ALLIANCE FOR CALIFORNIA TRADITIONAL ARTS: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: ALLIANCE FOR CALIFORNIA TRADITIONAL ARTS (EIN 02-0541202)
Tax period: 2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed: 2017-05-15
IRS object ID: 201701369349300500
Schema version: 2015v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-05-15T20:58:37-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Castro Accountancy Corporation	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1586 W Shaw Avenue Ste A	AddressLine1Txt
City	Fresno	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	93711	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	020541202	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ALLIANCE FOR CALIFORNIA TRADITIONAL ARTS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ALLI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5592379812	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	744 P STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	FRESNO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	93721	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	AMY KITCHENER	PersonNm
Person Title	Executive Director	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2017-05-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	R Emeterio Castro	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00052377	PTIN
Phone	5592299272	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,501,667	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
All Affiliates Included	false	AllAffiliatesIncludedInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.ACTAONLINE.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2001	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	ACTAs mission is to ensure that California's future holds California's past. ACTA promotes and supports ways for cultural traditions to thrive now and into the future by providing advocacy, resources, and connections for folk and traditional artists.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers	14	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue	$151,786	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
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CY Investment Income	$1,877	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Total Revenue	$1,501,667	CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid	$385,500	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$461,051	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$539,040	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Total Expenses	$1,444,658	CYTotalExpensesAmt
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CY Revenues Less Expenses	$57,009	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY	$1,291,213	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$147,125	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$233,751	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,000,454	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,057,462	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$645,828	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$128,000	GrantAmt
Revenue	$151,786	RevenueAmt
Desc	All others including discovery research to identify traditional artists and culture-bearers; special initiatives, such as the current Traditional Arts and Health multi-year project in which cultural asset mapping inventories, videographic documentation and public programs are developed with community partners in efforts to "Build Healthy Communities;" maintain a website, publishing a monthly e-newsletter (The New Moon), maintaining an extensive database of artists; holding Roundtable gatherings for networking, technical assistance and artistic sharing; offering traditional arts residencies at California correctional institutions, and leading advocacy efforts, both statewide and nationally.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$322,816	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$203,500	GrantAmt
Desc	The Living Cultures Grant Program funds non-profit organizations statewide to support projects in the traditional arts. Grant awards range up to $5,000 for projects that nurture, sustain, and engage participation in the traditional arts in California. Examples of projects include workshops, gatherings and classes that lead to cultural continuity of traditional practices; support for needed purchases, services, or acquiring new skills that sustain future traditional arts practices; and activities that engage and strengthen communities as well as engage with others, such as public presentations, festivals or community based events. Approximately 40 grants are awarded annually. ACTA staff makes in-person site visits and documents cultural practice, where appropriate.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$110,475	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$54,000	GrantAmt
Desc	The Apprenticeship Program encourages the continuity of the states traditional arts and cultures by contracting master artists to work one-on-one in an intensive period of learning with an experienced apprentice over the course of six months to one year. Contracts of $3,000 support master artists fees, travel, and supplies. ACTA staff works closely with each pair, providing technical assistance and making a site visit to document the learning. Each pair presents the results of the Apprenticeship in a public sharing event (performance, presentation, exhibits). Approximately 18 contracts are awarded annually statewide.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
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Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
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Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (true)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	Yes (true)	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With Officer Ent	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
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Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	97	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	11	EmployeeCnt
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonorInd
Org Filed In Lieu Of Form1041	false	OrgFiledInLieuOfForm1041Ind
Licensed More Than One State	false	LicensedMoreThanOneStateInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	AMY KITCHENER	PersonNm
Phone	5592379813	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	744 P STREET 307	AddressLine1Txt
City	FRESNO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	93721	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd
CHARLIE SEEMANN
VP/DEVELOPMENT	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOEL JACINTO
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHIKE NWOFFIAH
VP/GOVERNANCE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PRUDY KOHLER
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
R EMETERIO CASTRO
Secretary	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ESAILAMA ARTRY-DIOUF
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NIKIKO MASUMOTO
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MALCOLM MARGOLIN
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LIBBY MAYNARD
VP/Finance	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PAULA PIMM ALLEN
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARIA ROSARIO JACKSON PHD
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DANIEL SHEEHY PHD
President	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
AMY KITCHENER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	50.00	0.00			$120,519	$0	$31,560	Yes (X)

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Total Reportable Comp From Org	$120,519	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$31,560	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$135,837	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,212,167	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,348,004	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Fee for Service Contracts	Desc
Total Revenue Column	$151,786	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$151,786	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$151,786	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,877	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,877	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,501,667	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$153,663	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$331,500	TotalAmt
Program Services	$331,500	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$54,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$54,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$120,519	TotalAmt
Program Services	$60,259	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$30,130	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$30,130	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$314,397	TotalAmt
Program Services	$222,768	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$69,485	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$22,144	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$68,417	TotalAmt
Program Services	$45,180	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,867	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,370	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,707	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,066	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,203	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,438	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,460	TotalAmt
Management And General	$45,460	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$234,369	TotalAmt
Program Services	$232,411	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,762	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$196	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,340	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,825	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,763	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$752	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,350	TotalAmt
Management And General	$11,114	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,236	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$52,890	TotalAmt
Management And General	$47,602	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,288	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$75,025	TotalAmt
Program Services	$52,653	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,135	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,237	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,031	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,031	ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,279	TotalAmt
Management And General	$6,551	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$728	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,930	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,337	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$593	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
Printing and Publications	$7,809	$7,809
Admin Support	$7,509		$7,509
Telephone	$6,881		$6,193	$688
Dues & Subscriptions	$6,292		$5,663	$629

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,953	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,617	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,059	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$277	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,444,658	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,079,119	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$288,833	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$76,706	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$226,957	BOYAmt
EOY	$178,119	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$774,556	BOYAmt
EOY	$776,241	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$113,815	BOYAmt
EOY	$191,536	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,198	BOYAmt
EOY	$105,375	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,925	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$61,297	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$21,855	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,628	BOYAmt
EOY	$39,442	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$500	BOYAmt
EOY	$500	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,147,579	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,291,213	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,494	BOYAmt
EOY	$36,823	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,574	BOYAmt
EOY	$144,231	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$88,057	BOYAmt
EOY	$52,697	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$147,125	BOYAmt
EOY	$233,751	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$242,458	BOYAmt
EOY	$283,249	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$757,996	BOYAmt
EOY	$774,213	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,000,454	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,057,462	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,147,579	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,291,213	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$57,009	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$1	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,131,369	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,530,176	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,335,618	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,236,425	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,348,004	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,581,592	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,131,369	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,530,176	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,335,618	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,236,425	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,348,004	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,581,592	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$4,776,261	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,805,331	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,140	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,690	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,977	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,289	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,877	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$10,973	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$6,592,565	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.27380	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.30530	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CY	Yes (X)	TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd
Facts And Circumstances Test	Current Year Facts and Circumstances: Pursuant to an independent counsel opinion and analysis, the organization will very likely continue to be recognized as a public charity based on its financial and public support data and projections; its organization and operation as to attract new and additional public support on a continuous basis; the composition of its board, which represents the broad interests of the public, rather than the personal or private interest of a limited number of donors; and its services directly for the benefit of the general public on a continuing basis.	FactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$53,992	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$20,999	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$32,993	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$7,305	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$856	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$6,449	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$39,442	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
Accrued Employee Benefits	$35,771
Fiscal Receiver Funds	$1,886
Payroll Liability	$15,040

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$52,697	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,501,667	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,501,667	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,501,667	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,444,658	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,444,658	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,444,658	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part X : FIN48 Footnote	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The Alliance for California Traditional Arts has qualified as a non-profit organization and has been granted tax-exempt status pursuant toInternal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) and California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 23701(d)and is exempt from Federal and State of California income taxes. Generally accepted accounting principles provides accounting and disclosures guidance about positions taken by an entity in its tax returns that might be uncertain. Management has considered its tax positions and believes that all of the positions taken in its federal and state exempt organization tax returns are more likely than not to be sustained upon examination. The organizations returns are subject to examination by federal and state taxing authorities, generally for three years and four years, respectively, after they are filed.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
ARTE AMERICAS
1630 VAN NESS AVE	FRESNO	CA	93721	770151198	$22,000	$0	COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP PROJECT
KLEZ CALIFORNIA INC
1728 ALLSTON WY	BERKELEY	CA	94703	550824193	$10,000	$0	LIVING CULTURES PROGRAM
LITTLE MANILA FDTN
PO BOX 1356	STOCKTON	CA	95201	202661354	$27,000	$0	LIVING CULTURES/COMM LEADERSHIP PRJ
MERCED LAO FAMILY TAS
855 W 1TH ST	MERCED	CA	95340	770268241	$42,000	$0	COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP PROJECT
MODESTO CAMBODIAN BUDDHIST
1538 GRIMES AVE	MODESTO	CA	95358	770143226	$22,000	$0	COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP PROJECT
TEATRO DE LA TIERRA TA
414 N PARK AVE	FRESNO	CA	93701	942261918	$25,000	$0	LIVING CULTURES/COMM LEADERSHIP PRJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	6	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	APPRENTICESHIPS	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	18	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$54,000	CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The organization received requests for funds from applicants via written requests based on criteria established in its published guidelines. The applicants describe the proposed usage of requested funds in their proposals. The applicants are then ranked by a panel of impartial experts and grants are awarded based on the applicant score after our organizations board approves the grants. Allocable funds are then assigned, based on the available pool of funds assigned to our organization, and monitored through periodic reports, site visits, written reports by grantees and follow up with recipients.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd
Rebuttable Presumption Proc	false	RebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	AMY KITCHENER	PersonNm
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$87,861	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$10,000	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Other Compensation Filing Org	$22,658	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$9,323	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$22,237	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$152,079	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Grnt Asst Bnft Interested Prsn GrntAsstBnftInterestedPrsnGrp

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DIAMANO COURA WAFRICAN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship With Org	PARENTS OF BOARD MEM	RelationshipWithOrgTxt
Cash Grant	$5,500	CashGrantAmt
Type Of Assistance	LCGP GRANT	TypeOfAssistanceTxt
Assistance Purpose	PERFORMANCE	AssistancePurposeTxt

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
CASTRO ACCOUNTANCY CORP
BOARD MEMBER	$35,315	ACCOUNTING SERVICES	false
MARTHA GONZALEZ
STAFF SPOUSE	$1,500	HONORARIUM	false
MARIA JACKSON
BOARD MEMBER	$12,000	CASE STUDY REPORT	false

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule L, Part V Supplemental Information	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The Organization utilizes professional services, per contract or written agreement, with board directors. These agreements or contracts are approved by the entire board, with the interested party abstaining from the vote.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et	R. Emeterio Castro, organization board member/secretary: California certified public accountant, President of Castro Accountancy Corporation, provides tax preparation services and accounting services to the organization and executive director.Diamano Coura West African Dance Company: the company is under director Dr. ZakDiouf and artistic director Naomi Gedo Diouf, parents of organization board member Esailama Diouf. Esailama is also a company member. The company applied for and received a Living Cultures Grant to support their Annual Collage Des Cultures Africaines, a 4-day event, for performance/participation at the sounds of California event at the Oakland Museum of California, on December 2015.Maria Rosario Jackson, an organization board member, was hired to research and write our Boyle Heights Case Study Report.Martha Gonzalez, spouse of organization staff member Quetzal Flores, received anhonorarium for facilitation of workshops.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process	The finance committee of the organization is presented with a final draft copy of the complete Internal Revenue Service Form 990 with schedules and attachments; complete California Franchise Tax Board Form 199 with schedules and attachments; and Registry of Charitable Trusts Form RRF-1 with schedules for their review and comment before it is electronically filed to taxing agencies.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts	Each time a conflict arises (or may arise) the appropriate board member or employee explains the possible conflict and abstains from any decision.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees	Employee reviews are conducted annually to determine pay structure and benefits. The staff/employees of the organization (including the executive director) do not participate in the actual compensation review meeting and approval by the board of directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	The organization discloses its financial data upon request during regular business hours. In addition, the organization provides its financial and management data to www.guidestar.org and DataArts (the Cultural Data Project).
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases	Rounding = -$1