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REFRAME YOUTH ARTS CENTER

Phoenix, AZ · EIN 832639125 · Form 990 · FY2021 · NTEE A20 · Arts, Culture & Humanities · Small ($100K-$1M) · www.reframephx.org
revenue
$298K
expenses
$297K
net assets
$45K
employees
8
volunteers
20
program ratio
64%
mission · from form 990

We are a nonprofit in South Phoenix working to holistically serve young people through arts and culture health and wellness education and youth entrepreneurship

profile · synthesized from sources

RE:Frame Cultural Center is a youth cultural center in South Phoenix that amplifies youth voices to drive change for human rights, public health, and environmental justice. It provides creative spaces for leadership, mutual aid, and healthy relationships, offering resources, meals, and employment opportunities to members aged 13-24.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2021

what they reported doing

Program narrative the organization filed with the IRS. Ordered by program spending.

  1. #1 primary $86K
    HEALTH AND WELLNESS is our gardening program Sowing Seeds, which honors the physical and spiritual seeds sown by our ancestors, and to sow seeds for future generations. Healing with Homies is a space to share ways to heal from traumatic and difficult situations that have affected the mind, body, and spiritual health. Sex & Sexuality is a space to share joys, fears, questions around safe sex, queer sex, sharing consent, and body autonomy.
  2. #2 $45K
    COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION brings community members together through educational workshops on adultism displacement & gentrification, environmental justice & food sovereignty. also community funds and resource programs
named programs · 3 · from sources

what they call their work

RE:CLAIMING OUR HEALTH (Youth Care Clinic)
A youth-led peer mentoring space providing understanding, guidance, basic needs, and long-lasting relationships for mutual personal growth.
RE:SEEDING THE EARTH (Environmental Justice Hub)
A youth-led hub promoting ecosystem restoration, food sovereignty, urban and outdoor survival skills, and natural disaster response strategies, aligned with Indigenous knowledge.
RE:SHIFTING NARRATIVES (Narrative Change Studio)
A space for young creatives to artistically analyze, reflect, and articulate their thoughts, using arts and culture to stimulate public discourse and influence decision-making.
activities · 5 clusters

what they do

  • Youth-Led Environmental Stewardship Projects 2 activities
    • Environmental Justice Hub
      Operates a youth-led Environmental Justice Hub that promotes ecosystem restoration, food sovereignty, urban and outdoor survival skills, and natural disaster response strategies, guided by young earth stewards.
    • Environmental Justice Hub
      Operates an Environmental Justice Hub led by young earth stewards that promotes ecosystem restoration, food sovereignty, urban and outdoor survival skills, and natural disaster response strategies.
  • Basic Needs Provision for Youth and Families 2 activities
    • Provision of basic needs and supportive resources
      Provides members with hot meals, groceries, hygiene products, and access to youth care mentors to support well-being and stability. This includes ongoing access to essential supplies and care.
    • Youth Care and Resource Provision
      Provides members with access to center resources, hot meals, groceries, hygiene products, paid employment opportunities, and youth care mentors, addressing basic needs and fostering personal growth.
  • Youth Internship Placement 1 activity
    • Paid employment opportunities for youth
      Offers paid employment opportunities to member youth, integrating workforce development into its programming to support economic empowerment and skill-building.
  • School-Based Youth Mentoring Programs 1 activity
    • Youth Care Clinic
      Manages a youth-led peer mentoring space called the Youth Care Clinic that provides emotional support, guidance, assistance with basic needs, and fosters long-term relationships to support personal growth.
  • Uncategorized 3 activities
    • Narrative Change Studio
      Operates a Narrative Change Studio where young creatives use arts and culture to analyze, reflect, and articulate their thoughts, stimulate public discourse, shape counter-narratives, and influence decision-making.
    • Narrative Change Studio
      Runs a Narrative Change Studio where young creatives use arts and culture to analyze and reflect on social issues, articulate their perspectives, stimulate public discourse, shape counter-narratives, and influence decision-making.
    • Youth Care Clinic Peer Mentoring
      Manages a youth-led peer mentoring space called the Youth Care Clinic, which provides understanding and guidance, addresses basic needs, and fosters long-lasting relationships for personal growth.
financials · form 990 · fy2021

the money

revenue
Total revenue$298K
Contributions & grants$218K73%
Program service revenue$21K7%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$60K
expenses
Total expenses$297K
Program expenses64%
Admin / overhead36%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$146K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$45K
Cash$45K
Investments$0
Liabilities$0
Net assets$45K
Liquid reserves1.8 mo
3 years on record · 2019–2021 · YoY revenue +27.9%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2021

who runs it

paid leadership · 4
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
Paula Ortega CoFounder and community director 40 $27K
Nia Williams cofounder and program director 30 $5K
Ashley Hare CoFounder and Finance Director 10 $5K
Jamauri Manley Space Director 15 $2K
board members · 3
  • Elisa Radcliffe — Board Chair
  • Jesus Galaviz Arreguin — board vice chair
  • Megan Atencia — Board Secretary