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← THE ALLIANCE FOR MEDIA ARTS - CULTURE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by THE ALLIANCE FOR MEDIA ARTS - CULTURE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$561,878
Total expenses
$699,164
Contributions and grants received
$416,986
Grants paid
$77,060
Program service revenue
$144,806
Investment income
$86
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$405,091
Total liabilities, end of year
$91,825
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$313,266
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$603,057
Management and general expenses
$74,561
Fundraising expenses
$21,546
Program service expenses (Part III)
$603,057

Program services were 86.3% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $416,986

  • 2a · Program service revenue: INNOVATION STUDIO PROG

    total $128,000 · related or exempt $128,000

  • 2b · Program service revenue: FISCAL SPONSORSHIPS

    total $16,806 · related or exempt $16,806

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $86 · excluded $86

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $77,060 · program services $77,060

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $142,381 · program services $105,801 · management and general $18,447 · fundraising $18,133

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $10,265 · program services $8,212 · management and general $616 · fundraising $1,437

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $39,085 · management and general $39,085

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $312,642 · program services $312,642

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,374 · program services $2,374

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $12,781 · program services $5,219 · management and general $7,484 · fundraising $78

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $43,254 · program services $43,034 · fundraising $220

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,441 · program services $1,441

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $25,103 · program services $24,210 · fundraising $893

  • 20 · Interest

    total $3,807 · management and general $3,807

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,458 · management and general $4,458

  • 24a · Other expenses: HONORARIUM

    total $15,550 · program services $15,550

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $5,412 · program services $3,963 · management and general $664 · fundraising $785

  • 24c · Other expenses: ARTS2WORK

    total $1,551 · program services $1,551

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,000 · program services $2,000

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $27,719 · end of year $189,223

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $159,020 · end of year $186,210

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $340,000 · end of year $9,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $9,664 · end of year $7,096

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

    $21,790

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

    $18,468

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $7,780 · end of year $3,322

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,280 · end of year $10,240

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $96,911 · end of year $91,825

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$22,970 · end of year $101,607

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $473,522 · end of year $211,659

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO FACILITATE COLLABORATION, INNOVATION, STRATEGIC GROWTH AND CULTURAL IMPACT FOR THE MEDIA ARTS FIELD. WE ARE A NETWORK OF NETWORKS; WE EMBOLDEN CREATIVE MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS AND ARTISTS AND CONNECT THEM WITH THE WORLD.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO FACILITATE COLLABORATION, INNOVATION, STRATEGIC GROWTH AND CULTURAL IMPACT FOR THE MEDIA ARTS FIELD. WE ARE A NETWORK OF NETWORKS; WE EMBOLDEN CREATIVE MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS AND ARTISTS -- AND CONNECT THEM WITH THE WORLD. THROUGH A SUITE OF FORWARD-THINKING AND INCLUSIVE PROGRAMS, WE SUPPORT A DYNAMIC NETWORK OF ARTISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTED TO POWERFUL CREATIVE STORYTELLING AS AN ENGINE FOR SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION AND THE COLLECTIVE IMAGINATION. WE WORK TO PRESERVE AND CELEBRATE DIVERSE CULTURES AND CHAMPION FREE EXPRESSION AS THE COMMON LANGUAGE OF A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY. WE ADVOCATE FOR ARTISTS AND CREATIVE COMMUNITIES AND UPHOLD THE VOICES OF ARTISTS AND STORYTELLERS EVERYWHERE.

  • ARTS2WORK:ARTS2WORK IS A CREATIVE WORKFORCE INITIATIVE SPONSORED BY THE ALLIANCE FOR MEDIA ARTS + CULTURE, WINNER OF THE 2021 MIT SOLVE PRIZE FOR REIMAGINING PATHWAYS TO EMPLOYMENT IN THE US. ARTS2WORK INCLUDES THE VERY FIRST FEDERALLY-REGISTERED NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM IN MEDIA ARTS + CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INCLUDING NEW CAREER PIPELINES FOR MULTIMEDIA PRODUCERS, DIGITAL VIDEO EDITORS AND MULTIMEDIA GRAPHIC DESIGNERS. IT PROVIDES NEW INFRASTRUCTURE, EQUITY AND ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY FOR ARTISTS AND CREATIVE WORKERS, BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITIES AND INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE US. ARTS2WORK PRIORITIZES EQUITY AND INCLUSION WITH SPECIAL OUTREACH TO BIPOC, LOW-INCOME WORKERS, WOMEN, YOUTH, VETERANS AND DISABLED COMMUNITIES. THE ECOSYSTEM OF ARTS2WORK INCLUDES A NATIONAL NETWORK OF CREATIVE STUDIOS AND TRAINING CENTERS, PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDE PAID LEARN-ON-THE-JOB EXPERIENCES, REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP, ADVANCED APPRENTICESHIP LABS AND AN ONLINE LEARNING HUB WITH FREE TUTORIALS, NETWORKING AND ACCESS TO MENTORSHIP FOR ANYONE SEEKING TO BUILD A CAREER IN MEDIA. THE ALLIANCE SPONSORS ARTS2WORK-AFFILIATED PROGRAMS IN BALTIMORE, ALBANY, ATLANTA, PHILADELPHIA, DALLAS, OAKLAND, COLORADO SPRINGS, AND WATTS, WITH OTHERS ON THE WAY. HTTPS://ARTS2WORK.MEDIA/

    Expenses $434,627 · Grants $77,060

  • INNOVATION STUDIO: THE INNOVATION STUDIO PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF UNIQUE INTERACTIVE DIGITAL MEDIA PROJECTS, PLATFORMS, TOOLS AND APPROACHES TO STORYTELLING DESIGNED TO FOSTER STRONG, RESILIENT CREATIVE COMMUNITIES. WE THINK IN SYSTEMS, BUILD REPLICABLE MODELS, AND TAKE RISKS WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY. OUR TEAMS ARE DIVERSE, INTERGENERATIONAL AND COLLABORATIVE. STRATEGY, DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND PROTOTYPING IN THE ALLIANCE INNOVATION STUDIO IS CUSTOMIZED UNIQUELY FOR EACH PROJECT. WE BRING TOGETHER A TEAM OF CREATIVE AND TECH EXPERTS BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE PROJECT; THE CENTRAL REQUIREMENT FOR INCLUSION IN THE INNOVATION STUDIO IS A COMMITMENT TO SHARING OUT THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS WITH THE FIELD AND MAKING THE PROJECT AVAILABLE FOR REPLICATION IN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND CONTEXTS. IN EVERY CASE, WE WILL PUBLISH THE CODE, SHARE THE DATA AND PROVIDE TEMPLATES OR TOOLKITS TO ENABLE MEANINGFUL AND EFFECTIVE ADOPTION. PROJECTS DEVELOPED IN THE INNOVATION STUDIO INCLUDE THE OPEN ARCHIVE INITIATIVE, ALLIANCE XR GALLERY AND FUTURES WE DREAM, A NATIONAL CREATIVE COLLABORATION WITH THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.

    Expenses $138,942 · Revenue $128,000

  • GENERAL PROGRAM AND CONFERENCE:UNDER GENERAL PROGRAM SERVICES, WE OFFER A DIGITAL RESOURCE LIBRARY, AN ONLINE SCREENING ROOM, THE STORYTELLING MATTERS BLOG, A JOB BOARD AND A MONTHLY E-BULLETIN. WE ALSO OFFER A LIMITED FISCAL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM FOR INVITED PROJECTS THAT ALIGN WITH THE ALLIANCE MISSION. WE ALSO USE GENERAL PROGRAM FOR PILOT PROGRAMS THAT SERVE THE MEDIA ARTS FIELD THAT DO NOT YET FALL UNDER EXISTING PROGRAM HEADINGS. RECENT PILOT PROGRAMS INCLUDE A LOCAL COMMUNITY SCREENING SERIES IN SPOKANE, WA (WHERE THE ALLIANCE FOR MEDIA ARTS + CULTURE IS BASED), AND A NEW INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM PARTNERSHIP WITH COLOMBIA THROUGH THE AMERICAN ARTS INCUBATOR. IN 2020 DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS WE BROUGHT OUR NATIONAL CONFERENCE ONLINE AS THE NATIONAL DAY OF STORYTELLING. HTTPS://NATIONALDAYOFSTORYTELLING.MEDIA/, AND IN 2021, WE HELD A VIRTUAL CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING ON ARTS2WORK AND THE CREATIVE ECONOMY.

    Expenses $29,488 · Revenue $16,806

  • YOUTH MEDIA: THE ALLIANCE YOUTH MEDIA NETWORK PROGRAMS CONVENE, CONNECT, NURTURE AND SUSTAIN STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE YOUTH MEDIA FIELD. WE SUPPORT INNOVATIVE AND EMERGING MODELS OF PRACTICE WITHIN THE FIELDS OF YOUTH MEDIA, CREATIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, AND MEDIA LITERACY. WE DO THIS THROUGH THE COLLABORATIVE PRODUCTION OF A YOUTH MEDIA MAGAZINE, ONGOING COLLECTIVE ACTION WORK, HOSTING NATIONAL VIDEO ROUNDTABLES AND A GLOBAL YOUTH MEDIA SUMMIT, MENTORING A COHORT OF YOUTH MEDIA FELLOWS EACH YEAR, AND SUPPORTING THE LEADERS OF A NATIONAL NETWORK OF YOUTH MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS. ALL OF THE PROGRAMS OF OUR YOUTH MEDIA NETWORK USE AN INTERGENERATIONAL, CO-CREATIVE APPROACH AS A MEANS TO DEMONSTRATE THE POSSIBILITIES AND IMPACT OF A RANGE OF YOUTH AND ELDERS WORKING COLLABORATIVELY AND INCLUSIVELY, INTERROGATING POWER AND PRIVILEGE ACROSS PROGRAM AREAS, WITH THE GOAL OF PROVIDING NEW MODELS AND EMERGING PRACTICES FOR THE FIELD.

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

Listed in Part VII

  • CHRIS JOHNSON

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ERIC DOVERSBERGER

    VICE-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ANULA SHETTY

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BRIAN FRYE

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KASANDRA VERBRUGGHEN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARY TAHUI AN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ANDY BEACH

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CASSIDY ARKIN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • EDGAR BURCH

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • WENDY LEVY

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $142,381
    From this org
    $131,869
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,512
    Hours/week
    40

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.

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Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202323199349312787

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