Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$962,360

Total expenses

$732,130

Contributions and grants received

$343,301

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$553,004

Investment income

-$355

Other revenue

$66,410

Total assets, end of year

$1,654,229

Total liabilities, end of year

$47,946

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$1,606,283

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$569,737

Management and general expenses

$58,236

Fundraising expenses

$104,157

Program service expenses (Part III)

$569,737

Program services were 77.8% 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.

Mission and programs · 2022

• COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: BAYARTS CAMPUS, LOCATED IN CLEVELAND METROPARKS HUNTINGTON RESERVATION AND CONSISTS OF 4 HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT BUILDINGS AND THE KAREN RYEL CERAMIC ARTS AND EDUCATION CENTER, A STATE OF THE ART CERAMIC STUDIO. IN 2015 BAYARTS ACQUIRED THE LEASE TO THE FORMER HUNTINGTON PLAYHOUSE, ADJACENT TO THE CAMPUS TO EXPAND AND DIVERSIFY PROGRAMMING. PHASE ONE OF THE RENOVATION WAS COMPLETED IN 2019; PHASE TWO WILL BE COMPLETED BY 2022. BESIDES PROVIDING MUCH NEEDED SPACE FOR BAYARTS PROGRAMMING, THIS EXPANSION PROVIDES A VENUE FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS, ARTISTS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN NEED OF TEMPORARY WORKSPACE OR STORAGE. BAYARTS LOCATION IN THE PARK PROVIDES AN IDEA VENUE FOR FREE SUMMER EVENTS. AN OUTDOOR STAGE FEATURES LOCAL PERFORMERS (LIVE MUSIC, DANCE, THEATER) ALL FREE TO THE PUBLIC THANKS TO SPONSOR SUPPORT. ON AVERAGE, MORE THAN 20,000 VISITORS FROM ACROSS NORTHEAST OHIO ATTEND BAYARTS EVENTS. AN ANNUAL ART FESTIVAL, OFFERS ARTISTS AN AFFORDABLE OPTION TO SELL THEIR WORK; A SEASONAL WEEKLY MARKET FOCUSES ON COMMUNITY (AND DOGS) TO SUPPORT LOCAL VENDORS AND SOCIALIZE. THE RENOVATION OF THE FORMER PLAYHOUSE WILL ALLOW THIS TYPE OF PROGRAMMING, LIMITED TO WARMER MONTHS, TO BE HELD YEAR ROUND. BAYARTS COLLABORATES WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND OTHER NON-PROFITS INCLUDING CUYAHOGA PUBLIC LIBRARY, KIWANIS, CLEVELAND METROPARKS, LAKE ERIE NATURE & SCIENCE CENTER LOCAL SCHOOLS, SCOUTS, GARDEN CLUBS AND MORE. IN RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC OF 2020, A COMMUNITY MURAL WAS CREATED BY BAYARTS STUDENTS TO REFLECT UNITY AND COMMUNITY IN THIS DIFFICULT TIME. THE MURAL, HAS BECOME A POPULAR PHOTO OP FOR PARK VISITORS. IN 2021, THE INSTALLATION OF BAYARTS SENSORY EDUCATIONAL GARDEN WILL COMMENCE. THIS GARDEN WILL INVOLVE STUDENTS AND LOCAL VOLUNTEERS; PROGRAMMING WILL FOCUS ON EDUCATION AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.

  Expenses $569,737

• ARTIST SUPPORT: IT IS BAYARTS MISSION TO SUPPORT REGIONAL ARTISTS BY SHOWCASING THEIR WORK AND HELPING THEM SELL THROUGH VARIOUS MEANS. BAYARTS HAS 3 GALLERIES WITH ROTATING EXHIBITIONS; HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE THE ANNUAL JURIED SHOW WITH CASH PRIZES, ANNUAL CERAMIC SHOW AND SALE TO FEATURE BAYARTS ADVANCED STUDENT WORK AND RAISE FUNDS FOR THE STUDIO, ART CLUB STUDENTS SHOW AND EMERGING ARTISTS. BAYARTS IS A RESPECTED VENUE FOR PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS TO EXHIBIT AND SELL THEIR WORK. BAYARTS ENCOURAGES ARTISTS OF DIVERSE POPULATIONS TO EXPLORE NEW APPROACHES WITH VARIOUS MEDIUM. BAYARTS CONSIGNMENT SHOP FEATURES HUNDREDS OF ARTISTS YEAR ROUND PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DISPLAY, MARKETING AND COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION, THE WINTER HOLIDAY SHOP GENERATES 50% OF THE ANNUAL SHOP REVENUE. AN ANNUAL ART FESTIVAL OFFERS ARTISTS AN AFFORDABLE ALTERNATIVE TO OTHER FAIRS WHOS ENTRY FEES MAKE THEM PROHIBITIVE. OVER 100 ARTISTS PARTICIPATE FOR THE ONE DAY FREE EVENT ATTRACTING THOUSANDS OF VISITORS. A SUMMER MARKET PROVIDES INCOME TO ARTISTS AND VENDORS WHILE BRINGING THE COMMUNITY OUT EACH WEEK.

• EDUCATION PROGRAMMING: IN FYE JUNE 30, 2020 OVER 4,800 STUDENTS (FROM PRESCHOOLERS TO ADULTS) TOOK CLASSES WITH A WAIT-LIST 600 POTENTIAL STUDENTS FOR VARIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAMS. THE EXPANSION INTO THE FORMER PLAYHOUSE WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CLASSROOMS AND FLEX SPACE FOR EDUCATION AND OTHER CULTURAL PROGRAMMING. BAYARTS THEMED SUMMER CAMPS FOR CHILDREN ARE AMONG BAYARTS' MOST POPULAR AND SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS AND ROUTINELY SELL OUT QUICKLY. BAYARTS TAGLINE A LIFETIME OF ART BEGINS HERE, REFLECTS THE REPEAT ENROLLMENT THROUGHOUT A CHILDS LIFETIME INTO ADULTHOOD. BAYARTS YEAR ROUND PRESCHOOL PROGRAMMING IS AN ALA CARTE MENU OF HANDS ON ART, MUSIC AND NATURE. AFTER SCHOOL AND WEEKEND ART CLUB SERVES SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN. PORTFOLIO PREP AND ADVANCED CLASSES FOR TEENS PROVIDE MENTORING AND GUIDANCE FOR ART CAREERS. ADULTS CLASSES INCLUDE BEGINNER TO ADVANCED CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS IN MANY MEDIUM: PAINTING, JEWELRY, CERAMICS, WRITING AND MORE. CREATE NIGHTS, ARE ONE OFF EVENINGS FOR PRIVATE PARTIES OR SMALL GROUP PROJECTS LED BY BAYARTS FACULTY. BAYARTS FACULTY ARE PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS AND EDUCATORS. THEY ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A BACKGROUND ASSESSMENT AND UNDERGO SAFETY TRAINING. BAYARTS HAS HOSTED CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART FIBER CLUB, CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART (BOARD RETREAT), THE OHIO PLEIN AIR SOCIETY AND OTHER PROMINENT ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE ATTRACTED TO THE AMENITIES AND INSPIRING SETTING.

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

2022

Filed

6 June 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

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