2025-02-27T13:34:14-05:00 2024-12-31 721336212 Sidney A Parfait CPA 130 Middle Pearl Drive Slidell LA 70461 990EZ 2024-01-01 922216020 MESS ARTS % VANESSA M KENT MESS 5043588036 116 N MURAT STE APT C NEW ORLEANS LA 70119 VANESSA M KENT DIRECTORAGENT 5043588036 2025-02-27 true true CARMEN ROJAS P01240920 5045832045 2025-02-27 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X MESSARTS.ORG X X 131544 X 89165 51 5666 -5666 42328 125878 39896 44598 4056 12340 4564 105454 20424 7208 27632 7208 27632 0 0 0 0 7208 27632 0 0 7208 27632 X SEE STATEMENT OUT OF SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMMING-SEE STATEMENT 0 SCHOLARSHIPS-SEE STATEMENT 0 YOUTH LEADERSHIP EVENTS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS-SEE STATEMENT 0 0 VANESSA M KENT DIRECTORAGENT 45.00 30154 0 0 LIZ SOLMS PRESIDENT 2.00 0 0 0 MAISHA JOSHUA VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 0 0 0 KATHLEEN GASPARIAN SECRETARY 1.00 0 0 0 JOY DEBNATH TREASURER 1.00 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false VANESSA M KENT 116 N MURAT Ste APT C NEW ORLEANS LA 70119 5043588036 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 89165 89165 89165 89165 0 0 0 0 0 0 89165 51 51 51 51 42328 42328 0 0 0 0 131544 131544 X Description of other revenue Part I line 8 Description AmountCLASS AND CAMP INCOME 42,328 Description of other expenses Part I line 16 Description AmountLIABILITY INSURANCE 2,629BANK CHARGES 1,935 Part III response or note to any other line in Part III PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE: MESS ARTS IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE, HIGH-QUALITY ARTS EDUCATION TO CHILDREN IN NEW ORLEANS, WITH A FOCUS ON YOUTH LEADERSHIP, SAFE SPACES, AND COMMUNITY. OUR PROGRAMS FOSTER CREATIVITY, SELF-EXPRESSION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, ENSURING THAT ALL CHILDREN, REGARDLESS OF FINANCIAL OR PHYSICAL BARRIERS, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ARTS. OUT OF SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMMING: IN 2024, MESS ARTS SERVED 390 CHILDREN THROUGH ENGAGING ARTS PROGRAMS OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL HOURS, OFFERING A SAFE AND CREATIVE SPACE FOR KIDS TO LEARN AND GROW. SCHOLARSHIPS: MESS ARTS PROVIDED 24% OF PARTICIPANTS WITH SCHOLARSHIPS WITH LESS COMMUNITY RESOURCES, HALF OF THOSE BEING FROM OUR SINGLE PARENT SCHOLARSHIP FUND HELPING ENSURE THAT FINANCIAL BARRIERS DO NOT PREVENT CHILDREN FROM ACCESSING ARTS EDUCATION. YOUTH LEADERSHIP EVENTS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS: OUR YOUTH LEADERSHIP INITIATIVES INCLUDE A KID-RUN ART SALE AND A YOUTH ART GALLERY SHOW AT A PROMINENT DOWNTOWN GALLERY. THESE EVENTS EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE TO TAKE ON LEADERSHIP ROLES AND BECOME TRUE STAKEHOLDERS IN THE PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, MESS ARTS HAS BUILT STRONG COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL NON PROFITS, ARTISTS, AND BUSINESSES TO EXPAND RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH, FURTHER ENHANCING THE IMPACT OF OUR PROGRAMS. VANESSA M KENT REFLECTS THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTING, MANAGING PROGRAMS, FUNDRAISING AND ENSURING THE ORGANIZATIONS SUSTAINABILITY. THE COMPENSATION IS STRUCTURED TO ALIGN WITH NONPROFIT STANDARDS WHILE BALANCING FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS AND THE NEED TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN LEADERSHIP COMMITTED TO OUR MISSION.