Shaw Community Ministry Inc

“The board members review all of the narrative and financial information on the form 990 for accuracy. If they have any questions, they direct them to the cpa who prepared the return.”

“Each director, officer and senior staff member is provided with the conflict of interest policy and asked to complete a disclosure form. Changes in status are brought to the attention of the finance committee.”

“The compensation of the executive director is approved in writing by the board of directors. In establishing compensation, the board periodically examines the 990s of similar organizations in order to determine whether the compensation is reasonable. In january, 2023, the board hired a consultant to do a salary analysis to ensure the compensation is in line with comparable organizations.”

“All applicable documents are made available upon request.”

“The mission of scm is to enhance the lives and expand the opportunities of children, youth, and adults of the shaw community in washington, d.c. Scm offers arts and humanities programs, educational opportunities, youth leadership development, and life skills programming to low income children and youth to develop them into responsible and productive adults.”

“Educational programs - as an arts and humanities organization, scm provides humanities and arts-inspired, academically robust afterschool programs that serve 150 low-income bipoc youth, ages 5-19, with culturally responsive humanities and arts instruction, tutoring in reading, spelling and math. Our non-violent direct action capstone events include art all night, community achievement awards and celebrate your heritage. Our science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (steam) afterschool programs include structured educational support, guided recreation, meals and snacks, and social developmental asset building. Under the real news media interns program, scm empowers bipoc teens/young adults in learning digital media skills, and using those skills to produce and edit videos that are posted on social media and our website. These approaches address the deleterious effects of the pandemic, mental health challenges, and other societal disparities in education or representation.”

“Economic mobility systems change as a social justice change agent, scm mobilizes, empowers, and advocates for our 2,000 bipoc constituents. Scm provides a safe and structured environment for vocational training and mental health interventions for bipoc teens and young adults. Scm also offers financial literacy, housing equity/homeownership, and entrepreneurial workshops to the entire community. Additionally, scm prepares bipoc youth for higher education by providing college readiness classes, career exploration, and stipends/financial assistance. Collectively, these approaches address the impacts of bias, disrupt violence, and equip individuals with life skills, economic mobility and sustainability opportunities, and networks to progressively improve life outcomes.”

“Development 0 0 33,408 instruction contractors 44,306 0 0 evaluation services 17,850 0 0 interim ed/bus mgr 98,011 0 0 other contractors 32,827 13,750 0 total 192,994 13,750 33,408”