COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INC
3920 BIRCH STREET NO 103, NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660 www.communityengagement.org

Total Revenue
$301,966
Total Expenses
$277,818
Net Assets
$95,701

Organizations Filed Purposes: FACILITATE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT WILL IMPROVE THE SOCIAL GOOD AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR PERSONAL GROWTH TO UNDERSERVED PERSONS

SANTA-ANA-SITES: THE "SITES" PROGRAM BROUGHT WORLD CLASS MUSICIANS, MUSICAL GROUPS, ACTORS AND OTHER PERFORMERS INTO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AT UNCONVENTIONAL PERFORMANCE SPACES AT LITTLE OR NO COST TO THE LOCAL LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY. FOR EXAMPLE, THE ABBEY THEATER PERFORMED THE AWARD-WINNING PLAY "TWO PINTS" IN THE BASEMENT OF A LOCAL PUB AND THE PERFORMANCE ARTISTS FROM AUSTRALIA, CIRCA, PRESENTED "WHAT WILL HAVE BEEN" AT THE DOWNTOWN YOST THEATRE. THESE PROGRAMS SUPPORTED THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO STIMULATE POSITIVE SOCIAL INTERACTION IN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES THROUGH INNOVATIVE AND SOCIALLY MOTIVATED ART PRACTICE.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH: IN 2019, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WAS A PREMIER SPONSOR OF THE FIRST FREE LITERARY ARTS AND CULTURE FESTIVAL IN ORANGE COUNTY, BOCA DE ORO, WHICH TRANSLATES TO "MOUTH OF GOLD" THAT TAKES PLACE IN SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA. THE ANNUAL FESTIVAL CURATES DIVERSE AND EVOCATIVE WRITERS, POETS, STORYTELLERS, AND ARTISTS WHO PRESENT THEIR WORK THROUGH LITERARY READINGS, WORKSHOPS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, POETRY SLAMS, SPOKEN WORD STYLES, AND MYRIAD VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS EXPERIENCES. ATTRACTING BETWEEN 7,000 TO 10,000 PARTICIPANTS EACH YEAR, THE FESTIVAL IS AN ALL-DAY EVENT THAT ENDS IN SANTA ANA'S FIRST SATURDAY ART WALK. BOCA DE ORO IS A COLLABORATIVE DESIGN PROJECT, PARTNERING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SANTA ANA BUSINESS COUNCIL, SANTA ANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, SANTA ANA COLLEGE, AND THE CITY OF SANTA ANA TO FOSTER LITERACY IN ALL OF THE ARTS. IT OCCURS EACH YEAR IN THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH AND BRINGS OVER 100 AUTHORS AND 3,000 VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTISTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN DOZENS OF EVENTS IN LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

CREATIVE-IN-RESIDENCE: THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS SOCIAL PRACTICE "CREATIVES" WHO WORK WITHIN A SINGLE LOW-INCOME MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING COMPLEX DEVELOPING PROGRAMS AND ART PROJECTS AIMED AT FOSTERING CREATIVITY AND BUILDING COMMUNITY. THESE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS ARE TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS AND HAVE INCLUDED COMMUNITY MOSAIC PROJECTS, MURALS, HERB AND VEGETABLE GARDENS AND OTHER PROJECTS CURATED BY THE RESIDENTS THEMSELVES.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Hilda JusufTREASURER/CFO3$0
Anabella PritchardDIRECTOR2$0
Yvonne FloresDIRECTOR2$0
Madeleine SpencerSECRETARY/DIRECTOR2$0
Jonathan WebbPRESIDENT/CEO/DIRECTOR8$0

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