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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by WEST MICHIGAN CENTER FOR ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,431,383
Total expenses
$2,677,737
Contributions and grants received
$2,816,567
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$578,391
Investment income
$71,734
Other revenue
-$35,309
Total assets, end of year
$10,137,530
Total liabilities, end of year
$290,653
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$9,846,877
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,996,155
Management and general expenses
$382,795
Fundraising expenses
$298,787
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,996,155

Program services were 74.5% 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

    $154,358

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,662,209

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $35,948

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $578,391 · related or exempt $578,391

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $79,009 · excluded $79,009

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $7,275

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$7,275

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$7,275 · excluded -$7,275

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $28,500

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

    $154,358

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $63,809

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$35,309 · excluded -$35,309

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $112,239 · program services $69,588 · management and general $22,448 · fundraising $20,203

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,039,841 · program services $705,997 · management and general $216,148 · fundraising $117,696

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $24,321 · program services $15,517 · management and general $6,003 · fundraising $2,801

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $63,147 · program services $44,167 · management and general $15,110 · fundraising $3,870

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $91,584 · program services $77,761 · management and general $10,194 · fundraising $3,629

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $13,200 · management and general $13,200

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $18,349 · management and general $18,349

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $422,959 · program services $394,771 · management and general $18,878 · fundraising $9,310

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $35,686 · program services $13,672 · management and general $234 · fundraising $21,780

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $15,946 · program services $9,538 · management and general $1,662 · fundraising $4,746

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $61,805 · program services $48,208 · management and general $7,417 · fundraising $6,180

  • 17 · Travel

    total $15,725 · program services $14,191 · management and general $1,206 · fundraising $328

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $198,431 · program services $154,776 · management and general $23,812 · fundraising $19,843

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $30,283 · program services $23,621 · management and general $3,634 · fundraising $3,028

  • 24a · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSES

    total $155,136 · program services $91,171 · management and general $2,391 · fundraising $61,574

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $99,547 · program services $78,250 · management and general $12,077 · fundraising $9,220

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $81,166 · program services $79,195 · management and general $1,742 · fundraising $229

  • 24d · Other expenses: STUDENT SUPPORTS

    total $79,816 · program services $79,816

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $118,556 · program services $95,916 · management and general $8,290 · fundraising $14,350

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,106,482 · end of year $234,214

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $796,112 · end of year $1,547,395

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $520,159 · end of year $1,076,462

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $113,724 · end of year $59,990

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $4,378 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,170 · end of year $0

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

    $5,750,411

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

    $1,032,149

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,917,418 · end of year $4,718,262

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,370,928 · end of year $2,269,886

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $386,190 · end of year $231,321

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $132,152 · end of year $290,653

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $87,839

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,603,301 · end of year $6,731,277

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,393,269 · end of year $3,115,600

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

WMCAT PROVIDES A CULTURE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO MAKE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PROGRESS IN THEIR LIVES AND COMMUNITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE A CULTURE OF OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PROGRESS.

  • ARTS AND TECH: THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, TUITION-FREE AFTERSCHOOL TEEN ARTS + TECH PROGRAM THROUGH WHICH GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS LEVERAGE VISUAL ARTS AND DIGITAL MEDIA TO BUILD CREATIVE CONFIDENCE, ELEVATE VOICE, CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY, AND EXPLORE POSSIBILITIES FOR THE FUTURE. ARTS + TECH AT WMCAT ALSO INCLUDES DAYTIME STUDIO EXPERIENCES WITH MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND WEEK-LONG, TUITION-BASED SUMMER CAMPS.

    Expenses $337,077 · Revenue $57,834

  • WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: A TUITION-FREE ADULT CAREER TRAINING PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES KENT COUNTY ADULTS EXPERIENCING UNDER- OR UNEMPLOYMENT A PATHWAY TO INCOME STABILITY AND LONG-TERM FAMILY ECONOMIC SECURITY THROUGH CAREER TRAINING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AT WMCAT ALSO INCLUDES STEP YEAR, A TUITION-FREE PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS YOUNG ADULTS (AGES 18-24) WITH SELF-DISCOVERY AND FINDING A CAREER OR EDUCATIONAL PATH THAT'S RIGHT FOR THEM.

    Expenses $665,367 · Revenue $95,830

  • SOCIAL ENTERPRISE: AFFIRMS THE MISSION OF WMCAT AND PROVIDES EARNED REVENUE BACK TO THE ORGANIZATION THROUGH MISSION-ALIGNED WORK. PUBLIC AGENCY AT WMCAT IS A HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN CONSULTANCY THAT WORKS WITH ORGANIZATIONS LOCALLY, STATEWIDE, AND NATIONALLY TO FOSTER CULTURES OF EQUITY, ACTION, AND INNOVATION. WITH A PORTFOLIO OF MULTI-SECTOR COLLABORATION, PUBLIC AGENCY PROMOTES METHODS AND MINDSETS THAT PRIORITIZE THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF THOSE MOST IMPACTED BY THE DESIGN.

    Expenses $834,383 · Revenue $360,063

  • WMCAT HOSTS MULTIPLE SMALLER PROGRAMS WHICH HELP SPREAD ITS MISSION INCLUDING: FISCAL SPONSORSHIP, OPPORTUNITY CURATORS, ETC.

    Expenses $159,328 · Revenue $64,664

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Brian Schwartz

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Wendy Brummel

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Thomas Braun

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Maleika J Brown

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Omar Hall

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Timothy Williams

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Michelle Meulendyk-Yost

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Kim McLaughlin

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Elizabeth Wells Skaggs

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lauren Youngdahl Snyder

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Scott Dresen

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jamon Alexander

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $106,965
    From this org
    $103,444
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,521
    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
16 January 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202440809349300714

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