Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$2,272,278

Total expenses

$2,874,830

Contributions and grants received

$751,956

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$1,090,172

Investment income

$144,524

Other revenue

$285,626

Total assets, end of year

$7,945,691

Total liabilities, end of year

$421,954

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$7,523,737

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$2,183,228

Management and general expenses

$251,478

Fundraising expenses

$440,124

Program service expenses (Part III)

$2,183,228

Program services were 75.9% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• Adult Education:The Adult Education program at the Dunedin Fine Art Center (DFAC) is designed to provide exciting and creative educational experiences to the community. DFAC has assembled an award winning, degreed group of instructors who encourage students to reach their full potential with individual attention and an inclusive attitude. In addition to painting, drawing, and clay classes that can be found at many art centers, DFAC also has dedicated studios for jewelry, printmaking, fiber arts, woodturning, stone carving and food arts. Overall, DFAC has 21 studios located at 2 different campuses in Dunedin. Classes are offered year-round with 7 six-week class terms as well as individual workshops. Dunedin Fine Art Center has the unique ability to bring in nationally renowned artists to lead workshops throughout the year, often aligning with the exhibitions in the galleries or partnering with local artist groups.In order to attract new students, DFAC opens its doors once a year in December for visitors to meet our instructors and see demonstrations of their work in our studios during the Adult Education Open House. Visitors can experience what it is like to take a class here and explore the creative opportunities at DFAC. Also offered is a monthly Coffee and Conversation program (sponsored by the Stirling Society DFAC's auxiliary group), featuring instructors and area artists discussing their work and careers and offering demonstrations of their techniques. These programs regularly attract standing room only attendance. The Dunedin Fine Art Center is dedicated to fostering the vital relationship between creative expression and healthy aging. Many of our senior students express their appreciation for the mental and creative stimulation provided by art activities and depend on the sense of community created in the classes. DFAC's Arts & Wellness program offers classes that focus on improving wellbeing through a guided art practice. Research is continuing to prove that art can improve wellness and quality of life for a wide range of individuals. Participation in art activities lowers the risk of depression, reduces loneliness, and lowers the risk of dementia. Scholarships are available for students in financial need, and DFAC also offers funding for military veterans who would like to take classes.

  Expenses $388,550 · Revenue $619,445

• Youth Education: Besides educational outreach programs for local charter/private schools and organizations like the Safety Harbor Montessori and Academie DaVinci, the children and teen program follows the same schedule as the adult program, except for June to August, when a 10-week intensive summer enrichment art academy program for children ages: 4.5 to 14 is held. During the summer program, 7 different weekly camps focus on photography, clay (hand building and wheel),3D, 2D (drawing and painting), iPad Explorations, murals and musical theater are offered to age-appropriate groupings in weeklong sessions. DFAC has up to 180 children per week and employs certified art teachers along with professional, degreed working artists from the Tampa Bay area. At the close of summer, a Summer Art Academy Exhibit is held in our Kokolakis Family Youth Gallery curated by the children, for the children. Close to 50 different schools are represented in our summer camp exhibit. DFAC's Youth Education Department also hosts our annual "Kidsfest" in conjunction with the Summer Camp Exhibit opening. This event brings 300-500 visitors each year and is joined by the Kiwanis Club of Dunedin to provide Hotdogs, chips and drinks at no cost. Dedicated Youth Gallery: Kokolakis Family Youth Gallery is used exclusively for children's artwork from 4.5 yrs. to 17 yrs. DFAC partners with the Pinellas County School District's Visual Arts Supervisor to provide 4 exhibits yearly featuring 75 Elementary, 19 Middle and 13 High Schools. DFAC also Partners with the City of Dunedin and the Dunedin Principals' Consortium to provide the Dunedin Schools' Showcase exhibit featuring the youth's artwork created in Dunedin. These are wonderful events to attend for the excitement and pride radiating from the children and their families. Dedicated Youth Clay Lab: DFAC has 12 wheels/and a hand building studio which can be used exclusively by children, while 12 additional wheels are used by the adults in the adjoining clay labs. David L. Mason Children's Hands-on Art Museum (DLM Museum): A big part of our Youth Education Program is the Children's Hands-on Art Museum. It gives children the opportunity to explore the different media used in art from pastels to electronic graphics and Green Screen. The DLM Museum is designed by DFAC's Director of Youth Education and presents a new theme annually. The current children's hands-on exhibit is titled Artsy Adventures. This interactive experience combines a multitude of interactive experiences. Use your imagination while interacting with activities such as laser crayons, fishing down the Florida Springs, writing campfire stories in the campsite area, Exploring the underwater world, and much more. Free Family Fun Nights and Make & Take Weekends are also offered October-May for families to enjoy extended hours in our DLM Museum along with an art activity. School Tours: DFAC's two-hour tour consists of three components: 1) Students start with a 30-45-minute engaging gallery discussion involving science, history, social influence and impact, principles and elements of design, creative problem solving and humor. 2) Students proceed to the hands-on interactive area where they explore, create, and build on concepts and images from the original artworks seen in the galleries. Time in the hands-on area is 30-45 minutes. 3) Tour concludes with students gathering in the art studio for a teacher directed, exhibit related activity involving imagination and motor skills. Also, due to grant funding provided by the Pinellas Community Foundation, the free student tours and bus reimbursement program has been implemented to provide a further reach to our Pinellas County students and schools.

  Expenses $149,636 · Revenue $368,586

• Exhibits: The Dunedin Fine Art Center (DFAC) has museum quality exhibitions which are organized by our Curatorial Director and Curatorial Assistant. Exhibits change every 8 weeks, on average. In a given year, the public can enjoy 20 different exhibits in 6 distinct galleries plus 7 exhibits in our dedicated Children's Gallery. Our Curatorial Team establishes the exhibition calendar two years in advance selecting from a range of individual artist proposals, traveling exhibits, guest curator concepts plus other organizational and regional proposals. With educational values at the core of the Dunedin Fine Art Center's mission, it has been our goal, at any given time, that a visitor may view works by our faculty and students alongside exhibits of artists of national and international standing. In addition to numerous themed juried exhibitions for community participation, we have a Student / Member / Faculty exhibit that ensures every work of art submitted is shown and celebrated. It is ideal that we have been able to simultaneously stage shows of broader significance in the contemporary art world while maintaining a commitment to our students, members and their families. That commitment along with the talent of our curatorial staff led DFAC to be named best museum in Pinellas County in 2014 in a Visit St. Petersburg/Clearwater poll-though we are not a museum nor maintain a permanent collection! In addition to various Critic's Awards, DFAC has received Creative Loafing Tampa Bay's Best of the Bay People's Choice Award for Best Non-Museum Gallery for seven consecutive years: 2016 - 2024 plus Best Visual Arts Curator for 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024.Exhibits are a primary component of DFAC's educational and cultural outreach to our community, greater Tampa Bay and visitors to our state who attend lectures and demonstrations by visiting / exhibiting artists in collaboration with our year-round classes and workshops. DFAC's Member/Students are enhanced by daily exposure to a diverse range of contemporary art techniques and media. In addition, throughout the school year, School Tours for children of all ages enjoy: Gallery Talks led by our Youth Education Director, interactive play in our Hands-On Museum and a classroom take-home project conducted by our Youth Education Staff.

  Expenses $47,895 · Revenue $58,200

• Memberships and donations subsidize all programs provided by DFAC and are not included in these program revenues.

  Expenses $1,597,147 · Revenue $123,916

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

• Rachael Wood

  Board Chair

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• Susan Benjamin

  Vice Chair

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• Karen Hauk

  Treasurer

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• Robert Weskerna

  Secretary

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• Holly Bird

  Parliamentarian

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• Steve Beaty

  Chair Appointment

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• Michael Bowman

  Immediate Past Chair

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• Christopher Beach

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• Elisabeth Smith

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• Fred Miller

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• J Patrick Donoghue

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• Julie Scales

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• Barbara Hubbard

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• Mark Weinkrantz

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• John Freeborn

  Chair Appointment

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• Commissioner Rob Walker

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• Amanda Bowman

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• Bryan Voliton

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• Edmund Ziegler

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• Andrea G Nalls

  President/CEO

  Total calculated

  $127,167

  From this org

  $127,167

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $0

  Hours/week

  37.5

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

2023

Filed

7 July 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202511889349300806

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