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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC TRANSFORMATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$583,779
Total expenses
$766,570
Contributions and grants received
$525,406
Grants paid
$2,013
Program service revenue
$57,523
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$850
Total assets, end of year
$1,051,849
Total liabilities, end of year
$105,354
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$946,495
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$691,843
Management and general expenses
$53,782
Fundraising expenses
$20,945
Program service expenses (Part III)
$691,843

Program services were 90.3% 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

    $2,569

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $28,500

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $494,337

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE

    total $57,523 · related or exempt $57,523

  • 6a · Gross rents

    personal property $850

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    personal property $850

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $850 · related or exempt $850

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

    $2,569

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,013 · program services $2,013

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $157,625 · program services $137,571 · management and general $13,153 · fundraising $6,901

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $139,314 · program services $116,180 · management and general $15,173 · fundraising $7,961

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,898 · program services $1,622 · management and general $181 · fundraising $95

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $24,687 · program services $21,096 · management and general $2,355 · fundraising $1,236

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $49,465 · program services $46,952 · management and general $2,513

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $700 · fundraising $700

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $179,224 · program services $170,117 · management and general $9,107

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $7,836 · program services $6,956 · management and general $826 · fundraising $54

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $6,881 · program services $4,781 · management and general $2,100

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $9,597 · program services $8,871 · fundraising $726

  • 17 · Travel

    total $44,182 · program services $35,559 · management and general $6,161 · fundraising $2,462

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,248 · program services $2,248

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $8,971 · program services $8,971

  • 24a · Other expenses: ARTIST PROJECTS

    total $111,160 · program services $111,160

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $16,959 · program services $16,291 · fundraising $668

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $3,088 · program services $1,148 · management and general $1,798 · fundraising $142

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $722 · program services $307 · management and general $415

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $901,845 · end of year $499,826

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $4,000 · end of year $50,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,053

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $574

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

    $522,658

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

    $21,209

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $334,156 · end of year $501,449

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,176 · end of year $13,627

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $107,592 · end of year $91,727

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $454,467 · end of year $582,649

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $674,819 · end of year $363,846

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC TRANSFORMATION IS AN ARTIST-LED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT DEVELOPS CREATIVE STRATEGIES FOR INCREASED COMMUNITY CONNECTION, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND EQUITABLE PARTICIPATION IN RURAL PLACES.

  • ACTIVATE PROGRAM AREA IS TO ACTIVATE RURAL COMMUNITY ASSETS. THE YES HOUSE IS A MULTI-USE COMMUNITY SOCIAL AND CREATIVE GATHERING SPACE CURRENTLY UNDER RENOVATION THROUGH AN ARTIST-LED COMMUNITY DESIGN AND BUILD PROCESS. THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED EVENTS AS POSSIBLE, GIVEN STAFF CAPACITY AND CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES, INCLUDING ORGANIZING AND/OR COLLABORATING ON 48 IN-PERSON EVENTS, PERFORMANCES, AND GATHERINGS IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS CONTINUED THROUGHOUT 2023. THE YES HOUSE ALSO BEGAN OFFERING THE RIVER VALLEY RIPPLE ARTIST RESIDENCY FOCUSED ON UPLIFTING AND SUPPORTING RURAL ARTISTS WITH TIME, SPACE, AND RESOURCES TO FURTHER DEVELOP AND/OR EXPAND THEIR ARTISTIC PRACTICE. THE PLANNING AND APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THE INAUGURAL RIVER VALLEY RIPPLE CYCLE BEGAN IN 2023 WITH THE RESIDENCIES OCCURRING IN 2024. ACTIVATE RURAL USES A COHORT-BASED LEARNING LAB TO CULTIVATE AND INCREASE WELCOMING PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES USING AN ARTIST-LED ASSET ACTIVATION FRAMEWORK. FIVE BUILDING ACTIVATION PROJECTS IN MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES WITH A POPULATION UNDER 10,000 WERE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INAUGURAL 2023-2025 PROGRAM CYCLE.

    Expenses $408,027 · Revenue $1,850

  • SUPPORT PROGRAM AREA IS TO SUPPORT RURAL ARTS AND CULTURAL WORKERS. IGNITE RURAL SUPPORTS RURAL ARTISTS AND CULTURE BEARERS TO IMPLEMENT CREATIVE PROJECTS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE 2023 IGNITE RURAL ARTIST COHORT SUPPORTED EIGHT ARTISTS AND CULTURE BEARERS BASED IN RURAL COMMUNITIES WITH A POPULATION OF 20,000 OR LESS WITHIN THE COLONIAL STATE BORDERS OF MINNESOTA, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, AND THE 23 NATIVE NATIONS. FISCAL SPONSORSHIP SUPPORTS SMALL, START-UP ARTS GROUPS AND PROJECTS WORKING IN OR WITH RURAL COMMUNITIES THAT DO NOT WANT (OR ARE NOT READY) TO BECOME TAX- EXEMPT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. DOPT MANAGED 31,400 AND 3,188 IN FISCAL SPONSORSHIP FUNDS DURING 2022 AND 2023, RESPECTIVELY.

    Expenses $191,643 · Grants $2,013 · Revenue $150

  • NURTURE PROGRAM AREA IS TO NURTURE THE RURAL ARTS AND CULTURE FIELD. BEYOND THE CLOCK IS A SERIES OF VIRTUAL LEARNING EXCHANGES CONNECTING AND LIFTING UP RURAL ARTISTS, CULTURE WORKERS, AND CONNECTORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. DOPT HOSTED 9 BEYOND THE CLOCK EVENTS THROUGHOUT 2023. DOPT ENGAGED IN MENTORSHIP, COACHING, AND KEYNOTE/BREAKOUT PRESENTATIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. DOPT ALSO FACILITATED AND/OR PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS PARTNERSHIPS, COHORTS, PROGRAM DESIGN SESSIONS, ROUND TABLES, EXCHANGES, COALITIONS, AND COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE.

    Expenses $73,436 · Revenue $52,373

  • CONNECT PROGRAM AREA IS TO CONNECT RURAL MUNICIPALITIES AND ARTISTS. RURAL CIVIC ARTS PARTNERSHIP IS A COHORT-BASED LEARNING LAB THAT SUPPORTS RURAL COMMUNITY LEADERS IN WORKING WITH ARTISTS TO DEVELOP CREATIVE STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES. DURING 2023, RURAL CIVIC ARTS PARTNERSHIP COLLABORATED WITH THE SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA ARTS COUNCIL TO ENGAGE 30 PEOPLE REPRESENTING APPROXIMATELY 12 COMMUNITIES IN A CIVIC ARTS WORKSHOP HELD IN MARSHALL, MN. ADDITIONAL CONSULTING, PLANNING, FUNDRAISING, AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT CONTINUED THROUGHOUT 2023.

    Expenses $18,737 · Revenue $4,000

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Ashley Hanson

    CREATIVE EX.

    Total calculated
    $71,468
    From this org
    $71,468
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    36
  • Hannah Holman

    CREATIVE OP.

    Total calculated
    $66,406
    From this org
    $66,406
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    36
  • Anna Claussen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $19,500
    From this org
    $19,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Melissa Wray

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $150
    From this org
    $150
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Beth Pullan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $100
    From this org
    $100
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Heather McDougall

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jenn Lamb

    BOARD VICE C

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rachel Schwalbach

    BOARD TREASU

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mary Rothlisberger

    BOARD SECRET

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Bethany Lacktorin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jessica Huang

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Leah Cooper

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rachel Engh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anne Okeefe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joanna Schnedler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Leu Solomon

    DIRECTOR

    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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 May 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202441359349302664

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