2021-04-26T07:40:42-07:00 2020-06-30 204769566 Gary S Eisenkraft CPA 271 Madison Avenue Suite 602 New York NY 10016 990 2019-07-01 133530544 LOTUS FINE ARTS PRODUCTIONS INC DBA LOTUS MUSIC & DANCE STUDIOS LOTU 2126271076 310 RIVERSIDE DRIVE NEW YORK NY 10025 Kamala Cesar Exec/Artist Dir 2021-04-26 true Gary S Eisenkraft CPA P00055181 2126892655 X 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Kamala Cesar 310 RIVERSIDE DRIVE 210 NEW YORK NY 10025 254101 false X WWW.LOTUSMUSICANDDANCE.ORG X 1989 NY To keep alive and accessible the traditional styles of world music and dance including but not limited to those from India, Japan, Korea,China, the South Pacific, Myanmar, the Middle East, Indonesia, the Philippines, the Mohawk Nation, West Africa and Spain. 8 8 7 10 0 251950 208011 49760 44907 0 -5006 1183 296704 254101 0 0 60266 64146 0 7192 265901 197102 326167 261248 -29463 -7147 89869 76865 41958 36101 47911 40764 X To keep alive and accessible the traditional styles of world music and dance including but not limited to those from India, Japan, Korea,China, the South Pacific, Myanmar, the Middle East, Indonesia, the Philippines, the Mohawk Nation, West Africa and Spain. false true 176626 Lotus Music & Dance is a cultural and educational institution dedicated to the teaching, performance and preservation of the dance and music traditions of all world cultures. The activities by our master artists foster artistic development, as well as cultural and social exchange. Our intention is to celebrate and develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of the diverse cultures of the world.In 2019-2020, LOTUS served over 5,321 people. LOTUS produced performances and events which attracted a total of 1,082 attendees and online viewers. LOTUS artists participated in 28 events that were presented by other organizations. These workshops and performances reached a combined audience of approximately 4,239 people. This number includes 14 programs in eight public schools, reaching approximately 2,055 school children. Our audiences represent virtually every ethnic community in New York City as well as dance aficionados and scholars of Asian, African, Hispanic and Native American culture. Major LOTUS events in 2019-2020 included Lotus produced performances such as World Dance Festival: Dancing Across Cultural Borders at Manhattan Movement Arts Center,supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, World Dance Passport: Travel the World Through Dance funded by the New York City Councils Cultural Immigrant Initiative and the Eighteenth Annual Drums Along the Hudson: A Native American and Multicultural Celebration, in collaboration with the NYC Park Department.Due to the COVID 19 shutdown in March 2020 all in-person events including World Dance Passport and Drums along the Hudson were cancelled and switched to online presentations.For Drums along the Hudson, a video retrospective of the past 17 years was presented along with our honaree, Poet Laureate of the US, Joe Harjo. In celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Women's Right to Vote, we presented all women performing groups featuring Soles of Duende, a trio of Kathak, Tap and Flamenco. The Retrospective lauched on June 20th on our website and made available until December 31st,2020. It included over 60 native dancers in full regalia who danced to the resounding host drums of Heyna Second Sons and Silver Cloud. Some of the groups featured included the Haudenosaunee Onondaga Singers and Dancers, Kapulli Huehuetlahtolli Aztec Dancers & Drummers, Parijat Desai Dance in the Round, Dancing Crane Georgian DanceTheater, Flamenco y Sol, Kinding Sindaw Filipino Tribal Dance, the Thunderbird American Indian Dancers, Mohawk Elder Tom Porter, New Zealand's Kharungi Maori Dancers, Bermudan Gombey Dancers, Dharmaswara Balinese Gamelan and Dancers, and numerous others.Lotus's programs gave over 133 artists opportunities to present thier art throughout the year, including on television. QPTV's Fade to Black, a program distributed to households across Queens featured Drums Along the Hudson 2019, World Dance Passport and World Dance Festival. Lotus strives to be truly global in outlook and has been of special service to under-represented groups in a way unmatched by other cultural organizations. 176626 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 22 0 true 7 true false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false X 8 8 true false true false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false NY X KAMALA CESAR 2126271076 310 RIVERSIDE DRIVE ROOM 210 NEW YORK NY 10025 X Kamala Cesar Exec/Artist Dir 40.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Michael Lent Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Malabika Biswas CHAIR/SECRETARY 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Harini Srinivasan Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Devi Huggins Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ravi Konuru Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Tad Shull Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeanne Devine Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 208011 208011 BOX OFFICE 711120 6273 6273 PERFORMANCE FEES 711120 35325 35325 TUITION 611600 3309 3309 44907 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CONCESSION, OTHER 900099 1183 1183 1183 254101 46090 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 57681 36339 18458 2884 0 0 6465 4461 2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 106251 76342 28368 1541 4730 4304 426 10179 6413 3257 509 0 0 35585 22419 11387 1779 0 0 0 0 0 8855 5578 2834 443 6159 6159 THEATER RENTAL 11495 11495 PRODUCTION EXPENSES 5505 5505 TELEPHONE AND INTERNET 3733 1941 1792 BANK AND CREDIT CARD CHARGES 2515 2515 2095 1829 230 36 261248 176626 77430 7192 43171 38096 0 8117 11450 1765 3052 0 0 0 0 4838 2144 44276 28943 24188 15333 0 0 0 0 7790 6790 89869 76865 41958 21429 14672 41958 36101 X 47911 35764 5000 47911 40764 89869 76865 -7147 X true X false false false X 188764 270512 217444 270385 208011 1155116 91146 60286 57538 71567 46090 326627 0 0 0 279910 330798 274982 341952 254101 1481743 0 93000 74650 119650 74650 59637 421587 93000 74650 119650 74650 59637 421587 1060156 0 0 0 0 279910 330798 274982 341952 254101 1481743 0.71550 0.69230 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 44276 28943 15333 15333 SECURITY DEPOSITS 6790 6790 PAYROLL PROTECTION PLAN 14672 14672 Kamala Cesar Executive Direct 2400 counsultant fee false Form 990, Part III, Line 3: Ceased Conducting or Significant Changes To Services Several programs had to be done virtual due to the COVID pandemic. Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et HARINI SRINIVASAN IS MARRIED TO RAVI KONURURICHARD TURNER IS KAMALA CESAR'S BROTHER-IN-LAW. Form 990, Part VI, Line 4: Description of Significant Changes to Organizational Documents Summary of By-Laws UpdatesArticle 4: Section 4.2: Lotuss minimum number of Board of Directors is currently 3 but the New York City model guidelines suggest 5. Given Lotus has never had less than 6 board members, likely makes sense to make the minimum 5 and not have a maximum. Board approves unanimously to approve the minimum to 5 and not have a maximum. Section 4.3: where the duties of the ex-officio directors (Executive Directors) are mentioned, we should change where it says shall to may as we dont currently have an Executive Director. When we do get an executive direction we can then change the bylaws so that they say shall again. Under Section 5.2 we should not have term limits, but each term should be 5 years long so that you have to get revoted every 5 years (and can be revoted indefinitely) Section 5.4 last two sentences of will be removed as they are now inapplicable given board members wont have any term limits Section 8.1: Agree with Jeannes suggestions to remove the following phrases "by yearly resolution of the BoardX and "publishing the date of the meeting on the website of the Corporation" in this section as the Board seems it unnecessary to publicly publish when our board meetings are private. Section 8.2: Should be changed to say that Lotus has 4 regular meetings yearly and delete the phrase: "publishing the dates of the meeting on the website of the Corporation" for the same reasons as Section 8.1. Section 8.3 can be moved to 1 day notice given for Special meetings Section 8.13 Each board member should go through Roberts Rules of Order. Can review here: https://www.boardeffect.com/blog/roberts-rules-of-order-cheat-sheet/ Article 5 (Officers): Currently Chairperson and Secretary cannot be the same so this can be amended such that the President and the Secretary cannot be the same and we will vote Kamala as President. Appendices: Conflict of Interest rules - We do follow conflict of interest rules and whistleblower rules and we go through these points yearly. Lotus will have to make sure we follow this yearly at the last board meeting of the fiscal year. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process REVIEWED BY TREASURER AND CHAIR. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts IN ACCORDANCE WITH NYS LAW Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE DATA, THE RESUMES AND INTERVIEWS THE CANDIDATE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS REVIEW THE DATA, THE RESUMES AND INTERVIEW THE CANDIDATE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available UPON REQUEST