Mirror Image

“The 990 is provided to the board of directors in draft form and voted on for approval prior to filing with the irs.”

“The conflict of interest policy is provided annually to all board and staff members. Any potential conflicts of interest will be brought to the board of directors for discussion and transparency.”

“The compensation for the executive director is approved annually by the board of directors by way of a market salary comparison analysis. Each year the salary adjustment is proposed and voted on by the board of directors during the fiscal year end budgeting process.”

“Governing and financial documents are available upon request.”

“In the last year mirror image arts completed 77 programs including 43 for your voice (theatre in education), 24 for restorative theatre (theatre in the juvenile legal system), and 10 for rehearsal for reality (theatre for professional development). We directly served 1,232 youth across the denver-metro area, and we totalled 806 hours of direct service. Through our adult program, rehearsal for reality, we indirectly impacted 15,900 young people in the denver public schools district. We experienced significant growth last fiscal year. We hired two additional ft program associates, elevated our your voice program coordinator to manager, hired a manager of social work, and brought on a part-time intern and contract worker for our advocacy efforts. We also hired our first apprentice in september. Our apprenticeship program seeks to provide opportunities for young people to develop facilitation and theatre skills without having to pursue a costly college theatre degree. Additionally, in fy2022 we had budgeted for 608k of revenue. We came out of the fiscal year with an income of over 777k, which is a 91% increase from the previous year. While these monetary successes helped us expand our team, our biggest successes came from the work we did with our young people. Our youth and site staff interviews have emphasized the power of our work in building community, ensuring student belonging and safety while empowering youth to make bold, courageous, and empathetic choices. We witnessed the power of a trusted adult and the influence of someone who cares. A youth at hallett academy shared, "trusted adults to me means, they listen and i feel safe. And they're fun. And i have those: my mom, ms. Amber (site staff), and ms. Maddy (mirror image staff)." other young people shared that they feel better when they leave our programs. Site staff have noticed an increase in students' social-emotional skills, including being empathetic towards others, considering the choices they make, and being attentive listeners. Youth are using their voices and expressing themselves in ways that promote self-awareness and social-emotional awareness. We've learned that our work is also being continued outside of direct programming time. A school staff person shared, "i have noticed a change in the youth since being in the mirror image arts program. I've seen them flourish. Like maia being more open. Tianna talking more. Samyra is now voicing her opinion. You challenge them to think. And the kids truly, truly enjoyed it. After class they would always tell us what they did and played. I knew my kids needed something interactive. They needed their hands in it. So, to see your program, it has justified my thinking and process." this is just one example of how our work is having a ripple effect in school communities and young people's lives. We're proud to assist schools and detention centers in their move from punitive practices to restorative practices such as positive youth development, trauma-informed care, and healing-centered engagement.”