FOUNDATION FOR THE FLINT CULTURAL CENTER: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
FOUNDATION FOR THE FLINT CULTURAL CENTER (EIN 38-3573890)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-06-22
IRS object ID
201701739349300300
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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MissionTHE FOUNDATION FOR THE FLINT CULTURAL CENTER IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN GENESEE COUNTY THROUGH SUPPORT OF THE FLINT CULTURAL CENTER AND ITS VARIOUS ENTITIES. TO ACT ON THIS COMMITMENT, THE FOUNDATION FOR THE FLINT CULTURAL CENTER WILL PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE FLINT CULTURAL CENTER CORPORATION, FLINT INSTITUTE OF ARTS, FLINT INSTITUTE OF MUSIC AND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER FLINT.MissionDesc
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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FLINT INSTITUTE OF ARTS
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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER FLINT
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Contribution35 ControlledfalseContribution35ControlledInd

Form990 Sch A Type1 Suprt Org Form990SchAType1SuprtOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Power Appoint Majority Dir TrstYes (true)PowerAppointMajorityDirTrstInd
Operate Benefit Non Suprt OrgfalseOperateBenefitNonSuprtOrgInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition AmountsArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works ArtHeldWorksArtGrp

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$18,062,355BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,206,495InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$852,625GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$47,469OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$18,368,756EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$19,705,552BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$720,375InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$875,941GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$46,881OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$18,062,355EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$19,410,620BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$500,672ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$573,356InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$733,394GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$45,702OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$19,705,552EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$17,665,784BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,529,406InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$730,959GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$53,611OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$19,410,620EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$16,395,894BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,055,693InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$733,884GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$51,919OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$17,665,784EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.87110PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.12890TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
LandLandGrp
BuildingsBuildingsGrp
Leasehold ImprovementsLeaseholdImprovementsGrp
EquipmentEquipmentGrp
Other Land BuildingsOtherLandBuildingsGrp

Financial Derivatives FinancialDerivativesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$4,314,771BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Closely Held Equity InterestsCloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp
Total Book Value Securities$4,314,771TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt
Total Liability$0TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,264,741TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$790,238NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$790,238RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$474,503RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$474,503TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$958,340TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$958,340ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$958,340TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
INTENDED USE'S OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT FUNDSSCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 4 TERM ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM CONTRIBUTIONS WHOSE USE BY THE ORGANIZATION IS LIMITED BY DONOR-IMPOSED STIPULATIONS THAT EITHER EXPIRE BY PASSAGE OF TIME OR CAN BE FULFILLED AND REMOVED BY ACTIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION PURSUANT TO THOSE STIPULATIONS. PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUNDS CONSIST OF RESOURCES OF WHICH THE USE BY THE ORGANIZATION IS LIMITED BY DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS WHICH REQUIRE THAT HISTORIC GIFTS MAY NEVER BE SPENT. THE ORGANIZATION'S EARNINGS ON PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS ARE CLASSIFIED AS TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED UNTIL APPROPRIATED FOR EXPENDITURE BASED ON THE TERMS OF THE ORIGINAL GIFT AGREEMENT.
ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY OF INCOME TAXESSCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2 THE FOUNDATION FOR THE FLINT CULTURAL CENTER APPLIES A MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT RECOGNITION THRESHOLD FOR ALL TAX UNCERTAINTIES. ASC TOPIC 740 ONLY ALLOWS THE RECOGNITION OF THOSE TAX BENEFITS THAT HAVE A GREATER THAN FIFTY PERCENT LIKELIHOOD OF BEING SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES. BASED ON ITS EVALUATION, THE FOUNDATION FOR THE FLINT CULTURAL CENTER HAS CONCLUDED THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS REQUIRING RECOGNITION IN ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
FLINT CULTURAL CENTER CORPORATION
1310 EAST KEARSLEY STREETFLINTMI48503386089075501(C)(3)$291,108OPERATIONAL/ PROGRAM SUPPORT
FLINT INSTITUTE OF ARTS
1120 EAST KEARSLEY STREETFLINTMI48503381539984501(C)(3)$396,024OPERATIONAL/ PROGRAM SUPPORT
FLINT INSTITUTE OF MUSIC
1025 EAST KEARSLEY STREETFLINTMI48503386159482501(C)(3)$165,493OPERATIONAL/ PROGRAM SUPPORT
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org3Total501c3OrgCnt
Supplemental Information DetailSupplementalInformationDetail

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKATHI HORTONPersonNm
TitleEX-OFFICIO - PRESIDENTTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$0BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$177,776CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$2,417OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$9,153DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$1,561NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$0TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$190,907TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEESFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 3 INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION STUDY PERFORMED AND PRESENTED TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVES PRESIDENT SALARY ANNUALLY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
MANAGEMENT FEESFORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 Management of the daily operations of the Foundation for the Flint Cultural Center are performed by a supported organization, the Community Foundation of Greater Flint. Compensation for these services in 2016 was $40,435.
POWER TO ELECT OR APPOINT MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODYFORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION CONSIST OF EIGHT PERSONS APPOINTED BY THE RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER FLINT APPOINTS FIVE DIRECTORS AND THE FLINT CULTURAL CENTER CORPORATION, FLINT INSTITUTE OF ARTS, AND FLINT INSTITUTE OF MUSIC EACH APPOINT ONE DIRECTOR.
FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESSFORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER FLINT'S AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE FORM 990 ON BEHALF OF THE FOUNDATION FOR FLINT CULTURAL CENTER BOARD.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICYFORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO ABSTAIN FROM DISCUSSION AND VOTING WHERE CONFLICT EXISTS.
PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEESFORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION STUDY PERFORMED AND PRESENTED TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVES PRESIDENT SALARY ANNUALLY.
AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS TO THE PUBLICFORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER FLINT HOLDS THE RECORDS FOR THE FOUNDATION FOR FLINT CULTURAL CENTER AND WILL MAKE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION THE LAST THREE YEARS OF ITS TAX DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FORMS 990, 990T (IF APPLICABLE), THE FOUNDATION FOR FLINT CULTURAL CENTER'S APPLICATION FOR TAX EXEMPTION, IRS FORM 1023, THE BYLAWS, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IF THE REQUEST FOR ANY OF THESE DOCUMENTS IS MADE IN PERSON, THE REQUESTED DOCUMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED ON THE DAY OF THE REQUEST, IF POSSIBLE. IF THE REQUEST IS IN WRITING (INCLUDING EMAIL), COPIES WILL BE PROVIDED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE REQUEST. THE REQUESTOR WILL BE CHARGED A REASONABLE FEE FOR THE COST OF COPYING, PLUS POSTAGE. ADDITIONALLY, THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER FLINT'S WEBSITE AT WWW.CFGF.ORG.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER FLINT
500 S SAGINAW STFLINTMI48502382190667COMMUNITY FDNMI501(C)(3)8N/Afalse
FLINT CULTURAL CENTER CORPORATION
1310 E KEARSLEY STFLINTMI48503386089075PUBLICY SUPPTMI501(C)(3)10N/Afalse
FLINT INSTITUTE OF ARTS
1120 E KEARSLEY STFLINTMI48503381539984PUBLICY SUPPTMI501(C)(3)10N/Afalse
FLINT INSTITUTE OF MUSIC (YOUTH THEATRE)
1025 E KEARSLEY STFLINTMI48503386159482SCHOOLMI501(C)(3)2N/Afalse
FOUNDATION FOR FLINT
500 S SAGINAW STFLINTMI48502812649933SUPPORT ORGMI509(A)(3)12A, IfalseNA
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (true)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (true)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

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