FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY

MONTHLY BILLS ~ $6,000.00 PER MONTH

Rent: $5175/mo to Continental Property
Trash Services: $115.37 to Glendale Fight Gym
Internet: $71.99/mo to Spectrum
Suite for Small Businesses: $30/mo to Google
Accounting: $50/mo to Quickbooks
Bookkeeping: $425/mo to Hell Yeah Group, Inc.
Music: $9.99/mo to Spotify
$9.99/mo to Stamps.com
Payroll: $51/mo to Gusto

PAYROLL ~ $10,000.00 PER MONTH

CEO: $31,000/ yr before witholdings
Directors: $21/hr
Editor in Chief of Jr Hi the Mag: $22/hr
Creative Director: $22/hr
Desk Staff: $18 - 20/hr

ADDITIONAL EXPENSES ~ $13,000 PER YEAR

Tax Filing / Accounting and Legal Network: $400
Franchise Tax Board: $10
Attorney General’s Registry of Charitable Trusts: $25
Website Hosting / Squarespace: $312
Liability / Personal Property Insurance: ~$750
Worker’s Compensation Insurance: $1414
Sales and Use Tax: $7,053 for 2022
Security Camera / Nest: $100

Revenue

EVENTS

The space asks a $5—$20 ticket price for all events (with few exceptions) and splits all “ticketing” costs 50/50 with event curators. No performers are ever asked to pay to play. Infrequently, artists do not get paid. This financial model is not a mandate, it is flexible in response to community needs. Often, Junior High’s cut is lessened for fundraisers or events that prioritize paying LGBTQ+ artists, gender non-conforming artists, and artists of color. In some instances, we employ a flat rate instead of the split. Reach out if you'd like the financial structure of a specific event disclosed.

GALLERY OPENINGS

The gallery asks a suggested donation of $5 at each art opening. Junior High collects the full amount of that profit. A majority of that money is used for repainting and repairing the walls post-exhibit. The rest goes into rent. Profits for artwork sold goes is split between Junior High and the creator(s).

MERCHANDISE SALES

All of our merchandise is bought sustainably from US manufacturers and designed in the U.S. Junior High merchandise is sold via our online store and physical shop. If Junior High sells products from a different creator, that product was purchased wholesale in full. No creators/sellers are left unpaid.

DONATIONS

Junior High hosts a donation page through our website/Paypal and receives donations sporadically of varying amounts. Overall this is a seldom used feature. The average donation is $15.

CROWDFUNDING

Junior High has run four successful crowdfunding campaigns. The first ($15k) paid for rent, insurance, and the security deposit on our physical location. Money from the second campaign ($15k) went towards our monthly bills so we could alleviate some of the pressure on events as our most crucial revenue stream. This was influencing booking as well as flooding the calendar with programming that didn't fully align with our mission statement. Donations from our third campaign ($15k) went to building renovations to make Junior High safer and more accessible. Our fourth campaign ($80k), post COVID-closure, helped us move to a new location and reopen after a year+ of unforeseen financial hardship.

SPONSORS

Occasionally Junior High will host an event sponsored by a brand whose ethos aligns with ours. The companies supply funding in exchange for promotions through our social media channels. This money goes towards an individual event (generally for prints, installation equipment, and libations). If we receive compensation to promote an event or product, it will be made clear that the promotion is an advertisement or a paid partnership.

PATREON

Since 2018, Junior High began offering Memberships through Patreon. We make just over $700 monthly after the 5% Patreon cut.

Grants

THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE IS A PROUD SUPPORTER OF JUNIOR HIGH.

Los Angeles County Arts and Culture | Arts Internship Program [2024-25] | $7,662
Los Angeles County Arts and Culture | Organizational Grant Program [2024-25] | $16,400
California Arts Council | Arts & Cultural Organizations General Operating Support [2024-25] | $25,500
California Arts Council | Arts & Cultural Organizations General Operating Relief [2022] | $30,000
Cole’s Fund at the California Wellness Foundation [2021] | $15,000
California Arts Council | Arts and Cultural Organizations General Operating Relief [2021] | $28,500
City of Glendale Small Business Grant Lottery [2021] | $5,000
LA Department of Arts & Culture :Organizational Grant Program [2021] | $11,900
California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program [2021] | $5,000
Los Angeles Regional Reentry Partnership "Keeping Safe During the Covid" Grant [2021] | $10,000
LA County Department of Arts & Culture: COVID Relief Grant [2020] | $30,200
Violets' Giving Circle Yearly Grant [2020] | $10,000
LA County Department of Arts & Culture: Organizational Grant Program [2019] | $7,700
California Arts Council for Organizational Development Activities [2019] | $5,000