EIN 85-4221229

CraftNOW Philadelphia

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
7
Year formed
2020
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
Description
Craftnow Philadelphia unites the community and region's craft institutions, artists, and collectors to celebrate Philadelphia's rich legacy as a national craft capital and its important role as an arts incubator. Each November, Craftmonth offers an annual portfolio of events aimed at activating the city and promoting its internationally-recognized contemporary craft scene. Additionally, through a partnership with the Department of Parks and Recreation, Craftnow hosts "Craftnow Create - Summer Camp Edition" to bring the craft studio into neighborhood recreation centers.
Total revenues
$353,519
2023
Total expenses
$335,791
2023
Total assets
$269,626
2023
Num. employees
7
2023

Program areas at CraftNOW Philadelphia

Craftecon is a series of programs focused on economic opportunity through craft. Craftnow is utilizing resources, partnerships, and networks to implement programs that further advance the local craft and maker industry in Philadelphia. These programs will unite creative businesses, increase the economic impact of the artisanal sector, and support policies that encourage investment in the field. This portfolio includes tools of the trades - a hybrid conference focused on connecting artisans and makers to business resources in Philadelphia and beyond. This five day event provides a concentrated period for creative learning to help craft-focused businesses accelerate growth and find success however they choose to define it.
Craftnow create - summer camp edition is organized in partnership with Philadelphia's department of parks and recreation. Through this collaborative, Craftnow brings the wonder and imagination of the craft studio into Philadelphia neighborhood rec centers throughout the city. Our partner organizations coordinate their efforts to ensure we can offer an in-person craft workshop at all 120 summer camps delivering craft instruction and reaching 5,000 campers. In addition, the Philadelphia museum of art provides take-home kits with art supplies and free passes to the museum for each student and up to five more members of their family. New in summer of 2023 Craftnow Philadelphia introduced immersive weeklong art camps targeting seven individual centers with multi-day sessions during the gap weeks between the end and start of school in late june and mid-august. Registered students had more concentrated time with art instruction and toured some of the city's most renowned galleries.
Craftmonth is an annual portfolio of events and marketing opportunities curated each november. Through this program, Craftnow activates the city, the days and weeks surrounding the Philadelphia museum of art contemporary craft show with the city of Philadelphia's art in city hall and office of arts, culture and the creative economy having issued a proclamation naming november craftmonth. Each year, Craftnow hosts a symposium to provide a platform for critical discourse in contemporary craft. This year the event was hybrid - attendees could join in person or by zoom. Craftnow's 2023 symposium "public & private" offered the opportunity to think about how handmade elements and crafted objects communicate, whether architectural space is shared or private, and to explore which processes and aspects of their creative identities artists choose to share with their audiences. As private spaces become increasingly public via omnipresent virtual windows into our homes and studios, the symposium explored how these lenses have shifted dichotomies of shared and personal space for students, practitioners, educators, and consumers of craft. The keynote speaker was michael lewis, architectural critic for the wall street journal and author of Philadelphia builds: essays on architecture, frank furness: architecture and the violent mind, and city of refuge. Other presenting institutions included craft in america, the center for art in wood, wharton esherick museum, varying divisions of the Philadelphia mummers parade, among many others.

Who funds CraftNOW Philadelphia

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Poor Richards Charitable TrustTo Fund the Operational Budgets of the Organization$120,000
Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundGeneral Support$35,000
The Robbins-De Beaumont FoundationGeneral$25,000
...and 1 more grant received

Personnel at CraftNOW Philadelphia

NameTitleCompensation
Emily EdelsteinExecutive Director
Leila CartierPast Executive Director$80,000
Elissa TopolChair$0
David SeltzerBoard Member$0
Josie BurriVice Chair$0
...and 1 more key personnel

Financials for CraftNOW Philadelphia

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$349,509
Program services$3,485
Investment income and dividends$198
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$327
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$353,519

Form 990s for CraftNOW Philadelphia

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-09-30990View PDF
2021-122022-09-15990View PDF
2020-122022-05-04990EZView PDF

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Data update history
August 24, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
August 24, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
July 15, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $25,000 from The Robbins-De Beaumont Foundation
December 31, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $120,000 from Poor Richards Charitable Trust
December 3, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 12 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
CampsArts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsCharities
Issues
EducationArts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Political advocacyFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
100 S Juniper St Suite 510
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Metro area
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
County
Philadelphia County, PA
Website URL
craftnowphila.org/ 
Phone
(215) 873-6371
IRS details
EIN
85-4221229
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2020
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A40: Visual Art Organizations, Services
NAICS code, primary
7113: Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events
Parent/child status
Independent
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