2025-03-24T08:44:04-05:00 2024-07-31 510380493 WHEELER WOLFENDEN & DWARES PA 4550 LINDEN HILL ROAD STE 201 WILMINGTON DE 19808 990 2023-08-01 510242942 THE DELAWARE CONTEMPORY ARTS INC DELA 3026566466 200 SOUTH MADISON STREET WILMINGTON DE 19801 LESLIE SHAFFER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3026566466 2025-03-20 1 1 KATHLEEN CORCORAN CPA P00454914 3022548240 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z THE DELAWARE CONTEMPORARY LESLIE SHAFFER 200 SOUTH MADISON STREET WILMINGTON DE 19801 1018527 0 X WWW.DECONTEMPORARY.ORG X 1979 DE A NON-COLLECTING ART MUSEUM DEDICATED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS. 16 16 25 17 0 0 680057 588125 228161 228616 13079 28609 132561 143910 1053858 989260 0 0 0 0 648086 602289 0 0 16015 772613 653960 1420699 1256249 -366841 -266989 4064652 3766357 1552990 1514821 2511662 2251536 X THE DELAWARE CONTEMPORARY IS A DYNAMIC GATHERING PLACE FOR THE EXPLORATION OF NEW IDEAS AT THE INTERSECTION OF ART, DESIGN, AND TECHNOLOGY. THE DELAWARE CONTEMPORARY'S COMPELLING EXHIBITIONS, INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES, AND ACCESS TO THE ARTISTIC PROCESS INSPIRE US TO INFUSE CREATIVITY INTO OUR DAILY LIVES. 0 0 80934 41868 THE DELAWARE CONTEMPORARY OFFERS A WIDE VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN INCLUDE IN-SCHOOL CURRICULUM-RELATED PROGRAMS. PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN HELD AT THE DELAWARE CONTEMPORARY INCLUDE HANDS-ON ART CLASSES, AFTER SCHOOL ART CLUBS, GALLERY AND STUDIO TOURS, FREE FAMILY DAYS, AND SUMMER CAMPS. PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS INCLUDE LECTURES, SYMPOSIA, ART CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, AND GALLERY TOURS.INTRODUCTION OF NEW INITIATIVES TO ENHANCE EXISTING PROGRAMMING:CONTEMPORARY CONNECTIONS: PROJECT C: SINCE 1992, CONTEMPORARY CONNECTIONS HAS WORKED WITH UNDERSERVED WILMINGTON SCHOOLS TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TO CONTEMPORARY ART THAT IS CONNECTED TO CORE-CURRICULAR EDUCATION STANDARDS AND REFLECTS IDEAS, ATTITUDES AND ISSUES IN CULTURE, SOCIETY, COMMUNITY AND DAILY LIFE. TO EXTEND THE REACH OF OUR CONTEMPORARY ART RESOURCES TO SCHOOLS, EDUCATORS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHO ARE UNABLE TO VISIT OUR PHYSICAL SPACE, PROJECT C FEATURES CURRICULAR TOOLS, LESSON PLANS, VIDEOS AND VIRTUAL TOURS IN THE PLATFORM OF A DYNAMIC ONLINE LEARNER SPACE. CONTENT FOR CC:PROJECT C. IS DERIVED FROM PRODUCTION, STUDIO AND EXHIBITION PRACTICES OF THEWORK BY OUR RESIDENT STUDIO ARTISTS.BUILDING A CREATIVE FUTURE COMPLEMENTS OUR EXISTING CREATIVE ARTS CLUBBY OFFERING AT RISK TEENS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE A DIVERSE RANGE OFCREATIVE CAREERS, INTERFACE WITH OTHER TEENS AND CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS, BUILDING A PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO, AND PARTICIPATE IN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. THROUGH AN ONGOING PARTNERSHIP WITH THREE, TITLE-1 HIGH SCHOOLS WE PAIR TEENS WITH TEACHING ARTISTS WHO MEET WITH THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AFTER SCHOOL AT THE MUSEUM TO ENGAGE IN ART MAKING, DIALOGUE AND COLLABORATION. 31.9% OF STUDENTS COME FROM A LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD.THE DELAWARE CONTEMPORARY CONTINUES TO OFFER LECTURES SYMPOSIA, ART CLASSES, WORKSHOPS AND GALLERY TOURS. 223145 118045 THE DELAWARE CONTEMPORARY OFFERS MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS TO WORK WITHIN ITS FACILITIES AND IN THE COMMUNITY. ARTISTS ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH THE MUSEUM TO HAVE YEAR-ROUND WORKING STUDIOS ON-SITE AND TO OPEN THEM FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS "THE STUDIOS @" IS AN INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE AND STRENGTHEN STUDIO ARTIST INVOLVEMENT WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION AND OUR COMMUNITY. THE DELAWARE CONTEMPORARY ACCEPTED AND WELCOMED 4 NEW STUDIO ARTISTS THIS LAST YEAR.THE STUDIOS @ THE DELAWARE CONTEMPORARY: OUR ONSITE, 26 MIXED-USE STUDIO SPACES OF GALLERIES, ARTIST STUDIOS AND ART INCUBATORS, ARE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC BY APPOINTMENT AND DURING EXTENDED HOURS AT DESIGNATED EVENTS. OUR STUDIO SPACE PHILOSOPHY IS ROOTED IN A SENSE OF COMMUNITY WHERE PROACTIVITY, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, DIVERSITY OF IDEAS, PERSPECTIVES AND ARTISTICS PRACTICE ARE HONORED, RESPECTED, AND ACHIEVED. IT IS A KEY GOAL THIS YEAR TO MAKE THE STUDIO A DESTINATION FOR THE PUBLIC, COLLECTORS AND CURATORS BY INCREASING OUR COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS, OFFERING SPECIAL INCENTIVES AND HEIGHTENING OUR PROGRAMMING. THE DELAWARE CONTEMPORARY CONTINUES TO ADD TO OUR ARTIST OPPORTUNITY OFFERINGS. IN THE LAST YEAR WE HAVE INTRODUCED THE DRAPER EXPERIMENT, A COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY THAT WELCOMES ARTISTS TO PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF YOUR TYPICAL ART EXHIBITION. THIS INITIATIVE WILL BE MOVING INTO THE DIFFERENT GALLERY SPACE FOR THE COMING YEAR AND HAS BEEN RENAMED AS THE HENNESSY EXPERIMENT. WE ALSO OFFER CURATORIAL PORTFOLIO REVIEWS WHERE OUR CURATORIAL TEAM REVIEWS AND PROVIDES CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK HOW TO STRENGHTEN THEIR ARTISTIC PORTFOLIO. THE DELAWARE CONTEMPORARY HAS INTRODUCED PERFORMANCE ART TO OUR POPULAR FIRST FRIDAY ART LOOP EVENTS.ARTIST OPPORTUNITY: THE DELAWARE CONTEMPORARY INVITES LOCAL EMERGING ARTISTS CAREER TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS FOR JURIED EXHIBITION, INCLUSION IN OUR RETAIL AND EXPERIMENTAL INSTALLATIONS. THESE OPPORTUNITIES ARE DESIGNED TO ADVANCE THEIR ARTISTIC GROWTH AND USE THE MUSEUM AS A TEST LAB TO EXERCISE IDEAS AND PUSH CURRENT PRACTICES IN A SPACE TO EXPERIMENT WITH CRAFT, MATERIALS AND MEDIUMS. 80379 7076 THE BACKBONE OF THE DELAWARE CONTEMPORARY'S OFFERINGS ARE TWENTY-FIVE PLUS EXHIBITIONS OF ORIGINAL CONTEMPORARY ARTWORK BY LIVING ARTISTS THAT ARE PRESENTED IN THE MUSEUM'S SEVEN GALLERIES EACH YEAR AND THE INTERPRETIVE MATERIALS AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE DEVELOPED TO ACCOMPANY THEM. THE DELAWARE CONTEMPORARY CONTINUES TO OFFER MORE THAN 24 EXHIBITIONS ANNUALLY OF ORIGINAL CONTEMPORARY ARTWORK CREATED BY THE ARTISTS OF TODAY. EXHIBITIONS: THE DELAWARE CONTEMPORARY PRESENTS OVER 24 EXHIBITIONS ANNUALLY OF REGIONALLY, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ARTISTS IN OUR SEVEN EXHIBITION GALLERIES. GROUP AND SOLO SHOWS EXPLORE TOPICAL ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY ART AND SOCIETY. THE MUSEUM IS IN A PARTNERSHIP TO CURATE EXHIBITIONS FOR WILMINGTON'S CITY HALL. THE DELAWARE CONTEMPORARY HAS EXPANDED UPON OUR INTERPRETIVE MATERIAL AND PROGRAMS THROUGH, YET ANOTHER, NEW PARTNERSHIP. PARTNERING WITH DISCOVER, THE DELAWARE CONTEMPORARY INTRODUCES THE DISCOVER LAB. AS OF 2020, THE FULL DISCOVER LAB INITIATIVE IS STILL UNDERWAY, HOWEVER THE DISCOVER ART CART HAS BEEN IN USE SINCE MARCH.DISCOVER LAB: ART SPACE, ART CART AND COLLECTION: THE DISCOVER LAB INTIATIVE IS A COLLECTION OF INTERPRETATION TOOLS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE AND CONNECT THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE WITHIN OUR EXHIBITIONS THROUGH THEMATIC, EXPERIMENTAL ACTIVITIES. THE DISCOVER LAB PROVIDES GUESTS, OFALL AGES, WITH FLEXIBLE, MULTIPLE PATHWAYS OF UNDERSTANDING CONTEMPORARY ART AND IDEAS TO BUILDING CONNECTIONS WITH THE ARTWORK IN OUR GALLERIES AS WELL AS OUR ORGANIZATION. WE BELIEVE THOSE CONNECTIONS WILL RESULT IN A LIFE-LONG DEEPER APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND THE VITALROLE IT PLAYS IN OUR LIVES AND OUR COMMUNITY. 499545 204192 499545 204192 884003 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 43 0 1 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 16 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 DE X X BARBARA MITCHELL 3026566466 200 SOUTH MADISON STREET WILMINGTON DE 19801 X CHRISTINE FISCHER CHAIR 10.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFF MARIANA VICE CHAIR 10.00 X X 0 0 0 JENNIFER BORDERS DEI COMMITTEE CHAIR 10.00 X X 0 0 0 MARLA NORTON SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CAROL ARNOTT-ROBBINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CJ BELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JILL DALNOGARE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK HAMILTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAY HEADLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE HUBBARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BERTA KERR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE SHAFFER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN REEVES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SALLIE REISSMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LOU ROSENBERG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELE SCHIAVONI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13132 11540 434523 128930 588125 ARTIST STUDIO RENTALS 531190 118045 118045 FEES & OTHER 900099 88582 88582 ADMISSIONS 900099 14394 14394 CONCESSIONS 900099 7595 7595 228616 28609 28609 109770 0 109770 109770 109770 30612 11540 29267 1345 1345 32795 0 32795 32795 989260 371181 0 29954 510589 248676 261792 121 51932 35564 16368 39768 19368 20390 10 6863 6863 51831 17191 32437 2203 6767 6312 277 178 2901 2901 6512 6512 21512 21270 242 39047 39047 165510 165510 20859 17485 3374 UTILITIES 76175 76175 HONORARIA 71160 70913 247 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 54772 54772 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 33502 33502 96549 71706 18203 6640 1256249 884003 356231 16015 94635 79548 152127 82642 376573 248649 18468 21243 10995 11337 6315078 3563964 2867725 2751114 543215 571824 914 0 4064652 3766357 164116 134330 27300 17279 1350000 1350000 11574 13212 1552990 1514821 X 1803044 1570628 708618 680908 2511662 2251536 4064652 3766357 -266989 6863 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 580610 1189196 1352559 679647 588125 4390137 156448 158038 223929 251058 248496 1037969 737058 1347234 1576488 930705 836621 5428106 0 0 0 5428106 110637 55748 126757 111745 123787 528674 110637 55748 126757 111745 123787 528674 20138 15803 38419 44395 41784 160539 867833 1418785 1741664 1086845 1002192 6117319 0.88730 0.88860 0.08640 0.09160 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 543215 63065 27593 6863 571824 539201 39352 27509 7829 543215 619270 -45914 26613 7542 539201 524257 121150 26137 619270 527777 22254 25774 524257 1.00000 1 0 304205 304205 5256063 3216361 2039702 365140 365140 386857 347603 39254 2813 2813 2751114 BENEFICIARY INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY DELAWARE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 571824 F 571824 SECURITY DEPOSITS 10219 CONTRACT DEPOSITS 500 STUDIO ARTISTS FUND 2493 13212 X 1018527 0 1018527 -29267 -29267 989260 1278653 29267 29267 1249386 6863 6863 1256249 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY THAT IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND, THEREFORE, HAS MADE NO PROVISION FOR FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL INCOME TAX IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE NOT TO BE A "PRIVATE FOUNDATION" WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, AS IT RELATES TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. MANAGEMENT HAS REVIEWED ITS CURRENT AND PAST FEDERAL INCOME TAX POSITIONS AND HAS DETERMINED, BASED ON CLEAR AND UNAMBIGUOUS TAX LAW AND REGULATIONS, THAT THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN ARE CERTAIN AND THAT THERE IS NO LIKELIHOOD THAT A MATERIAL TAX ASSESSMENT WOULD BE MADE IF A RESPECTIVE GOVERNMENT AGENCY EXAMINED TAX RETURNS SUBJECT TO AUDIT. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR THE EFFECTS OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS HAS BEEN RECORDED. CURRENTLY, THE 2021, 2022, AND 2023 TAX YEARS ARE OPEN AND SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. HOWEVER, THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER AUDIT NOR HAS THE ORGANIZATION BEEN CONTACTED BY THIS JURISDICTION. INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO INCOME TAXES ARE INCLUDED IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE WHEN INCURRED. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EVENTS PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EVENTS DEVELOPMENT 28777 9535 19242 9234 9637 PALETTE TO PALATE 11160 1700 9460 7638 2758 2 2215 305 1910 42152 11540 30612 16872 12395 29267 1345 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE DCCA'S MEMBERS WHO PAY ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES ARE CONSIDERED MEMBERS OF THIS CORPORATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A REVIEW OF THE 990 IS DONE BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE BEFORE IT IS FILED. ALSO, WE MAKE SURE WE DISTRIBUTE THE 990 TO THE FULL BOARD BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AN ANNUAL REVIEW IS HELD WITH EACH BOARD DIRECTOR, AND A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT IS SIGNED IF APPROPRIATE. ONGOING ANNUAL REVIEW IS IN PLACE WITH STAFF. THE STAFF HANDBOOK, WHICH HAS SPECIFIC GUIDELINES, IS READ BY EACH STAFF MEMBER AND THE STAFF MEMBER SIGNS A FORM STATING THAT HE/SHE HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE PROVISIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW IS CONDUCTED WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT RECOMMEND A MERIT INCREASE. BASE SALARY IS REVIEWED AGAINST COMPARABLE SALARIES IN SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 ALL INFORMATION IS MADE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AND ON GUIDESTAR.ORG. IN ADDITION, FINANCIAL INFORMATION IS INCLUDED IN ALL APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING FROM PUBLIC SOURCES, CORPORATIONS, AND FOUNDATIONS AS REQUIRED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL INFORMATION IS MADE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION, FINANCIAL INFORMATION IS INCLUDED IN ALL APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING FROM PUBLIC SOURCES, CORPORATIONS, AND FOUNDATIONS AS REQUIRED. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SELECTS AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR TO PERFORM AN ANNUAL AUDIT WHICH IS OVERSEEN BY THE BOARD AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.