2026-09-12T03:30:03Z 2024-12-31 990EZ 2024-01-01 843788544 Cakecutter Institute CAKE 3155142253 PO Box 5025 Compton CA 90224 Marva Y Smith Treasurer and CFO 3238151611 2026-09-12 true 2024 X X https://www.cakecutterinstitute.org/ X X 63596 X 63528 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 63596 0 0 0 98363 3450 28 14477 116318 -52722 87229 -12574 21933 X 73058 21933 0 0 0 0 73058 21933 0 0 73058 21933 Cakecutter Institute DBA The Compton Arts Project advances an artist-led community-powered effort to center arts and culture in the future of Compton During 2024 the program engaged artists residents community organizations and public partners in arts advocacy community engagement cultural planning public art and creative placemaking Major activities included the 2024 Compton Arts Summit continued planning and community engagement toward establishing a Compton Cultural Arts District advocacy supporting the establishment of a City of Compton Arts Commission and implementation of public art initiatives including the Traffic Lightbox Project The program creates opportunities for artists while strengthening arts infrastructure civic participation cultural identity and community wellbeing in Compton California Arts Council Compton Cultural Arts District Movement Community Engagement Through California Arts Council support The Compton Arts Project engaged artists residents community organizations and civic partners in community engagement arts advocacy cultural planning and activities supporting the development of a Compton Cultural Arts District Activities included the 2024 Compton Arts Summit and ongoing work to strengthen Comptons arts infrastructure expand civic participation in the arts and advance the establishment of a City of Compton Arts Commission Critical Minded Compton Oral History Cultural Preservation Through Critical Mindeds support The Compton Arts Project advanced oral history cultural preservation and storytelling focused on documenting and preserving Comptons arts and cultural history The initiative supported the collection and development of community-based narratives that recognize artists cultural workers institutions and residents whose experiences contribute to Comptons cultural identity LA County Organizational Grant Program Public Art Creative Placemaking Through the Los Angeles County Organizational Grant Program The Compton Arts Project supported public art and creative placemaking activities that expanded opportunities for Compton artists and increased access to arts and culture in the public realm Activities included artist engagement and development of community-centered public art initiatives including work associated with the Traffic Lightbox Project LA County Second District Social Program Community Arts Engagement With support from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Second District Social Program The Compton Arts Project provided community arts and engagement activities connecting residents artists and community partners Activities supported broader efforts to increase access to arts and culture strengthen community participation and center arts and cultural development in Compton 0 Rosalind McGary President and CEO 2.00 0 0 0 Joseph Duncan Secretary and Chair 2.00 0 0 0 Marva Smith Treasurer and CFO 2.00 0 0 0 Rosalind McGary Artist 2.00 1800 0 0 Marva Smith Development Director 15.00 44400 0 0 Jennifer Foster Board Member 2.00 0 0 0 Trella Walker Board Member 2.00 0 0 0 Melissa Freeny Board Member 2.00 0 0 0 Lester P Grant Board Member 2.00 0 0 0 false false false false false 0 false false 0 0 0 0 0 false 0 0 false CA Marva Smith 4252 Crenshaw Boulevard 115 Los Angeles CA 90008 3238151611 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 22500 199908 137500 78100 63528 501536 22500 199908 137500 78100 63528 501536 0 501536 68 68 501604 0 1 1 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Part II-B, line 10 Other income consists of 68 in miscellaneous income received during 2024 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Schedule O: Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 ? Other Revenue: Other revenue consists of $68 in miscellaneous income recorded during the year. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 ? Other Expenses: Other expenses consist primarily of insurance, supplies and materials, software and applications, marketing and communications, meetings and conferences, memberships and subscriptions, government filing fees, merchant account fees, and other administrative operating expenses. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 ? Other Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances: The organization recorded a $12,574 negative prior-period bookkeeping adjustment to reconcile net assets carried forward from prior years. In prior periods, certain unspent grant funds that crossed calendar-year reporting periods were tracked separately for internal grant management purposes. The adjustment corrects the historical carrying balance to conform to the organizations year-end asset balances.. Cakecutter Institute respectfully requests consideration of reasonable cause for the late filing of its 2024 Form 990-EZ During the applicable period the organization experienced significant and unexpected reductions in funding that substantially reduced its administrative capacity At the same time the organizations Chief Financial Officer experienced a serious illness that affected the organizations ability to complete its financial reporting and compliance responsibilities within the required timeframe As a small nonprofit organization operating with limited administrative resources the combination of these circumstances resulted in the 2024 return not being filed by the applicable deadline The delay was not due to willful neglect Once the organization was able to address these circumstances and resume its compliance work it took steps to prepare and file the outstanding return and strengthen its procedures for monitoring future federal filing deadlines Cakecutter Institute respectfully requests that these circumstances be accepted as reasonable cause and that any applicable late-filing penalty be waived