Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO BRINGING THE CREATIVE VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS TO UNDERSERVED AND/OR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS. IT CHANNELS CREATIVITY TO EDUCATE, TO ENHANCE INTELLECTUAL PERFORMANE, TO EMPOWER AND GUIDE, AND TO BUILD SELF-ESTEEM. STATEMENT ARTS IS COMMITED TO GIVING THEIR STUDENTS AN INTERCULTURAL AND INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTS EXPERIENCE TO WHICH THEY DO NOT HAVE ACCESS.
START DREAMING COLLEGE PREP IS A FREE YEARLONG PROGRAM THAT IMMERSES 15 - 20 RISING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS IN ARTS EDUCATION TO WHICH THEY DO NOT HAVE ACCESS, AND HELPS THEM GET INTO COLLEGE. IN NON-COVID YEARS, THERE IS A THREE-WEEK SUMMER ARTS INTENSIVE, WHICH WE WERE NOT ABLE TO HOLD IN 2020. HOWEVER, THE PROGRAM TRACKS STUDENTS THROUGH THEIR SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL, OFFERING THEM ONGOING CULTURAL IMMERSION OPPORTUNITIES AND THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO GET INTO COLLEGE. THIS PORTION OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDES A PARTNERSHIP WITH VOLUNTEER MENTORS. EACH STUDENT IS PAIRED WITH AN INDIVIDUAL MENTOR WHO HELPS THEM SUBMIT THEIR COLLEGE APPLICATIONS. START DREAMING HAS MAINTAINED A 100% SUCCESS RATE IN COLLEGE ADMISSIONS FOR ALL OF ITS HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES, AND MOST STUDENTS RECEIVE SUBSTANTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS. WE WERE ABLE TO REFORMAT THE REST OF THE 2020 START DREAMING PROGRAM TO A VIRTUAL PLATFORM.
START YOUNG SUMMER ARTS PROGRAM IS A FREE SUMMER PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM IN WASHINGTON HEIGHTS. IT CONSISTS OF 2 TWO-WEEK SESSIONS, ONE FOR 25 STUDENTS IN GRADES 3 - 6 AND ONE FOR 25 STUDENTS IN GRADES 7 - 11. STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO SING, DANCE, AND ACT UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF TRAINED TEACHING ARTISTS, AND ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN SCRIPTS AROUND ISSUES THAT MATTER TO THEM. PAST SCRIPT TOPICS INCLUDE FAMILY INCARCERATION, COMING OUT, AND IMMIGRATION. EACH SESSION CULMINATES IN A FINAL PERFORMANCE, DESIGNED ENTIRELY BY THE STUDENTS, THAT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. WHEN THEY GRADUATE FROM START YOUNG, MANY STUDENTS GO ON TO PARTICIPATE IN START DREAMING. DUE TO COVID -19 RESTRICTIONS WE REFORMATTED THIS PROGRAM TO A VIRTUAL PLATFORM.
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 |
|---|
| Zahaira Curiel | SECRETARY | 15 | $16,869 |
| Ashley Garrett | PRESIDENT | 5 | $1,000 |
| Marcus Richardson | DIRECTOR | 7 | $0 |
| Minelly De Coo | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Matt Decrosta | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Keith Petrus | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Liza Politi | TREASURER | 40 | $0 |
| Alexis Tener Petrus | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
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