2021-12-20T15:16:13-06:00 2021-06-30 411534805 CARPENTER EVERT & ASSOCIATES LTD 7760 FRANCE AVE S SUITE 940 BLOOMINGTON MN 55435 990 2020-07-01 411684647 METROPOLITAN REGIONAL ARTS COUNCIL METR 6516450402 PO BOX 14106 ST PAUL MN 55114 ADAOBI OKOLUE CURRENT CHAIR 6516450402 2021-11-17 1 ADAOBI OKOLUE 999009999 NEAL EVERT P00046853 9528310085 2021-11-17 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z KATHY MOUACHEUPAO PO BOX 14106 ST PAUL MN 55114 4801123 0 X WWW.MRAC.ORG X 1989 MN THE METROPOLITAN REGIONAL ARTS COUNCIL IMPROVES ARTS ACCESS FOR COMMUNITIES IN THE SEVEN COUNTY METROPOLITAN AREA THROUGH SUPPORT TO ARTISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS. 18 18 8 150 0 0 5081704 4768322 0 0 40462 706 38045 32095 5160211 4801123 3887611 4277439 0 0 632397 560638 0 0 3929 341839 187697 4861847 5025774 298364 -224651 1596742 424375 1019276 71560 577466 352815 X THE METROPOLITAN REGIONAL ARTS COUNCIL IMPROVES ARTS ACCESS FOR COMMUNITIES IN THE SEVEN COUNTY METROPOLITAN AREA THROUGH SUPPORT TO ARTISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS. 1 1 4909573 4277439 32095 THE FLEXIBLE SUPPORT GRANT PROVIDES UP TO $15,000 IN FUNDING TO HELP GROUPS CREATE ACCESS TO THE ARTS AND STAY CONNECTED TO AUDIENCES/COMMUNITY ACROSS THE SEVEN-COUNTY METRO AREA: ANOKA, CARVER, DAKOTA, HENNEPIN, RAMSEY, SCOTT AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES. FUNDING CAN BE USED FOR ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT OR PROJECTS THAT BRING THE ARTS TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES.IN FY2021, MRAC RECEIVED 471 APPLICATIONS AND AWARDED 264 GRANTS TOTALING $3,776,662 IN THIS PROGRAM.THE EQUITY RESPONSE GRANT PROVIDES UP TO $2,500 IN FUNDING TO SERVE THE FLEXIBLE NEEDS OF GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE LED BY BLACK, INDIGENOUS, PEOPLE OF COLOR (BIPOC), PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (PWD), AND/OR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, INTERSEX, ASEXUAL/AGENDER, TWO-SPIRIT (LGBTQIA2+) INDIVIDUALS OF THE SEVEN-COUNTY METRO AREA.IN FY2021, MRAC RECEIVED 157 APPLICATIONS AND AWARDED 134 GRANTS TOTALING $331,638 IN THIS PROGRAM.THE NEXT STEP FUND IS MRAC'S GRANT PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS, PROVIDING $5000 GRANTS TO PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS IN ANY DISCIPLINE FOR THE PURPOSE OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT. THE NEXT STEP FUND IS FUNDED ENTIRELY BY THE MCKNIGHT FOUNDATION. IN FY2021, MRAC RECEIVED 567 APPLICATIONS AND AWARDED 34 GRANTS TOTALING $169,139.ADDITIONALLY, MRAC ALSO PROVIDES GRANT WORKSHOPS FOR PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS PRIOR TO EACH PROGRAM DEADLINE. PARTICIPANTS LEARN ABOUT THE GRANT PROGRAM, APPLICATION PROCESS, AND HOW TO WRITE AN EFFECTIVE MRAC GRANT APPLICATION. IN FY2021, MRAC PROVIDED GRANT WORKSHOPS REMOTELY, AS LIVE EVENTS AND AS RECORDED WEBINARS. A FEW HUNDRED PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS ATTENDED OR ACCESSED EACH GRANT WORKSHOP. 4909573 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 93 0 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MN X X THE ORGANIZATION 6516450402 PO BOX 14106 ST PAUL MN 55114 PAUL CREAGER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADAOBI OKOLUE VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALEJANDRA IANNONE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEJANDRA PELINKA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMANDA CORTES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREA SJOGREN SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 CRAIG DUNN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CRISTETA BOARINI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATE WALKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTAL MOOSE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAUREN WHITE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LUE VANG TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PATRICIA HEURING CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBYN CLINE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARA WILSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOMMY SAR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADRIENNE VIOLA DOYLE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN-OLIVIA LUNDY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY MOUACHEUPAO EXECUTIVE DIR. 40.00 X 101086 0 18073 101086 0 18073 1 0 0 0 0 4663973 104349 4768322 706 706 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 32095 32095 32095 4801123 32095 0 706 4108300 4108300 169139 169139 119159 103163 15134 862 313726 271612 39845 2269 92861 79957 12329 575 34892 30208 4461 223 27430 12112 15318 24168 10672 13496 476 476 3363 2898 465 5146 4435 711 45113 38879 6234 104 90 14 3065 2641 424 6144 5295 849 PANEL EXPENSES 23510 23510 COMMUNICATIONS/ONLINE G 16480 16480 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 12976 11183 1793 TRAINING/WORKSHOPS 11737 11737 7985 6786 1199 5025774 4909573 112272 3929 989748 295255 11485 104962 209731 7375 16427 15250 16173 14640 4598 1533 364753 0 1596742 424375 35340 18134 931528 15000 52408 38426 1019276 71560 X 169303 169303 408163 183512 577466 352815 1596742 424375 -224651 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4669583 3979807 4705337 5081704 4768322 23204753 4669583 3979807 4705337 5081704 4768322 23204753 529877 22674876 10610 26977 43568 40462 706 122323 51381 22083 35485 38045 32095 179089 23506165 0.96460 0.96240 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 16173 14640 1533 1533 FUNDS HELD FOR OTHERS 38426 38426 X 4801123 0 4801123 0 4801123 5025774 0 5025774 0 5025774 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS A TAX-EXEMPT STATUS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND HAS ADOPTED ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, ASC 740-10. THE ORGANIZATIONS POLICY IS TO EVALUATE UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, AT LEAST ANNUALLY, FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR INCOME TAX EXPOSURE FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME OR FROM LOSS OF NONPROFIT STATUS. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO OPERATE CONSISTENT WITH ITS ORIGINAL EXEMPTION APPLICATION AND EACH YEAR TAKES THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO MAINTAIN ITS EXEMPT STATUS. IT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS BY DONORS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE. IN COMPLIANCE WITH ITS EXEMPT STATUS, THE ORGANIZATION ANNUALLY FILES A RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990). 1 SEE SCHEDULE I1 VARIOUS VARIOUS MN 55114 4108300 SUPPORT ARTS ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPROVE ARTS ACCESS SEE SCHEDULE I.2 169139 PART I, LINE 2: SEE SCHEDULE I.1 1 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AMANDA CORTES OFFICER 17000 ARTS GRANT CRISTETA BOARINI OFFICER 17500 ARTS GRANT SARA WILSON OFFICER 17500 ARTS GRANT ADOABI OKOLUE OFFICER 15000 ARTS GRANT ADRIENNE DOYLE OFFICER 9000 ARTS GRANT KATE WALKER OFFICER 15000 ARTS GRANT TRICIA HEURING OFFICER 17500 ARTS GRANT ALEJANDRA IANNONE OFFICER 15000 ARTS GRANT FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 FLEXIBLE SUPPORT: FUNDS UP TO $15,000 FOR GROUPS IN THE SEVEN-COUNTY METROPOLITAN REGION TO CREATE ACCESS TO THE ARTS AND STAY CONNECTED TO AUDIENCES IN MN. EQUITY RESPONSE: FUNDS UP TO $2500 FOR GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE LED BY BLACK, INDIGENOUS, PEOPLE OF COLOR (BIPOC), PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (PWD), AND/OR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, INTERSEX, ASEXUAL/AGENDER, TWO-SPIRIT (LGBTQIA2+) INDIVIDUALS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 MRAC DID NOT RENEW ITS LEASE OF THE OFFICE SPACE WITH UPDATE COMPANY, SO ALL GRANT AND CONSTITUENT SERVICES WERE CONDUCTED REMOTELY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B LINE 11B EXPLANATION - UPON COMPLETION, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW AND APPROVE THE DOCUMENT. THE ENTIRE BOARD WILL RECEIVE A COPY FOLLOWING APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD IS ASKED TO FILL OUT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH FISCAL YEAR. IN ADDITION, THE BOARD IS ASKED TO DECLARE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WHEN MOTIONS ARE MADE TO APPROVE GRANTS IN ALL GRANT PROGRAMS. WHEN HIRED, EMPLOYEES SIGN A DECLARATION THAT THEY AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK, WHICH DETAILS MRAC'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ADOPTED THE MRAC COMPENSATION PROCEDURES SPECIFYING THE SALARY DETERMINATION PROCESS FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER EMPLOYEES FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 MRAC'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND GRANT PANEL REVIEW MEETINGS ARE HELD IN THE SPIRIT OF THE MINNESOTA OPEN MEETING LAW, AND AS SUCH ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.