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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by UNION FOR CONTEMPORARY ART INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,946,509
Total expenses
$3,037,694
Contributions and grants received
$1,843,530
Grants paid
$43,000
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$40,197
Other revenue
$62,782
Total assets, end of year
$9,406,000
Total liabilities, end of year
$107,174
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$9,298,826
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,057,814
Management and general expenses
$706,299
Fundraising expenses
$273,581
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,057,814

Program services were 67.7% 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

    $27,185

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $173,650

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,642,695

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $40,197 · excluded $40,197

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $62,782 · excluded $62,782

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $62,782

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $43,000 · program services $43,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $239,102 · program services $131,138 · management and general $75,667 · fundraising $32,297

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,147,334 · program services $629,268 · management and general $363,091 · fundraising $154,975

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $238,606 · program services $130,866 · management and general $75,510 · fundraising $32,230

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $118,133 · program services $64,791 · management and general $37,385 · fundraising $15,957

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $242,235 · program services $205,817 · management and general $33,723 · fundraising $2,695

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $9,305 · program services $5,743 · management and general $3,317 · fundraising $245

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $193,344 · program services $165,373 · management and general $13,398 · fundraising $14,573

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $96,731 · program services $86,171 · management and general $9,840 · fundraising $720

  • 17 · Travel

    total $49,221 · program services $41,067 · management and general $8,137 · fundraising $17

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $10,298 · program services $4,312 · management and general $5,836 · fundraising $150

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $253,972 · program services $236,409 · management and general $17,563

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $36,284 · program services $19,708 · management and general $16,576

  • 24a · Other expenses: HONORARIUMS

    total $175,193 · program services $173,650 · management and general $1,300 · fundraising $243

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $26,207 · program services $19,026 · management and general $7,181

  • 24c · Other expenses: ART SUPPLIES

    total $24,550 · program services $22,289 · management and general $943 · fundraising $1,318

  • 24d · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $24,424 · program services $21,149 · management and general $1,628 · fundraising $1,647

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $109,755 · program services $58,037 · management and general $35,204 · fundraising $16,514

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $272,763 · end of year $52,175

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,175,844 · end of year $795,616

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $885,574

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,026,024 · end of year $35,948

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $14,774 · end of year $8,146

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

    $8,488,045

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

    $864,990

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $7,185,179 · end of year $7,623,055

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $7,948 · end of year $5,486

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $234,735 · end of year $101,688

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $50,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $7,786 · end of year $5,486

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,180,130 · end of year $8,341,671

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,209,881 · end of year $957,155

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE UNION FOR CONTEMPORARY ART STRENGTHENS THE CULTURAL AND SOCIAL LANDSCAPE OF OUR COMMUNITY BY USING THE ARTS AS A VEHICLE TO INSPIRE POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE.

  • YOUTH OUTREACH: TO DATE, THE UNION HAS PROVIDED OVER 2,000 HOURS OF FREE CULTURAL PROGRAMS TO NORTH OMAHA YOUTH, WHICH PROVIDE ACCESS TO VISUAL AND PERFORMANCE ART OPPORTUNITIES. OUR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, SUMMER CAMPS, AND OUR SATURDAY ART CLUB HELP OUR YOUNG ARTISTS FIND THIER INDIVIDUAL VOICE, EMPOWERING THEM TO BE AGENTS FOR CHANGE IN THEIR PERSONAL LIVES AND COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $296,668

  • PERFOMING ARTS: THE UNION'S PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL THEATRE ARTISTS AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING PRODUCTIONS THAT REFLECT AUTHENTIC AND DIVERSE NARRATIVES ABOUT EXPERIENCES WITHIN THE AFRICAN DIASPORA. TO DATE, WE HAVE PRODUCED 8 WORKS FOR THE STAGE, MANY EXPLORING THE UNTOLD HISTORY OF OUR NORTH OMAHA COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $208,773

  • SUPPORT FOR ARTISTS: THROUGH THE CO-OP STUDIOS, FELLOWSHIP, EXHIBITION, POPULUS FUND AND OTHER PUBLIC PROGRAMS, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR OVER 10,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO CONNECT WITH THE ARTS OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS. THE UNION SERVES OVER 1,000 ARTISTS, EACH YEAR, THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES.

    Expenses $709,071

  • SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY: THE UNION'S ABUNDANCE GARDEN INCLUDES 960 SQUARE FEET OF RAISED GARDEN BEDS, A GEODESIC DOME GREENHOUSE FOR SEEDLINGS AND OFF-SEASON GROWING, A SMALL FRUIT-TREE ORCHARD, COMPOSTING FACILITIES, A PERFORMANCE SPACE, AND AN OUTDOOR CLASSROOM USED FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS AND THE UNION'S YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS. WE HAVE GROWN AND FREELY DISTRIBUTED NEARLY 4000 LBS. OF PRODUCE SINCE THE GARDEN OPENED IN 2018. AND, THROUGH COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PROJECTS THAT FOCUS ON NEIGHBORHOOD-LEVEL RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, THE UNION'S NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS INITIATIVE PROVIDES LOCAL ARTISTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND NORTH OMAHA RESIDENTS, OF ALL AGES, WITH AN ARRAY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN CREATIVE PRACTICES, NEIGHBORHOOD REJUVENATION, AND BUILDING MORE POSTIIVE COMMUNITY NARRATIVES THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTS.

    Expenses $843,302 · Grants $43,000

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Brigitte McQueen

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 5.31.2024)

    Total calculated
    $142,947
    From this org
    $134,188
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,759
    Hours/week
    50

  • Shavonne Washington-Krauth

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeff Beck

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ali Maloy

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Terri Sanders

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jara Sturdivant-Wilson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nichelle Horton-Brown

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alexis Bromley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Abigail Moland

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Monica Green

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ashley Kuhn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carol Russell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lakesha Green

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AS OF 6.1.2024)

    Total calculated
    $96,155
    From this org
    $96,083
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $72
    Hours/week
    50

  • Kene Okigbo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Deborah Bunting

    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
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543219349315399

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