Community-Word Project Inc.

“The finance committee reviews form 990 and shares any questions with the executive director and community-word project's fiscal manager. After this, the entire board receives the 990 electronically for review and approval prior to filing the form.”

“The organization has a conflict of interest policy that applies to all directors and officers. Prior to election to the board, and thereafter on an annual basis, all directors and officers shall disclose in writing, to the best of their knowledge, any interest such director and/or officer may have in any corporation, organization, partnership or other entity which provides professional or other goods or services to the corporation for a fee or other compensation, and any position or other material relationship such director or officer may have with any other not-for-profit corporation with which the corporation has an attorney-client or other business relationship. If at any time during his, her or their term of service, a director or officer acquires any interest or otherwise a circumstance arises which may pose a conflict of interest, that interest or other conflict shall be promptly disclosed in writing to the board chair. When any matter for decision or approval comes before the board or any committee of the board in which a director or officer has an interest or conflict of interest, that interest or conflict of interest shall be immediately disclosed in writing to the board or relevant committee by that director or officer. No director or officer shall vote on any matter in which he or she has an interest or conflict of interest and shall leave the room in which discussion regarding that matter is carried on, if so requested by the board or the relevant committee.”

“As a part of the annual budget process, the board reviews salaries for all staff. The same process is followed for all full-time staff positions including the executive director. Any director of the corporation is authorized to receive a reasonable salary or other reasonable compensation for services rendered to the corporation when authorized by a vote of two-thirds of the entire board. No compensation shall be paid to directors merely for their role as directors. The board shall fix the compensation, if any, of any officer or employee. In determining compensation, the board shall consider the compensation offered by comparable organizations for similar positions and shall document the basis for its decisions. If an officer or employee is a board member, he or she may not participate in the discussion or the vote with respect to his or her compensation. Documentation is part of the budget approval process and is documented in the finance committee and board minutes.”

“Community-word project makes its form 990 available for public inspection as required under section 6104 of the internal revenue code. The return is made available on guidestar.org and other similar types of websites. In addition, the financial statements, conflict of interest policy, form 990, form 1023, and by-laws are also available upon written request at 11 broadway, room 508, new york, ny 10004.”

“Comprehensive, skills-training seminars and on-the-job internships provide students with the qualified artists they need to meet their individual needs and exceed city-and state-mandated learning standards. Additionally, the teaching artist project leads the tap cohort, a group of 17 arts-in-education organizations providing meaningful arts engagement for young people, adults, and seniors. The tap cohort provides beginning through advanced level professional development for hundreds of teaching artists in the greater nyc area and beyond.”

“The organization received a bequest from an estate in the amount of $500,000 in the current fiscal year. This was an unusual contribution that is not expected to occur again.”

“Only educational exposure participating young people have to art, music, theater, movement, and creative writing. In accessing alternative learning channels, young people discover their personal passions, strengthen their individual and collective voices, engage in learning, and develop greater literacy. Two professional teaching artists per classroom. A creative writer is paired with a visual artist, musician, dancer, or theater artist to teach them weekly during a 12-25 week residency. Our teaching artists collaborate with classroom teachers to plan and integrate the city, state, and national standards into their lessons. Interdisciplinary arts programming -- poetry and creative writing are central to our program, but our pedagogy is interdisciplinary to engage students to a variety of art forms. Participating students write both individually and collectively while exploring music, dance, theater and visual arts as outlets of creative expression. Our aim is to help children discover their unique voices, to invite their passion to be heard, and to lead and be respected among peers in their communities. Cwp places two teaching artist interns to apprentice and support collaborative arts residencies and to facilitate various group projects. The combination of classroom teacher, teaching artists, and interns creates a 6:1 student/teacher ratio. During the 2018-19 academic year, cwp served 77 new york public libraries, 103 classrooms in 25 public schools, 1 community based organization and over 3,900 students in k-12th grade.”

“Successful arts-in-education residencies rely on the enthusiasm and expertise of highly trained teaching artists who are dedicated to building community. Tap helps professional artists develop the skills needed to work effectively with classroom teachers to reach young people in new york city's title i schools and public libraries. Gruaduates of tap serve as a sustainable resource that brings art, creativity, confidence, and stability into the lives of thousands of young people. Tap prepares professional artists to: collaborate with classroom teachers to ensure the needs of each class are met; incorporate creative and multi-modal activities into the curriculum that help students and teachers meet city and state-mandated literacy learning and arts standards and integrate creative elements to develop engaging exercises as part of a long-term vision for the residency.”

“During the 2018-2019 academic year, tap partnered with artistyear, arts for all, artists striving to end poverty, brooklyn arts council, carnegie hall, the center for arts education, city lore, dedalus foundation, dreamyard project, flamenco vivo carlota santana, lifetime arts, marquis studios, national dance institute, opening act, teachers & writers collaborative, and wingspan arts to offer elective seminars on inclusive practices, effective teaching, the business of teaching artistry, etc. Tap graduates have gone on to work at cwp or other cultural organizations such as arts connection, city lore, studio in a school, dreamyard project, wingspan arts, marquis studios, teachers & writers collaborative, young audiences new york, and many others. As part of our new partnership with the new york city men teach office in the department of education, we worked with 15 classroom teachers across 6 schools to bring cwp strategies for integrating the arts, multi-modal engagement, and collective voice activities to more new york city classrooms.”

“The organization has not changed its oversight process or selection process for reviewing its financial statements during the tax year”