Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$4,023,594

Total expenses

$3,983,832

Contributions and grants received

$4,018,894

Grants paid

$3,383,212

Program service revenue

$4,700

Investment income

$0

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$478,653

Total liabilities, end of year

$394,896

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$83,757

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$3,497,794

Management and general expenses

$485,423

Fundraising expenses

$615

Program service expenses (Part III)

$3,497,794

Program services were 87.8% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• California Creative Corps:KDA was awarded $4,223,447 by the California Arts Council (CAC) to administer the California Creative Corps program throughout the Central Valley and Eastern Sierra region of the state.The California Creative Corps is a pilot program designed to promote community and civic engagement, spread awareness about water and energy conservation, climate change, emergency preparedness, relief and recovery through the arts. Fourteen organizations, including KDA, were selected statewide to regrant funds in their region to arts and social service organizations, individual artists, and cultural workers.The KDA Creative Corps (KDACC) regranted funds to arts and social service organizations, individual artists, and cultural workers throughout fourteen counties in the Central Valley and Eastern Central region of the state.From south to north, they include Kern, Kings, Tulare, Inyo, Fresno, Madera, Mono, Merced, Mariposa, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, San Joaquin, Calaveras and Amador counties.The KDACC program launched on January 13 and awarded 20 grant recipients on May 1. Total Amount Invested: $4.2 million Total # of Grant Recipients: 20 (14 organizations / 6 individuals)Total # of 1st-Time Grant Recipients: 70%Regional Impact:Total # of Counties Served: 14(Kern, Kings, Tulare, Inyo, Fresno, Madera, Mono, Merced, Mariposa, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, San Joaquin, Calaveras and Amador counties)Total # of Zip Codes Served: 110Total Square Mileage Served: 46,217Professional Learning Opportunities:Total # of KDACC Professional Development Workshops: 10~ Grant Writing~ Marketing + PR Strategies~ HR + Legal Practices~ Finance Management~ Media + Interview Training~ Data Collection + Reporting Total # of Community Members Participating in KDACC Professional Development Workshops: 813Creative Workforce + Economic Development:Total # of Job Created: 652 Total # of Workforce Hours: 21,831Community Outreach:Total # of Marketing + PR Materials: 6,410Total Social Media Engagement and Reach: 131,085,615

  Expenses $3,383,212 · Grants $3,383,212 · Revenue $3,841,839

• books in motion: dance + literacyBooks in Motion: DANCE + LITERACY, an award-nominated, evidence-based summer reading program that uses dance to promote literacy by focusing on Common Core Standards for Reading Literature returned to libraries across Kern County this summer. The Kern Dance Alliance and Kern County Library were proud to launch Books in Motion: DANCE + LITERACYwith the goal of reducing summer slump by encouraging reading and promoting healthy living through movement and dance.Summer 2023~ Number of Performances: 31~ Number of Locations: 17~ Number of Artists: 76~ Number of Participants: 2,346~ Number of Assessments: 758~ Number of FREE Books Given Away: 1,788The 7th annual Books in Motion program was made possible through the creative vision of Kern County dance artists. Nine contracted Kern County dance organizations had been working since the spring to bring books to life through delightful performances and skilled choreography. Aloha Entertainment, Bakersfield City Ballet, Civic Dance Center, DAT Krew, Heather Benes and the East Kern Ragtag Revels, J and M Dance Center, McLaughlin Dance Collective, Spotlight Dance Academy, and Spotlight Academy of the Arts were all featured via 31 performances at 17 library locations. Books in Motion has reached over 10,000 children and has given away nearly 6,290 free books since 2016.

  Expenses $53,724 · Revenue $71,610

• National Dance Day: September 16, 2023Mechanics Bank Arena, Theater, and Convention CenterTickets Issued: 917Number of Classes + Experiences: 42Number of Artists: 35KDA hosted our National Dance Day celebration on Saturday, September 16 from 8:00 am 6:00 pm. The 9-hour dance convention offered $5 classes, workshops, and seminars taught by local, national, and internationally renowned artists at Mechanics Bank Arena, Theater & Convention Center.National Dance Day 2023 was focused on celebrating movers of all ages, levels, and experiences by commemorating a day meant to inspire all walks of life to keep moving. The event also featured a vendor marketplace that was open to the public focused on health, wellness, the arts, and promoting an improved quality of life.

  Expenses $31,967 · Revenue $10,000

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

• Dance Camera West

  $255,000

  CAC

• Dolores Huerta Foundation

  $255,000

  CAC

• Fresno Arts Council Inc

  $255,000

  CAC

• Garden Pathways Inc

  $255,000

  CAC

• Modesto Sound

  $255,000

  CAC

• Outsiders Entrepreneurs Inc

  $255,000

  CAC

• Childrens Musical Theaterwor

  $255,000

  CAC

• Community Media Access Collab

  $255,000

  CAC

• Kern River Valley Art Associa

  $196,350

  CAC

• Arts Council of Kern

  $168,300

  CAC

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

15 November 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.1

Source object

202443209349316979

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