St Louis ArtWorks
Meets Standards
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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Complaints
St Louis ArtWorks meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
The Mission of St. Louis ArtWorks is to broaden educational and career opportunities for youth in the St. Louis region through apprenticeships in the arts and through community collaborations.
Year, State Incorporated:
1995, MO
St. Louis ArtWorks is an innovative job training program in the arts for teens. Teens are apprenticed to professional artists and work in teams developing works of art for sale, commission, and public performance. The teens receive workforce development, arts education, and life skills training, all while earning a stipend. ArtWorks was founded in 1995 by collaboration between Grand Center, Inc., the City of St. Louis, and the Regional Arts Commission. ArtWorks has offered paid internships to more than 3000 young adults (ages 14-19) who apprentice with professional artists in the development of visual, literary, and performing art. The artists and apprentices work together in teams, with each team focusing on a different artistic discipline such as print making, sculpture, textiles, etc. Participants create works of art for sale, commission, public installation, and public performance where they experience learning the business of art by working with commissioning clients. St. Louis ArtWorks received the Best in Arts Education Award from Missouri Arts Council in 2013.
ArtWorks was selected as one of the 12 recipients of the 2016 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award; an award that recognizes the nation’s best after-school and out-of-school-time creative youth development programs for using engagement in the arts and the humanities to increase academic achievement, graduation rates, and college enrollment.
Apprentices receive Life Skills Training's with presenters who lead discussions and hands-on activities on topics such as drug, alcohol, and violence prevention; environmental stewardship, career exploration; and budgeting and financial management. In addition apprentices learn presentation and public speaking skills. They learn how to greet visitors professionally and explain their work. Activities such as client meetings, open house events, and public sales give apprentices a chance to practice these skills and receive valuable feedback, encouragement, and reinforcement. These events help apprentices understand that they and their work are taken seriously and valued by their artist mentors, clients, peers, employers, and communities in St. Louis who share in their success.
For the year ended December 31, 2020, St Louis ArtWorks's program expenses were:
| Program Services | $375,769 |
| Total Program Expenses | $375,769 |
Chair of the Board
Erika Wilson, Communications Manager
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Urban Strategies, Inc.
Board Size
15
Paid Staff Size
96
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, 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 St Louis ArtWorks's IRS Form 990 for the year ended December 31, 2020.
Source of Funds
| Contributions | $269,215 |
| Government Grants | $120,097 |
| Fundraising Events | $74,711 |
| Program Service Revenue | $26,119 |
| Rental Income | $4,738 |
| Federated Campaigns | $2,600 |
| Sales of Assets Other Than Inventory | $64 |
| Investment Income | $25 |
| Total Income | $497,569 |
Programs: 78% Fundraising: 15% Administrative: 7%
| Total Income | $497,569 |
| Total expenses: | $483,026 |
| Program expenses | $375,769 |
| Fundraising expenses | $74,267 |
| Administrative expenses | $32,990 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $14,543 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $342,808 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 |
| Ending Net Assets | $357,351 |
| Total Liabilities | $255,552 |
| Total Assets | $612,903 |
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Report completed by:
BBB of Eastern & Southwest Missouri & Southern Illinois