2026-08-07T14:47:17-07:00 2025-09-30 Gary S Eisenkraft CPA 271 Madison Avenue Suite 602 New York NY 10016 990 2024-10-01 113427213 GROUNDSWELL COMMUNITY MURAL PROJECT INC GROU 7182549782 540 PRESIDENT STREET 1A BROOKLYN NY 11215 YVONNE MARTINEZ BRATHWAITE Executive Dir. 2026-08-07 true true Gary S Eisenkraft CPA P00055181 2126892655 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z YVONNE BRATHWAITE 1654341 false X WWW.GROUNDSWELLMURAL.ORG X 1996 NY 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. 7 7 11 7 0 1066820 1347832 283698 269350 18897 1099 4482 -5617 1373897 1612664 0 0 1064320 1110011 0 168514 587079 517999 1651399 1628010 -277502 -15346 966804 961304 135648 145648 831156 815656 GROUNDSWELL IS NEW YORK CITY'S LEADING COMMUNITY PUBLIC ART ORGANIZATION, HAVE COMPLETED NEARLY 500 MURALS OVER THE COURSE OF A NEARLY 20-YEAR HISTORY. ANNUALLY,GROUNDSWELL ENGAGES NEARLY 800 UNDERSERVED, MARGINALIZED, ANDECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUNG PEOPLE, PRIMARILY AGES 14-24, FROM NEWYORKS MOST DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, IN OUR PUBLIC ARTMAKING PROGRAMS TOCREATE 50+ ANNUAL PUBLIC ART PROJECTS THAT BEAUTIFY NEIGHBORHOODS,ENGAGE YOUTH IN SOCIETAL AND PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION, AND GIVEEXPRESSION TO IDEAS AND PERSPECTIVES THAT ARE UNDERREPRESENTED IN THEPUBLIC DIALOGUE. false false 1055819 269350 DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, GROUNDSWELL WORKED WITH APPROXIMATELY 360YOUNG PEOPLE, 21 PROFESSIONAL TEACHING ARTISTS, AND MULTIPLE COMMUNITYPARTNERS TO PRODUCE 17 COLLABORATIVELY-DESIGNED MURALS AND ADDITIONALSOCIAL JUSTICE-RELATED ARTWORKS, IN NUMEROUS NEIGHBORHOODS IN BROOKLYN,QUEENS, AND MANHATTAN. IN FISCAL YEAR 202, GROUNDSWELL WORKED WITH 340YOUNG PEOPLE, 25 PROFESSIONAL TEACHING ARTISTS, AND MULTIPLE COMMUNITYPARTNERS TO COMPLETE 18 COLLABORATIVELY-DESIGNED ART PROJECTS, PLUSVARIOUS MULTIMEDIA PROJECTS, IN NUMEROUS NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS FOURBOROUGHS.GROUNDSWELLS STUDIO PROGRAMS (INTRODUCTION TO PORTFOLIO, ADVANCEDPORTFOLIO, MURALS FOR CHANGE, PRINT POWER, YOUTH CURATORIAL COMMITTEE,AND VOICES HERD) AND THE SUMMER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE SERVED 81 YOUNGPEOPLE WITH GUIDANCE FROM 10 TEACHING ARTISTS, AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITHCOMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (SUCH AS FIFTH AVENUE COMMITTEE ANDRAICES). SEVERAL YOUTH PARTICIPANTS ENROLLED IN MULTIPLE SESSIONS OFGROUNDSWELL 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 12TEACHING ARTISTS. SCHOOLS SELECTED FROM A CUSTOMIZED MENU OF PROGRAMOPTIONS FROM GROUNDSWELL, WITH SEVEN CHOOSING MURAL PROJECTS AND THEOTHER 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 BYGROUNDSWELL YOUTH, COMMUNITY PAINT DAYS, AND MURAL DEDICATION EVENTS. 1055819 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 36 0 true 11 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false false false true true false false true false true true true true false NY X X YVONNE BRATHWAITE 7182549782 540 PRESIDENT STREET SUITE 1A BROOKLYN NY 11215 YVONNE MARTINEZ BRATHWAITE Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 175000 0 0 KERRI GAWRYN Director 40.00 0.00 X 105000 0 2550 ANN-KERRY JEAN-CHARLES Director 40.00 0.00 X 95000 0 10050 SEENDY FOURON President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIK SCHURINK Vice President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 NIKKI SULLIVAN Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JOIE JAGER-HYMAN Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD C MADIGAN Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN MAILLARD Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ZAHIRAH MCNATT Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 375000 12600 2 false true false 0 50001 1297831 1347832 Program Service income 269350 269350 269350 1484 1484 0 0 0 28175 28560 -385 -385 -385 7500 50001 13117 -5617 0 0 0 1612664 270449 0 0 0 0 363385 214397 101748 47240 0 534029 313169 148976 71884 0 137869 81234 38449 18186 74728 44770 20474 9484 0 0 50833 50833 0 0 0 61183 51899 5659 3625 8316 1360 4654 2302 52288 39661 9915 2712 0 0 90457 78079 9176 3202 56 56 0 0 0 0 4559 4531 28 15564 12451 3113 ARTIST FEES 158587 158537 50 MATERIALS & OTHER PROGRAM EXP 56482 49441 141 6900 PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES 19674 10821 5902 2951 0 1628010 1055819 403677 168514 43710 88544 28420 20812 701540 710070 24997 101350 0 0 0 0 19633 17683 216586 202741 18404 13845 121100 0 0 0 0 9000 9000 966804 961304 67648 21898 68000 45000 78750 135648 145648 X 760516 446156 70640 369500 831156 815656 966804 961304 -15346 -154 X false true X true false X 1608234 1598506 1347973 1066820 1355332 6976865 0 0 1608234 1598506 1347973 1066820 1355332 6976865 940880 6035985 19214 27578 28451 8790 1099 85132 0 7999 12200 4500 4482 29181 7091178 0.85120 0.84520 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 125414 125414 68376 68376 22796 8951 13845 13845 1718352 -154 105842 105688 1612664 1612664 1733852 105842 105842 1628010 1628010 false 57501 50001 7500 13117 57501 50001 7500 13117 13117 -5617 false false false false false false false false false YVONNE MARTINEZ BRATHWAITE Executive Dir. 175000 175000 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. 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 15a 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 nonprofits. 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.