Awoke

“Vanessa martinez (board president) is the mother of eric chapman (founder & artistic director, employee), lorenzo chapman (founder & creative director, employee) and leann chapman (program assistant, employee). Vanessa martinez is also the mother of emily chapman (contractor). The chapman-martinez family have served as the backbone of awoke since its founding and are taking on program and leadership roles in the organization as it continues growing.”

“Awoke's board of directors has delegated authority over form 990 filings, and other similar filings, to the executive director who works closely with a financial consultant to review the organization's finances and a certified public accountant to prepare the filings. Upon completion of the filings, the completed forms are reviewed by the executive director and financial consultant and shared via electronic communication to the board of directors for ratification before they are submitted to the irs. Pursuant to the articles of incorporation and bylaws of awoke, authority is granted to the board of directors to take action by unanimous consent without a meeting.”

“Pursuant to awoke's conflict of interest policy, the board of directors, officers, and employees of the organization are required to disclose all ongoing relationships or interests that may present a conflict of interest annually so that the potential conflict(s) can be evaluated and addressed. Interested person(s) are not allowed to make the decision about whether a conflict of interest exists unilaterally. Furthermore, 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 or ethical question arises. Potential conflicts should be reported to the board president, executive director or other member of the governing body to be discussed by the governing body. At the beginning of every fiscal year awoke revisits its conflict of interest policy to ensure overall organizational compliance.”

“The compensation of the executive director, artistic director and creative director of the organization is determined by the board of directors in advance and is informed by comparability data from similar organizations locally prior to making decisions. The board documents the basis for its decisions concurrently with making the decisions. This process was last undertaken in december 2021 in preparation for their transition as the first employees of the organization in fy 2022. The compensation for these individuals was adjusted in fy 2024 to reflect a cost-of-living increase.”

“Awoke made its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request. These documents are stored in a secure cloud server that can be accessed by the public with the appropriate permissions granted upon request. The documents are shared in electronic format, unless otherwise requested, in furtherance of environmental considerations.”

“During 2024 the organization identified balances as of 12/31/2023 in its accounting records that were incorrect and required correction. The aggregate effect of the adjustments on the net assets previously reported was $66,122.”

“Program related services: program service expenses 160,543. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 160,543. Human resources: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 12,511. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 12,511. Program & participant incentives: internships: program service expenses 17,500. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 17,500. Media services: program service expenses 3,925. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 3,925.”

“Other adjustments 66,122.”

“The process remains the same as prior year.”