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Sign In — Free (10 views/day)DSTL ARTS, founded in 2014, is a small nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $137K in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue fell 28% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. Expenses of $183K exceeded revenue, resulting in a 33% operating deficit.
DSTL Arts is a nonprofit arts mentorship organization that inspires, teaches, and hires emerging artists from underserved communities. This mission is achieved through our multiple programs, including our Poet/Artist Development Program which mentors, trains, and publishes Emerging Poet/Artists from historically marginalized communities; our Conchas y Café Bilingual Creative Writing Workshop series for adults, and its associated publication, the Conchas y Café Zine; and our annual sister publications, Art Block Zine and Aurtistic Zine. In FY2024, our organization published a total of 10 new publications and served over 1,000 individuals through live workshops, readings, and direct mentorships (digital and in-person). This is in addition to the over 1,500 viewers of our video-recorded workshops presented online via YouTube.
The Poet/Artist Development Program served up to 33 Emerging Poet/Artists, providing direct mentorship and guidance in workforce development-related skills specifically relevant to working artists...
The Poet/Artist Development Program served up to 33 Emerging Poet/Artists, providing direct mentorship and guidance in workforce development-related skills specifically relevant to working artists. This program offered approximately 750 hours of direct mentorship, with an additional 16 hours of professional and workforce development instruction for our mentees and the broader community. Furthermore, this program continued offering Teaching Artist Internships for program participants and also continued producing our podcast, Art Block, featuring writers and artists from across our programs and community.
Conchas y Café Zine is the product of our Conchas y Café Bilingual Creative Writing Workshop Series for Adults, offered virtually for FY2024. This biannual, 15-week series continued providing...
Conchas y Café Zine is the product of our Conchas y Café Bilingual Creative Writing Workshop Series for Adults, offered virtually for FY2024. This biannual, 15-week series continued providing instruction in literary concepts and techniques to participants while publishing their creative writing at the culmination of each series of workshops. For FY2024, this program produced 2 new publications, with 2 accompanying public readings, serving approximately 450 individuals across all workshop sessions, readings, and publication distribution. Furthermore, this was accomplished entirely online, utilizing various virtual platforms for instruction, including Google Classroom, social media livestreams, and YouTube for hosting recorded lessons.
Art Block Zine and Aurtistic Zine are annual, sister publications that feature Emerging Poet/Artists from both Los Angeles County and nationwide, respectively. Both publications have ongoing open...
Art Block Zine and Aurtistic Zine are annual, sister publications that feature Emerging Poet/Artists from both Los Angeles County and nationwide, respectively. Both publications have ongoing open calls for submission from individuals, and each publication seeks to highlight the works of individuals from historically marginalized and underserved populations. In FY2024, our publications released 2 new volumes and served approximately 50 individuals through publication, with an additional 150 total publications distributed in FY2024. Additionally, approximately 150 individuals watched the previously recorded publication readings on the DSTL Arts YouTube channel throughout FY2024. Lastly, our podcast is produced under the banner of the Art Block Zine program, and it reaches an average audience of 400 viewers/listeners annually.
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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)
Sign In — Free (10 views/day)| 2024 | 2023 | Change | |
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| Revenue | $137,332 | $190,555 | -0.3% |
| Expenses | $182,601 | $184,869 | 0.0% |
| Net Income | $-45,269 | $5,686 | -9.0% |
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Sign In| Name | Title | Hours/Week | Role | Reportable Comp | Other Comp | Total |
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| Luis Antonio Pichardo | Founder, Executive Director; President | 60 |
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| Cat Vasko | Board Member, Treasurer | 2 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jessica Castillo | Board Member, Secretary | 2 |
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| Leslie Graham | Board Member | 2 |
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| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net Income |
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| 2024 | $137,332 | $182,601 | $46,955 | $-45,269 |
| 2023 | $190,555 | $184,869 | $89,400 | $5,686 |
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