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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by BEMIS CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,509,643
Total expenses
$2,284,447
Contributions and grants received
$2,238,191
Grants paid
$283,945
Program service revenue
$59,248
Investment income
$7,362
Other revenue
$204,842
Total assets, end of year
$5,033,934
Total liabilities, end of year
$238,190
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,795,744
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,721,998
Management and general expenses
$227,718
Fundraising expenses
$334,731
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,721,998

Program services were 75.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $36,141

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $90,278

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $339,693

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,772,079

  • 2a · Program service revenue: RESIDENCY APPLICATION

    total $41,091 · related or exempt $41,091

  • 2b · Program service revenue: GALLERY REVENUE

    total $11,564 · related or exempt $11,564

  • 2c · Program service revenue: CONSULTING

    total $6,000 · related or exempt $6,000

  • 2d · Program service revenue: GIFT SHOP

    total $593 · related or exempt $593

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $7,362 · excluded $7,362

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $26,592

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $26,592

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $26,592 · excluded $26,592

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $471,470

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $90,278

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $293,220

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $178,250 · excluded $178,250

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $283,945 · program services $283,945

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $149,056 · program services $14,906 · management and general $29,811 · fundraising $104,339

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $612,700 · program services $422,627 · management and general $85,983 · fundraising $104,090

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $10,206 · program services $10,206

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $54,917 · program services $31,865 · management and general $8,418 · fundraising $14,634

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $3,925 · management and general $3,925

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $47,768 · program services $27,706 · management and general $7,165 · fundraising $12,897

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $122,009 · program services $94,948 · management and general $11,538 · fundraising $15,523

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $101,676 · program services $65,578 · management and general $18,020 · fundraising $18,078

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $237,701 · program services $178,937 · management and general $29,767 · fundraising $28,997

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $10,206 · program services $10,206

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $153,040 · program services $136,145 · management and general $9,494 · fundraising $7,401

  • 17 · Travel

    total $138,943 · program services $127,514 · management and general $4,087 · fundraising $7,342

  • 20 · Interest

    total $6,839 · program services $6,155 · management and general $342 · fundraising $342

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $260,508 · program services $234,458 · management and general $13,025 · fundraising $13,025

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $66,053 · program services $59,447 · management and general $3,303 · fundraising $3,303

  • 24a · Other expenses: TRAINING/HR

    total $16,000 · program services $9,280 · management and general $2,400 · fundraising $4,320

  • 24b · Other expenses: EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT

    total $6,624 · program services $5,974 · management and general $325 · fundraising $325

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE

    total $1,415 · program services $1,185 · management and general $115 · fundraising $115

  • 24d · Other expenses: COMMISSIONS

    total $916 · program services $916

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $577 · end of year $125,370

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,296,855 · end of year $1,322,603

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $6,624,208

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $3,074,164

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,566,078 · end of year $3,550,044

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $464 · end of year $35,917

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,338 · end of year $1,070

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $149,337 · end of year $101,863

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $142,949 · end of year $135,257

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,110,415 · end of year $3,866,422

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $459,935 · end of year $929,322

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

BEMIS CENTER FACILITATES THE CREATION, PRESENTATION, AND UNDERSTANDING OF CONTEMPORARY ART THROUGH AN INTERNATIONAL RESIDENCY PROGRAM, EXHIBITIONS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE MISSION OF THE BEMIS CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS IS TO PROVIDE RESIDENCY OPPORTUNITIES TO ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, SO THAT THEY MAY DEVELOP NEW IDEAS, EXPAND THEIR PRACTICE AND ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY.

  • RESIDENCY:FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES, BEMIS CENTER HAS PROVIDED ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD DEDICATED TIME, SPACE, AND RESOURCES TO CONDUCT RESEARCH AND TO CREATE NEW WORK. FREQUENTLY CITED AS ONE OF THE TOP INTERNATIONAL RESIDENCY PROGRAMS, BEMIS CENTER OFFERS ARTISTS PRIVATE LIVE/WORK STUDIOS, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, TECHNICAL/ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTELLECTUAL DISCOURSE ABOUT CONTEMPORARY ART THROUGH FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMS, SUCH AS PANEL DISCUSSIONS, LECTURES, AND KNOWLEDGE-SHARING WORKSHOPS. NEARLY 900 ARTISTS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM.ESTABLISHED IN 2017 AS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN NEBRASKA, BEMIS CENTER'S CURATOR-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM PROVIDES A CURATOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BEMIS RESIDENCY PROGRAM, SERVE AS A PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE TO BEMIS ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE AND THE GREATER OMAHA ARTS COMMUNITY, AND ORGANIZE EXHIBITIONS AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS AT BEMIS CENTER. BEMIS CENTER'S SOUND ART + EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC PROGRAM, LAUNCHED IN MAY 2019, IS A SPECIAL TRACK WITHIN THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM FOR ARTISTS WORKING IN SOUND, COMPOSITION, VOICE, AND MUSIC OF ALL GENRES. PARTICIPATING ARTISTS WILL RECEIVE FINANCIAL, TECHNICAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, ALONG WITH DEDICATED FACILITIES FOR REHEARSING, RECORDING, AND PERFORMING.

    Expenses $1,133,230 · Grants $249,291 · Revenue $46,091

  • EXHIBITIONS:BEMIS CENTER'S EXHIBITION PROGRAM FEATURES SOLO AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS OF ARTWORK IN ALL MEDIA BY LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS. EXHIBITIONS ARE ALWAYS FREE, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND FREQUENTLY INTRODUCE THE COMMUNITY OF OMAHA TO THE MOST EXPERIMENTAL AND PROVOCATIVE ART FORMS TODAY. THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION'S HISTORY, BEMIS CENTER HAS OFFERED ARTIST-DRIVEN, COMMUNITY-RESPONSIVE PROGRAMS THAT BOLSTER CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN THE CREATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF ART. PUBLIC PROGRAMS PROVIDE REGULAR OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC TO LEARN ABOUT AND BE INSPIRED BY THE VISUAL ARTS. THROUGH ARTIST-LED CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS, ARTALKS, OPEN STUDIO EVENTS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, FILM SCREENINGS, AND PERFORMANCES, THE COMMUNITY HAS DIRECT ACCESS TO ARTISTS AND TO THEIR DIVERSE APPROACHES TO ART MAKING AND INTERPRETING THE WORLD AROUND US.

    Expenses $355,377 · Grants $34,654 · Revenue $7,630

  • OTHER MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM SERVICES

    Expenses $233,391 · Revenue $5,527

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • VICTORIA MACLIN MD

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • RICHARD VIERK

    OUTGOING PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • TODD SIMON

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • MICHAEL J SMITH II

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • DEANNA VIARS BOSSELMAN

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • ARUN AGARWAL

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • THOMAS SIMMS

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • LILI CHENG

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • ROBERT DUNCAN

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • NANCY FRIEDEMANN-SANCHEZ

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • JEFF GORDMAN

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • LAWRENCE JAMES

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • MARY MATTINGLY

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • GIGI O'HARA

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • KAMBUI OLUJIMI

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • JOAQUIN SEGURA

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • RODRIGO VALENZUELA

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • WATIE WHITE

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • LARRY LUNDQUIST

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • LEE EMA RUNNING

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • CHRIS RUSSELL

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • POLINA SCHLOTT

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • CHRIS COOK

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $149,056
    From this org
    $131,043
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,013
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202333199349310568

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