Redline

“A draft of the 990 is provided to the board's president and treasurer and redlines executive director. Only upon review and approval by these officers is the 990 filed.”

“Board members are required to sign a "board agreement" upon joining redline, which contains a conflict of interest statement. Board members also discuss any potential conflicts with redline prior to entering into the transaction.”

“The total compensation and related benefits of all employees are reviewed and approved by the board annually as part of the annual budgeting process.”

“Consistent with procedures used for the executive director, the total compensation and related benefits of all employees are reviewed and approved by the board annually as part of the annual budgeting process.”

“Redline maintains copies of its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements in its administrative offices for use by any requesting party upon reasonable request.”

“Confidence of over 125 homeless artists in denver, five of which received full-ride bfa scholarships to the rocky mountain college of art and design because of the redline program. In 2012, redline launched artcorps, which in collaboration with the corporation for national & community service, places 2-3 vista volunteers in neighborhood schools to build development capacity for arts programming in title 1 schools. It is the only program of its kind in the country. Artcorps is responsible recently for building funding to re-introduce a choir program in whittier ece-8 school and provides one on one afterschool art mentoring through collaboration with artists for youth experiencing homelessness in whittier ece-8 and bruce randolph schools. Finally, redline serves 2-5 year olds through the redline young artist program which, in collaboration with rocky mountain parents as teachers, offers children 2-5 and a caregiver the opportunity to explore contemporary art making together. These programs serve both spanish and english speaking communities in adams, arapahoe, and denver counties. Projects integrate early childhood social and emotional development activities, literacy, and age appropriate art explorations. In addition, redline frequently holds community workshops (art-ins) in collaboration with schools and libraries to provide opportunities for family to come together with their children to create art together in a community setting.”

“By sharing their own artistic practice with under-resourced youth and adults. The residency provides mentorship from established local and visiting artists, curators, and directors. Furthermore, they receive exhibition and professional development opportunities and a working studio space that is open to the public. Through the artist residency program, emerging artists develop relationships with other artists in a collaborative setting that leads to healthy engagement and mutual support as each develops his or her own practice.”

“Community: redline's community studio serves as a hub for practical and creative engagement for the community to convene and solve community challenges. Presently, redline's community studio has programmatic activity four of the six possible days a week that redline is open. Redline uses community outreach data as a tool for social engagement and program planning to mobilize local stakeholders to address a wide array of local social issues. Resident artists act as a resource as they engage with community members through education programs, collaborative partnerships and open-door studio policy. Furthermore, the community studio is an educational space where art persists as a vehicle to express the challenges of urban life. The community studio includes the morris & joyce price art bank, which is a program set up to receive art supply donations for artists who do not have the resources for their academic or professional art practice.”

“In-kind fundraising -12,606 in-kind fundraising 12,606”