Organizations Filed Purposes:
UPSTREAM ARTS USES THE POWER OF THE CREATIVE ARTS TO ACTIVATE AND AMPLIFY THE VOICE AND CHOICE OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
SCHOOL PROGRAMS - IN 19-20 WE CARRIED OUT 77, SEMESTER OR YEAR-LONG SCHOOL PROGRAMS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION/ INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS, REACHING 820+ STUDENTS AGES BIRTH TO 21 WITH A RANGE OF DISABILITIES IN MINNESOTA. IN OUR SCHOOL PROGRAMS, TEAMS OF LOCAL PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS LEAD MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTS ACTIVITIES IN THEATRE, DANCE, MUSIC, POETRY AND VISUAL ARTS DESIGNED TO BUILD SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS. WE WORK IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND THE METRO AREA, WITH OUR BIGGEST PRESENCE IN MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHERE WE RUN 35+ PROGRAMS ANNUALLY. IN 19-20, DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WE CONVERTED SCHOOL PROGRAMS FROM IN PERSON TO VIRTUAL, LIVE STREAMING CLASSES IN MARCH 2020, AND PRODUCED AND PROVIDED ARTS LEARNING VIDEOS FOR EDUCATORS TO USE IN DISTANCE LEARNING INSTRUCTION.
ADULT - IN 19-20, WE CARRIED OUT 26 ADULT PROGRAMS, REACHING 390 INDIVIDUALS IN MINNESOTA. IN THESE PROGRAMS, TEAMS OF LOCAL PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS LEAD MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTS ACTIVITIES IN THEATRE, DANCE, MUSIC, POETRY AND VISUAL ARTS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP SOFT SKILLS SPECIFIC TO THE WORKPLACE, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, AND MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AGES 21-75+. THESE PROGRAMS ALSO BENEFIT SUPPORT STAFF IN DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS, WHO RECEIVE TRAINING ON CREATIVE STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT THE VOICE AND CHOICE OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. OUR ADULT PROGRAMS ARE RUN IN COLLABORATION WITH ADULT DAY PROGRAMSORGANIZATIONS WHERE ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES RECEIVE SOCIAL AND VOCATIONAL SERVICES. WE ANNUALLY PARTNER WITH 15+ ADULT DAY PROGRAMS INCLUDING MSS, AND PARTNERSHIP RESOURCES. IN 19-20, WHEN ADULT DAY PROGRAMS HAD TO CLOSE DUE TO COVID-19, WE OFFERED OPEN ENROLLMENT VIRTUAL CLASSES THAT ADULTS COULD ATTEND TO CONNECT AND CREATIVELY EXPRESS THEMSELVES.
OUT OF STATE - UPSTREAM ARTS CARRIES OUT TOURING PROGRAMMING AND TRAINING OUTSIDE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. WE HAVE AN ONGOING PRESENCE IN MILWAUKEE, WI, WHERE WE CARRY OUT SCHOOL, ADULT AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ANNUALLY. WE CARRY OUT REGULAR PROGRAMMING WITH PORTAL INDUSTRIES, MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND HARRY & ROSE SAMSON FAMILY JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER. IN 19-20, WE ALSO MADE TRIPS TO CHARLOTTE, NC TO CARRY OUT DIRECT PROGRAMMING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS A PHOTO EXHIBITION; AND TO CHICAGO, IL TO CARRY OUT TRAININGS. IN 19-20, OUR OUT OF TOWN PROGRAMMING AND TRAININGS REACHED 1116 INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES.
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 |
|---|
| Julie Guidry | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $63,052 |
| Janice Downing | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Maggie Quinlan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Noel Raymond | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Alyssa Klein | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Tabitha Montgomery | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Anderson | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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