Living Her Legacy
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Standards For Charity Accountability
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Living Her Legacy meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
Living Her Legacy is the first Historic public art/education exhibit that has been
approved to be on permanent display in Old Town, Fort Collins.
Why Our Project Exits:
As women, we are creating Living Her Legacy to inspire women and girls to discover themselves in the many talents,
contributions, and achievements of women, both past and present, in our Fort
Collins community.
"Inspiring
Girls and Women to Create Their Own Legacies"
Recognizing Women. Inspiring
Girls.
Year, State Incorporated:
2018, CO
This nonprofit includes both a Historic public art/education exhibit and education curriculum for girls in the community
•To recognize notable women with ties to Fort Collins who have contributed to the fabric of the community •To recognize 48 women total, 12 initially and to rotate in next 36 over three-years’ time. The portrait windows will be installed on the North side of CooperSmith's Poolside Brewery in Old Town, Fort Collins, CO. •Over 100 community members have been involved in the nomination process of notable women from the Northern Colorado community, with many sitting on its 7 selection events to help the organization select 48 Legacy Honorees. These women have left indelible impacts in the community.
•Local Artists are: Rachael Davis, MFA CSU: Art Project Director/Portrait Artist, Trish Murtha, Water Colorist: Role Model/Art Workshop Facilitator/Portrait Artist and Sculptor, Belgin Yucelen, who is creating bronze frames to surround our portrait windows.
•Portraits will be created as a multi-color reduction woodcut technique then digitally printed onto graffiti, weather protected metal panels. These panels will be rotated and used for traveling classroom and museum exhibits.
•One far East window will explain the Living Her Legacy: Women of Fort Collins art/education exhibit and include sponsors.
Criteria:
1. Visionaries for Change by following their heart's passion.
2. Role Model for girls and women.
3. Made a Difference demonstrating her commitment, courage and resilience.
This program also includes the following education programs:
* 5th grade girl role model/mentor art workshops with an adult female participant (students from Title 1 elementary schools with 60% or greater free/reduced lunch participants and from nonprofits who support underserved populations)
*Girl Leaders program for 16-19 year old girls and teen mom's primarily from underserved populations (facilitated by the Founder/Executive Director who has 20 + years experience in the Colorado Career and Technical Education (CTE) Profession as well as 12+ years in a CTE classroom introducing high school students to the Healthcare Professions). Living Her Legacy is Recognizing Women. Inspiring Girls. We are creating a generation of change makers who will impact their communities and the girls who come behind them, with our women's art exhibit and education programs for girls.
* Poudre School District agreement to have their teachers write curriculum for 2nd grade Fort Collins history, 4th grade Colorado history, middle/high school Social Studies classes and their art classes. The students will learn about the Legacy Honorees impact in our community and their life stories.
* Colorado State University students in the Women's Studies and Gender Research department will also be introduced to the Legacy Honorees.
There are currently no paid employees. The Founder/Executive Director is a volunteer until adequate funding is obtained to run programs first and then pay employees.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, Living Her Legacy's program expenses were:
| Programs | $26,117 |
| Total Program Expenses | $26,117 |
Chair of the Board
Judy Barth, President
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Board Size
12
Paid Staff Size
1
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Grant proposals, Internet, Appeals via Social Media (Facebook, etc.)
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on Living Her Legacy's IRS Form 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Source of Funds
| Contributions | $18,015 |
| Special Events | $9,373 |
| Total Income | $27,388 |
Programs: 68% Fundraising: 16% Administrative: 16%
| Total Income | $27,388 |
| Total expenses: | $38,590 |
| Program expenses | $26,117 |
| Fundraising expenses | $6,236 |
| Administrative expenses | $6,237 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $-11,202 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $13,088 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $1,304 |
| Ending Net Assets | $3,190 |
| Total Liabilities | $0 |
| Total Assets | $3,190 |
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