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← THE ARTS COUNCIL OF THE SOUTHERN FINGER LAKES INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by THE ARTS COUNCIL OF THE SOUTHERN FINGER LAKES INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,479,509
Total expenses
$888,395
Contributions and grants received
$1,398,027
Grants paid
$296,770
Program service revenue
$22,620
Investment income
$56,018
Other revenue
$2,844
Total assets, end of year
$2,835,345
Total liabilities, end of year
$134,719
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,700,626
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$709,339
Management and general expenses
$107,847
Fundraising expenses
$71,209
Program service expenses (Part III)
$709,339

Program services were 79.8% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,043,122

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $354,905

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $2,374

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP FEES

    total $10,950 · related or exempt $10,950

  • 2b · Program service revenue: GALLERY SALES

    total $7,033 · related or exempt $7,033

  • 2c · Program service revenue: CONTRACTED SERVICES

    total $4,637 · related or exempt $4,637

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $30,530 · excluded $30,530

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $25,488

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

    securities $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $25,488

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $25,488 · excluded $25,488

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $19,631

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $25,981

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$6,350 · excluded -$6,350

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER EARNED REVENUE

    total $9,194 · related or exempt $9,194

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $9,194

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $118,430 · program services $118,430

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $178,340 · program services $178,340

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $78,896 · program services $43,393 · management and general $23,669 · fundraising $11,834

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $266,203 · program services $228,531 · management and general $7,036 · fundraising $30,636

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $7,610 · program services $6,537 · management and general $154 · fundraising $919

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $27,845 · program services $14,588 · management and general $8,994 · fundraising $4,263

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $27,330 · program services $21,693 · management and general $2,250 · fundraising $3,387

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $26,542 · management and general $26,542

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $56,319 · program services $36,123 · management and general $11,246 · fundraising $8,950

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,505 · program services $2,530 · management and general $1,616 · fundraising $359

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $13,423 · program services $8,401 · management and general $4,591 · fundraising $431

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $9,900 · program services $7,590 · management and general $1,307 · fundraising $1,003

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $26,129 · program services $22,676 · management and general $777 · fundraising $2,676

  • 17 · Travel

    total $6,043 · program services $5,537 · management and general $433 · fundraising $73

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $9,077 · management and general $9,077

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,730 · management and general $1,730

  • 24a · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL

    total $6,564 · program services $5,288 · management and general $233 · fundraising $1,043

  • 24b · Other expenses: ARTIST COMMISSIONS FEES

    total $5,399 · program services $5,399

  • 24c · Other expenses: GRANT EXPENSE

    total $4,828 · management and general $4,828

  • 24d · Other expenses: PRINTING

    total $2,989 · program services $1,771 · management and general $311 · fundraising $907

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $10,293 · program services $2,512 · management and general $3,053 · fundraising $4,728

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $725,625 · end of year $548,351

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $9,059 · end of year $7,624

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $181,036 · end of year $818,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,495 · end of year $3,466

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

    $118,383

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

    $54,331

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $10,527 · end of year $64,052

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,113,282 · end of year $1,303,842

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $109,344 · end of year $90,010

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $31,081 · end of year $36,209

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $5,000 · end of year $10,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $107,844 · end of year $88,510

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,035,557 · end of year $1,092,145

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $972,886 · end of year $1,608,481

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE ARTS COUNCIL OF THE SOUTHERN FINGER LAKES, INC. IS TO ENHANCE THE CULTURAL ARTS IN THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY ACTING AS AN ADVOCATE AND CATALYST TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION, ADVANCE COLLABORATION AND OPTIMIZE RESOURCES.

  • STATE COMMUNITY REGRANT (SCR) FUNDS FROM THE NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS (NYSCA), A STATE AGENCY, ARE ADMINISTERED LOCALLY BY THE ARTS COUNCIL OF THE SOUTHERN FINGER LAKES (THE ARTS COUNCIL). THEY ARE DISTRIBUTED IN THREE DIFFERENT GRANTS: 1) COMMUNITY ARTS GRANTS SUPPORT ARTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES OF ARTISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN SERVICE TO RESIDENTS IN CATTARAUGUS, CHEMUNG, SCHUYLER, STEUBEN, AND TIOGA COUNTIES. THESE ACTIVITIES INCREASE THE VALUE OF THE ARTS AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND MAKE THE ARTS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. GRANTS RANGING FROM $500 TO $5,000 ARE AVAILABLE TO ARTISTS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. 2) TEACHING ARTIST GRANTS SUPPORT SEQUENTIAL, ARTS EDUCATION PROJECTS THAT TAKE PLACE IN-SCHOOL, AFTER SCHOOL, OR IN COMMUNITY CENTERS IN CATTARAUGUS, CHEMUNG, SCHUYLER, STEUBEN, AND TIOGA COUNTIES. PROJECTS CAN ONLY SUPPORT K-12 AGED STUDENTS. PROJECT MUST PROVIDE AT LEAST 3 SEQUENTIAL, TEACHING SESSIONS BETWEEN THE SAME TEACHING ARTIST(S) AND THE SAME GROUP OF STUDENTS.GRANTS RANGING FROM $500 TO $5,000 ARE AVAILABLE TO ARTISTS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. 3) INDIVIDUAL ARTIST GRANTS SUPPORT THE CREATION OF NEW WORK BY INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS RESIDING IN CATTARAUGUS, CHEMUNG, SCHUYLER, STEUBEN, AND TIOGA COUNTIES. THE GOAL OF THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT THE CREATIVE WORK OF INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS IN ALL DISCIPLINES WHILE ENCOURAGING INTERACTION BETWEEN ARTISTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. ALL CREATED ARTWORK MUST BE MADE ACCESSIBLE TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH AN ACTIVITY OR PLATFORM THAT CAN BE ACCESSIBLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. GRANTS RANGING FROM $1,000 TO $2,500 ARE AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS.

    Expenses $390,616 · Grants $262,630

  • FOLK ARTS - THE FOLK ARTS PROGRAM SERVES THE PUBLIC, ARTISTS, ARTS/CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS AND SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHERN TIER OF NEW YORK STATE. PARTIALLY FUNDED BY THE NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS, ITS PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO SUPPORT REGIONAL FOLK ART TRADITIONS, AS WELL AS FOLK ART TRADITIONS OF OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

    Expenses $109,375 · Grants $12,567

  • ARTIST DEVELOPMENT GRANTS SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AS HELP TO ALLEVIATE ECONOMIC DISPARITY AND INSECURITY OF ARTISTS FROM CHEMUNG, SCHUYLER, AND STEUBEN COUNTIES. THE ARTS COUNCIL OF THE SOUTHERN FINGER LAKES ADMINISTERS ARTIST DEVELOPMENT GRANTS WITH FUNDING FROM THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ELMIRA-CORNING AND THE FINGER LAKES.

    Expenses $11,795 · Grants $11,795

  • VARIOUS OTHER PROGRAMS PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THE CULTURAL ARTS IN THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY ACTING AS AN ADVOCATE AND CATALYST TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION, ADVANCE COLLABORATION AND OPTIMIZE RESOURCES.

    Expenses $197,553 · Grants $9,778 · Revenue $31,814

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Karen Martin

    PRESIDENT WITH FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Beth Manwaring

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Amy Irvine

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Babatunde Ayanfodun

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Michelle Caulfield

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Paul Dressen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Joy Perry

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Eric Meek

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Cynthia Raj

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Dave Rochelle

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Clare Van Den Blink

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • John Sirianni

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Constance Sullivan-Blum

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $78,896
    From this org
    $76,167
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,729
    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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
2 March 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202540649349301034

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