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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by GREAT RIVER ARTS ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$209,812
Total expenses
$209,748
Contributions and grants received
$62,028
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$138,163
Investment income
$184
Other revenue
$9,437
Total assets, end of year
$260,157
Total liabilities, end of year
$110,081
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$150,076
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$141,599
Management and general expenses
$62,512
Fundraising expenses
$5,637
Program service expenses (Part III)
$141,599

Program services were 67.5% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $7,575

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $47,607

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $6,846

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FACILITY RENTAL

    total $83,759 · related or exempt $83,759

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EVENTS ADMISSION

    total $28,628 · related or exempt $28,628

  • 2c · Program service revenue: CONSIGNMENT/MERCHANDISE SALES

    total $16,822 · related or exempt $16,822

  • 2d · Program service revenue: ARTS EDUCATION

    total $8,954 · related or exempt $8,954

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $184 · excluded $184

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $12,166

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $2,729

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $9,437 · excluded $9,437

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $45,153 · program services $20,319 · management and general $20,319 · fundraising $4,515

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $42,669 · program services $37,593 · management and general $4,340 · fundraising $736

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $7,721 · program services $6,177 · management and general $1,158 · fundraising $386

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $5,675 · management and general $5,675

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $32,597 · program services $28,037 · management and general $4,560

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,799 · program services $1,243 · management and general $556

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $17,451 · program services $9,781 · management and general $7,670

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,555 · management and general $1,555

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $10,205 · program services $7,147 · management and general $3,058

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $3,000 · management and general $3,000

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,634 · program services $1,307 · management and general $327

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $12,285 · program services $6,139 · management and general $6,146

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $11,440 · program services $8,008 · management and general $3,432

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONSIGMENTS PAID OUT

    total $12,625 · program services $12,625

  • 24b · Other expenses: LICENSE FEES

    total $3,580 · program services $2,864 · management and general $716

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEALS

    total $209 · program services $209

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL/PURCHASE

    total $150 · program services $150

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $5,796 · end of year $754

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $27,116 · end of year $32,100

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

    $412,554

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

    $206,127

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $218,713 · end of year $206,427

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $24,502 · end of year $20,876

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $98,517 · end of year $84,550

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $27,598 · end of year $25,531

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $150,012 · end of year $150,076

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE GREAT RIVER ARTS ASSOCIATION EXISTS TO ENRICH LIVES BY PROVIDING ARTS EXPERIENCES AND SERVICES TO THE PEOPLE OF MORRISON COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

  • GREAT RIVER ARTS (GRA)OVERSEE TWO FREE ART GALLERIES (MAIN AND FRONT)LOCATED ONSITE AT GRA (122 FIRST STREET SE, LITTLE FALLS). IN FY 24, GRA CURATED 15 EXHIBITS, INCLUDING 3 HIGH SCHOOL SHOWS, THAT FEATURED THE WORK OF 216 ARTISTS AND HOSTED 11 ARTISTS RECEPTIONS. UNDER GRA'S VISUAL ARTS PROGRAMMING, 45 ARTISANS HAVE WORK ON CONSIGNMENT - AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN THE RETAIL SPACE.

    Expenses $23,494 · Revenue $16,822

  • UNDER GRA'S PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMMING, 23 EVENTS WERE HOSTED INCLUDING MUSICAL/GRA LIVE PERFORMANCES, ALONG WITH A VARIETY OF FREE EVENTS SUCH AS "OPEN MIC NIGHT" EVENTS WHERE THE COMMUNITY SHARES THEIR TALENT (POETRY, MUSIC, VOICE, SPOKEN WORD, ETC.) ON GRA'S STAGE. GREAT RIVER TELEVISION (GRTV) PROGRAMMING IS A UNIQUE COMMUNITY RESOURCE THAT PROVIDES MORE THAN 6500 HOURS OF FREE CONTENT - ACCESSIBLE ON PUBLIC ACCESS CHANNEL 180/6 AND YOUTUBE. IN ADDITION STAFF SUPPORTED 12 PRIVATE RENTALS - CONNECTING OUR SPACE TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS. GRA PARTICIPATED IN A 8 COMMUNITY EVENTS W/LOCAL BUSINESSES SPONSORING TRICK OR TREAT TO HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN, MARKETS AND MUSIC, AND AN AMERICANA EVENT FEATURING CLASSIC CARS, LIVE MUSIC AND ART.

    Expenses $106,823 · Revenue $112,387

  • GRA PROVIDES ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS, BY CONNECTING RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO ENGAGING AND CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES. THIS BODY OF WORK INCREASES A PARTICIPANTS KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDING OF VARIOUS ARTISTIC DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING VISUAL (PAINTING, MIXED MEDIA, FABRIC, GLASS, DRAWING, WATERCOLOR, ETC.), MULTIMEDIA, PERFORMING AND LITERARY ARTS. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, GRA OFFERED 27 ART EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDING GALLERY TALKS, SCHOOL TOURS AND PAINTING CLASSES.

    Expenses $11,282 · Revenue $8,954

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Erika Powers

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $45,000
    From this org
    $45,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Lindsey Derry

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lane Goebel

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rhonda Schmidt

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ron Bieganek

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mark Gerbi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sheryl Johnson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kris Vonberge

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Judy Uebelacker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Pat Arnold

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sheila McCoy

    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
2023
Filed
7 July 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511899349300046

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