Organizations Filed Purposes:
To raise public awareness on the issues of homelessness and poverty and to create economic opportunities for people experiencing homelessness.
Street Sense provided economic opportunities to 168 homeless men and women including 7 new,first-time vendors in 2019. Vendors earn an average of $845/month, with the highest performing vendors reporting single day earnings up to $400. In 2019, Street Sense continued to offer multiple platforms for self-expression and the production of content aimed at public engagement.We produce content in print, film, illustration, photography, audio and theater and staged performance. 36 un-duplicated vendors participated in workshops that produce this content. Theseworkshops are led by artists in residence, practicing professionals who donate their time to the organization. These workshops provide homeless men and women a forum to express their views while raising their self-esteem. In 2019, the theater workshop led to 4 public performancesbefore a total audience of 110 persons; a film screening before an audience of 35; two photography exhibits attended by 50 persons; and two multi-media events attended by 308 persons. Street Sense encourages public debate about homelessness and poverty through their newspaper published bi-weekly with a per issue print run of 9,000, consisting of 16 pages of local news features, poetry and editorials. Street Sense also has an active presence on social media, promoting their print content as well as material from other independent sources on the issue of homelessness and extreme poverty. Street Sense also operates a case management program to help its program participant navigate towards housing, health and mental health care and other public benefits. In 2019, this program assisted 23 individuals to obtain housing.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Brian Carome | Executive director | 40 | $85,972 |
| Cameron Curtis | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Daniel Webber | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Aaron Stetter | President | 1 | $0 |
| Shari Wilson | Vice-President | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Coller Alpert | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Daniel Schwartz | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Jeremy Bratt | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| John Senn | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Park | Director | 1 | $0 |
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public 990 form dataset) from:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/irs-form-990/202022689349300217_public.xml