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“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 the awoke since its founding and are taking on program and leadership roles in the organization as it continues growing.”

“Awokes 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 organizations 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 awokes 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 conflicts can be evaluated and addressed. Interested persons 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. Compensation for these individuals has not significantly changed since.”

“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.”

“Program Service Expenses 95,614, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 SEVEN SMALL PROGRAMS IN PURSUIT OF THE AWOKE MISSION.”

“Included in this line are for the following program delivery services 65,337, program compliance services 23,000, internships 18,750, human resources consultants 10,096, media services 1,450, and professional development 244.”

“Continued creativity. The programs saw 1,340 participants in weekly drop-in dance sessions, and virtual content reached over 1 million viewers across social media.”

“Continued activity and artistic expression. The cookouts and community days saw an impressive turnout, with approximately 1,200 participants enjoying the events. Overall, the sheldon projects consistent and diverse offerings have significantly contributed to the communitys health, cohesion, and creative development.”

“Continued to the vibrant atmosphere. Workshops, cypher nights, and a pre-party led up to the main competition, fostering community engagement and cultural exchange. Flava of the year highlighted the importance of community and cultural heritage in street dance, with organizers and over 750 participants emphasizing the events role in uplifting and connecting people through the shared love of dance.”

“In the prior year return, this number, 20,151, was shown on line 25. It has been presented on line 17 to conform to the current year presentation.”

“In prior year 2022 990 filing, the organization reported 364,820 of net assets without donor restrictions. Upon further review, the organization determined the numbers were misreported the net asset numbers on lines 27 and 28 column a have been adjusted to present the correct numbers and to conform to the current year presentation.”