2024-04-12T06:33:01-07:00 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 262101062 ROME INSTITUTE OF LIBERAL ARTS INC ROME 5105429662 4210 Harmon Road El Sobrante CA 94803 Gabriel Pihas President 5105429662 2024-02-27 Gabriel Pihas 999009999 1 1 11 1 AAL2 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Gabriel Pihas 2443 Filmore St 380-5164 San Francisco CA 94115 345081 0 X www.rilarts.org X 2008 CA We give American college students a chance to study the great books/core texts of the liberal arts in Rome, interweaving with readings the art, architecture and history, as well as the experience of a broader world and a foreign culture. We aim to supplement the kind of philosophic education students get in great books colleges in the US with an aesthetic and an historical education. 5 3 0 3 0 0 42050 0 237085 345081 0 0 0 0 279135 345081 0 0 0 0 124855 151086 0 0 0 92592 171643 217447 322729 61688 22352 124321 146673 0 0 124321 146673 X We give American college students a chance to study the great books/core texts of the liberal arts in Rome, interweaving with those readings its art, architecture and history, as well as the experience of a broader world and a foreign culture. We aim to supplement the education in philosophy and literature that students get in great books colleges in the US with an aesthetic and an historical education, as well as a broader understanding of the world beyond the United States. 1 0 322729 345081 Our courses are academically rigorous and involve difficult texts in philosophy and literature, combine such study with excursions to art, architecture and history in Italy that students' readings help open up to them. Summer Program: we held our six week summer program in Rome. Our professors came from St. John's College in Santa Fe, New Mexico, St. Mary's College of California as well as from the University of Texas at Austin. We had 30 very excited and capable students in our summer program. These students took part in classes focused either on readings in history and political theory, or in art and aesthetics, alongside regular excursions for the whole group together with their professors to see art and architecture in museums, churches, ancient monuments, renaissance palaces, and so on. A couple of our students changed their major as a result of taking our classes, and discovered new career paths in art history or ancient history. As in all our classes, the rigorous engagement with major texts from the past alongside excursions to explore art and architecture made these courses a fascinating and serious learning experience. And, of course, all of the students were broadened by the experience of being in Italy, and made better able to understand themselves and their own country by the experience of seeing another culture and another way of living. The friendships created in our programs continue today and will hopefully last a lifetime, and we hope to keep in contact with many of our students. New Venice Program: We took 17 students from St. Mary's College of California to Venice for four weeks to study the history and art of Venice along with readings in literature, history, and urban studies. As well, we went on daily trips around the city to museums, churches, and monuments to study the history and art first hand. Students developed a deep understanding of the importance of Venice in early modern history (and the influence of its political system on the American and French revolutions), as well as the role Venice played in the development of modern music and art. As well students reflected on the place of historical cities like Venice in terms of contemporary issues like gentrification, mass tourism, and environmental crisis. Providence College Maymester: a class from Providence College along with faculty came to study art, architecture, and history for two weeks in Rome through excursions supported by faculty led discussions and lectures. 0 0 0 322729 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 151086 0 1 0 0 1 IT 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 CA X X Gabriel Pihas 5105429662 4210 Harmon Road El Sobrante CA 94803 Francesca Calvano Secretary 30 0 X X X 79516 0 0 Gabriel Pihas President 30 0 X X 64970 0 0 Luca Paretti Board Member 5 0 X 0 0 0 Ida Sirolli Board Member 5 0 X 0 0 0 Diana Lanternari Board Member 5 0 X 0 0 0 144486 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Educational Programs 611699 345081 345081 0 0 0 0 0 0 345081 0 0 0 0 0 0 345081 345081 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 144486 144486 0 0 6600 6600 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 697 697 0 0 0 0 0 0 73 73 2309 2309 875 875 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Student Accommodation and classrooms 98937 98937 0 0 Student Services 48034 48034 0 0 Tour Preparation and Expenses 17165 17165 0 0 Public Relations 3553 3553 0 0 0 0 0 0 322729 322729 0 0 124321 146673 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 124321 146673 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 124321 146673 124321 146673 124321 146673 22352 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 16400 16400 0 42050 0 74850 154651 129915 81783 237086 345081 948516 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 171051 146315 81783 279136 345081 1023366 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1023366 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 171051 146315 81783 279136 345081 1023366 1 1 0 0 X Form 990, Part III, Line 2 Our first month long course in Venice took place in January 2023, with a course format similar to our Rome program. Students read great works of literature related to Venice, while studying its art, architecture and history. As well, in 2023 we also began collaborating with Providence College on a spring "Maymester" course in Rome. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Francesca Calvano (secretary) and Gabriel Pihas (president) are husband and wife. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A draft of the form 990 is reviewed by the Board. Any needed changes are made prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 Compensation is determined year by year in agreement with the board, the amount is based on the number of students in the program that year, and the expected salary one would receive for these roles administrating and teaching in a similar program. The compensation is always below what a comparable salary/benefit would be in other similar organizations. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 Form 990 is available at guide star.org. Tax documents are also available on request, which is advertised on the website. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 We made founding documents available upon request on the website. 990's are widely available on the web.