ARTISTS STRIVING TO END POVERTY INC
165 WEST 46TH STREET NO 1303, NEW YORK, NY 10036 www.astep.org

Total Revenue
$1,053,293
Total Expenses
$918,728
Net Assets
$997,511

Organizations Filed Purposes: WHO WE ARE: ASTEP WAS CONCEIVED BY BROADWAY MUSICAL DIRECTOR MARY-MITCHELL CAMPBELL AND JUILLIARD STUDENTS, WHO SOUGHT TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF YOUTH USING THE MOST POWERFUL TOOL THEY HAD-THEIR ART. TODAY, ASTEP CONNECTS PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTISTS WITH YOUTH FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD TO AWAKEN THEIR IMAGINATIONS, FOSTER CRITICAL THINKING, AND HELP THEM BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY.HOW: ASTEP PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS THAT CELEBRATE YOUNG PEOPLE'S STRENGTHS AND BUILD UP THEIR UNIQUE AREAS FOR GROWTH. ASTEP VOLUNTEER TEACHING ARTISTS USE THE ARTS AS A VEHICLE TO TEACH YOUTH THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SKILLS THEY NEED TO BE THE BEST VERSIONS OF THEMSELVES.

ASTEP USES THE ARTS TO ENGAGE AND SUPPORT YOUTH FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

ARTSINSIDEOUT - SOUTH AFRICAASTEP SUPPORTED ARTSINSIDEOUT, A UNIQUE GROUP OF STUDENTS AND WORKING PROFESSIONALS IN THE PERFORMING ARTS WHO TRAVELED TO AREAS OF THE GLOBE TO CONNECT WITH YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE AIDS EPIDEMIC. SINCE 2011, ARTSINSIDEOUT HAS LED A 2 WEEK PERFORMING ARTS CAMP AT NKOSI'S HAVEN IN JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, A RESIDENTIAL FACILITY FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR MOTHERS AFFECTED BY HIV/AIDS.

ASTEP ON STAGE! - NEW YORK CITYASTEP CONNECTED PERFORMING ARTISTS WITH AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS AT YOUTH-SERVING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN NYC TO PROVIDE A SAFE SPACE IN WHICH YOUTH CAN ACQUIRE SKILLS IN THE ARTS AND LEARN TO USE ARTISTIC TOOLS TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY, THINK CREATIVELY, AND IMPROVE THEIR COLLABORATION AND PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS.

ASTEP AT INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE'S REFUGEE YOUTH PROGRAM - NEW YORK CITYASTEP PROVIDED THE CREATIVE ARTS CLASSES THE REFUGEE YOUTH SUMMER ACADEMY, A SIX-WEEK CAMP FOR THE IRC'S REFUGEE YOUTH PROGRAM (RYP), WHICH SUPPORTS THE PERSONAL GROWTH, CULTURAL ADJUSTMENT, AND EDUCATION OF MULTICULTURAL REFUGEE/ASYLEE YOUTH AND HELPS THEM SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION INTO THE US SCHOOL SYSTEM.

Executives Listed on Filing

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

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Mary-Mitchell CampbellCO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$61,900
Davinia TroughtonCO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$61,000
Sheri SarkisianTREASURER5$0
Sheryl CalabroSECRETARY5$0
Jaimie Mayer PhinneyVICE CHAIR5$0
Thomas FitzgeraldCHAIR5$0
Sameer GargBOARD MEMBER1$0
Gabrielle SpeaksBOARD MEMBER1$0
Laura BrayBOARD MEMBER1$0
Henry ShamBOARD MEMBER1$0
Sam MintzBOARD MEMBER1$0
Trupti DoshiBOARD MEMBER1$0
Laura ChittickBOARD MEMBER1$0
Steven FarkasBOARD MEMBER1$0
Jeffrey KornBOARD MEMBER1$0
Mark CanaveraBOARD MEMBER1$0

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