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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
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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.") .. | 3,965,346 | 4,035,480 | 1,711,964 | 9,259,689 | 5,879,593 | 24,852,072 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 3,965,346 | 4,035,480 | 1,711,964 | 9,259,689 | 5,879,593 | 24,852,072 |
| 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) .. | 2,084,281 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 22,767,791 | |||||
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.. | 3,965,346 | 4,035,480 | 1,711,964 | 9,259,689 | 5,879,593 | 24,852,072 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 3,450,115 | 1,693,132 | 1,612,459 | 1,167,112 | 836,959 | 8,759,777 |
| 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.).. | 108,360 | 2,008,632 | 1,908,758 | 1,270,736 | 1,667,002 | 6,963,488 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 40,575,563 | |||||
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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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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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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 | Using art as the catalyst and with a commitment to inclusivity, the Art Center builds experiences, fosters relationships, and stimulates creative, critical, and empathetic thinking. The mission of the Foundation is to collect, preserve, and study the best examples of modern and contemporary art from around the world and to engage diverse local, regional, and national audiences. The Foundation's collection, which grows incrementally every year, includes over 6,000 works of art in all media. Although it acquires and displays mostly art from the 20th and 21st centuries, the Foundation also owns around 3,500 works on paper that span seven centuries. Many world-renowned artists are represented in the Foundation's collection, including historical artists such as Francis Bacon, Alberto Giacometti, and Edward Hopper as well as living artists such as Cecily Brown, Wangechi Mutu, and Ai Weiwei. The Foundation houses its collection in secure, climate-controlled storage areas. It also maintains a rigorous collections management policy, which guides the long-term care and preservation of the objects it holds in trust, including procedures for loans, acquisition, and deaccessioning. In addition, the Foundation organizes approximately twelve exhibitions every year, some featuring objects from the collection, others highlighting works of art borrowed from institutions and private collectors. Exhibitions might focus on a single artist, or they might group works of art by different artists under a thematic rubric. These projects are frequently accompanied by scholarly catalogues that place modern and contemporary art in a historical context and illuminate its relationship to urgent issues in the present. The Foundation's exhibitions regularly travel to other institutions. At the same time, the Foundation hosts one or two exhibitions produced by other museums annually. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 | THE ART OF TODAY THROUGH ITS MUSEUM AND SCHOOL, ADDING TO THE CULTURAL RECORD THROUGH COLLECTIONS AND PROGRAMS. THE DES MOINES ART CENTER BELIEVES IN THE POWER OF ART TO INSPIRE PERSONAL, POLITICAL, AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION. WE COMMIT TO EXHIBIT AND EXPLORE THOUGHT-PROVOKING MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART. WE CONNECT PEOPLE AND ART BY OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEELING, IMAGING, DREAMING AND CREATING. WE PROMOTE CURIOSITY AND EMBRACE CRTICAL AND EMPATHETIC THINKING WITH A SPIRIT OF OPENNESS. WE STRIVE TO BE A WELCOMING AND EQUITABLE CULTURAL RESOURCE. THIS EFFORT TO ENSURE ACCESS TO ART FOR EVERYONE HAS BEEN A CORE TENET OF THE MUSEUM SINCE ITS FOUNDING. ADMISSION IS ALWAYS FREE FOR ALL. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | Immersive was a 3-part exhibition of large-scale works and installations featuring artists Bill Viola, Ran Hwang, and Matthew Willie Garcia. This multi-part experiential exhibition invited visitors to be literally immersed in artworks from the permanent collection and beyond. Instead of moving through traditional gallery spaces, visitors followed a path from darkened space to darkened space, each filled with light, color, and sound. Images Unbound presented artwork from the Des Moines Art Center's permanent collections that touched upon themes of reproducibility, the art object's uniqueness, or the effects of urbanization. The exhibition played with themes from German philosopher Walter Benjamin's (1892-1940) seminal essay "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction." Artists featured in Images Unbound included Frank Big Bear, Walker Evans, Hannah Hch, and Andy Warhol, among many others. Known for her daring and inventive fusion of the centuries-old practice of marquetry (wood inlay) with gritty and provocative subject matter, Alison Elizabeth Taylor tells tales that are unequivocally modern. The Sum of It, the most comprehensive gathering of her work to date, assembled dozens of works that chronicled her steady mastery of the now nearly forgotten techniques of this rarified medium and revealed her talent as an extraordinary storyteller of 21st-century American life and culture. The exhibition was comprised of a room-sized installation and approximately 40 large-scale single panel works by Taylor, including the Des Moines Art Center's The Breeder, to explore her compelling narratives of American culture. To advance the Art Center's goal of both celebrating and expanding the diversity of the collections, the museum accessioned 101 works of art in 2022 by artists whose heritage and background span the globe. New accessions provide our visitors with the opportunity to see themselves in the galleries. Over the past three years, over 90% of our new purchases were artworks by Asian, Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Queer, or women artists. Miriam Alarcn AvilIa is a photographer and a visual, multimedia and storytelling artist. Her work gives voice to new Iowans and highlights the challenges and heritage of Latinx immigrants. Alarcn Avilia's work honors the double meaning of the word lucha: it is the name of the popular wrestling sport, as well as the ability to use your whole heart and soul to overcome struggles and obstacles. Her exhibition for the Iowa Artists series featured photography, luchador masks, the stories and poems on which Alarcn Avilia bases her imagery, and a video capturing collaborations with her subjects. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B | ENTIRELY KIDS DAY: FIND YOURSELF INSIDE ART Entirely Kids Day offers a day's worth of child-focused thematic art experiences in the museum and studio spaces. The theme of the spring 2022 Entirely Kids Day was "Find Yourself Inside Artfeatured interactive museum exploration and a tour of Immersive, hands-on art activities, engaging story times, performances by Eulens piegel Puppet Theater, and a virtual reality experience provided by Iowa State University's FLEx program. These opportunities encouraged new audiences to create memories at the Art Center; 1,201 children, adults, and families explored the museum in March, many for the first time. ART AND ACTIVISM The Art Center held an "Art & Activism" workshop with 15 teens over one weekend (July 30-31, 2022) led by Latinx artists Xavier Tavera and Bobby Marines, who were featured in the exhibition Images Unbound. The students explored how the use of photography, printing, and publication can shed light on challenging events in marginalized populations and how they can collectively heal and rise from adversity and tragedy. A printed publication or "Zine" was also developed as part of the installation. The group installation centered around current events impacting Des Moines' many diverse communities. The project was conceived of and executed by Marines, Tavera, and the students and displayed in the education building; several of their works are featured on the cover of this report. BEING WITH ART, an audio program launched in 2022, supports visitors with thoughtful, guided prompts, turning their museum visit into a peaceful, inspiring, and embodied experience. Grounded in mindfulness and slow looking practices, Being with Art helps museum goers slow down, relax, and enjoy the presence of modern and contemporary art while heightening awareness to how art makes us think, feel, and respond. While the program focuses on the permanent collection, visitors can take these practices into any opportunity to view art. The 20-minute audio program is available in both English and Spanish. MY VOICE is an exploration that invites youth to gather, question, and experience the ways that museums and art can serve as tools for creative and critical thinking, self reflection, mindfulness, and shared human connection. Twelve students from participating schools-Findley Elementary School, Harding Middle School, and North High School-were supported by the Des Moines Art Center in partnership with By Degrees and the Principal Foundation in creating an art piece inspired by work from the Art Center's permanent collections using a medium of their choice. These works were displayed and celebrated in a private reception for the students, their schools, families, and community partners. The Art Center's Community Art Access programs utilize art education to encourage participants to build resiliency and support the exploration of selfhood, community, and identity. The program is built on a history of new and existing relationships with other social service, educational, and non-profit partners. As we rebuild connections with partners following the pandemic, we have also been able to respond to new requests for access programs. In 2022, The Art Center collaborated in a new program with Des Moines Parks and Recreation, whose mission is to provide equitable recreation services in City parks. During the summer, the city rolled out a summer camp program in four parks: MLK Jr. Park, Evelyn K. Davis Park, Drake Park, and Weeks Middle School Park. Campers received two weeks of programming from the Art Center. The first week the campers were led through an art activity at their park by an Access teaching artist, and the following week the campers engaged in an on-site tour of the Art Center's collection and exhibitions, with an emphasis on themes explored in the first week. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM PREPARES AND REVIEWS THE FORM 990 IN DETAIL WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS REVIEW THE FORM 990 WITH THE FULL BOARD. THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR PROVIDE CLARIFICATION. THE FINAL FORM 990, WITH ALL REQUIRED SCHEDULES, IS PROVIDED TO ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING THE 990. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ANNUALLY REVIEW AND SIGN THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MUST BE DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD. IF THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST THE BOARD MEMBER ABSTAINS FROM VOTING. Tom Koehn abstained from all votes related to the decision to hire The Waldinger Corporation. THE WALDINGER CORPORATION IS OWNED MORE THAN 35% BY TOM KOEHN, A TRUSTEE OF EDMUNDSON ART FOUNDATION, INC. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS AND DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE DIRECTOR, WHICH IS VOTED ON AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD. THEY USE PRIMARILY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUM DIRECTORS' (AAMD) SALARY COMPARISONS AS A GUIDE TO DETERMINE COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. THIS REVIEW IS DOCUMENTED WITH WRITTEN NOTES REGARDING THE COMPENSATION AGREEMENT REACHED AFTER DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (OR ITS REPRESENTATIVE, THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES) AND THE DIRECTOR. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B | IN 2022, AN INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION, THE NEWPORT GROUP, WAS CONTRACTED TO REEVALUTE THE ORGANIZATION'S SALARY WAGE BANDS ESTABLISHED IN 2021. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE FOUNDATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
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