 189467 30588 0 -9344 51068 20428 25533 5107 81956 81956 7885 7885 5835 5835 6282 3141 3141 18294 18294 4657 4657 2377 2377 PUBLICATIONS 30474 30474 PUBLIC EVENTS 13492 13492 MEMBERS RECEPTION 9987 9987 CREATIVE LITERACY PROGR 7059 7059 18986 13479 3829 1678 258352 184673 66894 6785 70785 34884 12226 12532 124984 115310 0 1150 207995 163876 529 9909 252 479 781 10388 X 0 0 0 0 207214 153488 207214 153488 207995 163876 -68885 15159 0 X 0 0 0 X 128260 108692 224158 168938 168223 798271 128260 108692 224158 168938 168223 798271 798271 107 80 39 6069 4210 10505 765 912 1677 810453 100403 0.98500 0.99040 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 MORGAN STANLEY ACCOUNT - EQUITIES 59624 F MORGAN STANLEY ACCOUNT - FIXED INCOME & PREFERREDS 42098 F MORGAN STANLEY ACCOUNT - ALTERNATIVES 13588 F 115310 SALES TAXES PAYABLE 479 479 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PROVIDES A COPY OF FORM 990 TO EACH BOARD MEMBER PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION ANNUALLY REQUIRES ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO GIVE NOTICE OF ANY INTEREST THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. NONE HAVE BEEN NOTED TO DATE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVE ANNUALLY THE SALARY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FORM 990 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM THE PUBLIC AND ALSO ON GUIDESTAR.