2026-09-12T04:26:46-05:00 2025-12-31 457979554 SANDRA SILVA CPA PO BOX 1881 PAHOA HI 96778 990EZ 2025-01-01 861928414 TRANSFORMATIVE ARTS PROJECT INC TRAN 8089388187 1201 DELTA GLEN CT VIENNA VA 22182 LAURA SHERWOOD PRESIDENT 8089388187 2026-09-12 1 SANDRA SILVA P01599598 8089361925 2026-09-12 X 2025 X X HTTPS://TRANSFORMATIVEARTSPROJECT.ORG X X 70739 X 70739 70739 5953 12184 1714 538 34383 54772 15967 14173 0 30140 14173 30140 14173 30140 0 0 14173 30140 X TRANSFORMATIVE ARTS PROJECT IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT COMMITTED TO CREATING INCLUSIVE, RESEARCH-INFORMED COMMUNITY ARTS PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH, EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING, AND RESILIENCE. IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS, WE USE CREATIVE EXPRESSION AND MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE TO BRING THE VOICES, STRENGTHS, AND LIVED EXPERIENCES OF HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES TO THE FOREFRONT. NATIONAL PHOTOVOICE & COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING COMPASSION & CHOICESTAP PROVIDED PHOTOVOICE METHODOLOGY EXPERTISE, FACILITATOR DEVELOPMENT, CONSULTATION, AND ETHICAL VISUAL STORYTELLING SUPPORT FOR A NATIONAL PHOTOVOICE INITIATIVE WITH COMPASSION & CHOICES ADDRESSING LIVED EXPERIENCES AND PERSPECTIVES SURROUNDING END-OF-LIFE CARE.APPROXIMATELY 45 PARTICIPANTS CONTRIBUTED PHOTOGRAPHS AND PERSONAL NARRATIVES DOCUMENTING EXPERIENCES AND PERSPECTIVES RELATED TO END-OF-LIFE ISSUES.TAP SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PHOTOVOICE PROCESS, INCLUDING FACILITATOR GUIDANCE, ETHICAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND STORYTELLING PRACTICES, PARTICIPANT ENGAGEMENT, AND DEVELOPMENT OF PARTICIPANT-GENERATED VISUAL NARRATIVES FOR EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY DIALOGUE.THE INITIATIVE EXPANDED THE USE OF PARTICIPATORY VISUAL STORYTELLING AS A METHOD FOR BRINGING LIVED EXPERIENCES INTO CONVERSATIONS SURROUNDING COMPLEX HEALTH AND END-OF-LIFE ISSUES. 50000 23491 VOICES OF RECOVERY - AUSHERMANTAP'S VOICES OF RECOVERY INITIATIVE USED PHOTOVOICE AND ARTS-BASED STORYTELLING TO AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF WOMEN AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY SUBSTANCE USE AND RECOVERY.IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY OF GRACE, TAP FACILITATED A STRUCTURED PHOTOVOICE PROGRAM FOR MOTHERS IN RECOVERY. PARTICIPANTS USED PHOTOGRAPHY, PERSONAL NARRATIVE, REFLECTION, AND FACILITATED DIALOGUE TO EXPLORE RECOVERY, MOTHERHOOD, MENTAL HEALTH, IDENTITY, RESILIENCE, STIGMA, AND PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION.PARTICIPANTS CREATED ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS AND ACCOMPANYING NARRATIVES DOCUMENTING THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCES. THEIR WORK WAS ALSO DEVELOPED INTO PROJECT DOCUMENTATION, INCLUDING A BOOKLET DESIGNED TO PRESERVE AND SHARE PARTICIPANT PERSPECTIVES.THE INITIATIVE SUPPORTED SELF-EXPRESSION, MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING, STIGMA REDUCTION, CONNECTION, AND GREATER REPRESENTATION OF LIVED EXPERIENCE IN COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND RECOVERY.ORYTELLING AS A METHOD FOR BRINGING LIVED EXPERIENCES INTO CONVERSATIONS SURROUNDING COMPLEX HEALTH AND END-OF-LIFE ISSUES. 10000 10000 APPROXIMATELY 150 PEOPLE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN TAP'S TWO MAJOR COMMUNITY EVENTS, INCLUDING YOUTH, FAMILIES, SERVICE PROVIDERS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS.BECAUSE THE PHOTOVOICE EXHIBITION REMAINED PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE THROUGHOUT MAY, ITS COMMUNITY IMPACT EXTENDED BEYOND DIRECT PROGRAM AND EVENT PARTICIPANTS. TAP ESTIMATES THAT APPROXIMATELY 3,000 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WERE REACHED THROUGH THE MONTH-LONG EXHIBITION AND RELATED ACTIVITIES.2025 MEASURABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS78+ YOUTH AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS DIRECTLY ENGAGED IN PHOTOVOICE AND VISUAL STORYTELLINGAPPROXIMATELY 150 ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS ACROSS TWO MAJOR COMMUNITY EVENTSONE MONTH-LONG PUBLIC PHOTOVOICE EXHIBITION DURING MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTHAPPROXIMATELY 3,000 ESTIMATED COMMUNITY MEMBERS REACHED THROUGH THE PUBLIC EXHIBITION AND RELATED ACTIVITIESYOUTH ENGAGED THROUGH MULTIPLE FREDERICK COUNTY COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INCLUDING THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB, ASIAN AMERICAN CENTER, AND FREDERICK YOUTH COUNCILPARTICIPANT-CREATED PHOTOGRAPHY AND NARRATIVES BROUGHT LIVED EXPERIENCES RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH, RESILIENCE, IDENTITY, AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING INTO PUBLIC COMMUNITY DIALOGUE 7500 7500 OTHER PHOTOVOICE AND ART BASED PROJECTS SERVIING THE COMMUNITY 3239 0 40991 DR LAURA SHERWOOD PRESIDENT 20.00 5400 0 0 SANDRA SILVA TREASURER 5.00 0 0 0 EILEEN DWYER SECRETARY 5.00 0 0 0 ALAN FEINBERG DIRECTOR 5.00 0 0 0 DR LENNEAL HENDERSON DIRECTOR 5.00 0 0 0 DR TRINA NAHM-MIJO DIRECTOR 5.00 0 0 0 JULIE JENKINS DIRECTOR 5.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SANDRA SILVA PO BOX 1881 PAHOA HI 96778 8089361925 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 70739 70739 70739 70739 0 0 0 70739 70739 70739 1.00000 0.00000 X FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: EDUCATION. AMOUNT: 684. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 2,166. DESCRIPTION: STORAGE. AMOUNT: 862. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE. AMOUNT: 375. DESCRIPTION: PROGRAM EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 24,496. DESCRIPTION: ADVERTISING. AMOUNT: 2,336. DESCRIPTION: EVENTS. AMOUNT: 2,925. DESCRIPTION: REFRESHMENTS. AMOUNT: 89. DESCRIPTION: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. AMOUNT: 450. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 34,383. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.