2025-11-03T09:07:49-05:00 2024-12-31 841874983 LEHMAN FLYNN VOLLARO NY CPAS PLLC 534 BROADHOLLOW ROAD - SUITE 302 MELVILLE NY 11747 990 2024-01-01 562630951 JONAH BOKAER ARTS FOUNDATION JONA 7184184405 304 BOERUM STREET RM/STE 23 BROOKLYN NY 112063542 JONAH BOKAER FOUNDING DIRECTOR 7184184405 2025-10-23 true true LAWRENCE A VOLLARO CPA P00487273 2127362220 2025-10-27 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JONAH BOKAER 304 BOERUM STREET BROOKLYN NY 112063542 1044732 false X WWW.CHEZBUSHWICK.NET X 2006 NY AN ARTISTIC/CULTURAL ORGANIZATION TO PROMOTE CONTEMPORARY ARTISTIC DANCE PERFORMANCES AND FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCH AND PRESENTATION OF NEW MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PERFORMANCE WORKS. 12 11 1 0 639624 907427 74948 16939 0 119250 115669 833822 1040035 0 0 79985 48933 0 48266 886161 849393 966146 898326 -132324 141709 562818 822494 326939 444906 235879 377588 X AN ARTISTIC/CULTURAL ORGANIZATION TO PROMOTE PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF CONTEMPORARY ARTISTIC DANCE PERFORMANCES AND FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCH AND PRESENTATION OF NEW MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PERFORMANCE WORKS. false false 712422 16939 4A) JONAH BOKAER CHOREOGRAPHY JONAH BOKAER CHOREOGRAPHY HAS AUTHORED 67 ORIGINAL WORKS, PRODUCED IN 34 NATIONS, 27 OF THE UNITED STATES, AND 292 CITIES - INCLUDING 41 MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS WORLDWIDE SINCE THE PROGRAM WAS FOUNDED IN 2002. PROGRAM SERVICES IN 2022 INCLUDED A WORLD PREMIERE AT FIAF, IN COLLABORATION WITH ARCHITECT CHARLES RENFRO, INCLUDING LIVE MUSIC BY ISANG YUN, A SPECIAL COLLABORATION WITH MUSICIANS JENNIFER & ANGELA CHUN. DANCERS OF JONAH BOKAER CHOREOGRAPHY ALSO BECAME CERTIFIED IN D.E.L. (DANCE EDUCATION LABORATORY), AND ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMMING MORE THAN DOUBLED. TOURS AND PROGRAMS WERE ALSO INCREASED INCLUDING PREMIERES IN HUDSON, NY; STORRS, CT; MIAMI, FL; PLOVDIV, BULGARIA; JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA; AND THE MUSE D'ORSAY IN PARIS, FRANCE. 4B) CHEZ BUSHWICK STUDIO CHEZ BUSHWICK, OUR FIRST OF MANY AFFORDABLE ARTSPACES (2002), IS SITUATED AT 304 BOERUM STREET 23, IN BROOKLYN'S 34TH DISTRICT. THE SPACE REMAINS CONSISTENTLY, SUSTAINABLY DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING THE LOCAL DANCE COMMUNITY THROUGH HIGHLY SUBSIDIZED REHEARSAL RENTALS STARTING AT 8/HOUR, MADE POSSIBLE BY GENEROUS FUNDING FROM: ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION , FORD FOUNDATION, NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS & DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS (DCA) CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT FUND IN 2022, 15 ARTISTS WERE OFFERED 14-WEEK RESIDENCIES DEDICATED TO FOSTERING THE CREATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND PERFORMANCE OF NEW WORK BY BOTH EMERGING AND MID-CAREER CHOREOGRAPHERS. OUR ORGANIZATION, WITH PEER PANEL SELECTION,PROVIDES ARTISTS UP TO 100 HOURS OF REHEARSAL SPACE DURING OFF- PEAK HOURS 7-11AM AND 7PM-12AM, MONTHLY PEER FORUMS, FEEDBACK, AND A PRESENTATION OF THE NEW WORK DEVELOPED DURING THE RESIDENCY. THIS NEW WORK MAY BE PRESENTED IN ANY FORM, AT ANY STAGE OF PROGRESS AT THE FINAL SHOWING. ANNUAL ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE ARE CURATED THROUGH AN OPEN APPLICATION PROCESS, AND FINAL SELECTIONS ARE CHOSEN BY AN INDEPENDENT PANEL OF INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS. APPLICATIONS WERE ASSESSED BASED ON EXISTING EXPOSURE OF THE ARTIST, THE QUALITY OF THE APPLICATION, THE WORK SAMPLE AND THE PROJECT PROPOSED. 4C) CPR - CENTER FOR PERFORMANCE RESEARCH CPR, OUR SECOND OF MANY AFFORDABLE ART SPACES (2008), IS SITUATED AT 361 MANHATTAN AVENUE 1, IN BROOKLYN'S 34TH DISTRICT. THE SPACE REMAINS CONSISTENTLY, SUSTAINABLY DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING THE LOCAL DANCE COMMUNITY THROUGH HIGHLY SUBSIDIZED REHEARSAL RENTALS, MADE POSSIBLE BY GENEROUS FUNDING FROM: ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION, NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS, DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS (DCA) CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT FUND CPR WAS CO-FOUNDED BY JONAH BOKAER AND JOHN JASPERSE IN 2008, AND BOKAER AND JASPERSE'S NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS CO-OWN 361 MANHATTAN AVENUE 1. ALSO IN BROOKLYN'S 34TH DISTRICT, AND DOWN THE STREET FROM CHEZ BUSHWICK, CPR'S SUBSIDIZED RENTAL ECONOMICS WERE DESIGNED BY JONAH BOKAER, WHO SERVED AS ITS FOUNDING PRESIDENT, SIGNATORY, AND GENERATOR OF AN ANNUAL SPRING BENEFIT. 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PROGRAM SERVICES IN 2022 INCLUDED A WORLD PREMIERE AT FIAF, IN COLLABORATION WITH ARCHITECT CHARLES RENFRO, INCLUDING LIVE MUSIC BY ISANG YUN, A SPECIAL COLLABORATION WITH MUSICIANS JENNIFER & ANGELA CHUN. DANCERS OF JONAH BOKAER CHOREOGRAPHY ALSO BECAME CERTIFIED IN D.E.L. (DANCE EDUCATION LABORATORY), AND ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMMING MORE THAN DOUBLED. TOURS AND PROGRAMS WERE ALSO INCREASED INCLUDING PREMIERES IN HUDSON, NY; STORRS, CT; MIAMI, FL; PLOVDIV, BULGARIA; JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA; AND THE MUSE D'ORSAY IN PARIS, FRANCE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B 4B) CHEZ BUSHWICK STUDIO CHEZ BUSHWICK, OUR FIRST OF MANY AFFORDABLE ARTSPACES (2002), IS SITUATED AT 304 BOERUM STREET 23, IN BROOKLYN'S 34TH DISTRICT. THE SPACE REMAINS CONSISTENTLY, SUSTAINABLY DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING THE LOCAL DANCE COMMUNITY THROUGH HIGHLY SUBSIDIZED REHEARSAL RENTALS STARTING AT 8/HOUR, MADE POSSIBLE BY GENEROUS FUNDING FROM: ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION , FORD FOUNDATION, NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS & DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS (DCA) CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT FUND IN 2022, 15 ARTISTS WERE OFFERED 14-WEEK RESIDENCIES DEDICATED TO FOSTERING THE CREATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND PERFORMANCE OF NEW WORK BY BOTH EMERGING AND MID-CAREER CHOREOGRAPHERS. OUR ORGANIZATION, WITH PEER PANEL SELECTION,PROVIDES ARTISTS UP TO 100 HOURS OF REHEARSAL SPACE DURING OFF- PEAK HOURS 7-11AM AND 7PM-12AM, MONTHLY PEER FORUMS, FEEDBACK, AND A PRESENTATION OF THE NEW WORK DEVELOPED DURING THE RESIDENCY. THIS NEW WORK MAY BE PRESENTED IN ANY FORM, AT ANY STAGE OF PROGRESS AT THE FINAL SHOWING. ANNUAL ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE ARE CURATED THROUGH AN OPEN APPLICATION PROCESS, AND FINAL SELECTIONS ARE CHOSEN BY AN INDEPENDENT PANEL OF INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS. APPLICATIONS WERE ASSESSED BASED ON EXISTING EXPOSURE OF THE ARTIST, THE QUALITY OF THE APPLICATION, THE WORK SAMPLE AND THE PROJECT PROPOSED. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C 4C) CPR - CENTER FOR PERFORMANCE RESEARCH CPR, OUR SECOND OF MANY AFFORDABLE ART SPACES (2008), IS SITUATED AT 361 MANHATTAN AVENUE 1, IN BROOKLYN'S 34TH DISTRICT. THE SPACE REMAINS CONSISTENTLY, SUSTAINABLY DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING THE LOCAL DANCE COMMUNITY THROUGH HIGHLY SUBSIDIZED REHEARSAL RENTALS, MADE POSSIBLE BY GENEROUS FUNDING FROM: ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION, NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS, DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS (DCA) CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT FUND CPR WAS CO-FOUNDED BY JONAH BOKAER AND JOHN JASPERSE IN 2008, AND BOKAER AND JASPERSE'S NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS CO-OWN 361 MANHATTAN AVENUE 1. ALSO IN BROOKLYN'S 34TH DISTRICT, AND DOWN THE STREET FROM CHEZ BUSHWICK, CPR'S SUBSIDIZED RENTAL ECONOMICS WERE DESIGNED BY JONAH BOKAER, WHO SERVED AS ITS FOUNDING PRESIDENT, SIGNATORY, AND GENERATOR OF AN ANNUAL SPRING BENEFIT. AN ACHIEVEMENT OF NOTE INCLUDES THE SUCCESSFUL PAYOFF OF THE MORTGAGE IN FULL FOR 361 MANHATTAN AVENUE 1. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B EACH BOARD MEMBER RECEIVES A SCANNED FORM 990 VIA EMAIL PRIOR TO THE FORM BEING FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH YEAR BOARD MEMBERS SIGN CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ATTESTING THAT THEY DID NOT ENGAGE IN AND WILL NOT ENGAGE IN BEHAVIORS THAT WOULD CONSTITUTE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A KEY PEOPLE ON THE BOARD AND THE DIRECTOR MEET ANNUALLY TO DISCUSS COMPENSATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEESS. THE KEY PEOPLE MEET AN ADDITONAL TIME TO DISCUSS COMPENSATION FOR THE DIRECTOR. THEY USE OUTSIDE SOURCES, OTHER NON FOR PROFITS AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B KEY PEOPLE ON THE BOARD AND THE DIRECTOR MEET ANNUALLY TO DISCUSS COMPENSATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEESS. THE KEY PEOPLE MEET AN ADDITONAL TIME TO DISCUSS COMPENSATION FOR THE DIRECTOR. THEY USE OUTSIDE SOURCES, OTHER NON FOR PROFITS AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 FORM 990 APPEARS ON THE ORGANIZATION'S OWN WEBSITE AND GUIDESTAR.ORG. IT IS ALSO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST DIRECTLY FROM THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES 151,471 75,990 34,320 FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 DONATED SERVICES -460,000