2024-07-15T08:30:44-04:00 2023-12-31 823840465 UMBREIT WILECZEK & ASSOCIATES PC 712 E BALTIMORE PIKE KENNETT SQUARE PA 19348 990 2023-01-01 231429812 CHESTER COUNTY ART ASSOCIATION CHES 6106965600 100 N BRADFORD AVENUE WEST CHESTER PA 19382 JOHN BAKER PRESIDENT 6106965600 2024-07-01 true JOHN BAKER 999009999 false KATHLEEN A WILECZEK CPA P01410073 6104443222 2024-07-01 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z JOHN BAKER 100 N BRADFORD AVE WEST CHESTER PA 19382 484523 false X WWW.CHESTERCOUNTYARTS.ORG X 1931 PA THE MISSION OF THE CHESTER COUNTY ART ASSOCIATION IS TO BE A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION, CREATIVITY AND COMMUNITY BY CONNECTING ARTISTS, STUDENTS, PATRONS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY TO AND THROUGH ART. IN THE OVER 80 YEARS SINCE ITS FOUNDING, CCAA HAS CONTINUED TO FULFILL ITS GOAL OF "MAKING CHESTER COUNTY MORE ACTIVELY AND COURAGEOUSLY ART CONSCIOUS" (FROM CCAA'S ORIGINAL CHARTER). 13 13 4 30 0 87028 85881 360858 385780 9457 2627 3405 450513 484523 0 0 88577 117608 0 16460 326573 350590 415150 468198 35363 16325 2098318 2113446 82573 79580 2015745 2033866 X THE MISSION OF THE CHESTER COUNTY ART ASSOCIATION IS TO BE A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION, CREATIVITY AND COMMUNITY BY CONNECTING ARTISTS, STUDENTS, PATRONS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY TO AND THROUGH ART. IN THE OVER 80 YEARS SINCE ITS FOUNDING, CCAA HAS CONTINUED TO FULFILL ITS GOAL OF "MAKING CHESTER COUNTY MORE ACTIVELY AND COURAGEOUSLY ART CONSCIOUS" (FROM CCAA'S ORIGINAL CHARTER). false false 300639 ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW FOUNDED IN 1931, THE CHESTER COUNTY ART ASSOCIATION (CCAA) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO EDUCATING, INSPIRING, AND CONNECTING THE PEOPLE OF CHESTER COUNTY TO AND THROUGH THE ARTS. AS A SMALL NON-PROFIT ARTS CENTER, OUR GOAL IS TO INSPIRE CREATIVITY AND CREATIVE THINKING. WE BELIEVE THAT ART POSITIVELY IMPACTS EVERYONE; WE HELP DEVELOP INDIVIDUAL ABILITIES, FOSTER ART APPRECIATION, AND CREATE A SENSE OF ARTISTIC COMMUNITY. FINE ARTS CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS TEACH FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND ADVANCED TECHNIQUES. OUR MONTHLY ART EXHIBITIONS, LECTURES, AND ARTIST TALKS ALL PROVIDE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND CREATIVE DIALOGUE IN WELCOMING SPACES FOR ALL AGES ALIKE. CCAA WAS FOUNDED BY PROMINENT ARTISTS AND LEADERS IN THE CHESTER COUNTY COMMUNITY, INCLUDING N.C. WYETH, CHRISTIAN BRINTON, AND WILLIAM PALMER LEAR. THE ORIGINAL GROUP MET WEEKLY TO DRAW TOGETHER AND PLAN EXHIBITS. OFTEN THESE EXHIBITS INCLUDED THE WORKS OF ANDREW WYETH, HORACE PIPPIN, TOM BOSTELLE, BARCLAY RUBINCAM, PHILIP JAMISON, PETER SCULTHORPE AND HARRY DUNN. WHILE THEY WERE LOOKING FOR A PERMANENT SPACE FOR THE ORGANIZATION, MEMBERS OF CCAA MET IN THE DEHAVEN HOUSE IN EAST FALLOWFIELD, PA, AND SPACES AT WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY. THE PRESENT MAIN FACILITY IN WEST CHESTER WAS BUILT IN 1953. THE GENEROUS GIFT OF LAND FROM LOCAL RESIDENTS, TOTALING OVER FIVE ACRES, MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR CCAA TO HAVE A PERMANENT HOME IN THE WEST CHESTER COMMUNITY. AS A RESULT OF RENOVATIONS COMPLETED IN 2017, THE ORGANIZATION WAS ABLE TO ADD A NEW DARKROOM AND DIGITAL STUDIO, A LIBRARY, NEW OFFICE SPACES, THE SHOPART GIFT STORE, AND UPGRADES TO THE CERAMIC STUDIO AND BOTH GALLERY SPACES. MISSION CHESTER COUNTY ART ASSOCIATION (CCAA) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO EDUCATING, INSPIRING, AND CONNECTING THE PEOPLE OF CHESTER COUNTY TO AND THROUGH THE ARTS. MEMBERSHIP THE CHESTER COUNTY ART ASSOCIATION IS GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT OF OUR MEMBERS THROUGHOUT 2023. OUR WORK TOWARDS FULFILLING OUR MISSION WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT OUR MEMBERSHIP BASE. IN 2023, MEMBERSHIP DUES WERE 30 FOR A STUDENT MEMBERSHIP, 40 FOR A SENIOR MEMBERSHIP, 50 FOR AN INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP AND 75 FOR A HOUSEHOLD MEMBERSHIP. BENEFITS INCLUDED THE ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR JANUARY MEMBER SHOW, OCTOBER MEMBER SHOW AND 300 AND UNDER MEMBER SHOW, AS WELL AS DISCOUNTS ON ALL CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS HELD AT CCAA. 2023 EXHIBITIONS JANUARY 2023 NON-JURIED MEMBER SHOW THERESA GROFF "UNABASHED" FEBRUARY 2023 EXPRESSIONS & INTERPRETATIONS FROM 11 ARTIST OF COLOR TERRILL JOHN "RESILIENT SPIRIT OF REFLECTIONS OF HUE" MARCH 2023 THE PHILADELPHIA DUMPSTER DIVERS "STILL UPCYCLING AFTER ALL THESE YEARS" TRASHY WOMEN APRIL 2023 CCIU HIGH SCHOOL SHOW MAY 2023 VIEW: EXPERIENCE THE ART OF THE CHESTER COUNTY STUDIO TOUR SEPTEMBER 2023 ART SISTERS "GROUND BREAKING WOMEN" TREASURES FROM THE COLLECTION OF PHILIP JAMISON OCTOBER 2023 NON- JURIED MEMBER SHOW SAURABH OZA "SYMPHONIES OF MEMORY AND PLACE" NOVEMBER 2023 "LANDSCAPES OF STROUD PRESERVE, THE ART OF PRESERVATION" BY GREGORY BLUE AND STUDENTS PAM MCKEE "ECO DYE WATERCOLORS" DECEMBER 2023 300 AND UNDER 1ST ANNUAL CCAA FACULTY/STUDENT EXHIBITION YEAR ROUND ART INSTRUCTION FEE-BASED INSTRUCTION IS OFFERED FOR ALL AGES IN OIL PAINTING, WATERCOLOR, ACRYLIC, DRAWING, SCULPTURE, CERAMICS, JEWELRY, PHOTOGRAPHY, PRINTMAKING, MIXED MEDIA, AND MUCH MORE. IN 2023, 178 IN-PERSON CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS RAN SAFELY BETWEEN JANUARY 2023-DECEMBER 2023. 802 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THESE CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS. ADDITIONALLY, 114 OPEN STUDIO SESSIONS WERE OFFERED WITH 341 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN CCAA'S OPEN CERAMICS STUDIO BETWEEN JANUARY 2023-DECEMBER 2023. 2023 SUMMER CAMP THE CHESTER COUNTY ART ASSOCIATION WAS THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO ONCE AGAIN OFFER OUR SIGNATURE SUMMER CAMP IN 2023. WITH SAFETY MEASURES IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR INSTRUCTORS AND PARTICIPANTS, WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE A FUN AND CREATIVE SUMMER CCAA WAS ABLE TO OFFER 98 EDUCATIONAL ART CAMP OPTIONS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS AGED 4-17. DURING THE 11-WEEK CAMP PERIOD, 791 CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS PARTICIPATED, MANY RETURNING FOR MULTIPLE WEEKS. CHRISTKINDLMARKT CCAA'S 4TH ANNUAL CHRISTKINDLMARKT TOOK PLACE ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2023 AND SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2023. THIS FUN HOLIDAY MARKET BROUGHT OVER 7000 VISITORS TO CCAA AND FEATURED 75 + ARTIST VENDORS. 300639 true true false false false false false true false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 48 0 4 true false false false false false false false false X 13 13 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false PA X X JOHN BAKER 6106965600 100 N BRADFORD AVE WEST CHESTER PA 19382 X JOHN BAKER PRESIDENT 20.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS FOLEY VICE PRESIDE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF SCHALLER TREASURER 5.00 X 0 0 0 DARIA PORRECA SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD CHALFANT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE HANNEY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LAUREN EDELSTEIN HENRY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GWENN KNAPP DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY MANNING DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 BOB PERNA DIRECTOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER SCHOLL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN SPANGLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANE TILGHMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 22540 63341 85881 INSTRUCTIONAL FEES 611610 318334 318334 ART SHOWS 611610 67446 67446 385780 9457 9457 FACILITY RENTAL 611610 1990 1990 MISCELLANEOUS 611610 1415 1415 3405 484523 398642 44539 44539 11538 11538 37631 8264 29367 14379 1268 13111 9521 840 8681 30222 3294 26562 366 4998 4498 500 17309 13847 1731 1731 51818 41454 5182 5182 1707 1707 74495 59595 7450 7450 12309 9847 1231 1231 INSTRUCTORS 87414 87414 EXHIBITIONS EXPENSE 36889 36889 BANK FEES 17848 17848 CLASS SUPPLIES AND MATERI 15581 15581 468198 300639 151099 16460 107055 117023 245837 299573 3085 3299 2607910 969458 1687963 1638452 30550 32346 23828 22753 2098318 2113446 2641 4106 79932 75474 82573 79580 X 1801799 1818124 213946 215742 2015745 2033866 2098318 2113446 16325 1796 X true X false true false X 133014 164922 116223 87028 85881 587068 416674 101523 185116 363485 398642 1465440 549688 266445 301339 450513 484523 2052508 2052508 1181 727 1402 9457 12767 1181 727 1402 9457 12767 16457 5461 2601 2627 12862 40008 567326 272633 303940 454542 506842 2105283 0.97490 0.97680 0.01000 0.01000 X PART III, LINE 12 40,008 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false 30550 1796 32346 49555 -19005 30550 48326 1229 49555 228482 3240 183396 48326 194972 33510 228482 1.00000 true false 31684 31684 2478831 879896 1598935 89562 89562 7833 7833 1638452 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 ANNUAL DISTRIBUTIONS FROM ENDOWMENT USED TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL OPERATIONS. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE MISSION OF THE CHESTER COUNTY ART ASSOCIATION IS TO BE A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION, CREATIVITY AND COMMUNITY BY CONNECTING ARTISTS, STUDENTS, PATRONS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY TO AND THROUGH ART. IN THE OVER 80 YEARS SINCE ITS FOUNDING, CCAA HAS CONTINUED TO FULFILL ITS GOAL OF "MAKING CHESTER COUNTY MORE ACTIVELY AND COURAGEOUSLY ART CONSCIOUS" (FROM CCAA'S ORIGINAL CHARTER). FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW FOUNDED IN 1931, THE CHESTER COUNTY ART ASSOCIATION (CCAA) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO EDUCATING, INSPIRING, AND CONNECTING THE PEOPLE OF CHESTER COUNTY TO AND THROUGH THE ARTS. AS A SMALL NON-PROFIT ARTS CENTER, OUR GOAL IS TO INSPIRE CREATIVITY AND CREATIVE THINKING. WE BELIEVE THAT ART POSITIVELY IMPACTS EVERYONE; WE HELP DEVELOP INDIVIDUAL ABILITIES, FOSTER ART APPRECIATION, AND CREATE A SENSE OF ARTISTIC COMMUNITY. FINE ARTS CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS TEACH FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND ADVANCED TECHNIQUES. OUR MONTHLY ART EXHIBITIONS, LECTURES, AND ARTIST TALKS ALL PROVIDE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND CREATIVE DIALOGUE IN WELCOMING SPACES FOR ALL AGES ALIKE. CCAA WAS FOUNDED BY PROMINENT ARTISTS AND LEADERS IN THE CHESTER COUNTY COMMUNITY, INCLUDING N.C. WYETH, CHRISTIAN BRINTON, AND WILLIAM PALMER LEAR. THE ORIGINAL GROUP MET WEEKLY TO DRAW TOGETHER AND PLAN EXHIBITS. OFTEN THESE EXHIBITS INCLUDED THE WORKS OF ANDREW WYETH, HORACE PIPPIN, TOM BOSTELLE, BARCLAY RUBINCAM, PHILIP JAMISON, PETER SCULTHORPE AND HARRY DUNN. WHILE THEY WERE LOOKING FOR A PERMANENT SPACE FOR THE ORGANIZATION, MEMBERS OF CCAA MET IN THE DEHAVEN HOUSE IN EAST FALLOWFIELD, PA, AND SPACES AT WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY. THE PRESENT MAIN FACILITY IN WEST CHESTER WAS BUILT IN 1953. THE GENEROUS GIFT OF LAND FROM LOCAL RESIDENTS, TOTALING OVER FIVE ACRES, MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR CCAA TO HAVE A PERMANENT HOME IN THE WEST CHESTER COMMUNITY. AS A RESULT OF RENOVATIONS COMPLETED IN 2017, THE ORGANIZATION WAS ABLE TO ADD A NEW DARKROOM AND DIGITAL STUDIO, A LIBRARY, NEW OFFICE SPACES, THE SHOPART GIFT STORE, AND UPGRADES TO THE CERAMIC STUDIO AND BOTH GALLERY SPACES. MISSION CHESTER COUNTY ART ASSOCIATION (CCAA) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO EDUCATING, INSPIRING, AND CONNECTING THE PEOPLE OF CHESTER COUNTY TO AND THROUGH THE ARTS. MEMBERSHIP THE CHESTER COUNTY ART ASSOCIATION IS GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT OF OUR MEMBERS THROUGHOUT 2023. OUR WORK TOWARDS FULFILLING OUR MISSION WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT OUR MEMBERSHIP BASE. IN 2023, MEMBERSHIP DUES WERE 30 FOR A STUDENT MEMBERSHIP, 40 FOR A SENIOR MEMBERSHIP, 50 FOR AN INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP AND 75 FOR A HOUSEHOLD MEMBERSHIP. BENEFITS INCLUDED THE ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR JANUARY MEMBER SHOW, OCTOBER MEMBER SHOW AND 300 AND UNDER MEMBER SHOW, AS WELL AS DISCOUNTS ON ALL CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS HELD AT CCAA. 2023 EXHIBITIONS JANUARY 2023 NON-JURIED MEMBER SHOW THERESA GROFF "UNABASHED" FEBRUARY 2023 EXPRESSIONS & INTERPRETATIONS FROM 11 ARTIST OF COLOR TERRILL JOHN "RESILIENT SPIRIT OF REFLECTIONS OF HUE" MARCH 2023 THE PHILADELPHIA DUMPSTER DIVERS "STILL UPCYCLING AFTER ALL THESE YEARS" TRASHY WOMEN APRIL 2023 CCIU HIGH SCHOOL SHOW MAY 2023 VIEW: EXPERIENCE THE ART OF THE CHESTER COUNTY STUDIO TOUR SEPTEMBER 2023 ART SISTERS "GROUND BREAKING WOMEN" TREASURES FROM THE COLLECTION OF PHILIP JAMISON OCTOBER 2023 NON- JURIED MEMBER SHOW SAURABH OZA "SYMPHONIES OF MEMORY AND PLACE" NOVEMBER 2023 "LANDSCAPES OF STROUD PRESERVE, THE ART OF PRESERVATION" BY GREGORY BLUE AND STUDENTS PAM MCKEE "ECO DYE WATERCOLORS" DECEMBER 2023 300 AND UNDER 1ST ANNUAL CCAA FACULTY/STUDENT EXHIBITION YEAR ROUND ART INSTRUCTION FEE-BASED INSTRUCTION IS OFFERED FOR ALL AGES IN OIL PAINTING, WATERCOLOR, ACRYLIC, DRAWING, SCULPTURE, CERAMICS, JEWELRY, PHOTOGRAPHY, PRINTMAKING, MIXED MEDIA, AND MUCH MORE. IN 2023, 178 IN-PERSON CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS RAN SAFELY BETWEEN JANUARY 2023-DECEMBER 2023. 802 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THESE CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS. ADDITIONALLY, 114 OPEN STUDIO SESSIONS WERE OFFERED WITH 341 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN CCAA'S OPEN CERAMICS STUDIO BETWEEN JANUARY 2023-DECEMBER 2023. 2023 SUMMER CAMP THE CHESTER COUNTY ART ASSOCIATION WAS THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO ONCE AGAIN OFFER OUR SIGNATURE SUMMER CAMP IN 2023. WITH SAFETY MEASURES IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR INSTRUCTORS AND PARTICIPANTS, WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE A FUN AND CREATIVE SUMMER CCAA WAS ABLE TO OFFER 98 EDUCATIONAL ART CAMP OPTIONS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS AGED 4-17. DURING THE 11-WEEK CAMP PERIOD, 791 CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS PARTICIPATED, MANY RETURNING FOR MULTIPLE WEEKS. CHRISTKINDLMARKT CCAA'S 4TH ANNUAL CHRISTKINDLMARKT TOOK PLACE ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2023 AND SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2023. THIS FUN HOLIDAY MARKET BROUGHT OVER 7000 VISITORS TO CCAA AND FEATURED 75 + ARTIST VENDORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF THE 990 WAS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C KEY MANAGEMENT AND BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW THE ORGANIZATION'S BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS FOR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES SALARIES THROUGH THE BUDGET APPROVAL PROCESS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES SALARIES THROUGH THE BUDGET APPROVAL PROCESS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, TAX RETURNS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST