Wide Angle Youth Media Inc

“Waym made updates to their policy manual, accounting policy, and gift policy since their most recent 990 filing.”

“The excecutive committee serves as the finance committee and reviews all drafts before the 990 and audit goes to the board. The board is then presented the audit and 990, and they are voted on before being filed and final.”

“At the beginning of each board members tenure and as part of the review of their board application, each potential applicant must disclose any potential conflicts of interest. Key employees are required to do such at beginning of hire period. Annually, all board members and key employees review and updae any potential conflicts.”

“All employee compensation, including key employee and exec director positions are reviewed annually as part of the performance review process. Compensation is gauged via the existing pay band structure that is board reviewed and approved. Independent reviews by external compensation specialists of internal and external/market pay equity are conducted regularly as a business best practice and additionally in response to perceived needs and again reviewed and approved by the board in achieving our goal of equitable and transparent compensation structures.”

“Wide angle provides policy and governing documents upon request, and shares impact report, financial statements, 990, and tactical roadmap on their website. Additionally, wide angle complies with sam.gov registration, candid.org”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“Wide angle youth media serves 600+ youth annually through a range of free educational and workforce programs. Wide angle's program pathway enriches the lives of youth, starting in middle school and providing opportunities into young adulthood: community voices serves 250+ youth annually, through free and fee-based programs at partner sites. Baltimore speaks out (bso) middle school programming is an introductory media education program serving 120 students annually. Youth practice transferable skills (critical thinking, public speaking, team-building, and leadership) as they strengthen their media foundation. High school offerings are semester-long, introductory to advanced workshops in design, video, photography, animation, and acting. These courses provide creative after-school youth engagement to 55 students for at least 40 hours per semester (20+ classes, 2 hours each) to directly engage 110 total high school aged youth over the academic year. Students hone their skills in media production, communications, creativity, critical thinking, public speaking, and leadership. Students gain career exploration opportunities, access to technology, and college and professional soft skills. Mediaworks is a summer engagement program that provides 36 youth ages 14-24 with paid summer media arts and college and career development programming over five weeks (120+ hours). Youth participants receive intensive arts instruction in photography, video, acting and design with a college and workforce readiness focus, to prepare youth for jobs in the media arts/creative sector. Apprenticeships/internships are a year-long, intensive work training program for 18-26 year-olds who are paid hourly as they gain advanced skills in video production and design (12 - 40 hours/week, 12+ youth), run in partnership with the alliance for media arts + culture and the arts2work federally recognized apprenticeship program. Youth are mentored by staff to ensure that by program completion they have entry-level technical and soft skills, an artistic reel or portfolio, current resume and experiences that equip them for careers in the media industry.”