Fernando Pullum Community Arts Center
Fernando Pullum Community Arts Center
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About this organization
Mission
The Fernando Pullum Community Arts Center is a nonprofit organization providing quality performing arts instruction to underserved students in South Los Angeles.
About
Our Students maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 at school to qualify for Pullum Center classes. They attend one or more classes per semester, at least 2 xs per week, arrive on time ready to work and practice daily & become proficient in their chosen performing art. They learn to perform in front of audiences with self-confidence, self-respect & concentration and how to be respectful, cooperative and positive human beings who act as role models for those coming behind them. They also serve the community by participating monthly in feeding the homeless and visiting seniors in nursing homes. Over 90% of the high school students who stay with the program graduate. Over 80% of those who graduate are accepted into colleges and universities. Through exposure to Pullum Center alumni, professional musicians and field trips to local museums, performance venues and colleges, our students develop an enlarged and positive vision of who they can be. IN FISCAL YEAR 18/19 PULLUM CENTER STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN 64 PUBLIC PERFORMANCES,54 COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS, 9 FIELD TRIPS AND 14 VISITS TO SENIOR HOUSING COMMUNITIES. 890 STUDENTS TOOK PULLUM CENTER CLASSES. 76 WEEKLY CLASSES WERE OFFERED DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND 24 WEEKLY CLASSES DURING THE SUMMER PROGRAM. 100% OF THEHIGH SCHOOL SENIORS IN OUR PROGRAM GRADUATED AND ALL WENT ON TO HIGHER EDUCATION.The Pullum Center partners with the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus (www.lennonbus.org), which provides the students with the opportunity of writing, performing and recording music in a professional studio. This opportunity goes a long way in developing self-esteem and fuels the ambition of those students with exceptional music ability. Students also go on an annual field trip to the Grammy Museum.The Pullum Center is a part of a consortium of arts education providers in Leimert Park, the heart of South Los Angeles. Other organizations in the consortium include The World Stage, Koas Dance, Art Walk, Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center, and Vision Theater. The consortium provides a continuum of safe spaces in Leimert Park for at-risk youth and sustains the arts in this vulnerable neighborhood. The organizations, including the Pullum Center, cluster together to form a powerful impact in the lives of people of all ages.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing reveals the mission of the non-profit as “The fernando pullum community arts center is a nonprofit organization providing free, quality performing arts instruction to more than 600 at-risk youth, ages 5 to 20. our vision is to replace gangs and violence with performing arts in the lives of youth. our instruction includes musical instruments (e.g. piano, guitar, saxophone, clarinet, flute, trumpet, trombone, and drums), voice, drama, dance, jazz band, music recording and film making. we teach students at our headquarters building as well as in neighboring schools, providing both after-school and in-school instruction. students are given opportunities to perform in class showcases as well as in major musical productions that are staged each semester and open to the public. advanced music students may join the centers jazz band which performs regularly at community and high-profile events that often involve major recording artists. in return for receiving instruction, the students commit to monthly community service activities in”.
When detailing its functions, they were listed as: “See schedule o”.
- According to the law, the state where the non-profit operates has been reported as CA.
- The filing specifies that the non-profit's address in 2020 was PO BOX 561528, LOS ANGELES, CA, 900560237.
- As of 2020, the non-profit's form shows they have a total of 22 employees.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue is between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue less expenses is $135,334.
- The remuneration plan for the CEO of the organization is not based on a review and endorsement process by an independent body.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 18 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2011.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization pays $346,255 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $39,489 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization has fundraising events.
- The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.