2025-08-11T10:17:25-05:00 2024-09-30 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2023-10-01 113427213 GROUNDSWELL COMMUNITY MURAL PROJECTINC GROU 7182549782 540 PRESIDENT STREET 1A BROOKLYN NY 11215 YVONNE M BRATHWAITE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7182549782 2025-08-08 1 0 JESSICA DIGIAMO DIAZ P01994693 2126972299 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z YVONNE M BRATHWAITE 540 PRESIDENT STREET 1A BROOKLYN NY 11215 1810157 0 X WWW.GROUNDSWELLMURAL.ORG X 1996 NY GROUNDSWELL IS NEW YORK CITY'S LEADING COMMUNITY PUBLIC ART ORGANIZATION, HAVING COMPLETED NEARLY 500 MURALS OVER THE COURSE OF A NEARLY 20-YEAR HISTORY. ANNUALLY, GROUNDSWELL ENGAGES NEARLY 800 UNDERSERVED, MARGINALIZED, AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUNG PEOPLE, PRIMARILY AGES 14-24, FROM NEW YORK'S MOST DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, IN OUR PUBLIC ARTMAKING PROGRAMS TO CREATE 50+ ANNUAL PUBLIC ART PROJECTS THAT BEAUTIFY NEIGHBORHOODS, ENGAGE YOUTH IN SOCIETAL AND PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION, AND GIVE EXPRESSION TO IDEAS AND PERSPECTIVES THAT ARE UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE PUBLIC DIALOGUE. 9 9 14 10 0 0 1347973 1066820 271250 283698 1923 18897 4500 4482 1625646 1373897 0 0 0 0 1268059 1064320 0 0 206014 709842 587079 1977901 1651399 -352255 -277502 1368486 966804 128018 135648 1240468 831156 X GROUNDSWELL'S MISSION IS TO BRING TOGETHER YOUTH, ARTISTS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO USE PUBLIC ART AS A TOOL FOR SOCIAL CHANGE, FOR A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE WORLD. 0 0 1200266 283698 DURING FISCAL YEAR 2024, GROUNDSWELL WORKED WITH APPROXIMATELY 360 YOUNG PEOPLE, 21 PROFESSIONAL TEACHING ARTISTS, AND MULTIPLE COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PRODUCE 17 COLLABORATIVELY-DESIGNED MURALS AND ADDITIONAL SOCIAL JUSTICE-RELATED ARTWORKS, IN NUMEROUS NEIGHBORHOODS IN BROOKLYN, QUEENS, AND MANHATTAN. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, GROUNDSWELL WORKED WITH 340 YOUNG PEOPLE, 25 PROFESSIONAL TEACHING ARTISTS, AND MULTIPLE COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO COMPLETE 18 COLLABORATIVELY-DESIGNED ART PROJECTS, PLUS VARIOUS MULTIMEDIA PROJECTS, IN NUMEROUS NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS FOUR BOROUGHS. GROUNDSWELL'S STUDIO PROGRAMS (INTRODUCTION TO PORTFOLIO, ADVANCED PORTFOLIO, MURALS FOR CHANGE, PRINT POWER, YOUTH CURATORIAL COMMITTEE, AND VOICES HER'D) AND THE SUMMER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE SERVED 81 YOUNG PEOPLE WITH GUIDANCE FROM 10 TEACHING ARTISTS, AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (SUCH AS FIFTH AVENUE COMMITTEE AND RAICES). SEVERAL YOUTH PARTICIPANTS ENROLLED IN MULTIPLE SESSIONS OF GROUNDSWELL PROGRAMS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. GROUNDSWELL PARTNERED WITH 12 SCHOOLS FOR OUR SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMMING, PROVIDING AFTERSCHOOL ARTS PROGRAMS FOR 176 STUDENTS, GUIDED BY 12 TEACHING ARTISTS. SCHOOLS SELECTED FROM A CUSTOMIZED MENU OF PROGRAM OPTIONS FROM GROUNDSWELL, WITH SEVEN CHOOSING MURAL PROJECTS AND THE OTHER FIVE CHOOSING ARTS PROGRAMS SUCH AS PRINTMAKING, FEMINIST ART, AND MIXED-MEDIA PHOTOGRAPHY. AS PART OF AND IN ADDITION TO OUR PROGRAMMING DESCRIBED ABOVE, GROUNDSWELL PRESENTED PUBLIC EVENTS THAT SERVED APPROXIMATELY 600 PEOPLE. THESE INCLUDED EXHIBITIONS AND WORK-IN-PROGRESS SHARES LED BY GROUNDSWELL YOUTH, COMMUNITY PAINT DAYS, AND MURAL DEDICATION EVENTS. 1200266 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 47 0 1 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X X THE ORGANIZATION 7182549782 540 PRESIDENT STREET 1A BROOKLYN NY 11215 SEENDY FOURON PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIK SCHURINK VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 NIKKI SULLIVAN SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOIE JAGER-HYMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD C MADIGAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN MAILLARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ZAHIRAH MCNATT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH CHARSZENKO DIRECTROR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW HOPKINS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 YVONNE MARTINEZ BRATHWAITE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FROM 9/24) 40.00 X 0 0 0 MARY T AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (TO 10/23) 40.00 X 148768 0 0 ERICK KONCZYK DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS 40.00 X 88709 0 1550 ROB KRULAK CO-INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 6480 0 0 AMY SANANMAN CO-INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 0 0 0 KERRI GAWRYN DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATIONS 40.00 X 102499 0 145 346456 0 1695 2 0 0 0 0 29015 408540 629265 1066820 PROGRAM FEES 900099 283698 283698 283698 8790 8790 440721 430614 10107 10107 10107 5646 29015 5646 0 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 4482 4482 4482 1373897 283698 0 23379 X 287887 180999 90930 15958 571952 447538 20663 103751 4665 2444 1487 734 140743 101499 16643 22601 59073 41432 8341 9300 39658 39658 4782 4782 280646 245072 15758 19816 48086 29847 5748 12491 82164 57627 11602 12935 16050 11257 2266 2527 7533 3852 768 2913 4392 3080 620 692 12563 8811 1774 1978 SUPPLIES 67240 66808 114 318 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 17000 17000 MISCELLANEOUS 6965 6965 1651399 1200266 245119 206014 11978 43710 5018 28420 869775 701540 185500 24997 18187 19633 240736 222332 17796 18404 251232 121100 9000 9000 1368486 966804 60018 67648 68000 68000 128018 135648 X 918003 760516 322465 70640 1240468 831156 1368486 966804 -277502 1625 -133435 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1403503 1608234 1598506 1347973 1066820 7025036 1403503 1608234 1598506 1347973 1066820 7025036 957040 6067996 18824 19214 27578 28451 8790 102857 22510 7999 12200 4500 4482 51691 7179584 1376972 0.84520 0.86130 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 125414 125414 0 68376 68376 0 46946 28542 18404 18404 1509011 1625 138271 139896 1369115 4782 4782 1373897 1784888 138271 138271 1646617 4782 4782 1651399 GALA 34661 29015 5646 5646 34661 29015 5646 5646 5646 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS, AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C PRIOR TO THE FIRST BOARD MEETING OF EACH FISCAL YEAR, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND EACH BOARD MEMBER PRESENTS A FORM STATING THAT THEY HAVE REVIEWED THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND OUTLINING ANY EXISTING OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS THAT WOULD REQUIRE THEM TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM ANY ASPECT OF THE BOARD'S BUSINESS. THESE FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY THE OFFICERS OF THE BOARD AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. BETWEEN THESE MEETINGS, POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT AND PRESENTED TO THE BOARD WHEN APPROPRIATE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND WAS DETERMINED BY REVIEWING FORMS 990 OF OTHER SIMILARLY SIZED NYC YOUTH/ARTS NON PROFITS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GROUNDSWELL DOES NOT HAVE A FORMAL POLICY FOR MAKING THESE DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE, AND GENERALLY PROVIDES THEM UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G ARTIST FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 209,714. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 209,714. CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 35,358. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 15,758. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 19,816. TOTAL EXPENSES 70,932.