2022-12-14T15:13:24-06:00 2021-12-31 570776381 WEBSTERROGERS LLP 1411 SECOND LOOP ROAD FLORENCE SC 29505 990 2021-01-01 810787988 LAKE CITY CREATIVE ALLIANCE LAKE 8433740180 133-B E MAIN ST LAKE CITY SC 29560 HARRY LESESNE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8433740180 2022-11-16 1 HARRY LESESNE 999009999 SHARON C NORRIS CPA P00106174 8436655900 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z HARRY LESESNE 133-B E MAIN ST LAKE CITY SC 29560 1561888 0 X N/A X 2015 SC THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO FOSTER A CULTURALLY-RICH ENVIRONMENT IN THE REGION AND TOSERVE AS A LEADER IN THE CULTIVATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE REGION'S CREATIVE ECONOMY BY CREATING, SPONSORING, OR PROMOTING PROGRAMS THAT CONNECT THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE ARTS, MUSIC, HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE REGION; ADVANCE THE CONSERVATION, PRESERVATION, AND PROMOTION OF THE REGION'S ARTISTIC, MUSICAL, CULTURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES; OFFER COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY; HOST COMMUNITY EVENTS AND FESTIVALS; INTEGRATE THE ARTS, MUSIC, HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE REGION INTO THE COMMUNITY'S SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION SYSTEM; INCREASE TOURISM AND PROVIDE TOURISM BASED INITIATIVES; AND POSITIVELY IMPACT THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL CITIZENS IN THE GREATER LAKE CITY AREA THROUGH THE ARTS AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS. 5 5 24 86 207030 0 38972 1213153 262533 345489 11775 138 0 3108 313280 1561888 0 0 0 0 708377 532936 0 0 52 914508 1085505 1622885 1618441 -1309605 -56553 2218618 1946185 215880 0 2002738 1946185 X THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO FOSTER A CULTURALLY-RICH ENVIRONMENT IN THE REGION AND TO SERVE AS A LEADER IN THE CULTIVATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE REGION'S CREATIVE ECONOMY BY CREATING, SPONSORING, OR PROMOTING PROGRAMS THAT CONNECT THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE ARTS, MUSIC, HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE REGION; ADVANCE THE CONSERVATION, PRESERVATION, AND PROMOTION OF THE REGION'S ARTISTIC, MUSICAL, CULTURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES; OFFER COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY; HOST COMMUNITY EVENTS AND FESTIVALS; INTEGRATE THE ARTS, MUSIC, HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE REGION INTO THE COMMUNITY'S SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION SYSTEM; INCREASE TOURISM AND PROVIDE TOURISM BASED INITIATIVES; AND POSITIVELY IMPACT THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL CITIZENS IN THE GREATER LAKE CITY AREA THROUGH THE ARTS AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS. 0 0 869723 134754 DURING 2021, LCCA CONTINUED TO DEVELOP ANNUAL EVENTS. WITH THE RESTRICTIONS OF COVID LIFTED, ARTFIELDS WAS HELD IN 2021, THE ART EXPLORER CLASSES WERE HELD IN PERSON, AND HOMETOWN HOLIDAYS WAS HELD IN DECEMBER. ARTFIELDS COLLECTIVE AND LCCA STARTED AN ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM IN LAKE CITY THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE DEVELOPED. 62355 3108 OUTREACHTHE COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM FOCUSED ON FOOD AND CLOTHING DISTRIBUTION. LCCA HELD DIAPER DAY(S) MONTHLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, COLLEGE CARE BASKETS WERE PROVIDED FOR STUDENTS GOING OFF TO COLLEGE WHO QUALIFIED FOR THE ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE CENTER. SENIOR CARE BASKETS WERE MADE AND GIVEN OUT TO SOME SENIORS IN THE AREA THAT WERE IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER IN LAKE CITY. THE CENTER ALSO PROVIDED FREE COVID SEVERAL MONTHS IN 2021.SANTA'S WORKSHOP TOYS WERE COLLECTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND GIVEN OUT IN DECEMBER. REPACK THE BACKPACK- THE RESOURCE CENTER PARTNERED WITH OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR CHILDREN. SOLES FOR SOULS-PURCHASED A NEW PAIR OF SHOES FOR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN PARTNERED WITH SHOE SHOW IN LAKE CITY.COMMUNITY BABY SHOWER- VARIOUS BABY ITEMS WERE PROVIDED FOR THOSE IN NEED AT THE COMMUNITY BABYSHOWER.TURKEYS FOR THANKSGIVING AND FALL KIT GIVEAWAY IN NOVEMBER. LCCA ALSO HOSTED A DRIVE THRU PET GIVE AWAY- GIVING OUT TREATS TO PETS IN THE AREA. 47347 3705 LYNCHES LAKE HISTORICAL SOCIETY- MUSEUM DEDICATED TO THE HISTORY OF THE PEE DEE REGION AND REVOLUTIONARY WAR. HELD PEE DEE BACK COUNTRY DAY IN THE SPRING AND IN THE FALL OF THE YEAR. LLHS WAS ABLE TO HOST ITS MONTHLY HISTORY FIELDS LECTURE IN PERSON IN 2021. LCHS PUBLISHED AND MAILED OUT THE GAZETTE (NEWSLETTER) QUARTERLY IN 2021. 476099 JONES-CARTER GALLERY IS A STATE-OF-THE-ART EXHIBITION GALLERY OWNED AND OPERATED BY LAKE CITY CREATIVE ALLIANCE IN LAKE CITY, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE GALLERY HOSTS SEVERAL EXHIBITIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FEATURING EXHIBITS FROM LOCAL TO INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS. THE GALLERY OFFERS GROUP TOURS, LECTURES, VISITING ART PRESENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS, ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS BASED ON CURRENT EXHIBITS. THE EXHIBITIONS ARE FREE TO THE PUBLIC. TRAX VAC- THIS IS A VISUAL ART CENTER THAT INCLUDES TWO LARGE GALLERY SPACES AND A SCULPTURE GARDEN.IN 2021, JONES CARTER AND TRAX EACH HELD A FEW EXHIBITS DURING THE YEAR. LCCA OPERATES MAIN STREET MERCHANTILE 476099 1455524 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 91 0 1 24 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 SC X THE ORGANIZATION 8433740138 133-B E MAIN ST LAKE CITY SC 29560 X ROGER KIRBY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER MISHOE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LATASHA ROBINSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEE NETTLES CHAIRMAN 2.00 X 0 0 0 GLADNEY LANE SECRETARY/TREASURER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HARRY LESESNE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 931760 281393 281393 1213153 MSM-GIFT SHOP 453220 207030 207030 ARTFIELDS 900099 134754 134754 LYNCHES LAKE 900099 3705 3705 345489 138 138 RESTITUTION PAYMENT 900099 3108 3108 3108 1561888 141567 207030 138 456372 386631 69741 11113 9446 1667 28798 24478 4320 36653 31155 5498 19432 19432 9428 9428 20386 20386 911 911 261 261 73206 51684 21522 9829 6880 2949 ARTFIELDS 521292 521292 GIFT SHOP 222086 222086 JONES CARTER AND TRAX G 87104 87104 COMMUNITY OUTREACH 40495 40495 81075 74273 6750 52 1618441 1455524 162865 52 303233 783231 1593769 593897 116278 143575 1640 1640 838216 414374 203698 423842 2218618 1946185 215880 0 215880 0 X 0 0 0 0 2002738 1946185 2002738 1946185 2218618 1946185 -56553 0 X 0 0 0 X 1225000 1990381 5922000 38972 1213153 10389506 1225000 1990381 5922000 38972 1213153 10389506 8610360 1779146 9 29 31 11776 138 11983 163 163 10401652 846654 0.17100 0.19800 X LAKE CITY CREATIVE ALLIANCE ("THE CORPORATION") IS A SOUTH CAROLINA NONPROFIT CORPORATION INCORPORATED ON NOVEMBER 20, 2015. THE CORPORATION IS FORMED AS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION WITH THE MISSION TO FOSTER A CULTURALLY-RICH ENVIRONMENT IN THE REGION AND TO SERVE AS A LEADER IN THE CULTIVATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE REGION'S CREATIVE ECONOMY BY CREATING, SPONSORING, OR PROMOTING PROGRAMS THAT CONNECT THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE ARTS, MUSIC, HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE REGION; ADVANCE THE CONSERVATION, PRESERVATION, AND PROMOTION OF THE REGION'S ARTISTIC, MUSICAL, CULTURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES; OFFER COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY; HOST COMMUNITY EVENTS AND FESTIVALS; INTEGRATE THE ARTS, MUSIC, HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE REGION INTO THE COMMUNITY'S SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION SYSTEM; INCREASE TOURISM AND PROVIDE TOURISM BASED INITIATIVES; AND POSITIVELY IMPACT THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL CITIZENS IN THE GREATER LAKE CITY AREA THROUGH THE ARTS AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS. THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE HAS ISSUED A DETERMINATION LETTER STATING THAT THE CORPORATION IS A CHARITABLE AND EDUCATION ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501 (C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THIS IS THE 7TH YEAR OF THE ORGANIZATION'S OPERATIONS, AND BASED UPON THE DISCUSSION BELOW, THE CORPORATION QUALIFIES AS A PUBLICLY-SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION UNDER IRC 509(A)(1) AND 170(B)(1)(A)(VI). FOR THE REASONS DESCRIBED BELOW, THE CORPORATION SATISFIES THE ALTERNATE FACTS-AND-CIRCUMSTANCES TEST AND, THEREFORE, QUALIFIES AS A PUBLICLY-SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION.1. THE CORPORATION'S PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE EXCEEDS THE 10% THRESHOLD IN 2021.2. THE CORPORATION IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPARTISAN AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. THE CENTRAL MISSION AND SINGULAR GOAL OF THE CORPORATION IS TO FOSTER A CULTURALLY-RICH ENVIRONMENT IN THE REGION AND TOSERVE AS A LEADER IN THE CULTIVATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE REGION'S CREATIVE ECONOMY BY CREATING, SPONSORING, OR PROMOTING PROGRAMS THAT CONNECT THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE ARTS, MUSIC, HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE REGION; ADVANCE THE CONSERVATION, PRESERVATION, AND PROMOTION OF THE REGION'S ARTISTIC, MUSICAL, CULTURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES; OFFER COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY; HOST COMMUNITY EVENTS AND FESTIVALS; INTEGRATE THE ARTS, MUSIC, HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE REGION INTO THE COMMUNITY'S SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION SYSTEM; INCREASE TOURISM AND PROVIDE TOURISM BASED INITIATIVES; AND POSITIVELY IMPACT THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL CITIZENS IN THE GREATER LAKE CITY AREA THROUGH THE ARTS AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS.PAST EFFORTS OF THE CORPORATION AT THE STATE AND REGIONAL POLICY LEVELS HAVE INCLUDED:" DEVELOPING, PLANNING, AND PROMOTING A PREMIER ARTS EDUCATION AND COMPETITION PROGRAM HELD IN DOWNTOWN LAKE CITY." BUILDING A COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR LITERACY. " PROVIDING STATE OF THE ART EXHIBITION GALLERIES (JONES-CARTER AND THE TRAX).3. THE CORPORATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPRESENTS THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE PUBLIC, RATHER THAN THE PERSONAL OR PRIVATE INTERESTS OF A LIMITED NUMBER OF DONORS, AND INCLUDES SEVERAL COMMUNITY LEADERS ALL ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA.FOR THE REASONS DESCRIBED ABOVE, LAKE CITY CREATIVE ALLIANCE SATISFIES THE ALTERNATE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST AND, THEREFORE, QUALIFIES AS A PUBLICLY-SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 838216 414374 423842 423842 X DOCUMENTATION COSTS 1 281393 CASH VALUE 0 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE RETURN IS SENT VIA EMAIL TO THE DIRECTORS ASKING FOR COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY IS MONITORED THROUGH ANNUAL SUBMISSION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS AND FOLLOW-UP WHERE NECESSARY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 LCCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS ADOPTED AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION POLICY AND BASES COMPENSATION LEVELS USING COMPARABILITY SURVEYS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE LAKE CITY CREATIVE ALLIANCE HONORS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LAWS GOVERNING REQUESTS FOR SUCH DOCUMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC AND FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES.