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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by LEAF COMMUNITY ARTS.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,688,239
Total expenses
$1,875,841
Contributions and grants received
$625,383
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,019,599
Investment income
$11,823
Other revenue
$31,434
Total assets, end of year
$2,975,890
Total liabilities, end of year
$142,765
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,833,125
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,795,093
Management and general expenses
$78,083
Fundraising expenses
$2,665
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,795,093

Program services were 95.7% 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

    $124,314

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $66,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $435,069

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $70,500

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EVENT ADMISSION FEES

    total $872,256 · related or exempt $872,256

  • 2b · Program service revenue: OTHER EVENT FEES

    total $95,058 · related or exempt $95,058

  • 2c · Program service revenue: GLOBAL ARTS FEES

    total $39,118 · related or exempt $39,118

  • 2d · Program service revenue: LSS

    total $13,167 · related or exempt $13,167

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $11,823 · excluded $11,823

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $91,560

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $61,604

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $29,956 · related or exempt $29,956

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $1,478 · excluded $1,478

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,478

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $109,400 · program services $109,400

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $293,348 · program services $233,827 · management and general $59,521

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $711 · program services $567 · management and general $144

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $32,326 · program services $25,767 · management and general $6,559

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $2,139 · program services $2,109 · management and general $30

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $226,461 · program services $223,291 · management and general $3,170

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $54,854 · program services $52,825 · management and general $2,029

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $108,617 · program services $102,831 · management and general $5,786

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $26,279 · program services $26,279

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $261,727 · program services $261,727

  • 17 · Travel

    total $40,199 · program services $39,797 · management and general $402

  • 20 · Interest

    total $5,927 · program services $5,927

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,430 · program services $1,430

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $12,278 · program services $11,836 · management and general $442

  • 24a · Other expenses: PERFORMERS

    total $278,419 · program services $278,419

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM FEES

    total $160,474 · program services $160,474

  • 24c · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSE

    total $110,118 · program services $110,118

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL

    total $71,066 · program services $71,066

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $80,068 · program services $77,403 · fundraising $2,665

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $95,705 · end of year $187,128

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,295,838 · end of year $565,565

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $19,346 · end of year $27,857

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

    $1,492,315

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

    $192,639

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,335,539 · end of year $1,299,676

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $1,095,081 · end of year $888,911

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,353 · end of year $6,753

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $27,218 · end of year $11,370

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $201,185 · end of year $131,395

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $410,909

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,495,042 · end of year $1,179,998

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,711,508 · end of year $1,653,127

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

LEAF GLOBAL ARTS IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOCUSING ON BUILDING COMMUNITY, CONNECTING CULTURES, AND ENRICHING LIVES THROUGH THE ARTS, LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY, WITH FESTIVALS, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

COMMUNITY CULTURAL EVENTS, FESTIVALS, AND ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS

  • LEAF EVENTS LEAF FESTIVAL IS LEAF'S FOUNDING EVENT. AN INTER- GENERATIONAL COMMUNITY GATHERS AT LAKE EDEN IN BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA FOR A DYNAMIC EXPERIENCE OF MUSIC, ART, AND CULTURE FROM AROUND THE GLOBE. LEAF DOWNTOWN CELEBRATES CREATIVITY, DIVERSITY, AND FAMILIES IN THE HEART OF ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. THIS SIGNATURE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY EVENT ENCOURAGES INTERPERSONAL EXCHANGE, CULTURAL AWARENESS, ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE, AND WELCOMING SPACES FOR ALL WALKS OF LIFE.

    Expenses $1,357,750 · Revenue $807,636

  • LEAF IN SCHOOLS AND STREETS A LOCAL CULTURAL ARTS PROGRAM THAT ISES THE ARTS TO BRIDGE CULTURES AND CREATE LIFE-AFFIRMING, COMMUNITY BUILDING EXPERIENCES, AND EMPOWERING YOUTH TO BECOME GLOBAL CITIZENS, LEADERS, AND AGENTS OF POSITIVE CHANGE.

    Expenses $214,792 · Revenue $164,168

  • LEAF INTERNATIONAL A COLLABORATION DEDICATED TO CULTURAL PRESERVATION, EXCHANGE, AND FOSTERING GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP. LEAF COLLABORATES WITH COMMUNITIES TO SUPPORT CULTURE-KEEPERS WHO TEACH LOCAL YOUTH THEIR TRADITIONAL ARTS.

    Expenses $73,224 · Revenue $30,200

  • LEAF GLOBAL: THE LEAF GLOBAL ARTS EXPERIENCE IS A CREATIVE IMMERSIVE AND INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE THAT WEAVES TOGETHER ELEMENTS OF AN INTERACTIVE MUSEUM AND AN ARTS CENTER.

    Expenses $149,327 · Revenue $17,595

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Jennifer Pickering

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $69,700
    From this org
    $69,700
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Leigh Maher

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $39,700
    From this org
    $39,700
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Barbara Benisch

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Chris Bubenik

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tiffany De'Bellot

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jim Diaz

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • David Dowd

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Warren Givens

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Hale

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dreric Howard

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Amy Kawar

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chinobay Kinobe

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jay Lively

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jay Moye

    WHIP

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Justice Rogers

    CHAIR EMERIT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Brian Smith

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rick Stevenson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Noah Wilson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
11 August 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202302439349301710

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