2026-01-21T17:44:55-05:00 2025-08-31 113287732 Padilla and Company LLP 175-61 Hillside Avenue Ste 200 Jamaica NY 11432 990 2024-09-01 133638436 Creative Arts Workshops for Kids Inc % Karen Jolicoeur CREA 6464240392 100 West 33rd Street STE 1026 New York NY 10001 KAREN JOLICOEUR Executive Director 6464240392 2026-01-13 false true JOSE PAOLO ESPIRITU P01304010 7185585858 2026-01-21 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Creative Art Works Karen Jolicoeur 100 West 33rd Street STE 1026 New York NY 10001 2167211 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. 16 15 48 73 0 0 1776196 1862271 139845 195447 19368 32792 481 -9726 1935890 2080784 0 0 1431804 1598031 0 395550 292907 407430 1724711 2005461 211179 75323 1535331 1654227 122725 156572 1412606 1497655 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 594718 418224 PUBLIC ART YOUTH EMPLOYMENT: In FY25, Creative Art Works offered 367 internships and apprenticeships through 18 Public Art Youth Employment programs. Under the guidance of CAW teaching artists and program management, Youth Apprentices developed creative skills, employment skills, and life skills, such as leadership, teamwork, and the power of taking initiative and responsibility through the creation of large-scale public art or multimedia projects in collaboration with local businesses, organizations, and public spaces. In the summer of 2025 alone, CAW served a record high of 135 Youth Apprentices (YAs) at worksites. Projects included four murals, a multimedia oral history short film, and a multimedia guidebook to the New York Family Court System. During the 2024-2025 academic year, CAW provided an additional 213 paid Character Design digital artmaking internships at four Career and Technical Education public high schools. (continued in schedule O) 327639 131881 OUT-OF-SCHOOL-TIME ARTS EDUCATION AND ENRICHMENT: In the 2024-2025 academic year, 212 students participated in 7 Out-of-School-Time programs with 6 partners. Students learned artmaking techniques including watercolor, crayon, and oil pastel painting; cut-paper flower techniques; textured stamp making; Sumi ink illustrations; paper and kinetic sculpture making; leaf stamps; accordion bookmaking; paper-folding techniques; and clay pottery and sculpture. Literacy-based programs aligned artmaking with English language arts modules, encouraging younger learners to engage more deeply with the books they read in school. High school students at Hudson High School for Learning Technologies worked together to choose a theme, brainstorm representative symbols, colors, and words, and develop concept art for a mural to be installed within the school. (continued in schedule O) 314591 136565 IN-SCHOOL ARTS EDUCATION AND ARTS INTEGRATION: In the 2024-2025 academic year, CAWs In-School programs reached 873 NYC public school students in 9 semester-long or year-long programs, offered with 6 school partners. Students in our In-School programs explored subjects like activism in art, surrealism, and even reinterpreting medieval illustration through a modern lens. Projects included collage-making, watercolors, decalcomania, cubist self portraits, digital collage and pop art, pottery, sculpture, bookmaking, contour drawing, board game making, paper cutting and folding, map making, oil painting, and more. In each case, CAWs professional teaching artists and program management staff collaborated with school teaching staff and administrators to align lesson plans with the core curriculum, showing demonstrable impacts on academic behaviors and performance. (continued in schedule O) 200651 16192 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: Other program services include CAWs fourth core program, Community Artmaking, which engage youth with their families as part of larger public events with community partners. More than 600 NYC youth and their families participated in eight Community Artmaking events in the 2024-2025 fiscal year. Other program services included the development of new program initiatives and our Teaching Artist Assistant-in-Training program, through which six 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. 200651 16192 1437599 true true false false false false false false false false true true false false true true 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 48 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 16 15 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 147115 0 2614 Brian Ricklin President 30.00 0.00 X X 98077 0 15162 Steven Soutendijk Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John Maher Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Gabe Marans Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Andrew Stern Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carol Rosenberg Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tiffany Theriault Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Cary Levy Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lauren Cascio Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Scott Corneby Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mosely Chaszar Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Julian DAmbrosi Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Osman Berke Kababulut Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Andrew Levin Chairman of the Board 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Julia Sanabria Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Gail Holcomb Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 245192 0 17776 1 false false false 1297811 255783 308677 36456 1862271 Program Service Revenue 900099 195447 195447 195447 32792 32792 76701 1297811 86427 -9726 -9726 2080784 228239 0 -9726 245193 173742 20527 50924 1113668 871644 100527 141497 141238 97899 9513 33826 97932 76887 7425 13620 9575 6210 1655 1710 42922 23387 2759 16776 15293 7868 468 6957 53548 44685 1135 7728 52540 32188 5140 15212 27753 20048 7705 7051 4525 452 2074 51306 40578 10728 35165 22142 9333 3690 Food and beverages 87371 13069 3728 70574 Bank credit card & inv fees 17561 1121 16440 Facility and equipment 2928 2291 195 442 Gifts and gratuities 2741 120 25 2596 1676 316 604 756 2005461 1437599 172312 395550 364223 279389 540300 463470 126890 101073 10913 45462 10820 5881 408197 222473 184694 185724 203826 500413 93665 72815 1535331 1654227 30731 58393 24840 91994 73339 122725 156572 X 1409511 1497655 3095 1412606 1497655 1535331 1654227 X 75323 9726 X false true X true false X 1468085 1461327 1499012 1667918 1825815 7922157 1468085 1461327 1499012 1667918 1825815 7922157 397337 7524820 92 125 3983 19255 32792 56247 7978404 0.94310 0.96200 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 176246 55811 120435 231951 166662 65289 185724 Treasuries 500413 F 500413 Lease liabilities - noncurrent port 51135 Lease liabilities - current portion 22204 73339 X 2333312 242802 242802 2090510 -9726 -9726 2080784 2248263 242802 242802 2005461 2005461 Part XI, Line 4b-Other revenue not included on Sch D but on 990 Fundraising event net income = -$9,726.21 Part X, Line 2-Text in footnote regarding FIN 48 (ASC 740) The Organization is unaware of any uncertain tax positions as of August 31, 2025 in accordance with ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes, which provides standards for establishing and classifying any tax provisions for uncertain tax positions. The Organizations federal and state tax returns prior to fiscal year 2021 are closed and management continuously evaluates existing statutes of limitations, audits, proposed settlements, changes in tax laws and new authoritative rulings. Special even 1297811 1221110 76701 86427 1297811 1221110 76701 86427 86427 -9726 X 4 26650 FMV X Supplies 21100 FMV X Food and beverages 15356 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 FY25, 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 and the Board President is reviewed by the Executive Committee consisting of the officers of the Organization - 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 budget. 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 The Form 990 is circulated to all staff and board members, posted publicly on the organizations website, and made available to the public upon request. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and other financial statements are posted publicly on the organizations website, and made available to the public upon request. Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9 Fundraising Event: Annual Benefit for KidsGross Receipts = $1,297,810.60 Less: (Charitable Contributions) = $1,221,109.59 Gross Revenue = $76,701.01Other Direct Expenses = $86,427.22 Net Income Summary = -$9,726.21 General explanation attachment . Continuation of Part III 4a:Through these programs, students developed digital art and design skills while creating artwork inspired by social issues that affect their own lives. At the culmination of each program, YAs publicly presented their process and finished work to a wide array of stakeholders, including elected and city and state agency officials, community members, family, and friends. After meaningful interactions with each other and numerous creative professionals, our YAs were empowered by the skills they learned, their personal and professional development, the enduring accomplishment of their artwork, and its positive impact on the community.. Continuation of Part III 4b: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: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.