New Expressive Works

“The Secretary, Scott H Forbes, is married to the Founder and Executive Director, Subashini Ganesan.”

“This is the first time a 990 is required by New Expressive Works as our gross income increased during 2020. So the method to review this 990 is through using the past the 990-EZ documentation, our 2020 income and expenditure statements, our monthly bank statements, and a review by the Board Secretary/Treasurer before full board sign-off and approval of this 990 form.”

“We have presented documents when we apply for grants. Otherwise we have not been requested to present our documents to the public.”

“PORTLAND AREA ARTIST EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND - Due to COVID closures, NEW provided a one time program to meet the growing needs for artists in the Portland area because of ongoing health and economic crisis. It benefitted artists residing in Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas. Our community of fund recipients is a truly diverse population which includes but is not limited to diversity of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, class, disability status, and age. In summary, we have raised $179,004.00 in donated funds to 405 independent/freelance artists in our region.”

“Due to COVID, from March 13th 2020, our spaces had to be fully shuttered through September. Starting September we steadily started rehearsals(low cost $10 - $15 per hour) for artists and organizations we already have relationships with. We then began offering mini-residencies for artists who were needing safe space to keep creating work. The ups and downs of our County constantly being deemed high-risk coupled with continued COVID guidelines changing did not allow for us to use our space fully the way we used to in the past.”