2022-11-10T16:40:01-07:00 2021-12-31 990 2021-01-01 680497248 ARMORY ARTS AND MUSIC CENTER ARMO 2184289686 1626 London Rd 779 Duluth MN 55812 Sharee Johnson Accountant 2183485198 2022-08-25 1 11 0 AAL2 X 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Carolyn Sundquist 2510 E 6th Street Duluth MN 55812 212253 0 X www.dulutharmory.org X 2001 MN To preserve the Duluth Armory and its historic value to American culture and the arts, while encouraging its reuse, placing emphasis on arts & education. 11 11 2 30 0 0 50935 179663 0 1140 1127 828 36869 16864 88931 198495 0 0 0 0 63625 57866 0 0 5385 56834 85611 120459 143477 -31528 55018 3797436 3849559 9514 6619 3787922 3842940 To preserve the Duluth Armory and its historic value to American culture and the arts, while encouraging its reuse, placing emphasis on arts & education. 0 0 13207 0 16175 The AAMC operates the Music Resource Center, an after-school music program for teenagers in the Duluth Superior Area. The mission is to educate and inspire young people, and through music equip them with life skills for the future. We accomplish this mission through music education and performance opportunities, as well as life skill mentoring. The opening of the 11th year of the MRC is currently providing one-on-one lessons online to youth due to the pandemic. The MRC is looking forward to reopening in person towards the end of 2022 or the beginning of 2023. 16103 0 26993 The AAMC continues to further the arts portion of our mission by providing affordable artist studio spaces at the Amory Annex Art Studios immediately adjacent to the historic Armory. The artists currently at the Annex include blacksmiths, painter, visual artist, several jewelers and a piano repair workshop. The goal will be to relocate these artists, and more to the Armory once it is rehabilitated. 91067 155328 The Armory Arts and Music Center (AAMC) took several big steps forward in 2021 towards its vision of creating a mixed-use project in the Armory, centered around a public market/food hall in the Drill Hall, and including a Shared Use Commercial Kitchen. A number of studies were completed towards the goal of assessing potential costs and viability of the project. These included: * Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment - Barr Engineering, March 2021 * Building Material Management Plan - Barr Engineering, August 26, 2001 * Market Study for a Shared Use Commercial Kitchen - HTB Project Navigation, August 10, 2021 * Market & Financial Feasibility Study for the Historic Duluth Armory - F.I. Salter, July 28, 2021 All of these studies were funded by an EPA grant to the City of Duluth for the AAMC. The AAMC also secured a predevelopment loan from LISC (Local Initiative Support Corporation) in 2021 to cover predevelopment costs such as architectural and engineering work, legal assistance, and accounting expertise. In December of 2021 the AAMC was thrilled to announce that we will be working with well-respected regional developer Sherman Associates on the redevelopment of the Armory project. 0 0 0 120377 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MN X X Mark Poirer 2184289686 1626 London Rd 779 Duluth MN 55812 Mark Poirer Executive Director 40 1 X 50000 0 0 Susan Phillips Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Nelson French Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Roger Reinert Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Zane Bail Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Robert Hewitt Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Deborah Scott Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Tom Hollenhorst Secretary 1 0 X 0 0 0 Laura Weintraub Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Carolyn Sundquist President 2 0 X 0 0 0 Mike Poupoure Vice President 2 0 X 0 0 0 Mary Ostman Treasurer 2 0 X 0 0 0 50000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14735 164928 43500 179663 MMRC 624110 1140 1140 0 0 0 0 0 0 1140 828 828 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27065 0 13758 0 13307 0 13307 13307 0 0 0 0 0 Miscellaneous 561499 3557 3557 0 0 0 0 0 0 3557 198495 18832 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50000 35000 10000 5000 0 0 0 0 2585 0 2200 385 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5281 3461 1820 0 0 0 0 0 750 0 750 0 845 0 845 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59230 59230 0 0 3324 3324 0 0 6130 6030 100 0 2506 2506 0 0 0 0 0 0 7078 7078 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 5748 3748 2000 0 0 0 143477 120377 17715 5385 34090 52544 81939 47472 0 5467 25957 10232 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 514 -2936 1948120 148673 1799447 1799447 246920 186764 0 0 0 1608569 1750569 3797436 3849559 9514 6619 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9514 6619 X 3662922 3710440 125000 132500 3787922 3842940 3797436 3849559 55018 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 0 1 0 X 25111 1788734 236574 50935 124894 2226248 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43500 43500 25111 1788734 236574 50935 168394 2269748 1903812 365936 151 148 114 1127 818 2358 29424 -131893 197580 36869 27065 159045 0 0 0 0 0 2431151 1140 0.15052 0.15368 X In 2021 the Armory Arts & Music Center (AAMC), a 501(c)(3) organization, made great progress towards fulfilling its mission to preserve the historic Duluth Armory building, and its value to American culture and the arts, while encouraging its reuse, placing emphasis on arts and education. The AAMC's public funding percentage fell below 33-1/3% due to an unusually large and generous donation in 2018. That donation was made to the AAMC in order to pay for the structural rehabilitation of a19,000sf structural concrete floor that was critical to making the Armory safe and usable. That donation allowed the AAMC to utilize a $250K grant from the Minnesota Historical Society, which was in jeopardy of expiring after a previous developer pulled out of the project. The structural floor rehabilitation project was the biggest building project that the AAMC has undertaken to date, and its completion in the Spring of 2020 positioned the project well for redevelopment and led to Sherman Associates, a well-respected regional developer from Minneapolis, agreeing to lead the AAMC in the bringing the Armory back into community service! Much of 2021 was spent building local public support for the Armory project. Our organization met with numerous community and State leaders to raise awareness of the project. The City of Duluth was especially helpful in their support by funding several critical studies through an EPA grant. These included: * Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment - Barr Engineering, March 2021 * Building Material Management Plan - Barr Engineering, August 26, 2001 * Market Study for a Shared Use Commercial Kitchen - HTB Project Navigation, August 10, 2021 * Market & Financial Feasibility Study for the Historic Duluth Armory - F.I. Salter, July 28, 2021 The AAMC also worked with State Representatives and Senators to plan to ask the State legislature for support in 2022 and beyond. The AAMC also began serious discussions regarding the exhibit/tribute spaces to be created within the Armory once it is renovated. One of these spaces we call the 'Hall of Heroes' will be dedicated to the military personnel that trained and served at the Armory. We have begun discussions with the Minnesota Military Museum and the St. Louis County Veteran's Hall who have generously been donating their time while collaborating on the exhibit. Another exhibit area will be dedicated to artists that performed or were inspired at the Armory and we have been meeting with local musicians who played at the Armory to collect their stories. We have also been communicating with the Bob Dylan Archives in Tulsa regarding our special area dedicated to Duluth native Bob Dylan. The two main arts and educational activities that the AAMC is involved with include the Music Resource Center (MRC), an after-school music program for area teenagers, and the Armory Annex Art Studios which provides affordable studio space to area artists. Arts and education are part of the AAMC's mission, and while these activities continued in 2021, both were affected by the Covid virus. The MRC program was in its 11th year of operation in 2021, though the program was scaled back to on-line lessons due to Covid. While the MRC does charge a nominal fee for the lessons, no student is turned away for financial reasons. In 2021, 75% of our students received full scholarships so that their lessons were free. The MRC received funding and donations from a number of sources including local foundations, businesses, individuals, the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council (State funded), the Minnesota State Arts Board, and other charitable organization that fund youth-oriented programs. The MRC typically also raises money by having fundraising concert including our Buddy Holly/Winter Dance Party themed event, and our Spring CD Release party, a fundraiser where local musicians donate their time and perform along with students, but these activities were canceled due to Covid concerns. The Armory Annex Arts Studios is currently the home to 7 artists or arts organizations. These artists pay rent, which earns the AAMC a modest income. The public can come in and watch the artists work and buy directly from the artists. The blacksmithing organization at the Armory Annex, called Forging Community, offers classes to the public and does demonstrations at a number of local events. The AAMC also engages in other fundraising activities during the year including fundraising concerts/events, donations through our website, donations through our Facebook page, direct outreach, and participating in GiveMN and Giving Tuesday. The AAMC's annual appeal is sent out to over 400 subscribers on our mailing list and to the over 2,000 friends on our social media pages. Volunteers are an important part of the AAMC. Our governing body consists of 11 Board of Directors who are all volunteers and come from a variety of backgrounds including a former State Senator, an architect, a small business owner, a former advisor to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a contractor, and a scientist. We often have local college students who volunteer in our office or at our MRC music program. We also have volunteers from the community and colleges help out doing tasks at the Armory such as cleaning or grounds work during the year. The AAMC's staff and Board members are frequently asked to share their knowledge of people and events linked with the Armory with the public through lectures, guiding tours, and at local events such as the Duluth Dylan Fest. The AAMC is a supporting organization and assists in organizing the Duluth Dylan Fest, a week-long festival which celebrates the artistry of Bob Dylan, who was born in Duluth, and was inspired by Buddy Holly at the Armory. Dylan Fest attracts over a thousand attendees from all over the US and even internationally. 0 0 0 0 1945338 145891 1799447 0 0 0 0 0 2782 2782 0 0 0 0 0 1799447 Transfers held by affiliates 1750569 1750569 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A digital version is sent via email, and a paper copy is available for review and approval prior to filing return. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The potential for conflicts of interest are reviewed annually. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The board surveyed compensation packages for other professionals in the area and set the salary accordingly. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 Form 990 is available on site upon request or on a public website. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Part IV #19 All documents are available upon request. 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