Civic Intelligence

Outpost Artists Resources Inc

990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 16-1696658

Jan 01, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017 • Filed on Nov 01, 2018

Organization ProfileWWW.OUTPOSTEDIT.COM
1665 Norman StreetRidgewood, NY 11385

(718) 599-2385

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

66th percentile

0.05x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 66% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Liabilities / Revenue

58th percentile

0.01x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 58% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Net Margin

29th percentile

-5.6%

Higher net margin than 29% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Top Officer Pay

71st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 71% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2017 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Asset Growth

21st percentile

-20%

Faster asset growth than 21% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Revenue Growth

60th percentile

10%

Faster revenue growth than 60% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets66th percentile

Assets

Down

$10,086

Down $2,544 (-20%) from 2016

Net Assets

Down

$9,573

Down $2,544 (-21%) from 2016

Liabilities

Flat

$513

Flat from 2016

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue58th percentileNet Margin29th percentile

Revenue

Up

$45,701

Up $4,175 (+10%) from 2016

Expenses

Up

$48,245

Up $5,838 (+14%) from 2016

Net Income

Down

-$2,544

Down $1,663 (-189%) from 2016

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth21st percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2010: $16,762Liabilities 2010: $5132010Assets 2012: $28,127Liabilities 2012: $513Net Assets 2012: $27,6142012Assets 2013: $28,423Liabilities 2013: $513Net Assets 2013: $27,9102013Assets 2014: $10,617Liabilities 2014: $513Net Assets 2014: $10,1042014Assets 2015: $13,511Liabilities 2015: $513Net Assets 2015: $12,9982015Assets 2016: $12,630Liabilities 2016: $513Net Assets 2016: $12,1172016Assets 2017: $10,086Liabilities 2017: $513Net Assets 2017: $9,5732017Assets 2018: $3,289Liabilities 2018: $780Net Assets 2018: $2,5092018Assets 2019: $5,113Liabilities 2019: $513Net Assets 2019: $4,6002019

Highlighted filing

2017

Assets$10,086
Liabilities$513
Net Assets$9,573
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth60th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2010: $12,811Expenses 2010: $44,273Net Income 2010: -$31,4622010Revenue 2012: $65,581Expenses 2012: $66,848Net Income 2012: -$1,2672012Revenue 2013: $56,078Expenses 2013: $55,782Net Income 2013: $2962013Revenue 2014: $26,548Expenses 2014: $44,354Net Income 2014: -$17,8062014Revenue 2015: $47,511Expenses 2015: $44,617Net Income 2015: $2,8942015Revenue 2016: $41,526Expenses 2016: $42,407Net Income 2016: -$8812016Revenue 2017: $45,701Expenses 2017: $48,245Net Income 2017: -$2,5442017Revenue 2018: $48,287Expenses 2018: $55,351Net Income 2018: -$7,0642018Revenue 2019: $68,956Expenses 2019: $66,865Net Income 2019: $2,0912019

Highlighted filing

2017

Revenue$45,701
Expenses$48,245
Net Income-$2,544
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
Signed
Nov 1, 2018
Return Version
2017v2.3
Gross Receipts
$45,701
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Outpost artists resources is an artist run, multi-service arts organization founded in 1991 and now located on the bushwick brooklyn/ridgewood queens border. Outpost supports new creative work through its residencies, events and uses its space as a social meeting ground for local artists. Our mission is to serve artists in need of technical assistance with video, audio, and physical computing based art projects and to foster a dialogue between visual art and experimental music. Outpost hosts gallery exhibitions, artist talks, screenings and events that pair visual art, video, experimental music, and performance in an effort to bring adventurous audiences challenging interdisciplinary projects.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
IN THE PAST FISCAL YEAR, OUTPOST HAS GRANTED RESIDENCIES TO UNIQUE AND DIVERSE PROJECTS: AMANDA DUNSMORE WAS AWARDED A RESIDENCY IN 2016, AND IN 2017 RECEIVED ASSISSTANCE EDITING TWO VIDEO WORKS WHICH FORM A PART OF A LARGER BODY OF HER ARTWORKS, TITLED 'KEEPER' - A TOURING EXHIBITION TAKING PLACE IN THE DUBLIN CITY GALLERY, THE HUGH LANE, DUBLIN, AND THE ROCHESTER ART CENTER, USA FEATURING POLITICAL PORTRAITS OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FIGURES IN THE RECENT POLITICAL HISTORY OF IRELAND. DURING HER RESIDENCY, AMANDA RECEIVED EDITING ASSISTANCE WITH "BILLY'S MUSEUM", DEPICTING FOOTAGE OF BILLY HULL, THE LONGEST SERVING SECURITY PRISON OFFICER AT THE MAZE/LONG KESH PRISON, SITUATED OUTSIDE BELFAST. SHE ALSO RECEIVED ASSISTANCE EDITING "THE GOOD FRIDAY PORTRAITS" INCLUDING INTERVIEWS WITH JOHN HUME, AN IRISH FORMER POLITICIAN FROM DERRY, NORTHERN IRELAND & (JOINT) NOBEL PEACE LAUREATE. DURING HER RESIDENCY, AMANDA RECEIVED COLOR CORRECTION, QUALITY MAINTENANCE, SOUND MIXING (NOISE REDUCTION, EQUALIZATION, NORMALIZATION), AND DIGITAL TRANSFER ASSISTANCE. ARICOCO (ARI TABEI)'S VIDEO PROJECT PIPORNOT'S SUPERORGANISM WAS AWARDED A RESIDENCY. THE VIDEO IS A COLLABORATIVE EXPLORATION OF TEMPORARY COMMUNITY-BUILDING THROUGH INSECT EUSOCIALITY, INCLUDING FOOTAGE VIDEO EXPERIMENTATIONS WITH TERMITE COLONIES, SCULPTURAL GARMENTS MADE BY THE ARTIST, AND INTERVIEWS WITH SCIENTISTS. THROUGH THE FRANKLIN FURNACE FUND, THE VIDEO WAS SCREENED AT WAVE HILL IN FALL 2017. ADDITIONALLY THE PIECE WAS SCREENED AT LAMAMA GALLERY IN JANUARY 2018. DURING HER RESIDENCY, ARI RECEIVED HELP WITH COLOR CORRECTION AND CHROMA KEY EFFECTS AS WELL AS STUDIO AUDIO APPLICATION PROCESSES.HEATHER MERCKLE'S SERIES "ASTEROID HORIZON" IS MADE UP OF SHORT VIDEO COLLAGES AND VIDEO ANIMATIONS EXPLORING HER LARGER ABSURDIST PROJECT "HOW TO PACK AN ASTEROID ON YOUR BACK." THE SERIES COMPLETED AT OUTPOST INVESTIGATES THE PRIMARY PRINCIPLES OF EXISTENCE: MAKING VISIBLE PERSONAL AND HUMAN TRACES WHILE CONSIDERING LIFE WITH ASTEROIDS, THE FUTURE AND QUESTIONING OUR NOTIONS OF REALITY. HEATHER'S PIECE WAS INCLUDED IN A PROPOSAL FOR AN EXHIBITION AT BROWN UNIVERSITY AT THE GRANOFF CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS, PART OF BAI (BROWN ARTS INITIATIVE). THE PIECE WAS INCLUDED IN TWO RESIDENCY APPLICATIONS IN BERLIN FOR 2019, AND IS PART OF A 2019 EXHIBITION AT NARS FOUNDATION. YEON JIN KIM'S TWO VIDEO PIECES COMPLETED DURING HER RESIDENCY WERE A GHOST STORY AND A MONSTER/COMEDY BASED ON HER EXPERIENCES AS AN IMMIGRANT IN THE USA. "GHOST IN THE YELLOW HOUSE" IS BASED ON AN IMMIGRANT'S RELOCATION TO UPSTATE NEW YORK FROM KOREA AND THE ALIENATION, LANGUAGE ISSUES AND SOCIAL ISOLATION SHE EXPERIENCES. DURING HER RESIDENCY YEON JIN KIM RECEIVED HELP WITH SOUND EDITING TO SEAMLESSLY MATCH AUDIO WITH ORIGINAL ANIMATIONS. THE SEETHRU SERIES REPRESENTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUTPOST AS A COMMUNITY, PERFORMANCE, AND EXHIBITION SPACE OF 1000 SQUARE FEET. IN 2010, THE SERIES BEGAN AS A PROGRAM AIMED AT PROVIDING EMERGING ARTISTS AND CURATORS OPPORTUNITIES TO PRESENT WORK IN EXHIBITIONS AND ARTIST TALKS, AND HAS EVOLVED INTO A MULTIFACETED SET OF PROGRAMS FOR ART AND PERFORMANCE CREATORS. THE PRESENTATION COMPONENT OF SEETHRU CONTINUES TO GROW EACH YEAR, INCLUDING SINGLE EVENING EVENTS THAT PAIR HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY VIDEO ART WITH LIVE EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC; MULTIDISCIPLINARY EVENINGS ORGANIZED BY LOCAL, EMERGING, AND ESTABLISHED ARTISTS; MUSIC, AND DANCE. OUTPOST ALSO PRESENTS GALLERY SHOWS CURATED BY LOCAL NEW YORK ARTISTS, WITH SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE LOCAL VISUAL ARTS COMMUNITY. WITHIN THIS FISCAL YEAR, OUTPOST HOSTED CONFETTI MACHINE, A CELEBRATION OF REALTIME MEDIA PERFORMANCE AND ITS COMMUNITY OF PRACTITIONERS, CURATED BY ERIC BARRY DRASIN, JUNE 2-4. BUILDING ON HIS CURATORIAL PROGRAM FROM THE REALTIME MEDIA GROUP THE FAST FOOD COLLECTIVE, THE FESTIVAL SHOWCASED THE DIVERSITY AND BREADTH OF EMERGING MEDIA PERFORMANCE IN NYC AND BEYOND, SHOWCASING 50 REALTIME MEDIA ARTISTS. DAY ONE WAS AN EVENING OF INTERMEDIA ENSEMBLES WITH COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN IMMERSIVE PROJECTION ARTISTS AND VOCAL CHOIRS, SCORES FOR NETWORKED COMPUTERS AND STRING ENSEMBLES, AUDIOVISUAL GROUP THERAPY SESSIONS AND MORE. DAY 2 FEATURED SINGLE CHANNEL AUDIOVISUAL PERFORMANCES INVESTIGATING CONTEMPORARY PRACTICES IN NEW CINEMA AND REALTIME VIDEO PERFORMANCE. DAY 3 INCLUDED THE IMPROVISED ELECTRONICS ROUND ROBIN, A PLATFORM FOR TOOL BUILDERS, ARTISTS AND ENGINEERS TO EXPERIMENT IN A PERFORMANCE BASED ENVIRONMENT. IN DECEMBER 2017, OUTPOST HOSTED DISTRIBUTED PRESENCE, A SCREENING AND PANEL EVENT INVITING ARTISTS, CURATORS, AND CRITICS TO EXPLORE THE POLITICS OF MEDIA ART WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF REPRESENTATION OF ARTISTS OF COLOR, AND IN CONSIDERATION OF ALL THEIR INTERSECTING IDENTITIES. THE EVENT WAS CURATED BY VIDEO AND PERFORMING ARTIST SAMANTHA CC, AND FEATURED WORK FROM JEROME AB, ALIMA LEE, MIKO REVEREZA, OLOLADE ADENIYI, AND ALISON NGUYEN. OUTPOST HOSTED ENDE TYMES 8TH NOISE MUSIC AND VIDEO FESTIVAL LASTED THREE DAYS WITH SINGLE CHANNEL VIDEO, ANALOG FILM, AND LIVE PROJECTION PERFORMANCES BY 50 ARTISTS. IN THE SPRING AND FALL OF THIS FISCAL YEAR, OUTPOST HOSTED THE GROUP EXHIBITION "STRANGER THINGS," CURATED BY ARTIST DOREEN GARNER, AND INCORPORATING VIDEO, SCULPTURE, AND PHOTOGRAPHY, FEATURING TAMARA SANTIBANEZ, KENYA ROBINSON, ELLIOTT JEROME BROWN JR., TED MINEO, ERIK FERGUSON, NAKEYA BROWN, AND JES FAN; AND THE EXHIBITION "EARSHOT," CURATED BY OUTPOST, AND FEATURING 12 ARTISTS WORKING WITH INTERACTIVE SOUND SCULPTURE, INCLUDING THREE VIDEO PRESENTATIONS AND ONE VR INSTALLATION. THE MONTHLY CONCERT SERIES FIRE OVER HEAVEN RETURNED, CURATED THIS SEASON BY CHE CHEN OF 75 DOLLAR BILL, FEATURING THREE ACTS PER NIGHT OF UNUSUAL PAIRINGS OF PERFORMERS, FOCUSED AROUND A THEME. FOH WAS HOSTED EVERY THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH. DECEMBER 15, THE THIRD ITERATION OF DING WAS HOSTED AT OUTPOST, THE CELEBRATION OF PERCUSSIVE MUSIC, FEATURING PERCUSSIONISTS CAITLIN CAWLEY, SHAYNA DUNKELMAN, MICHAEL EVANS, SKIP LAPLANTE, JONAH ROSENBERG, PAT SPADINE, AND TIM SPELIOS.INSIDE NORMAN STREET HELD ITS SECOND ITERATION AT OUTPOST. INSIDE NORMAN STREET IS A CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP AND COMMUNITY CELEBRATION, INVITING TWELVE NEIGHBORS THAT LIVE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S STREET (NORMAN STREET) TO PARTICIPATE. PARTICIPANTS ENGAGED IN SIX WEEKS OF CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS, USING MOVEMENT AND STORYTELLING IMPROV-BASED WARM-UPS FROM INTERPLAY (WWW.INTERPLAY.ORG). THEY THEN COLLABORATED WITH A LOCAL MUSICIAN, VIDEO ARTIST ALEX NATHANSON, AND DANCER/CHOREOGRAPHER ZOE RAPPAPORT, PLUS TWO PROFESSIONAL DANCERS. NORMAN STREET PARTICIPANTS TO BRING THESE STORIES TO LIFE IN A FINAL READING, VIDEO, AND DANCE PERFORMANCE.$0$44,030
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay71st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
JESSIE ALLENDirector-$0--
ENAT SIDIDirector-$0--
GAIL VACHONDirector/Secretary-$0--
RUTH KAHNDirector/President-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Outpost Artists Resources Inc
EIN
16-1696658
Phone
7185992385
Address
1665 NORMAN STREET, RIDGEWOOD, NY 11385

Signing Officer

Name
Ruth Kahn
Title
Director
Phone
7185992385
Signed
2018-11-01
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Lutz and Carr Cpas Llp
Address
551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400, NEW YORK, NY 10176
Preparer
Martin Berkowitz
Phone
2126972299
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 8 - Other Revenue

“Description: misc. Income. Amount: 76.”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: insurance. Amount: 1,551. Description: program expenses. Amount: 22,143. Description: contract labor. Amount: 18,978. Description: office expense. Amount: 1,485. Description: postage and delivery. Amount: 47. Description: miscellaneous expenses. Amount: 438. Description: interest expense. Amount: 60. Description: professional developement. Amount: 64. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 44,766.”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets

“Description: inventory. Beg. Of year amount: 375. End of year amount: 375.”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26 - Other Liabilities

“Description: loan from officer. Beg. Of year amount: 513. End of year amount: 513.”

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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0DESCRIPTION: MISC. INCOME. AMOUNT: 76.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 1,551. DESCRIPTION: PROGRAM EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 22,143. DESCRIPTION: CONTRACT LABOR. AMOUNT: 18,978. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 1,485. DESCRIPTION: POSTAGE AND DELIVERY. AMOUNT: 47. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 438. DESCRIPTION: INTEREST EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 60. DESCRIPTION: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPEMENT. AMOUNT: 64. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 44,766.
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3DESCRIPTION: LOAN FROM OFFICER. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 513. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 513.
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Filings

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2017 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$10,086
Liabilities
$513
Net assets
$9,573
Revenue
$45,701
Expenses
$48,245
Net income
-$2,544
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.11$0.51$4.60$69.0$66.9$2.09
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.29$0.78$2.51$48.3$55.4$7.06
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$10.1$0.51$9.57$45.7$48.2$2.54
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$12.6$0.51$12.1$41.5$42.4$0.88
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$13.5$0.51$13.0$47.5$44.6$2.89
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$10.6$0.51$10.1$26.5$44.4$17.8
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$28.4$0.51$27.9$56.1$55.8$0.30
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$28.1$0.51$27.6$65.6$66.8$1.27
2010Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$16.8$0.51$12.8$44.3$31.5