2024-05-14T12:29:26-05:00 2023-06-30 570381582 ELLIOTT DAVIS LLCPLLC 500 EAST MOREHEAD STREET SUITE 700 CHARLOTTE NC 28202 990 2022-07-01 561152286 CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG AFRO-AMERICAN CULTURAL AND SERVICE CENTER INC CHAR 7043741565 551 S TRYON STREET CHARLOTTE NC 28202 DAVID TAYLOR PRESIDENT & CEO 7043741565 2024-05-11 1 DAVID TAYLOR 999009999 0 JANICE A RATICA P00358837 7043338881 2024-05-08 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMMERICAN ARTS CULTURE DAVID TAYLOR 551 S TRYON STREET CHARLOTTE NC 28202 3402323 0 X WWW.GANTTCENTER.ORG X 1974 NC THE HARVEY B. GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS AND CULTURE (FORMERLY THE CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG AFRO-AMERICAN CULTURAL AND SERVICE CENTER) PRESENTS EXCEPTIONAL EXHIBITS AND ENGAGING, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT CELEBRATE THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN STORY. 10 10 24 144 85756 0 2109683 2751275 156251 131660 49942 65455 76994 154804 2392870 3103194 0 0 0 0 1136745 1587425 0 0 297591 1000543 1594836 2137288 3182261 255582 -79067 9961615 10590840 714181 837326 9247434 9753514 X THE HARVEY B. GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS AND CULTURE (FORMERLY THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG AFRO-AMERICAN CULTURAL AND SERVICE CENTER) EXISTS TO PRESENT, PRESERVE AND PROMOTE AFRICAN AMERICAN ART, CULTURE AND HISTORY FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENLIGHTENMENT FOR ALL. 0 0 2667602 200707 INSTITUTIONAL FOCUSCELEBRATING ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2024, THE GANTT CENTER IS A PRIVATE, 501C3 NON-PROFIT MUSEUM FOCUSED ON MULTIDISCIPLINARY ART MEDIUMS. THE 46,500 SQ. FT. CENTER HOUSES THREE GALLERIES; PROGRAMS, AND PRESENTATIONS; A MULTIPURPOSE THEATER/LECTURE HALL; A DIGITAL ARTS STUDIO; A ROOFTOP TERRACE; ADMINISTRATION OFFICES; AN ART PREPARATION AREA; AND ON-SITE ART STORAGE. THE BUILDING, LOCATED IN THE HISTORIC BROOKLYN NEIGHBORHOOD OF CHARLOTTE, NC, IS A KEY STRUCTURE OF THE LEVINE CENTER FOR THE ARTS, A CORPORATE AND CULTURAL CAMPUS FEATURING FOUR NEWLY CONSTRUCTED CULTURAL FACILITIES: THREE MUSEUMS, WHICH INCLUDE THE GANTT CENTER, AND A PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.NAMED FOR HARVEY B. GANTT, THE PROMINENT CHARLOTTE ARCHITECT, COMMUNITY LEADER, AND FORMER MAYOR OF CHARLOTTE, THE GANTT CENTER IS HOUSED IN AN AWARD-WINNING STRUCTURE (AIA NORTH CAROLINA HONOR AWARD, 2010). NEARLY 400,000 PEOPLE HAVE VISITED THE CENTER SINCE THE FACILITY OPENED IN 2009, AND APPROXIMATELY 50,000 VISIT (IN-PERSON) ANNUALLY. FORMALLY KNOWN AS THE AFRO-AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER, IT BEGAN IN 1974 AS A CULTURAL FESTIVAL. DR. MARY HARPER AND DR. BERTHA MAXWELL RODDEY, FACULTY MEMBERS WITH THE BLACK STUDIES DEPARTMENT AT UNC CHARLOTTE, SAW A NEED TO PRESERVE THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY, HERITAGE, AND TRADITIONS THAT WERE BEING LOST TO URBAN RENEWAL. THROUGH THEIR LEADERSHIP AND WITH THE SUPPORT OF OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS, THE GANTT CENTER BECAME A PLACE WHERE AFRICAN AMERICANS COULD CONTINUE TO LEARN ABOUT THEIR HERITAGE AND GAIN AN AWARENESS OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OTHER MINORITY GROUPS TO THE REGION. THE GANTT CENTER IS THE PERMANENT HOME OF THE JOHN AND VIVIAN HEWITT COLLECTION. ACQUIRED BY BANK OF AMERICA AND PLEDGED TO THE CENTER IN 1998, THE HEWITT COLLECTION IS THE CORNERSTONE OF THE GANTT CENTER'S PERMANENT COLLECTION. THE GANTT CENTER CURRENTLY MAINTAINS A COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 500 OBJECTS, INCLUDING PAINTINGS, TEXTILES, BOOKS, AND HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS. INITIATIVE FOR EQUITY + INNOVATIONIN THE FALL OF 2018, THE GANTT CENTER LAUNCHED ITS INITIATIVE FOR EQUITY AND INNOVATION, OR IEI, AS A STRATEGIC AND PERMANENT RESPONSE TO THE NATIONALLY VIEWED RIOTS THAT ENSUED IN 2016 AS A RESULT OF THE SHOOTING OF KEITH LAMONT SCOTT, A BLACK MAN KILLED BY CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG POLICE. OUR STRATEGY IS TO BE PROACTIVE RATHER THAN REACTIVE IN OUR APPROACHES TO EFFECT CHANGE. THROUGH IEI, WE CREATE CULTURAL EXPERIENCES AND ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY IN CONVERSATIONS THAT BUILD AWARENESS ABOUT THE SYSTEMATIC OPPRESSION THAT HAS LONG AFFECTED BLACK PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. ALTHOUGH HISTORICAL CONTEXTS OF SOCIAL JUSTICE ARE EXPLORED, THE PREMISE OF IEI IS PRIMARILY SOLUTION-BASED. HARVARD'S CHETTY STUDY FURTHER SHAPED OUR STRATEGY TO IMPLEMENT THE INITIATIVE, WHICH RANKED CHARLOTTE 50 OUT OF 50 IN ECONOMIC MOBILITY AMONG THE NATION'S LARGEST CITIES. THE CHETTY STUDY, ALONG WITH THE 2016 "UPRISING," PUT A SPOTLIGHT ON LONGSTANDING RACIAL DIVIDES AND UNDENIABLE BARRIERS TO ECONOMIC MOBILITY, QUALITY EDUCATION, AND FAIR ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITY.WE ARE CHARLOTTE'S LARGEST AND MOST PROMINENT BLACK-LED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AND ONE OF THE REGION'S FOREMOST ARTS INSTITUTIONS. THIRTY-FIVE PERCENT (35%) OF OUR CITY'S POPULATION IDENTIFIES AS BLACK, AND THEY DISPROPORTIONATELY BEAR THE INTERGENERATIONAL IMPACT OF INEQUITIES. OUR GOAL WAS TO CREATE A PERMANENT INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGY THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO ADAPT TO THE SYSTEMIC NEEDS OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY. THE INITIATIVE ENCOURAGES ALL OF US TO ANSWER THE TOUGH QUESTIONS AND TO BE A PART OF THE SOLUTIONS THAT PROMOTE A MORE JUST SOCIETY FOR BLACK PEOPLE IN AMERICA. IEI IS, THEREFORE, BUILT UPON SIX PILLARS:1. LEVERAGE THE ARTS TO EXPLORE SOCIAL ISSUES, DIFFUSE TENSIONS, AND INTRODUCE CREATIVE RESPONSES2. HEIGHTEN PUBLIC AWARENESS ON ISSUES OF OPPORTUNITY, FAIRNESS AND JUSTICE;3. ENGAGE THE PUBLIC ON TIMELY TOPICS AND COMMUNITY CONCERNS4. DEEPEN CAPACITY FOR UNDERSTANDING AND NAVIGATING DIFFERENCE5. EQUIP THE NEXT GENERATION WITH KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS6. EMPOWER A BROAD RANGE OF PARTNERS ACROSS DISCIPLINES TO FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY AS ALLIESCHANGE IS UNACHIEVABLE IF MEMBERS OF THE CHARLOTTE COMMUNITY ARE ILL-INFORMED OR UNEDUCATED ABOUT 1) THE SOCIETAL PROBLEMS THAT THWART MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES AND 2) THE RESOURCES AND APPROACHES THAT CAN EFFECT CHANGE. WITH IEI, THE GANTT CENTER IS BOLDLY STEPPING UP TO ADDRESS RACIAL EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITY ISSUES THROUGH VARIOUS AFRICAN-AMERICAN ART FORMS AND WITH CREATIVE EXPERIENCES THAT EDUCATE BY CHALLENGING BIASES, REGRESSIVE IDEAS, AND RIGID MINDSETS. IEI HAS PRODUCED MANY OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO CONNECT WITH DIVERSE AUDIENCES REGIONALLY IN A MORE PROFOUND WAY. WITH THE LAUNCH OF IEI, WE CONTINUE TO OFFER EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING SESSIONS TO CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY GROUPS ROOTED IN OUR EXHIBITIONS AND FOCUSED ON EQUITY AND UNCONSCIOUS BIASES. THESE LEARNING SESSIONS INCLUDE INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES, GUIDED TOURS, AND Q&A SESSIONS. AN ARRAY OF PROFESSIONAL, COMMUNITY, AND CORPORATE GROUPS SUCH AS NASCAR, LEADERSHIP CHARLOTTE, TURNER CONSTRUCTION, YMCA, CRVA, CHARLOTTE RESCUE MISSION, AND THE CITY OF CHARLOTTE'S CITIZEN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HAVE PARTICIPATED. EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMMINGEXHIBITIONSTHE GANTT CENTER'S ARTISTIC VISION EXEMPLIFIES THE USE OF "ARTS AS ACTIVISM" WHILE EMBRACING INNOVATION AND INTELLECTUAL THOUGHT, ESSENTIAL INGREDIENTS TO FULFILLING THE CRITICAL NEED FOR A MORE VIBRANT CHARLOTTE. AS AN INNOVATIVE INSTITUTION THAT PRIDES ITSELF ON THE QUALITY OF ARTISTIC WORKS AND PROGRAMS PRESENTED TO THE COMMUNITY, THE FOUNDATION OF OUR VISION LIES ON THE PREMISE THAT AFRICAN-AMERICAN ART AND CULTURE, ALTHOUGH UNDER-REPRESENTED AND DRASTICALLY UNDERFUNDED, MUST CLAIM AND OWN ITS PLACE AMONG MAINSTREAM CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS. THE GANTT'S IEI FOCUSES DIRECTLY ON ACCESS, INCLUSION AND EQUITY ISSUES IN THE COMMUNITY, WHICH HAS SERVED TO HEIGHTEN OUR AWARENESS INTERNALLY AND SHIFTED OUR ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGIES AND PRACTICES. WE ENSURE THAT OUR EXHIBITIONS ALIGN WITH THE MOST PRESSING NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR EDUCATION THROUGH THE LENS OF ARTISTS, AS SEEN IN EXHIBITIONS SUCH AS CHOOSE YOUR WEAPON, VISUAL VANGUARD, WELCOME TO BROOKHILL, JAMEL SHABAZZ: REFLECTIONS OF A PEOPLE AND VISIBLE MAN: ART AND BLACK MALE SUBJECTIVITY.MODAIN MAY 2023, THE GANTT CENTER OPENED THE MECCA OF DIGITAL ARTS (MODA) DIGITAL ARTS STUDIO, WHICH HAS SUCCESSFULLY CULTIVATED AND ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS TO SUPPORT MENTORSHIP, CAREER CHOICES, AND EXPOSURE TO EXISTING AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR LOCAL YOUTH. THIS INITIATIVE SERVED AS A VALUABLE COMMUNITY ASSET, FOSTERING THE EXPLORATION OF DIGITAL ARTS FOR EMERGING ARTISTS. THE STUDIO SPACE WAS BUILT TO ACCOMMODATE THREE KEY PROGRAMMING AREAS: PHOTOGRAPHY, FILM/VIDEOGRAPHY, AND OTHER RELATED DIGITAL ARTS DISCIPLINES SUCH AS ANIMATION, ILLUSTRATION, CHARACTER DESIGN, AND AR/VR. A DEDICATED STAFF MEMBER ASSIGNED TO MANAGE THE DIGITAL ARTS STUDIO, SUPPORTING THE CREATIVE FACULTY COLLECTIVE, TEACHING ARTISTS, AND DEVELOPING RELEVANT AND SUBSTANTIVE PROGRAMMING CURRICULA TO ENSURE EQUITABLE COMMUNITY ACCESS TO DIGITAL ART INSTRUCTION AND RESOURCES.FAMILY FIRSTTHE GANTT CENTER OFFERS EDUCATIONAL AND ARTISTIC PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS AND SCHOOLCHILDREN OF ALL AGES. OUR FAMILY FIRST PROGRAM, SPONSORED BY NOVANT HEALTH, HAS ALLOWED US TO DESIGN PROGRAMS PRIMARILY FOR STUDENTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 5 AND 13. ON THE FIRST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH, CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES CAN ENGAGE IN ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND WORKSHOPS THAT MEET THEM WHERE THEY ARE. PAST FAMILY-FIRST ACTIVITIES HAVE INCLUDED THEATRE ARTS, DANCE, MASK-MAKING, MUSIC-MAKING, SPOKEN WORD, POETRY, PAINTING, COLLAGE-MAKING, AND VARIOUS OTHER ART FORMS.K-12 STUDENTS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMINGAT THE CORE OF OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING IS THE NEWLY DEVELOPED ENVISION ME PROGRAM, LAUNCHED IN THE FALL OF 2020 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS. ENVISION ME AIMS TO REACH MORE STUDENTS AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY CREATIVE EXPERIENCES FOR TITLE 1 SCHOOL STUDENTS. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES ACCESS TO VALUABLE EXPERIENCES WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART EQUIPMENT THAT UTILIZES THE ARTS TO BUILD CONFIDENCE, IMPROVE CRITICAL THINKING, AND IGNITE STUDENTS' PASSION FOR LEARNING ACROSS MULTIPLE SUBJECT AREAS. STUDENTS WILL ENGAGE IN TWICE-WEEKLY WORKSHOPS WITH A SELECTED ARTIST IN RESIDENCE.GANTT TEACHER INSTITUTE: BUILDING EQUITABLE CLASSROOMSIN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS, THE GANTT CENTER'S TEACHER INSTITUTE IS A ONE-DAY EXPERIENCE DESIGNED TO HELP TEACHERS BUILD MORE EQUITABLE CLASSROOMS. RECENTLY, AS A FOUNDATION FOR CULTURAL PROFICIENCY LEARNING, THE GANTT COMMISSIONED WORKS BY PHOTOGRAPHER AND IMAGE ACTIVIST ALVIN C. JACOBS CALLED WELCOME TO BROOKHILL. THROUGH THIS AND OTHER THOUGHT-PROVOKING EXHIBITION PROJECTS LIKE QUESTION BRIDGE, TEACHERS EXPLORE THEMES SUCH AS RACISM, GENTRIFICATION, HEALTH, WEALTH, AND EDUCATION TO HELP THEM IDENTIFY THEIR OWN BIASES. THIS PROCESS OF SELF-DISCOVERY SUPPORTS A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ISSUES MARGINALIZED STUDENTS OF COLOR COPE WITH OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM AND HOW THOSE ISSUES CAN IMPACT LEARNING AND BEHAVIOR WITHIN THE CLASSROOM. GANTT TEACHER INSTITUTE SESSIONS LEVERAGE EXHIBITIONS TO INCREASE ENGAGEMENT AND DISCOURSE BETWEEN EDUCATORS TO DEEPEN THEIR CAPACITY FOR UNDERSTANDING AND NAVIGATING DIFFERENCES IN THE CLASSROOM. 2667602 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 78 0 1 24 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X BLACKWOOD FINANCE ACCOUNTING INC 7043646224 7804 FAIRVIEW ROAD SUITE 109 CHARLOTTE NC 28226 DAVID R TAYLOR PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 174000 0 16020 BONITA BUFORD COO 40.00 X 142000 0 9498 CHANEL DAVIS CHIEF EXPERIENCE OFFICER 40.00 X 109975 0 11627 BRANDON LANE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANN CAULKINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JONI Y DAVIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DARREL WILLIAMS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANET HANSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JONTE' HARRELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LOUIS HAWKINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE LEE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM DUNN BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD CARTER TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 425975 0 37145 3 0 1 0 0 723628 70700 1956947 2751275 CULTURAL EVENTS AND PR 711300 68490 68490 TICKET SALES 711300 53026 53026 WORKSHOPS 711300 10144 10144 131660 65455 65455 226837 197073 29764 29764 29764 165897 102056 63841 63841 ALCOHOL SALES 711300 55992 55992 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 711300 5207 5207 61199 3103194 200708 85756 65455 X 349800 297750 27627 24423 976764 831424 77143 68197 17819 15168 1407 1244 139710 118921 11034 9755 103332 87956 8161 7215 619267 517483 16215 85569 46590 46590 152066 59849 37019 55198 283632 255269 28363 84366 82985 1381 51442 43929 2369 5144 32991 26393 3299 3299 PUBLIC PROGRAMMING 129325 129325 EXHIBIT EXPENSE 120622 120622 EQUIPMENT & SOFTWARE 60702 28099 26947 5656 MISC EXPENSE 13833 5839 4466 3528 3182261 2667602 217068 297591 1957266 1322291 307500 103500 41000 5000 24586 17332 1233349 417986 174023 815363 2308540 3095028 5148700 5232326 9961615 10590840 48755 114872 665426 722454 714181 837326 X 3709379 4362836 5538055 5390678 9247434 9753514 9961615 10590840 X -79067 232277 352870 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2048786 723151 1723010 2030340 2751275 9276562 598906 598906 598906 598906 598906 2994530 2647692 1322057 2321916 2629246 3350181 12271092 1318661 10952431 372296 17394 34644 49942 95219 569495 137580 61573 59725 258878 13099465 1845332 0.83610 0.92750 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X 0 5245118 355175 298551 5301742 6349394 -826536 277740 5245118 5284923 1321890 257418 6349394 5488446 17327 220850 5284923 5567267 169490 248311 5488446 0.00000 0.09406 0.90594 1 0 646159 62609 583550 587190 355377 231813 815363 ASC ENDOWMENT 122572 C VIBRANCE INVESTMENT 2972456 C 3095028 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN TRUST 5093499 OTHER 95250 ENDOWMENT PLEDGES RECEIVABLE 43577 5232326 X 3634601 232278 299129 531407 3103194 0 3103194 4080296 898035 898035 3182261 0 3182261 PART X, LINE 2: THE CENTER, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES, AND THEREFORE NO PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE FOR INCOME TAXES IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE CENTER HAS REVIEWED POTENTIAL TAX UNCERTAINTIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AND MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THERE ARE NO UNCERTAINTIES THAT WOULD HAVE A MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE CENTER'S FINANCIAL POSITION OR RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 AND 2022. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD NETTED WITH REVENUE 102,056. RENTAL EXPENSES NETTED WITH REVENUE 197,073. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DEPRECIATION EXPENSE RELATED TO USE OF FACILITY 598,906. COST OF GOODS SOLD NETTED WITH REVENUE 102,056. RENTAL EXPENSES NETTED WITH REVENUE 197,073. PART III, LINE 4 COLLECTIONS AND RELATION TO EXEMPT PURPOSE THE HARVEY B. GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE PRESENTS, PRESERVES, AND PROMOTES AFRICAN-AMERICAN, CULTURAL AND HISTORY FOR THE ENLIGHTENMENT OF ALL. PART XII, RECONCILIATION OF EXPENSES OF AUDITED FINANCIALS IN JULY 2009, THE GANTT CENTER ENTERED INTO A NON-CANCELABLE CAPITAL LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF CHARLOTTE FOR THE USE OF THE CENTER'S BUILDING. SINCE THE USE OF THE FACILITY WAS DONATED TO THE CENTER BY THE CITY THE RELATED DEPRECIATION EXPENSE SHOULD NOT BE RECOGNIZED FOR TAX PURPOSES. IN ADDITION THE VALUE OF THE DONATED FACILITY LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION, IN THE AMOUNT OF $9,582,492 HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE BALANCE SHEET PRESENTED ON PART X, PAGE 11. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DAVID R TAYLOR PRESIDENT & CEO 174000 0 0 0 0 0 5220 0 10800 0 190020 0 0 0 BONITA BUFORD COO 142000 0 0 0 0 0 360 0 9138 0 151498 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND FORWARDED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C MANAGEMENT, EMPLOYEES, AND BOARD MEMBERS MUST ANNUALLY DISCLOSE INVOLVEMENTS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, VENDORS, AND ANY OTHER ASSOCIATIONS THAT MIGHT PRODUCE A CONFLICT. IN THE EVENT A POTENTIAL CONFLICT ARISES DURING THE YEAR, THE CONFLICT IS REPORTED TO THE PRESIDENT/CEO AS WELL AS THE BOARD CHAIR, AND THE INTERESTED PERSON IS REQUIRED TO RECUSE HIMSELF/HERSELF FROM ANY DELIBERATION OR VOTE ON THE MATTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD CHAIR AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEW THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE, GATHERS INFORMATION ABOUT COMPARABLE SALARIES OF SIMILIAR SIZED NON-PROFITS IN THE AREA, AND RECOMMENDS APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION BASED ON AVAILABLE DATA. COMPENSATION FOR OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED BY POSITION LEVEL AFTER CONSIDERING PERFORMANCE REVIEWS AND COMPARABLE SALARIES OF SIMILAR SIZED NON-PROFITS. ALL DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE CENTER'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTED SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 236,252. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 14,879. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 55,523. TOTAL EXPENSES 306,654. ARTIST FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 274,549. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 274,549. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 6,682. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,336. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 30,046. TOTAL EXPENSES 38,064. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN TRUST 346,870. CHANGE IN ENDOWMENT PLEDGES RECIEVABLE 6,000. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.