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THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 0 SPIRITHOUSE PO BOX 61865 DURHAM NC 27715 882037607 2220447 0 SUPPORT WOMEN ENGAGED 1530 DEKALE AVE ATLANTA GA 30307 473911650 60780 0 SUPPORT TINY IS POWERFUL 4390 PURDUE DRIVE NORTH CHARLESTON SC 29418 248797662 57932 0 SUPPORT IDEA CAPITAL 813 UNITED AVENUE ATLANTA GA 30312 026382692 19513 0 SUPPORT CLEAR CREEK CREATIVE PO BOX 195 BIG HILL KY 40405 464324070 14394 0 SUPPORT 3 2 ARTISTIC ASSISTANCE 51 264474 PROGRAM SUPPORT ARTIST TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 11 66431 PROGRAM SUPPORT FISCAL SPONSORSHIP PASS THRU GRANTS 4 139223 PROGRAM SUPPORT FORM 990, PAGE 1, BOX B AMENDED TAX RETURN: THE 2023 TAX RETURN HAS BEEN AMENDED TO ACCURATELY REFLECT THE 2023 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ISSUED AFTER THE INITIAL 990 FILING. THIS INCLUDES REVISIONS TO CONTRIBUTIONS AND OTHER REVENUES, PLEDGES AND GRANTS RECEIVABLE, VARIOUS EXPENSES, AND ENDING NET ASSETS REFLECTED ON: - GENERAL SECTION, PART I, PART III, PART IV, PART VII, PART VIII, PART IX, PART X, AND PART XI. - SCHEDULES A, B, D, I, AND O. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023, ROOTS OPERATED THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: (I)ARTISTIC ASSISTANCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (AA) AA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROVIDES SMALL GRANTS FROM $250-$2,500 TO SUPPORT THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS OF INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS. GRANTS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO HELP PROVIDE ARTISTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVANCE THEIR ARTISTIC/CREATIVE PRACTICES AND FURTHER THEIR CAREERS. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS FUND OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL ADVANCE A MEMBER'S ARTISTIC PRACTICE, PROFESSION AND/OR CAREER IN SOME DEMONSTRABLE WAY. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CAN INCLUDE BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO MENTORSHIP, ATTENDING A TRAINING, WORKSHOP OR CONFERENCE AND PURCHASING TECHNOLOGY OR EQUIPMENT THAT CAN ADVANCE THEIR CRAFT. (II) AA PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AA PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OFFERS ARTISTS GRANTS FROM $1,000-$5,000 TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT, CREATION, AND PRESENTATION OF ARTISTIC WORK. THIS PROGRAM IS MISSION CRITICAL AS IT SPEAKS TO THAT PART OF THE MISSION OF ARTISTS WHO CREATE ORIGINAL WORK. A MATERIAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ROOTS MEMBERS AND MOST OTHER NETWORK OR SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE FIELD IS THE FUNDING. FUNDS TO DEVELOP A PROJECT, ESPECIALLY FOR INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS, ARE OFTEN THE MOST DIFFICULT SUPPORT TO SECURE. THERE ARE ONLY A HANDFUL OF FOUNDATIONS, OR GOVERNMENT ARTS PROGRAMS THAT INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY TO. THUS, FOR SOUTHERN ARTISTS, ARTISTIC ASSISTANCE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO FUND NEW WORK. (III) ROOTS WEEKEND ROOTS WEEKENDS ARE A SERIES OF THREE-DAY REGIONAL GATHERINGS FOR ARTISTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZERS THAT STARTED IN THE FALL OF 2015. ROOTS WEEKEND HAVE ALLOWED US TO HAVE A MORE CONSISTENT PRESENCE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, GROWING OUR MEMBERSHIP AND REGIONAL AWARENESS OF ROOTS THROUGHOUT ITS FOURTEEN-STATE REGION OUTSIDE OF ITS SIGNATURE EVENT, ROOTS WEEK. OVER 1,200 ARTISTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZERS HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEEPEN ENGAGEMENT, LEARNING AND SHARING. FURTHER, A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE PROJECT INCLUDES DOCUMENTING THE EXPERIENCE AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM EACH GATHERING TO SHARE THE EXPERIENCE AND LEARNING WITH THE FIELD. IN 2023, ROOTS SHIFTED TO THREE ONE DAY GATHERINGS ACROSS THE REGION. (IV) ROOTS WEEK - ANNUAL MEETING AND ARTISTS' RETREAT FOR 43 YEARS, THE ROOTS WEEK ANNUAL MEETING & ARTISTS' RETREAT HAS BEEN THE ORGANIZATION'S SIGNATURE EVENT. ROOTS WEEK IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND GATHERING SIX DAYS OF PERFORMANCES, ART AND ORGANIZING WORKSHOPS, VISUAL ART EXHIBITIONS, AND ROOTS' ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING, IN A RETREAT-LIKE SETTING IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. ARTISTS, CULTURAL ORGANIZERS, AND THEIR FAMILIES COME FROM ACROSS THE SOUTH AND BEYOND, JOINING AN EVER-GROWING, EVER-CHANGING NETWORK OF PEOPLE COMMITTED TO BUILDING A JUST WORLD THROUGH ARTS, COMMUNITY, AND ACTIVISM. IT IS THE PLACE TO SHOW NEW WORK, SHARE WORK IN PROGRESS, BUILD NEW RELATIONSHIPS, CREATE COLLABORATIONS AND REUNITE WITH LIFELONG FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES. (V) THE INTERCULTURAL LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE THE INTERCULTURAL LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (ILI) IS A YEAR-LONG INTENSIVE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR ARTISTS, CULTURE BEARERS, AND OTHER ARTS PROFESSIONAL. ILI IS A COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM OF ALTERNATE ROOTS, THE FIRST PEOPLES FUND, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LATINO ARTS & CULTURES (NALAC), AND THE PA'I FOUNDATION. THE EFFORT GREW OUT OF THE DIRECT EXPERIENCE OF THE LEADERS OF THESE FOUNDING CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS. ILI'S "INTERCULTURAL" APPROACH EMPHASIZES OVERLAPPING EXPERIENCES, SHARED SPACE, AND MUTUAL ACCOUNTABILITY - AND SEEKS TO CHALLENGE DOMINANT SOCIAL NORMS WHILE HONORING DIFFERENCES IN HISTORIES, TRADITIONS, VOCABULARY, AND MORE. AS A PEER COHORT, ILI INTERCULTURAL LEADERS HONE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS TO AFFECT LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES - AND PROMOTE A SHIFT TOWARD GREATER AWARENESS, RESOURCING, AND ACTION IN THE BROADER FIELD OF ARTS & CULTURE. THERE HAVE BEEN THREE ILI COHORTS (30 PARTICIPANTS EACH) WITH THE FOURTH COHORT PLANNED FOR 2023. (VI) PARTNERS FOR CHANGE PARTNERS FOR CHANGE IS OUR NEWEST ARTIST SUPPORT PROGRAM AND A MANIFESTATION OF OUR STRATEGIC COMMITMENT TO ENDING RACISM AND OTHER OPPRESSIONS THROUGH CATALYTIC INVESTMENTS OF $75,000 IN DIRECT FUNDING OVER THREE YEARS TO ARTISTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZERS IN THE SOUTH. OUR PARTNERS ALSO RECEIVE UP TO $25,000 PER YEAR OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. PARTNERS FOR CHANGE OFFERS SUPPORT AND RESOURCES NEEDED FOR CULTURAL WORKERS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD THEIR CAPACITY TO WORK MORE STRATEGICALLY TOWARDS A MORE JUST WORLD. PARTNERS FOR CHANGE FUNDS SOCIAL JUSTICE PARTNERSHIPS IN GRASSROOTS COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT ROOTS' FOURTEEN STATE REGION IN THE U.S. SOUTH. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTED SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 417,427. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 141,188. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 15,779. TOTAL EXPENSES 574,394. ARTISTS & PRESENTERS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 63,772. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 63,772. VIDEOGRAPHY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 54,312. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 54,312. PANEL & COACHES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 8,600. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 8,600. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES TO THE ORGANIZATION'S OVERSIGHT OR SELECTION PROCESS.