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← GREATER HARTFORD ARTS COUNCIL INCORPORATED

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by GREATER HARTFORD ARTS COUNCIL INCORPORATED.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,200,800
Total expenses
$2,743,372
Contributions and grants received
$2,751,332
Grants paid
$1,460,878
Program service revenue
$468,267
Investment income
$35,413
Other revenue
-$54,212
Total assets, end of year
$3,883,918
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,679,673
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,204,245
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,067,866
Management and general expenses
$410,508
Fundraising expenses
$264,998
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,067,866

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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $154,066

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,643,834

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $953,432

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $18,175

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMINISTRATION OF GRANTS FEES

    total $468,267 · related or exempt $468,267

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $33,974 · excluded $33,974

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $1,439

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $1,439

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,439 · excluded $1,439

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $10,641

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

    $154,066

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $64,853

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$54,212 · excluded -$54,212

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,460,878 · program services $1,460,878

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $143,252 · program services $83,086 · management and general $30,083 · fundraising $30,083

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $412,903 · program services $245,087 · management and general $79,163 · fundraising $88,653

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $87,325 · program services $51,216 · management and general $11,030 · fundraising $25,079

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $43,868 · program services $19,294 · management and general $15,301 · fundraising $9,273

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $73,840 · management and general $73,840

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $107,442 · management and general $62,443 · fundraising $44,999

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $99,813 · program services $53,614 · fundraising $46,199

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $17,167 · program services $8,107 · management and general $7,672 · fundraising $1,388

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $56,225 · program services $21,578 · management and general $28,422 · fundraising $6,225

  • 17 · Travel

    total $24,793 · management and general $24,793

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,742 · management and general $4,742

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $20,701 · management and general $20,701

  • 24a · Other expenses: STIPENDS

    total $55,741 · program services $55,741

  • 24b · Other expenses: CONTRACT LABOR

    total $36,728 · program services $36,728

  • 24c · Other expenses: PERMITS AND OTHER FEES

    total $27,458 · program services $27,458

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

    total $21,587 · management and general $21,587

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $48,909 · program services $5,079 · management and general $30,731 · fundraising $13,099

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $454,103 · end of year $457,735

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,264,934 · end of year $2,558,314

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $111,749 · end of year $758,639

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $23,907 · end of year $24,227

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

    $107,069

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

    $94,865

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $9,234 · end of year $12,204

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $114,605 · end of year $72,799

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $576,739 · end of year $639,147

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $695,279 · end of year $1,088,769

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $845,825 · end of year $879,961

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $113,872 · end of year $71,796

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $517,942 · end of year $541,059

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $228,875 · end of year $663,186

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE GREATER HARTFORD ARTS COUNCIL'S ("GHAC") MISSION IS TO INSPIRE ALL PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE AND INVEST IN THE ARTS. GHAC SERVES CONNECTICUT'S CAPITAL REGION BY CONNECTING PEOPLE TO THE ARTS, PROVIDING FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ARTS AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS, AS WELL AS A RANGE OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. GHAC IS ONE OF THE LARGEST INDEPENDENT ARTS COUNCIL IN NEW ENGLAND, COMBINING THE FUNDRAISING AND GRANT MAKING FUNCTIONS OF A UNITED ARTS AGENCY WITH A WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT ARE OFTEN FOUND IN A STATE OR MUNICIPAL CULTURAL COMMISSION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE GREATER HARTFORD ARTS COUNCIL PROVIDES LEADERSHIP FOR THE FINANCIAL SUCCESS AND ORGANIZATIONAL STABILITY OF THE ARTS, CULTURAL, AND COMMUNITY.

  • CREATE - THE CREATE CATEGORY FOCUSES ON INVESTING IN ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND ARTISTS TO ELEVATE THE POSSIBILITIES FOR SUCCESS FOR CREATIVES. CREATE INVESTMENTS WILL STRENGTHEN THE CREATIVE ECONOMY AND CREATE COLLABORATIVE EXPERIENCES FOR STRATEGIC PARTNERS AND THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PROGRAMS, WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS. THIS INCLUDES INDIVIDUAL ARTIST GRANTS, THE CONTINUATION AND EXPANSION OF HARTFORD CREATES, AND CREATIVE WORKFORCE PROGRAMMING.

    Expenses $1,872,270 · Grants $1,460,878 · Revenue $468,267

  • EVOLVE - THE EVOLVE CATEGORY FOCUSES ON TRANSFORMING THE HARTFORD REGION INTO NEW ENGLANDS PREMIER CREATIVE DESTINATION. COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC, EVOLVE INVESTMENTS WILL REDEFINE THE EXPERIENCE, VALUE AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE ARTS, AS WELL AS DEVELOP OPPORTUNITIES FOR MAKING THE ARTS A VEHICLE FOR COMMUNITY VITALITY. THIS INCLUDES ARTS AND WELLNESS PROGRAMMING, SECTOR-WIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND DEVELOPING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY INVESTMENT IN THE ARTS.

    Expenses $59,394

  • BELONG - THE BELONG CATEGORY FOCUSES ON EXPANDING THE DIVERSITY OF AUDIENCES WHO ENGAGE IN THE ART ECOSYSTEM, AUTHENTICALLY BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF ACCEPTANCE AND WORTHINESS, AND EDUCATING THE SECTOR THROUGH DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, ACCESS, & JUSTICE TRAINING AND ACTIVATION. THIS INCLUDES GRANTS THAT PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE ARTS AND DEVELOPING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONVENING WITH THE CREATIVE COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $136,202

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Shelley Best

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $143,251
    From this org
    $143,251
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Stanley Harasimowitz

    BOD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael A Pignatella

    BOD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chip McCabe

    BOD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • T'Challa Williams

    BOD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stephen Jackson

    BOD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brian Refici

    BOD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ashanti Osborne Martin

    BOD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rev Miguelina Howell

    BOD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • June Archer

    BOD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rose Curiel

    BOD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marie Perez Brown

    BOD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Patrick McGloin

    BOD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Richard Hill

    AUDIT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Eric Goldstein

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mary Kay Curtiss

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Haneef Nelson

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robert Braswell

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202433209349309008

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