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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SUFFOLK CENTER FOR CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,711,255
Total expenses
$2,131,117
Contributions and grants received
$742,444
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$552,627
Investment income
$85,417
Other revenue
$330,767
Total assets, end of year
$17,942,237
Total liabilities, end of year
$417,761
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$17,524,476
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,729,965
Management and general expenses
$288,676
Fundraising expenses
$112,476
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,729,965

Program services were 81.2% 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)

    $489,564

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $252,880

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $8,417

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FACILITY RENT

    total $244,094 · related or exempt $244,094

  • 2b · Program service revenue: TICKET SALES

    total $109,602 · related or exempt $109,602

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $92,960 · related or exempt $92,960

  • 2d · Program service revenue: CLASS TUITION

    total $39,717 · related or exempt $39,717

  • 2e · Program service revenue: ADVERTISING

    total $12,200 · related or exempt $12,200

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $54,054 · related or exempt $54,054

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $79,835 · excluded $79,835

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $15,582

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

    securities $10,000

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $5,582

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $5,582 · related or exempt $5,582

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $154,547

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $90,022

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $64,525

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $22,128

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $8,567

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $13,561 · excluded $13,561

  • 11a · Other revenue: EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT

    total $252,681 · related or exempt $252,681

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $252,681

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $102,942 · program services $76,177 · management and general $26,765

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $558,937 · program services $413,613 · management and general $72,517 · fundraising $72,807

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $53,429 · program services $39,538 · management and general $8,014 · fundraising $5,877

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $50,597 · program services $37,441 · management and general $7,590 · fundraising $5,566

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $4,278 · management and general $4,278

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $50,222 · program services $29,128 · management and general $13,058 · fundraising $8,036

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $27,755 · program services $27,755

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $15,882 · program services $10,482 · management and general $2,859 · fundraising $2,541

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $132,640 · program services $116,723 · management and general $15,917

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $3,281 · management and general $3,281

  • 20 · Interest

    total $27,008 · program services $27,008

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $749,067 · program services $659,179 · management and general $89,888

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $61,553 · program services $40,625 · management and general $19,697 · fundraising $1,231

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM COSTS

    total $164,677 · program services $164,677

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $78,911 · program services $69,442 · management and general $9,469

  • 24c · Other expenses: CAPITAL CAMPAIGN

    total $13,987 · fundraising $13,987

  • 24d · Other expenses: TELEPHONE AND INTERNET

    total $11,821 · program services $7,802 · management and general $2,128 · fundraising $1,891

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $24,130 · program services $10,375 · management and general $13,215 · fundraising $540

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $823,940 · end of year $989,315

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $399,526 · end of year $74,879

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $5,433

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $14,607 · end of year $12,344

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

    $28,584,327

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

    $12,174,280

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $17,145,715 · end of year $16,410,047

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $414,395 · end of year $455,652

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $264,756 · end of year $71,392

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $169,385 · end of year $145,364

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $454,000 · end of year $198,199

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,894 · end of year $2,806

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $17,490,084 · end of year $17,150,649

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $422,497 · end of year $373,827

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE SUFFOLK CENTER FOR CULTURAL ARTS IS TO "CULTIVATE, PROMOTE, AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE CREATIVE ARTS FOR ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS THROUGH PROGRAMS, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH.". WE VALUE THE NEED FOR ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND BELIEVE EXPOSURE TO DIVERSE ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONS IS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF ANY MODERN THRIVING CITY. WE ALSO VALUE LIFE-LONG LEARNING AND BELIEVE THAT ALL PEOPLE, THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFESPAN, DESERVE ACCESS TO THE CREATIVE, EDUCATIONAL, AND DEVELOPMENTAL OPPORTUNITIES WE CONDUCT THROUGH THE ARTS. FINALLY, WE VALUE COLLABORATION, INCLUSION, AND SUSTAINABILITY, ALL OF WHICH ARE INTERDEPENDENT AND ESSENTIAL TO THE GROWTH OF THE SUFFOLK CENTER, AS WELL AS TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE SUFFOLK COMMUNITY.

  • THE 2024-2025 SEASON WAS A SUCCESS FOR THE SUFFOLK CENTER FOR CULTURAL ARTS. ALTHOUGH WE ARE VERY PROUD OF ALL THE EVENTS WE CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES, CONCERTS, ART EXHIBITIONS, AND MORE, WE ARE MOST PROUD OF THE IMPACT THAT OUR HUNDREDS OF YOUTH CONTACT HOURS HAD ON OUR COMMUNITY. THE SUFFOLK CENTER ENGAGED THOUSANDS OF YOUTH IN OUR CREATIVE SUMMER CAMPS, EDUCATIONAL MATINEES, AND OUR AWARD WINNING "ARTIST IN SCHOOLS" OUTREACH PROGRAM, ALL OF WHICH PROVIDED MEANINGFUL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES THROUGH THE ARTS. WE ARE ALSO PROUD OF HOW MUCH WE USED THE ARTS TO SUPPORT THOSE IN NEED. OUR INAUGURAL MAGICAL CHRISTMAS TREE TOUR PROVIDED A WONDERLAND OF TREES DECORATED BY LOCAL BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND CITY DEPARTMENTS THE PUBLIC THEN VOTED FOR THEIR FAVORITE TREES BY PLACING NON-PERISHABLE FOOD DONATIONS UNDER THE TREE OF THEIR CHOICE WE RAISED NEARLY TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED FOOD ITEMS FOR THE FORKIDS FOOD PANTRY. THE CENTER ALSO HOSTED AN EMPTY BOWLS EVENT IN WHICH NEARLY 300 BOWLS WERE DONATED BY LOCAL POTTERS, RAISING NEARLY EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR OUR LOCAL FOOD BANK. THE SUFFOLK CENTER FOR CULTURAL ARTS AND THE CITY OF SUFFOLK HAVE PARTNERED TO GROW THE SUFFOLK CENTER INTO ONE OF THE CITY'S PRIMARY ATTRACTIONS, AS WELL AS ONE OF THE BIGGEST ASSETS TO THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT. WE HAVE TRANSFORMED AN ABANDONED HIGH SCHOOL INTO A VIBRANT COMPREHENSIVE CULTURAL AND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, BRINGING THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA, AND SERVING AS AN ASSET THROUGH WHICH THE ARTS ARE USED TO CHANGE LIVES, UPLIFT COMMUNITIES, AND CREATE A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL RESIDENTS OF SUFFOLK AND BEYOND.

    Expenses $1,729,965

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • JOLEEN E NEIGHBOURS PHD

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • CHANDLER CUTRIGHT

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • GLYNDA F WILLIAMS

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • GARY BARLOW

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • KENNY GALDERISI

    ASSISTANT TR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • JAMES E OLIVER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • TIMOTHY DANIEL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • GAIL HINTON-COPELAND

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • THOMAS PRICE BARRETT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • TERRY YATES

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • THOMAS GUIRKIN MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JIM HABEL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JEFFERY SENECA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • FRED TAYLOR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • THOMAS YANNUZZI

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $102,942
    From this org
    $102,942
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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
2024
Filed
6 April 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202621209349300907

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