EIN 45-4724894

The Beautiful Project

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
5
City
Year formed
2019
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Z99: Unknown
Description
The Beautiful Project is a collective of image makers that use photograpy, writing, and care to create spaces for Black women and girls to confromt the mass misunderstanding, misrepresentation, and misuse of their likeness in the media and in the worl...
Total revenues
$395,843
2023
Total expenses
$514,805
2023
Total assets
$0
2023
Num. employees
5
2023

Program areas at The Beautiful Project

Arts & Activism Youth Apprenticeship. The Arts and Activism Youth Apprenticeship is focused on exploring cultural activism. This includes exploring Black feminist movements, reading, watching, and discussing Black Feminist text and art, visiting TBP's most recent exhibition at the North Carolina Museum of Art, and other experiments and activities. The apprentices learn to use words and images as tools for understanding and confronting injuries related to gender, race, and identity in their community
Ekphrais in Black (EIB). EIB is a hybrid artform plus polictial education incubator designed to develop and deepen attendees' poetry, photography skills, and political consciousness.
Artist in Residence. The TBP Teaching Artise Residency is a 6-9 month artist-in-residence fellowship that provides an opportunity for Black women and non binary practicing artist to work on a specific project in partnership with TBP Selected artist may work in photography, file, poetry, writing, or other visual art media. In addition to teaching young artist in TBP's youth program pipeline, visiting artist in TBP's youth program pipeline, visiting artist are required to lead their own special project that engages the organziation' mission of advancing the representational and healing justice of Black girls, gender-expansive youth, and women.
Grantmakers for Girls of Color and Encounter the Arts Community Programs.

Who funds The Beautiful Project

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Tides FoundationEquity, Human Rights, and Economic Empowerment$135,000
Tides FoundationEquity, Human Rights, and Economic Empowerment$135,000
MS Foundation for WomenGeneral Operating Support$10,000
...and 2 more grants received

Personnel at The Beautiful Project

NameTitle
Erin StephensExecutive Director
Jamaica GilmerPast Executive Director

Financials for The Beautiful Project

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$395,843
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$0
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$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$395,843

Form 990s for The Beautiful Project

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-05-14990View PDF
2022-122023-06-13990View PDF
2021-122022-06-09990View PDF
2020-122021-11-15990View PDF
2019-122021-04-26990EZView PDF
Data update history
July 15, 2024
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $135,000 from Tides Foundation
December 25, 2023
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $135,000 from Tides Foundation
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
August 2, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
June 21, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsCharities
Issues
Women and girlsAfrican Americans
Characteristics
Tax deductible donations
General information
Address
201 W Main St
Durham, NC 27701
Metro area
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
County
Durham County, NC
Phone
(919) 699-1963
IRS details
EIN
45-4724894
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2019
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
Z99: Z99
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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