Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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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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Total |
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Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 2,053,738 | 2,713,256 | 12,256,043 | 2,198,273 | 2,019,182 | 21,240,492 |
| 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 | 2,053,738 | 2,713,256 | 12,256,043 | 2,198,273 | 2,019,182 | 21,240,492 |
| 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) .. | 2,791,503 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 18,448,989 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 2,053,738 | 2,713,256 | 12,256,043 | 2,198,273 | 2,019,182 | 21,240,492 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 1,727,713 | 1,116,826 | 1,496,004 | 1,507,446 | 2,363,902 | 8,211,891 |
| 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.).. | 98,712 | 82,896 | 63,913 | 23,111 | 4,895 | 273,527 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 29,969,857 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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 2023 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-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, 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 2023. 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 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| PART I, LINE 1 AND PART III, LINE 1 | GENERAL STATEMENT 1 THE MISSION OF THE NANCY LEE AND PERRY R. BASS PERFORMANCE HALL IS TO SERVE AS A PERMANENT HOME TO MAJOR PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS OF FORT WORTH AND AS A PREMIER VENUE FOR TOURING ATTRACTIONS SO AS TO ENHANCE THE RANGE, QUALITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF CULTURAL FARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, TO PROMULGATE ARTS EDUCATION, AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE CULTURAL LIFE OF FORT WORTH, TARRANT COUNTY AND THE REGION. |
| PART III, LINE 4A AND 4B: PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | LINE 4A - PRODUCTIONS AND PERFORMANCES: PERFORMING ARTS FORT WORTH OWNS AND OPERATES BASS PERFORMANCE HALL AND THE MADDOX-MUSE CENTER, WHICH INCLUDES THE VAN CLIBURN RECITAL HALL AND THE MCDAVID STUDIO. MORE THAN 300,000 INDIVIDUALS VISIT PAFW VENUES ANNUALLY, ENJOYING A HOST OF SUPERIOR QUALITY PERFORMING ARTS OFFERINGS: I. BASS PERFORMANCE HALL SERVES AS THE PERMANENT HOME FOR FOUR RESIDENT COMPANIES: FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, TEXAS BALLET THEATER, FORT WORTH OPERA AND THE CLIBURN CONCERTS AND THE QUADRENNIAL VAN CLIBURN INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION. SPECIAL THEATER LICENSE AGREEMENTS WITH EACH COMPANY WERE INITIALLY CONTRACTED FOR FIVE THEATER SEASONS WITH AUTOMATIC ONE YEAR EXTENSIONS AFTER THE FIRST FIVE SEASONS, PROVIDING NEITHER PARTY CHOOSES TO TERMINATE THE RELATIONSHIP. IN 2017 THE AGREEMENTS WERE UPDATED WITH A TWO-YEAR TERM, THEREAFTER AUTOMATICALLY RENEWED AND EXTENDED FOR TWO YEAR TERMS UNLESS EITHER PARTY PROVIDES NOTICE OF ITS DESIRE NOT TO RENEW. THE AGREEMENTS PROVIDE RESIDENT COMPANIES THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO SCHEDULE EACH PREVIOUSLY EXISTING SUBSCRIPTION SERIES AT SPECIFICALLY AGREED UPON RATES. II. PAFW HAS ALSO DEVELOPED ITS OWN PROGRAMMING SERIES, PRESENTING TOURING ATTRACTIONS IN A VARIETY OF FORMATS: BROADWAY AT THE BASS SERIES FEATURING NATIONAL TOURING BROADWAY PRODUCTIONS; POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT SERIES FEATURING AN ECLECTIC MIX OF TOURING CONCERTS, ARTISTS, COMEDIANS; AND FAMILY SHOWS. THESE ACCLAIMED TOURS AND ARTISTS PERFORM IN THE GRANDEUR OF BASS PERFORMANCE HALL OR IN MCDAVID STUDIO, AN INTIMATE VENUE WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART ACOUSTICS AND SPECIAL LIGHTING FEATURES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | PART VI: SECTION A. GOVERNING BODY AND MANAGEMENT PART VI, QUESTION 2: - DEE J. KELLY, JR. AND DANA STAYTON HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | PART VI: SECTION B. POLICIES PART VI, QUESTION 11B: PERFORMING ARTS FORT WORTH, INC. (PAFW) ENGAGES A PAID PREPARER EXPERIENCED IN THE PREPARATION OF FORM 990 TO PREPARE THE FORM. PAFW'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE PAID PREPARER TO PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR THE RETURN. A DRAFT FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO AND REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. A REVISED DRAFT IS THEN REVIEWED IN DETAIL, REVISED AS NEEDED, AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE. A FINAL FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER TO SIGN. IN ADDITION, A COPY OF THE COMPLETED FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | PART VI: SECTION B. POLICIES PART VI, QUESTION 12C: EACH YEAR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS PROVIDED WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT AND ARE ASKED TO RETURN THE COMPLETED DOCUMENT TO PERFORMING ARTS FORT WORTH. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ADDRESSES ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST ISSUES THAT ARISE. FOR STAFF, PERFORMING ARTS FORT WORTH, INC.'S HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT REQUIRES THAT ALL FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES SIGN THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND STATEMENT. HUMAN RESOURCES CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND REVIEWS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COMPLIANCE ISSUES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | PART VI: SECTION B. POLICIES PART VI: QUESTION 15A AND 15B: PERFORMING ARTS FORT WORTH, INC. APPLIES THE FOLLOWING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS PROVIDED IN THE INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS REGULATIONS AND TO INSURE THE COMPENSATION PAID TO ITS EMPLOYEES IS APPROPRIATE: ENGAGES AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT TO CONDUCT AN ANNUAL COMPENSATION SURVEY OF COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PERFORMING ARTS INDUSTRY. THE ANNUAL SALARY SURVEY IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO RECOMMEND AND APPROVE THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S SALARY AS WELL AS THE SALARY OF THE CFO FOR BUDGETING PURPOSES. ALL INDIVIDUALS WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST RELATED TO COMPENSATION ISSUES ARE EXCUSED DURING THIS REVIEW PROCESS. DOCUMENTATION OF THE COMPENSATION DISCUSSIONS IS CONTEMPORANEOUSLY PREPARED AND RETAINED. THE FULL BOARD APPROVES THE FINAL BUDGET WHICH INCLUDES THE OFFICERS COMPENSATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | PART VI: SECTION C. DISCLOSURE PART VI: QUESTION 19: PERFORMING ARTS FORT WORTH, INC. MAKES ITS IRS FORM 990, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| PART XII, LINE 2C | THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT COMMITTEE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT CHANGE ITS OVERSIGHT OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR. |
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