2015-04-13T14:34:31-05:00 2014-06-30 411647057 MAHONEYULBRICHCHRISTIANSEN & RUSS PA 30 EAST PLATO BOULEVARD SAINT PAUL MN 551071809 990 2013-07-01 411228092 COMPAS INC COMP 6512923249 75 FIFTH STREET WEST NO 304 SAINT PAUL MN 55102 CHERYL BOCK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6512923249 2015-04-03 1 ROZALYN Z ALLYSON P00234621 6512276695 2015-03-30 2013 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z DAWNE BROWN WHITE 75 FIFTH STREET WEST NO 304 SAINT PAUL MN 55102 1111617 0 X WWW.COMPAS.ORG X 1974 MN TO ENABLE PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE AND CREATE THE ARTS BY CONNECTING COMMUNITIES, CULTURES AND ARTISTS. 15 15 17 85 0 0 747842 782895 298912 310174 2424 24 0 0 1049178 1093093 161475 138000 0 0 357237 391452 0 9003 110783 500609 539239 1019321 1077694 29857 15399 396872 284761 264971 121711 131901 163050 X COMPAS,INC. STRENGTHENS PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES IN MINNESOTA BY ENGAGING THEM IN CREATING ART. COMPAS ENABLES PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE AND CREATE THE ARTS BY CONNECTING COMMUNITIES, CULTURES AND ARTISTS. 0 1 459751 310174 ARTS EDUCATION - FOR 40+ YEARS COMPAS HAS INSPIRED MINNESOTANS TO DEVELOP THEIR CREATIVE SELVES. WE BRING AWARD-WINNING MUSICAL, LITERARY, VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS INTO SCHOOLS, UTILIZING PROFESSIONAL ART TECHNIQUES TO BUILD CONNECTIONS WITH CLASSROOM CURRICULUM AND EXPLORE HISTORY AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY. WE ALSO WORK WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING LIBRARIES, PARKS, FESTIVALS, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, SHELTERS, AND RECREATION CENTERS TO BRING ENRICHING, CREATIVITY-GROWING EXPERIENCES TO MANY MINNESOTANS. WE OFFER RESIDENCIES, PERFORMANCES, WORKSHOPS, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. (42,000 PEOPLE SERVED IN FY14) 190840 138000 UNITED ARTS FUND (UAF)- UAF IS A WORKPLACE GIVING PROGRAM. EMPLOYEES FROM ORGANIZATIONS (CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, GOVERNMENT) THAT ALLOW THEM TO MAKE DONATIONS THROUGH PAYCHECK DEDUCTIONS CAN SUPPORT THE ARTS BY SELECTING TO HAVE THEIR DONATION GO TO UAF. THROUGH ITS UAF PROGRAM, COMPAS POOLS THESE WORKPLACE DONATIONS; REGRANTS THEM TO OTHER MINNESOTA ARTS ORGANIZATIONS; AND ADMINISTERS ALL PAPERWORK AND FINANCIAL MATTERS. IN 2014, COMPAS ANNOUNCED IT WOULD NO LONGER FACILITATE THE UNITED ARTS FUND PROGRAM AND ARE IN THE PROCESS OF TRANSFERRING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM TO ANOTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. 103959 ARTSWORK - THROUGH THESE SUMMER EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS, TEENS BECOMEAPPRENTICES TO WORKING ARTISTS TO CREATE COMMISSIONED WORKS OF ART. THEYOUTH DEVELOP ARTISTIC KNOWLEDGE AND TALENTS PLUS RECEIVE FOCUSEDEMPLOYMENT-SKILLS TRAINING. EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING INCLUDES CREATING ART(E.G. THEATER, MOSAIC, CREATIVE WRITING), BUSINESS SKILLS (E.G.PUBLICIZING A SHOW), EMPLOYMENT SKILLS (E.G. CREATING A RESUME). (40TEENS AND 500 COMMUNITY MEMBERS SERVED IN FY 2014) 102514 ARTS IN HEALTHCARE AND ARTFUL AGING: THE JOY AND FULFILLMENT THAT COMESFROM THE ART-CREATION EXPERIENCE IS BROUGHT TO PEOPLE IN PEDIATRICHOSPITALS AND SENIOR LIVING CENTERS. PEOPLE FIND ENJOYMENT ANDMEANING-AS WELL AS RELIEF FROM ENDLESS ROUNDS OF TESTS, NEEDLES ANDBOREDOM-THROUGH PARTICIPATORY ARTS EXPERIENCES. (11,000 PEOPLE SERVEDIN FY 2014) 102514 857064 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 65 0 1 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MN X X X JEFF HELMEKE 6512923263 75 5TH STREET WEST SUITE 304 SAINT PAUL MN 55102 CHERYL BOCK PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MIMI STAKE VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DIANE S JOHNSON VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN ROTILIE SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 IRENE SUDDARD TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RODERIC HERNUB SOUTHALL AT LARGE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KEVIN AMBRUS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTA CHOU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT ERICKSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA KOPPANG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CELENA PLESHA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LOUIS PORTER II DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE SILVERMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 YVETTE TROTMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HRISTINA MARKOVA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAWNE BROWN WHITE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 42390 0 5784 42390 0 5784 0 0 0 0 0 57960 219129 505806 782895 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 900099 310174 310174 310174 24 24 18524 57960 18524 0 1093093 310174 0 24 X 138000 138000 48174 24087 9635 14452 290043 215563 25432 49048 27915 20936 4407 2572 25320 17756 2921 4643 47600 4940 41685 975 9003 9003 341947 324901 5877 11169 6771 5096 400 1275 26423 20419 2113 3891 26291 16286 4590 5415 19150 14586 1774 2790 20234 17273 1422 1539 5687 3766 1178 743 6085 4630 525 930 SUPPLIES AND EXHIBITS 21026 19521 459 1046 BAD DEBTS 9930 4930 5000 MISCELLANEOUS 5706 3331 1249 1126 BANK AND INVESTMENT FEE 2389 1043 1180 166 1077694 857064 109847 110783 165314 104377 1000 12914 149604 113070 15689 31199 9835 4767 72523 54089 24122 18434 31308 396872 284761 48255 38961 178304 82750 1710 36702 0 264971 121711 X -265918 -53712 210035 180362 187784 36400 131901 163050 396872 284761 X 15399 15750 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 984273 1046214 872133 747842 782895 4433357 984273 1046214 872133 747842 782895 4433357 761412 3671945 8362 7340 6249 2424 24 24399 4457756 1881007 0.82370 0.68040 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 72523 54089 18434 18434 X 1129105 20262 15750 36012 1093093 0 1093093 1097956 20262 20262 1077694 0 1077694 PART X, LINE 2: COMPAS IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND APPLICABLE MINNESOTA STATUTES, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT IT HAS TAXABLE INCOME THAT IS NOT RELATED TO ITS TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE. COMPAS DID NOT HAVE ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES COMPAS DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. FEDERAL AND STATE TAX AUTHORITIES GENERALLY HAVE THE RIGHT TO EXAMINE THE CURRENT AND THREE PREVIOUS YEAR'S RETURNS. COMPAS IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER EXAMINATION BY ANY TAXING JURISDICTION. NICOLSON SPECIAL EVENT 34878 25422 9456 9456 SHOWBOAT SPECIAL EVENT 32188 26709 5479 5479 67066 52131 14935 14935 14935 0 0 ARTS MIDWEST ARTSLAB 2908 HENNEPIN AVENUE 200 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55408 411000424 135000 ARTS GRANT 0 1 PART I, LINE 2: GRANTS ARE ONLY GIVEN TO 501(C)3 ARTS ORGANIZATIONS. ARTS ORGANIZATIONS START TO APPLY FOR THESE GRANTS IN OCTOBER. THERE IS A LIST OF DOCUMENTS THAT ORGANIZATIONS MUST SUBMIT ALONG WITH THEIR APPLICATION - THESE ITEMS INCLUDE A PROPOSAL NARRATIVE, ORGANIZATION BUDGET, BUDGET NOTES, PARTS OF THEIR 990, LETTER OF SUPPORT, CONTACT SHEET, BOARD OF DIRECTORS LIST, AND IRS DETERMINATION LETTER. THESE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS ARE NOT ALWAYS THE SAME FROM YEAR TO YEAR. AFTER OCTOBER, A PANEL OF PEOPLE IS SELECTED WHO WILL ULTIMATELY DECIDE WHO THE GRANTS ARE AWARDED TO. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY TO BE SPLIT AMONGST FOUR GRANT AREAS IS DETERMINED: PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS IN THE TWIN CITIES, PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS IN GREATER MINNESOTA, GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS IN THE TWIN CITIES, AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS IN GREATER MINNESOTA. IN MARCH, THE POOL OF APPLICATIONS AND SUPPORTING PAPERWORK IS SENT TO THE PANEL MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND RANKING. IN MAY, THE DECISIONS ARE MADE ON WHO THE GRANTS WILL BE AWARDED TO AND HOW MUCH. AWARD LETTERS AND UNSIGNED CONTRACTS ARE SENT OUT TO THE RESPECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS AT THAT TIME. WHEN THE SIGNED CONTRACT IS RECEIVED, COMPAS MAILS OUT A CHECK FOR 75% OF THE GRANT FUNDS. THE REMAINING 25% OF THE GRANT FUNDS ARE SENT UPON RECEIPT OF A FINAL REPORT. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 IN 2012 COMPAS UNDERTOOK A THOROUGH PROGRAM ASSESSMENT AND USED THE RESULTS TO CREATE A PLAN TO INCREASE OUR IMPACT. A MAJOR INITIATIVE WAS TO REFOCUS ON COMPAS' DIRECT PROGRAMS. TO ACHIEVE THIS, COMPAS BEGAN TO TRANSFER ADMINISTRATION OF UNITED ARTS FUND (A WORKPLACE GIVING PROGRAM) TO AN ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION BETTER FIT THE PROGRAM: COMMUNITY SHARES OF MINNESOTA. THE TRANSFER WILL BE COMPLETED IN FISCAL YEAR 2015 (ON DECEMBER 31, 2014). FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 MANAGEMENT REVIEWS A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990. THE DRAFT IS THEN PRESENTED TO THE AUDIT/FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR A DETAILED PRESENTATION AND REVIEW. THE AUDIT/FINANCE COMMITTEE THEN RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO THE FULL BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS AND KEY PERSONNEL ARE COVERED BY THE POLICY. THE MEMBERS SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY EVERY YEAR. AT THE START OF EVERY MEETING THERE WILL BE A STANDING AGENDA ITEM TO ALLOW DISCLOSURES OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN THE AGENDA ITEMS. THE BOARD AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEW CONFLICTS AND DETERMINE WHETHER CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. THE BOARD AND KEY STAFF MEMBER SHALL REFRAIN FROM VOTING ON ANY SUCH TRANSACTION WHERE A CONFLICT EXISTS, PARTICIPATING IN DELIBERATIONS CONCERNING THE TRANSACTIONS, OR USING PERSONAL INFLUENCE IN ANY WAY IN THE MATTER, AND SUCH ACTION SHALL BE RECORDED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING AT WHICH IT IS MADE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD REVIEWS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE AND USES THE MN COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS ANNUAL SALARY SURVEY TO COMPARE THE PROPOSED SALARY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY TO THE BOARD FOR FULL APPROVAL. OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEE SALARIES ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHO ALSO USES THE MN COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS ANNUAL SALARY SURVEY TO COMPARE SALARIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACT ARTISTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 290,306. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 359. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 4,299. TOTAL EXPENSES 294,964. OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 32,766. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 5,368. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 6,595. TOTAL EXPENSES 44,729. MEMBERSHIPS AND DUES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,829. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 150. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 275. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,254. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: WRITE-OFF OF OLD GRANTS PAYABLE 15,750. FORM 990 PART XII LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.