2024-11-01T09:59:10-05:00 2023-12-31 390758449 WIPFLI LLP 1502 LONDON ROAD SUITE 200 DULUTH MN 55812 990 2023-01-01 391085180 JOHN MICHAEL KOHLER ARTS CENTER INC JOHN 9204586144 608 NEW YORK AVENUE SHEBOYGAN WI 53081 RICHARD BALGE BOARD TREASURER 9204586144 2024-09-03 1 1 JESSICA NATUS P01799381 2187224705 2024-09-03 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z AMY HORST 608 NEW YORK AVENUE SHEBOYGAN WI 53081 52856406 0 X WWW.JMKAC.ORG X 1959 WI TO GENERATE A CREATIVE EXCHANGE BETWEEN ARTISTS AND THE PUBLIC. X 19 19 150 450 33880 0 8341151 8192897 180533 193264 1645905 2670839 339803 328324 10507392 11385324 4784 46570 0 0 6655113 6012332 0 0 606794 4443152 4767466 11103049 10826368 -595657 558956 86102796 53501451 3667953 1046454 82434843 52454997 X OUR MISSION IS TO GENERATE A CREATIVE EXCHANGE BETWEEN ARTISTS AND THE PUBLIC. 0 0 5163265 46450 439 OVERALL, THE 2023 PROGRAMMING FOCUSED ON THE ARTS CENTER THEME "CONSIDERING KIN," IN WHICH WE LOOK AT KINSHIP AS AN INTENTIONAL PROCESS, A MINDFUL ACT OF NURTURING FEELINGS OF BELONGING AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE WORLD. A BIG MOMENT REFLECTING THIS WAS THE ARTS CENTER'S GALA, IN WHICH WAS OVERALL A COMMUNITY ARTS-BASED PROJECT, PART PERFORMANCE, PART COSTUME PARTY, AND ALL ABOUT ACTIVATING KINSHIP TO LIFT EACH OTHER UP. THE GREAT GALA RUNWAY PROJECT FEATURED A PARTNERSHIP WITH RCS EMPOWERS, INC. (RCS), AN ORGANIZATION IN SHEBOYGAN THAT WORKS TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. THROUGHOUT THE FIRST 5 MONTHS OF 2023, ARTS CENTER PROGRAMMING ENGAGED WITH VISITING ARTISTS, RCS PARTICIPANTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN A WORKSHOP STUDIO SPACE TO CREATE FASHION PIECES WORN BY RCS PARTICIPANTS AT THE SHOW. BETWEEN THE WORKSHOPS AND EVENT, HUNDREDS OF PARTICIPANTS WERE REACHED.ALSO, THE ARTS CENTER HOSTED ITS MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS REACHING ABOUT 13,000 PEOPLE OVER THE THIRD WEEKEND IN JULY. ADDITIONALLY, THE CHAIR CITY EVENT REACHED ABOUT 200 VISITORS. VISUAL ARTS: THE JOHN MICHAEL KOHLER ARTS CENTER STAFF ANNUALLY ORIGINATES 15-20 CURATED EXHIBITIONS THAT EMPHASIZE INSTALLATION WORKS, NEW GENRES, CRAFT-RELATED FORMS, COMMUNALLY TRANSMITTED TRADITIONS, AND THE WORK OF SELF-TAUGHT ARTISTS. TO ENHANCE THE IMPACT OF THIS WORK, EXHIBITIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS ARE ALWAYS DEVELOPED AROUND ANNUAL THEMES, THUS CREATING MULTIPLE ENTRY POINTS AND A RIPPLE EFFECT OF UNDERSTANDING AND ENGAGEMENT FOR OUR AUDIENCES. THE THEME FOR 2023 WAS "CONSIDERING KIN," IN WHICH SEVERAL EXHIBITIONS EXPLORED HOW WE ARE IN KINSHIP WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH THE NATURAL WORLD. SELECTED EXHIBITIONS INCLUDE: "SHARING THE SAME BREATH." THE EXHIBITION BRINGS TOGETHER NINE ARTISTS WHO CONSIDER THE WORLD'S COMPLEX WEB OF RELATIONS THROUGH ARTWORKS THAT EMPHASIZE HUMAN, NONHUMAN, AND INTERSPECIES FORMS OF KINSHIP AND CONNECTIVITY. THESE RELATIONSHIPS ARE EXPLORED THROUGH A WIDE RANGE OF MEDIA INCLUDING SCULPTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY, DRAWING, VIDEO, FILM, AND INSTALLATION. "CERTAIN ALIENS." IN A NEWLY COMMISSIONED MULTIMEDIA INSTALLATION, ARTIST SUNNY LEERASANTHANAH USED INVASIVE SPECIES AS A LENS TO LOOK AT HUMAN IMMIGRATION AND XENOPHOBIA IN THE UNITED STATES.CLOTH AS LAND: HMONG INDIGENEITY." HMONG INDIGENEITY LIVES IN TEXTILES: VIBRANT, BREATHING PIECES OF CLOTH SHAPED BY HMONG HANDS TO ILLUSTRATE ANCESTRAL LANDMARKS AND HOMELANDS. THIS EXHIBITION BROUGHT THE WORK OF THREE CONTEMPORARY HMONG-AMERICAN ARTISTS TOGETHER WITH TRADITIONAL HMONG TEXTILES. THROUGH EACH ARTIST'S INDIVIDUAL PERSPECTIVE, HMONG AESTHETICS BECOME REIMAGINED, DISRUPTING TRADITIONAL EXPECTATIONS AND UNCOVERING NEW SITES FOR HMONG INDIGENEITY TO BE CLAIMED.ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE: ANOTHER POWERFUL MANIFESTATION OF THE CONSIDERING KIN THEME WERE THREE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECTS PRESENTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EXHIBITION, "CLOTH AS LAND: HMONG INDIGENEITY." TSHAB HER (ONE OF THE COMMISSIONED ARTISTS IN CLOTH AS LAND), WORKED IN THE MAIN GALLERY WITH VISITORS TO CREATE BEADED TASSELS USED TO ADORN CLOTHING. SPOKEN WORD ARTIST TOU SAIKO LEE LED AN INTERGENERATIONAL STORYTELLING PROJECT. KA OSKAR LY INTRODUCED THE COMMUNITY TO MOOB BATIK, A TRADITIONAL HMONG TEXTILE PROCESS. 520 PARTICIPANT ACROSS THE THREE RESIDENCIES. THE ART PRESERVE: THE ARTS CENTER IS WORLD-RENOWNED FOR ITS COLLECTION OF OVER 25,000 WORKS WITHIN THE GENRE KNOWN AS ARTIST-BUILT ENVIRONMENTS, HOUSED AT THE ART PRESERVE, A FACILITY THAT OPENED TO THE PUBLIC IN 2021. THESE EXCEPTIONAL AND MULTIFACETED WORKS OF ART RESULT FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO SIGNIFICANTLY TRANSFORM THEIR SURROUNDINGS OVER TIME WITH READILY AVAILABLE MATERIALS. THE ARTS CENTER IS A LEADER IN PRESERVATION AND PRESENTATION OF SUCH ENVIRONMENTS, WHETHER THE WORK IS IN SITU OR MAINTAINED WITHIN INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTIONS. THE ART PRESERVE PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPLORATION, STEWARDSHIP, AND STORYTELLING. WE HAVE BEGUN TO INTENTIONALLY CREATE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESPONSES TOAND INTERACTION WITHTHE COLLECTION AND THE GROUNDS SURROUNDING THE ART PRESERVE. "REGIONAL RESPONSES TO THE ART PRESERVE." THE ARTS CENTER INVITED WISCONSIN-BASED ARTISTS AND ARTS CENTER MEMBERS TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS FOR WORK IN ANY MEDIUM THAT MADE TANGIBLE THE FEELINGS OF WONDER, CURIOSITY, AND EXPLORATION AWAKENED BY THE COLLECTION OF ARTIST-BUILT ENVIRONMENTS ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE ART PRESERVE."COUNTERCULTURE." SEVEN CAST-CONCRETE FIGURES FROM ROSE B. SIMPSON'S MONUMENTAL WORK WERE INSTALLED ON THE GROUNDS OF THE ART PRESERVE AS PART OF THE "CONSIDERING KIN" THEME. THE LARGE-SCALE SCULPTURES STAND IN THE PRAIRIE TO THE EAST OF THE ART PRESERVE AS WITNESSESREMINDERS THAT THE NATURAL WORLD IS CONTINUOUSLY WATCHING HUMANITY. 1261971 120 192825 EDUCATION:IN 2023, THE ARTS CENTER PROVIDED PARTICIPATORY FIELD TRIPS TO 3,500 CHILDREN. THE SOCIAL STUDIO WAS ACTIVATED BY 6,000 INDIVIDUALS WHO LEARNED AND TRIED THEIR HANDS AT VARIOUS PROCESSES INSPIRED BY THE EXHIBITIONS. ART CLUB, IN WHICH THE ARTS CENTER PARTNERS WITH RCS PARTICIPANTS, SERVED 25 PEOPLE A MONTH; SPARK! REACHED 30 PEOPLE A MONTH. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WERE 7 CAMPS AND CLASSES OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR REACHING 140 PARTICIPANTS. YOUTH ART MONTH FOCUSED ON 250 STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. THE ARTS CENTER'S ARTS-BASED PRESCHOOL REACHED 180 STUDENTS OVER 2023; AN AVERAGE OF 45 STUDENTS DAILY. 1029484 0 124475 ARTS/INDUSTRY: THE ARTS CENTER HOSTS NUMEROUS ARTIST RESIDENCIES INCLUDING A SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP WITH KOHLER COMPANY THAT BEGAN IN 1974 CALLED ARTS/INDUSTRY. THIS HIGHLY COMPETITIVE PROGRAM GIVES ARTISTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN THE INDUSTRIAL FOUNDRY AND POTTERY AND TO USE THE TOOLS AND PROCESSES TO CREATE NEW WORK. IN 2023, THE ARTS CENTER WELCOMED 12 ARTISTS (3 COHORTS OF 4, STAYING FOR 3 MONTHS EACH.) 956366 0 0 PERFORMING ARTS: FEBRUARY 2023 HIGHLIGHTED THE RETURN OF LADAMA, AN ENSEMBLE OF 4 MUSICIANS, EACH FROM A DIFFERENT COUNTRY IN THE AMERICAS. AT A WELL-ATTENDED PREMIERE PARTY OF ABOUT 100 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND STUDENTS, THE GROUP INTRODUCED "CUIDO MI RAIZ,' WHICH TRANSLATES TO "I TAKE CARE OF MY ROOTS" IN ENGLISH, WHICH WAS WRITTEN BASED ON THE BAND'S EXPERIENCES VISITING SHEBOYGAN AS PART OF THE LEVITT AMP MUSIC SERIES IN SEPTEMBER OF 2022. LATER IN SPRING OF 2023, THE VIDEO FEATURING SHEBOYGAN COMMUNITY PERFORMING TO THE SONG PREMIERED AND WAS PRESENTED IN EXCLUSIVE SHOWINGS TO SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND ETUDE HIGH SCHOOL. ONCE AGAIN, THE ARTS CENTER HOSTED THE LEVITT AMP SHEBOYGAN MUSIC SERIES DURING THE SUMMER FEATURING 10 CONCERTS WITH ATTENDANCE OVERALL AT 18,300 PEOPLE. OPENERS AND HEADLINERS COMPLEMENTED EACH OTHER THROUGH A DIVERSITY OF GENRES AND STYLES IN A LIVE THIRD SPACE ON THE CITY GREEN. ADDITIONALLY, THE STUDIO TENT CONNECTED ARTISTS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO COLLABORATE ON ART PROJECTS WITH THE PUBLIC. MANY MOMENTS CONTINUED BEYOND THE CONCERTS. ADDITIONALLY, WITH 2 OF THE BANDS, WE OFFERED PRE-CONCERT RESIDENCIES AT LAKELAND MUSIC CAMP FOR 40 YOUTH AND AT THE ARTS CENTER'S ARTS DAY CAMP FOR 35 YOUTH. THESE EXPERIENCES CREATED COMMUNITY KINSHIP THROUGH ART AND MUSIC. THE ARTS CENTER WAS ALSO ABLE TO HOST 2 RESIDENCIES (MAY AND OCTOBER) WITH WHITE BOX THEATRE (PHILADELPHIA, PA) FOCUSING ON THE CREATION OF A MULTIMEDIA PERFORMANCE FOCUSING ON THE POWERFUL PORTRAIT OF ART-ENVIRONMENT BUILDER KEA TAWANA. MAY FEATURED AN IN-PROGRESS SHOWING OF THE WORK TO ABOUT 50 PEOPLE. IN OCTOBER, 3 PUBLIC PERFORMANCES WERE ATTENDED BY 170 ATTENDEES, AND 3 WORKSHOPS ABOUT PROCESS, WRITING, AND PERFORMANCE WERE ATTENDED BY RCS, ETUDE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS REACHING OVER 65 PEOPLE.WE CONTINUED THE INDIE LENS POP UP (DOCUMENTARY FILM SERIES BY PBS) WITH 2 SCREENINGS FOR EACH FILM BOTH FACILITATED WITH COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS, THE SENIOR HONOR RECITAL IN WHICH HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AUDITION TO PERFORM A 20-MINUTE SET AT THE RECITAL HOSTED EARLY MAY, AND GET THE GIG (A BATTLE OF THE BANDS EVENT IN WHICH MUSICIANS GAIN AN OPPORTUNITY TO OPEN FOR A LEVITT AMP CONCERT). 355455 0 0 CONNECTING ARTS PROGRAMMING BRINGS ARTISTS TO THE ARTS CENTER TO GENERATE A CREATIVE EXCHANGE WITH THE COMMUNITY. IN 2023, WE WERE ABLE TO HOST 2 RESIDENCIES CONNECTED TO THE CLOTH AS LAND EXHIBITIONS. HIP-HOP ARTIST, TOU SAIKO LEE WAS IN RESIDENCE 3 TIMES IN SPRING WORKING WITH HMONG ELDERS AND YOUTH SHARING HIS SPICY LEGACY PROJECT, AN INTERGENERATIONAL CREATIVE PROCESS THAT ENGAGES COMMUNITY IN A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS ULTIMATELY CREATING SONGS FEATURING SPOKEN WORD AND POETRY CHANTING; APPROXIMATELY 30 PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED IN THIS WORK. DURING THE SUMMER, KA OSKAR LY WAS IN RESIDENCES CREATING ANCESTRAL FUTURES, AN EXPLORATION OF PAST AND PRESENT SHAPING FUTURE POSSIBILITIES THROUGH THE RICH TRADITION OF HMONG BATIK WORKSHOPS. DURING THEIR RESIDENCY, LY FOCUSED ON WORKSHOPS WITH THE HMONG WOMEN'S SOCIETY AND YOUTH; OVERALL REACHING OVER 130 PARTICIPANTS. ADDITIONALLY, LY COMMUNAL TABLING WORKSHOPS AT THE ARTS CENTER MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS, THE HMONG SUMMER FESTIVAL, AND AT RCS REACHING ABOUT 80 PARTICIPANTS. WORK CREATED WAS THEN PLACED IN THE COMMUNITY AT 2 LOCAL HMONG BUSINESSES FOR THE COMMUNITY TO EXPERIENCE. 107914 0 0 SPECIAL EVENTS 2023: THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE ARTS CENTER HOSTS SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS. IN 2023, THE FOLLOWING EVENTS WERE HELD: MAY 21: WAYS OF BEING EXHIBITION CELEBRATION - OUR FIRST IN-PERSON EXHIBITION CELEBRATION SINCE COVID. THE EVENING EVENT EXPLORED THE LAUNCH OF A NEW THEME AND EXHIBITIONS EXPLORING REIMAGINED WAYS OF BEING IN OUR WORLD. THE EVENING COMMENCED WITH AN ARTIST AND MEMBER RECEPTION FOLLOWED BY MUSIC, CONVERSATION, FOOD, AND LIBATION. THE EVENING'S ATTENDANCE WAS ABOUT 150 PEOPLE.JULY 15-16: 53RD MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS WAS HELD. THIS WEEKEND FEATURED 104 JURIED ARTISTS SELLING AN ARRAY OF MEDIUMS, FREE HANDS-ON ART MAKING WORKSHOPS, CONCERTS, AND A NEW ADDITION SHOWCASING PROGRESSIVE STUDIOS ALONGSIDE THE CREATIVE! GROWTH! EXHIBITION. ATTENDANCE FOR THE WEEKEND WAS ABOUT 15,000 PEOPLE.AUGUST 7: CHAIR CITY COOKOUT - DUE TO WEATHER THIS EVENT HAD TO MOVE INDOORS AT THE ART PRESERVE. WE WERE ABLE TO CONTINUE WITH LIVE MUSIC AND ART MAKING. ATTENDANCE WAS ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 100 PEOPLE.OCTOBER 6: MEMBER MONTH HAPPY HOUR - THIS EVENT HAPPENED AT THE ART PRESERVE AND INCLUDED EXHIBITING ARTISTS FEATURING A SIGNATURE COCKTAIL THEY CREATED AND FOLLOWED BY A SHORT TALK ABOUT THEIR WORK AND A BRIEF PERFORMANCE. ATTENDANCE WAS AROUND 80 PEOPLE.OCTOBER 16: AN OPEN HOUSE WAS HELD AT THE JAMES TELLEN WOODLAND SCULPTURE GARDEN FOR PEOPLE TO EXPLORE THE ENVIRONMENT AND A HISTORIAN/CONSERVATOR GAVE A TALK ABOUT LOG CABIN HISTORY IN THE RECENTLY CONSERVED TELLEN CABIN. REFRESHMENTS WERE ALSO SERVED TO AN AUDIENCE OVER 125 PEOPLE.OCTOBER 27: BENEFACTORS DINNER WAS FOR ABOUT 80 ATTENDEES AND INCLUDE DINNER AND ARTIST PRESENTATION WITH A FOCUS ON CREATIVE! GROWTH!DECEMBER 4: WINTER CONTINENTAL WAS AN INDOOR AND OUTDOOR EVENT FEATURING AN ICE SCULPTURE, ART-MAKING WORKSHOPS, PERFORMANCES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE, A FIRE PIT, AND FOOD STATIONS. ATTENDANCE WAS 705 PEOPLE. 1419735 0 0 8874455 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 143 0 150 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 IL WI X JAMES VAN ALSTINE 9204586144 608 NEW YORK AVENUE SHEBOYGAN WI 53081 ANTHONY RAMMER BOARD PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD BALGE BOARD TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LAURA KOHLER BOARD SECRETARY 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MIKE BEECK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASON BEMIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RENEE BOLDT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEX CADE-WHITE DIRECTOR (THRU DECEMBER) 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF CHENEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA GRUBER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA HARTMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARA LARSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE LINDEMANN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KC NEMSCHOFF DIRECTOR 1.00 5.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET CHESEBRO NEWHARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD PAULS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAEVE QUINN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NATASHA TORRY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH TRAAS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE WESTPHAL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE WOODS DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMY HORST CENTER DIRECTOR 40.00 X 248932 0 29363 ANN BRUSKY DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM 40.00 X 117922 0 40632 DOUGLAS BRUSKY DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF OPERATI 40.00 X 107891 0 3023 JODI THROCKMORTON CHIEF CURATOR 40.00 X 107074 0 38666 JAMES VAN ALSTINE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 106762 0 30801 MARY ANN MAYER DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES 40.00 X 103161 0 6702 791742 0 149187 6 0 1 0 TWB FUNDRAISING TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA SUITE 18 CHICAGO IL 60606 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 172978 QUASIUS CONSTRUCTION PO BOX 727 SHEBOYGAN WI 53082 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 124403 2 164986 163914 5003000 857676 2003321 113789 8192897 EDUCATION REVENUE 611600 192825 192825 VISUAL ARTS REVENUE 711190 439 439 193264 1201012 1201012 62089 3860 0 5777 62089 -1917 60172 -1917 62089 42567350 41097523 1469827 1469827 1469827 113233 163914 133056 -19823 -19823 356484 234726 121758 124475 -2717 ART CAFE REVENUE 722513 127703 127703 CATERING AND LIQUOR SALES 722320 38514 38514 166217 11385324 317739 33880 2840808 46450 46450 120 120 278295 208722 41744 27829 4498013 3914413 263824 319776 61584 46502 13016 2066 827042 624645 176606 25791 347398 262319 73426 11653 6490 3957 2533 54689 33344 21345 76572 76572 838226 513467 266061 58698 280526 275568 4958 423270 241323 104568 77379 450875 422243 28190 442 321535 258379 56241 6915 147854 147854 1490164 1455791 32879 1494 180663 176473 4008 182 EQUIP. RENT & MAINT. 189831 65428 114674 9729 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 141314 138036 3135 143 STAFF RECRUITMENT 42965 4529 38436 LICENSES AND FEES 36416 11106 25025 285 86076 23786 2836 59454 10826368 8874455 1345119 606794 1025521 779712 107803 173293 443953 680450 424728 322800 98352 104191 133331 68469 0 0 39276113 0 43461932 50052602 1131063 1319934 86102796 53501451 732991 977446 98437 69008 2836525 0 3667953 1046454 X 39189425 4334475 43245418 48120522 82434843 52454997 86102796 53501451 X 558956 4776672 -35315474 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 7890405 5838838 6175680 8341151 8192897 36438971 7890405 5838838 6175680 8341151 8192897 36438971 21383002 15055969 1280183 904734 1006063 1042408 1263101 5496489 66894 228065 22713 33880 351552 42287012 2815472 0.35600 0.34960 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X X 0 35823055 853500 6159706 1610000 41226261 41270316 1697938 -5522199 1623000 35823055 37101632 5665684 1497000 41270316 32447340 500000 5372622 1218330 37101632 26932234 543500 6163269 1191663 32447340 0.00000 0.45006 0.54994 0 0 0 X PART III, LINE 1A: TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO OR DESTRUCTION OF IMPORTANT OEUVRES, THE ARTS CENTER HAS BUILT A COLLECTION OF OBJECTS AND SITE WORKS THROUGH DONATIONS AND GRANTS. THE OBJECTS ARE REGULARLY EXHIBITED. IN ADDITION, THE ARTS CENTER HAS A COLLECTION OF ARTWORK PRODUCED BY ARTISTS IN ITS ARTS/INDUSTRY PROGRAM. THE ART CENTER EMPLOYS A CURATOR TO ENSURE THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ARTS CENTER'S COLLECTIONS. THE ARTS CENTER DOES NOT CAPITALIZE ITS COLLECTIONS ITEMS ACQUIRED EITHER THROUGH PURCHASE OR DONATION. CONTRIBUTIONS OF COLLECTIONS ITEMS ARE NOT RECOGNIZED IN THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES. PROCEEDS FROM DEACCESSIONS OR INSURANCE RECOVERIES ARE REFLECTED IN THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES BASED ON THE ABSENCE OR EXISTENCE AND NATURE OF DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ARTS CENTER POLICY, PROCEEDS ARE USED FOR EITHER COLLECTION ACQUISITIONS OR FOR THE DIRECT CARE OF COLLECTION ITEMS. DURING 2023 AND 2022, THERE WERE NO DISPOSALS OF COLLECTIONS ITEMS. PART III, LINE 4: TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO OR DESTRUCTION OF IMPORTANT OEUVRES, THE ARTS CENTER HAS BUILT A COLLECTION OF OBJECTS AND SITE WORKS THROUGH DONATIONS AND GRANTS. THE OBJECTS ARE REGULARLY EXHIBITED. IN ADDITION, THE ARTS CENTER HAS A COLLECTION OF ARTWORK PRODUCED BY ARTISTS IN ITS ARTS/INDUSTRY PROGRAM. PART V, LINE 4: THE ARTS CENTER'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF INDIVIDUAL FUNDS ESTABLISHED FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES BY DONORS. PART X, LINE 2: AS REQUIRED BY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION GUIDANCE, THE ARTS CENTER RECOGNIZES THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT BENEFIT OF A TAX POSITION ONLY AFTER DETERMINING THAT THE RELEVANT TAX AUTHORITY WOULD MORE LIKELY THAN NOT SUSTAIN THE POSITION FOLLOWING AN AUDIT. FOR TAX POSITIONS MEETING THE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT THRESHOLD, THE AMOUNT RECOGNIZED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IS THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT WITH THE RELEVANT TAX AUTHORITY. THE ARTS CENTER APPLIED THE UNCERTAIN POSITION GUIDANCE TO ALL TAX POSITIONS FOR WHICH THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS REMAINED OPEN AND DETERMINED THERE WERE NO MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS. BENEFIT GALA 277147 163914 113233 43420 6934 43117 12045 27540 277147 163914 113233 43420 6934 43117 12045 27540 133056 -19823 0 RCS EMPOWERS INC PO BOX 248 SHEBOYGAN WI 53082 391030350 501(C)(3) 44450 0 GENERAL 1 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AMY HORST CENTER DIRECTOR 248932 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29363 0 278295 0 0 0 ANN BRUSKY DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM 117922 0 0 0 0 0 2446 0 38186 0 158554 0 0 0 X AUCTION ITEMS 56 86764 COST X EQUIPMENT 2 25120 COST X SUPPLIES 5 1905 COST 0 1 0 PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT 2023-12-31 38052568 NET BOOK VALUE 461273322 CREATION AND PRESERVATION PARTNERS INC 608 NEW YORK AVENUE SHEBOYGAN WI 53081 501(C)(3) 0 0 0 0 PART II, LINE 2E: EXPLANATION OF INVOLVEMENT: CREATION PRESERVATION PARTNERS, INC. IS A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION OF JOHN MICHAEL KOHLER ARTS CENTER, INC. TWO BOARD MEMBERS, LAURA KOHLER AND STEVE WOODS SERVE ON BOTH BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE FULL FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. IN ADDITION, COPIES OF THE FORM 990 ARE DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C DIRECTORS MUST MAKE A DISCLOSURE OF ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNUALLY, WHEN A CONFLICT IS CONTEMPLATED OR WHEN A CONFLICT MATERIALIZED. DISCLOSURE MAY BE MADE TO THE CENTER DIRECTOR OR BOARD PRESIDENT. ANY DIRECTOR HAVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON ANY MATTER SHALL LEAVE THE ROOM DURING THE DISCUSSION AND VOTE ON THE MATTER, AND SHALL ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON THE MATTER BUT MAY BE COUNTED IN DETERMINING THE QUORUM FOR THE VOTE ON THE MATTER. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING INVOLVING ANY SUCH SITUATION SHALL REFLECT THAT A DISCLOSURE WAS MADE, THE ABSTENTION FROM VOTING, AND THE QUORUM SITUATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ARTS CENTER'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE CENTER DIRECTOR'S SALARY ANNUALLY AT THE ANNUAL MEETING AFTER REVIEW OF COMPARABLE SALARY MARKET DATA AND A PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION. IN ADDITION, THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM (DIRECTOR AND HIS FOUR REPORTS) AND THE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER REVIEW THE ENTIRE COMPENSATION SYSTEM WHICH IS DRIVEN BY EXTERNAL MARKET COMPARISONS AND AS APPROPRIATE, LOCAL MARKET BENCHMARKS FOR MORE FUNCTIONAL/ADMINISTRATIVE ROLES, AND FOR SIMILAR TYPE AND SIZE ORGANIZATIONS AND INTERNAL EQUITY. ALL STAFF ARE ASSESSED A FORMAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW USING A CONSISTENT PROCESS TO EVALUATE RESULTS AND CRITICAL BEHAVIOR COMPETENCIES, USING A STANDARD ONE OVER ONE PROCESS AS APPROPRIATE AND AVAILABLE. MERIT INCREASE POOLS ARE DETERMINED ANNUALLY AS A PERCENT OF BUDGET WITH THE BOARD'S APPROVAL. MERIT POOLS ARE DETERMINED BY INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONDITIONS AS WELL AS A REVIEW OF MARKET COMPARABLE DATA. RETENTION AND SALARY ADJUSTMENTS ARE DONE ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS AND DONE WHERE RETENTION OF KEY TALENT IS A PRIORITY OR IN THE CASE OF SWEEPING CHANGES IN MARKET CONDITIONS OR INDIVIDUAL OUTLIERS. WHEN DONE, AN EXTERNAL MARKET REVIEW AND INTERNAL EQUITY REVIEW ARE ALSO COMPLETED. ACTIONS OF THE BOARD ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: TRANSFER OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT -38,052,568. RELATED PARTY NOTE FORGIVENESS 2,737,094. KOHLER TRUST FOR PRESERVATION 725X WOODLAKE ROAD KOHLER WI 53044 391579803 TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION & PRESERVATION EFFORTS WI 501(C)(3) LINE 12B, II N/A 0 KOHLER TRUST FOR THE ARTS AND EDUCATION 725X WOODLAKE ROAD KOHLER WI 53044 391274547 FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR ARTS & EDUCATION ACTIVITIES WI 501(C)(3) LINE 12B, II N/A 0 FREDERIC CORNELL KOHLER CHARITABLE TRUST 411 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE MILWAUKEE WI 53202 396705842 FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO SPECIFIED EDUCATION & ARTS ORGS. WI 501(C)(3) LINE 12A, I JOHN MICHAEL KOHLER ARTS CENTER INC 1 CREATION AND PRESERVATION PARTNERS INC 608 NEW YORK AVENUE SHEBOYGAN WI 53081 461273322 TO SUPPORT JOHN MICHAEL KOHLER ARTS CENTER, INC. WI 501(C)(3) LINE 12A, I JOHN MICHAEL KOHLER ARTS CENTER INC 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 CREATION AND PRESERVATION PARTNERS INC C 250000 FMV CREATION AND PRESERVATION PARTNERS INC O 225382 FMV FREDERIC CORNELL KOHLER CHARITABLE TRUST C 399500 FMV CREATION AND PRESERVATION PARTNERS INC Q 19836 FMV