Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
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(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2018 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2018 |
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Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 |
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2018 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2018: | ||||
| a From 2013....... | ||||
| b From 2014....... | ||||
| c From 2015....... | ||||
| d From 2016....... | ||||
| e From 2017....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2013 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2018 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2018, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2018. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2019. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2014...... | ||||
| b Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2018..... | ||||
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| Racially nondiscrimination policy | There is no solicitation of students done through either broadcast media or newspapers. Solicitation of students is done through the School's website, which states that "The School admits students of any age, race, color and national or ethnic origin." |
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| Form 990, Part III, line 1, Organizations Mission | TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION IN CLASSICAL DRAWING, PAINTING AND SCULPTURE. GRAVES' VISION OF THE ACADEMY IS ITS POTENTIAL TO TRAIN A SELECT GROUP OF HIGHLY SKILLED REALIST PAINTERS AND SCULPTORS. HIS PHILOSOPHY, WHICH UNDERLIES THE ACADEMY'S CURRICULUM AND METHOD OF INSTRUCTION, DEMANDS A RETURN TO DISCIPLINE IN ART, TO CANONS OF BEAUTY, AND TO THE DIRECT STUDY OF NATURE AND THE OLD MASTERS AS THE FOUNDATION FOR GREAT PAINTING AND SCULPTURE. UNDER HIS DIRECTION, THE ACADEMY IS A SOURCE OF STIMULATION AND HEALTHY COMPETITION, IN WHICH AN INTERNATIONALLY VARIED GROUP OF STUDENTS RECEIVES TRAINING FROM PROFESSIONAL PAINTERS OF DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES, IN A CITY RENOWNED FOR ITS ARTISTIC PAST. |
| Form 990, Part III, line 4a, Program Service Accomplishments | By word of mouth, the handful of students who had come to study with Graves grew to exceed the space available. In 1994, the Academy moved to a single 4500 square-foot studio housing two disciplines (drawing and painting); the first student body consisted of 16 students taught by three instructors (Daniel Graves and 2 assistants) with one administrative staff (Susan Tintori). It has since expanded to three countries, 40 principal instructors (13 full-time and 27 adjunct), 4 student assistants and 9 administrative staff (4 are part-time), offering instruction and service to 152 full-time students from 35 countries and over 150 continuing education students per year. During its 25-year period, the Academy developed several important year-long programs: Anatomy (required of all first year students) and Ecorch Sculpture, Art History, and Composition, as well as optional part-time courses including evening sculpture class for painters, and Landscape painting conducted during Fall and Spring trimesters. Enrollment for the academic year program rose from 16 students in 1994 to 151 in 2016. Students study on a full time basis only, 36 hours per week, from October through June; preference is given to applicants who intend to stay the full three years; a fourth year of specialization is the norm. Applications for academic year study exceed available spaces 3 to 1. Equally successful is the continuing education programming with enrollment in most courses reaching 100%. The Academy counts 338 graduates of its painting and sculpture programs; of these, 70% are pursuing careers as professional artists. Each year, this number grows by at least twenty new graduates who complete the three-year curriculum and enter the art market. Their work is featured in the Alumni Gallery on the Academy's website, www.florenceacademyofart.com. The academy realized its long term goal in 2015 to purchase a permanent home in florence. Renovation of the 19th century customs house was completed in October 2016 in time to inaugurate the 2016-2017 academic year. The 35,000 square foot campus provides 100 students enrolled in drawing, painting and sculpture over 30 northerly lit sudios, a library, gallery, bookshop, cafe and two apartments for visiting artists. The program directors and principal instructors are graduates of the Academy's three-year program. The assistants are enrolled in their second or third year; they are selected based on talent and communication skills, and receive tuition scholarships. Their presence guarantees a continuum of the Academy's philosophy and artistic language. Most of our instructors work in one of the Academy's studios; students therefore benefit not only from daily direct instruction and critique, but also from watching the artist at work. Financial aid Work-study in the form of partial or full tuition scholarships to students amounted to $204,755 in 2015/2016, and was subsidized by regular tuition income (90%), and Board contributions or private donations (10%). Normally reserved for students in their second or third year of study at the Academy, on a few occasions, financial aid may be offered to first year students who display significant talent and a high degree of motivation in their chosen field of study. The Academy's main source of scholarship funding is the named scholarship drive. A sponsor will know the name of the student they are helping, follow his or her career through the quarterly updates from the School. The Academy acquired for its lending library 600 volumes, and its Art History staff collected over 7000 images for the image archive; it also acquired membership in ArtStore, an on-line database of over 500,000 images operated by the Mellon Foundation. This is made available to students via the library computer and on-line through the Florence Academy Blog. Throughout the years the Academy has purchased or received as gifts from students a collection of drawings, paintings and sculpture numbering close to 200 works. These remain on view to students and visitors in the Academy's student gallery located in the each studio location. These works serve not only as examples of exceptional student work to admire but for study. In addition, the Academy owns four 19th century figure drawings, and received in donation from Edward T. Wilson two original drawings by Jon Leon Grome and Charles Bargue. The Florence Academy of Art is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) as a U.S. certificate program in Painting and Sculpture. Goals: Long-term: the principal long-term goal is to IS TO ESTABLISH AN ENDOWMENT TO SECURE THE FUTURE FINANCES OF THE SCHOOL; MEDIUM TERM GOAL INCLUDE HIRING THREE KEY EXECUTIVE STAFF (DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, DIRECTOR OF RECRUITMENT AND DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS); SHORT-TERM GOALS INCLUDE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING AND ACQUISITION OF DIDACTIC MATERIAL (BOOKS, 19TH CENTURY DRAWINGS, STUDENT ARTWORK.) regular "Visiting Artists Lecture Program" in Florence Short-term goals: scholarship funding and acquisition of didactic material (books, slides, 19th century drawings, student work.) |
| Form 990, Part IV, Section B, Line 11b | The Form 990 is prepared by the auditor, reviewed by management and a full copy is presented to the board prior to submission with the Department of Treasury. |
| Form 990, Part IV, Section B, Line 12C | Annual questionnaires will be required from all board members and key management by June 30th of each year. |
| Form 990, Part IV, Section B, Line 15 | The Executive Director and the Board of Trustees conduct reviews and utilize comparable data in setting salaries for staff during the annual budget process. The budget is then approved by the board. |
| FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A | THE SCHOOL OPERATES IN FLORENCE ITALY, Molndal (Gothenburg), Sweden and jersey city, nj AND HAS APPROXIMATELY 18 full-time EMPLOYEES, 4 part-time administrative staff and 27 adjunct instructors who WORK AND ARE PAID THERE. Employees are legal residents of their respective countries of employment and therefore all payroll filings and taxes paid for these employees are filed in Italy, Sweden or the United States depending on their residency. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2:BOARD MEMBER RELATIONSHIPS | Robert and Christine Emmons; Daniel and Anki Graves; George and Betsy White; Gregory and Margaret Hedberg; Kenneth and Lesley Koster; David and Pamela Thompson; Jamen Graves AND DANIEL GRAVES; NELSON WHITE AND GEORGE WHITE; JULIE SPAHR AND BETSY WHITE HAVE FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIPS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request. |
| Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 | Other changes in net assets - taxes on the program activities in Italy of $128,366 paid during the year ended June 30, 2019. Additionally a translation loss of $(18,192) was included as an other adjustment to change in net assets for a net total of $(146,383). Translation gains(losses) are recorded annually for the conversion of assets and liabilities for accounts held in Euro to US dollar based on the current exchange rates at the end of each fiscal year. |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:TEACHING LECTURERS TOTAL FEES:48004 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES TOTAL FEES:36508 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:ITALIAN LABOR CONSULTANT TOTAL FEES:23495 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:MODEL FEES TOTAL FEES:264309 |
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