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The Multivrs Is Illuminated

Tucson, AZ · EIN 851326093 · Form 990EZ · FY2022 · NTEE A68 · Arts, Culture & Humanities · Micro (<$100K) · www.themultivrs.com
revenue
$31K
expenses
$31K
net assets
$2K
employees
mission · from form 990

The Multivrs is Illuminated is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes. Based in Tucson AZ. The Multivrs is Illuminated exists to empower Queer Trans Black Indigenous other people of color and their allies through skill-sharing resource distribution and community events promoting environments that foster self-confidence creativity and collaboration. Our Mission is accomplished through year round events: The Multivrs Is Illuminated Music and Arts Festival The Multivrs Is Illuminated Youth Music Program and The Multivrs Skillshare Support and Community Resource Network.

profile · synthesized from sources

The Multivrs Is Illuminated is an arts collective and event series that centers queer, trans, Black, Indigenous, and people of color (QTBIPOC) artists through multimedia performances, music, film, and community gatherings. It creates decolonial, anti-capitalist spaces for radical expression, healing, and resistance across the African and Indigenous diasporas. The collective hosts events primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area and features artists working in experimental, punk, electronic, and diasporic genres.

named programs · 2 · from sources

what they call their work

143rd Dimension Festival
Annual or periodic multidisciplinary arts festival featuring QTBIPOC musicians, filmmakers, and performance artists across venues in San Francisco and Oakland
Decolonial Performance Series
Curated events centering Indigenous, diasporic, and anti-capitalist artistic expression through music, film, and ritual
activities · 3 groups

what they do

  • Film Screenings & Festivals for Marginalized Artists 15 activities
    • Co-curate QT/BIPOC festivals
      Co-curates festivals centering queer and trans Black, Indigenous, and people of color (QT/BIPOC) artists in cities including California, New York, London, and New Orleans.
    • Co-curate QT/BIPOC festivals across multiple cities
      Cocurates festivals centered on queer and trans Black, Indigenous, and people of color (QT/BIPOC) artists in cities including California, New York, London, and New Orleans, fostering global networks of marginalized creators.
    • Cocurating QT/BIPOC Festivals
      Cocurates QT/BIPOC festivals in various locations, including California, New York, London, and New Orleans.
    • Cocurating QT/BIPOC Festivals
      Cocurates QT/BIPOC festivals in California, New York, London, and New Orleans.
    • Curate QT/BIPOC festivals internationally
      Cocurates festivals centering queer and trans Black, Indigenous, and people of color (QT/BIPOC) artists in cities including California, New York, London, and New Orleans.
    • Organize annual 143 Fest event
      Produces the annual 143 Fest in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA, featuring multidisciplinary artists, performers, and film screenings. The 2018 edition took place from August 9–12 across venues including Artists' Television Access, ProArts, Partereo del Sol Park, and Red Bay Coffee.
    • Organize annual 143 Fest event in the Bay Area
      Produces the annual 143 Fest in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA, featuring multidisciplinary artists, film screenings, and live performances across multiple venues such as Artists' Television Access, ProArts, Portrero del Sol Park, and Red Bay Coffee. The 2018 edition included a diverse lineup of performers and showcased films by QT/BIPOC artists.
    • Organize annual 143 Fest event in the Bay Area
      Produces and hosts the annual 143 Fest in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA, featuring multidisciplinary artists, performers, and filmmakers. The 2018 edition took place from August 9–12 across venues including Artists' Television Access, ProArts, Portrero del Sol Park, and Red Bay Coffee.
    • Organizing the 143 Fest
      Organizes the annual 143 Fest in the Bay Area, CA, which in 2018 featured film screenings by artists such as Juiceboxx Burton and Daria Garina, and performances by a diverse lineup including 8ULENTINA and ONO, across venues like Artists' Television Access and ProArts.
    • Organizing the 143 Fest
      Organizes the annual 143 Fest in the Bay Area, CA, which in 2018 featured a diverse lineup of performers and showcased films by various artists at multiple venues.
    • Screen films at festivals and museums
      Regularly screens films by QT/BIPOC artists at film festivals and cultural institutions internationally, including the London Short Film Festival and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.
    • Screen films at international festivals and museums
      Regularly screens films by QT/BIPOC artists at film festivals and cultural institutions globally, including the London Short Film Festival and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.
    • Screen films at international festivals and museums
      Exhibits films by QT/BIPOC artists at film festivals and cultural institutions globally, including the London Short Film Festival and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.
    • Screening Films
      Screens films at various film festivals and museums, including the London Short Film Festival and Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.
    • Screening Films at Festivals and Museums
      Screens films at various film festivals and museums, such as the London Short Film Festival and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.
  • Performance-Lecture Series & Artistic Residencies 9 activities
    • Conduct artist residencies at cultural and community organizations
      Completes creative residencies at organizations such as Philadelphia Community Farm and Esalen Institute, supporting artistic development and community-based practice.
    • Conduct artist residencies at cultural and ecological sites
      Completes artistic and community-based residencies at organizations such as Philadelphia Community Farm and Esalen Institute, supporting creative development and place-based practice.
    • Conducting Residencies
      Completes residencies at various organizations, including Philadelphia Community Farm and Esalen Institute.
    • Conducting Residencies
      Completes residencies at various organizations, including Philadelphia Community Farm and Esalen Institute.
    • Deliver performance-lectures and artist residencies
      Conducts performance-lectures at universities such as UCLA and Columbia University, and completes artist residencies at institutions including Philadelphia Community Farm and Esalen Institute.
    • Deliver performance-lectures and educational programs at universities
      Conducts performance-lectures at major academic institutions including UCLA and Columbia University, combining artistic expression with pedagogical engagement.
    • Deliver performance-lectures at universities
      Conducts performance-lectures at academic institutions including UCLA and Columbia University, combining artistic practice with educational engagement.
    • Teaching Performance-Lectures
      Teaches performance-lectures at multiple universities, including UCLA and Columbia University.
    • Teaching Performance-Lectures
      Teaches performance-lectures at multiple universities, including UCLA and Columbia University.
  • Uncategorized 5 activities
    • Host DJ sets featuring underground and indigenous sonic narratives
      Hosts and performs DJ sets that blend genres such as techno, house, ghetto, Baltimore and Jersey club music, and feral indigenous baselines to narrate stories of marginalized communities, with documented performances in New Orleans and other locations.
    • Host and perform experimental DJ sets and musical productions
      Hosts and performs high-energy DJ sets that blend techno, house, ghetto, and regional club music (e.g., Baltimore and Jersey club), particularly in New Orleans, while also producing minimal psychedelic music incorporating kraut rock, postcolonial lyrics, and cinematic soundbites to narrate stories of underground and indigenous communities.
    • Hosting DJ Sets
      Hosts DJ sets that weave feral indigenous baselines and shift across genres to narrate stories of underground and unseen communities, including high-energy dance experiences in New Orleans blending techno, house, ghetto, and Baltimore and Jersey club music.
    • Produce and perform immersive psychedelic music
      Creates and performs minimal psychedelic music that integrates kraut rock, postcolonial lyrics, and cinematic soundbites to generate immersive sonic experiences.
    • Producing and Performing Minimal Psychedelic Music
      Produces and performs minimal psychedelic music that combines kraut rock, postcolonial lyrics, and cinematic soundbites to create immersive sonic experiences.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2022
revenue
Total revenue$31K
Contributions & grants$29K95%
Program service revenue$1K5%
Investment income
Other revenue
expenses
Total expenses$31K
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits$5K
Grants paid out$15K
balance sheet
Total assets$2K
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$2K
1 years on record · 2022–2022
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2022

who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
Shawna Scroggins Executive Director 25 $5K
board members · 4
  • Alana Paoli — Board of Directors - Treasurer
  • Jasper Jacobsen — Board of Directors Secretary
  • Joanee Scroggins — Board Member
  • Sarah Denton — Board of Directors - Chairman
relationships · 10

who they work with

  • Artists' Television Access - ATA Partner — Venue used for a 2018 event in San Francisco.
  • Columbia University Partner — Taught performance-lectures at Columbia University.
  • Esalen Institute Partner — Completed a residency with Esalen Institute.
  • H3LLNAH Partner — DJ and performer featured in The Multivrs Is Illuminated's 2022 event programming.
  • KKINGBOO Partner — DJ and performer featured in The Multivrs Is Illuminated's 2022 event programming.
  • Mal Flora Partner — Minimal psychedelic band featured in The Multivrs Is Illuminated's 2022 event programming.
  • Philadelphia Community Farm Partner — Completed a residency with Philadelphia Community Farm.
  • ProArts Partner — Venue used for a 2018 event in Oakland.
  • Red Bay Coffee Partner — Venue used for a 2018 event in Oakland.
  • University of California Los Angeles Partner — Taught performance-lectures at UCLA.