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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.") . | 335,505 | 369,687 | 435,095 | 442,743 | 425,145 | 2,008,175 |
| 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 | 155,663 | 152,536 | 120,359 | 198,919 | 252,335 | 879,812 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | 13,800 | 8,905 | 22,705 | |||
| 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 | 504,968 | 522,223 | 564,359 | 641,662 | 677,480 | 2,910,692 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | 20,990 | 26,765 | 17,000 | 28,100 | 92,855 | |
| 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.. | 20,990 | 26,765 | 17,000 | 28,100 | 92,855 | |
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 2,817,837 | |||||
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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... | 504,968 | 522,223 | 564,359 | 641,662 | 677,480 | 2,910,692 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 161 | 161 | ||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 161 | 161 | ||||
| 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.).. | 504,968 | 522,223 | 564,520 | 641,662 | 677,480 | 2,910,853 |
| 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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| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | VERB BALLETS IMPLEMENTED PROGRAMMING FOR THE COMMUNITY WHILE ADAPTING TO NEW OPPORTUNITIES THE PANDEMIC HAS CREATED. ARTISTICALLY, THE SEASON CONSISTED OF 3 FULL EVENING LENGTH WORKS. CHOREOGRAPHER TOMMIE-WAHEED EVANS CREATED HIS FIRST EVENING LONG WORK, BASED ON THE GREEK TRAGEDY, ANTIGONE, AND JOSHUA PEUGH CREATED A NEW WORK BASED UPON A SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO & JULIET. BOTH ARE NON-TRADITIONAL IN THEIR APPROACH. VERB PROVIDED ARTISTIC DIRECTION TO PRODUCE A COMMUNITY CENTRIC NUTCRACKER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON. WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE NEW WORKS FUND FOR ARTISTS OF COLOR,?WE ENGAGED CHOREOGRAPHERS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL EXCHANGE ARTIST PROGRAM, WE BROUGHT INTERNATIONAL DANCERS TO EXCHANGE DANCE TRADITIONS AND TRAINING. CONTINUED TO ENSURE ACCESS BY PROVIDING FREE AND LOW-COST PERFORMANCES IN PUBLIC SPACES AND COMMUNITY EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. CONTINUED TO GROW VERB'S LOCATIONAL PRESENCE THROUGH DANCE FOR EVERYONE(DFE) AND DANCE FOR YOUTH (DFY),FOR PEOPLE OF ANY AGE. FOR CHILDREN, YOUNG ADULTS AND SENIORS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF OUR STUDIO'S REACH, WE OFFERED OUR OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES, SENIOR CITIZENS LOCATIONS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS. COVER TOPICS SUCH AS STEM, LITERACY, AND CULTURAL APPRECIATION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | 1.DURING THE 2021-22 SEASON, VERB MOUNTED 15 WORKS REPRESENTING 10 CHOREOGRAPHERS INCLUDING THREE NEW FULL-LENGTH BALLETS. 2.THE COMPANY PRESENTED A TOTAL OF 19 PERFORMANCES TO A TOTAL AUDIENCE OF 11,294 VIEWERS. OF THAT 16 WERE PRESENTED AND SIX WERE SELF-PRESENTED. 3.WE CONTINUED OUR COLLEGIATE PARTNERSHIPS PROVIDING INSTRUCTION AND CURRICULUM FOR THE DANCE COURSES AT HIRAM COLLEGE AND JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY. 4.WE CONTINUED TO BUILD NEW OUTREACH PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS WITH THE CENTER FOR ARTS-INSPIRED LEARNING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL'S WOMEN AND CHILDREN CENTER, INTERNATIONAL MURAL FESTIVAL, AKRON CHILDREN'S CONCERT SOCIETY, AKRON CIVIC THEATRE'S BOOM THEATER, CLEVELAND DANCE MOVEMENT AND LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 5.THE COMPANY REACHED 2,568 YOUNG PEOPLE AND OVER 967 COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND ADULTS IN 15 DIFFERENT SITES IN CUYAHOGA, SUMMIT AND PORTAGE COUNTIES. VERB BALLETS PRESENTED 142 OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO THE PUBLIC. 6.IN TOTAL THE COMPANY RECEIVED 71,780 IN INCOME FOR BOTH PRESENTED AND SELF-PRODUCED SHOWS FOR THE SEASON. 7.TOTAL CASH INCOME INCREASED FROM 593,526 TO 641,599 AN 8% INCREASE. 8.RETURN ON GRANTS WAS 55% OF THE AMOUNT ASKED AND 80% AWARDED. THE AMOUNT AWARDED DROPPED FROM 352,483 IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR TO 261,053. 9.THE AVERAGE CONTRIBUTION PER BOARD MEMBER INCREASED FROM 1,910 TO 2,757. THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN NUMBER OF BOARD MEMBERS FROM 18 TO 19. 10.COST OF PERSONNEL MAKES UP 66% OF THE BUDGET. 11.EARNED INCOME MAKES UP 25% (158,181) OF OUR TOTAL INCOME. 12.CORPORATE SUPPORT RETURNED FOLLOWING THE PANDEMIC WITH THE SPRING GALA SPONSORSHIPS FOR A TOTAL OF 53,500. 13.TO KEEP UP WITH RISING STUDIO RENTAL COSTS, WE IMPLEMENTED A PRICE INCREASE FOR OUR DFE CLASSES IN JANUARY OF 2022. THIS PRICE INCREASE HAD NO TANGIBLE EFFECTS ON ENROLLMENT AND HELPED US TO KEEP PACE WITH SCHOOL COSTS. 14.OUR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OVER THE PAST YEAR HAS BEEN CONSISTENT AND ON TREND WITH THE PRE-COVID ATTENDANCE WITH 4,436 STUDENTS FOR THE SEASON. 15.SCHOOL INCOME DID INCREASE TO 60,658 WHICH WAS A 10% INCREASE (54,613 LAST SEASON) FROM LAST SEASON. WHILE NOT FULLY BACK TO PRE-PANDEMIC ATTENDANCE LEVELS, OUR ATTENDANCE NUMBERS HAVE BEEN STEADILY INCREASING. 16.IN SURVEYING THOSE AUDIENCE MEMBERS IN JUNE OF 2021; 88% WERE COMFORTABLE TO RETURN TO LIVE THEATRE BECAUSE THEY HAD RECEIVED THEIR VACCINE 17.BRYAN ANDRES SALINAS OF COLOMBIA JOINED THE COMPANY IN JANUARY AS INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL EXCHANGE ARTIST. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | ACCORDING TO GOOGLE ANALYTICS, WEBSITE TRAFFIC DECREASED BY 7%, BUT 65% OF VISITORS WERE NEW. THE SLIGHT DECREASE REFLECTS MOVING AWAY FROM ONLINE STREAMING. VERB'S HOMEPAGE HAD A 16% INCREASE OVER THE LAST YEAR, AND THE SCHOOL PAGE SAW AN 11% INCREASE. THERE WAS A DECREASE OF 10% IN WEBSITE SESSIONS MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE RETURN OF IN PERSON PERFORMANCES. THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN YOUNGER AUDIENCES (18-44) ENGAGING WITH THE WEBSITE. PEOPLE FOUND VERB THROUGH ORGANIC SEARCHES 20% OF THE TIME, AND DIRECT SEARCHES 37%. GOOGLE ANNOUNCED THAT UNIVERSAL ANALYTICS WILL STOP PROCESSING NEW HITS IN JULY 2023. GOOGLE ANALYTICS WILL BE REPLACED BY GOOGLE ANALYTICS 4 TO PROTECT CUSTOMER PRIVACY AND ENSURE TRANSPARENCY. THE CHALLENGE WILL BE HOW TO CONTINUE TARGETING AND BUILDING AUDIENCES ONLINE WITHOUT THEM |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE FEDERAL FROM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ANYONE WHO SUBMITS A WRITTEN REQUEST. |
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