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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by AKRON SOUL TRAIN.

Totals

Total revenue
$114,992
Total expenses
$121,224
Contributions and grants received
$111,697
Grants paid
$12,000
Program service revenue
$1,889
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$1,406
Total assets, end of year
$130,082
Total liabilities, end of year
$45,212
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$84,870
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$55,131
Management and general expenses
$25,817
Fundraising expenses
$40,276
Program service expenses (Part III)
$55,131

Program services were 45.5% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $1,089

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $13,382

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $97,226

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FELLOWSHIP FEES

    total $1,889 · related or exempt $1,889

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $4,449

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $3,043

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $1,406 · related or exempt $1,406

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $12,000 · program services $12,000

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $58,930 · program services $22,394 · management and general $8,250 · fundraising $28,286

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $5,086 · program services $1,931 · management and general $713 · fundraising $2,442

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $11,804 · program services $2,361 · management and general $7,082 · fundraising $2,361

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $6,559 · program services $272 · management and general $5,942 · fundraising $345

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,913 · program services $991 · management and general $961 · fundraising $961

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $366 · program services $366

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,587 · program services $983 · management and general $362 · fundraising $1,242

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $6,947 · program services $6,947

  • 17 · Travel

    total $10 · program services $10

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $359 · program services $359

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,200 · program services $2,240 · management and general $960

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,003 · program services $1,142 · management and general $420 · fundraising $1,441

  • 24a · Other expenses: GALLERY EXPENSES

    total $2,706 · program services $893 · management and general $920 · fundraising $893

  • 24b · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING EXPENSE

    total $2,096 · fundraising $2,096

  • 24c · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSES

    total $1,917 · program services $1,917

  • 24d · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $375 · program services $127 · management and general $124 · fundraising $124

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $366 · program services $198 · management and general $83 · fundraising $85

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $12,765 · end of year $21,813

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $65,730 · end of year $45,730

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

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

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,577 · end of year $1,577

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

    $59,489

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

    $14,448

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $48,074 · end of year $45,041

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $1,653 · end of year $1,486

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $5,394 · end of year $9,435

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $37,990 · end of year $45,212

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $10,142

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $86,667 · end of year $84,870

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,394

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

AKRON SOUL TRAIN (AST) IS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESIDENCY PROGRAM THAT AWARDS 12-15 ARTISTS WITH PAID RESIDENCIES EACH CALENDAR YEAR. OUR ORGANIZATION GIVES SPACE, TIME, AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO OHIO VISUAL, PERFORMING, AND LITERARY CREATIVES SO THEY MAY INNOVATE AND PRESENT NEW WORKS TO THE PUBLIC. IN ADDITION TO CREATIVE EXPERIMENTATION, ARTISTS ARE ASKED TO DESIGN A PUBLIC PROGRAM FOR THE GREATER AKRON COMMUNITY WITH THE INTENTION TO PROVIDE ARTS ENGAGEMENT OR EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO UNDERSERVED AUDIENCES. THE PROGRAM WILL RESPOND DIRECTLY TO THE ARTISTS RESIDENCY WORK AND CAN BEBUT IS NOT LIMITED TOA PERFORMANCE, PANEL DISCUSSION, ARTIST TALK, DEMONSTRATION, OR HANDS-ON WORKSHOP. OUR TEAM WORKS DIRECTLY WITH EACH RESIDENT TO FULLY DEVELOP THEIR COMMUNITY EVENT AND IDENTIFY AKRON PARTNERS FOR CROSS-COLLABORATION AND AUDIENCE REACH.

Activities or mission (Part I)

AKRON SOUL TRAIN (AST) AIMS TO BE A NATIONALLY RENOWNED MULTIDISCIPLINARY ART PROGRAM, ATTRACTING DIVERSE ARTISTS AND FOSTERING ARTISTIC EXPRESSION. AS A CATALYST FOR THE ARTS IN NORTHEAST OHIO, WE ARE COMMITTED TO INSPIRING THE MINDS AND LIVES OF ARTISTS AND ENGAGING THE GREATER AKRON COMMUNITY IN THE ARTISTIC JOURNEY. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATION, WE AIM TO CREATE A THRIVING ARTS ECOSYSTEM THAT ENRICHES THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF OUR REGION. IN 2019, AKRON SOUL TRAIN ESTABLISHED A PERMANENT GALLERY SPACE ON SOUTH MAIN STREET IN THE HEART OF AKRON'S DOWNTOWN ARTS DISTRICT. THIS LOCATION PROVIDES THE COMMUNITY WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO VIEW AND PARTICIPATE IN VISUAL ART EXHIBITIONS, PERFORMANCES, AND WORKSHOPS WITH OUR RESIDENT ARTISTS. IT IS ALSO NEAR OTHER AKRON ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON, WHICH IS CONVENIENT FOR COLLABORATIONS. IN 2020, AFTER THE PANDEMIC SHUT DOWN, AKRON SOUL TRAIN OPENED AN INNER GALLERY SPACE, CALLED THE CAPSOUL GALLERY, DEDICATED TO SHOW

  • AKRON SOUL TRAIN HAS AWARDED 74 ARTISTS WITH PAID RESIDENCIES SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2016 AND HAS SUPPORTED AN ADDITIONAL 16 ARTISTS THROUGH PROJECTS DESIGNED FOR OUR CAPSOUL GALLERY. TO AUGMENT THE VOICE OF THE ARTIST AND TO ENGAGE WITH OUR NON-ARTS COMMUNITY MEMBERS WE ACTIVELY LOOK FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES IN ADDITION TO THE 12 ARTIST- LED PROGRAMS WE HOST EACH YEAR FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AST ALSO ACTIVELY PURSUES COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS THAT ALIGN WITH OUR MISSION AND VISION TO CREATE A DESTINATION FOR GREATER AKRON RESIDENTS TO ENGAGE WITH ARTISTS AND PARTICIPATE IN THE ARTISTIC PROCESS. IN 2022 WE BEGAN A PARTNERSHIP WITH AKRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, COLLEGE, AND CAREER ACADEMIES AS PART OF THEIR NON-PROFIT DISCOVERY EXPERIENCE. THE PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT A NONPROFIT'S MISSION, TO BECOME AWARE OF THE NEEDS AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THEIR COMMUNITY, AND TO EXPLORE THE CAREERS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORT THE SUCCESS OF THAT NONPROFITS WORK. ON NOVEMBER 15, 2022, WE WELCOMED A SMALL CLASS OF SIXTH-GRADE MILLER SOUTH STUDENTS AS PART OF THIS COLLABORATION. THE STUDENTS TOURED OUR FACILITIES, INTERACTED WITH THE ART OF EMERGING ARTIST DANIEL TRZCINSKI, AND HAD A ONE-ON-ONE DISCUSSION WITH OUR ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE, DREW IPOLLITI. FROM A DATA CONTEXT HERE ARE SOME NUMBERS THAT WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT. AST HAS SEEN A 33% INCREASE IN ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE APPLICATIONS SINCE WE LAUNCHED OUR 2018 ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS SEEN A 30% INCREASE IN TOTAL IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE SINCE 2021, AND WEVE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF BIPOC ATTENDEES BY 9% IN 2022. ADDITIONALLY, WE SEND THE AST ARTISTS POST-RESIDENCY FEEDBACK SURVEYS AT BOTH THE CONCLUSION OF THE RESIDENCY AND 2 YEARS POST-RESIDENCY. THESE ARE ANONYMOUS AND INTEND TO EVALUATE HOW WELL WE HAVE SERVED ARTISTS IN SHORT AND LONG TERMS AND ARE USED AS GUIDEPOSTS FOR ANY CHANGES THAT MAY BE NECESSARY TO MEET ARTIST NEEDS. TESTIMONIALS FROM THESE ANONYMOUS SURVEYS INDICATE THAT OUR PROGRAM IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE. I HAVE RECEIVED MORE EXHIBITION OFFERS IN THE AREA, CONTACT WITH PEOPLE WHO VIEWED THE PRESS REVIEW, THE SALE OF A PIECE IN THE SHOW, NEW INTERACTIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY, AND AN ADDITION TO MY RESUME THAT WILL HELP ME PARTICIPATE IN FUTURE RESIDENCY PROGRAMS NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. MOST IMPORTANTLY THOUGH, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY AND RESOURCES TO TAKE TIME TO CREATE A NEW SERIES OF WORK THAT I FEEL DEFINES MY ARTISTIC EXPRESSION, AND WILL INFORM MUCH OF MY FUTURE WORK. I WAS ABLE TO SHOW A GALLERIST MY WORK WHICH HELPED ME GET A SOLO SHOW. BEFORE AND DURING THE EXHIBITION THERE WAS AMPLE PRESS COVERAGE AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEAK WITH THE PUBLIC. LONG TERM THESE ARTIFACTS AND EXPERIENCES WILL SERVE ME WELL AS I PURSUE ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.

    Expenses $55,131 · Revenue $3,295

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Nancy Brennan

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jenny Frantz

    TREASURER, R

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Glenn Gillespie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Connie Hesske

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mary Ann Jackson

    DIRECTOR, RE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jill Bacon Madden

    VICE-PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Francine Parr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Howard Parr

    DIRECTOR, RE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Antha Poleondakis

    DIRECTOR, RE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Elizabeth Robb

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Arnold Tunstall

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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
20 September 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202342759349300524

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