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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
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 99,640 | 89,610 | 67,977 | 76,794 | 72,737 | 406,758 |
| 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 | 99,640 | 89,610 | 67,977 | 76,794 | 72,737 | 406,758 |
| 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) .. | 53,335 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 353,423 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 99,640 | 89,610 | 67,977 | 76,794 | 72,737 | 406,758 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 1,814 | 1,814 | ||||
| 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 | 408,572 | |||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (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) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (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 on 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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2022 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2022 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2022 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2022: | ||||
| a From 2017....... | ||||
| b From 2018....... | ||||
| c From 2019....... | ||||
| d From 2020....... | ||||
| e From 2021....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2017 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2022 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2022, 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 2022. 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 2023. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2022..... | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | THE ORGANIZATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES INCLUDING PROVIDING A VENUE FOR EXHIBITS OF ART AND ARTISTIC COLLECTIONS; SPONSORING SEMINARS, LECTURES AND GATHERINGS THAT ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE CREATIVE ARTS; AND PROVIDING AN EDUCATIONAL SETTING TO DESCRIBE AND CELEBRATE THE LIFE AND CREATIVITY OF ASHLEY BRYAN. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | FISCAL YEAR 2022 WAS A BITTERSWEET ONE FOR THE ASHLEY BRYAN CENTER. ASHLEY DIED ON FEBRUARY 4, 2022, AND THE OUTPOURING OF THE SENSE OF LOSS WAS EXTRAORDINARY. THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE WASHINGTON POST, AND THE BOSTON GLOBE ALL CARRIED MAJOR OBITUARIES. THE CORETTA SCOTT KING AWARD COMMITTEE PREPARED A MAJOR TESTIMONIAL AS DID THE KIRKUS AWARD COMMITTEE. IN MARCH, NICK CLARK GAVE A TALK (SCHEDULED BEFORE ASHLEY'S DEATH) ABOUT ASHLEY AT THE CHARLOTTE HUCK CHILDREN'S LITERATURE FESTIVAL HOSTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS IN REDLANDS, CALIFORNIA. IN MAY AND JUNE, THE PAINTINGS SELECTED BY THE BOWDOIN MUSEUM OF ART, THE COLBY COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART, THE FARNSWORTH MUSEUM, AND THE PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART WERE FORMALLY TRANSFERRED. THE FARNSWORTH MUSEUM OPENED ITS EXHIBITION, ASHLEY BRYAN, BEAUTY IN RETURN, IN ANTICIPATION OF GIVING HIM (POSTHUMOUSLY) THE MAINE ARTIST AWARD. JUNE ALSO SAW ANOTHER VISIT FROM REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA TO SELECT AND ARRANGE FOR A SECOND SHIPMENT OF ARCHIVAL MATERIAL. THE BOWDOIN COLLEGE MUSEUM OPENED ITS LONG-DELAYED EXHIBITION, AT FIRST LIGHT, CELEBRATING 200 YEARS OF PAINTING IN MAINE, WHICH INCLUDED A WORK BY ASHLEY AS WELL AS INCLUSION IN THE EXHIBITION CATALOGUE. ASHLEY WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE EXHIBITION, IMAGINE THAT THE POWER OF PICTURES BOOKS, ORGANIZED BY THE PORTSMOUTH (NH) HISTORICAL SOCIETY WHICH OPENED IN LATE JUNE AND REMAINED ON VIEW THROUGH SEPTEMBER. NICK CLARK ALSO DID A ZOOM PRESENTATION ON ASHLEY BRYAN'S SOUTH SOLON MURALS FOR THE ACADIA SENIORS CLASS. IN JULY, COLBY COLLEGE INSTALLED ONE OF ASHLEY'S PAINTINGS IN THEIR PERMANENT COLLECTION GALLERIES, AND THE ERIC CARLE MUSEUM INCLUDED HIM IN THEIR SURVEY OF COLLAGE, CELEBRATING THE MUSEUM'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY. ON JULY 13 - WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ASHLEY'S 99TH BIRTHDAY, HIS LIFE WAS CELEBRATED ON THE ISLAND AND LIVE STREAMED, REACHING ATTENDEES AS FAR AWAY AS SOUTH AFRICA. THE FERNALD GALLERY, LOCATED ON THE ISLAND, MOUNTED AN EXHIBITION OF ASHLEY'S WORK TAKEN FROM COLLECTIONS ON THE ISLAND. TWO DAYS LATER, THE FARNSWORTH MUSEUM CELEBRATED ASHLEY WITH THE MAINE ARTIST AWARD, ACCEPTED BY BOARD MEMBER DANIEL MINTER AND HIS WIFE MARCIA. THE MUSEUM PRESENTED A WONDERFUL NINE-MINUTE VIDEO ABOUT ASHLEY. IN AUGUST, THE PORTLAND MUSEUM UNVEILED THEIR PAINTING BY ASHLEY IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTION GALLERIES. AND THE EXHIBITION FOCUSING ON BEAUTIFUL BLACKBIRD CONTINUED AT THE MAINE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM AND THEATER. IN SEPTEMBER, ASHLEY WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN AN EXHIBITION OF MAINE ILLUSTRATORS AT THE BRICK STORE MUSEUM IN KENNEBUNKPORT, MAINE. AND HE WAS THE FOCUS OF AN EXHIBITION AT THE MORGAN LIBRARY AND MUSEUM IN NEW YORK, BASED ON THE GIFT OF THE FINAL COLLAGES AND PRELIMINARY MATERIALS FOR SAIL AWAY, ILLUSTRATIONS TO A GROUP OF LANGSTON HUGHES'S MARITIME POEMS. THE MORGAN HAS PLACED ADS FOR THIS EXHIBITION IN MAJOR PUBLICATIONS, INCLUDING ART FORUM AND THE NEW YORK TIMES. THEY ALSO ORGANIZED A PROGRAM ABOUT BLACK ARTISTS WHO SERVED IN WWII, INSPIRED BY ASHLEY'S MEMOIR, INFINITE HOPE (2019). ADDITIONALLY, THE CENTER CONTINUED TO COORDINATE LOANS FOR EXHIBITIONS AT COLBY COLLEGE, PENN, THE GILLEY MUSEUM, AND THE SOUTHERN VERMONT ARTS CENTER, ALL SCHEDULED FOR 2023. NICK CLARK ALSO WROTE AN ESSAY FOR THE CATALOGUE TO BE PUBLISHED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EXHIBITION AT PENN. AS WELL AS THE OBITUARIES, THE CORETTA SCOTT KING COMMITTEE AND THE KIRKUS AWARDS COMMITTEE, AND THE NOVEMBER/DECEMBER ISSUE OF THE HORN BOOK MAGAZINE HONORED ASHLEY WITH MAJOR TRIBUTES. THERE WERE CONTINUED ONGOING REQUESTS TO REPRODUCE ASHLEY'S WORK IN MAGAZINES RANGING FROM GENERAL INTEREST PERIODICALS TO MORE SPECIALIZED PUBLICATIONS. AS WELL, NUMEROUS SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES AROUND THE COUNTRY REQUESTED TO USE IMAGES OF ASHLEY'S WORKS IN PUBLIC PROGRAMS. THE CENTER COOPERATED FULLY TO ACCOMMODATE THESE VARIOUS REQUESTS AS WELL AS OTHER INQUIRIES DRIVEN BY AWARENESS OF THE CENTER THROUGH THE WEBSITE. THE STORYTELLER PAVILION CONTINUED TO ENGAGE VISITORS, WITH DOCENTS ENHANCING THE EXPERIENCE, THE PAVILION WELCOMED OVER 1,300 VISITORS OVER THE COURSE OF THE SUMMER. THE PAVILION REDUCED ITS HOURS FROM 42 HOURS 10 -4 SEVEN DAYS A WEEK AFTER LABOR DAY TO 20 HOURS 11-3 FIVE DAYS A WEEK, AND AFTER COLUMBUS DAY, IT WAS OPEN BY APPOINTMENT. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | VARIOUS |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 | DANIEL LIEF CYNTHIA LIEF TREASURER DIRECTOR SPOUSE |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | ONGOING MONITORING BY THE OFFICERS AND ANNUAL REVIEW BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | COMPENSATION FOR ALL PAID EMPLOYEES, IF ANY, IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BY THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | COMPENSATION FOR ALL PAID EMPLOYEES, IF ANY, IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BY THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
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