2021-05-13T09:29:05-05:00 2020-06-30 030327374 MCSOLEY MCCOY & CO 118 TILLEY DRIVE STE 202 SOUTH BURLINGTON VT 05403 990 2019-07-01 030218115 VERMONT COUNCIL ON THE ARTS INC VERM 8028283291 136 STATE STREET MONTPELIER VT 05633 KAREN MITTELMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8028283291 2021-05-11 1 CONNIE FELLION P01875413 8026581808 2021-05-05 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z VERMONT ARTS COUNCIL KAREN MITTELMAN 136 STATE STREET MONTPELIER VT 05633 2304737 0 X WWW.VERMONTARTSCOUNCIL.ORG X 1964 VT THE COUNCIL'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE AND PRESERVE THE ARTS AT THE CENTER OF VERMONT COMMUNITIES, IT OFFERS GRANTS AND SERVICES INCLUDING WORKSHOPS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND ARTS INFORMATION, AND IS THE STATE'S FOREMOST ARTS ADVOCATE. 18 18 11 0 0 0 1780935 2287705 0 0 5571 8630 8273 8402 1794779 2304737 663399 1146525 0 0 776691 834438 0 0 47349 324262 359763 1764352 2340726 30427 -35989 1206830 1085420 411764 337989 795066 747431 X THE COUNCIL'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE AND PRESERVE THE ARTS AT THE CENTER OF VERMONT COMMUNITIES. IT OFFERS GRANTS AND SERVICES INCLUDING WORKSHOPS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND ARTS INFORMATION, AND IS THE STATE'S FOREMOST ARTS ADVOCATE. 0 0 1259177 810625 SEE SCHEDULE OCOMMUNITY ARTS PROGRAMS PROVIDE GRANTS AND SERVICES TO REVITALIZE VERMONT COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE ARTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, AND TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE POSITIVE ROLE PLAYED BY ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE (135) GRANTS WERE AWARDED TO ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, ARTISTS, AND COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING THE FINAL YEAR OF A THREE-YEAR UNRESTRICTED OPERATING GRANT PROGRAM FOR A COHORT OF 26 ARTS PARTNERS, AND 14 GRANTS TO ARTS ORGANIZATIONS FOR COMMUNITY ARTS PROGRAMMING. PUBLIC ART PROGRAMS INCLUDED 2 ANIMATING INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS THAT SUPPORTED THE DESIGN PHASE OF PROJECTS INTEGRATING ART INTO COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE. 16 CULTURAL FACILITIES GRANTS ENABLED CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE CRITICAL UPGRADES TO EXISTING BUILDINGS OR TO MAKE PUBLIC ARTS FACILITIES SAFE, ACCESSIBLE, AND WELCOMING TO PATRONS WITH DISABILITIES. IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID19 PANDEMIC, GRANTS WERE MADE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VERMONT HUMANITIES TO 123 CULTURAL ORGANIZATION TO SUSTAIN THEIR OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS. GRANT-SEEKER WORKSHOPS WERE HELD AT LOCATIONS ACROSS THE STATE AND ONLINE. THE VERMONT CREATIVE NETWORK (VCN), A COALITION OF INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS, LOCAL AND REGIONAL PLANNERS AND POLICYMAKERS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS, AND CULTURAL AND NONPROFIT LEADERS FORMED IN 2016, CONVENED STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS TO ADVANCE VERMONT'S CREATIVE ECONOMY. THE VCN'S CENTRAL WORK WAS PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH ON THE CREATIVE ECONOMY OF ONE REGION OF THE STATE AND LAUNCHING A BROADER STATEWIDE STUDY TO DOCUMENT THE ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF CREATIVE WORKERS AND ENTERPRISES. THE CULMINATION OF THAT PROJECT WILL BE A STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN FOR VERMONT'S CREATIVE ECONOMY IN 2021. THE COUNCIL ALSO CONTINUED TO SERVE AS A FOUNDING PARTNER IN VERMONT'S FIRST STATEWIDE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS NETWORK FOR CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS. 127155 73831 SEE SCHEDULE OARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS PROVIDE GRANTS AND SERVICES TO PROMOTE HIGH QUALITY ARTS EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING IN AND THROUGH THE ARTS. 32 GRANTS WERE AWARDED TO SCHOOLS AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING 7 HEAD START PARTNERSHIP GRANTS TO BRING ARTS-INTEGRATED LEARNING TO VERMONT'S MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS. OPERATING GRANTS AWARDED IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (SEE 4A) ALSO SERVE STUDENTS BY SUPPORTING ARTS EDUCATION IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. MORE THAN 5,000 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A STATEWIDE POETRY RECITATION CONTEST FOR HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS. THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES OUTREACH TO RURAL, UNDERSERVED SCHOOLS, GRANT SEEKER WORKSHOPS, AND SUPPORT PROVIDED TO TEACHING ARTISTS, INCLUDING MAINTENANCE OF A STATEWIDE TEACHING ARTIST ROSTER AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS. 379244 262069 SEE SCHEDULE OARTS CREATION AND PRESENTATION PROGRAM PROVIDES GRANTS AND SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERMONT ARTISTS AND TO PROVIDE GREATER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CREATION AND PRESENTATION OF EXCELLENT WORK. GRANTS IN THIS CATEGORY WERE INCREASED THIS YEAR, WITH 24 GRANTS AWARDED TO ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CREATIVE PROJECTS. GRANT-SEEKER WORKSHOPS, LOCAL ARTS ADMINISTRATOR NETWORKING MEETINGS AND OTHER WORKSHOPS WERE HELD. SCULPTURE GARDEN AND SPOTLIGHT GALLERY EXHIBITS ONSITE AT THE ARTS COUNCIL FEATURED THE WORK OF VERMONT ARTISTS, AND WERE INCLUDED IN MONTPELIER'S CITYWIDE FIRST FRIDAY ART WALKS. 127248 PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY PROGRAM STRIVES TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND SUPPORT FOR THE ESSENTIAL ROLE ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS PLAY IN VERMONT'S ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE. THE COUNCIL ADVOCATES ON THE LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVEL TO INCREASE PUBLIC INVESTMENT IN THE ARTS AND ARTS EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE INPUT ON PUBLIC POLICIES AFFECTING THE CULTURAL SECTOR. ELECTRONIC PROMOTIONAL OUTREACH INCLUDES AN ONLINE ARTS CALENDAR AND ARTS DIRECTORY, A BI-WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER, ARTS ALERTS, AND CONSTITUENT NOTICES. A NEW E-NEWSLETTER FEATURE WAS LAUNCHED, I AM A VERMONT ARTIST, TO HIGHLIGHT THE DIVERSE RANGE OF ARTISTIC BACKGROUNDS AND PERSPECTIVES THAT MAKE UP VERMONT'S ARTS LANDSCAPE. THE COUNCIL ALSO EMPLOYS SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKING (FACEBOOK, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE) FOR OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT WITH CONSTITUENTS. AN ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY WAS HELD WHICH RECOGNIZED 6 OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR SERVICE TO THE ARTS: A GOVERNOR'S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE ARTS, THE WALTER CERF MEDAL FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT, THE ELLEN MCCULLOCH-LOVELL AWARD IN ARTS EDUCATION, THE MARGARET KANNENSTINE AWARD FOR ARTS ADVOCACY, AND THE ARTHUR WILLIAMS AWARD FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE. THE ANNUAL REPORT WAS PUBLISHED AND MADE AVAILABLE IN BOTH PRINT AND ONLINE. 127248 1892824 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 1 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 X X VT COUNCIL ON THE ARTS 8028283291 136 STATE STREET MONTPELIER VT 05633 X ED CLARK SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JO SABEL COURTNEY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SABRINA BROWN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 REEVE LINDBERGH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA MCMEEKIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLE NELSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 GAIL NUNZIATA CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BOB STANNARD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREG PAUS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 TONY PIETRICOLA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN PITE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREGORY SARGENT TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GREG CUTLER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAJOR JACKSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICK SHERMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDMOND STRAINCHAMPS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 YASMIN TAYEBY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SEAN CLUTE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN MITTELMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 114808 0 37456 114808 0 37456 1 0 0 0 0 2028429 259276 200 2287705 8630 8630 OTHER COUNCIL INCOME 900000 8402 8402 8402 2304737 8402 0 8630 898456 898456 248069 248069 168506 102693 60342 5471 513337 329538 172400 11399 102886 52797 43623 6466 49709 31322 17162 1225 13050 13050 132864 111594 21270 2150 2125 25 23889 10082 12650 1157 44312 24625 13962 5725 56664 33933 20499 2232 26375 20427 4955 993 5243 3717 995 531 3465 3465 HONORARIUM AND ACCESSIB 24309 15813 8496 DUES/SUBSCRIPTIONS 16002 4286 256 11460 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 9044 3085 5269 690 RECRUITMENT 1928 262 1666 468 468 2340726 1892824 400553 47349 X 153618 708699 308871 322699 453283 9920 21025 64713 60436 9520 4277 155992 144346 1206830 1085420 60816 52813 210087 181909 105859 47586 35002 55681 411764 337989 X 643324 585026 151742 162405 795066 747431 1206830 1085420 -35989 -11646 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 1667262 1686398 1648404 1778235 2287705 9068004 1667262 1686398 1648404 1778235 2287705 9068004 9068004 5018 5051 3950 5599 8629 28247 9096251 160902 0.99690 0.99360 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 6169 0 1 2940 9109 0 FORM 990, SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1 LOBBYING ACTIVITIES MAINLY RELATED TO DIRECT CONTACT BY STAFF AND CONSTITUENTS WITH STATE LEGISLATORS REGARDING STATE LEGISLATIVE BILLS FOR COUNCIL FUNDING AND CULTURAL FACILITIES AND COVID-19 RELIEF FOR VERMONT'S CULTURAL SECTOR. VIA ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER AND OUTREACH, CONSTITUENTS WERE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THEIR STATE LEGISLATORS ON THESE ISSUES. 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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO FILL OUT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT FORM AT LEAST ANNUALLY. THESE FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH ANY CONCERNS FORWARDED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. BOARD MEMBERS ARE REMINDED TO DISCLOSE POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST BEFORE PARTICIPATING OR MAKING DECISIONS ON ANY GRANT AWARDS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INVOLVES ANNUALLY COLLECTING COMPARABLE SALARY DATA FOR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO USE IN SETTING THE SALARY. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS CHARGED WITH THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW AS WELL AS SALARY REVIEW AND SETTINGS. ALL SALARY DECISIONS ARE KEPT ON FILE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. A FINANCIAL SUMMARY IS INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL REPORT WHICH IS AVAILABLE ON THE COUNCIL'S WEBSITE AND IN PRINT. SOME ANNUAL REPORTS ARE MAILED TO CONTRIBUTORS. FORMS 990'S ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE IN ANOTHER ORGANIZATIONS WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B ITEM 15B THE FINANCE DIRECTOR REVIEWS ANNUALLY ALL STAFFING JOB TITLES, JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND COMPENSATION LEVELS USING COMPARABLE SALARY DATA FROM SEVERAL SOURCES, INCLUDING STATE EMPLOYEES AND OTHER NON-PROFIT DATA SETS. THIS DATA IS SHARED WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR USE IN REVIEW AND SALARY ADJUSTMENTS FOR KEY PERSONNEL AS WELL AS ALL STAFFING. FORM 990, PART VII, LINES 21-22, SALARIES INCLUDE TAXABLE STIPENDS FOR HEALTH INSURANCE. FORM 990, PART X, LINE 32 BOARD DESIGNATED NET ASSETS IN 2018, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ESTABLISHED A STRATEGIC PROGRAM RESERVE FUND TO ENABLE THE COUNCIL TO RESPOND TO URGENT OR UNANTICIPATED NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES. IN 2020, FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE BOARD APPROVED AN EXPENDITURE FROM THIS FUND, TO MEET THE EMERGENCY NEEDS OF CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS AND ARTISTS DURING THE COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS. THE 2020 CHANGE IN THE BALANCE OF THE BOARD DESIGNATED PROGRAM RESERVE FUND REFLECTS EXPENDITURES OF $58,298 FROM THIS RESERVE FUND. PROGRAM RESERVE FUND DESIGNATED FUND BALANCES ARE $183,685 AND $245,000 AT JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019, RESPECTIVELY.