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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.") .. | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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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.. | ||||||
| 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) 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.") . | 175,999 | 79,220 | 89,294 | 87,845 | 111,697 | 544,055 |
| 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 | 1,430 | 6,724 | 6,338 | 14,492 | ||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | 4,701 | 3,462 | 8,163 | |||
| 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 | 180,700 | 80,650 | 92,756 | 94,569 | 118,035 | 566,710 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | 115,500 | 4,350 | 1,263 | 1,000 | 122,113 | |
| 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.. | 115,500 | 4,350 | 1,263 | 1,000 | 122,113 | |
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 444,597 | |||||
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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... | 180,700 | 80,650 | 92,756 | 94,569 | 118,035 | 566,710 |
| 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.).. | 180,700 | 80,650 | 92,756 | 94,569 | 118,035 | 566,710 |
| 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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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 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 | AKRON SOUL TRAIN (AST) IS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESIDENCY PROGRAM THAT AWARDS 12-15 ARTISTS WITH PAID RESIDENCIES EACH CALENDAR YEAR. OUR ORGANIZATION GIVES SPACE, TIME, AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO OHIO VISUAL, PERFORMING, AND LITERARY CREATIVES SO THEY MAY INNOVATE AND PRESENT NEW WORKS TO THE PUBLIC. IN ADDITION TO CREATIVE EXPERIMENTATION, ARTISTS ARE ASKED TO DESIGN A PUBLIC PROGRAM FOR THE GREATER AKRON COMMUNITY WITH THE INTENTION TO PROVIDE ARTS ENGAGEMENT OR EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO UNDERSERVED AUDIENCES. THE PROGRAM WILL RESPOND DIRECTLY TO THE ARTISTS RESIDENCY WORK AND CAN BEBUT IS NOT LIMITED TOA PERFORMANCE, PANEL DISCUSSION, ARTIST TALK, DEMONSTRATION, OR HANDS-ON WORKSHOP. OUR TEAM WORKS DIRECTLY WITH EACH RESIDENT TO FULLY DEVELOP THEIR COMMUNITY EVENT AND IDENTIFY AKRON PARTNERS FOR CROSS-COLLABORATION AND AUDIENCE REACH. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 | THIS NARRATIVE HIGHLIGHTS THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS AND DEDICATION OF OUR VOLUNTEERS DURING THE YEAR 2022. THE AST BOARD IS AN ALL-VOLUNTEER GROUP CONSISTING OF MEMBERS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS IN THE ARTS AND BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN AKRON, OHIO. THE BOARD MEETS QUARTERLY FOR 90-MINUTE SESSIONS AND PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE GOVERNANCE AND SUCCESS OF AST, A STARTUP NONPROFIT ARTS ORGANIZATION. THROUGHOUT MOST OF 2022, THE AST BOARD CONSISTED OF TEN MEMBERS, EACH BRINGING A PLETHORA OF EXPERIENCE AND VALUABLE INSIGHTS TO THE ORGANIZATION. HOWEVER, IN AUGUST 2022, FOUR MEMBERS DECIDED TO RESIGN, AND ONE NEW MEMBER JOINED THE BOARD. AS A RESULT, THE CURRENT BOARD IS COMPRISED OF SEVEN DEDICATED AND PASSIONATE INDIVIDUALS COMMITTED TO ADVANCING THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION. IN 2022, THE AST BOARD HELD A TOTAL OF FOUR QUARTERLY MEETINGS. THESE GATHERINGS SERVED AS CRUCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE MEMBERS TO COME TOGETHER, DISCUSS IMPORTANT MATTERS, AND MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. THE MEETINGS WERE CONDUCTED EFFICIENTLY, WITH A FOCUS ON STRATEGIC PLANNING, FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT, AND OVERALL GOVERNANCE. IN ADDITION TO THEIR GOVERNANCE RESPONSIBILITIES, AST BOARD MEMBERS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN FUNDRAISING EFFORTS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH INITIATIVES. THEY LEVERAGED THEIR CONNECTIONS WITHIN THE SUMMIT COUNTY AREA TO BUILD SUPPORT AND AWARENESS FOR AST'S MISSION AND GOALS. THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN VARIOUS EVENTS ORGANIZED BY AST IN 2022 ALLOWED THEM TO EXPLAIN THE ORGANIZATION'S VISION AND ANTICIPATED IMPACT ON AKRON, OHIO. LONG. AKRON SOUL TRAIN ALSO OPERATES A VOLUNTEER ARTIST RESIDENCY SELECTION COMMITTEE THAT PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE SELECTION PROCESS FOR OUR ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM. THIS COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED OF SEVEN MEMBERS WHO MEET IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR TO REVIEW ALL APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. THE DIVERSITY AND EXPERTISE OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS ENSURE A COMPREHENSIVE AND THOUGHTFUL EVALUATION OF APPLICANTS. THE SELECTION PROCESS NOT ONLY FOCUSES ON THE PROPOSED ARTISTIC CONTENT BUT ALSO EMPHASIZES THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF THE PUBLIC PROGRAMMING PROPOSAL ON THE AKRON COMMUNITY MEMBERS WE SERVE. THE COMMITTEE CONVENES DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR TO METICULOUSLY REVIEW ALL INCOMING ARTIST RESIDENCY APPLICATIONS. EACH COMMITTEE MEMBER EVALUATES THE PROPOSED ARTISTIC CONTENT AND ASSESSES ITS POTENTIAL ALIGNMENT WITH AST'S MISSION AND VISION. CONSIDERATION IS GIVEN TO THE ORIGINALITY, ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE, AND RELEVANCE OF THE PROPOSED WORK TO THE AKRON COMMUNITY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | AKRON SOUL TRAIN HAS AWARDED 74 ARTISTS WITH PAID RESIDENCIES SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2016 AND HAS SUPPORTED AN ADDITIONAL 16 ARTISTS THROUGH PROJECTS DESIGNED FOR OUR CAPSOUL GALLERY. TO AUGMENT THE VOICE OF THE ARTIST AND TO ENGAGE WITH OUR NON-ARTS COMMUNITY MEMBERS WE ACTIVELY LOOK FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES IN ADDITION TO THE 12 ARTIST- LED PROGRAMS WE HOST EACH YEAR FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AST ALSO ACTIVELY PURSUES COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS THAT ALIGN WITH OUR MISSION AND VISION TO CREATE A DESTINATION FOR GREATER AKRON RESIDENTS TO ENGAGE WITH ARTISTS AND PARTICIPATE IN THE ARTISTIC PROCESS. IN 2022 WE BEGAN A PARTNERSHIP WITH AKRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, COLLEGE, AND CAREER ACADEMIES AS PART OF THEIR NON-PROFIT DISCOVERY EXPERIENCE. THE PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT A NONPROFIT'S MISSION, TO BECOME AWARE OF THE NEEDS AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THEIR COMMUNITY, AND TO EXPLORE THE CAREERS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORT THE SUCCESS OF THAT NONPROFITS WORK. ON NOVEMBER 15, 2022, WE WELCOMED A SMALL CLASS OF SIXTH-GRADE MILLER SOUTH STUDENTS AS PART OF THIS COLLABORATION. THE STUDENTS TOURED OUR FACILITIES, INTERACTED WITH THE ART OF EMERGING ARTIST DANIEL TRZCINSKI, AND HAD A ONE-ON-ONE DISCUSSION WITH OUR ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE, DREW IPOLLITI. FROM A DATA CONTEXT HERE ARE SOME NUMBERS THAT WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT. AST HAS SEEN A 33% INCREASE IN ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE APPLICATIONS SINCE WE LAUNCHED OUR 2018 ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS SEEN A 30% INCREASE IN TOTAL IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE SINCE 2021, AND WEVE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF BIPOC ATTENDEES BY 9% IN 2022. ADDITIONALLY, WE SEND THE AST ARTISTS POST-RESIDENCY FEEDBACK SURVEYS AT BOTH THE CONCLUSION OF THE RESIDENCY AND 2 YEARS POST-RESIDENCY. THESE ARE ANONYMOUS AND INTEND TO EVALUATE HOW WELL WE HAVE SERVED ARTISTS IN SHORT AND LONG TERMS AND ARE USED AS GUIDEPOSTS FOR ANY CHANGES THAT MAY BE NECESSARY TO MEET ARTIST NEEDS. TESTIMONIALS FROM THESE ANONYMOUS SURVEYS INDICATE THAT OUR PROGRAM IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE. I HAVE RECEIVED MORE EXHIBITION OFFERS IN THE AREA, CONTACT WITH PEOPLE WHO VIEWED THE PRESS REVIEW, THE SALE OF A PIECE IN THE SHOW, NEW INTERACTIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY, AND AN ADDITION TO MY RESUME THAT WILL HELP ME PARTICIPATE IN FUTURE RESIDENCY PROGRAMS NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. MOST IMPORTANTLY THOUGH, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY AND RESOURCES TO TAKE TIME TO CREATE A NEW SERIES OF WORK THAT I FEEL DEFINES MY ARTISTIC EXPRESSION, AND WILL INFORM MUCH OF MY FUTURE WORK. I WAS ABLE TO SHOW A GALLERIST MY WORK WHICH HELPED ME GET A SOLO SHOW. BEFORE AND DURING THE EXHIBITION THERE WAS AMPLE PRESS COVERAGE AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEAK WITH THE PUBLIC. LONG TERM THESE ARTIFACTS AND EXPERIENCES WILL SERVE ME WELL AS I PURSUE ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 3 | KASOTA ARTIST MANAGEMENT, LLC. KASOTA PERFORMS THE BACK OFFICE OPERATIONS SUCH AS PAYROLL, HR AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT, NANCY BRENNAN HAS AN OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN KASOTA ARTIST MANAGEMENT, LLC. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED FINANCIAL REPORTS AND APPROVED AGREEMENTS AND SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS DURING THE YEAR MONITORING FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. ALL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WERE ADDRESSED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | COMPENSATION WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD BASED ON AN ANALYSIS OF THE FAIR VALUE OF SUCH SERVICES IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | GOVERNING DOCUMENTS WERE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST |
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