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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by JOSHUA M FREEMAN FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$13,002,353
Total expenses
$11,911,753
Contributions and grants received
$4,146,014
Grants paid
$2,055,391
Program service revenue
$6,608,421
Investment income
$258,631
Other revenue
$1,989,287
Total assets, end of year
$8,764,830
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,030,499
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,734,331
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$10,747,090
Management and general expenses
$665,476
Fundraising expenses
$499,187
Program service expenses (Part III)
$10,747,090

Program services were 90.2% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $226,007

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,200,966

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,719,041

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $69,559

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS

    total $6,608,421 · related or exempt $6,608,421

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $500,923 · excluded $500,923

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,560,691

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,776,279 · other assets $26,704

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$215,588 · other assets -$26,704

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$242,292 · excluded -$242,292

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $47,380

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

    $226,007

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $77,103

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$29,723 · excluded -$29,723

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $1,958,465

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $378,623

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $1,579,842 · related or exempt $1,579,842

  • 11a · Other revenue: INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT

    total $439,168 · excluded $439,168

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $439,168

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,055,391 · program services $2,055,391

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $270,947 · program services $162,568 · management and general $27,095 · fundraising $81,284

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,964,166 · program services $1,491,608 · management and general $304,346 · fundraising $168,212

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $54,125 · program services $41,116 · management and general $8,391 · fundraising $4,618

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $194,738 · program services $146,872 · management and general $29,825 · fundraising $18,041

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $157,534 · program services $116,830 · management and general $23,444 · fundraising $17,260

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,760 · program services $1,288 · management and general $281 · fundraising $191

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $42,500 · management and general $42,500

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $12,428 · program services $12,428

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $162,983 · program services $119,278 · management and general $25,980 · fundraising $17,725

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $367,144 · program services $357,959 · management and general $1,124 · fundraising $8,061

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $37,912 · program services $25,111 · management and general $5,911 · fundraising $6,890

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $180,644 · program services $151,544 · management and general $16,676 · fundraising $12,424

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $132,487 · program services $130,295 · management and general $963 · fundraising $1,229

  • 17 · Travel

    total $40,373 · program services $26,875 · management and general $12,309 · fundraising $1,189

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $15,288 · fundraising $15,288

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $159,883 · program services $150,508 · management and general $6,265 · fundraising $3,110

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $329,004 · program services $319,856 · management and general $9,148

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRODUCTION COSTS

    total $4,106,453 · program services $4,101,113 · fundraising $5,340

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL

    total $618,429 · program services $518,807 · management and general $57,089 · fundraising $42,533

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $434,115 · program services $364,184 · management and general $40,074 · fundraising $29,857

  • 24d · Other expenses: TRANSACTION PROCESSING

    total $296,563 · program services $249,582 · management and general $13,838 · fundraising $33,143

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $276,886 · program services $203,877 · management and general $40,217 · fundraising $32,792

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $251,018 · end of year $77,128

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,141,174 · end of year $3,237,363

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $838,037 · end of year $811,782

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $35,477 · end of year $26,609

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

    $1,717,778

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

    $949,822

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $528,257 · end of year $767,956

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $4,012,719 · end of year $3,591,416

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $208,239 · end of year $252,576

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $179,195 · end of year $180,209

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $674,059

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $12,275

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $683,986 · end of year $838,015

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,675,752 · end of year $6,910,300

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $801,929 · end of year $824,031

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

ADVANCING ARTS ACCESS FOR ALL THROUGH PERFORMANCE, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • JOSHUA M. FREEMAN FOUNDATION (JMFF) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, INCORPORATED IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE IN 2007. JMFF HAS AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC BOARD REPRESENTING THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES. ITS PURPOSE IS CREATING OPPORTUNITIES THAT ELEVATE THE HUMAN SPIRIT. ITS CURRENT PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY IS THROUGH TWO PROGRAMS, THE ARTS ACCESS INITIATIVE AND FREEMAN ARTS PAVILION, OUR OUTSIDE PERFORMANCE VENUE. COLLECTIVELY, OVER 133,429 PATRONS ENJOYED ARTS PROGRAMMING PRESENTED BY JMFF IN 2023. THE ARTS ACCESS INITIATIVE PROGRAM PROVIDES K-12 STUDENTS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT DELMARVA ACCESS TO YEAR-ROUND, HIGH-QUALITY, DIVERSE ARTS EXPERIENCES AT NO COST. PROGRAMMING FOR THE ARTS ACCESS INITIATIVE INCLUDES LIVE MUSIC, DANCE, COMEDY AND MANY OTHER FORMS OF THE ARTS THROUGH PERFORMANCES AT FREEMAN ARTS PAVILION THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER MONTHS, AS WELL AS YEAR-ROUND ARTS OPPORTUNITIES WITH OUR PARTNER LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT DELMARVA. DURING 2023, 25,203 PARTICIPANTS ENJOYED ARTS ACCESS INITIATIVE PROGRAMMING, WHICH IS AT THE CORE OF JMFF'S MISSION. THE FREEMAN ARTS PAVILION PROGRAM IS OUR OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE VENUE IN SELBYVILLE, DE AND IS A WELL-KNOWN ARTS DESTINATION IN THE REGION. DURING THE JUNE THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2023 SEASON, THERE WERE 67 PERFORMANCES AND A TOTAL OF 591 ARTISTS THAT GRACED THE PAVILION'S STAGE. IN TOTAL, 108,226 PATRONS FROM OVER 46 STATES ENJOYED LIVE ARTS PERFORMANCES SAFELY AT THE PAVILION'S OUTDOOR SETTING. THE PATRON ATTENDANCE OF THE ARTS PROGRAMMING PRESENTED BY JMFF HAS DRIVEN TOURISM AND ECONOMIC IMPACT TO THE AREA. PURSUANT TO AN INDEPENDENT STUDY CONDUCTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE IN 2022, JMFF AND FREEMAN ARTS PAVILION CREATED OVER $18M IN ANNUAL ECONOMIC IMPACT IN THE REGION. JMFF'S VISION OF TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH THE ARTS WILL CONTINUE AS WE STRATEGICALLY EXPAND DIVERSE PROGRAMMING WHICH PROVIDES ACCESS FOR ALL TO ENJOY LIVE ARTS EXPERIENCES AND PRESENT WORLD CLASS ARTISTS THAT ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $10,747,090 · Grants $2,055,391 · Revenue $8,188,263

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Michelle Freeman

    CHAIR/PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10 + 4 related
  • Christine Shreve

    VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Ginger Ward

    TREASURER/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Todd Flubacher

    SECRETARY/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Sara Chase Carlson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • L Drexel Davison

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Dennis Diaz

    DIRECTOR (BEG. 05/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Shante Hastings

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Debra Killeen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Patricia Kim

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Gregory Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • John Tiberi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Jeff Tribble Jr

    DIRECTOR (BEG. 05/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Eli Modlin

    DIRECTOR (BEG. 05/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Michael Wigley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Patti Grimes

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $270,948
    From this org
    $246,755
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,193
    Hours/week
    30 + 15 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $213,893
    Bonus
    $32,862
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,891
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,302
    Filer's total
    $270,948
  • Melissa Donnelly

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMIN.

    Total calculated
    $136,520
    From this org
    $129,967
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,553
    Hours/week
    50
  • Darren Silvis

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $117,070
    From this org
    $105,010
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,060
    Hours/week
    50

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
PATTI GRIMES, MELISSA DONNELLY AND DARREN SILVIS EACH RECEIVED PERFORMANCE-BASED BONUSES TOTALING $32,862, $10,828 AND $8,000, RESPECTIVELY.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • FREEMAN ARTS PAVILION

    501(C)(3) · TYPE 1 SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION · DE · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by JMFF

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
2 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202443079349300804

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