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Barat Foundation Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 22-3509869

Jan 01, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017 • Filed on Aug 27, 2018

Organization ProfileBARATFOUNDATION.ORG
Gallery 1gateway 1 CenterraymondNewark, NJ 07102

(973) 534-5314

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

66th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

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

Liabilities / Revenue

66th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

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

Net Margin

63rd percentile

12%

Higher net margin than 63% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

92nd percentile

$33,217

Higher top officer pay than 92% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 25.1% of source-year revenue.

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

Asset Growth

93rd percentile

105%

Faster asset growth than 93% of similar nonprofits.

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

Revenue Growth

19th percentile

-25%

Faster revenue growth than 19% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets66th percentile

Assets

Up

$6,176

Up $3,163 (+105%) from 2016

Net Assets

Up

$6,176

Up $16,163 (+162%) from 2016

Liabilities

Down

$0

Down $13,000 (-100%) from 2016

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue66th percentileNet Margin63rd percentile

Revenue

Down

$132,387

Down $43,644 (-25%) from 2016

Expenses

Down

$116,224

Down $69,996 (-38%) from 2016

Net Income

Up

$16,163

Up $26,352 (+259%) from 2016

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth93rd percentile

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

$100K$50K$0-$50KAssets 2010: $17,178Liabilities 2010: $0Net Assets 2010: $17,1782010Assets 2011: $19,905Liabilities 2011: $0Net Assets 2011: $19,9052011Assets 2012: $21,553Liabilities 2012: $0Net Assets 2012: $21,5532012Assets 2013: $17,945Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $17,9452013Assets 2014: $14,161Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $14,1612014Assets 2015: $202Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $2022015Assets 2016: $3,013Liabilities 2016: $13,000Net Assets 2016: -$9,9872016Assets 2017: $6,176Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $6,1762017Assets 2018: $17,472Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $17,4722018Assets 2019: $2,419Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $2,4192019Assets 2020: $83,180Liabilities 2020: $49,500Net Assets 2020: $33,6802020Assets 2021: $59,825Liabilities 2021: $49,500Net Assets 2021: $10,3252021Assets 2022: $64,521Liabilities 2022: $49,500Net Assets 2022: $15,0212022Assets 2023: $34,453Liabilities 2023: $49,400Net Assets 2023: -$14,9472023

Highlighted filing

2017

Assets$6,176
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$6,176
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth19th percentile

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

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2010: $122,874Expenses 2010: $129,592Net Income 2010: -$6,7182010Revenue 2011: $182,954Expenses 2011: $180,227Net Income 2011: $2,7272011Revenue 2012: $186,756Expenses 2012: $185,108Net Income 2012: $1,6482012Revenue 2013: $218,623Expenses 2013: $222,231Net Income 2013: -$3,6082013Revenue 2014: $232,240Expenses 2014: $236,024Net Income 2014: -$3,7842014Revenue 2015: $182,868Expenses 2015: $196,827Net Income 2015: -$13,9592015Revenue 2016: $176,031Expenses 2016: $186,220Net Income 2016: -$10,1892016Revenue 2017: $132,387Expenses 2017: $116,224Net Income 2017: $16,1632017Revenue 2018: $109,399Expenses 2018: $98,103Net Income 2018: $11,2962018Revenue 2019: $78,077Expenses 2019: $93,130Net Income 2019: -$15,0532019Revenue 2020: $122,316Expenses 2020: $91,055Net Income 2020: $31,2612020Revenue 2021: $152,077Expenses 2021: $175,432Net Income 2021: -$23,3552021Revenue 2022: $125,769Expenses 2022: $121,073Net Income 2022: $4,6962022Revenue 2023: $107,957Expenses 2023: $137,925Net Income 2023: -$29,9682023

Highlighted filing

2017

Revenue$132,387
Expenses$116,224
Net Income$16,163
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Filing Period
Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
Signed
Aug 27, 2018
Return Version
2017v2.3
Gross Receipts
$132,387
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

A not for profit educational corporation dedicated to expanding creative opportunities through immersion programs designed to maximize artistic and intellectual achievement and personal growth.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
BARAT FOUNDATION ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS CREATE SAFE SPACES TO ENGAGE YOUTH, ENCOURAGE AND DEVELOP CREATIVE EXPRESSION, IMPROVE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, IMPROVE SELF-ESTEEM, AND PROMOTE A POSITIVE AND EMOTIONALLY HEALTHY LIFE-STYLE. STUDENTS DEVELOP INVALUABLE TOOLS FOR EVERYDAY LIVING INCLUDING IMAGINATION, OBSERVATION, AND CRITICAL PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS WHILE WORKING TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE CITY. THE ANNUAL CREATION NATION ART & PEACE PARADE: USING ART AS A CATALYST FOR POSITIVE CHANGE AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, THE BARAT FOUNDATION CREATION NATION PARADE CELEBRATED ITS 12TH YEAR IN 2018, AND WAS HONORED TO BE THE OFFICIAL KICK-OFF TO NEWARK CELEBRATION 350 - A CITY-WIDE CELEBRATION OF NEWARK'S 350TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2016. THE PARADE IS A CITY-WIDE COLLABORATION INVOLVING NEWARK PUBLIC, INDEPENDENT AND CHARTER SCHOOLS, NJPAC, THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, THE MAYOR'S CENTERS OF HOPE, RUTGERS NEWARK, THE THOMAS EDISON FOUNDATION, ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE, NJIT, THE NEWARK TOURIST AND VISITORS BUREAU AND DOZENS OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND CHURCHES. THE CREATION NATION PARADE IS THE CULMINATION AND CELEBRATION OF THE YEAR'S ART MAKING IN NEWARK SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. THE 2017 PARADE REPRESENTED THE WORK OF THOUSANDS OF NEWARK CHILDREN, AND DOZENS OF NEWARK ARTISTS. CREATOR'S CLUBS: AT THE DEBUT OF THE NPS 2016-17 ACADEMIC YEAR, THE BARAT FOUNDATION BROUGHT ITS CREATOR'S CLUBS TO SCIENCE PARK HIGH SCHOOL ON 12 CONSECUTIVE SATURDAY MORNINGS, WHERE CHILDREN, PARENTS, AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS FROM ALL OVER NEWARK, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE ANIMODULES, BANNERS, AND ADDITIONAL ARTWORKS FOR THE UPCOMING CREATION NATION PARADE. THESE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ART MAKING WORKSHOPS INVOLVED OVER 500 STUDENTS AND VOLUNTEERS. MESSAGES THROUGH MURALS: THE BARAT FOUNDATION CONTINUED ITS MESSAGES THROUGH MURALS CAMPAIGN. THE BARAT FOUNDATION WAS COMMISSIONED TO CREATE A COMMUNITY MURAL FOR THE NEW SHOPRITE OF NEWARK, THE FIRST SUPERMARKET TO COME TO THE CITY, A FOOD DESERT, IN 50 YEARS. THE COMMUNITY MURAL AT THE NEW SHOPRITE: THE BARAT FOUNDATION WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE OWNERS OF THE NEW SHOPRITE IN NEWARK TO CREATE A COMMUNITY MURAL TO REPRESENT WHAT A SUPERMARKET BRINGS TO ITS COMMUNITY. THE PROJECT WAS BROUGHT INTO 11 SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, INVOLVING OVER 300 STUDENTS. THE PROJECT WAS FILLED WITH JOY, PRIDE, AND A COMMITMENT FROM THE SCHOOLS, THE OWNERS OF THE NEW SUPERMARKET, THE SHOPRITE NUTRITIONIST, AND OF COURSE, OUR NEWARK STUDENTS. THE SHOPRITE MURAL PROGRAM INCLUDED THREE PHASES OF WORKSHOPS: "IDEA GENERATION WORKSHOPS - BARAT FOUNDATION ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE PRESENTED THE MURAL CONCEPT TO STUDENTS AND ASKED FOR SKETCHES, WORDS, AND IDEAS TO INCLUDE IN THE MURAL. "NUTRITION WORKSHOPS - THE SHOPRITE NUTRITIONIST CAME TO THE SCHOOLS AND INTRODUCED STUDENTS TO HEALTHY KALE SALADS WITH KALE, FRESH AVOCADO, STRAWBERRIES, RASPBERRIES, SUNFLOWER SEEDS AND BALSAMIC VINEGAR. MANY OF THE STUDENTS HAD NEVER SEEN THESE FOODS BEFORE. "MURAL PAINTING - ONCE ALL OF THE STUDENTS SUBMITTED THEIR SKETCHES AND IDEAS, A BARAT FOUNDATION MURALIST PUT THEM INTO A COHESIVE FORM AND OUTLINED THE MURAL ON VINYL TO BE READY FOR PAINTING. 40 VINYL PANELS WERE BROUGHT INTO THE SCHOOLS FOR PAINTING. OVER 300 CHILDREN WERE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN PAINTING THE MURAL. THE FINISHED MURAL, WHICH IS 5 FEET HIGH BY 60 FEET LONG, HAS BEEN PLACED PROMINENTLY OVER THE CASH REGISTERS NEAR THE STORE EXIT. ALL STUDENTS INVOLVED WITH THE PROJECT WERE INVITED TO THE STORE'S GRAND OPENING. THE MURAL IS NOW FEATURED ON CITY BUSSES AND BILLBOARDS, AND HAS BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART OF SHOPRITE'S PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS.ANIMODULES : IN 2015 NEW ANIMODULES WERE CREATED AT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, THE ALMA FLAGG SCHOOL, THE MARION BOLDEN AFTER SCHOOL CENTER, SCIENCE PARK HIGH SCHOOL, ST. BENEDICT'S PREP, AND THE AIDS FIREHOUSE.THE ANNUAL CREATION NATION ART & PEACE PARADE: USING ART AS A CATALYST FOR POSITIVE CHANGE AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, THE BARAT FOUNDATION CREATION NATION PARADE CELEBRATED ITS 8TH YEAR IN 2015, HONORED TO BE THE OFFICIAL KICK-OFF TO NEWARK CELEBRATION 350 - A CITY-WIDE CELEBRATION OF NEWARK'S 350TH ANNIVERSARY. THE PARADE IS A CITY-WIDE COLLABORATION INVOLVING NEWARK PUBLIC, INDEPENDENT AND CHARTER SCHOOLS, NJPAC, THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, THE MAYOR'S CENTERS OF HOPE, RUTGERS NEWARK, THE THOMAS EDISON FOUNDATION, ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE, NJIT, THE NEWARK TOURIST AND VISITORS BUREAU AND DOZENS OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND CHURCHES. THE CREATION NATION PARADE IS THE CULMINATION AND CELEBRATION OF THE YEAR'S ART MAKING IN NEWARK SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. THE 2015 PARADE REPRESENTED THE WORK OF THOUSANDS OF NEWARK CHILDREN, AND DOZENS OF NEWARK ARTISTS. CREATOR'S CLUBS:AT THE DEBUT OF THE NPS 2015-16 ACADEMIC YEAR, THE BARAT FOUNDATION BROUGHT ITS CREATOR'S CLUBS TO SCIENCE PARK HIGH SCHOOL ON 8 CONSECUTIVE SATURDAY MORNINGS, WHERE CHILDREN, PARENTS, AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS FROM ALL OVER NEWARK, ALONG WITH 50 VISITING FOREIGN STUDENTS FROM THE NETHERLANDS, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE ANIMODULES, BANNERS, AND ADDITIONAL ARTWORKS FOR THE UPCOMING CREATION NATION PARADE. THESE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ART MAKING WORKSHOPS INVOLVED OVER 500 STUDENTS AND VOLUNTEERS.MESSAGES THROUGH MURALS: THE BARAT FOUNDATION CONTINUED ITS MESSAGES THROUGH MURALS CAMPAIGN IN 2015 CREATING SEVERAL MURALS IN SCHOOLS AS THE FOCUS OF ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMMING, IN SUPPORT OF NJ CORE CURRICULUM STANDARDS FOR THE ARTS. IN ADDITION, THE BARAT FOUNDATION WAS COMMISSIONED TO CREATE A COMMUNITY MURAL FOR THE NEW SHOPRITE OF NEWARK, THE FIRST SUPERMARKET TO COME TO THE CITY, A FOOD DESERT, IN 50 YEARS. THE COMMUNITY MURAL AT THE NEW SHOPRITE:THE BARAT FOUNDATION WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE OWNERS OF THE NEW SHOPRITE IN NEWARK TO CREATE A COMMUNITY MURAL TO REPRESENT WHAT A SUPERMARKET BRINGS TO ITS COMMUNITY. WE BROUGHT THE PROJECT INTO 11 SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, INVOLVING OVER 300 STUDENTS. THE PROJECT WAS FILLED WITH JOY, PRIDE, AND A COMMITMENT FROM THE SCHOOLS, THE OWNERS OF THE NEW SUPERMARKET, THE SHOPRITE NUTRITIONIST, AND OF COURSE, OUR NEWARK STUDENTS.THE SHOPRITE MURAL PROGRAM INCLUDED THREE PHASES OF WORKSHOPS:"IDEA GENERATION WORKSHOPS - BARAT FOUNDATION ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE PRESENTED THE MURAL CONCEPT TO STUDENTS AND ASKED FOR SKETCHES, WORDS, AND IDEAS TO INCLUDE IN THE MURAL. "NUTRITION WORKSHOPS - THE SHOPRITE NUTRITIONIST CAME TO THE SCHOOLS AND INTRODUCED STUDENTS TO HEALTHY KALE SALADS WITH KALE, FRESH AVOCADO, STRAWBERRIES, RASPBERRIES, SUNFLOWER SEEDS AND BALSAMIC VINEGAR. MANY OF THE STUDENTS HAD NEVER SEEN THESE FOODS BEFORE."MURAL PAINTING - ONCE ALL OF THE STUDENTS SUBMITTED THEIR SKETCHES AND IDEAS, A BARAT FOUNDATION MURALIST PUT THEM INTO A COHESIVE FORM AND OUTLINED THE MURAL ON VINYL TO BE READY FOR PAINTING. 40 VINYL PANELS WERE BROUGHT INTO THE SCHOOLS FOR PAINTING. OVER 300 CHILDREN WERE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN PAINTING THE MURAL.THE FINISHED MURAL, WHICH IS 5 FEET HIGH BY 60 FEET LONG, HAS BEEN PLACED PROMINENTLY OVER THE CASH REGISTERS NEAR THE STORE EXIT. ALL STUDENTS INVOLVED WITH THE PROJECT WERE INVITED TO THE STORE'S GRAND OPENING. THE MURAL IS NOW FEATURED ON CITY BUSSES AND BILLBOARDS, AND HAS BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART OF SHOPRITE'S PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS.$0$32,000
PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: BARAT FOUNDATION PUBLIC ARTS AND ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDE: 1. IN SCHOOL AND AFTER-SCHOOL ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAMS AT NEWARK SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH RELATE TO AND ARE IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF SUPPORT OF AGE AND GRADE APPROPRIATE NJ CORE CURRICULUM CONTENT STANDARDS FOR THE ARTS. 2. LARGE-SCALE COMMUNITY CREATED PUBLIC ARTWORKS AND ART INSTALLATIONS -ANIMODULES , CURRENTLY ON VIEW AT NEWARK LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, TURTLE BACK ZOO, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, AND NPS. NOW SEEN BY OVER 500,000 TRAVELERS TO OUR REGION PER YEAR, THESE PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONS CREATED BY THE CHILDREN OF THE CITY CREATE OWNERSHIP, ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY. 3. THE CREATION NATION ART AND PEACE PARADE AND CREATOR'S CLUBS: THE LARGEST COLLABORATIVE ART EVENT IN NEWARK, HAVING CELEBRATED ITS 11TH YEAR AS THE KICK-OFF TO CELEBRATION 350 - A CITYWIDE CELEBRATION OF NEWARK'S 350TH ANNIVERSARY. IN 2017 THE PARADE BROUGHT TOGETHER THOUSANDS OF NEWARK YOUTH, THE NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE NEWARK ARTS COUNCIL, NJPAC, THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AND NUMEROUS COMMUNITY, CIVIC, AND BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS, TO CELEBRATE CREATIVITY AND THE POWER OF ART TO TRANSFORM LIVES AND COMMUNITIES. THE PARADE IS PRECEDED BY 2 MONTHS OF FREE AND OPEN ART MAKING WORKSHOPS "CREATOR'S CLUBS". 4. YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP THROUGH THE ARTS: ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION AFFORDING NEWARK YOUTH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP ARTISTIC CREATIVE IDEAS TO PRODUCE VIABLE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. 5. SUMMER STUDY ABROAD: SUMMER LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND ART IMMERSION PROGRAMS ABROAD, INCLUDING THE WILLIE COLE SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR NEWARK YOUTH. TO DATE THE BARAT FOUNDATION HAS TAKEN OVER 60 NEWARK YOUTH ABROAD ON SCHOLARSHIP TO THIS PROGRAM, AWARDING OVER $400,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS. 100% OF PAST SUMMER SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS HAVE GONE ON TO COLLEGE. THE 2017 SUMMER PROGRAM ABROAD WAS CANCELLED WITH AN EXPECTED RECOMMENCEMENT DATE OF SUMMER 2019.THE BARAT FOUNDATION CONTINUED THEIR "PUBLIC ART BY THE PUBLIC" PROGRAMS, DEVELOPING AND PRODUCING PUBLIC ART PIECES CREATED BY SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES WORKING DIRECTLY WITH PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS. THE BARAT FOUNDATION HAS CREATED A NEWARK ORIGINAL ART-FORM CALLED THE ANIMODULE -- A COMBINATION OF THE WORDS "ANIMATE AND "MODULAR; SCULPTURES CREATED BY JOINING TWO FLAT PLANES TOGETHER TO CREATE A 3 DIMENSIONAL SCULPTURE. THE ANIMODULE CURRICULUM IS AN INTER-DISCIPLINARY ARTS PROGRAM INCLUDING RESEARCH, VISUAL ARTS, LANGUAGE ARTS, AND MATHEMATICS AS STUDENTS WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE SOMETHING LARGER THAN THEMSELVES, AND BUILDING AN ENDURING ART PIECE THAT REPRESENTS THEIR COMMUNITY. THEIR ARTWORK THEN BECOMES PART OF AN EVEN GREATER WHOLE WHEN IT JOINS ITS FELLOW ANIMODULES IN THE ANNUAL CREATION NATION ART PARADE. THIS PROGRAM EMPLOYS NUMEROUS NEW JERSEY ARTISTS WHO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR VISION, PASSION AND EXPERTISE WITH NEW JERSEY YOUTH, WHILE PRODUCING AN IMPRESSIVE BODY OF WORK. THE ANIMODULE CURRICULUM IS IN RELATION TO AND IN SUPPORT OF AGE AND GRADE APPROPRIATE NJ CORE CURRICULUM CONTENT STANDARDS FOR THE ARTS. TO DATE OVER 70 ANIMODULES HAVE BEEN CREATED IN NEWARK SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. AT THE INVITATION OF THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY, THE BARAT FOUNDATION HAS PUT IN PLACE AN INSTALLATION OF STUDENT-CREATED ANIMODULE SCULPTURES AT THE ARRIVALS AREA AT TERMINAL B OF NEWARK LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE EXHIBITION, ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNAGE AND TWO VIDEOS RUNNING ON A LOOP EXPLAINING THE ANIMODULE PROCESS, WAS FIRST INSTALLED IN JANUARY 2014 TO GREET DIGNITARIES VISITING NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY FOR THE SUPERBOWL. THE EXHIBITION HAS BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL THAT THE PORT AUTHORITY HAS REQUESTED THAT IT NOW REMAIN AT THE AIRPORT INDEFINITELY. ANIMODULES PROCLAIMED THE "OFFICIAL PEACE AMBASSADORS OF NEWARK". THE BARAT FOUNDATION ANIMODULES WERE PROCLAIMED IN JUNE 2013 AS "THE OFFICIAL PEACE AMBASSADORS OF NEWARK", BY THE HONORABLE CORY BOOKER, MAYOR OF NEWARK. IN AN OFFICIAL CITY PROCLAMATION, THE MAYOR PROCLAIMED: WHEREAS THE BARAT FOUNDATION ANIMODULES, GIANT MODULAR SCULPTURES, ARE AN ORIGINAL NEWARK ART FORM FIRST CREATED IN 2008 BY THE BARAT FOUNDATION AND NEWARK SCHOOL TEACHER, TERRY BREWIN, WORKING WITH NEWARK YOUTH, WHEREAS ANIMODULES REPRESENT THE BARAT FOUNDATION'S MISSION OF "TRANSFORMING YOUNG LIVES THROUGH THE ARTS AND INNOVATION", WHEREAS ANIMODULES REPRESENT A POWERFUL VISION OF COMMUNITY UNITY AND PEACE, WHEREAS ANIMODULES HAVE PROUDLY LED THE CREATION NATION ART AND PEACE PARADE, SINCE 2008, THE LARGEST COLLABORATIVE ART EVENT IN THE CITY, THEREBY CREATING A NEW TRADITION OF "PUBLIC ART BY THE PUBLIC" IN NEWARK, WHEREAS OVER 50 ANIMODULES HAVE BEEN CREATED BY THE BARAT FOUNDATION IN NEWARK BY ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE WORKING WITH NEWARK YOUTH, FOR LOCATIONS INCLUDING EAST SIDE HIGH SCHOOL, WEST SIDE HIGH SCHOOL, CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL, NEWARK EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL, BARD COLLEGE EARLY HIGH SCHOOL, TEACHERS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL, BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL, BIG PICTURE SCHOOLS, BELMONT RUNYON SCHOOL, THE PARK STREET SCHOOL, THE NEWARK BOYS CHORUS SCHOOL, THE YEES CENTER, RUTGERS FUTURE SCHOLARS, NORTH 13TH STREET VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, NEWARK VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, NEWARK TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL, FAST TRACK ACADEMY, THE GREATER NEWARK CONSERVANCY, COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS, THE NEWARK MUSEUM, DINOSAUR BBQ, AND THE NEWARK HOUSING AUTHORITY, WHEREAS THE ANIMODULES REPRESENT THE BEST OF THE SPIRIT OF THE CITY AND THE CREATIVE POTENTIAL OF HER YOUTH IN PUBLIC EVENTS AT THE CREATION NATION ART AND PEACE PARADE, THE NEWARK MUSEUM, ESSEX COUNTY BLOOMFEST, HOOPFEST, THE HARLEM BOOK FAIR, THE IZOD MEADOWLANDS SPORTS ARENA, THE GOVERNOR'S ISLAND PEACE PARADE, TURTLE BACK ZOO, THE LINCOLN PARK MUSIC FESTIVAL, AND THE NEW JERSEY GLOBAL YOGA MALA, WHEREAS THE ANIMODULES ARE SET TO BECOME A NATIONAL MODEL, MAKING HISTORY IN EDUCATIONAL REFORM AND CREATING A NEW VISION FOR PUBLIC ART, I HEREBY DO DECLARE ANIMODULES AS THE OFFICIAL PEACE AMBASSADORS OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, REPRESENTING A POWERFUL VISION OF COMMUNITY UNITY AND PEACE, IMPROVING THE LIVES OF ALL THE RESIDENTS OF THIS GREAT METROPOLIS, SIGNED BY: THE HONORABLE CORY BOOKER, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NJ.$0$20,200
SUMMER PROGRAM ABROAD:THE BARAT FOUNDATION SUMMER PROGRAM BROUGHT 10 STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, INCLUDING FOUR SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS FROM NEWARK, TO ICELAND FOR A MONTH LONG CULTURE AND ART IMMERSION PROGRAM. THIS IS A LIFE-CHANGING PROGRAM, PARTICULARLY FOR OUR NEWARK SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS WHO HAVE NEVER BEFORE TRAVELED. EACH OF OUR STUDENTS STUDY THE CULTURE, AND CREATE BOTH GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL ART PROJECTS UNDER THE TUTELAGE OF OUR ARTISTS AND TEACHERS. STUDENTS ALSO ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE, WORKING WITH OUR LOCAL VILLAGE GRAMMAR SCHOOL, AND TEACHING ENGLISH TO THE CHILDREN OF THE TOWN.$0$3,584
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay92nd percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
CHANDRI BARATExecutive DirectorFT$26,900$6,317$33,217
ATHENA BARATCreative DirectorFT$439-$439
GARY BARATOutreach DirectorFT$0--
MARCIA BROWNTrustee-$0--
JOSHUA CHANANIE CPATrustee-$0--
CURTIS GRAYSON IIITrustee-$0--
HOPE KAUFMANTrustee-$0--
HOLLY STERN ESQTrustee-$0--
PIERRE VAYSSE PHDTrustee-$0--
JUDITH SHEFTTrustee-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Barat Foundation Inc
EIN
22-3509869
Phone
9735345314
Address
GALLERY 1GATEWAY 1 CENTERRAYMOND, NEWARK, NJ 07102

Signing Officer

Name
D Chandri Barat
Title
Executive Director
Phone
9735345314
Signed
2018-08-27
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Sax Llp
Address
855 VALLEY ROAD, CLIFTON, NJ 07013
Preparer
Joshua Chananie
Phone
9734726250
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 4 - Other Investment Income

“Description: interest. Amount: 4.”

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

“Description: program expenses and creative services. Amount: 13,619. Description: telephone. Amount: 5,897. Description: advertising. Amount: 1,112. Description: bank charges. Amount: 34. Description: donations. Amount: 100. Description: insurance. Amount: 4,316. Description: computer, website. Amount: 1,852. Description: vehicle expense. Amount: 9,477. Description: misc expense. Amount: 3,523. Description: food expense. Amount: 4,266. Description: supplies. Amount: 5,315. Description: travel. Amount: 990. Description: animoduiles. Amount: 260. Description: dues & subscriptions. Amount: 118. Description: events. Amount: 5,190. Description: fees & permits. Amount: 4. Description: laundry expense. Amount: 60. Description: merchant fees. Amount: 227. Description: payroll fees. Amount: 85. Description: taxes & licenses. Amount: 126. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 56,571.”

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

“Description: other depreciable assets. Beg. Of year amount: 749. End of year amount: 1,091.”

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

“Description: notes payable. Beg. Of year amount: 13,000. End of year amount: 0.”

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IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt0PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: BARAT FOUNDATION PUBLIC ARTS AND ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDE: 1. IN SCHOOL AND AFTER-SCHOOL ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAMS AT NEWARK SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH RELATE TO AND ARE IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF SUPPORT OF AGE AND GRADE APPROPRIATE NJ CORE CURRICULUM CONTENT STANDARDS FOR THE ARTS. 2. LARGE-SCALE COMMUNITY CREATED PUBLIC ARTWORKS AND ART INSTALLATIONS -ANIMODULES , CURRENTLY ON VIEW AT NEWARK LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, TURTLE BACK ZOO, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, AND NPS. NOW SEEN BY OVER 500,000 TRAVELERS TO OUR REGION PER YEAR, THESE PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONS CREATED BY THE CHILDREN OF THE CITY CREATE OWNERSHIP, ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY. 3. THE CREATION NATION ART AND PEACE PARADE AND CREATOR'S CLUBS: THE LARGEST COLLABORATIVE ART EVENT IN NEWARK, HAVING CELEBRATED ITS 11TH YEAR AS THE KICK-OFF TO CELEBRATION 350 - A CITYWIDE CELEBRATION OF NEWARK'S 350TH ANNIVERSARY. IN 2017 THE PARADE BROUGHT TOGETHER THOUSANDS OF NEWARK YOUTH, THE NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE NEWARK ARTS COUNCIL, NJPAC, THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AND NUMEROUS COMMUNITY, CIVIC, AND BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS, TO CELEBRATE CREATIVITY AND THE POWER OF ART TO TRANSFORM LIVES AND COMMUNITIES. THE PARADE IS PRECEDED BY 2 MONTHS OF FREE AND OPEN ART MAKING WORKSHOPS "CREATOR'S CLUBS". 4. YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP THROUGH THE ARTS: ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION AFFORDING NEWARK YOUTH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP ARTISTIC CREATIVE IDEAS TO PRODUCE VIABLE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. 5. SUMMER STUDY ABROAD: SUMMER LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND ART IMMERSION PROGRAMS ABROAD, INCLUDING THE WILLIE COLE SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR NEWARK YOUTH. TO DATE THE BARAT FOUNDATION HAS TAKEN OVER 60 NEWARK YOUTH ABROAD ON SCHOLARSHIP TO THIS PROGRAM, AWARDING OVER $400,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS. 100% OF PAST SUMMER SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS HAVE GONE ON TO COLLEGE. THE 2017 SUMMER PROGRAM ABROAD WAS CANCELLED WITH AN EXPECTED RECOMMENCEMENT DATE OF SUMMER 2019.THE BARAT FOUNDATION CONTINUED THEIR "PUBLIC ART BY THE PUBLIC" PROGRAMS, DEVELOPING AND PRODUCING PUBLIC ART PIECES CREATED BY SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES WORKING DIRECTLY WITH PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS. THE BARAT FOUNDATION HAS CREATED A NEWARK ORIGINAL ART-FORM CALLED THE ANIMODULE -- A COMBINATION OF THE WORDS "ANIMATE AND "MODULAR; SCULPTURES CREATED BY JOINING TWO FLAT PLANES TOGETHER TO CREATE A 3 DIMENSIONAL SCULPTURE. THE ANIMODULE CURRICULUM IS AN INTER-DISCIPLINARY ARTS PROGRAM INCLUDING RESEARCH, VISUAL ARTS, LANGUAGE ARTS, AND MATHEMATICS AS STUDENTS WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE SOMETHING LARGER THAN THEMSELVES, AND BUILDING AN ENDURING ART PIECE THAT REPRESENTS THEIR COMMUNITY. THEIR ARTWORK THEN BECOMES PART OF AN EVEN GREATER WHOLE WHEN IT JOINS ITS FELLOW ANIMODULES IN THE ANNUAL CREATION NATION ART PARADE. THIS PROGRAM EMPLOYS NUMEROUS NEW JERSEY ARTISTS WHO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR VISION, PASSION AND EXPERTISE WITH NEW JERSEY YOUTH, WHILE PRODUCING AN IMPRESSIVE BODY OF WORK. THE ANIMODULE CURRICULUM IS IN RELATION TO AND IN SUPPORT OF AGE AND GRADE APPROPRIATE NJ CORE CURRICULUM CONTENT STANDARDS FOR THE ARTS. TO DATE OVER 70 ANIMODULES HAVE BEEN CREATED IN NEWARK SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. AT THE INVITATION OF THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY, THE BARAT FOUNDATION HAS PUT IN PLACE AN INSTALLATION OF STUDENT-CREATED ANIMODULE SCULPTURES AT THE ARRIVALS AREA AT TERMINAL B OF NEWARK LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE EXHIBITION, ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNAGE AND TWO VIDEOS RUNNING ON A LOOP EXPLAINING THE ANIMODULE PROCESS, WAS FIRST INSTALLED IN JANUARY 2014 TO GREET DIGNITARIES VISITING NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY FOR THE SUPERBOWL. THE EXHIBITION HAS BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL THAT THE PORT AUTHORITY HAS REQUESTED THAT IT NOW REMAIN AT THE AIRPORT INDEFINITELY. ANIMODULES PROCLAIMED THE "OFFICIAL PEACE AMBASSADORS OF NEWARK". THE BARAT FOUNDATION ANIMODULES WERE PROCLAIMED IN JUNE 2013 AS "THE OFFICIAL PEACE AMBASSADORS OF NEWARK", BY THE HON
IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt1BARAT FOUNDATION ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS CREATE SAFE SPACES TO ENGAGE YOUTH, ENCOURAGE AND DEVELOP CREATIVE EXPRESSION, IMPROVE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, IMPROVE SELF-ESTEEM, AND PROMOTE A POSITIVE AND EMOTIONALLY HEALTHY LIFE-STYLE. STUDENTS DEVELOP INVALUABLE TOOLS FOR EVERYDAY LIVING INCLUDING IMAGINATION, OBSERVATION, AND CRITICAL PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS WHILE WORKING TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE CITY. THE ANNUAL CREATION NATION ART & PEACE PARADE: USING ART AS A CATALYST FOR POSITIVE CHANGE AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, THE BARAT FOUNDATION CREATION NATION PARADE CELEBRATED ITS 12TH YEAR IN 2018, AND WAS HONORED TO BE THE OFFICIAL KICK-OFF TO NEWARK CELEBRATION 350 - A CITY-WIDE CELEBRATION OF NEWARK'S 350TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2016. THE PARADE IS A CITY-WIDE COLLABORATION INVOLVING NEWARK PUBLIC, INDEPENDENT AND CHARTER SCHOOLS, NJPAC, THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, THE MAYOR'S CENTERS OF HOPE, RUTGERS NEWARK, THE THOMAS EDISON FOUNDATION, ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE, NJIT, THE NEWARK TOURIST AND VISITORS BUREAU AND DOZENS OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND CHURCHES. THE CREATION NATION PARADE IS THE CULMINATION AND CELEBRATION OF THE YEAR'S ART MAKING IN NEWARK SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. THE 2017 PARADE REPRESENTED THE WORK OF THOUSANDS OF NEWARK CHILDREN, AND DOZENS OF NEWARK ARTISTS. CREATOR'S CLUBS: AT THE DEBUT OF THE NPS 2016-17 ACADEMIC YEAR, THE BARAT FOUNDATION BROUGHT ITS CREATOR'S CLUBS TO SCIENCE PARK HIGH SCHOOL ON 12 CONSECUTIVE SATURDAY MORNINGS, WHERE CHILDREN, PARENTS, AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS FROM ALL OVER NEWARK, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE ANIMODULES, BANNERS, AND ADDITIONAL ARTWORKS FOR THE UPCOMING CREATION NATION PARADE. THESE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ART MAKING WORKSHOPS INVOLVED OVER 500 STUDENTS AND VOLUNTEERS. MESSAGES THROUGH MURALS: THE BARAT FOUNDATION CONTINUED ITS MESSAGES THROUGH MURALS CAMPAIGN. THE BARAT FOUNDATION WAS COMMISSIONED TO CREATE A COMMUNITY MURAL FOR THE NEW SHOPRITE OF NEWARK, THE FIRST SUPERMARKET TO COME TO THE CITY, A FOOD DESERT, IN 50 YEARS. THE COMMUNITY MURAL AT THE NEW SHOPRITE: THE BARAT FOUNDATION WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE OWNERS OF THE NEW SHOPRITE IN NEWARK TO CREATE A COMMUNITY MURAL TO REPRESENT WHAT A SUPERMARKET BRINGS TO ITS COMMUNITY. THE PROJECT WAS BROUGHT INTO 11 SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, INVOLVING OVER 300 STUDENTS. THE PROJECT WAS FILLED WITH JOY, PRIDE, AND A COMMITMENT FROM THE SCHOOLS, THE OWNERS OF THE NEW SUPERMARKET, THE SHOPRITE NUTRITIONIST, AND OF COURSE, OUR NEWARK STUDENTS. THE SHOPRITE MURAL PROGRAM INCLUDED THREE PHASES OF WORKSHOPS: "IDEA GENERATION WORKSHOPS - BARAT FOUNDATION ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE PRESENTED THE MURAL CONCEPT TO STUDENTS AND ASKED FOR SKETCHES, WORDS, AND IDEAS TO INCLUDE IN THE MURAL. "NUTRITION WORKSHOPS - THE SHOPRITE NUTRITIONIST CAME TO THE SCHOOLS AND INTRODUCED STUDENTS TO HEALTHY KALE SALADS WITH KALE, FRESH AVOCADO, STRAWBERRIES, RASPBERRIES, SUNFLOWER SEEDS AND BALSAMIC VINEGAR. MANY OF THE STUDENTS HAD NEVER SEEN THESE FOODS BEFORE. "MURAL PAINTING - ONCE ALL OF THE STUDENTS SUBMITTED THEIR SKETCHES AND IDEAS, A BARAT FOUNDATION MURALIST PUT THEM INTO A COHESIVE FORM AND OUTLINED THE MURAL ON VINYL TO BE READY FOR PAINTING. 40 VINYL PANELS WERE BROUGHT INTO THE SCHOOLS FOR PAINTING. OVER 300 CHILDREN WERE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN PAINTING THE MURAL. THE FINISHED MURAL, WHICH IS 5 FEET HIGH BY 60 FEET LONG, HAS BEEN PLACED PROMINENTLY OVER THE CASH REGISTERS NEAR THE STORE EXIT. ALL STUDENTS INVOLVED WITH THE PROJECT WERE INVITED TO THE STORE'S GRAND OPENING. THE MURAL IS NOW FEATURED ON CITY BUSSES AND BILLBOARDS, AND HAS BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART OF SHOPRITE'S PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS.ANIMODULES : IN 2015 NEW ANIMODULES WERE CREATED AT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, THE ALMA FLAGG SCHOOL, THE MARION BOLDEN AFTER SCHOOL CENTER, SCIENCE PARK HIGH SCHOOL, ST. BENEDICT'S PREP, AND THE AIDS FIREHOUSE.THE ANNUAL CREATION NATION ART & PEACE PARADE: USING ART AS A CATALYST FOR POSITIVE CHANGE AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, T
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2017 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$6,176
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$6,176
Revenue
$132,387
Expenses
$116,224
Net income
$16,163
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.34$0.49$0.15$1.08$1.38$0.30
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.65$0.50$0.15$1.26$1.21$0.05
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.60$0.50$0.10$1.52$1.75$0.23
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.83$0.50$0.34$1.22$0.91$0.31
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.02$0.00$0.02$0.78$0.93$0.15
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.17$0.00$0.17$1.09$0.98$0.11
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.06$0.00$0.06$1.32$1.16$0.16
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.03$0.13$0.10$1.76$1.86$0.10
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.83$1.97$0.14
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.14$0.00$0.14$2.32$2.36$0.04
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.18$0.00$0.18$2.19$2.22$0.04
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.22$0.00$0.22$1.87$1.85$0.02
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.20$0.00$0.20$1.83$1.80$0.03
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.17$0.00$0.17$1.23$1.30$0.07