2016-06-07T17:36:39-05:00 2015-12-31 952242818 VICENTI LLOYD & STUTZMAN 2210 E ROUTE 66 STE 100 GLENDORA CA 917404676 990 2015-01-01 412077818 AMERICAN MUSEUM OF CERAMIC ART AMER 9098653146 399 N GAREY AVENUE POMONA CA 91767 BETH ANN GERSTEIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9098653146 2016-05-04 true DERRICK DEBRUYNE CPA P00591016 6268577300 2016-06-03 2015 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z BETH ANN GERSTEIN 399 N GAREY AVENUE POMONA CA 91767 1215725 false X WWW.AMOCA.ORG X 2004 CA AMOCA CHAMPIONS THE ART, HISTORY, CREATION AND TECHNOLOGY OF CERAMICS THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, COLLECTIONS, OUTREACH AND STUDIO PROGRAMMING. 17 17 21 103 0 632639 749809 296568 246050 25650 3232 58441 954857 1057532 0 0 485815 514432 0 35037 609670 508139 1095485 1022571 -140628 34961 5085066 5061367 2367678 2335643 2717388 2725724 X AMOCA BELIEVES CLAY IS MAGIC. IT IS A SIMPLE YET EXTRAORDINARY MATERIAL FROM WHICH ARTISTIC MASTERPIECES ARE CREATED AND EVERYDAY PRODUCTS ARE MADE. FROM DINNERWARE TO SCULPTURE TO CELL PHONE CHIPS AND COSMETICS, CLAY IS A PART OF EVERYONE'S LIFE. false false 114224 12224 EXHIBITIONS: THE PRIMARY MEANS OF WHICH AMOCA CONVEY THE ASTONISHING RANGE OF CLAY ARTISTRY IS THROUGH EXHIBITIONS OF WORK THAT IS PART OF THE MUSEUM'S PERMANENT COLLECTION OR ON LOAN FROM COLLECTORS, ARTISTS, OR OTHER INSTITUTIONS. BECAUSE AMOCA HAS FOUR GALLERIES THAT CUMULATIVELY COMPRISE 9,500 SQUARE FEET OF EXHIBITION SPACE, VISITORS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW A RANGE OF ARTWORK WHILE TOURING THE MUSEUM. THE THEMATIC, SUBJECT- BASED, OR ARTIST-SPECIFIC EXHIBITIONS ILLUSTRATE SPECIFIC SKILLS, DEPICT PROCESSES, AND SHOWCASE OBJECTS OF HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE INFORMATION. 615722 228089 EDUCATION AND CERAMICS STUDIO: AMOCA'S EDUCATION PROGRAM IS PREDICATED ON OUR BELIEF THAT CLAY IS ONE OF THE MOST ENDURING INDICATORS OF CULTURE. WE TRACE CERAMIC ADVANCES BY STUDYING THE TECHNOLOGY, CONSTRUCTION, GLAZING AND FIRING PRACTICES DEVELOPED THROUGHOUT HISTORY; WE FIND CLUES TO THE SOCIAL EXPRESSION OF CERTAIN TIME PERIODS THROUGH THE STUDY OF CERAMIC SHAPES, FORMS AND STYLES OF DECORATION; AND WE ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THOUGHT PROVOKING EXHIBITIONS AND RELATED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, AMOCA HAS AN EXTENSIVE CERAMICS STUDIO THAT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS OF ALL LEVELS OF PROFICIENCY TO EXPLORE CLAY. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE INFORMATION. 84855 17961 COLLECTIONS: AMOCA COLLECTS AND PRESERVES EXAMPLES OF CLAY ARTISTRY THAT ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE WORLD'S CULTURES FROM ANCIENT TIMES TO THE PRESENT. OUR PERMANENT COLLECTION, WHICH CONSISTS OF OVER 7,000 PIECES, IS A GROWING REPRESENTATION OF THE IMPACT OF CERAMICS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN CULTURES. MUCH OF OUR COLLECTION HAS BEEN PHOTOGRAPHED AND IS AVAILABLE FOR VIEW ON FLICKR. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE INFORMATION. 814801 true true false false false false false true false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false true 13 0 true 21 true false false false false false true true false false false false X 17 17 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X X X BETH ANN GERSTEIN 9098653146 399 N GAREY AVENUE POMONA CA 91767 DAVID W ARMSTRONG FOUNDER 30.00 X X 0 0 0 DON PATTISON PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 KENT TOOL VICE PRESIDE 4.00 X X 0 0 0 BRENT MAIRE TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MATTHEW TAYLOR SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSEPH SCHREIBER II DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOAN TAKAYAMA-OGAWA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RAULEE MARCUS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT MENDEZ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SAL PEREZ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CLADD STEVENS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 GLORIA GERACE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PAULA LANTZ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN TOKI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROSEMARY CHOATE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALEX EHRLICH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARY BLODGETT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BETH ANN GERSTEIN EXECUTIVE DI 50.00 X 108590 0 0 108590 1 false false false X 64681 77635 38238 569255 175503 749809 OTHER INCOME SALES 531120 124665 124665 CERAMIC INSTRUCTION 103424 103424 ARTWORK RENTAL 17961 17961 246050 16932 16932 63000 76700 -13700 -13700 -13700 44000 77635 81493 -37493 -37493 RENTAL INCOME 83710 83710 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 12224 12224 95934 1057532 258274 49449 108590 86872 17374 4344 365558 292447 58489 14622 40284 32227 6446 1611 11909 9527 1906 476 75770 43189 32581 7323 5858 1172 293 28902 23122 4624 1156 92220 73776 14755 3689 6589 5271 1054 264 101588 81270 16254 4064 67618 54094 10819 2705 41185 32948 6590 1647 EXHIBIT PROGRAM EXPENSES 63224 63224 COST OF SALES 7629 7629 OTHER EXPENSES 2774 2220 444 110 GRANT EXPENSES 1408 1127 225 56 1022571 814801 172733 35037 17095 114729 332818 333484 454 27730 172401 169176 16218 4258904 280641 4057324 3978263 486638 394001 18336 27766 5085066 5061367 35351 49730 2332327 2285913 2367678 2335643 X 2717388 2725724 2717388 2725724 5085066 5061367 34961 -26625 X false true X true false X 1799906 716218 563940 632639 749809 4462512 137914 242409 285063 151600 258274 1075260 144968 83710 228678 1937820 958627 849003 929207 1091793 5766450 1486183 166932 275950 111000 113000 2153065 1486183 166932 275950 111000 113000 2153065 3613385 27238 134532 23745 25650 16932 228097 27238 134532 23745 25650 16932 228097 1965058 1093159 872748 954857 1108725 5994547 0.60280 0.60560 0.04000 0.04000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X X false 2527557 2527557 1583355 212732 1370623 147992 67909 80083 3978263 X 1276379 -26625 150280 123655 1152724 -95192 -95192 1057532 1268043 150280 95192 245472 1022571 1022571 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART III, LINE 1A AMOCA'S COLLECTIONS INCLUDE A PERMANENT COLLECTION OF CERAMIC ARTWORKS, AN EDUCATION COLLECTION OF CERAMIC ARTWORKS AND THE ROGER AND HELEN PORTER LIBRARY, WHICH HOUSES LIBRARY BOOKS AND ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS RELATED TO CERAMICS. THE COLLECTIONS ARE HELD FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AS A PUBLIC SERVICE RATHER THAN FOR FINANCIAL GAIN; THEY ARE PROTECTED, KEPT UNENCUMBERED, CARED FOR, AND PRESERVED; AND ARE SUBJECT TO A POLICY THAT REQUIRES THE PROCEEDS FROM SALES (A RARE OCCASION) OF COLLECTION ITEMS TO BE USED TO ACQUIRE OTHER ITEMS FOR THE COLLECTIONS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4 AMOCA'S PERMANENT COLLECTION RANGES IN DATE FROM 960 AD TO THE PRESENT AND ENCOMPASSES INTERNATIONAL AS WELL AS DOMESTIC WORKS. IT INCLUDES THE WORKS OF WELL KNOWN CERAMIC ARTISTS SUCH AS PETER VOULKOS, PAUL SOLDNER, KEN PRICE, BEATRICE WOOD AND PATTI WARASHINA. GERMAN CERAMICS, MID-20TH CENTURY AMERICAN VESSELS AND SCULPTURE, MEXICAN FOLK ART, AND ENGLISH POTTERY COMPRISE THE STRONGEST PORTIONS OF THE COLLECTION. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE COLLECTION, INCLUDING IMAGES, ARE AVAILABLE ON THE AMOCA WEBSITE. TO DATE, AMOCA'S COLLECTIONS HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED ENTIRELY THROUGH GIFTS. THE COLLECTIONS ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS AN ASSET IN THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. PROCEEDS FROM ANY DEACCESSIONS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION OR INSURANCE RECOVERIES ARE REQUIRED TO BE USED TO PURCHASE OTHER WORKS OF CERAMIC ART. EACH WORK OF ART IS DOCUMENTED AND CARED FOR AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THE COLLECTIONS INTEGRITY ARE PERFORMED CONTINUOUSLY. THE LIBRARY'S COLLECTION IS ESTIMATED AT OVER 4,000 BOOKS AND PERIODICALS AND INCLUDES ARCHIVAL MATERIAL AND EPHEMERA RELATED TO AMOCA'S COLLECTION AND TO THE HISTORY AND CREATION OF CERAMICS. THE COLLECTIONS FURTHERS AMOCA'S EXEMPT PURPOSE AS FOLLOWS: AMOCA MAKES ITS COLLECTION MEANINGFUL AND ATTRACTIVE TO A BROAD AUDIENCE BY PRESENTING AND INTERPRETING THE WORKS OF ART THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, PUBLICATIONS, CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH. AMOCA'S ACQUISITIONS COMMITTEE DETERMINES WHETHER TO ACCESSION AN OBJECT INTO ONE OF THREE AREAS OF THE COLLECTION: 1) THE PERMANENT COLLECTION, WHICH CONSISTS OF EXEMPLARY CERAMIC OBJECTS THAT ARE PRESERVED FOR THEIR HISTORICAL AND EDUCATIONAL VALUE. THEY MAY BE USED IN EXHIBITIONS AT AMOCA OR LENT FOR EXHIBIT AT OTHER ART OR EDUCATIONAL, NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS. 2) THE EDUCATION COLLECTION CONSISTS OF CERAMIC OBJECTS THAT ARE MADE MORE EASILY ACCESSIBLE FOR STUDY OR INCLUSION IN AMOCA'S OUTREACH PROGRAMS. THE OBJECTS MAY BE AVAILABLE FOR HANDS-ON STUDY. 3) THE LIBRARY COLLECTION CONSISTS OF BOOKS, CATALOGS, PERIODICALS, AND ARCHIVAL MATERIALS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X AMOCA QUALIFIES AS A TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE 23701D AMOCA HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND THE CERTAINTY AS TO WHETHER THOSE POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED IN THE EVENT OF ANY AUDIT BY TAXING AUTHORITIES AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVELS THE PRIMARY TAX POSITIONS EVALUATED RELATE TO THE AMOCA'S CONTINUED QUALIFICATION AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION AND WHETHER THERE ARE UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD BE TAXABLE MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT ALL INCOME TAX POSITIONS WILL MORE LIKELY THAN NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON POTENTIAL AUDIT OR EXAMINATION, THEREFORE, NO DISCLOSURES OF UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS ARE REQUIRED AMOCA FILES INFORMATIONAL RETURNS IN THEUS FEDERAL JURISDICTION, AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE FOUNDATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO US FEDERAL AND STATE EXAMINATIONS FOR GENERALLY THREE AND FOUR YEARS, RESPECTIVELY. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 4B DIRECT FUNRSAISING EXPENSES -81,493 LOSS ON SALE OF PROPERTY -13,699 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 81,493 LOSS ON SALE OF PROPERTY 13,699 GALA 121635 77635 44000 15000 41242 7973 17278 121635 77635 44000 15000 41242 7973 17278 81493 -37493 X 3 175503 FAIR MARKET VALUE false true false SCHEDULE M, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 33 IN 2015, 506 PIECES OF CERAMIC ART WERE DONATED TO THE PERMANENT AND EDUCATION COLLECTIONS. THE ORGANIZATION, PURSUANT TO SFAS 116 HAS ELECTED TO NOT CAPITALIZE ITS COLLECTIONS. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AMOCA BELIEVES CLAY IS MAGIC. IT IS A SIMPLE YET EXTRAORDINARY MATERIAL FROM WHICH ARTISTIC MASTERPIECES ARE CREATED AND EVERYDAY PRODUCTS ARE MADE. FROM DINNERWARE TO SCULPTURE TO CELL PHONE CHIPS AND COSMETICS, CLAY IS A PART OF EVERYONE'S LIFE. FORM 990, PART III 4A PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS-EXHIBITIONS AMOCA PRESENTED THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS IN 2015: MAIN GALLERY CHRIS GUSTIN: MASTERWORKS IN CLAY HONORING THE PAST, EMBRACING THE FUTURE: AMOCA'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY RE-MADE: CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES TO FACTORY CERAMICS VAULT SITE UNSEEN: TIM BERG AND REBEKAH MYERS SOUTHERN MIGRATION: RUBY'S @ AMOCA JEFF BLANDFORD: LIFE BEHIND THE WHEEL BRIAN ROCHEFORT ARTIST'S GALLERY HUMAN/NATURE: HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP EXHIBITION DEVOTION: SELECTED WORKS OF AMOCA'S ADVOCATES AMOCA'S NEXT GENERATION CAROLYN LEE: ARBITRARY SUBVERSION JIM ROMBERG AND PATRICK CRABB JILLIAN O'DWYER: GEARED A PANDEMONIUM OF PARROTS IN POMONA, STAN KLAUSNER BFREEINKOREA ROBERT AND COLETTE WILSON GALLERY METTLACH: MEDIEVAL TO MODERN 4B PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS-EDUCATION AMOCA HAS A ROBUST, MULTIFACETED EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES DOCENT-LED TOURS FOR COMMUNITY AND STUDENT GROUPS, PARENT AND TEACHER RESOURCES, AND LESSON PLANS. THE MUSEUM PROVIDES VIDEOS RELATED TO ITS EXHIBITIONS, EXPLANATORY PANELS IN THE GALLERIES, FIELD GUIDES FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, A RANGE OF PUBLICATIONS, AND DEMONSTRATION WORKSHOPS. IN ADDITION, AMOCA PROVIDES, THROUGH ITS STUDIO/SCHOOL, HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS. IN 2015, AMOCA PROVIDED OVER 100 STAFF OR DOCENT-LED TOURS OF ITS EXHIBITIONS. THE OVER 3,300 PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES, INCLUDING SCHOOL GROUPS. AMOCA OFFERS STUDENTS FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS A MULTI-FACETED MUSEUM EXPERIENCE THAT IS DESIGNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CALIFORNIA STATE STANDARDS. AMOCA ALSO WELCOMED OVER 850 INDIVIDUALS, PRIMARILY FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, TO FOUR FREE FAMILY DAYS. EACH OF THE FREE FAMILY DAYS FEATURED HANDS-ON CERAMIC ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXHIBITIONS THEN ON DISPLAY. IN ADDITION, PROMINENT CERAMIC ARTISTS MICHAEL SHERRILL FROM ASHEVILLE, NC AND DIEGO VALLES FROM MATA ORTIZ, MEXICO OFFERED WORKSHOPS AND LECTURES AT AMOCA. THE AMOCA CERAMICS STUDIO PROVIDED A RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES AND LEVELS OF ARTISTIC ACCOMPLISHMENT. THE STUDIO OFFERED FOUR, NINE-WEEK SESSIONS OF CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE OVER 200 STUDIO MEMBERS, 8 RESIDENT ARTISTS, 3 VISITING ARTISTS. THE 2.5 STAFF MEMBERS ALONG WITH 5 INSTRUCTORS AND 50 VOLUNTEERS. AMOCA SERVES PRIMARILY A LOS ANGELES COUNTY AUDIENCE WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON POMONA, ONTARIO, MONTCLAIR, WHICH IS AT LEAST 69% LATINO AND LOW INCOME. OF THE 13,000+ INDIVIDUALS WHO VISITED AMOCA IN 2015, WE ANTICIPATE THAT 30% RESIDE IN THESE COMMUNITIES ALL OF WHICH HAVE UNDER PERFORMING SCHOOLS. 4C PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS-COLLECTIONS AMOCA'S HOLDINGS INCLUDE A PERMANENT COLLECTION OF CERAMIC ARTWORKS, AN EDUCATION COLLECTION OF CERAMIC ARTWORKS AND THE ROGER AND HELEN PORTER CERAMIC LIBRARY, WHICH HOUSES LIBRARY BOOKS AND ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS RELATED TO CERAMICS FOR PUBLIC USE. THESE COLLECTIONS ARE MANAGED BY THE COLLECTIONS MANAGER/REGISTRAR WHO SUPERVISES VOLUNTEERS AND INTERNS ON COLLECTION MAINTENANCE PROJECTS. IN 2015, THE MUSEUM ACQUIRED 506 NEW ARTWORKS. IN TOTAL, THE MUSEUM CARES FOR AN ESTIMATED OVER 7,000 ARTWORKS IN ITS PERMANENT AND EDUCATION COLLECTIONS (PROMISED OR ACQUIRED) AS WELL AS AN ESTIMATED OVER 4,000 BOOKS AND PERIODICALS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMOCA POLICY, THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO REVIEW AND APPROVE BEFORE THE RETURNS ARE FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. IF THERE ARE ANY CONFLICTS, THE REST OF THE BOARD WOULD BE MADE AWARE OF IT AND THAT MEMBER WOULD ABSTAIN FROM DISCUSSION OR VOTING RELATED TO THAT CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A DURING 2014, AMOCA RECRUITED A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AFTER A NATIONAL SEARCH. THE SEARCH COMMITTEE CONDUCTED AN EXTENSIVE REVIEW OF COMPENSATION AT OTHER ARTS ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE. THE SEARCH COMMITTEE PROPOSED A 2-YEAR COMPENSATION PACKAGE THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ACCEPTED BY THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE SALARY OF THE MUSEUM DIRECTOR IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS ANNUAL SALARY SURVEYS. ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO WHETHER THE SALARY RANGE ALLOWS AMOCA TO RECRUIT OR RETAIN A QUALIFIED DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 18 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM THE ORGANIZATION AND VIA OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS GUIDESTAR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 DURING 2015, AMOCA MADE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, ORGANIZATIONAL POLICIES, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND FORM 990 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION, THE FORM 990 WAS AVAILABLE THROUGH GUIDESTAR AND OTHER THIRD PARTIES. FORM 990, PART VIII FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AMOCA RECOGNIZED DONATED SERVICES OF 150,280. IN ADDITION, SOME UNPAID VOLUNTEERS HAVE MADE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THEIR TIME TO AMOCA. HOWEVER, THE VALUE OF THESE SERVICES IS NOT REFLECTED IN AMOCA'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BECAUSE THE CRITERIA FOR RECOGNITION HAVE NOT BEEN SATISFIED. AMOCA ESTIMATES THE VALUE OF THE NON-RECOGNIZED VOLUNTEER TIME AT 82,440. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 DIRECT FUNRSAISING EXPENSES 81,493 LOSS ON SALE OF PROPERTY 13,699 DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES -81,493 LOSS ON SALE OF PROPERTY -13,699