2016-03-03T12:51:26-06:00 2015-08-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 650N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2014-09-01 526062439 WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY WASH 2028339800 1400 K STREET NW NO 500 WASHINGTON DC 20005 JENNIFER BILFIELD PRESIDENT 2028339800 2016-03-03 1 3019519090 2014 2016-08-17 19:52:53Z X JENNIFER BILFIELD 1400 K STREET NW NO 500 WASHINGTON DC 20005 8418607 0 X WWW.WASHINGTONPERFORMINGARTS.ORG X 1965 DC SEE PART III, LINE 1. 41 39 36 39 0 0 4995442 3482986 2057885 2498309 1243257 440429 91833 63058 8388417 6484782 23125 30216 0 0 2785869 2642064 0 0 1102057 4471251 5042761 7280245 7715041 1108172 -1230259 12651720 10415354 1526354 1426728 11125366 8988626 X TO PROVIDE THE WASHINGTON COMMUNITY WITH PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTATIONS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY AND OF VARIED CONTENT AND TRADITION, SUPPORT AND NURTURE PERFORMING ARTISTS, AND THEIR ARTS FORMS, AND PROVIDE LIFELONG LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH ARTS EDUCATION, YOUTH INVOLVEMENT, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. 0 0 4582085 2498309 PRODUCTION:FOUNDED IN 1965 BY PATRICK HAYES, WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS (LEGAL NAME: WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY) 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, WE SERVE MORE THAN 80,000 RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES ANNUALLY ACROSS THE DISTRICT AND METRO-AREA VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND WITH LIVE ARTS EXPERIENCES OF THE HIGHEST CALIBER, AS WELL AS INSTRUMENTAL, DANCE, AND VOCAL INSTRUCTION AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES. EACH YEAR, WE PRESENT APPROXIMATELY 60 MAINSTAGE ARTISTIC PERFORMANCES IN GENRES THAT INCLUDE CLASSICAL MUSIC, JAZZ, GOSPEL, CONTEMPORARY DANCE, AND WORLD MUSIC, AND WORKS THAT BLEND GENRES IN IMAGINATIVE WAYS. TO ENSURE THAT OUR PERFORMANCES ARE ACCESSIBLE TO DIVERSE AUDIENCES, WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTS A NUMBER OF EVENTS IN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS. ALONGSIDE ITS MAINSTAGE PERFORMANCES, WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS ALSO OFFERS INNOVATIVE ARTS EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING ARTIST RESIDENCIES, WORKSHOPS, MASTER CLASSES, AND NUMEROUS FREE PERFORMANCES IN SCHOOLS AND OTHER PUBLIC SPACES IN AN EFFORT TO CONNECT AUDIENCES DIRECTLY WITH ARTISTS OF EXTRAORDINARY TALENT AND ENCOURAGE ARTS APPRECIATION AND PRACTICE. TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR REACH AND PROMOTE A LIFE CYCLE OF ARTS ACCESS AND LEARNING ACROSS ALL AGE GROUPS, WE RECENTLY CREATED THE MARS URBAN ARTS AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES. WITH SUBSTANTIAL MULTI-YEAR SUPPORT FROM MRS. JACQUELINE BADGER MARS AND MARS, INCORPORATED, WE LAUNCHED THE MARS URBAN ARTS INITIATIVE (MUAI) IN MAY 2014 TO CULTIVATE, SHOWCASE, AND CONNECT PERFORMING/VISUAL ARTISTS IN METRO DC TO EACH OTHER AND TO LOCAL RESIDENTS. MUAI OFFERS A GRASSROOTS PLATFORM OF FREE PROGRAMS, SUCH AS PANELS, WORKSHOPS, AND PERFORMANCES, THAT LINK TO MAINSTAGE EVENTS AND ENGAGE YOUTH, ADULTS, AND SENIORS ACROSS THE REGION IN HIGH-QUALITY ARTS PROGRAMMING, REGARDLESS OF SOCIOECONOMIC STANDING. ALONGSIDE THESE PROGRAMS ARE THE MARS EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES, ALSO FUNDED BY MRS. MARS AND MARS INCORPORATED, WHICH INCLUDE PUBLIC PERFORMANCES THAT SHOWCASE OUR ARTS EDUCATION STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE METRO DC AREA AND AN ANNUAL ALL-DAY COMMUNITY-BASED ARTS FAIR WITH FREE, FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES.IN RECOGNITION OF OUR VITAL ROLE IN THE DC CULTURAL LANDSCAPE, WE WERE AWARDED A 2012 NATIONAL MEDAL OF ARTS, MAKING US THE FIRST ARTS PRESENTER OF ITS KIND TO BE SO HONORED. WE ALSO RECEIVED A 2012 MAYOR'S ARTS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE TO THE ARTS. THIS YEAR, OUR ORGANIZATIONAL HONORS ALSO INCLUDE 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, OUR CAP PROGRAMS RECEIVED THE 2015 YALE DISTINGUISHED MUSIC EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP AWARD FROM THE YALE SCHOOL OF MUSIC. WE ARE ALSO PLEASED TO REPORT NEW COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND CREATIVE PLACEMAKING INITIATIVES. WITH SUBSTANTIAL SUPPORT BY THE ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION, OUR COLLABORATIVE AND HISTORIC THREE-YEAR ORCHESTRAL MUSIC FESTIVAL WITH THE KENNEDY CENTER, SHIFT, WILL BEGIN IN SPRING 2017. THE INAUGURAL FESTIVAL PARTICIPANTS WILL BE THE ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (ATLANTA, GA), BOULDER PHILHARMONIC (BOULDER, CO), THE KNIGHTS (BROOKLYN, NY), AND NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY (RALEIGH, NC). SHIFT WILL INCLUDE A FULL SLATE OF ARTS EDUCATION AND MARS URBAN ARTS INITIATIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES ACROSS MULTIPLE METRO DC SITES, INCLUDING IN WARD 8. MOREOVER, WE ARE PLEASED TO SHARE THAT WERE AMONG JUST 38 RECIPIENTS AND THE ONLY ONES IN DC FROM A POOL OF NEARLY 1,300 TO RECEIVE A 2015 ARTPLACE AMERICA NATIONAL GRANTS PROGRAM AWARD FOR OUR CREATIVE PLACEMAKING INITIATIVE WITH 11TH STREET BRIDGE PARK. THIS INITIATIVE, WHICH BEGAN IN AUGUST 2015, WILL DEVELOP COMMUNITY-BASED ARTS PROGRAMMING IN WARD 8 AND BE ANCHORED BY OUR MARS URBAN ARTS AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES. AS WE PREPARE TO MARK OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2016, WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS CONTINUES TO EMBRACE THE ORGANIZATIONAL PHILOSOPHY ESPOUSED FROM THE BEGINNING BY OUR ORGANIZATIONAL FOUNDER, PATRICK HAYES: "EVERYBODY IN, NOBODY OUT!" TO THIS END, WE DESIGN AND PRESENT PROGRAMS INTENDED TO REACH THE WIDEST POSSIBLE CONSTITUENCIES IN THE GREATER D.C. REGION: PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, INCOME LEVELS, CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS, AND AREAS OF ARTISTIC INTEREST AND EXPERTISE. ANOTHER OF OUR GUIDING PHILOSOPHIES IS "THE CITY IS OUR STAGE": AS OPPOSED TO OPERATING FROM ONE CENTRALIZED PERFORMANCE VENUE, WE PRESENT CONCERTS, DANCE PERFORMANCES, AND MORE IN VENUES OF DIFFERENT SIZES AND SENSIBILITIES THROUGHOUT THE REGION-CONCERT HALLS, COLLEGIATE AUDITORIUMS, NIGHTCLUBS, CHURCHES AND SYNAGOGUES, OUTDOOR PLAZAS, AND MORE. THROUGH THIS EXPANSIVE 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 OUR NATION'S CAPITAL AND AS THE HOST CITY FOR DOZENS OF EMBASSIES AND CONSULATES, WE EMBODY A VISION OF "THE WORLD IN OUR CITY," DRAWING ON THE MANY DIVERSE INTERNATIONAL TRADITIONS OF OUR REGION'S RESIDENTS AND REGULARLY INVITING DISTINGUISHED ARTISTS AND OTHER VISITORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO SHARE IN OUR ONGOING CELEBRATION OF THE PERFORMING ARTS. 1308408 30216 EDUCATION:THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS ARE AMONG WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS' SIGNATURE ARTS EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES:CONCERTS IN SCHOOLS IS WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS' OLDEST EDUCATION PROGRAM, HAVING BEGUN IN 1965. CONCERTS IN SCHOOLS (CIS) INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO LIVE PERFORMANCE. FOR MANY, IT IS THEIR FIRST SUCH EXPERIENCE. WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS TEACHING ARTISTS PRESENT A VARIED SELECTION OF INTERACTIVE PROGRAMMING FEATURING ART FORMS SUCH AS AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC, JAZZ, STORY TELLING, AFRICAN DANCE, SPANISH DANCE, OPERA, CLASSICAL BRASS AND STRINGS, PERCUSSION, VISUAL ARTS, AND MUSIC FROM LATIN AMERICA.IN-SCHOOL ARTIST RESIDENCIES AND MAINSTAGE ARTIST COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE IN-DEPTH EXTENSIONS OF THE CONCERTS IN SCHOOLS EXPERIENCE OVEREXTENDED IN-CLASS SESSIONS. TEACHING ARTISTS WORK WITH A PARTNER TEACHER TO CREATE AN ARTISTIC PLAN THAT SUPPORTS ONGOING CLASSROOM CURRICULUM AND GOALS. WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS ALSO OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR CLOSE INSTRUCTION WITH MAINSTAGE ARTISTS AS AVAILABLE. EACH RESIDENCY INCLUDES UP TO 70 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. THE CAPITAL ARTS PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS ARE COLLABORATIVE LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS AND DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS TEACHING ARTISTS WORK WITH DCPS MUSIC AND CLASSROOM EDUCATORS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS JAZZ, STRING INSTRUMENTS, VOCAL MUSIC, AND DANCE. THE CAPITAL ARTS PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS AND DANCERS WHO, OVER A PERIOD OF MONTHS, COME INTO THE CLASSROOM AND ENGAGE STUDENTS IN PLAYING THEIR INSTRUMENTS, CREATIVE MOVEMENT, LEARNING ABOUT VARIOUS GENRES OF MUSIC, APPRECIATING PERFORMANCES, AND DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS IN CREATIVITY AND IMPROVISATION. OTHER SKILLS THAT ARE EMPHASIZED INCLUDE TEAMWORK, DISCIPLINE, FOCUS, SOCIALIZATION, PERFORMANCE, SELF-AWARENESS, LISTENING AND QUESTIONING. WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS PROVIDES PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES, ARTIST VISITS, AND CONCERT TICKETS TO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR.THE CAPITAL ARTS PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO MEET THE COMMON CORE ARTS STANDARDS, AND CULTIVATE A STUDENT'S ABILITY TO CARRY OUT THE ARTISTIC PROCESSES OF - CREATING, - PERFORMING, AND - RESPONDING. 5890493 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 1 184 0 1 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 41 39 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MD VA X X X ALLEN LASSINGER 2028339800 1400 K STREET NW NO 500 WASHINGTON DC 20005 JENNIFER BILFIELD PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 282843 0 19037 DOUGLAS WHEELER PRESIDENT EMERITUS 40.00 X X 51528 0 9425 REGINALD VAN LEE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID MARVENTANO VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES J SANDMAN VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVEN KAPLAN TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA CO MATHER SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ARTURO BRILLEMBOURG MEMBER AT LARGE 0.50 X 0 0 0 RIMA CALDERSON MEMBER AT LARGE 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHARLOTTE CAMERON MEMBER AT LARGE 0.50 X 0 0 0 KAREN CAMPBELL MEMBER AT LARGE 0.50 X 0 0 0 ROBERT S FEINBERG MEMBER AT LARGE 0.50 X 0 0 0 BRUCE GATES MEMBER AT LARGE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JAY M HAMMER MEMBER AT LARGE 0.50 X 0 0 0 SUSAN HEPNER MEMBER AT LARGE (BEG. 11/14) 0.50 X 0 0 0 JAKE JONES MEMBER AT LARGE 0.50 X 0 0 0 PETER SHIELDS MEMBER AT LARGE 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARY JO VEVERKA MEMBER AT LARGE 0.50 X 0 0 0 ALBERTINA LANE MEMBER AT LARGE (BEG. 06/15) 0.50 X 0 0 0 OLIVIA ADLER MEMBER AT LARGE (BEG. 06/15) 0.50 X 0 0 0 PAXTON BAKER MEMBER AT LARGE 0.50 X 0 0 0 HANS BRULAND MEMBER AT LARGE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOSEPHINE COOPER MEMBER AT LARGE 0.50 X 0 0 0 KELLY KING DIBBLE MEMBER AT LARGE (BEG. 01/15) 0.50 X 0 0 0 BRAD FIGEL MEMBER AT LARGE (BEG. 01/15) 0.50 X 0 0 0 NORMA LEE FUNGER MEMBER AT LARGE 0.50 X 0 0 0 TOM GALLAGHER MEMBER AT LARGE 0.50 X 0 0 0 FELECIA LOVE GREER MEMBER AT LARGE 0.50 X 0 0 0 GRACE HOBELMAN MEMBER AT LARGE 0.50 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA HOWELL MEMBER AT LARGE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JACQUI MICHEL MEMBER AT LARGE (BEG. 01/15) 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY OTTEN MEMBER AT LARGE 0.50 X 0 0 0 RACHEL PEARSON MEMBER AT LARGE 0.50 X 0 0 0 IRENE ROTH MEMBER AT LARGE 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHARLOTTE SCHLOSBERG MEMBER AT LARGE 0.50 X 0 0 0 SAMUEL A SCHREIBER MEMBER AT LARGE 0.50 X 0 0 0 ROBERTA SIMS MEMBER AT LARGE 0.50 X 0 0 0 RUTH SORENSON MEMBER AT LARGE 0.50 X 0 0 0 VERONICA VALENCIA-SARUKHAN MEMBER AT LARGE 0.50 X 0 0 0 PHILIP WEST MEMBER AT LARGE (BEG. 01/15) 0.50 X 0 0 0 SYLVIA WHITE MEMBER AT LARGE (BEG. 01/15) 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID KAMENETZKY MEMBER AT LARGE (THROUGH 06/15) 0.50 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE M ANDERSON MEMBER AT LARGE (THROUGH 08/15) 0.50 X 0 0 0 YOLANDA CARAWAY MEMBER AT LARGE (THROUGH 08/15) 0.50 X 0 0 0 LEE CHRISTOPHER MEMBER AT LARGE (THROUGH 08/15) 0.50 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH DINGELL MEMBER AT LARGE (THROUGH 08/15) 0.50 X 0 0 0 CAROL WILNER MEMBER AT LARGE (THROUGH 08/15) 0.50 X 0 0 0 CAROL ANNE WOLFE-RALPH MEMBER AT LARGE (THROUGH 06/15) 0.50 X 0 0 0 ELAINE ROSE MEMBER AT LARGE (THROUGH 06/15) 0.50 X 0 0 0 EDMOND LELO MEMBER AT LARGE (THROUGH 06/15) 0.50 X 0 0 0 ALLEN LASSINGER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 124720 0 13145 MITCHELL BASSION DIR. OF DEVELOPMENT (UNTIL 2/15/15) 40.00 X 126895 0 7273 585986 0 48880 3 0 1 0 OPUS 3 ARTISTS 470 PARK AVENUE SOUTH 9TH FL N NEW YORK NY 10016 ARTIST FEES 273350 WP COMPANY LLC 1150 15TH ST NW WASHINGTON DC 20071 ADVERTISING 189522 COLUMBIA ARTISTS MANAGEMENT LLC 1790 BROADWAY 16TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10019 ARTIST FEES 188500 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION PO BOX 1951 LOS ANGELES CA 90078 ARTIST FEES 140000 THE KENNEDY CENTER 2700 F ST NW WASHINGTON DC 20566 CONCERT VENUE 139625 6 806405 302348 2374233 540683 3482986 ADMISSIONS 900099 2458764 2458764 COMMUNITY PERFORMANCE 900099 39545 39545 2498309 452339 452339 1615140 1627050 -11910 -11910 -11910 298496 806405 306775 -8279 -8279 SERVICE CHARGES 900099 43249 43249 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 28088 28088 71337 6484782 2498309 0 503487 30216 30216 549425 227401 148371 173653 1713161 1133740 161306 418115 56382 44175 6473 5734 160042 106498 12857 40687 163054 106004 15032 42018 25283 25283 11520 11520 47141 47141 259038 146104 171 112763 547286 544819 2467 193760 132304 26818 34638 146253 80865 41943 23445 48145 48145 365949 200077 75631 90241 230448 179855 35230 15363 4380 2851 1147 382 16621 9474 2161 4986 27072 27072 ARTIST FEES/COMMISSIONS 1904850 1899850 2500 2500 VENUE HALL RENT 460014 458139 1875 VENUE HALL STAFF 236934 234358 2576 MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT 160096 52976 10150 96970 357971 241122 83205 33644 7715041 5890493 722491 1102057 921 921 788926 285829 1403647 1194666 94222 74042 222944 131043 947295 890355 55110 56940 10073274 8659237 2000 2000 10676 10676 12651720 10415354 186775 186781 1079654 996470 259925 243477 1526354 1426728 X 2711316 1509351 3309888 2375113 5104162 5104162 11125366 8988626 12651720 10415354 -1230259 -906481 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4152820 3820611 3901292 4995442 3482986 20353151 4152820 3820611 3901292 4995442 3482986 20353151 3623751 16729400 221715 206713 246607 202398 452339 1329772 1821 34196 36017 113868 107268 82980 57637 71337 433090 22152030 13494938 0.75520 0.76090 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 11520 11520 7703521 7715041 535752 133938 0 0 525789 518589 514012 535752 2094142 3141213 13985 11330 11320 11520 48155 131447 129647 128503 133938 523535 785303 7077561 -380353 323547 6373661 6382945 1000941 306325 7077561 6007199 669786 294040 6382945 5954299 371180 318280 6007199 5719149 20000 533277 318127 5954299 0.80090 0.19910 0 0 98224 83650 14574 849071 806705 42366 56940 DEFERRED RENT ABATEMENT 242977 SECURITY DEPOSIT 500 243477 X 5858435 -906481 20500 306775 -579206 6437641 47141 47141 6484782 7995175 20500 306775 327275 7667900 47141 47141 7715041 PART V, LINE 4: TO FUND PROGRAMS DESIGNATED BY THE DONOR OR GENERAL OPERATIONS. PART X, LINE 2: FOR THE YEARS ENDED AUGUST 31, 2015 AND 2014, 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. THE FEDERAL FORM 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, IS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER IT IS FILED. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES REPORTED AS EXPENSES IN THE 306,775. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NETTED AGAINST REVENUE IN FORM 990. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES REPORTED AS EXPENSES IN THE 306,775. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NETTED AGAINST REVENUE IN FORM 990. ANNUAL GALA 941186 716725 224461 163300 17000 105641 MUSIC IN THE COUNTRY 150175 76140 74035 5441 6685 8702 2 13540 13540 6 1104901 806405 298496 168741 23685 114349 306775 -8279 1 HONORARIA AWARD SCHOLARSHIP 81 25216 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 1 5000 PART I, LINE 2: WPA MONITORS PROPER USE OF SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS BY PAYING QUALIFYING VENDORS DIRECTLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS EARNED THROUGH THE WPA FEDER COMPETITION. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JENNIFER BILFIELD PRESIDENT 282843 0 0 0 0 0 11208 0 7829 0 301880 0 0 0 X 11 540683 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THIS COLUMN REPORTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS MADE. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 19: ON LINE 19 OF THE FORM 990, WPA REPORTS A LOSS OF APPROXIMATELY $1.2M IN FY15, AND A GAIN OF $1.1M IN FY14. THIS DIFFERENCE IN REVENUE IS MOSTLY DUE TO A LARGE MULTI-YEAR GRANT THAT WAS PLEDGED AND RECORDED AS INCOME IN FY14. THIS PURPOSE-DESIGNATED GRANT BEING PAID OUT OVER FY14, FY15 AND FY16. AS WPA EXPENDS THE FUNDS, AMOUNTS ARE RELEASED FROM TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS TO UNRESTRICTED ASSETS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B CAPITAL ARTS PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM COMPONENTS PROVIDED BY WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS INCLUDE: - UP TO 28 CLASSROOM SESSIONS WITH WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS TEACHING ARTISTS; SCHEDULED AND DESIGNED WITH THE PARTNER TEACHER, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL (PARTNER SCHOOL COHORT) - ONE CULMINATING PERFORMANCE FOR THE FULL SCHOOL POPULATION BY CAPITAL ARTS PARTNERSHIP STUDENTS AND TEACHING ARTISTS - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING FOR THE PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS AND TEACHING ARTISTS TO COMPLEMENT DCPS STANDARDS AS WELL AS THE COMMON CORE ARTS STANDARDS AT DCPS ARTS TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAYS AND/OR OTHER DATES THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR AS AVAILABLE - TICKETS AND TRANSPORTATION FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND FAMILIES TO ATTEND WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS MAIN STAGE CONCERTS AND EVENTS. - TRANSPORTATION TO WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS "CONCERTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE" (SCHOOL DAY CONCERTS & PERFORMANCES BY WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS MAIN STAGE ARTISTS AT COMMUNITY-BASED VENUES, INCLUDING THEARC, THE LANDSBURGH THEATER, AND STRATHMORE.) - PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAPITAL ARTS PARTNERSHIP STUDENTS WHEN AVAILABLE (E.G. MILLENNIUM STAGE, NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL, NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM) - OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS SUMMER CAMPS. INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS OF THE CAPITAL ARTS PARTNERSHIPS ARE: CAPITAL JAZZ, CAPITAL STRINGS, CAPITAL VOICES, AND CAPITAL DANCE. 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 EDUCATION INITIATIVE THAT EXPOSES DCPS STUDENTS TO INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES AND CROSS-CULTURAL LESSONS. THROUGH DIRECT INTERACTIONS WITH DIPLOMATS AND OTHER GLOBAL PARTNERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS ATTENDING DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE LANGUAGE, CUSTOMS, HISTORY, AND CULTURE OF THEIR PARTNER EMBASSY'S HOME COUNTRY OR REGION. TO DATE, MORE THAN 50,000 YOUTH HAVE PARTNERED WITH OVER 100 EMBASSIES REPRESENTING COUNTRIES RANGING FROM AROUND THE WORLD. EAP HAS RECEIVED VARIOUS ACCOLADES, INCLUDING THE US 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 - TOGETHER WITH AN EMBASSY OR PARTNER REPRESENTATIVE, EACH EAP TEACHER AND HIS/HER CLASS EMBARK ON A YEARLONG ADVENTURE, EXPLORING THE ADOPTED COUNTRY'S HISTORY, CULTURE, GOVERNMENT, ARTS, FOOD, GEOGRAPHY, AND GEOGRAPHY OF THEIR ADOPTED COUNTRY OR REGION. AN EAP CLASSROOM HOSTS DIPLOMATS AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS, SAMPLES NEW AND EXOTIC FOODS, 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. THE SUMMER PERFORMING ARTS CAMPS INCLUDE THE CAPITAL JAZZ CAMP, CAPITAL STRINGS CAMP, SUMMER STEPS WITH STEP AFRIKA!, AND THE CHILDREN OF THE GOSPEL VOCAL WORKSHOP. EACH CAMP IS DESIGNED TO IMMERSE STUDENTS IN INTENSIVE ARTS TRAINING WITH RENOWNED ARTISTS AND EDUCATORS IN A WELCOMING, SAFE ENVIRONMENT. OUR SUMMER CAMP FACULTIES INCLUDE WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS TEACHING ARTISTS, MEMBERS OF PROFESSIONAL STEP TROUPE, STEP AFRIKA!, AS WELL AS ARTISTS FROM JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER, DISTINGUISHED CHORAL DIRECTORS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND LOCAL MUSIC AND ARTS EDUCATORS. EXTENSIVE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL STUDENTS TO ATTEND THE CAMPS, AND BREAKFAST AND LUNCH ARE SERVED EACH DAY. FOUNDED IN 1989 BY WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS' WOMEN'S COMMITTEE, ENRICHING EXPERIENCES FOR SENIORS HAS BROUGHT OUTSTANDING LOCAL PROFESSIONAL PERFORMING ARTISTS INTO NURSING HOMES AND SENIOR CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. DURING THE FY2015, THERE WERE 42 PERFORMANCES IN SENIOR CENTERS IN THE AREAS OF MUSIC, DANCE, AND LITERARY ARTS. APPROXIMATELY 2,500 SENIOR CITIZENS ENJOYED THE EES PERFORMANCES GIVEN BY MORE THAN 20 ARTISTS IN 35 VENUES ACROSS THE GREATER DC AREA. THE FEDER MEMORIAL STRING COMPETITION HELPS DEVELOP CONFIDENCE AND FOCUS IN YOUNG MUSICIANS (TO AGE 18) WHO STUDY VIOLIN, VIOLA, CELLO, AND DOUBLE BASS. HELD EACH SPRING, THE FEDER COMPETITION AWARDS 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 80 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 THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. CONCERTS IN THE COMMUNITY ALLOWS OUR YOUNG PERFORMING ARTISTS AND TEACHING ARTISTS TO SHARE THEIR TALENTS THROUGH FREE CONCERTS, MASTER CLASSES, LECTURES, AND OTHER EVENTS. IN ADDITION TO OUR ANNUAL FALL ARTS FAIR AND REGULAR FREE PERFORMANCES AT THE KENNEDY CENTER, NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, HARMAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS, AND THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS OFFERS FREE PERFORMANCES AT COMMUNITY CENTERS AND VENUES THROUGHOUT THE DC METRO AREA, PROVIDING ARTS ACCESSIBILITY FOR THOUSANDS OF THE AREA'S UNDERSERVED. THE WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS CHILDREN OF THE GOSPEL CHOIR, ESTABLISHED IN 1996, IS A FREE, OUT-OF-SCHOOL PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THROUGHOUT THE DC AREA TO DEVELOP THE SKILLS, SELF-CONFIDENCE, SELF-DISCIPLINE, DEDICATION, AND TEAMWORK NECESSARY TO EXCEL IN THE PERFORMING ARTS. PROFESSIONAL WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS STAFF PROVIDES A NURTURING AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT AND STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM NATIONALLY RENOWNED GOSPEL ARTISTS. THE CHOIR PERFORMS AT HIGHLY VISIBLE EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE REGION, INCLUDING RECENT CONCERTS AT THE WHITE HOUSE, THE SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, THE KENNEDY CENTER, AND FOR SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT. THE 100-VOICE WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS MEN AND WOMEN OF THE GOSPEL CHOIR HAS BEEN PERFORMING SINCE 1991, AND HAS 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, TRAMAINE HAWKINS AND MANY MORE. IN ADDITION TO THEIR ANNUAL PRODUCTIONS EACH YEAR, THE CHOIR IS ALSO FEATURED IN VARIOUS COMMUNITY AND SPECIAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE PERFORMANCE SEASON. PAST PERFORMANCES INCLUDE GUEST APPEARANCES WITH: WYNTON MARSALIS AND THE LINCOLN CENTER JAZZ ORCHESTRA; WITH SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK AT CARNEGIE HALL, NEW YORK, AND AT WARNER THEATER IN WASHINGTON DC; THE RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO AT STRATHMORE; PERFORMANCES FOR THE NEW MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE; AND BILLY TAYLOR'S BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE AT THE KENNEDY CENTER, AMONG OTHERS. BOTH CHOIRS HAVE PERFORMED ALL OVER THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA, INCLUDING AT THE WHITE HOUSE AND KENNEDY CENTER, AMONG MANY OTHER VENUES. THE CHILDREN OF THE GOSPEL HAVE ALSO PERFORMED TWICE ON NBC'S TODAY SHOW, REACHING AN AUDIENCE OF MILLIONS. THE WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS CHOIRS HAVE ALSO PERFORMED IN CONCERT AT THE KENNEDY CENTER CONCERT HALL WITH THE WASHINGTON CHORAL ARTS SOCIETY, FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, IN CELEBRATION OF THE LEGACY OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. THE MARS URBAN ARTS INITIATIVE (MUAI), OUR NEWEST COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE, WAS LAUNCHED IN MAY 2014 WITH SIGNIFICANT MULTI-YEAR SUPPORT FROM MRS. JACQUELINE BADGER MARS AND MARS, INCORPORATED. MUAI AIMS TO CULTIVATE, SHOWCASE, AND CONNECT PERFORMING/VISUAL ARTISTS IN METRO DC WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH OUR MAINSTAGE ARTISTS FOR POTENTIAL COLLABORATION AND CROSS-POLLINATION. MUAI FACILITATES ARTIST-TO-ARTIST DIALOGUE, SHARING OF ARTISTIC PRINCIPLES, AND PROGRAMS THAT AMPLIFY THE VOICE AND PROMINENCE OF LOCAL ARTISTS WITH A PLATFORM OF FREE PROGRAMMING THAT HAS THEMATIC LINKS TO MAINSTAGE EVENTS AND TAKES THE FORM OF PANELS, WORKSHOPS, PERFORMANCES, AND OTHER FORUMS IN SITES THROUGHOUT GREATER DC. WITH A DIVERSE ROSTER OF HIGH-QUALITY ARTS PROGRAMMING, MUAI SEEKS TO ENGAGE YOUTH, ADULTS, AND SENIORS THROUGHOUT THE REGION FOR FULL ARTS PARTICIPATION REGARDLESS OF SOCIOECONOMIC STANDING. IN FY15, MUAI PROGRAMS EXPLORED A WIDE RANGE OF DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING PUPPETRY ARTS, POLITICS, MUSIC, AND POETRY. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, MUAI HAS OFFERED 21 EVENTS, ALL FREE OF CHARGE, AND SERVED 200 ARTISTS AND 8,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS, MORE THAN 90% OF WHOM ARE RESIDENTS OF ALL DC WARDS, MARYLAND, AND VIRGINIA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 MEMBERS-ANY PERSON, CORPORATION OR OTHER ASSOCIATION INTERESTED IN THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE SOCIETY WAS FORMED MAY BECOME A MEMBER BY COMPLETING THE APPLICATION FORM AND MAKING ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A MEMBERS ELECT CANDIDATES PRESENTED BY THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 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 990 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 NEGOTIATED BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUAL (REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL) AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, WPA LEGAL COUNSEL AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE CONTRACT WAS APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. COMPENSATION WAS BASED UPON PERFORMANCE AND 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 AUGUST 2015. FOR THE OTHER EMPLOYEES, COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED 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.