Organizations Filed Purposes:
A MUSIC AND ARTS NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO FOSTERING A PARTICIPATORY CREATIVE CULTURE THROUGH POPULAR MUSIC CONCERTS, ARTS PROGRAMS, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, AND VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL AGES, ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE AGES 14-24. SIGNIFICANT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES CLASSIFIED BY PRESENTATION, EDUCATION, AND PARTICIPATION IN MUSIC AND ART.
THE VERA PROJECT IS A MUSIC AND ARTS NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO FOSTERING A PARTICIPATORY CREATIVE CULTURE THROUGH POPULAR MUSIC CONCERTS, ARTS PROGRAMS, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, AND VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.
POPULAR MUSIC CONCERTS AND VISUAL ART PRESENTATION FOR AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES, SERVING OVER 60,000 PEOPLE IN 2018, INCLUDING 15,076 SHOW ATTENDEES, 1,903 INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS, AND OVER 40,000 THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN LARGE-SCALE REGIONAL FESTIVALS, OFFISTE PROGRAMS, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
YOUTH-ORIENTED MUSIC AND ARTS-BASED EDUCATION PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, OPEN SESSIONS, INTERNSHIPS, AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, SERVING 752 PEOPLE.
YOUTH ENGAGEMENT AND PARTICIPATION, INCLUDING VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AT ALL CONCERT EVENTS AND A MEMBERSHIP STRUCTURE THAT INTEGRATES YOUTH MEMBERS INTO THE ORGANIZATIONS GOVERNANCE AND OPERATIONS. VERA ENGAGED OVER 232 NEW AND ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS IN 2019, FULFILLING 6,604 VOLUNTEER HOURS IN 1,160 SHIFTS OF A TOTAL OF 3,380 OPPORTUNITIES. ADDITIONALLY, 131 YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATED AS MEMBERS IN 2019, AND OVER 100 YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN OTHER LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH VERAS COMMITTEE STRUCTURES.
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 |
|---|
| Ricky Graboski | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $45,167 |
| Tessa Tenborg | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Cheri Kramer | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Sunny Hong | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Rebecca Denk | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Phil Bouie | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Cleo Barnett | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Andrea Allsop | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Kim West | VICE-CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Jenelle Clark | CO-CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Jonathan Zwickel | CO-CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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