2025-02-14T11:19:38-06:00 2024-09-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 10401 W INNOVATION DR STE 300 WAUWATOSA WI 53226 990 2023-10-01 131566058 AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL AMER 6122063100 1224 MARSHALL STREET NE 200 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55413 TRACY LAMPARTY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINIST 6122063117 2025-02-03 1 0 KRISTEN DONLEVY P01670215 4144761880 2025-01-28 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ANDREA SPECHT 1224 MARSHALL STREET NE 200 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55413 4774131 0 X WWW.CRAFTCOUNCIL.ORG X 1943 NY THE AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL FOSTERS LIVELIHOODS AND WAYS OF LIVING GROUNDED IN THE ARTFUL WORK OF THE HUMAN HAND, CREATING A MORE JOYFUL, HUMANE, AND REGENERATIVE WORLD. 22 22 27 45 174944 0 1562024 1212615 1627648 1638893 385840 594077 348763 19340 3924275 3464925 137409 369650 0 0 1959032 1531438 0 0 337603 2415514 2678319 4511955 4579407 -587680 -1114482 5119966 4008816 888248 715417 4231718 3293399 X THE AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL FOSTERS LIVELIHOODS AND WAYS OF LIVING GROUNDED IN THE ARTFUL WORK OF THE HUMAN HAND, CREATING A MORE JOYFUL, HUMANE, AND REGENERATIVE WORLD. 1 0 1031444 46000 53428 AMERICAN CRAFT IS A QUARTERLY MAGAZINE THAT CELEBRATES THE MODERN MAKERS WHO SHAPE THE WORLD AROUND US. WITH 70,000 READERS PER PRINT ISSUE, 2,500 WEEKLY VIEWS OF DIGITAL CONTENT, OVER 100,000 UNIQUE READERS, 60,000 SUBSCRIBERS TO OUR BI-WEEKLY NEWSLETTER, AND ATTENDANCE UPWARDS OF 400 AT THE MAGAZINE'S PUBLIC ONLINE FORUMS, ACC PROVIDES A LARGE AUDIENCE AND WIDE VISIBILITY FOR THE VOICE AND TALENTS OF AMERICAN MAKERS. AMERICAN CRAFT ALSO GENERATES IMPORTANT REVENUE FOR OUR WORK. IN ADDITION TO FUNDS GENERATED BY OUR MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM, OF WHICH AMERICAN CRAFT IS THE MAIN BENEFIT, OUR MAGAZINE ALSO BRINGS IN ADVERTISING SALES AND GRANT SUPPORT FROM FOUNDATIONS, CULMINATING IN FUNDS THAT WE USE TO SUPPORT CRAFT ARTISTS AT EVERY STAGE OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT. 915537 105825 935463 AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL EVENTS THE AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL PRODUCES A SERIES OF MARKETPLACE EVENTS, INCLUDING OUR FLAGSHIP EVENT, AMERICAN CRAFT MADE BALTIMORE. IN 2024, NEARLY 11,000 TICKETS WERE PURCHASED FOR THE EVENT THAT HOSTED OVER 375 ARTISTS SELLING THEIR CRAFT. ACC ALSO PRODUCES AMERICAN CRAFT FEST ST.PAUL, WHICH INCLUDES A SMALLER MARKETPLACE COMPONENT CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 60 EARLY-CAREER ARTISTS, AS WELL AS A WIDE VARIETY OF CRAFT-BASED DEMONSTRATIONS, HANDS-ON-ACTIVITIES, AND LOCALLY CRAFTED FOOD AND DRINK. ACC MARKETPLACES ARE OPEN TO ARTISTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY CREATING WORK THAT REFLECTS THE DIVERSITY OF CONTEMPORARY CRAFT.FORUMS: FREE, QUARTERLY AMERICAN CRAFT FORUMS THAT BRING OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO EXPLORE NEW WAYS OF THINKING ABOUT CRAFT. TYING INTO THE THEMES OF EACH ISSUE OF AMERICAN CRAFT, THESE ONLINE DISCUSSIONS FEATURE ARTISTS, WRITERS, CURATORS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS, AND MOREDIVERSE VOICES WORKING TOGETHER TO MOVE THE CRAFT FIELD FORWARD. 789516 217825 1825 OTHER PROGRAMS AND EVENTS:CRAFT LAB: THE CRAFT LAB WORKSHOP SERIES IS A FREE, VIRTUAL, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OFFERED EXCLUSIVELY FOR ACC MEMBERS. CONVERSATIONS ARE ALSO RECORDED AND MADE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS TO VIEW AT THEIR CONVENIENCE. FROM ENGAGING CONVERSATIONS FEATURING MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN THE CRAFT INDUSTRY TO PRESENTATIONS ON PRACTICAL SKILLS AND METHODS, ACC'S CRAFT LAB WORKSHOP SERIES OFFERS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR PRACTICING ARTISTS AT EVERY CAREER STAGE. LEARN DIRECTLY FROM EXPERTS ON TOPICS AS WIDE-RANGING AS PHOTOGRAPHY, FINANCIAL TOOLS, AND MARKETING FOR ARTISTS.FORUMS: FREE, QUARTERLY AMERICAN CRAFT FORUMS THAT BRING OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO EXPLORE NEW WAYS OF THINKING ABOUT CRAFT. TYING INTO THE THEMES OF EACH ISSUE OF AMERICAN CRAFT, THESE ONLINE DISCUSSIONS FEATURE ARTISTS, WRITERS, CURATORS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS, AND MOREDIVERSE VOICES WORKING TOGETHER TO MOVE THE CRAFT FIELD FORWARD. OBJECT STORIES: THE AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL INVITES ARTISTS AND CONTRIBUTORS FOUND IN "THE SCENE" FEATURE OF AMERICAN CRAFT MAGAZINE AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO TELL STORIES OF OBJECTS THAT SPEAK TO THEM OF THEIR CITY. PRESENTERS MAY BRING HANDCRAFTED CONTEMPORARY OR HISTORIC OBJECTS, OR OTHER OBJECTS THAT SHOWCASE WORK SPECIFIC TO THEIR CITY, REPRESENTED IN "THE SCENE." THE AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL ASK ARTISTS AND WRITERS TO KEEP THEIR "OBJECT STORIES" TO APPROXIMATELY FOUR MINUTES, UTILIZING THE OBJECT ITSELF OR ACCOMPANYING PROJECTED IMAGES. EMERGING ARTISTS PROGRAM: THE AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL'S EMERGING ARTISTS COHORT IS A VIRTUAL THREE-MONTH INTENSIVE PROGRAM, FOLLOWED BY CONTINUED MONTHLY SUPPORT, THAT CULTIVATES THE NEXT STEP FOR INDEPENDENT CRAFT ARTISTS TO ADVANCE THEIR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS. IN 2023 THE PROGRAM SUPPORTED 10 INNOVATIVE ARTISTS NEW TO THEIR CAREERS WHO ARE EXPANDING CRAFT BOUNDARIES AND CHALLENGING US TO NEW PERSPECTIVES. THROUGH FACILITATED WORKSHOPS, PRESENTATIONS, AND CONVERSATIONS, PARTICIPATING ARTISTS GAINED A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL HELP THEM DIVERSIFY INCOME STREAMS AND THRIVE IN THEIR CHOSEN CAREERS. PARTICIPANTS CONNECTED WITH ESTABLISHED INDUSTRY LEADERS FROM A VARIETY OF CRAFT SECTORS INCLUDING GALLERISTS, CURATORS, MARKETPLACE ARTISTS, EXHIBITING ARTISTS, SOCIAL PRACTICE ARTISTS, DESIGNERS, AND MORE. AFTER THE THREE-MONTH PROGRAM WAS COMPLETED, ALL PARTICIPATING ARTISTS RECEIVED A $10,000 ACCELERATOR GRANT TO HELP PROPEL THEM TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF THEIR PROFESSION. WHEN THE 2024 INTENSIVE WAS COMPLETE, THE 2024 COHORT JOINED ARTISTS FROM THE 2023 COHORT FOR MONTHLY CHECK-IN CALLS, 1:1 COACHING, QUARTERLY WORKSHOPS, AND PATHWAY CALLS.THE AMERICAN CRAFT MADE EMERGING ARTISTS PROGRAM IS A JURIED SHOWCASE OF TOP EMERGING TALENT THAT PROVIDES A PATHWAY FOR EARLY-CAREER ARTISTS INTO OUR ESTABLISHED CRAFT MARKETPLACES. WITH LOWER-COST BOOTHS, EXTENSIVE EXHIBITOR SUPPORT, AND MARKETPLACE AWARD OPPORTUNITIES, THIS PROGRAM GIVES EMERGING ARTISTS AN UNPARALLELED OPPORTUNITY TO GROW THEIR CLIENTELE AND CAREERS. ARTISTS MAY ENROLL IN THE PROGRAM FOR UP TO THREE YEARS. IN 2024 THE AMERICAN CRAFT MADE EMERGING ARTISTS PROGRAM SUPPORTED 100 ARTISTS. THE EMERGING ARTISTS PROGRAMS AT ACC ARE SUPPORTED BY FOUNDATIONAL, INDIVIDUAL DONOR, AND CORPORATE SUPPORT. 449390 473233 MEMBERSHIP IN THE AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL SERVES OVER 9,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY WITH THE QUARTERLY MAGAZINE, AMERICAN CRAFT, ADVANTAGEOUS TRAVEL BENEFITS, DISCOUNTS ON SELECT CRAFT BOOKS, SPECIAL INVITATIONS TO ACC VIRTUAL EVENTS AND OTHER DISCOUNTS AS THEY PRESENT THEMSELVES THROUGH AD HOC OPPORTUNITIES. 121833 THE ACC LIBRARY & ARCHIVES' 20,000 PRINT PUBLICATIONS, 4,000 ARTIST FILES, FOUR ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS, AND ROBUST DIGITAL COLLECTION PROVIDE A WEALTH OF RESOURCES FOR CRAFT HISTORIANS, STUDENTS, WRITERS, CURATORS, COLLECTORS AND ARTISTS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE. IN 2024 THE LIBRARY WEBSITE RECEIVED 94,000 PAGE VIEWS BY CLOSE TO 10,000 WEB VISITORS. ACC'S OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE DIGITALLY DISTRIBUTED, EDUCATIONAL CONTENT ABOUT CRAFT ART AND ARTISTS; A REGULAR FEATURE IN AMERICAN CRAFT MAGAZINE HIGHLIGHTING CRAFT INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES AND CONTENT FROM THE ARCHIVES; AND AMERICAN CRAFT FORUM VIRTUAL EVENTS. ACC'S LIBRARY & ARCHIVES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE SUPPORTED THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF FOUR DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS AND THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS OF INDIVIDUALS, FOUNDATIONS, AND GOVERNMENT FUNDERS. 571223 473233 3307720 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 97 0 1 27 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 22 22 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL AK CA CO HI KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MS NV NH NJ NM NC ND OH OK RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI X X TRACY LAMPARTY 6122063100 1224 MARSHALL ST NE STE 200 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55413 RACHEL GARCEAU TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PEARL DICK TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 HARRIETT GREEN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PREETI GOPINATH VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SARAH OWEN MCDONNELL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE PEPICH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS LOESER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH LOGAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT LYNCH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WOODIE WISEBRAM TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYNN POLLARD TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 GARY J SMITH CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 KRISTIN MITSU SHIGA SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LESLIE KING HAMMOND TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM RUSTAD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIANE HOFSTEDE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREG BULLARD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIO GARCIA DURHAM TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 HANNAH JACOBSON BLUMENFELD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SEYMOUR MONDSHEIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DARRYL PATTERSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALYSSA SALOMON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREA SPECHT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 37.50 X 158144 0 16131 TRACY LAMPARTY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMI 37.50 X 77791 0 22147 235935 0 38278 2 0 1 0 0 1212615 42197 1212615 EVENT REVENUE 711300 935463 935463 MEMBERSHIP REVENUE 900099 473233 473233 ADVERTISING 541800 167139 167139 PUBLICATION SALES 513190 53428 53428 OTHER PROGRAM 611710 9630 1825 7805 1638893 102999 102999 1800284 1309206 491078 491078 491078 19340 19340 19340 3464925 1463949 174944 613417 X 369650 369650 174275 34855 69710 69710 1114703 876101 143902 94700 152922 112142 27624 13156 89538 67125 9779 12634 24003 24003 1311543 879884 385362 46297 130297 115756 4668 9873 383322 299893 39750 43679 118256 102534 6645 9077 158519 1108 157411 74886 58073 9078 7735 48357 9584 9307 29466 7856 7856 24118 24118 SHOW OPERATIONS 360779 359422 262 1095 OTHER EXPENSES 30861 8215 22465 181 IN-KIND 5522 5522 4579407 3307720 934084 337603 132843 238407 39141 6 430716 257724 132945 211448 802815 786961 23710 15854 4183529 3164423 177082 120954 5119966 4008816 218756 225031 490627 369341 178865 121045 888248 715417 X 2995738 2293081 1235980 1000318 4231718 3293399 5119966 4008816 -1114482 176163 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 756227 1525592 1872603 1562024 1212615 6929061 2207063 191048 1280333 1627648 1494993 6801085 2963290 1716640 3152936 3189672 2707608 13730146 37650 86540 64967 81083 193107 463347 0 37650 86540 64967 81083 193107 463347 13266799 219083 168172 105332 103450 102999 699036 219083 168172 105332 103450 102999 699036 405 -240 673 343560 19340 363738 3182778 1884572 3258941 3636682 2829947 14792920 0.89680 0.89730 0.04730 0.06110 X SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 262456 49218 16921 294753 230672 2500 29284 262456 294309 -50175 13462 230672 257398 49207 12296 294309 252468 15025 10095 257398 0.71990 0.28010 0 0 112350 112350 0 247828 247828 0 442637 426783 15854 15854 LEASE LIABILITY - OPERATING 121045 121045 X 3507897 176163 34712 210875 3297022 24003 143900 167903 3464925 4446216 34712 34712 4411504 24003 143900 167903 4579407 PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE RESTRICTED FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE LIBRARY AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS. PART X, LINE 2: AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS AN ORGANIZATION WHICH IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE COUNCIL FOLLOWS THE PROVISIONS OF ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. THIS STANDARD CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN THAT ARE NOT CERTAIN TO BE REALIZED. AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL'S TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES. AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL IS NOT AWARE OF ANY ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: IN-KINDS PROVIDED BY ACC 143,900. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: IN-KINDS PROVIDED BY ACC 143,900. 1 GOLD MEDALIST GRANTS 3 60000 ARTIST COHORT ACCELERATOR FELLOW 9 45000 RANDALL DARWALL AWARD 1 1000 N/A N/A BALTIMORE CRAFT MARKETPLACE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE 5 3750 N/A N/A EMERGING ARTIST COHORT GRANT 11 110000 BALTIMORE MARKETPLACE BOOTH 55 82500 FAIR VALUE MAGAZINE ADS 4 16000 FAIR VALUE BALTIMORE SHOW DIRECTORY ADS 59 10675 FAIR VALUE TWIN CITIES MARKETPLACE BOOTH 6 1200 FAIR VALUE SHOWCASE ADS 10 18600 FAIR VALUE ADDITIONAL MAGAZINE PAGES FOR AWARDS 12 13100 FAIR VALUE ONLINE ARTIST DIRECTORY CONTRACTS 7 1825 FAIR VALUE PART I, LINE 2: CASH PRIZES ARE AWARDED TO ARTISTS FOR VARIOUS AWARD PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION TO HONOR EXCELLENCE IN THE FIELD. WINNERS ARE SELECTED THROUGH A NOMINATION PROCESS. EMERGING ARTIST GRANTEES ARE PART OF THE EMERGING ARTIST PROGRAM AND ARE SELECTED THROUGH A JURIED PROCESS. THE GRANT IS A COMPONENT OF THE PROGRAM. BALTIMORE MARKETPLACE BOOTH SUPPORT IS PROVIDED TO ARTISTS ACCEPTED INTO THE EMERGING ARTIST COHORT PROGRAM COULD "APPLY" FOR A BOOTH AT BALTIMORE. ALL ARTISTS THAT APPLIED WERE ABLE TO GET A SUBSIDIZED BOOTH. FOR THE GRANT ADS: ACC INVITED PEOPLE WHO HAVE EITHER PREVIOUSLY PARTICIPATED IN OUR EMERGING PROGRAMS, SUCH AS THE EAC, OR PEOPLE WE WE INTERVIEWED FOR THESE OPPORTUNITIES AND DIDN'T QUITE MAKE IT IN BUT WE'RE ON OUR RADAR. HARLAN BOSS: PEOPLE WERE CHOSEN BY BEING NOMINATED BY MN-BASED ARTS ORGANISATIONS, AND THEY RECEIVED THE GRANT FUNDS WHEN THEY COMPLETED THEIR PARTICIPATION. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ANDREA SPECHT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 158144 0 0 0 0 0 3938 0 12193 0 174275 0 0 0 X 4 36675 AVG OF HIGH AND LOW PRIC X ITEMS FOR SPECIAL EVENT 1 5522 FMV 0 1 1 PART I, COLUMN (B): NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS IS THE NUMBER OF SECURITIES CONTRIBUTED. PART I, LINE 32B: MORGAN STANLEY BROKER LIQUIDATES DONATED STOCK UPON RECEIPT FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 CRAFT LABS THE CRAFT LAB WORKSHOP SERIES IS A FREE, VIRTUAL, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OFFERED EXCLUSIVELY FOR ACC MEMBERS. CONVERSATIONS ARE ALSO RECORDED AND MADE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS TO VIEW AT THEIR CONVENIENCE. FROM ENGAGING CONVERSATIONS FEATURING MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN THE CRAFT INDUSTRY TO PRESENTATIONS ON PRACTICAL SKILLS AND METHODS, ACC'S CRAFT LAB WORKSHOP SERIES OFFERS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR PRACTICING ARTISTS AT EVERY CAREER STAGE. LEARN DIRECTLY FROM EXPERTS ON TOPICS AS WIDE-RANGING AS PHOTOGRAPHY, FINANCIAL TOOLS, AND MARKETING FOR ARTISTS. OBJECT STORIES THE AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL INVITES ARTISTS AND CONTRIBUTORS FOUND IN "THE SCENE" FEATURE OF AMERICAN CRAFT MAGAZINE AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO TELL STORIES OF OBJECTS THAT SPEAK TO THEM OF THEIR CITY. PRESENTERS MAY BRING HANDCRAFTED CONTEMPORARY OR HISTORIC OBJECTS, OR OTHER OBJECTS THAT SHOWCASE WORK SPECIFIC TO THEIR CITY, REPRESENTED IN "THE SCENE." THE AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL ASK ARTISTS AND WRITERS TO KEEP THEIR "OBJECT STORIES" TO APPROXIMATELY FOUR MINUTES, UTILIZING THE OBJECT ITSELF OR ACCOMPANYING PROJECTED IMAGES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE COUNCIL SHALL HAVE AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE NOT TO EXCEED THIRTEEN (13) TRUSTEES. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD, CHAIR ELECT, VICE CHAIR, SECRETARY, TREASURER, EACH CHAIR OF THE FINANCE, AUDIT, AND COMMITTEE ON TRUSTEES AND ADDITIONAL TRUSTEES OF THE BOARD APPOINTED BY THE CHAIR. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY EXERCISE ALL THE POWERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY RESERVED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BY LAW, CHARTER, BYLAWS, OR RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 ANY INDIVIDUAL OR ORGANIZATION MAY BECOME A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL UPON PAYMENT OF ANNUAL DUES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEW THE 990 BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS. THE FULL BOARD IS SENT A COPY OF THE RETURN POST FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EACH OFFICER SHALL DISCLOSE IN WRITING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT MAY AFFECT THE COUNCIL. TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS SHALL DISCLOSE IN WRITING CONFLICTS AS THEY ARISE DURING ANY YEAR. BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS WHO HAVE DECLARED OR MAY HAVE BEEN FOUND TO HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN ANY MATTER PENDING BEFORE THE BOARD SHALL REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATING IN CONSIDERATION OF THE MATTER. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MAY REQUEST INFORMATION OR INTERPRETATION FROM THE PERSON OR PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE CONFLICT. THE BOARD MEMBER INVOLVED IN THE CONFLICT. THE BOARD MEMBER INVOLVED IN THE CONFLICT SHALL NOT VOTE ON SUCH MATTERS. ANY BOARD MEMBER WHO IS UNCERTAIN ABOUT A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN ANY MATTER SHOULD REQUEST THE COMMITTEE ON TRUSTEES TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD. WHICH SHALL RESOLVE THE QUESTION BY MAJORITY VOTE OF THOSE TRUSTEES IN ATTENDANCE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A IN FY24, THE COUNCIL EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS. THE BOARD DETERMINED NOT TO CHANGE THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DURING THE FISCAL YEAR FOR THIS REASON. THE COST OF LIVING AND/OR MERIT INCREASE BUDGET OF THE ORGANIZATION IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES EACH YEAR AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS. SALARY SURVEY DATA AND CURRENT BENCHMARKING INFORMATION IS USED TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE SALARY LEVELS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CREATIVE SERVICES, CONSULTING, AND OTHER CONTRACTED SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 879,884. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 385,362. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 46,297. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,311,543.