Barat Foundation Inc

What it reported doing in 2023

Arts education, artist-in-residence programs, and DIY (do it yourself) at-home or in-school arts maker kits. Programs include: Animodule making, DIY Animodule maker kits, Maker Space, the Creation Nation Art & Peace Parade, and messages through murals.Animodule making: The Animodule is an original urban art form born in Newark, New Jersey, created by children and youth under the direction of professional artists. It is a three-dimensional "animated" "module" sculpture, formed by notching two flat planes together to create a third dimension. The Animodule curriculum is an interdisciplinary arts program including research, visual arts, language arts, and mathematics as students work together to create something larger than themselves, and building an enduring art piece that represents their community. Animodules, which as Newark's official peace ambassadors, travel throughout the region bring their message of art+peace+diversity = social justice, to festivals and special events. The Animodule program employs numerous local artists who have the opportunity to share their vision, passion and expertise with youth, while producing an impressive body of work. The Animodule curriculum is in relation to and in support of age and grade appropriate NJ core curriculum content standards for the arts. To date over 70 Animodules have been created in schools and community organizations.Some highlights: Despite challenging times, the foundation was able to create 3 new Animodules in accordance with strict COVID guidelines, in 3 Hudson County schools. The programs were so successful that the Barat Foundation was awarded a second grant to create an additional 3 Animodules in 3 additional Hudson County schools for the upcoming 2022-2023 academic year. In addition, two 8 foot aluminum Animodules were created in collaboration with CoLab Arts in New Brunswick, and have been permanently installed in Joyce Kilmer Park in New Brunswick where they are viewed by thousands of people each day. 6 Animodules were created with Hudson Cty plus another 2 scheduled for this year. Also an Animodule created for UCC - United Community Corp., on permanent display in a local park.Special events: Times Square - International Day of Peace NYC: Animodules, "agents of peace", arrive in Times Square to celebrate Earth Day and lend their support to Ukraine's struggle for freedom and peace. Animodule program for suicide prevention - Long Island, NY: We made a puppy Ani module for American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. We joined community event to raise awareness and funds for mental health education and suicide prevention efforts. Animodules at the Newark Airport: At the invitation of the Port Authority of New York/New Jersey, the Barat Foundation put in place an installation of student-created Animodule sculptures at the arrivals area at Terminal B of Newark Liberty International Airport. The exhibition, accompanied by signage and two videos running on a loop explaining the Animodule process, was first installed in January 2014 to greet dignitaries visiting New York/New Jersey for the Super Bowl. The exhibition has been so successful that the Port Authority requested that several Animodules remain at the airport indefinitely, and continue to welcome over 500,000 visitors to the New Jersey/New York region annually.DIY Animodule maker kits: The COVID-19 pandemic forced us to dramatically pivot our programming to adapt to the challenge of reaching our target audience without being physically present on site. In response to the pandemic and the mass closing of schools, we developed a DIY STEAM Animodule maker kit to reach our target population of urban middle school teens who were and still are working from home in front of computer screens for hours on end. Using the power of art to address trauma, build self-esteem, and promote creative solutions, our DIY kit is based on national STEAM thematic curriculum standards. The project includes the development and testing of DI

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 90%; rating input score 90

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -27.8%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.25; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.43; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -3.4% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -4.1% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 12.9% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings