Detroit Creativity Project

“Marc evan jackson, president, is the spouse of beth hagenlocker, secretary.”

“The form 990 is reviewed by the treasurer and executive director prior to filing. The complete tax return will then be shared with the entire board at the following quarterly board meeting.”

“Conflicts of interest arise from personal relationships or from a financial interest, either directly or indirectly. A direct conflict can arise where an interested person has a personal or financial interest in any matter involving the corporation or has a financial or agency relationship with an entity involved in a transaction or other business with the corporation. An indirect conflict can arise where someone related to an interested person by business affiliation or a "family member", children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and spouses of brothers, sisters, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren of the interested person has dealings with the corporation. Activities that may present a conflict of interest including but not limited to adverse interest, competing interests, use of resources, and inside information. An interested person shall make an appropriate disclosure of all material facts, including the existence of any financial interest, at any time that any actual or potential conflict of interest arises. A self dealing transaction must receive prior approval by a vote of a majority of the directors in office, without counting the vote of any interested director, and with knowledge of the material facts of the transaction and the involved director's interest. A transaction in which an actual conflict of interest exists but is not a self dealing transaction must receive prior approval by a majority vote of the disinterested directors or committee members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present. Each board member shall annually sign a statement on the conflict of interest disclosure form.”

“The organization makes its governing documents available upon request.”

“In response to school shutdowns and the pandemic in 2020, the detroit creativity project shifted their programs to online platforms beginning in april 2020. This involved modifying our syllabus to adapt improv exercises to an online format, developing a new website with resources for educators, parents, and students, the improv project at home, and forming new partnerships with other nonprofit service providers reaching youth online. Early on in the shutdown, many of our students had limited access to the internet and devices. To continue to serve them, we launched a youtube channel with video improv lessons that were accessible by mobile phones and a printed postcard series mailed to students' homes. The shift to new platforms required an investment in equipment for our teaching artists. The team was also temporarily furloughed by our partner, y arts, the arts division of the ymca of metropolitan detroit. We contracted with the teaching artists directly through summer 2020 in order to continue providing our programs.”

“Other contracted services: program service expenses 14,169. Management and general expenses 7,819. Fundraising expenses 5,664. Total expenses 27,652. Bank processing fees: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 2,874. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,874.”