2025-01-15T16:50:34-05:00 2024-08-31 113287732 Padilla and Company LLP 175-61 Hillside Avenue Ste 200 Jamaica NY 11432 990 2023-09-01 133638436 Creative Arts Workshops for Kids Inc CREA 100 West 33rd Street STE 1026 New York NY 10001 Karen Jolicoeur Executive Direc 6464240392 2025-01-10 false true Jose Paolo Espiritu P01304010 7185585858 2025-01-15 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Creative Art Works Karen Jolicoeur 2031359 false X www.creativeartworks.org X 1991 NY CAWs mission is to improve the lives of New York City youth through the visual and multimedia arts. CAW serves thousands of young people each year through in-school and out-of-school-time classes, community art-making events, and public art youth employment programs. 15 14 49 77 0 0 1279093 1776196 235990 139845 3983 19368 164819 481 1683885 1935890 0 0 1393776 1431804 0 319848 249909 292907 1643685 1724711 40200 211179 1291687 1535331 90260 122725 1201427 1412606 CAWs mission is to improve the lives of New York City youth through the visual and multimedia arts. CAW serves thousands of young people each year through in-school and out-of-school-time classes, community art-making events, and public art youth employment programs. false false 498006 195170 Public Art Youth Employment: In FY24, Creative Art Works offered 293 Youth Apprenticeships in its Public Art Youth Employment programs. One hundred and nineteen (119) Youth Apprentices (YAs) from the five boroughs of NYC, aged 14-24, were given part-time internships after school and/or full-time jobs during the summer, and worked under the guidance of CAW teaching artists and program management staff. All YAs developed creative skills, employment skills, and life skills, such as leadership, teamwork, and the power of taking initiative and responsibility. Projects from CAWs summer season included five large-scale public artworks in prominent locations in three boroughs and two oral history films focused on the Jamaica neighborhood in Queens, and Inwood neighborhood in Manhattan. During the academic year, 153 internships were offered in collaboration with four NYC Career and Technical Education public high schools through two (continued in schedule O) 309064 133845 In-School Arts Programs: Creative Art Works In-School arts programs served 1,526 students during the school day in the 2023/2024 academic year. Sixteen (16) semester or year-long programs were offered in partnership with nine NYC public schools, and included arts integration as well as courses in art for arts sake. Examples include, but are not limited to, mixed media and digital arts aligned with English Language Arts, STEM in the City, Anatomy and Physiology, Ancient Civilizations/Social Studies, and social justice. Other courses included Portfolio Prep for students seeking acceptance to arts-focused high schools. Specialized curricula included lessons tailored for at-risk transfer school students, English Language Learners, and honors students on a HS medical track. In each case, CAWs professional teaching artists and program management staff collaborated with school teaching staff and administrators to align lesson plans (continued in schedule O) 303122 143000 Out-of-School-Time (OST) Arts Programs: CAWs Out-of-School-Time (OST) arts programs provide K-12 students with enriching, educational activities outside of the regular day. CAW served more than 250 participants with eight OST programs in collaboration with six partners in FY24. Programs were provided after school and on Saturdays in partnership with NYC Title I public schools. Programs ran for a range of 12-27 weeks and often in consecutive semesters, providing safe and engaging opportunities for creative self-expression and connection with peers. All programs provided professional teaching artists imparting artistic and social-emotional skills through a wide variety of materials, with curricula, including, but not limited to, mural making, social justice art, visual storytelling & puppetry, mixed media, and Art Around the World. Feedback from partners emphasized the value of collaborative, hands-on creative experience for youth and the (continued in schedule O) 74642 3000 Other Program Services: Other program services include CAWs fourth core program, Community Artmaking, as well as its Teaching Artist Assistant-in-Training program. Community Artmaking projects engage youth with their families as part of larger public events with community partners. Art making aligns with and enhances our partners goals for youth and community engagement. In FY24, CAW facilitated six in-person community art-making events, serving nearly 400 participants. Five Teaching Artist Assistants-in-Training were provided with mentorship and skills development support and served as assistant to more seasoned Teaching Artists in classrooms and at mural sites. Also included other program services are the development of new program initiatives and mural restorations. 74642 3000 1184834 true true false false false false false false false false true true false true true false true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 49 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 15 14 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false NY X X X Ian Newton 6464240392 100 W 33rd Street Suite 1026 New York NY 10001 Karen Jolicoeur Executive Director 40.00 0.00 X X 145605 0 2614 Brian Ricklin Board President 30.00 0.00 X X 95216 0 15162 Cary Levy Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tiffany Theriault Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Gail Holcomb Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lauren Cascio Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mosely Chaszar Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Charmaine Davis-Murray Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Scott Corneby Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Gabe Marans Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John Maher Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carol Rosenberg Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Andrew Stern Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Andrew Levin Chairman of the Board 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Steve Soutendijk Treasurer 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Julia Sanabria Secretary 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 240821 0 17776 1 false false false 1032061 243970 500165 204228 1776196 Program Service Revenue 900099 139845 139845 139845 19368 19368 95950 1032061 95469 481 481 1935890 159213 0 481 240821 155330 28898 56593 974116 693563 111871 168682 126816 86337 27417 13062 90051 66193 11727 12131 8851 6302 1221 1328 26490 19536 2494 4460 2465 1133 480 852 56879 46178 1784 8917 51843 26908 4433 20502 20665 17793 2872 5183 3646 1289 248 41600 29524 5716 6360 23999 14899 6518 2582 Food and beverages 15544 8916 4293 2335 Bank credit card & inv fees 17731 852 16879 Facility and equipment 12939 5938 5806 1195 Gifts and gratuities 840 138 681 21 7878 2500 1677 3701 1724711 1184834 220029 319848 261582 364223 824371 540300 136780 126890 43745 10913 5313 10820 355861 171167 19896 184694 203826 93665 1291687 1535331 55765 30731 34495 91994 90260 122725 X 1193427 1409511 8000 3095 1201427 1412606 1291687 1535331 211179 0 X false true X true false X 1066349 1468085 1461327 1499012 1667918 7162691 1066349 1468085 1461327 1499012 1667918 7162691 249416 6913275 63 92 125 3983 19255 23518 7186209 0.96200 0.97140 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 176246 20562 155684 179615 150605 29010 184694 Certificates of deposit 203826 F 203826 Right-of-use assets - net 93665 93665 Lease liabilities - noncurrent port 73056 Lease liabilities - current portion 18938 91994 2164944 229054 229054 1935890 1935890 1953765 229054 229054 1724711 1724711 Special even 1128011 1032061 95950 41750 7200 46519 1128011 1032061 95950 41750 7200 46519 95469 481 X Leasehold Improvements 176246 FMV X Equipment 600 FMV X Supplies 15334 FMV X Furniture and Fixtures 12048 FMV false true false Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 The Form 990 is reviewed by the Board of Directors before it is filed. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c The Organization provides to all directors a copy of its Conflict of Interest Policy and each year, including FY24, obtains from each director a completed executed Annual Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement. Annual compliance with such policy is then monitored by the Board President. If potential conflicts are reported, these are reviewed with the Executive Committee and, if further action is suggested, brought to the full Board for consideration. CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a Compensation of the Executive Director is reviewed by the Executive Committee - consisting of the officers of the Organzation - based on such individuals achievements, the overall Organizations performance, and related supporting market data; final compensation is approved by the Board in accordance with its approval of the Organizations operating budgets. Other staff compensation is determined solely by the Executive Director, provided such costs are in accordance with the approved budget; any such variance from budgeted costs may be approved by the Executive Committee provided there is no material adverse change to operating performance. Form 990 availability to public Part VI line 18 Circulated to all staff and board members, posted publicly on website and made available to the public upon request. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 Circulated to all staff and board members and made available to the public upon request. General explanation attachment Continuation of Part III 4a:..7-week character design workplace challenges, sponsored by an international game design company FunPlus. A Digital Art and Design program engaged 17 students at a transfer school serving new immigrant students and those who require English Language Acquisition, in learning graphic design skills with a social justice focus. Youth were also engaged in creative workforce development programs via community-based organizations. Culminating events for all programs were conducted in person, with the exception of character design, which was celebrated via Zoom with attendees from across the country and around the globe, as well as at the respective CTE schools. Continuation of Part III 4b:..with the core curriculum, showing demonstrable impacts on academic behaviors and performance. Curricula were designed in keeping with the New York State Learning Standards for the Arts and the New York City Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in the Arts as well as the guidelines of Creative Youth Development. Continuation of Part III 4c:..concomitant social-emotional learning. Programs were further tailored to enhance school engagement and attendance, outcomes for English Language Learners, and to provide representation and cross-cultural communication, especially in school communities with many of our newest New Yorkers. Students exhibited and celebrated their work during culminating events with an invited audience of peers, teachers, family, and CAW staff. See Statement of Program Service Accomplishments for information on Part III 4d.