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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by AUDIENCES UNLIMITED INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$318,751
Total expenses
$409,635
Contributions and grants received
$244,441
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$52,644
Investment income
$21,666
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,740,705
Total liabilities, end of year
$74,407
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,666,298
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$239,775
Management and general expenses
$98,292
Fundraising expenses
$71,568
Program service expenses (Part III)
$239,775

Program services were 58.5% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $244,441

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PERFORMANCE FEES

    total $43,972 · related or exempt $43,972

  • 2b · Program service revenue: TRANSPORTATION

    total $5,640 · related or exempt $5,640

  • 2c · Program service revenue: SPONSORSHIPS

    total $3,032 · related or exempt $3,032

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $34,061 · excluded $34,061

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $428,813

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

    securities $441,208

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$12,395

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$12,395 · excluded -$12,395

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $70,911 · program services $42,547 · management and general $7,091 · fundraising $21,273

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $78,505 · program services $16,785 · management and general $23,248 · fundraising $38,472

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $5,210 · program services $5,210

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $11,666 · program services $4,628 · management and general $2,403 · fundraising $4,635

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $8,325 · management and general $8,325

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $10,806 · management and general $10,806

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $35,649 · program services $8,899 · management and general $25,420 · fundraising $1,330

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $9,998 · management and general $9,998

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,928 · program services $2,087 · management and general $1,816 · fundraising $25

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,430 · management and general $890 · fundraising $540

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $10,012 · program services $6,761 · management and general $1,788 · fundraising $1,463

  • 17 · Travel

    total $10,083 · program services $10,017 · management and general $66

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $447 · program services $246 · management and general $201

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,500 · program services $2,133 · management and general $267 · fundraising $100

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,466 · management and general $4,466

  • 24a · Other expenses: ARTIST FEES

    total $135,664 · program services $135,664

  • 24b · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING

    total $3,886 · program services $205 · fundraising $3,681

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $2,900 · program services $2,900

  • 24d · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $2,186 · program services $1,675 · management and general $511

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,063 · program services $18 · management and general $996 · fundraising $49

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $125,257 · end of year $88,533

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $29,328 · end of year $75,531

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $63,014 · end of year $28,935

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,284 · end of year $5,890

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

    $29,073

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

    $25,133

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,440 · end of year $3,940

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,334,610 · end of year $1,403,170

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $93,033 · end of year $96,796

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $515 · end of year $37,910

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $17,416 · end of year $37,012

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $37,395

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,532,014 · end of year $1,610,469

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $106,051 · end of year $55,829

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

AUDIENCES UNLIMITED CREATES CULTURAL EXPERIENCES THAT ENRICH THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO THE ARTS.

  • AUDIENCES UNLIMITED PROVIDED 1,502 LIVE, SOCIALLY-DISTANCED INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ARTS PROGRAMS FOR AUDIENCE MEMBERS AND PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING MUSIC, DANCE, AND THEATRE REACHING AN ESTIMATED 10,505 INDIVIDUALS. THESE INDIVIDUALS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN MULTIPLE ARTS EXPERIENCES - FROM 1 TO 72 EXPOSURES EACH, DEPENDING UPON THE FACILITY AND THE ABILITY TO CONGREGATE SAFELY. THIS INCLUDES AUDIENCES IN PARTNERING LONG-TERM HEALTH FACILITIES, RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES, AND IN AN ACADEMY FOR ADULTS WITH COGNITIVE AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. MOST PROGRAMS TOOK PLACE ON-SITE. ALL PARTICIPANTS OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE PROFESSIONAL MUSIC AND CULTURAL ARTS PROGRAMS. AUDIENCES UNLIMITED'S (AUI) MISSION IS TO CREATE CULTURAL EXPERIENCES THAT ENRICH THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO THE ARTS. AUI'S PROGRAMMING ENRICHES THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF RESIDENTS IN HEALTH/RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES AND FOR ADULTS WITH COGNITIVE AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES BY PROVIDING CULTURAL RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS THAT REFRESH AND INSPIRE THE MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT. WHEN A PERSON LIVES AT A FACILITY, THEY FACE CHALLENGES AND LOSS OF INDEPENDENCE THAT PREVENT THEM FROM BEING INTEGRATED IN THE FABRIC OF THE COMMUNITY. THE NEED IS GREAT FOR THESE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO HAVE EXPERIENCES THAT REDUCE THE FEELINGS OF ISOLATION AND IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIVE BY BRINGING THEM JOY AND HAPPINESS. ANOTHER POPULATION SERVED ARE ADULTS OF ALL AGES WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES WHO ATTEND L.I.F.E. ADULT DAY ACADEMY. THESE INDIVIDUALS MAY STRUGGLE TO MAKE MEANINGFUL SOCIAL CONNECTIONS OR FACE LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES TO ARTS EXPERIENCES DUE TO BEHAVIORS OR CARETAKING SITUATIONS. APPROXIMATELY 40% FO THESE INDIVIDUALS LIVE IN GROUP HOMES AND HAVE VERY LIMITED ACCESS TO MUSIC. FACILITY PROGRAMMING: AUI SERVES AS A CATALYST UNITING LOCAL ARTISTS AND ENTERTAINERS WITH THE NEEDS OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES BY OFFERING A VARIETY OF CHOICES, SUCH AS SOLO AND DUOS AND SMALL FORT WAYNE PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AS WELL AS OTHER STYLES OF ENTERTAINMENT. IN THE 2022-2023 FISCAL YEAR, AUI HAD 36 LONG-TERM CARE PARTNER FACILITIES RECEIVING LIVE PROGRAMMING IN 7 COUNTIES FOR OVER 9,450 INDIVIDUALS (MULTIPLE EXPOSURES FOR INDIVIDUALS). THE IN-FACILITY PROGRAM OFFERED RESIDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE ARTS PERFOMANCES WHERE THEY LIVE THAT FULFILL QUALITY OF LIFE ATTRIBUTES INCLUDING THE VALUE OF ACTIVE AGING, EMOTIONAL STIMULATION, INTELLECTUAL FULFILLMENT, THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY, AND SENSORY ENGAGEMENT. MUSICIANS WERE MASKED TO SING AND PERFORM AND AUDIENCE MEMBERS WERE SOCIALLY DISTANCED. IN-COMMUNITY PROGRAMS OFFERED FREE TICKETS TO 26 EVENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR ARTS AND CULTURAL PARTNERS. 409 SENIORS ATTENDED A VARIETY OF PERFORMANCES AND CULTURAL DESIGNATIONS. THE MY EXPRESSION (ME) PROGRAM AT L.I.F.E. ADULT DAY ACADEMY PROVIDED 40 ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES REGULAR ARTS PARTICIPATION EXPERIENCES OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STRUCTURED, SHARED, AND PERSONAL SOCIAL EXPERIENCES AND AN OUTLET FOR APPROPRIATE SELF- EXPRESSION. THE ME PROGRAM WAS PRESENTED JULY THROUGH JUNE. THIRTY TO SIXTY MINUTE PROGRAMS INCLUDED 98 LIVE MUSIC EXPERIENCES, 13 THEATRE EXPERIENCES, AND 15 ADAPTIVE DANCE EXPERIENCES. THE THEATRE PROGRAM CULMINATED IN A FREE PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OF "AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS" AT THE ACCESSIBLE PARKVIEW PHYSICIANS GROUP ARTSLAB THEATER FOR 115 PEOPLE. IN CELEBRATION OF AUI'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, TWO SPECIAL PROJECTS WERE PRESENTED. THE FIRST WAS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FORT WAYNE YOUTHEATRE TO PRESENT THE NEURODIVERSITY PROJECT: AESOP'S FABLES PRODUCTION FEATURING NEURODIVERGENT AND NEUROTYPICAL MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH WORKING TOGETHER AS EQUALS. 19 YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN 15 REHEARSALS AND 3 SHOWS ILLUSTRATING EVERYONE HAS A PLACE AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE ARTS AND EVERY DAY LIFE ACTIVITIES. 211 AUDIENCE MEMBERS ATTENDED. SECOND WAS THE INCLUSION MURAL PROJECT OFFERING 5 ASSISTANT ARTISTS WITH DISABILITIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH THE LEAD MURALIST AND DESIGNER TO INSTALL A 1,000 SQUARE FEET PUBLIC ART MURAL IN DOWNTOWN FORT WAYNE. THE ASSISTANT ARTISTS LEARNED MURAL PAINTING TECHNIQUES AND PAINTED THEIR OWN DESIGNS WITHIN THE MURAL. 30 INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES FROM LIFE ADULT DAY ACADEMY, MAPLE SEED FARMS, GIGI'S HOUSE, AND TURNSTONE JOINED THE PROJECT TO PAINT A FEW SMALLER SECTIONS OF THE MURAL BACKGROUND.

    Expenses $239,775 · Revenue $52,644

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

Listed in Part VII

  • ANNA ROSS

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $70,911
    From this org
    $70,911
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    38

  • MARY TIMM-ZIMMERMAN

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • NANCY LOURAINE

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • DEBORAH BECKMAN

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • RHIANNON BUELL

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • TYLER BAUER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KATRINA BOEDEKER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ANGIE DANE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • KEVIN GRANT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JENNIFER KING

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • LISA SMITH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DAVID MCMAHAN

    DIRECTOR

    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
8 February 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202430819349301413

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