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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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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 854,974 | 298,118 | 623,314 | 526,772 | 637,918 | 2,941,096 |
| 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 | 854,974 | 298,118 | 623,314 | 526,772 | 637,918 | 2,941,096 |
| 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).. | 1,555,162 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 1,385,934 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 854,974 | 298,118 | 623,314 | 526,772 | 637,918 | 2,941,096 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 6 | 2 | 31 | 45 | 84 | |
| 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 | 2,941,180 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (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.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (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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2
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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8
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 2019 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-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, 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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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2019. 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 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, NARRATIVE OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | FOUNDED BY ARTISTS IN 1982, DIVERSEWORKS IS NATIONALLY KNOWN FOR ITS GROUNDBREAKING ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING, MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITIES, AND ADVANCEMENT OF PROGRESSIVE ART AND IDEAS IN HOUSTON AND THE NATION. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES COMMISSIONING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMERGING AND MID-CAREER ARTISTS TO CREATE NEW MULTIDISCIPLINARY WORK, AND ACTS AS A LAUNCHING PAD FOR YOUNG ARTISTS, COLLECTIVE AND FUTURE ARTS ORGANIZATIONS. DIVERSEWORKS SUPPORTS ARTISTS AND PROJECTS THAT INSPIRE DIALOGUE ABOUT CONTEMPORARY ISSUES AND CULTURE AND OFFER EXPERIENTIAL AND PROGRESSIVE WORKS OF ART THAT COMPEL VIEWERS TO BROADEN THEIR PERCEPTIONS OF WHAT ART IS AND HOW ART CAN BE A CRITICAL TOOL FOR ADDRESSING SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND AESTHETIC CONCERNS. MAJOR PROGRAMS IN 2019-2020 BAYOU CITY BE ALL (OCTOBER 20, 2019) A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PROJECT, BAYOU CITY BE ALL CELEBRATED THE MUSIC, CULTURE, AND ART OF LGBTQ+, GENDER NON-CONFORMING, GENDERQUEER, AND NON-BINARY ARTISTS THROUGH LIVE PERFORMANCE, FASHION, AND MUSIC. AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE, IN COORDINATION OF CURATOR ASHLEY DEHOYOS, BORROWED FROM THE KIKI TRADITION TO PRESENT TEN PERFORMANCE ARTISTS AND COLLECTIVES WHO PUSHED THE BOUNDARIES OF DRAG THROUGH NEW WORKS THAT RANGED FROM PUPPETRY, DANCE, SPOKEN WORD, AND VISUAL ART. NICK VAUGHAN AND JAKE MARGOLIN: CABIN BOY BLUE (NOVEMBER 7, 2019 HOUSTON AND NEW YORK-BASED ARTISTS NICK VAUGHAN AND JAKE MARGOLIN PRESENTED A PERFORMANCE LECTURE, CABIN BOY BLUE, THAT INCLUDED VIDEO, PHOTOGRAPHY, SOUND, AND SPOKEN WORD IN THE HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY-JULIA B. IDESON BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN HOUSTON. VAUGHAN AND MARGOLIN'S WORK BRINGS TO LIGHT LITTLE KNOWN LGBTQ+ HISTORIES FROM EACH U.S. STATE. CABIN BOY BLUE SHARED THEIR RESEARCH TO DATE ON THE EARLY HISTORIES OF QUEER LIFE ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, WHICH INCLUDES THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY, TRADE, AND THE MAKING AND TRANSPORTING OF INDIGO. NICK VAUGHAN AND JAKE MARGOLIN - 50 STATES: LOUISIANA (FEBRUARY 29 MAY 18, 2020) NICK VAUGHAN AND JAKE MARGOLIN'S LARGE-SCALE, MULTIMEDIA EXHIBITION, 50 STATES: LOUISIANA, OPENED AT DIVERSEWORKS WITH A LIVE PERFORMANCE ON FEBRUARY 29, 2020. THE WORK UNEARTHS A 1720S HISTORY OF A SAME-SEX COUPLE INVOLVED IN THE BURGEONING INDIGO TRADE IN COLONIAL LOUISIANA. THE WORK BRINGS TOGETHER THE ARTISTS' RESEARCH INTO THE LOUISIANA STATE ARCHIVES; INTERVIEWS WITH HISTORIANS, INDIGO EXPERTS, AND MEMBERS OF NEW ORLEANS' LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY; AND THEIR TRAVELS TO LOUISIANA AND DAUPHIN ISLAND, ALABAMA. IT IS THE SIXTH ITERATION OF THE ARTISTS' LIFE-LONG 50 STATES PROJECT THAT REVEALS LITTLE-KNOWN LGBTQ+ HISTORICAL NARRATIVES IN EACH U.S. STATE. THE GALLERY INSTALLATION WAS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC ON MARCH 16TH DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC; THE ARTISTS CREATED AN ALTERNATIVE, ONLINE VERSION THAT DIVERSEWORKS PRESENTED ON ITS WEBSITE AND VIMEO CHANNEL THROUGH MAY 18. VIRGINIA GRISE: RASGOS ASIATICOS (SEPTEMBER 2019-APRIL 2020) PRODUCTION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING FOR VIRGINIA GRISE'S SITE-SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE AND INSTALLATION, RASGOS ASIATICOS, TOOK PLACE THROUGHOUT 2019-2020. THE FINAL PRESENTATION WAS POSTPONED TO FALL 2021 DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE WORK EXAMINES MIGRATION AND DISPLACEMENT AND AIMS TO RE-PRESENT A HISTORY OF CHINESE SETTLEMENT IN THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDERLANDS. THE PERFORMANCE IN HOUSTON HAS BEEN DEVELOPED THROUGH CONVERSATIONS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IN OCTOBER, DIVERSEWORKS PRESENTED A PUBLIC LECTURE BY GRISE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON'S BLAFFER ART MUSEUM TITLED, THESE ARE MY PAPERS, WHICH TOLD HER PERSONAL STORY AND JOURNEY BEHIND RASGOS ASIATICOS. IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY GRISE CONDUCTED WRITING WORKSHOPS AT ALABAMA SONG, DIVERSEWORKS, AND COMMUNITY ARTISTS AND THE GRADUATE STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON. A COLLECTIVE POEM BY WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS WAS PUBLISHED ONLINE IN APRIL 2020 TO MARK THE ORIGINAL OPENING DATE OF THE PERFORMANCE. PROJECT FREEWAY FELLOWSHIP IN JULY 2020, DIVERSEWORKS ORGANIZED THE SECOND ITERATION OF THE PROJECT FREEWAY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES WORKSHOPS, TRAINING, AND ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO TWO ARTISTS TO REALIZE PUBLIC PROJECTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN WHICH THEY LIVE. 2020 FELLOWS WERE JEFFREY BUSSEY (MUSEUM DISTRICT) AND BRIAN ELLISON/BLACK MAN PROJECT (THIRD WARD). |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B | N/A NO COMMITTEE HAS AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE RETURN PREPARER EMAILS A COPY OF THE FINAL VERSION OF FORM 990 TO THE BOARD MEMBER WHO REVIEWS THE RETURN. ANY QUESTIONS ARE ADDRESSED AND THE RETURN IS APPROVED BY THE DIRECTOR BEFORE FILING THE FINAL VERSION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | WRITTEN POLICY IS INCLUDED IN THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE ONLY DIRECTORS WHO RECEIVE COMPENSATION ARE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND THE BOARD HAS TO APPROVE ANY INCREASE IN COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | CONTRACT LABOR: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 9,140. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 500. TOTAL EXPENSES 9,640. ARTIST FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 36,991. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 36,991. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 23,037. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 91. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,200. TOTAL EXPENSES 24,328. |
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