2026-09-17T12:39:07-05:00 2025-12-31 251368404 BATES BARKSDALE ICKERT & COMPANY LLP 803 MCKNIGHT PARK DRIVE PITTSBURGH PA 15237 990 2025-01-01 263433353 DAISY WILSON ARTIST COMMUNITY INC DBA AUGUST WILSON HOUSE DAIS 4435186493 PO BOX 54 BETHEL PARK PA 15102 DENISE TURNER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4435186493 2026-09-14 1 JOHN F MARZO CPA P01326234 4123672101 2026-09-01 2025 DENISE TURNER 2877 CHERRY STREET BETHEL PARK PA 15102 378383 0 X WWW.AUGUSTWILSONHOUSE.ORG X 2008 PA DWAC TRANSFORMED THE AUGUST WILSON HOME INTO A STUDIO SPACE FOR THE FINE ARTS, MUSIC AND LITERATURE; TO EXPLORE THE CULTURAL NARRATIVE OF THE PLAYS OF AUGUST WILSON THROUGH SEMINARS, READINGS, RECEPTIONS, EXHIBITS AND PERFORMANACES; TO INSPIRE A CREATIVE ENVIRONMENT BY PROVIDING INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS IN AN URBAN SETTING; AND TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES TO ENRICH THE HILL DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH. 7 6 3 0 0 0 669831 302044 66732 47798 40621 28541 0 0 777184 378383 0 0 0 0 126582 264755 0 0 63754 755494 702775 882076 967530 -104892 -589147 8634501 8043881 18867 17394 8615634 8026487 X TO CELEBRATE AND PROMOTE THE CULTURAL, ARTISTIC AND PERSONAL LEGACY OF AUGUST WILSON AND TO NURTURE BLACK ARTISTS AT ALL LEVELS OF DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE HILL DISTRICT, AND THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH. 0 0 697740 47798 THE AUGUST WILSON HOUSE (AWH), OPERATED BY DWAC, PRESERVES AND ACTIVATES THE CHILDHOOD HOME OF PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING PLAYWRIGHT AUGUST WILSON IN PITTSBURGH'S HISTORIC HILL DISTRICT.ACQUIRED TO HELP REVITALIZE THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND HONOR WILSON'S LEGACY, THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN RESTORED AS A VIBRANT ARTS CENTER RATHER THAN A STATIC MUSEUM, IN KEEPING WITH WILSON'S VISION THAT IT "SHOULD BE USEFUL."DWAC WAS FORMED TO CELEBRATE WILSON'S LITERARY CONTRIBUTIONS WHILE FOSTERING CULTURAL RENEWAL IN THE HILL DISTRICT. ITS WORK BRIDGES HISTORIC PRESERVATION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND THE ARTS-CREATING A PLACE WHERE ARTISTS, SCHOLARS, AND RESIDENTS ENGAGE IN PROGRAMS THAT REFLECT THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S RICH AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE.SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE AWH HAS DELIVERED FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND HOSTED ARTS FELLOWSHIPS, PERFORMANCES, EXHIBITIONS, READINGS, WRITING WORKSHOPS, ARTIST TALKS, AND FACILITATED COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS INDEPENDENTLY AND THROUGH COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS THAT ADVANCE THE CITY'S HILL DISTRICT MASTER PLAN, STRENGTHEN CONNECTIONS TO NEARBY CULTURAL ASSETS, AND CATALYZE REINVESTMENT ALONG THE BEDFORD AVENUE CORRIDOR.IN 2025, AWH'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH EFFORTS WERE GROUNDED IN EQUITABLE ACCESS, NEIGHBORHOOD-CENTERED PROGRAMMING, AND THE BELIEF THAT AUGUST WILSON'S LEGACY MUST REMAIN ACTIVE, VISIBLE, AND ACCESSIBLE TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT SHAPED IT. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AWH DELIVERED FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMS AT THE HOUSE, INCLUDING EXHIBITIONS, READINGS, WRITING WORKSHOPS, ARTIST TALKS, AND FACILITATED COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS. THESE PROGRAMS WERE DESIGNED TO REMOVE FINANCIAL BARRIERS WHILE ENCOURAGING REPEAT VISITATION AND DEEPER ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SITE AS A LIVING CULTURAL SPACE RATHER THAN A STATIC HISTORIC HOME.SIGNATURE ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS INCLUDED THE ANNUAL AUGUST WILSON BIRTHDAY BLOCK PARTY, WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER ARTISTS, FAMILIES, NEIGHBORS, AND VISITORS FOR PERFORMANCES, VISUAL ART, YOUTH ACTIVITIES, AND COMMUNITY CELEBRATION IN AND AROUND THE HOUSE. IN 2025, THE BACKYARD THEATER SERIES, INCLUDING STAGED READINGS AND THE PRODUCTION OF AUGUST WILSON'S PLAY "FENCES" FURTHER ACTIVATED THE OUTDOOR SPACE AND DREW BOTH LONGTIME SUPPORTERS AND FIRST-TIME VISITORS INTO THE HILL. PLAY READINGS IN SUPPORT OF PLAYWRIGHTS-IN-RESIDENCE WALI JAMAL AND KIM EL PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMERGING ARTISTS TO SHARE WORK-IN-PROGRESS WHILE ENGAGING THE PUBLIC IN DIALOGUE AROUND CONTEMPORARY BLACK STORYTELLING. EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH REMAINED A CORE PRIORITY. ALSO IN 2025, AWH EXPANDED SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS WITH PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SHADYSIDE ACADEMY, AND WINCHESTER THURSTON SCHOOL. THESE PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDED STUDENT TOURS AND ARTIST-LED INSTRUCTION TIED TO AUGUST WILSON'S WORK AND BROADER THEMES OF BLACK HISTORY, LITERATURE, AND CULTURAL EXPRESSION. EXHIBITIONS, INCLUDING THE WATERMELON PAINTING, WERE INCORPORATED INTO EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING TO FOSTER CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS AROUND REPRESENTATION, HISTORY, AND VISUAL STORYTELLING.COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EXTENDED BEYOND FORMAL PROGRAMMING INTO ORAL HISTORY PROJECTS AND NEIGHBORHOOD CONVERSATIONS THAT ELEVATED RESIDENTS' VOICES. THESE EFFORTS STRENGTHENED COMMUNITY TRUST, INCREASED LOCAL PARTICIPATION, AND REINFORCED THE AWH AS A CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY HUB.ITS COMMUNITY DRIVEN LEGACY BRICK PROGRAM CONTINUES TO GENERATE REVENUE THROUGH PURCHASING A PERSONALIZED INSCRIBED LEGACY BRICK WITH A PERSON'S OWN NAME, OR TO HONOR A LOVED ONE, CELEBRATE A MILESTONE, OR RECOGNIZE AN ORGANIZATION OR ACHIEVEMENT. AUGUST WILSON'S ART FOR AUGUST FIRST WAS HELD IN 2021, WHERE IT SUPPORTED AN EXHIBITION OF 10 ARTISTS WHO WERE OFFERED $1,000 STIPENDS TO CREATE ORIGINAL WORKS THAT PAY HOMAGE TO WILSON'S LIFE AND PLAYS. THE EXHIBITIONS CONTINUED IN 2025 AND 2026 WITH THE WORKS BEING FURTHER EXHIBITED IN OTHER PITTSBURGH LOCATIONS.THE AWH CONTINUES TO INSPIRE AND EMPOWER KEY AUDIENCES, YOUTH, ARTISTS, FAMILIES AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY THROUGH VIBRANT PROGRAMMING THAT IS FOCUSED ON ARTS EDUCATION, LITERARY ARTS AND HISTORY. THROUGH THE DWAC, THE AWH IS REVITALIZING THE HILL DISTRICT WITH ARTS, CULTURE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND STRATEGIC REDEVELOPMENT. THIS CONTINUED COMMITMENT IS STRENGTHENING THE COMMUNITY, PRESERVING ITS RICH CULTURAL LEGACY, AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS AND ARTISTS TO THRIVE. 697740 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 30 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 PA NY X X STUART BELL 4128602077 36 POND DRIVE HILTON HEAD SC 29926 CHRISTOPHER RAWSON SECRETARY/TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ERVIN DYER PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DENISE TURNER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 120460 0 0 CHARLENE FOGGIE-BARNETT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRENDA TATE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ERIK GARRETT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH EVANS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 120460 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 302044 13000 302044 PROGRAM INCOME 711300 47798 47798 47798 28541 28541 378383 47798 0 28541 X 238060 73984 106984 57092 7211 2241 3241 1729 19484 6055 8756 4673 58025 58025 260376 259444 932 12740 3672 9068 34254 34254 15888 15126 762 1200 1200 214661 214661 15549 12434 2855 260 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 39113 39113 PROGRAM EXPENSES 21900 21900 COMMUNICATIONS 16083 14856 1227 BOOKS AND REFERENCE MAT 12636 12636 350 350 967530 697740 206036 63754 1183273 791103 2645 0 7762829 535051 7423583 7227778 25000 25000 8634501 8043881 4367 2394 14500 15000 18867 17394 X 7720187 7552155 895447 474332 8615634 8026487 8634501 8043881 -589147 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4007717 3561282 1106212 669831 289044 9634086 4007717 3561282 1106212 669831 289044 9634086 3075045 6559041 38 10145 19273 40621 28541 98618 9732704 278399 0.67390 0.65130 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 34002 34002 7590173 7590173 138654 138654 535051 -535051 7227778 ACCRUED EXPENSES 15000 15000 378383 0 378383 0 378383 967530 0 967530 0 967530 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY REVIEW THE 990 BEFORE FILING FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C IF ANY CIRCUMSTANCES ARISE THEY ARE BROUGHT UP DURING BOARD MEETINGS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THERE WAS A COMPARISON MADE BY THE BOARD CHAIRMAN WHICH WAS DISCUSSED WITH SELECTED BOARD MEMBERS AFTER COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS AND MEETING WITH COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 WE MAKE OUR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, OR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. OUR 990'S ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 259,024. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 259,024. PAYROLL SERVICE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 420. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 932. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,352.