Juxtaposition Arts Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Annually, jxtalabs employs 50 youth aged 14-22 as apprentices in one of four artist-led production studios: contemporary arts, graphic design, large-scale public art (valt 2.0) and environmental design. Apprentices will receive college-level creative and technical training and gain professional experience through work on client projects and internships. Target populations include economically disadvantaged youth, youth of color, and youth who live in, go to school in, or are otherwise connected to north minneapolis. Funding support will be allocated to expenses related to apprentice wages, program staff salaries, public transportation support for apprentices, and program materials. By removing barriers and fostering meaningful engagement with the arts, jxta ensures that historically marginalized youth can access creative employment opportunities that might be out of reach.jxta programs offers a progressive pathway from creative exposue to employment in the regional creative economy: founded in 1995 as a workshop for 15 young artists in north minneapolis public housing, jxta is now an anchor institution of the west broadway commercial corridor and in minneapolis at large. We have engaged over 38,000emerging artists in the last three decades and have inspired countless others in the community who have come into contact with our work. In north minneapolis, home to fewer formal arts venues per capita than more affluentareas of minneapolis, jxta's land ownership and property development are a crucial part of our identity in a neighborhood that historically has been under-invested. We are influential for offering safe, liberating space toyoung and emerging artists, and for the economic influence we have on the west broadway business corridor. At the heart of jxta programs is jxtalabs, our core workforce development program that trains youth and young adults through an apprentice-mentor model, building career pathways into the regional creative economy through rigorous skill building and direct work on creative client projects. Entrance into jxtalabs begins with visual arts literacy training (valt), a foundational, college-level drawing course that builds creative skills and participants' portfolios, offered at zero cost to participants. Youth who successfully complete one valt session and are 14 years of age or older are eligible to interview for a paid apprenticeship in jxtalabs, where they are trained and employed in one of four production studios: contemporary arts, graphic design, environmental design, or large-scale public art (valt 2.0). Through jxtalabs, apprentices build advanced skills, splitting their time between (1) designing and producing client work; and (2) researching and developing internal projects, like jxta's product lines and creative campus improvements. All apprentices also participate in pathways to college and careers (pacc), a supportprogram that helps translate their experience at jxta into postsecondary and career opportunities. Monthly workshops cover college applications, financial aid, leadership, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and wellness. Pacc also offers internships and career development opportunities, including an annual trip to boston/cambridge or nyc to visit schools, cultural institutions, and firms. In addition to these core programs, jxta also offers: free wall, a summer camp that introduces young people (ages 8-21) to the world of aerosol, graffiti art and the five pillars of hip hop; and master classes, which focus on one artistic discipline, exploring the dynamics of traditional, contemporary, and introspective culture and their connection to individual aesthetic development.jxta's learning environment is co-created with youth. Apprentices shape projects, collaborate with mentors, and model inclusive approaches to art and design. Roughly half of apprentices identify as neurodivergent, and our pedagogy leans into those differences as assets that drive creativity and innovation.jxta'

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 75%; rating input score 75
• Program expense ratio: 55.4%; rating input score 55
• Fundraising efficiency: $3.92 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -33%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.73; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 3.9%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 6.9% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 11.1% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 18.3% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings