2020-07-14T14:55:57-05:00 2019-08-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2018-09-01 526062439 WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY WASH 2028339800 1400 K STREET NO 500 WASHINGTON DC 20005 JENNIFER BILFIELD-FRIEDMAN PRESIDENT 2028339800 2020-07-14 1 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 75.103.231.202 2020-07-14 15:55:51 ED P 8A04992F9AA5330EDB38CCF362EE047B41C21F8B D09B25F2EF68C29D358303A1D2DCFCCD9E3A835B 2018 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS JENNIFER BILFIELD-FRIEDMA 1400 K STREET NO 500 WASHINGTON DC 20005 9732338 0 X WWW.WASHINGTONPERFORMINGARTS.ORG X 1965 DC SEE PART III, LINE 1. 43 43 39 48 0 0 4314435 5345525 2646096 2151629 343017 331584 -172973 -204179 7130575 7624559 21675 40920 0 0 2779778 2740161 0 0 1207199 5124015 4334263 7925468 7115344 -794893 509215 11735850 11146170 2138382 1462343 9597468 9683827 X OUR MISSION IS THREEFOLD: (1) TO PROVIDE THE WASHINGTON COMMUNITY WITH PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTATIONS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY AND VARIED CONTENT AND TRADITION, (2) TO SUPPORT AND NURTURE PERFORMING ARTISTS, AND THEIR ARTS FORMS, AND (3) TO PROVIDE LIFELONG LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH ARTS EDUCATION, YOUTH INVOLVEMENT AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. 0 0 3898046 2146629 PRODUCTION:FOUNDED IN 1966 BY ARTS IMPRESARIO PATRICK HAYES, WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS IS ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADING PRODUCERS AND PRESENTERS OF PERFORMING ARTS, ARTS EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES. A PIONEER IN ARTS DEVELOPMENT AND ARTS EDUCATION IN THE DC AREA, IT ANNUALLY SERVES MORE THAN 100,000 RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES ACROSS THE DISTRICT AND METRO VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND WITH LIVE ARTS EXPERIENCES OF THE HIGHEST CALIBER, AS WELL AS INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL INSTRUCTION AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES. WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATES EXCELLENCE IN THE PERFORMING ARTS THROUGH MULTI-DISCIPLINARY EFFORTS THAT BUILD COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT AND BEYOND WITH A FOCUS ON ARTS EDUCATION, MUSIC AND DANCE. A CONVENER 1141457 40920 5000 EDUCATION:WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS IS A NATIONAL LEADER IN COLLABORATIVE ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS, ANNUALLY SERVING NEARLY 50,000 PARTICIPANTS IN GREATER D.C. OVER THE COURSE OF 800+ EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS. THE ORGANIZATION IS EMBEDDED IN BOTH PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADVANCED MUSIC STUDENTS TO DEVELOP PROFESSIONAL SKILLS VIA COMPETITIONS, PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES, AND THE CITY-WIDE DC HONORS ENSEMBLES, AND CREATES LIFELONG ARTS EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE ROOTED IN A BELIEF THAT THE ARTS ARE UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO CULTIVATE COMMUNITY AND CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY. THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS ARE AMONG WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS' SIGNATURE ARTS EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES: 5039503 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 142 0 1 39 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 43 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MD VA X X X ERICA MUCCI 2025331881 1400 K STREET NO 500 WASHINGTON DC 20005 TOM GALLAGHER CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA CO MATHER VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVEN KAPLAN VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ANTHONY OTTEN TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARIKE PAULSSON SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFFERY BAUMAN DIRECTOR, EXEC. COMM 0.50 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER COULTER DIRECTOR, EXEC. COMM 0.50 X 0 0 0 KELLY KING DIBBLE DIRECTOR, EXEC. COMM 0.50 X 0 0 0 ROBERT S FEINBERG DIRECTOR, EXEC. COMM 0.50 X 0 0 0 BURTON FISHMAN DIRECTOR, EXEC. COMM 0.50 X 0 0 0 SUSAN HEPNER DIRECTOR, EXEC. COMM 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN OLSON DIRECTOR, EXEC. COMM 0.50 X 0 0 0 JAMES J SANDMAN DIRECTOR, EXEC. COMM 0.50 X 0 0 0 PETER SHIELDS DIRECTOR, EXEC. COMM 0.50 X 0 0 0 REGINALD VAN LEE DIRECTOR, EXEC. COMM 0.50 X 0 0 0 SHAIKHA AISHA ALKHALIFA BOARD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 HANS BRULAND BOARD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 RUDY BURWELL BOARD DIRECTOR (AS OF 5/19) 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHARLOTTE CAMERON BOARD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 LYN CHASEN BOARD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 TRISTA COLBERT BOARD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DEBBIE DRIESMAN BOARD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 CANDANCE DYAL BOARD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 BRAD FIGEL BOARD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 NORMA LEE FUNGER BOARD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 FELECIA LOVE GREER BOARD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 LUANNE GUTERMUTH BOARD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JAY M HAMMER BOARD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DANIEL HEIDER BOARD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 GRACE HOBELMAN BOARD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA HOWELL BOARD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 KATHRYN JONES BOARD DIRECTOR (AS OF 5/19) 0.50 X 0 0 0 ROBERT LIBERATORE BOARD DIRECTOR (AS OF 5/19) 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID MARVENTANO BOARD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 W STEPHEN PIPER BOARD DIRECTOR (AS OF 5/19) 0.50 X 0 0 0 IRENE ROTH BOARD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARC SCHLOSBERG BOARD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 AMI SCOTT BOARD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MONICA SCOTT BOARD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 RUTH SORENSON BOARD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARY JO VEVERKA BOARD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 PHILIP WEST BOARD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 SYLVIA DAVIS WHITE BOARD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER BILFIELD-FRIEDMAN PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 305685 0 25912 DOUGLAS WHEELER PRESIDENT EMERITUS 40.00 X 42768 0 16648 CORNIE LORENZO EVANS III CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 117733 0 7066 ELIZABETH RACHEVA CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER 40.00 X 171672 0 17683 MATTHEW CAMPBELL DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS 40.00 X 116854 0 7750 SAMANTHA POLLACK DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING 40.00 X 110770 0 12798 865482 0 87857 5 0 1 0 OPUS 3 ARTISTS 470 PARK AVENUE SOUTH 9TH FL N NEW YORK NY 10016 ARTIST FEES 312280 CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 220 S MICHIGAN AVE CHICAGO IL 60604 ARTIST FEES 150578 IMG ARTISTS 7 W 54TH ST NEW YORK NY 10019 ARTIST FEES 144750 WP COMPANY LLC PO BOX 17641 BALTIMORE MD 212971641 ADVERTISING/MARKETING PERFORMANCES 140051 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION 151 S GRAND AVENUE LOS ANGELES CA 90012 ARTIST FEES 138612 7 964588 324875 4056062 575374 5345525 ADMISSIONS 900099 2076573 2076573 COMMUNITY PERFORMANCE 900099 35734 35734 SERVICE CHARGES 900099 34322 34322 CONTRACTS 900099 5000 5000 2151629 389317 389317 1641833 1699566 -57733 -57733 -57733 140468 964588 408213 -267745 -267745 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 63566 63566 63566 7624559 2151629 0 127405 40920 40920 728153 265718 182379 280056 1636016 1000675 187997 447344 35846 24153 2700 8993 172702 120523 5150 47029 167444 93870 25315 48259 39148 39148 5500 5500 38481 38481 338348 249889 8210 80249 293356 291068 2238 50 199695 82880 87811 29004 45690 2749 42941 353579 211025 43776 98778 203107 156727 32840 13540 138671 39009 13718 85944 12030 12030 84303 50314 10438 23551 27421 160 27261 ARTIST FEES/COMMISSIONS 1645571 1644571 1000 VENUE HALL EXPENSES 660539 652638 200 7701 MERCHANT FEES 52268 52199 69 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 50064 23763 5288 21013 146492 36652 100652 9188 7115344 5039503 868642 1207199 700 700 327233 524896 2150898 2395248 10780 10319 234371 177796 1513155 1039886 543301 473269 8371215 7464315 2000 2000 95352 97627 11735850 11146170 306679 64598 875181 511138 956522 886607 2138382 1462343 X 1304930 1118893 3141546 3400773 5150992 5164161 9597468 9683827 11735850 11146170 509215 -422856 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3482986 4969588 4982576 4314435 5345525 23095110 3482986 4969588 4982576 4314435 5345525 23095110 3444920 19650190 452339 401265 290811 223908 389317 1757640 71337 263259 25870 30325 63566 454357 25307107 12017466 0.77650 0.76630 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 5500 5500 7078294 7083794 504190 126048 0 0 546357 511811 546273 504190 2108631 3162947 11070 10831 10201 5500 37602 136589 127953 136568 126048 527158 790737 7042105 13170 -116873 355463 6582939 6802003 46830 518126 324854 7042105 6373957 757492 329446 6802003 6373661 329892 329596 6373957 7077561 -380353 323547 6373661 0.00000 0.78450 0.21550 0 0 558932 175187 383745 954223 864699 89524 473269 DEFERRED RENT ABATEMENT 886607 886607 X 7601661 -422856 30226 408213 15583 7586078 38481 38481 7624559 7515302 30226 408213 438439 7076863 38481 38481 7115344 PART V, LINE 4: EARNINGS FROM THE WILLIAM N. & ANITA CAFRITZ ENDOWMENT FUND ARE TO BE USED FOR THE PAYMENT OF AN HONORARIUM TO A YOUNG ARTIST IN CONNECTION WITH AN ANNUAL CONCERT PRESENTATION. EARNINGS FROM THE NEA CHALLENGE ENDOWMENT ARE TO BE USED FOR OPERATIONS, PROGRAMS OR REINVESTMENT. EARNINGS FROM THE NICCOLI SCHOLARSHIP FUND ARE TO BE USED TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PRIVATE STUDY AND/OR ATTENDANCE AT PRESTIGIOUS SUMMER INSTITUTES. THESE AWARDS ARE GRANTED TO PROMISING YOUNG STRING MUSICIANS. THESE FUNDS ARE ALSO USED TO SUPPORT THE WPA CAPITAL STRINGS EDUCATION PROGRAM. EARNINGS FROM THE PATRICK HAYES AND EVELYN SWARTHOUT ENDOWMENT ARE TO BE USED TO SUPPORT THE PIANO SERIES. EARNINGS FROM THE POLA NIRENSKA ENDOWMENT FUND ARE TO BE USED TO PROVIDE AN ANNUAL AWARD OF $5,000 TO A LIVING MODERN DANCER, CHOREOGRAPHER OR TEACHER. EARNINGS FROM THE CLARK ENDOWMENT ARE TO PAY ONE TOURING ARTIST EACH YEAR TO EXTEND THEIR STAY IN THE DC AREA TO WORK WITH STUDENTS IN A MASTER CLASS, LECTURE, ETC. EARNINGS FROM THE HAYES GENERAL ENDOWMENT ARE TO BE USED FOR OPERATIONS, PROGRAMS OR REINVESTMENT AND ARE CONSIDERED UNRESTRICTED FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION. EARNINGS FROM THE DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FUND ARE TO PROVIDE ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING SUPPORT FOR COMMISSIONING, RESIDENCIES AND PERFORMANCES. AT LEAST ONE-THIRD WILL BE COMMITTED TO COMMISSIONING FEES AND PRODUCING AUDIENCE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. DDCF RECOMMENDS 5% OF THE AVERAGE THREE YEAR MARKET VALUE (NOT TO EXCEED 6%). EARNINGS FROM THE E. TORAIN SCHOLARSHIP FUND WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE GOSPEL CHOIR AND/OR ITS MEMBERS (I.E. SCHOLARSHIP FOR SUMMER WORKSHOP, VOCAL INSTRUCTION, RECORDINGS, ETC.). EARNINGS FROM "THE REGGIE" WILL SUPPORT AN ANNUAL AWARD GIVEN TO A SENIOR MEMBER OF THE CHILDREN OF THE GOSPEL CHOIR WHO DEMONSTRATES VALUES THAT HONOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND LASTING IMPACT MADE BY OUTGOING BOARD CHAIR REGINALD VAN LEE. THIS FUND WILL ALLOW REGGIE'S VALUES TO CONTINUE TO SHAPE THE LIVES OF THE YOUNG ARTISTS AND PASSIONATE AUDIENCES THAT GREW MARKEDLY UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP. EARNINGS FROM THE DHW ARTIST SCHOLARSHIP FUND ARE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT IN PRESENTING YOUNG ARTISTS IN ANY ART FORM TO INCLUDE MUSIC INSTRUCTION AND SCHOLARSHIPS. PART X, LINE 2: FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2019, WPA HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES REPORTED AS EXPENSES IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NETTED AGAINST REVENUE IN FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8. 408,213. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES REPORTED AS EXPENSES IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NETTED AGAINST REVENUE IN FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8. 408,213. ANNUAL GALA 979511 872163 107348 25000 151079 17500 182412 MUSIC IN THE COUNTRY 125545 92425 33120 6058 16000 10164 1105056 964588 140468 25000 157137 33500 192576 408213 -267745 1 HONORARIA AWARD SCHOLARSHIP 58 25490 PEABODY GRANT 1 15430 PART I, LINE 2: WPA MONITORS PROPER USE OF SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS BY PAYING VENDORS (SCHOOLS, TEACHERS) DIRECTLY. WPA ALSO HAS CERTAIN HONORARIUMS, WHICH ARE PAID DIRECTLY TO RECIPIENTS, INCLUDING THE POLA NIRENSKA AWARD, CHILDREN OF THE GOSPEL REGGIE AWARD, AND FEDER AND MISBIN MUSIC COMPETITION AWARDS. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JENNIFER BILFIELD-FRIEDMAN PRESIDENT & CEO 305685 0 0 0 0 0 13750 0 12162 0 331597 0 0 0 ELIZABETH RACHEVA CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER 171672 0 0 0 0 0 9029 0 8654 0 189355 0 0 0 X 11 1062682 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): COLUMN (B) REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A AND AGENT FOR POWERFUL PARTNERSHIPS THAT RESULT IN UNIQUE PROGRAMMING AND THE GENERATION OF NEW WORK THROUGH COMMISSIONS, WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS HAS SPENT ITS 50+ YEAR HISTORY AT THE VANGUARD OF PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTING AND, AS SUCH, CAN COUNT AMONG ITS ACCOMPLISHMENTS: - THE FIRST WASHINGTON ARTS INSTITUTION TO PRESENT ON ITS MAINSTAGES LOCAL PERFORMING ARTISTS, CONTEMPORARY DANCE ENSEMBLES, LEADING CREATIVE CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS SUCH AS WASHINGTON BACH CONSORT, TAP VIRTUOSO SAVION GLOVER , AND CONTEMPORARY MUSIC ICON STEVE REICH; - FIRST TO GIVE LOCAL ARTISTS ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL TOURING ARTISTS THROUGH MASTERCLASSES AND WORKSHOPS - 7 MAINSTAGE ARTIST AND ENSEMBLES PARTICIPATED THIS YEAR - FIRST TO PARTNER WITH EMBASSIES FOR ARTS-INTEGRATED LEARNING THROUGH THE EMBASSY ADOPTION PROGRAM - 85 EMBASSIES AND DIPLOMATIC ENTITIES NOW PARTICIPATE IN THE EMBASSY ADOPTION PROGRAM; - FIRST TO EMBED RESIDENT ARTISTS IN LOCAL SCHOOLS THROUGH THE CAPITAL ARTS PARTNERSHIP - THERE WERE 30 TEACHING ARTISTS AND ENSEMBLES - RELATIONSHIPS WITH MORE THAN 70 ORGANIZATIONS OF VARYING SIZES ACROSS THE REGION SERVING AUDIENCES OF VARIED DEMOGRAPHICS AND BACKGROUNDS, ETHNICITIES, AND GENRE INTERESTS, AS WELL AS LIFELONG LEARNERS OF ALL AGES. IN RECOGNITION OF WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS' VITAL ROLE IN THE DC CULTURAL LANDSCAPE, THE ORGANIZATION WAS AWARDED THE NATIONAL MEDAL OF ARTS IN 2013, MAKING IT THE FIRST ARTS PRESENTER OF ITS KIND TO BE SO HONORED. WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS ALSO RECEIVED A 2012 MAYOR'S ARTS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE TO THE ARTS. IN 2015, ORGANIZATIONAL HONORS INCLUDED THE 2015 MAYOR'S ARTS AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO ARTS EDUCATION. THIS IS THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS HONOR CONFERRED BY THE CITY ON ARTISTS, TEACHERS, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND PATRONS OF THE ARTS. ON THE NATIONAL STAGE, THE CAPITAL ARTS PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS RECEIVED THE 2015 YALE DISTINGUISHED MUSIC EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP AWARD FROM THE YALE SCHOOL OF MUSIC. MARS ARTS D.C. (FORMERLY THE MARS URBAN ARTS INITIATIVE) WAS CREATED TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND THE ORGANIZATION'S REACH AND PROMOTE A LIFE CYCLE OF ARTS ACCESS AND LEARNING ACROSS ALL AGE GROUPS. WITH SUBSTANTIAL MULTI-YEAR SUPPORT FROM MRS. JACQUELINE BADGER MARS AND MARS, INCORPORATED, WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS LAUNCHED MARS ARTS D.C. IN MAY 2014 AS A CREATIVE PLATFORM FOR WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS AND THE D.C. COMMUNITY TO CELEBRATE AND EMPOWER LOCAL ARTISTS THROUGH PERFORMANCES, UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND INTERDISCIPLINARY GRASSROOTS COLLABORATIONS THAT SHOWCASE THE DIVERSITY AND VITALITY OF OUR CITY. REFLECTIVE OF OUR FOUNDER PATRICK HAYES' MOTTO, "EVERYBODY IN, NOBODY OUT," MARS ARTS D.C. AMPLIFIES THE ROLE OF LOCAL ARTISTS THROUGHOUT WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS' PRODUCTIONS, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS. MARS ARTS D.C. ALSO CURATES EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, MASTER CLASSES AND STUDENT PERFORMANCES THAT CONNECT LOCAL STUDENTS WITH DISTINGUISHED PERFORMERS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR SIGNATURE EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SUCH AS THE CAPITAL ARTS PARTNERSHIP, EMBASSY ADOPTION PROGRAM AND GOSPEL CHOIRS. HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PAST YEAR INCLUDE LONG-TERM RESIDENCIES FOR TWO D.C.-BASED ENSEMBLES, VEVE & THA REBELS AND THE DUPONT BRASS ; ENHANCED PROGRAMMATIC INTEGRATION WITH OUR "WORLD IN OUR CITY" GLOBAL PROGRAMMING; THE SECOND SEASON OF AN OUTDOOR SUMMER CONCERT SERIES AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS; AND THE GROWTH OF OUR ANNUAL POLITICS & ART EVENT AT THE WILSON BUILDING, CO-PRESENTED WITH DC COUNCILMEMBER DAVID GROSSO, WHICH FEATURED 16 PERFORMANCES (BY SOLO ARTISTS OR ENSEMBLES) AND 12 COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN JUNE 2019. OUR LATINX IN D.C. SERIES, LAUNCHED IN THE 2018/19 SEASON, REPRESENTS THE REAFFIRMATION OF OUR COMMITMENT TO SERVING THE D.C.-BASED LATINX COMMUNITY. THE ANCHOR OF THIS PROGRAMMING IN 2018/19 WAS THE 12-MONTH, 25-EVENT, 20-PARTNER SERIES CELEBRATING THE VIBRANT CONTRIBUTIONS THAT D.C.-BASED LATINX ARTISTS BRING TO THE CITY, BUILT AROUND OUR CO-COMMISSION OF DREAMERS, AN ORATORIO BY JIMMY LOPEZ AND NILO CRUZ. THE SERIES FEATURED MORE THAN 80 LOCAL LATINX ARTISTS AND SERVED MORE THAN 3,000 PARTICIPANTS OF ALL AGES LOCALLY, WITH AN ADDITIONAL 9,500 REACHED DIGITALLY THROUGH LIVE STREAMS. UTILIZING D.C.'S UNIQUE POSITION AS THE SEAT OF OUR NATION'S GOVERNMENT, WE AUGMENTED STAGED PERFORMANCES BY ENGAGING NATIONAL LEGISLATORS, ARTS LEADERS, AND D.C. CIVIC LEADERS TO LEAD PANEL DISCUSSIONS ABOUT IMMIGRANT STORIES IN THE ARTS AND THE STATE OF U.S. IMMIGRATION POLICY. TO DO THIS, WE FORGED CLOSER RELATIONSHIPS WITH PARTNERS WHO ARE KEY ANCHORS WITHIN THE D.C. COMMUNITY: GALA HISPANIC THEATRE (A 43-YEAR-OLD THEATRE WORKING TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE HISPANIC LANGUAGE AND CULTURE), CARLOS ROSARIO INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL (THE FIRST ADULT CHARTER SCHOOL IN THE U.S.), AND THE LATIN AMERICAN YOUTH CENTER, AMONG OTHERS. WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS DESIGNS AND PRESENTS PROGRAMS INTENDED TO REACH THE WIDEST POSSIBLE CONSTITUENCIES IN THE GREATER DC REGION: PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, INCOME LEVELS, CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS, AND AREAS OF ARTISTIC INTEREST AND EXPERTISE. ONE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GUIDING PHILOSOPHIES IS "THE CITY IS OUR STAGE": AS OPPOSED TO OPERATING FROM ONE CENTRALIZED PERFORMANCE VENUE, THE ORGANIZATION PRESENTS PERFORMANCES IN VENUES OF DIFFERENT CAPACITIES, LAYOUTS, AND AESTHETICS THROUGHOUT THE REGION: CONCERT HALLS, COLLEGIATE AUDITORIUMS, NIGHTCLUBS, CHURCHES AND SYNAGOGUES, MUSEUMS, OUTDOOR PLAZAS, AND MORE. THROUGH THIS FLEXIBLE APPROACH, EACH EVENT MARRIES ARTIST AND AUDIENCE, ART FORM, AND COMMUNITY IN A CUSTOMIZED AND CULTURALLY ENRICHING EXPERIENCE. LASTLY, GIVEN THE COSMOPOLITAN NATURE OF THE DISTRICT AS THE NATION'S CAPITAL AND AS THE HOST CITY FOR DOZENS OF EMBASSIES AND CONSULATES, WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS EMBODIES A VISION OF THE "THE WORLD IN OUR CITY," DRAWING ON THE MANY DIVERSE INTERNATIONAL TRADITIONS OF OUR REGIONS' RESIDENTS AND REGULARLY INVITING DISTINGUISHED ARTISTS AND OTHER VISITORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO SHARE IN ITS ONGOING CELEBRATION OF THE PERFORMING ARTS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B CONCERTS IN SCHOOLS IS WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS' OLDEST EDUCATION PROGRAM, HAVING BEGUN IN 1965. CONCERTS IN SCHOOLS (CIS) BRINGS ACCLAIMED TEACHING ARTISTS DIRECTLY TO SCHOOLS IN D.C. AND METRO-AREA VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND FOR FREE CONCERTS AND RECITALS TO INTRODUCE YOUNG PEOPLE TO LIVE PERFORMANCE. FOR MANY STUDENTS, IT IS THEIR FIRST SUCH EXPERIENCE. WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS TEACHING ARTISTS PRESENT A VARIED SELECTION OF INTERACTIVE PROGRAMMING FEATURING ART FORMS AND TRADITIONS THAT SPAN THE GLOBE, SUCH AS AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC, JAZZ, STORYTELLING, AFRICAN DANCE, SPANISH DANCE, OPERA, CLASSICAL BRASS AND STRINGS, PERCUSSION, AND VISUAL ARTS AND MUSIC FROM LATIN AMERICA. IN THE 2018-19SCHOOL YEAR, MORE THAN 17,000 STUDENTS FROM D.C., MARYLAND, AND VIRGINIA EXPERIENCED A CIS PERFORMANCE. IN-SCHOOL ARTIST RESIDENCIES AND MAINSTAGE ARTIST COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS ARE DESIGNED TO DEEPEN THE EXPOSURE PROVIDED BY THE CONCERTS IN SCHOOLS EXPERIENCE THROUGH EXTENDED IN-CLASS SESSIONS. TEACHING ARTISTS WORK WITH TEACHERS IN THE PARTNERING SCHOOLS TO CREATE AN ARTISTIC PLAN THAT SUPPORTS ONGOING CLASSROOM CURRICULUM AND GOALS. WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS ALSO OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR CLOSE INSTRUCTION WITH MAIN STAGE ARTISTS, AS AVAILABLE. EACH RESIDENCY INCLUDES UP TO TWO CLASSES OF STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN WORKSHOPS AND A CULMINATING PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE. WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS BOASTS A DIVERSE, EXPERIENCED CORPS OF ARTISTS AND ENSEMBLES WHO INTEGRATE THEIR ARTISTIC DISCIPLINES WITH CURRICULAR REQUIREMENTS, CREATING EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION EXPERIENCES. THERE WERE NEARLY 20 RESIDENCIES IN 2018-19. THE CAPITAL ARTS PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS ARE COLLABORATIVE, LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS AND D.C. PUBLIC SCHOOLS (DCPS). WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS (WPA) TEACHING ARTISTS WORK WITH DCPS MUSIC AND CLASSROOM EDUCATORS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO JAZZ, CLASSICAL STRING INSTRUMENTS, VOCAL MUSIC, AND DANCE. THROUGH IN-DEPTH, HANDS-ON, PERFORMANCE-BASED INSTRUCTION, THE CAPITAL ARTS PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH CUSTOMIZED, IN-CLASS OPPORTUNITIES TO INTERACT WITH PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS AND DANCERS WHO, OVER A PERIOD OF MONTHS, ENGAGE STUDENTS IN PLAYING THEIR INSTRUMENTS, FOSTERING CREATIVE MOVEMENT, LEARNING ABOUT VARIOUS GENRES OF MUSIC, APPRECIATING PERFORMANCES, AND DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS IN CREATIVITY AND IMPROVISATION. OTHER EMPHASIZED SKILLS INCLUDE TEAMWORK, LEADERSHIP, DISCIPLINE, FOCUS, SOCIALIZATION, PERFORMANCE AND PUBLIC PRESENTATION, PEER CRITIQUE, SELF-AWARENESS, LISTENING, AND QUESTIONING. WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS PROVIDES FREE INSTRUMENTS FOR USE ON- AND OFF-SITE ARTIST VISITS, CULMINATING PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES, AND FREE CONCERT TICKETS TO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. THE FOUR INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS THAT COMPOSE THE CAPITAL ARTS PARTNERSHIPS ARE CAPITAL JAZZ, CAPITAL STRINGS, CAPITAL VOICES, AND CAPITAL DANCE. D.C. KEYS IS A TRANSFORMATIVE MUSIC EDUCATION CURRICULUM DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH DCPS THROUGH WHICH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-AGE STUDENTS ARE GIVEN ACCESS TO YAMAHA KEYBOARDS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS AND DEVELOP SKILLS IN PERFORMANCE, COLLABORATION, AND COMPOSITION DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. THE 2018-19 SCHOOL YEAR WAS OUR SECOND FULL YEAR IMPLEMENTING THE D.C. KEYS PROGRAM IN DCPS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS (K-5). APPROXIMATELY 27,000 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS (UP FROM 25,000 THE PREVIOUS YEAR) IN ALL EIGHT D.C. WARDS AND 80 TEACHERS TOOK PART, USING CURRICULAR MATERIALS CREATED BY A COHORT OF TEACHERS, ALONG WITH MEMBERS OF THE WPA EDUCATION TEAM. IN 2018-19, WE ALSO PILOTED CURRICULUM FOR GRADES 6-8 IN TWO DCPS MIDDLE SCHOOLS. DCPS HONOR ENSEMBLES IS A COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM WITH DCPS AND THE WASHINGTON CHORUS BRINGING TOGETHER YOUNG INSTRUMENTAL AND CHORAL MUSICIANS FROM EVERY CORNER OF THE CITY TO EXPLORE NEW MUSIC, EXPERIENCE COLLABORATIVE REHEARSALS, AND PERFORM FOR A BROAD AUDIENCE IN A TWO-DAY FESTIVAL. IN 2018-19, MORE THAN 200 STUDENTS FROM TEN D.C. PUBLIC SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED, AND WPA COMMISSIONED NEW WORKS FROM COMPOSERS ANDREW COTE AND JACOB KOHUT. ESTABLISHED IN 1974, THE EMBASSY ADOPTION PROGRAM (EAP) IS A PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS (DCPS) AND WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS. THE EAP IS A UNIQUE ARTS-INTEGRATED GLOBAL-EDUCATION INITIATIVE THAT INTRODUCES DCPS STUDENTS TO INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES AND CROSS-CULTURAL LESSONS, THEREBY INSTILLING CULTURAL COMPETENCY AND OTHER 21ST-CENTURY SKILLS. THROUGH DIRECT INTERACTIONS WITH DIPLOMATS AND OTHER GLOBAL PARTNERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, FIFTH- AND SIXTH-GRADE STUDENTS ATTENDING D.C. PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE LANGUAGE, CUSTOMS, HISTORY, AND CULTURE OF THEIR PARTNER EMBASSY'S HOME COUNTRY OR REGION. EAP CURRENTLY SERVES APPROXIMATELY 2,500 STUDENTS EACH YEAR. TO DATE, MORE THAN 50,000 YOUTH HAVE PARTNERED WITH OUR 100 EMBASSIES AND DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTING COUNTRIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD. EAP HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS ACCOLADES, INCLUDING THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM. HOW IT WORKS: - 5TH AND 6TH GRADE DCPS TEACHERS APPLY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM; - SELECT CLASSROOMS ARE PAIRED WITH AVAILABLE EMBASSIES; AND - TOGETHER WITH AN EMBASSY OR PARTNER REPRESENTATIVE, EACH EAP TEACHER AND THEIR CLASS EMBARK ON A YEARLONG ADVENTURE, EXPLORING THE ADOPTED COUNTRY'S HISTORY, CULTURE, GOVERNMENT, POLITICS, ARTS, FOOD AND GEOGRAPHY. EACH EAP CLASSROOM HOSTS DIPLOMATS AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS, LEARNS AND PERFORMS TRADITIONAL ARTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, DEBATES GLOBAL ISSUES WITH FELLOW EAP STUDENTS IN A MINI UNITED NATIONS, AND TRULY EXPERIENCES THE GLOBAL OFFERINGS OF OUR CITY. SELECT CLASSROOMS ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THE MUSICAL IMMERSION PROGRAM WITH THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE BAND AND THE UNITED STATES ARMY BAND, WHICH TEACH STUDENTS THE NATIONAL ANTHEMS AND MUSICAL TRADITIONS OF PARTNERING COUNTRIES. SELECT CLASSROOMS ALSO TAKE PART IN SHORT- AND LONG-TERM MAIN STAGE ARTIST ENGAGEMENTS, SUCH AS A FIVE-YEAR RESIDENCY WITH THE ACCLAIMED KRONOS QUARTET, WHICH LAUNCHED IN APRIL 2016, ALONG WITH VISITS BY THE DANISH STRING QUARTET, PIANIST SIMONE DINNERSTEIN, AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL TOURING ARTISTS. FOUNDED IN 1989 BY WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS' WOMEN'S COMMITTEE, ENRICHING EXPERIENCES FOR SENIORS BRINGS OUTSTANDING LOCAL PROFESSIONAL PERFORMING ARTISTS DIRECTLY INTO NURSING HOMES AND SENIOR CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY TO ENSURE THAT SENIORS CAN ATTEND ARTS PRESENTATIONS WITHOUT BARRIERS TO ACCESS. DURING FY19, THERE WERE 21 PERFORMANCES IN SENIOR CENTERS IN THE AREAS OF MUSIC, DANCE, AND LITERARY ARTS. APPROXIMATELY 1,800 SENIOR CITIZENS ENJOYED THE EES PERFORMANCES GIVEN BY MORE THAN 15 ARTISTS IN 20 VENUES ACROSS THE GREATER D.C. AREA. THE JOSEPH AND GOLDIE FEDER MEMORIAL STRING COMPETITION HELPS DEVELOP CONFIDENCE AND FOCUS IN YOUNG MUSICIANS (THROUGH AGE 18) WHO STUDY VIOLIN, VIOLA, CELLO, AND DOUBLE BASS. HELD EACH SPRING, THE FEDER COMPETITION PROMOTES MUSIC STUDY AND EXCELLENCE BY AWARDING CASH PRIZES AS WELL AS SCHOLARSHIPS AND TUITION REMISSION TO SUCH PRESTIGIOUS SUMMER AND PRE-COLLEGE MUSIC PROGRAMS AS BLUE MOUNTAIN MUSIC FESTIVAL, JUILLIARD, AND THE NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC SUMMER MUSIC PROGRAM. EVERY YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 85 STUDENTS COMPETE FOR AWARDS PROVIDED BY WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS. IN ADDITION, FEDER COMPETITION WINNERS ARE INVITED BY WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS TO PERFORM AT NUMEROUS EVENTS AND PUBLIC RECITALS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B THE WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS CHILDREN OF THE GOSPEL CHOIR, ESTABLISHED IN 1996, IS A FREE, AUDITION-BASED, OUT-OF-SCHOOL RESIDENT PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLE THAT PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THROUGHOUT THE D.C. AREA TO DEVELOP THE SKILLS, SELF-CONFIDENCE, DEDICATION, AND TEAMWORK NECESSARY TO EXCEL IN THE PERFORMING ARTS. PROFESSIONAL WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS STAFF PROVIDE A NURTURING AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT WITH MYRIAD PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHOIR MEMBERS, AND THE STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM NATIONALLY RENOWNED GOSPEL ARTISTS. THE CHOIR PERFORMS AT HIGHLY VISIBLE VENUES THROUGH THE REGION, INCLUDING THE KENNEDY CENTER, WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL, AND CAPITAL ONE ARENA. THE CHOIR ALSO PERFORMS FOR EMBASSIES, AMBASSADORS, AND DIPLOMATIC EVENTS. THE 100-VOICE WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS MEN AND WOMEN OF THE GOSPEL CHOIR HAS BEEN PERFORMING SINCE 1991. THIS ACCLAIMED IN-HOUSE, NON-DENOMINATIONAL RESIDENT PERFORMING ENSEMBLE ACCEPTS MEMBERS BY AUDITION, AND THEY HAVE WORKED WITH SUCH NOTED WASHINGTON AREA MUSIC DIRECTORS AS STANLEY THURSTON, PHILLIP CARTER, THE LATE ARPHELIUS PAUL GATLING III, EVELYN SIMPSON CURENTON, THOMAS DIXON TYLER, AND MANY OTHERS. SOME OF THE NOTED ARTISTS WHO HAVE PERFORMED WITH THIS INSPIRATIONAL CHOIR IN CONCERT ARE: SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK, BEVERLY CRAWFORD, DOTTIE PEOPLES, DORINDA CLARK-COLE, YOLANDA ADAMS, MYRNA SUMMERS, REV. DARYL COLEY, DONNIE MCCLURKIN, LASHUN PACE, VANESSA BELL ARMSTRONG, WALTER HAWKINS, AND TRAMAINE HAWKINS, AMONG MANY MORE. IN ADDITION TO THEIR ANNUAL PRODUCTIONS, THE CHOIR IS FEATURED IN VARIOUS COMMUNITY AND SPECIAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE PERFORMANCE SEASON. THE COMBINED VOICES OF OUR GOSPEL CHOIRS WERE FEATURED ON THE MAIN STAGE, INCLUDING THE ANNUAL SOLD-OUT LIVING THE DREAM, SINGING THE DREAM MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO MARTIN LUTHER KING JR AT THE KENNEDY CENTER, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CHORAL ARTS SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON. BOTH CHOIRS ALSO PERFORMED IN THE JUNE 2019 WPA SEASON FINALE CONCERT "LEVEL NEXT: A CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL CHOIRS," FEATURING MULTI-GRAMMY-NOMINATED COMPOSER/SINGER RICHARD SMALLWOOD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS. IT WAS REVIEWED BY THE ACCOUNTING MANAGER, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT AND CEO. A COPY OF THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE VERSION OF THE 990 (WHICH IS IDENTICAL TO THE FULL COPY OF THE 990 SAVE FOR REMOVING THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF THE DONORS LISTED ON SCHEDULE B) WAS PRESENTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT IS SIGNED BY ALL BOARD AND STAFF MEMBERS ANNUALLY. IF MANAGEMENT IS MADE AWARE OF A SPECIFIC CONFLICT, THE PERSON WOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS IMMEDIATELY. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCOVERED BY MANAGEMENT, DISCIPLINARY ACTION FOLLOWS BASED ON THE SEVERITY OF THE ACT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD CHAIR AND SELECT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND NEGOTIATED AS PART OF THE PRESIDENT'S CONTRACT REVIEW. ONCE COMPLETED, THE CONTRACT, INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE, IS APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. COMPENSATION IS BASED UPON PERFORMANCE,COMPENSATION PAID BY OTHER SIMILAR COMPANIES AND SALARY STUDY/SURVEY INFORMATION. THE DECISION WAS RECORDED IN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MINUTES. THE LAST SALARY REVIEW FOR THE PRESIDENT WAS JUNE 2019. FOR THE OTHER EMPLOYEES, COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.