2024-05-15T18:53:11-07:00 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 811116926 THE WELMAN PROJECT WELM 8179244000 3950 W Vickery Blvd Fort Worth TX 76107 Taylor Willis Executive Director 8179244000 2024-05-13 Taylor Willis 999009999 1 1 11 1 AAL2 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Taylor Willis 2232 Irwin St Fort Worth TX 76110 451730 0 X thewelmanproject.org X 2015 TX The Welman Project exists to uplift the community at the intersection of imagination, education, and the environment. We provide free supplies and support to teachers through creative reuse of business waste. 9 9 22 701 1014 0 377442 265604 94670 170962 0 0 2439 2503 474551 439069 0 0 0 0 303314 422220 0 0 25467 103826 88364 407140 510584 67411 -71515 233510 174093 32645 44743 200865 129350 The Welman Project is on a mission to fill a classroom, not a landfill. We provide free supplies and support to teachers, along with the training, tools, and workspace they need to engage students in vital hands-on learning. The result is a community where waste is reduced, the burden on teachers is lessened, and creativity and ingenuity thrive in the classroom. 0 0 255503 0 0 With our educator resource program, we're tackling two big issues in our community - waste output generated by businesses and lack of resources in our schools - with one innovative solution: creative reuse. We collect surplus materials from companies and donate those items to classrooms, working one-on-one with teachers to provide free, curriculum-enhancing repurpose alternatives to purchasing new supplies. Providing free materials for their classroom provides immediate relief to teachers, giving them meaningful community support and significant cost savings to be able to stay on the job, and enabling them to focus on student outcomes rather than struggling to get the supplies they need. The teachers we serve overwhelmingly report feeling less stressed and better prepared to address their student's needs, both because of the ideas and materials received and the encouragement of coming to a place where they feel supported by the community. By enabling educators to utilize readily-available resources from the community rather than relying on the purchase of expensive educational materials, we're removing the district red tape and financial disparities that contribute to teacher burnout and inequity across our schools, leading to better outcomes for students long-term. In 2023, we kept 261 dumpsters worth of material from going to the landfill, served 6,675 educators, and distributed $2.4 million worth of supplies to schools. 134731 0 55511 Our creative reuse education program helps teachers bring hands-on, open-ended learning to the classroom, building complex problem-solving and critical thinking skills by challenging students to experiment, design, and see things in a different way. With free access to power tools, crafting equipment, and design software, teachers can create an engaging learning environment and hands-on, creative projects for their students without budget limitations standing in their way. Teachers from across districts, grade levels, and subjects are able to collaborate and exchange ideas, and retired teacher and craftsman volunteers provide inspiration and guidance during our open makerspace hours. In our professional development workshops, we provide teachers with training and materials for unique projects, along with guidance on utilizing creative reuse to make their daily STEAM curriculum more hands-on without having to spend money on supplies. In 2023, 434 individuals took workshops in our makerspace, and over 700 students participated in our annual recycled art exhibit, practicing teamwork and creativity while learning about waste reduction. 74891 0 126693 Through our creative reuse community marketplace, we're reducing waste and making artistic pursuits more accessible by selling affordable secondhand arts and crafts materials both in person and online. In our creative reuse storefront, the Curiosity Shop, artists and makers can find the supplies they need along with unique materials they can't get elsewhere, and kids are able to dream beyond the generic craft kit with our fill-a-bag section of unusual treasures to create with. The community is also able to support local artists in our consignment section, which features art and handmade goods using repurposed materials. We served over 2,629 families and individuals through this program in 2023. We also educate the public about the importance of reducing waste and how they can creatively reuse common materials through presentations to groups and booths at community events, reaching thousands more individuals. 0 0 0 465125 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 1 6 0 1 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X X Taylor Willis 8178096389 3950 W Vickery Blvd Fort Worth TX 76107 Tracy Cliburn President 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Randall Ford Vice President 1.00 0 X X 0 0 0 Karen Fraser Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Cornell Hall Treasurer 1 0 X X 0 0 0 Nicole Masole Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Ernesto Moran Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Jassmine Posada Secretary 1 0 X X 0 0 0 Misty Smethers Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Randi Wheeler Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18745 0 5377 241482 0 265604 Creative Reuse Education 713900 55511 55511 0 0 Creative Reuse Marketplace 453310 115451 115451 0 0 0 0 0 0 170962 0 0 0 0 3610 18745 5280 -1670 -1670 0 11554 7381 4173 1489 2684 0 0 439069 172451 1014 0 87000 69540 7650 9810 296298 280049 7332 8917 9600 8756 374 470 29322 26742 1144 1436 5100 5003 97 410 410 4175 3659 315 201 5273 3996 171 1106 55306 53094 1106 1106 422 422 2092 935 1082 75 800 800 4196 3404 721 71 Facility renovation and repairs 6115 6115 0 Membership dues 4475 2200 0 2275 510584 465125 19992 25467 110164 73185 100000 80384 20839 15115 3130 2510 231 2507 2279 233510 174093 14412 36837 18233 7906 32645 44743 X 0 0 0 0 200865 129350 200865 129350 233510 174093 -71515 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 X 0 1 0 X 104059 178732 339727 411389 237714 1271621 27867 11261 41095 106218 182204 368645 131926 189993 380822 517607 419918 1640266 1640266 131926 189993 380822 517607 419918 1640266 1 1 0 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2510 0 231 2279 0 0 0 0 2279 6759 Texas State Comptroller Sales Tax 1147 7906 Past Curfew 22355 18745 3610 0 0 0 724 1092 5906 0 0 22355 18745 3610 0 0 0 724 1092 5906 7722 -4112 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Form 990 is provided to all Directors for review via email. It is then discussed in a regular Board meeting and Directors vote to approve the final draft prior to submission. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Organization has a written conflict of interest policy that the board of directors agrees to adhere to and regularly monitors compliance with said policy. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The organization has a process in place for determining the compensation of its Executive and Creative Directors. This process includes a review and approval by the board using comparability data and meeting minutes regarding the compensation discussion, deliberation, and decision. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Available upon request.