2026-09-15T09:29:37-05:00 2025-12-31 161131146 BONADIO & CO LLP 2711 CENTERVILLE ROAD SUITE 100 WILMINGTON DE 19808 990 2025-01-01 821214176 DEVELOPING ARTIST COLLABORATION DEVE 3026042351 37401 MALLOY STREET REHOBOTH BEACH DE 199710000 LEAH BEACH FOUNDER 3026042351 2026-09-15 1 PETER S KENNEDY CPA P00571422 3026566632 2026-09-15 2025 LEAH BEACH 37401 MALLOY STREET REHOBOTH BEACH DE 199710000 459688 0 X WWW.DEVELOPINGARTS.ORG X 2017 DE THE MISSION OF DEVELOPING ARTIST COLLABORATION (DAC) IS TO TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES BY ELEVATING ARTISTS. DAC ADVANCES THIS MISSION BY EQUIPPING ARTISTS WITH THE PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, MENTORSHIP, COMMUNITY SUPPORT, AND INCOME-GENERATING OPPORTUNITIES NEEDED TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE CREATIVE CAREERS. 8 7 12 63 0 0 293519 294639 5073 5498 0 0 87276 90616 385868 390753 0 0 0 0 228900 251248 0 0 44235 193866 117040 422766 368288 -36898 22465 82567 96517 89045 80530 -6478 15987 X THE MISSION OF DEVELOPING ARTIST COLLABORATION (DAC) IS TO TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES BY ELEVATING ARTISTS. DAC ADVANCES THIS MISSION BY EQUIPPING ARTISTS WITH THE PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, MENTORSHIP, COMMUNITY SUPPORT, AND INCOME-GENERATING OPPORTUNITIES NEEDED TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE CREATIVE CAREERS. 0 0 226043 24335 DAC OPERATES AS A CREATIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS ARTISTS STRENGTHEN THE MINDSET, BUSINESS SKILLS, PROFESSIONAL READINESS, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT NECESSARY TO BUILD LONG-TERM CREATIVE CAREERS. A CORNERSTONE OF THIS WORK IS THE EMERGE PROGRAM, A STRUCTURED ARTIST BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PATHWAY THAT COMBINES GUIDED CURRICULUM, MENTORSHIP, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND PEER COLLABORATION TO HELP EMERGING ARTISTS GROW PROFESSIONALLY AND ECONOMICALLY. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM AND RELATED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES, DAC PROVIDES EDUCATION, MENTORSHIP, AND CAREER GUIDANCE THAT HELPS ARTISTS IMPROVE PRICING, MARKETING, BUSINESS STRATEGY, AND OVERALL CAREER SUSTAINABILITY. DAC RUNS AN ANNUAL COHORT OF ARTISTS IN SUSSEX COUNTY, AND IS EXPANDING TO STATE-WIDE AND REGIONAL. 30 40244 DAC STRENGTHENS THE REGIONAL CREATIVE ECOSYSTEM BY CONNECTING ARTISTS WITH THE BROADER COMMUNITY THROUGH CULTURAL PROGRAMMING, PUBLIC EVENTS, AND PARTNERSHIPS. THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, CREATIVE MARKETS, WORKSHOPS, AND PUBLIC ART EXPERIENCES, DAC CREATES ACCESSIBLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO ENGAGE DIRECTLY WITH WORKING ARTISTS WHILE ENRICHING THE CULTURAL LIFE OF THE REGION.DAC ALSO COLLABORATES WITH OTHER ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND PROGRAMS SERVING HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS AND STRENGTHEN LOCAL CULTURAL PROGRAMMING. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, DAC HELPS EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ROLE OF ARTISTS IN THE CREATIVE ECONOMY AND CONTINUES TO GROW AS A CULTURAL DRIVER THAT SUPPORTS ARTISTS WHILE DEEPENING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH THE ARTS. 1765 DAC PROVIDES EMERGING AND HOBBY-LEVEL ARTISTS WITH REAL-WORLD OPPORTUNITIES TO PRESENT AND SELL THEIR WORK THROUGH COMMUNITY-CENTERED PLATFORMS THAT SUPPORT VISIBILITY AND EARNED INCOME. THE WEST SIDE CREATIVE MARKET SERVES AS A SEASONAL MARKETPLACE THAT CONNECTS ARTISTS DIRECTLY WITH THE PUBLIC WHILE PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD AUDIENCES AND GENERATE REVENUE. DAC ALSO OPERATES ARTPOTHECARY, A PUBLIC ARTS SPACE AND CREATIVE HUB THAT SERVES AS THE ORGANIZATION'S HEADQUARTERS AND A PLATFORM FOR POP-UP ART SHOW EXHIBITIONS, ARTIST-LED WORKSHOPS, PRIVATE EVENTS, AND PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATION OPPORTUNITIES 227838 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 0 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 X X LEAH BEACH 3021299798 37401 MALLOY STREET REHOBOTH BEACH DE 19971 LEAH BEACH FOUNDER 30.00 X 56094 0 0 JENNIFER JONES CO-CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 KIRA MCCABE CO-CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ALEXIS SUESS TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS CARNEY BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE (UNTIL 5/25) 5.00 X 0 0 0 MATT LIEBEL BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE (SINCE 10/25) 5.00 X 0 0 0 ASHLEE MARTINELLI BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE (UNTIL 10/25) 5.00 X 0 0 0 BRYAN SELDERS BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE 5.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE W THOMPSON BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE 5.00 X 0 0 0 TRACY ZIGMAN BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE (SINCE 10/25) 5.00 X 0 0 0 56094 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68948 113834 111857 294639 EMERGE PROGRAM 900099 5498 5498 5498 3878 0 3878 3878 3878 111260 68948 68697 42563 42563 40482 238 40244 40244 PRINT RESOURCE SERVICE 900099 3786 3786 EMERGE MENTORSHIP 900099 145 145 3931 390753 53551 0 42563 56094 33656 22438 195154 125259 35849 34046 6820 6820 178 178 173 173 60302 38613 11500 10189 27525 23295 4230 57 57 7809 7809 5899 5250 649 3664 3664 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 2848 2848 ART OUTREACH 1765 1765 368288 227838 96215 44235 59826 72075 7600 41996 25154 22741 16842 82567 96517 17281 18946 71764 61584 89045 80530 X -6478 15987 -6478 15987 82567 96517 22465 0 X 0 0 0 X 290054 172143 293059 293519 294639 1343414 67536 79646 63167 48292 45980 304621 48410 61731 36716 44913 3878 195648 406000 313520 392942 386724 344497 1843683 0 1600 4494 6094 1600 4494 6094 1837589 406000 313520 392942 386724 344497 1843683 0.99670 0.99620 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 41996 25154 16842 16842 BUSINESS LINE OF CREDIT 29383 SHANK LOAN 28823 BANK LOAN 3378 61584 CREATIVE MARKET 138340 36380 101960 61816 TACOMANIA 33383 32568 815 5755 1 8485 8485 1126 180208 68948 111260 68697 68697 42563 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B COMMITTEES DO NOT HAVE VOTING AUTHORITY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B DRAFT VERSIONS OF THE FORM 990 ARE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THERE CURRENTLY EXISTS NO LEGAL REQUIREMENT TO MAKE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES OR AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE. IF ANY REQUESTS FOR THIS INFORMATION SHOULD BE RECEIVED, THEY WOULD BE EVALUATED BY THE BOARD ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. IN GENERAL, THE BOARD BELIEVES THAT THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THIS FORM (THE FORM 990) WOULD BE MORE THAN SUFFICIENT TO RESPOND TO MOST LEGITIMATE INQUIRIES.