Jack Straw Foundation
Jack Straw Foundation
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About this organization
Mission
Jack Straw Cultural Center exists to foster the communication of arts, ideas, and information to diverse audiences through audio media. We provide creation and production opportunities in audio media, including radio, theater, film, video, music, and literature. Our goals are to produce high quality, innovative audio presentations; commission independent artists from all disciplines to create new work; sponsor artist residencies to promote the creation of new works; provide educational opportunities for youth and adults; collaborate with arts and heritage organizations to integrate sound and music into their programs; and present audio and multidisciplinary productions through events, exhibits, radio, film, and the Internet.
About
Jack Straw Cultural Center impacts the arts and cultural communities of Seattle in diverse and significant ways. In 2018, thousands of people listened to our radio productions and podcasts, visited our New Media Gallery, attended our events, and participated in our programs. Not only did we provide a unique laboratory and venue for artists working creatively with sound, but we also provided important services for numerous arts and heritage organizations in Seattle and Puget Sound. We offered arts and technology programs for elementary, middle, and high school students in schools, in various community locations, and at Jack Straw Cultural Center with a special focus on youth with disabilities and with students with limited English proficiency. We worked with Arts and Visually Impaired Audiences to provide access services for the visually impaired for performing and visual arts events, to provide the 22nd year of our programs for blind and visually impaired students, and to provide a series of art workshops in our New Media Gallery for visually impaired students and sighted friends and family. We served over 5,000 individuals through direct services in our facility and over 50,000 individuals through radio broadcasts and podcasts of our artist and youth productions. Building: We completed Phase two of replacing our whole building's HVAC systems and began planning new accessible gender neutral bathrooms.Selected Highlights:Artist Residencies: We successfully completed the twenty-fifth year of the Jack Straw Artist Support Program, twenty-second year of the Jack Straw Writers Program, and the nineteenth year of the Jack Straw New Media Gallery and Gallery Residency Program. One hundred fifteen artists created 32 new artworks, participated in 39 events in 15 community locations, 6 exhibits, 1 anthology, and 33 radio programs or podcasts reaching over 20,000 audience members.Education programs: We served over 4,000 elementary, middle school, and high school students in creative and curriculum-based projects and performances including creative writing, oral history, radio theater, music recording, and audio production. Many of our arts education programs reached broader audiences, such as our Making a Difference PSAs, a radio series produced with John Muir Elementary School fourth graders to help students create radio theater stories while learning about different important social issues. We began working with new school partners, including Roxhill Elementary, Olympic View Elementary, Salmon Bay K-8. We continued our ongoing programs such as our poetry writing, performance, and recording with new refugees at the Seattle World School and with eighth grade Spanish immersion students at Denny International Middle School and our poetry and song projects with Concord and Lowell Elementary Schools, and we expanded our program at Hamilton International Middle School from 3 to 10 classes, creating 60 U.S. History podcasts. We completed the 22nd year of our Blind Youth Audio Program, serving 70 blind and visually impaired elementary, middle, and high school students from throughout Washington State, in partnership with Arts and Visually Impaired Audiences (AVIA), the Department of Services for the Blind, and the WA State School for the Blind. We also provided professional training for artists, teachers, and other community members. Community Partnerships and Program Services: We continued to expand our partnership with Early Music Seattle, who have their offices in our building, providing them with rehearsal space for visiting musicians and developing and implementing joint youth education programs. We presented a collaborative showcase concert in collaboration with Festal and Northwest Folklife celebrating 20 years of Festals cultural festivals. We provided recording and transcription support to the Seattle Public Library for two oral history projects, in addition to our annual library readings by Jack Straw writers with the Seattle Public Library Center for the Book. We also continued our co-production of workshops and events with literary organizations Raven Chronicles and Floating Bridge Press, the production and broadcast of Green ACRE environmental radio program, and weekly production of Sonarchy radio featuring regional musicians for KEXP. We also provided a variety of arts, heritage, and education organizations with production support.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit, as set forth in the filing, is “Jack straw cultural center exists to foster the communication of arts, ideas, and information to diverse audiences through audio media.”.
When discussing its purpose, they were characterized as: “Jack straw cultural center exists to foster the communication of arts, ideas, and information to diverse audiences through audio media.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally authorized to operate is WA, as reported.
- The filing confirms that the non-profit's address in 2019 was 4261 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105.
- The form of the non-profit reports 11 employees as of 2019.
- 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 $250,000 and $500,000.
- Revenue is between $250,000 and $500,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$17,272.
- The remuneration of the CEO of the organization is based on an independent review and approval process.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 13 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1962.
- 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's financial statements were compiled or reviewed by an accountant.
- The organization pays $295,282 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $2,153 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
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