2025-11-11T21:13:27-05:00 2024-12-31 J OTIS MITCHELL CO PC 10777 WESTHEIMER RD STE 1100 HOUSTON TX 77042 990 2024-01-01 760375902 NIA CULTURAL CENTER NIAC 4097657086 PO BOX 1491 GALVESTON TX 77553 CHERYL SUE JOHNSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4097657086 2025-11-01 true false J OTIS MITCHELL P00961482 7137830211 2025-11-11 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CHERYL SUE JOHNSON PO BOX 1491 GALVESTON TX 77553 690378 false X WWW.NIACULTURAL.COM X 1992 TX WE PROVIDE CULTURAL AND EDUCATION ACTIVITES THROUGH COLLABORATIVE COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, AND COORDINATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WITH SIMILAR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. 11 11 3 0 736987 148068 542310 0 0 736987 690378 0 1647 5425 111796 107306 0 0 578770 473350 692213 586081 44774 104297 467965 572627 1640 2005 466325 570622 X WE PROVIDE CULTURAL AND EDUCATION ACTIVITES THROUGH COLLABORATIVE COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, AND COORDINATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WITH SIMILAR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. false false 485954 THE JUNETEENTH LEGACY ART GALLERY AT THE NIA CULTURAL CENTER, OPEN SIX DAYS A WEEK, SERVES AS A PIVOTAL EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL SPACE THAT CHRONICLES THE EMANCIPATION OF BLACK AMERICANS AND CELEBRATES THEIR CONTINUED IMPACT IN GALVESTON AND BEYOND. THE GALLERY OFFERS IMMERSIVE EXHIBITS, INTERACTIVE STORYTELLING, AND CONTEMPORARY ARTWORKS BY LOCAL BLACK ARTISTS, RECLAIMING HISTORIC SPACES ONCE ASSOCIATED WITH ENSLAVEMENT. OVER 500 STUDENTS AND OVER 7,000 VISITORS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY EACH YEAR ENGAGE WITH PROGRAMS AND TOURS THAT NURTURE CRITICAL THINKING AND AWARENESS OF RACIAL EQUITY AND THE LEGACY OF JUNETEENTH INCLUDING THE ABSOLUTE EQUALITY MURAL. BY PROVIDING BOTH A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND PLATFORM FOR LOCAL ARTISTS, THE GALLERY TRANSFORMS COMMUNITY DIALOGUE AND PERSONAL REFLECTION, ENSURING THAT PREVIOUSLY OVERLOOKED NARRATIVES ARE HONORED AND AMPLIFIED. THE THIRD ANNUAL EMANCIPATION GOSPEL CELEBRATION, HELD AT THE GRAND 1894 OPERA HOUSE, FEATURED NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ARTISTS AND HONORED LOCAL AND NATIONAL PIONEERS. ATTENDANCE REACHED 700, WITH MORE THAN 40% OF PARTICIPANTS TRAVELING FROM OUTSIDE GALVESTON. THE CONCERT, LECTURES, AND HISTORIC REENACTMENTS COLLECTIVELY SUPPORTED INCREASED AWARENESS OF JUNETEENTHS ORIGINS AND IMPACT IN GALVESTON, TEXAS. THE CHILDRENS DEFENSE FUND FREEDOM SCHOOL THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, THE NIA CULTURAL CENTERS CHILDRENS DEFENSE FUND FREEDOM SCHOOL PROGRAM PROVIDED CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE LITERACY AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TO 125 CHILDREN FROM HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. PARTICIPANTS COMPLETED SIX WEEKS OF PROGRAMMING FOCUSED ON READING ACHIEVEMENT, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILL-BUILDING. OUTCOMES TRACKED INCLUDED A 98% COMPLETION RATE AND AN AVERAGE READING LEVEL IMPROVEMENT OF 0.8 GRADE LEVELS PER PARTICIPANT. THE NIA CULTURAL CENTERS TARGETED PROGRAMS AND HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS IN 2024 FOSTERED CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY AWARENESS. KEY METRICS INCLUDE 8000 GALLERY VISITORS, 125 FREEDOM SCHOOL PARTICIPANTS, 1,400 TOTAL EVENT ATTENDEES ACROSS MAJOR HOLIDAYS, AND DEMONSTRABLE IMPROVEMENTS IN CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AND LITERACY AS MEASURED BY PARTICIPANT SURVEYS AND READING ASSESSMENTS. 485954 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false 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 true 23 0 3 true false false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true false false false false X X J OTIS MITCHELL CO PC 7137830211 10777 WESTHEIMER RD 1100 HOUSTON TX 77042 X ASHIRA ADOWA DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DEBRA BRIGGS TREASURER 5.00 X 0 0 0 HELEN BUTLER-WILLIAMS SECRETARY 5.00 X 0 0 0 JUNE COLLINS-PULLIAM DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 WINIFRED GILMORE DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 IMANI JACKSON DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 CHERYL SUE JOHNSON EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT KING VICE CHAIR 5.00 X 0 0 0 WINFRED LANGHAM DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 GERALD WILLIAMS DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JARED WILLIAMS DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 GINA ZENOR-HAGAN CHAIR PERSON 5.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 148068 148068 JUNETEENTH LEGACY ART GALLE 542310 542310 542310 690378 542310 X 5425 5425 52995 33784 19211 46687 29768 16919 7624 6595 1029 8951 7519 1432 286316 251940 34376 6087 5113 974 8646 4208 4438 91620 78335 13285 35214 29932 5282 4703 4068 635 CONTRACT LABOR 25463 22917 2546 PROGRAM OPERATIONS 6350 6350 586081 485954 100127 0 467965 572627 467965 572627 1640 2005 1640 2005 X 466325 570622 466325 570622 467965 572627 104297 X true X false X 381382 235622 645814 736987 148068 2147873 381382 235622 645814 736987 148068 2147873 2147873 162689 162689 542310 542310 2852872 1354 0.75290 0.92960 X FEDERAL WITHHOLDING PAYABLE 9222 FICA PAYABLE -7217 2005 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE JUNETEENTH LEGACY ART GALLERY AT THE NIA CULTURAL CENTER, OPEN SIX DAYS A WEEK, SERVES AS A PIVOTAL EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL SPACE THAT CHRONICLES THE EMANCIPATION OF BLACK AMERICANS AND CELEBRATES THEIR CONTINUED IMPACT IN GALVESTON AND BEYOND. THE GALLERY OFFERS IMMERSIVE EXHIBITS, INTERACTIVE STORYTELLING, AND CONTEMPORARY ARTWORKS BY LOCAL BLACK ARTISTS, RECLAIMING HISTORIC SPACES ONCE ASSOCIATED WITH ENSLAVEMENT. OVER 500 STUDENTS AND OVER 7,000 VISITORS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY EACH YEAR ENGAGE WITH PROGRAMS AND TOURS THAT NURTURE CRITICAL THINKING AND AWARENESS OF RACIAL EQUITY AND THE LEGACY OF JUNETEENTH INCLUDING THE ABSOLUTE EQUALITY MURAL. BY PROVIDING BOTH A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND PLATFORM FOR LOCAL ARTISTS, THE GALLERY TRANSFORMS COMMUNITY DIALOGUE AND PERSONAL REFLECTION, ENSURING THAT PREVIOUSLY OVERLOOKED NARRATIVES ARE HONORED AND AMPLIFIED. THE THIRD ANNUAL EMANCIPATION GOSPEL CELEBRATION, HELD AT THE GRAND 1894 OPERA HOUSE, FEATURED NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ARTISTS AND HONORED LOCAL AND NATIONAL PIONEERS. ATTENDANCE REACHED 700, WITH MORE THAN 40% OF PARTICIPANTS TRAVELING FROM OUTSIDE GALVESTON. THE CONCERT, LECTURES, AND HISTORIC REENACTMENTS COLLECTIVELY SUPPORTED INCREASED AWARENESS OF JUNETEENTHS ORIGINS AND IMPACT IN GALVESTON, TEXAS. THE CHILDRENS DEFENSE FUND FREEDOM SCHOOL THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, THE NIA CULTURAL CENTERS CHILDRENS DEFENSE FUND FREEDOM SCHOOL PROGRAM PROVIDED CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE LITERACY AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TO 125 CHILDREN FROM HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. PARTICIPANTS COMPLETED SIX WEEKS OF PROGRAMMING FOCUSED ON READING ACHIEVEMENT, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILL-BUILDING. OUTCOMES TRACKED INCLUDED A 98% COMPLETION RATE AND AN AVERAGE READING LEVEL IMPROVEMENT OF 0.8 GRADE LEVELS PER PARTICIPANT. THE NIA CULTURAL CENTERS TARGETED PROGRAMS AND HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS IN 2024 FOSTERED CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY AWARENESS. KEY METRICS INCLUDE 8000 GALLERY VISITORS, 125 FREEDOM SCHOOL PARTICIPANTS, 1,400 TOTAL EVENT ATTENDEES ACROSS MAJOR HOLIDAYS, AND DEMONSTRABLE IMPROVEMENTS IN CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AND LITERACY AS MEASURED BY PARTICIPANT SURVEYS AND READING ASSESSMENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B MEMBERS REVIEW THE FORM 990 AND APPROVE IT PRIOR TO THE FORM 990 BEING FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C REVIEW AND REVISE THE POLICY PERIODICALLY AT LEAST ANNUALLY THE BOARD REVIEWS THE CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY, UPDATE IT FOR ANY NEW CIRCUMSTANCES (E.G., NEW KINDS OF RELATIONSHIPS OR BUSINESS LINES) OR STATE LAW CHANGES. WHEN WE AMEND THE POLICY, WE PROVIDE UPDATED COPIES TO COVERED PERSONS, GET THEM TO SIGN OR ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT, AND CIRCULATE UPDATED DISCLOSURE FORMS. KEEP RECORDS OF REVISIONS, DATE OF ADOPTION, BOARD MINUTES APPROVING THE POLICY OR CHANGES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 DISCLOSURE OF GOVERNING DOCS, POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST VIA AN EMAIL OR THE US POSTAL SERVICE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G JUNETEENTH LEGACY ART GALLE CONTRACTORS 194,794 34,376 0 PROGRAM SERVICES 57,146 0 0 TOTAL 251,940 34,376 0