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← ARTS MIDWEST

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ARTS MIDWEST.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,338,709
Total expenses
$6,473,618
Contributions and grants received
$6,562,333
Grants paid
$2,650,612
Program service revenue
$390,657
Investment income
$385,719
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$14,690,677
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,113,495
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$12,577,182
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,723,412
Management and general expenses
$1,489,026
Fundraising expenses
$261,180
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,723,412

Program services were 73.0% 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)

    $5,183,168

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,379,165

  • 2a · Program service revenue: State Arts Agency Dues

    total $384,345 · related or exempt $384,345

  • 2b · Program service revenue: State Special Projects

    total $147 · related or exempt $147

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $6,165 · related or exempt $6,165

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $354,226 · excluded $354,226

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,628,508

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

    securities $1,597,015

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $31,493

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $31,493 · excluded $31,493

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,621,112 · program services $2,621,112

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $29,500 · program services $29,500

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $439,395 · program services $145,814 · management and general $252,313 · fundraising $41,268

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,397,937 · program services $720,969 · management and general $541,281 · fundraising $135,687

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $87,241 · program services $39,002 · management and general $40,762 · fundraising $7,477

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $161,159 · program services $72,413 · management and general $74,629 · fundraising $14,117

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $142,293 · program services $64,391 · management and general $64,578 · fundraising $13,324

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $8,233 · program services $3,305 · management and general $4,928

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $79,146 · management and general $79,146

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $69,397 · management and general $69,397

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $612,591 · program services $530,620 · management and general $71,247 · fundraising $10,724

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $72,264 · program services $42,989 · management and general $24,788 · fundraising $4,487

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $30,152 · program services $21,428 · management and general $5,798 · fundraising $2,926

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $171,516 · program services $120,400 · management and general $42,706 · fundraising $8,410

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $170,926 · program services $73,734 · management and general $82,713 · fundraising $14,479

  • 17 · Travel

    total $264,585 · program services $200,605 · management and general $59,993 · fundraising $3,987

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $50,474 · program services $24,599 · management and general $25,468 · fundraising $407

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $17,247 · management and general $17,247

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $28,052 · program services $11,963 · management and general $13,692 · fundraising $2,397

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $20,398 · program services $568 · management and general $18,340 · fundraising $1,490

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,393,135 · end of year $2,221,580

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,430,497 · end of year $656,797

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $44,550 · end of year $372,078

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $80,025 · end of year $77,768

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

    $94,060

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

    $28,569

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $82,739 · end of year $65,491

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $7,647,887 · end of year $9,625,876

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,467,253 · end of year $1,671,087

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $364,489 · end of year $361,628

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $393,846 · end of year $935,609

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $962,232 · end of year $816,258

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,065,807 · end of year $8,472,659

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,359,712 · end of year $4,104,523

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Arts Midwest works collaboratively with private and public arts supporters throughout Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and the Native nations that share that geography. (See continuation on Schedule O)(Continuation from part III) . It supports, informs, and celebrates arts organizations and creative communities across the Midwest. Its mission is to build unprecedented opportunity across the Midwest by advancing creativity. Its vision is that Midwestern creativity powers thriving, entrepreneurial, and welcoming communities.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To build unprecedented opportunity across the Midwest by advancing creativity.

  • Regional Prosperity: Arts Midwest's Regional Prosperity programs support artists, arts leaders, organizations, and communities throughout the Midwest. Efforts include giving grants for arts events, activities, and projects that advance equity; supporting artist tours; partnering with communities to create artist residencies; and providing services to our member State Arts Agencies.

    Expenses $1,576,875 · Grants $544,818 · Revenue $390,657

  • National Initiatives: Arts Midwest serves the national arts sector through partnerships with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and our five sister U.S. Regional Arts Organizations (USRAOs). We manage two programs on behalf of the NEA: Shakespeare in American Communities and the NEA Big Read. Through these programs, we issue grants to organizations to connect young people with the work of William Shakespeare and conduct community reading programs - bringing high-quality arts activities to communities across the nation. We also work closely with the other five USRAOs to design and implement programs that collectively reach organizations across the United States. Additionally, we provide financial support to the USRAO collective to support our shared leadership model.

    Expenses $2,558,051 · Grants $1,928,794

  • Celebrating Midwestern Creativity: Arts Midwest seeks to amplify Midwestern creativity. To that end, we honor, celebrate, and reward innovative artists and leaders in our region through a series of award programs. These awards recognize folk arts practitioners and culture bearers, disabled visual artists, and entrepreneurial arts administrators. We are also home to the Creativity News Desk, a cultural reporting and storytelling initiative that amplifies Midwestern creativity. Through the News Desk, we commission and publish stories that go beyond traditional arts coverage and celebrate creativity in all its forms. We also support partnerships, grants, and learning opportunities for the media field.

    Expenses $588,486 · Grants $177,000

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Brian Tiemann

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Michael Vinson

    Vice Chair (Until 11/18/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Andre Perry

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Gregory Volan

    Treasurer/Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Matthew Harris

    Secretary (Until 11/18/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Jan Rasmussen

    Member At-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Brian Bonde

    Director (Until 11/18/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sandi Clark

    Director (Until 11/18/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dionne Custer Edwards

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jasmin De Forrest

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Craig Howe

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mia Khimm

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Megan Laudenschlager

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ailithir McGill

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mary Pickard

    Director (Until 11/18/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Omari Rush

    Director (Until 11/18/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • George Tzougros

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Flavia Bastos

    Director (Until 11/18/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Matthew Wallace

    Director (Until 11/18/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rishard Allen

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Christine Her

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Cari Hatcher

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Joe Williams

    Director (Beg 3/8/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Miah Michaelson

    Director (Beg 3/8/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Christina Woods

    Director (Beg 3/8/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Torrie Allen

    President & CEO

    Total calculated
    $268,060
    From this org
    $225,441
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,619
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $213,811
    Bonus
    $11,630
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,563
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,271
    Filer's total
    $271,275

  • Katelyn Shehu

    Chief Financial Officer

    Total calculated
    $139,655
    From this org
    $139,655
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    45

  • Anne Romens

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $159,006
    From this org
    $123,430
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,576
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $122,930
    Bonus
    $500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,385
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,435
    Filer's total
    $161,250

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 7
The President & CEO's bonus is based on the discretion of the Executive Committee. Bonuses for others are based on the discretion of the management team.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
11 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202423169349304482

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