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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by LEAF COMMUNITY ARTS.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,133,723
Total expenses
$1,388,997
Contributions and grants received
$791,857
Grants paid
$60,402
Program service revenue
$307,440
Investment income
$29,043
Other revenue
$5,383
Total assets, end of year
$2,773,507
Total liabilities, end of year
$358,954
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,414,553
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,301,201
Management and general expenses
$85,889
Fundraising expenses
$1,907
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,301,201

Program services were 93.7% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $77,542

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $139,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $575,315

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EVENT ADMISSION FEES

    total $219,233 · related or exempt $219,233

  • 2b · Program service revenue: GLOBAL ARTS FEES

    total $45,644 · related or exempt $45,644

  • 2c · Program service revenue: OTHER EVENT FEES

    total $25,820 · related or exempt $25,820

  • 2d · Program service revenue: LSS

    total $16,743 · related or exempt $16,743

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $29,043 · excluded $29,043

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $21,344

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $15,971

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $5,373 · related or exempt $5,373

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $10 · excluded $10

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $10

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $8,321 · program services $8,321

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $52,081 · program services $52,081

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $91,670 · program services $73,070 · management and general $18,600

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $261,996 · program services $208,837 · management and general $53,159

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $3,708 · program services $2,956 · management and general $752

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $31,130 · program services $24,814 · management and general $6,316

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $24 · program services $24

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $494 · program services $487 · management and general $7

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $215,263 · program services $212,249 · management and general $3,014

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $46,069 · program services $44,365 · management and general $1,704

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $29,653 · program services $28,184 · management and general $1,469

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $15,175 · program services $15,175

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $172,675 · program services $172,675

  • 17 · Travel

    total $28,564 · program services $28,279 · management and general $285

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $747 · program services $747

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $16,192 · program services $15,609 · management and general $583

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM FEES

    total $175,218 · program services $175,218

  • 24b · Other expenses: PERFORMERS

    total $127,638 · program services $127,638

  • 24c · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSE

    total $40,355 · program services $40,355

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL

    total $17,279 · program services $17,279

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $54,745 · program services $52,838 · fundraising $1,907

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $152,088 · end of year $292,078

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $275,584 · end of year $67,051

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $25,986 · end of year $23,355

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

    $1,497,315

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

    $268,420

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,261,723 · end of year $1,228,895

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $100,000 · end of year $200,000

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $933,240 · end of year $953,883

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $7,095 · end of year $8,245

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $12,446 · end of year $6,273

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $81,584 · end of year $352,681

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,025,765 · end of year $835,641

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,635,921 · end of year $1,578,912

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

LEAF GLOBAL ARTS IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOCUSING ON BUILDING COMMUNITY, CONNECTING CULTURES, AND ENRICHING LIVES THROUGH THE ARTS, LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY, WITH FESTIVALS, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

COMMUNITY CULTURAL EVENTS, FESTIVALS, AND ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS

  • LEAF EVENTS LEAF FESTIVAL IS LEAF'S FOUNDING EVENT. AN INTER- GENERATIONAL COMMUNITY GATHERS AT LAKE EDEN IN BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA FOR A DYNAMIC EXPERIENCE OF MUSIC, ART, AND CULTURE FROM AROUND THE GLOBE. LEAF DOWNTOWN CELEBRATES CREATIVITY, DIVERSITY, AND FAMILIES IN THE HEART OF ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. THIS SIGNATURE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY EVENT ENCOURAGES INTERPERSONAL EXCHANGE, CULTURAL AWARENESS, ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE, AND WELCOMING SPACES FOR ALL WALKS OF LIFE.

    Expenses $892,210 · Grants $60,402 · Revenue $245,053

  • LEAF IN SCHOOLS AND STREETS A LOCAL CULTURAL ARTS PROGRAM THAT ISES THE ARTS TO BRIDGE CULTURES AND CREATE LIFE-AFFIRMING, COMMUNITY BUILDING EXPERIENCES, AND EMPOWERING YOUTH TO BECOME GLOBAL CITIZENS, LEADERS, AND AGENTS OF POSITIVE CHANGE.

    Expenses $189,757 · Revenue $16,743

  • LEAF INTERNATIONAL A COLLABORATION DEDICATED TO CULTURAL PRESERVATION, EXCHANGE, AND FOSTERING GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP. LEAF COLLABORATES WITH COMMUNITIES TO SUPPORT CULTURE-KEEPERS WHO TEACH LOCAL YOUTH THEIR TRADITIONAL ARTS.

    Expenses $71,616

  • LEAF GLOBAL: THE LEAF GLOBAL ARTS EXPERIENCE IS A CREATIVE IMMERSIVE AND INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE THAT WEAVES TOGETHER ELEMENTS OF AN INTERACTIVE MUSEUM AND AN ARTS CENTER.

    Expenses $147,618 · Revenue $45,644

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jennifer Pickering

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $58,337
    From this org
    $58,337
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Leigh Maher

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $33,333
    From this org
    $33,333
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Cori Anderson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chris Bubenik

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nicole Cush

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tiffany De'Bellot

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Dowd

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Jennifer Gaymu

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Warren Givens

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Hale

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Amy Kawar

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Herbert Kinobe

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Jay Lively

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jay Moye

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Justice Rogers

    CHAIR EMERIT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Brian Smith

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rick Stevenson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Trenton Thomas

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Noah Wilson

    SECRETARY/WH

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

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
2024
Filed
31 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202523109349303812

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