Irwin & Florence Rosten Foundation Inc

“All of the officers and members of the board of directors perform a meaningful and thorough review of form 990 prior to submitting to the irs. The board treasurer acts as the detailed reviewer and provides a recommendation for approval to the board. Once the 990 is approved, the executive director is assigned to sign on behalf of maps and the accountant submits electronically.”

“Past 990's are available to download on guidestar, an online nonprofit profile update program. They are also able to reveiw during business hours at maps with advanced notice.”

“Governing documents are available to reveiw during business hours at maps with advanced notice.”

“Maps media institute is a non profit educational organization whose mission is "to empower, inspire and prepare montana's next generation for future success through professional media arts instruction, engaging community service and compassionate mentoring." maps helps young people view their lives through a lens of possibility - engaging with their communities as supportive citizens, while learning relevant communication skills and experiencing "real world" opportunities.”

“4a maps programming in ravalli, lewis & clark and lake counties: maps media institute is a nonprofit educational organization whose mission is "to empower, inspire and prepare montana's next generation for future success through professional media arts instruction, engaging community service and compassionate mentoring." maps helps young people view their lives through a lens of possibility - engaging with their communities as supportive citizens, while learning relevant communication skills and experiencing "real world" opportunities. Maps began in 2004 as a film class for 20 students at corvallis high school in ravalli county in rural western montana. Since then, our program development and success are a direct result of dynamic steam based curriculums facilitated by professional instructors which integrate film, design, music, computer science, future readiness and community service.”

“4b client projects: in addition to maps primary objective of creative arts education, we also provide positive youth and leadership development. Through engaging client-based media projects, students explore "real world" work opportunities by being part of an actual student production crew. Examples include creating promotional videos for the bitterroot special olympics, council on aging meals on wheels, and university of mt broader impacts group. This project-based learning style has an emphasis on college and career readiness, workforce development and community service projects. Project based learning also instills a sense of civic responsibility, teaching them the relevance of using media arts to educate and serve the communities where they live, and to introduce those communities to the wider world. An emphasis in maps teaching is giving back to others and we believe that teaching the entrepreneurial skills of communication, persistence, and collaboration is critical in helping this generation succeed.”