2025-06-02T13:47:59-05:00 2024-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 4 BATTERYMARCH PARK SUITE 100 QUINCY MA 02169 990EZ 2024-01-01 371586696 SWEET BLACKBERRY FOUNDATION SWEE 3104155804 11 ANGELL STREET 349 PROVIDENCE RI 02906 KARYN PARSONS PRESIDENT & CEO 3104155804 2025-05-29 1 0 DANIELLE NIHILL P01350943 7819821001 2025-05-29 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X WWW.SWEETBLACKBERRY.ORG X X 25787 X 4587 21200 25787 4896 960 168 6136 12160 13627 18623 -12533 19717 X 20249 21343 20249 21343 1626 1626 18623 19717 X THE MISSION AT SWEET BLACKBERRY IS TO BRING LITTLE KNOWN STORIES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENT TO CHILDREN EVERYWHERE. WORKING AS A GROUP, STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK HANDS-ON IN CREATING A SWEET BLACKBERRY FILM. BY FOLLOWING THE SWEET BLACKBERRY MODEL, MENTORS WILL GUIDE THE STUDENTS THROUGH THE PROCESS OF WRITING, ART DIRECTING, ILLUSTRATING, ANIMATING, AND CREATING A MARKETING STRATEGY FOR THE FILM THEY CREATE.STUDENTS IN THIS PROGRAM WILL ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME PUBLISHED AUTHORS AND CREATE FUN AND ENGAGING HISTORICAL BOOKS ABOUT AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN. STUDENTS WILL RESEARCH HISTORICAL FIGURES, GO THROUGH THE PRE-WRITING, WRITING, PROOFREADING AND EDITING PROCESS OF WRITING A STORY, CREATE ILLUSTRATIONS, AND FINALLY SEE THEIR FINISHED PRODUCT IN A PAPERBACK FORMAT. AFTER THE BOOKS ARE PUBLISHED, STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO READ THEIR STORIES TO THE YOUNGER CHILDREN IN AN END OF PROGRAM CELEBRATION. 0 4798 SCHOOL VISITS - KARYN PARSONS, SWEET BLACKBERRY FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT, WELL KNOWN FOR HER ROLE OF AS HILARY BANKS ON THE LONG-RUNNING TELEVISION SHOW, "THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR" WILL COME TO YOUR SCHOOL TO SHARE TRIUMPHANT STORIES OF INDIVIDUALS SURMOUNTING THE ODDS AND MAKING INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR SOCIETY.THESE AMERICAN STORIES ARE INSPIRATIONAL AND EMPOWERING, BUT RARELY TAUGHT IN OUR SCHOOLS DUE TO A LACK OF TIME AND RESOURCES. SWEET BLACKBERRY'S STORIES ILLUSTRATE FOR OUR CHILDREN THE CONCEPT THAT TREMENDOUS OBSTACLES ARE ACTUALLY OPPORTUNITIES FOR GREATNESS! CHILDREN OF ALL RACES AND ETHNICITIES FEEL A SENSE OF SHARED HISTORY WHEN THEY LEARN ABOUT THE REAL PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES AND WORK IMPACT THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES.SCHOOL VISITS ARE TAILORED TO EACH AUDIENCE. THEMES ADDRESSED INCLUDE SURMOUNTING THE ODDS, AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY, INVENTORS AND THEIR INVENTIONS, AS WELL AS STORY-TELLING, CREATIVE WRITING, AND FILM MAKING. SCHOOL VISITS INCLUDE: DVD VIEWING, INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION AND Q&A SESSION WITH KARYN PARSONS, HANDS ON PROJECT, AND THE TEACHER'S GUIDE. 0 0 ANIMATED SHORTS - CREATE TRIUMPHANT STORIES OF INDIVIDUALS SURMOUNTING THE ODDS AND MAKING INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR SOCIETY. 0 653 5451 KARYN PARSONS PRESIDENT & CEO 20.00 0 0 0 DR DAVID CHILDS VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 0 0 0 STEPHANIE TAVARES-RANCE BOARD CHAIR 1.00 0 0 0 KAREN S GRUENBERG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 RICHARD GRAY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 MEGAN HAGANS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1626 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA KARYN PARSONS 11 ANGELL STREET 349 PROVIDENCE RI 02906 3104155804 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 3328 20151 5020 476 4587 33562 5990 10764 7221 19501 21200 64676 9318 30915 12241 19977 25787 98238 0 0 0 98238 5 5 5 5 9323 30915 12241 19977 25787 98243 0.99990 0.99990 0.00010 0.00010 X KARYN PARSONS CEO OPERATING EXPENSES X 24853 1626 0 1 0 1626 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: PRODUCTION. AMOUNT: 652. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 1,966. DESCRIPTION: WEB DOMAIN/INTERNET/CLOUD. AMOUNT: 1,338. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 60. DESCRIPTION: COMMISSIONS. AMOUNT: 2,120. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 6,136. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20 - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS DESCRIPTION: PRESENTATIONS. AMOUNT: -12,533. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES DESCRIPTION: LOAN FROM OFFICER. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,626. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,626. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.