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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BERKS ARTS COUNCIL.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,945,831
Total expenses
$2,152,079
Contributions and grants received
$819,427
Grants paid
$180,056
Program service revenue
$1,039,437
Investment income
$22,290
Other revenue
$64,677
Total assets, end of year
$1,466,976
Total liabilities, end of year
$817,575
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$649,401
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,863,230
Management and general expenses
$211,556
Fundraising expenses
$77,293
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,863,230

Program services were 86.6% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $278,296

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $541,131

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TICKET SALES

    total $1,020,203 · related or exempt $1,020,203

  • 2b · Program service revenue: OTHER EVENT REVENUE

    total $19,234 · related or exempt $19,234

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $14,396 · excluded $14,396

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $7,894

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

    securities $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $7,894

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $7,894 · excluded $7,894

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $101,569

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $46,933

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $54,636 · related or exempt $54,636

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $10,041 · related or exempt $10,041

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $10,041

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $180,056 · program services $180,056

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $112,332 · program services $72,342 · management and general $21,141 · fundraising $18,849

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $150,774 · program services $89,817 · management and general $36,544 · fundraising $24,413

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $38,827 · program services $23,757 · management and general $8,708 · fundraising $6,362

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $22,433 · program services $13,813 · management and general $4,933 · fundraising $3,687

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $23,716 · management and general $23,716

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,391 · management and general $1,391

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $107,587 · program services $105,895 · management and general $1,692

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $35,436 · program services $2,057 · management and general $22,674 · fundraising $10,705

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $16,518 · management and general $16,518

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $36,743 · management and general $36,743

  • 17 · Travel

    total $9,886 · program services $6,650 · management and general $3,236

  • 20 · Interest

    total $4,522 · management and general $4,522

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,932 · management and general $3,932

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,413 · management and general $6,413

  • 24a · Other expenses: ARTIST FEES

    total $645,696 · program services $645,696

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER EVENT EXPENSES

    total $363,414 · program services $342,458 · management and general $13,204 · fundraising $7,752

  • 24c · Other expenses: PRODUCTION COSTS

    total $330,963 · program services $330,963

  • 24d · Other expenses: TICKET SALES AND VENUE

    total $29,726 · program services $29,726

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $31,714 · program services $20,000 · management and general $6,189 · fundraising $5,525

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $370,158 · end of year $105,680

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $585,522 · end of year $333,939

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $16,650 · end of year $195,765

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $17,237 · end of year $30,000

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $14,298 · end of year $28,470

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $8,730 · end of year $61,663

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

    $34,858

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

    $12,954

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $10,026 · end of year $21,904

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $461,573 · end of year $585,954

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $127,090 · end of year $103,601

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $53,174 · end of year $150,916

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $87,200 · end of year $2,200

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $462,724 · end of year $476,214

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $75,400 · end of year $75,400

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $129,426 · end of year $112,845

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $763,360 · end of year $646,901

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $40,000 · end of year $2,500

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE BERKS ARTS COUNCIL IS TO INSPIRE, ENGAGE AND UNITE OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH ARTS EDUCATION, COLLABORATION, AND PRESENTATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO CULTIVATE, SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THE ARTS IN OUR COMMUNITY

  • JAZZ PROGRAMMING - BERKS JAZZ FEST IS ONE OF THE LARGEST FESTIVALS OF ITS KIND IN THE NATION, BERKS JAZZ FEST BRINGS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF JAZZ ENTHUSIASTS TO GREATER READING EACH SPRING TO ENJOY MORE THAN 40 MAJOR CONCERTS OVER THE COURSE OF TEN JAZZ-FILLED DAYS. IN ADDITION, BERKS ARTS COUNCIL HELD THE ART OF JAZZ: THE VISUAL ART COMPONENT OF BERKS JAZZ FEST, FEATURING A JURIED EXHIBITION WITH JAZZ/MUSIC-INSPIRED ARTWORK FROM REGIONAL ARTISTS IN ALL MEDIUMS. GETJAZZED EDUCATION: GETJAZZED EDUCATION WAS REBRANDED IN 2022 TO ALIGN MORE CLOSELY WITH THE BERKS JAZZ FEST. THE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO STRIVE TO INSPIRE STUDENT MUSICIANS TO EXPLORE JAZZ AS MUSICIANS, SUPPORTERS, AND ENTHUSIASTS THROUGH MEMORABLE JAZZ EDUCATION EXPERIENCES. ADDITIONALLY, THE GETJAZZED EDUCATION PROGRAM GREW IN SCOPE TO INCLUDE A NEW "JAM ON THE ROAD" INITIATIVE IN PHILADELPHIA, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HOST VENUE, SETTLEMENT MUSIC SCHOOL.

    Expenses $1,192,201 · Revenue $890,739

  • BANDSHELL CONCERTS - ARTS PARTNERS WITH THE CITY OF READING AND COUNTY OF BERKS TO HOST FREE COMMUNITY CONCERTS EACH SUMMER AT THE CITY PARK BANDSHELL.

    Expenses $97,956 · Revenue $497

  • OTHER PROGRAMS - VARIOUS WORKSHOPS AND PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE THE ARTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN BERKS COUNTY. EVENTS INCLUDED SPECIAL CONCERTS AND EXIBITIONS HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASONARTS ROUNDTABLE: A BI-MONTHLY PROGRAM FOR LOCAL ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND ARTISTS TO MEET, SHARE IDEAS, DISCUSS CURRENT TRENDS/PROGRAMS AND FUNDING. SEE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON SCHEDULE O.PENNSYLVANIA PARTNERS IN THE ARTS: 18 CREATIVE SECTOR FLEX FUND GRANTS TOTALING $90,000 AND 39 GRANTS TOTALING $78,000 FOR THE CREATIVE ENTREPRENEUR ACCELERATOR PROGRAM FOR BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURS IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES.FAST LANE ART: A CELEBRATION OF PUBLIC ART AND ART EDUCATION, IN WHICH BERKS ARTS WORKS WITH LOCAL PROPERTY OWNERS TO DISPLAY STUDENT ARTWORK IN UNIQUE PUBLIC SETTINGS.SUMMER FEST: ARTS PARTNERS WITH FIRST ENERGY STADIUM AND THE CITY OF READING AND COUNTY OF BERKS TO HOST FREE WEEKEND OF COMMUNITY CONCERTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN EACH SUMMER AT THE READING PHILLIES HOME STADIUM.BEGINNING IN JANUARY 2022, A PARTNERSHIP WAS FORMED WITH MUSIC EDUCATORS OF BERKS COUNTY (MEBC) FOR BERKS ARTS TO PRODUCE/PRESENT SCHOLASTIC MUSIC FESTIVALS FOR THE COHORT OF TEACHERS, RESULTING IN PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE THAN 1,200 STUDENTS GRADES 6- 12 COUNTYWIDE IN THE AREAS OF BAND, CHORUS, AND ORCHESTRA.

    Expenses $358,547 · Grants $180,056 · Revenue $57,946

  • READING BLUES FEST: AN ANNUAL WEEKEND CELEBRATION OF TRADITIONAL BLUES AND ITS CONTEMPORARY SUBGENRES, HELD EACH NOVEMBER.

    Expenses $214,526 · Revenue $90,255

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Mike Kuczala

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Debbie Waters

    VP OF ADMINISTRATION

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brian Bubnis

    VP OF PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ann Woodward

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Glenn Fox

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Keith Mooney

    PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Frank Buttaro Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Thomas Dareneau

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dan Esterly

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marisela Fuster

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Troy Kantner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bill Nelson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lee Olsen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jayme Rhoads

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Sedoti

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lee Spenadel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Justin Heimbecker

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU JULY 2024)

    Total calculated
    $112,332
    From this org
    $106,983
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,349
    Hours/week
    55

  • Tish Davis

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AS OF JULY 2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    50

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
29 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202433039349301618

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