ART BUDDIES
EIN 41-1797876 · Youth Development (O300)
What they do
IN FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025, ART BUDDIES SERVED OVER 200 CHILDREN, AGES 8-11, FROM HIGH NEED SCHOOLS and COMMUNITIES IN MINNEAPOLIS and ST. PAUL. ART BUDDIES PROVIDES ITS FREE CREATIVE MENTOR PROGRAMMING and ART EDUCATION to SCHOOLS AT WHICH AT LEAST 75% of THE STUDENT BODY RECEIVES FREE and REDUCED LUNCH PROGRAM, AS THE METRIC for POVERTY. ANY SCHOLAR AT A PARTICIPATING SCHOOL is ELIGIBLE to PARTICIPATE IN OUR FREE PROGRAM. 90% of PARTICIPATING CHILDREN WERE CHILDREN of COLOR. WE RECRUITED 200 CREATIVE MENTORS to WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH THE CHILDREN. WE PRODUCED EIGHT AFTER- SCHOOL ART BUDDIES PROGRAMS, AT OUR PARTNER SCHOOLS: WHITTIER INTERNATIONAL ELEMENTARY, LUCY LANEY ELEMENTARY, HALL STEM ACADEMY, and BANCROFT ELEMENTARY. OUR MENTORS HELPED THE CHILDREN DO THE FOLLOWING: 1. FORM A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH A CREATIVE ADULT 2. DISCOVER THEIR CREATIVE POTENTIAL and LEARN APPLIED ARTISTIC SKILLS 3. BOOST THEIR SELF-ESTEEM BY CREATING SOMETHING AMBITIOUS and UNIQUE 4. INCREASE THEIR MOTIV
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HEIDI RICHEXEC DIR & P
KAILEY MO BECKERDIRECTOR
SUYAO TIANDIRECTOR
SETH THOMPSONDIRECTOR
SANDER KOLODZIEJDIRECTOR
OLIVIA ANIZORDIRECTOR
NUURIA OSMANDIRECTOR
MICHELLE MILESDIRECTOR
LESLIE YUNISEXEC BOARD C
LAURA NORTONDIRECTOR
KARISA BUECHNEREXEC BOARD S
ALEXANDRA MOTZDIRECTOR
JEAN HURLBERTEXEC BOARD T
HANNAH JENSENEXEC DIR & P
FARTUN ISMAILDIRECTOR
DENISE LINETTE MALMGRENDIRECTOR
CORNEL BEARDDIRECTOR
COREY LUCKETTDIRECTOR
AMY JARRARDDIRECTOR
ALLA ILUSHKADIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1995
- Location
- 1500 JACKSON ST NE, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55413-1561
- County
- Hennepin
- In care of
- % SUE CROLICK
- Primary officer
- HANNAH JENSEN, EXEC DIR & PRESIDENT
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- August 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- MD LEWIS LLC
- NTEE classification
- Youth Development (O300)
- IRS tax category
- Child and Youth Services