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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MONTGOMERY COUNTY COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$699,039
Total expenses
$447,442
Contributions and grants received
$333,824
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$318,933
Investment income
$1,348
Other revenue
$44,934
Total assets, end of year
$1,905,167
Total liabilities, end of year
$86
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,905,081
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$211,263
Management and general expenses
$236,179
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$211,263

Program services were 47.2% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $333,824

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $175,000

  • 2a · Program service revenue: 41000 PROGRAMING INCOM

    total $179,384 · related or exempt $179,384

  • 2b · Program service revenue: 41000 PROGRAMING INCOM

    total $139,549 · related or exempt $139,549

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,348 · excluded $1,348

  • 11a · Other revenue: INVESTMENT GAIN/LOSS

    total $44,934 · excluded $44,934

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $44,934

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $71,550 · management and general $71,550

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $6,828 · management and general $6,828

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $5,167 · management and general $5,167

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $64,979 · program services $64,979

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $12,568 · management and general $12,568

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $16,647 · management and general $16,647

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $8,009 · management and general $8,009

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $49,924 · management and general $49,924

  • 17 · Travel

    total $7,093 · management and general $7,093

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $8,917 · management and general $8,917

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $43,283 · management and general $43,283

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,757 · management and general $5,757

  • 24a · Other expenses: EVENTS

    total $72,811 · program services $72,811

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $42,371 · program services $42,371

  • 24c · Other expenses: EDUCATION

    total $17,097 · program services $17,097

  • 24d · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING AND DEVELOP

    total $8,548 · program services $8,548

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $5,893 · program services $5,457 · management and general $436

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $44,240 · end of year $119,408

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $27,769 · end of year $27,769

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

    $1,714,443

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

    $629,707

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $962,491 · end of year $1,084,736

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $618,984 · end of year $673,254

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $86

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $1,653,484 · end of year $1,905,081

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE GATEWAY REGIONAL ARTS CENTER LEVERAGES THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF ART AND CULTURE TO ADDRES CRITICAL COMMUNITY CHALLENGES BY PROVIDING EXTRAORDINARY CREATIVE EXPERIENCES, SHARING LOCAL AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES, AND PROMOTING THE ARTS AS AN IMPORTANT SOLUTION TO HOLISTIC WELL-BEING. THE INSTITUTION SERVES AS A FLAGSHIP HUB OF ARTS & CULTURAL EDUCATION FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN KENTUCKY, AND AIMS TO FOSTER CIVIC DIALOGUE THROUGH CREATIVE AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL PEOPLE, HONORING THE RICH DIVERSITY OF VOICES IN OUR RURAL COMMUNITIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROMOTE, ENHANCE, AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE EDUCATIONAL, ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL LIVES OF THOSE LIVING IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN KENTUCKY.

  • THE ORGANIZATION PRODUCED OVER 350 COMMUNITY ARTS EVENTS, INCLUDING VISUAL ART EXHIBITIONS, CONCERTS AND GALLERY RECEPTIONS. THESE PROGRAMS ENGAGEED MORE THAN 28,000 INDIVIDUALS ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN KENTUCKY AND SUPPORTED THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO INCREASE CULTURAL PARTICIPATION IN RURAL AREAS. THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED NUMEROUS PERFORMANCES INCLUDING FINDING NEMO: THE MUSICAL, THE LARAMIE PROJECT, AND THE 36TH ANNUAL ADVENT MUSICALE. THESE PERFORMANCES BROUGHT TOGETHER PROFESSIONAL AND LOCAL TALENT AND REGULARLY PLAYED TO SOLD OUT AUDIENCES, SUPPORTING REGIONAL ACCESS TO PERFORMING ARTS.

    Expenses $194,166 · Revenue $318,933

  • THE EASTERN KENTUCKY ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS PROVIDED OVER 125 FREE AND LOW-COST ARTS EDUCATION CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS. THE PROGRAM REACHED MORE THAN 5,000 YOUTH AND ADULTS FROM 33 COUNTIES, EXPANDING ACCESS TO CREATIVE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN RURAL AND UNDERSERVED REGIONS. PROGRAMS INCLUDED "ART OF RECOVERY", FOR INCARCERATED WOMEN, AND "GATEWAY TO WELLBEING", 80 FREE WORKSHOPS IN 4 COUNTIES. THESE PROGRAMS SERVE MARGINALIZED GROUPS INCLUDING FOSTER YOUTH, VETERANS, SENIORS AND LOW INCOME RESIDENTS. THESE INITIATIVES USED ARTS ENGAGEMENT TO IMPROVE SOCIAL CONNECTION AND MENTAL HEALTH.

    Expenses $17,097

  • IN 2024, GRAC EXPANDED ITS PERMANENT COLLECTION THROUGH A $175,000 IN KIND DONATION OF 65 WORKS BY FEMINIST ARTIST LINDA STEIN. IT CONTINUED EXHIBITING THE LARGEST CONTEMPORARY KENYAN ART COLLECTION IN NORTH AMERICAN AND IMPLEMENTED CULTURAL EQUITY POLICIES TO SUPPORT INCLUSIVE REPRESENTATION IN ALL PROGRAMS.

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Jordan Campball

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $49,763
    From this org
    $49,763
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Guston Thomas

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Cay R Lane

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Lori Wells

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Larry Kezele

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Crystal Dempsey-Gillum

    PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

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
29 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521609349300517

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