METROPOLITAN REGIONAL ARTS COUNCIL: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: METROPOLITAN REGIONAL ARTS COUNCIL (EIN 41-1684647)
Tax period: 2012-07-01 to 2013-06-30
Filed: 2013-12-30
IRS object ID: 201430139349302643
Schema version: 2012v2.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

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Timestamp	2013-12-30T14:39:22-08:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2013-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

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Business Name Line1	Carpenter Evert & Associates	BusinessNameLine1

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Address Line1	7760 France Ave S 940	AddressLine1
City	Bloomington	City
State	MN	State
ZIP Code	55435	ZIPCode

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Form 990 IRS990

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Description	The Arts Activities Support program offers grants of up to $10,000 in project support for groups wishing to offer quality arts activities in any discipline to communities within the seven-county metro area. Grant requests may include costs for artists and other personnel, postage, supplies, equipment, printing, travel and other expenses necessary to carry out the project. In FY2013, MRAC received 226 applications requesting $2,096,701, and awarded 125 grants totaling $1,199,048 in this program.The Community Arts grant program provides grants of up to $5,000 in project support for metro groups wishing to offer quality arts activities in any discipline to communities within the seven-county metropolitan area. The program utilizes a block grant system to distribute funds. Each of the counties in MRAC's service area Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington receives a block of funds designated for arts activities occurring within that county. Community Arts is intended for community based and volunteer groups; smaller, established arts groups; and newly formed groups or first-time initiatives. Grant requests may include costs for artists and other personnel, postage, supplies, equipment, printing, travel and other expenses necessary to carry out the project. In FY2013, MRAC received 175 applications requesting $830,828, and awarded 127 grants totaling $605,412 in this program.The Arts Learning program provides grants of up to $10,000 for high-quality, age-appropriate arts education for Minnesotans of all ages to develop knowledge, skills, and understanding of the arts. MRAC's goals for the Arts Learning Program are to cultivate creativity and deepen knowledge of and/or through the arts for children, youth and adults by engaging people in extended arts experiences and activities with clearly articulated learning objectives. In FY2013, MRAC received 124 applications requesting $1,099,380, and awarded 45 grants totaling $415,874 in this program.The Creative Intersections program is designed to support innovative partnerships that integrate arts and culture into plans for community development and enrichment. The Creative Intersections grant program provides up to $15,000 for projects that will build bridges among community sectors and that have the benefit of building momentum toward strengthening the community as a whole through a quality arts development project. In FY2013, MRAC received 26 applications requesting $355,537, and awarded 9 grants totaling $118,422 in this program.The Organizational Development program offers grants of up to $10,000 for projects designed to strengthen the management or administration of nonprofit arts groups. Such projects must 1) advance the mission of the group and 2) have the potential for significant or long-term impact. In FY2013, MRAC received 50 applications requesting $485,114, and awarded 25 grants totaling $228,612 in this program.The Capital grant program provides funds of up to $10,000 to purchase equipment and related supplies and services, or to make capital improvements. Such activities must 1) advance the mission of the group and 2) have the potential for significant or long-term impact. In FY2013, MRAC received 38 applications requesting $287,888, and awarded 20 grants totaling $149,196 in this program.The ADA Access Improvement Fund is operated in partnership with VSA Minnesota, a nonprofit organization specializing in arts programs and services for people with disabilities. The program provides grants of up to $15,000 for arts organizations to increase accessibility to consumers and participants in their activities. In FY2013, MRAC paid VSA Minnesota a grant of $220,000 for administration and grants for this program. In addition, MRAC awarded one grant of $600 through its Emergency Accessibility program directly to one organization to meet unforeseen audience accessibility needs.The Management Consulting Fund program offers grants of up to $1,500 to provide consultants for groups to complete small projects to strengthen the management or administration of the group. Such management consulting projects must 1) strengthen the management or administration of nonprofit arts groups, 2) advance the mission of the group, and 3) have the potential for significant or long-term impact. The Management Training Fund program offers grants of up to $600 to provide training funds for the staff and volunteers of nonprofit arts groups to attend management workshops, seminars or conferences. In FY2013, MRAC received 96 applications requesting $64,066 and awarded 81 grants totaling $41,617 in these two programs.The Next Step Fund is MRACs grant program for individual artists, providing grants up to $5,000 to professional artists in any discipline for the purpose of career development and artistic achievement. The Next Step Fund is funded entirely by the McKnight Foundation. In FY2013, MRAC received 376 applications requesting $1,692,000 and awarded 38 grants totaling $180,225 in this program.	Description

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Description	MRAC also provides skill-building trainings and workshops for administrators of small arts organizations at no charge to participants in areas such as marketing, finance, fund-raising, and governance. In FY2013, MRAC provided 16 such workshops for approximately 350 participants.	Description

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (20 entries)

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MELISSA WRIGHT
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MARY ERICKSON
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CHRISTINE MURAKAMI NOONAN
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DAMEUN STRANGE
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BETHANY BRUNSELL
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JOAN ELWELL
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ERIKA EKLUND
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MELISSA BRECHON
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PETER LEGGETT
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JULIE ANDERSEN
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SHELLY CHAMBERLAIN
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JILL ANFANG
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RACHEL SMOKA-RICHARDSON
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BETH STARBUCK
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MARGARET ROG
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KRISTI GAUDETTE
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KATHY BUSCH
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HEATHER RUTLEDGE
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PAUL CREAGER
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	45000	BOY
EOY	45000	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	279384	BOY
EOY	414303	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1122426	BOY
EOY	1416440	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	134919	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1346499	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	3729503	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	3772974	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	3364416	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	3900063	CurrentTaxYear
Total	16113455	Total

Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit170 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Value Srvc Fclts Furnished By Govt ValueSrvcFcltsFurnishedByGovt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1346499	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	3729503	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	3772974	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	3364416	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	3900063	CurrentTaxYear
Total	16113455	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	523773	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	15589682	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	18432	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	4033	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	8493	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	10243	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	7145	CurrentTaxYear
Total	48346	Total

Net UBI NetUBI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	8397	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	12636	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	22825	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	57409	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	48264	CurrentTaxYear
Total	149531	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	16311332	TotalSupport
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.95580	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.95720	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

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

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	11414	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	5599	Depreciation
Book Value	5815	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	41119	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	29945	Depreciation
Book Value	11174	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	16989	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained	true	RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Name Business RecipientNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	See Schedule I1	BusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	400 SIBLEY STREET	AddressLine1
City	ST PAUL	City
State	MN	State
ZIP Code	55101	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amount Of Cash Grant	2989141	AmountOfCashGrant
Amount Of Non Cash Assistance	0	AmountOfNonCashAssistance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants	0	TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations	1	TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Type Of Grant	See Schedule I.2	TypeOfGrant
Amount Of Cash Grant	180225	AmountOfCashGrant

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used	Identifier
Explanation	See Schedule I.1	Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantiation Required	true	SubstantiationRequired
Form990 Of Other Organizations	X	Form990OfOtherOrganizations
Compensation Survey	X	CompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	false	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	false	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	false	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	false	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractException
Rebuttable Presumption Procedure	false	RebuttablePresumptionProcedure

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	JEFF PRAUER	NamePerson
Title	Executive Direc	Title
Base Compensation Filing Org	91230	BaseCompensationFilingOrg
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	17038	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg
Total Compensation Filing Org	108268	TotalCompensationFilingOrg

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19	Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	The Organization's Board of Directors and grant panel review meetings are held in the spirit of the Minnesota Open Meeting Law, and as such are open to the public.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b	Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees	The organization utilizes the annual comprehensive salary and benefit surveys conducted by the MN Council of Nonprofits to compare salaries by field, geography, type of position, etc.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c	Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts	The Board approves all grants made by the organization. Board members with conflicts of interest with any group being recommended for a grant are required to declare such conflicts at the time the vote is taken.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b	Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process	The Executive Committee will review the 990 prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 3	Form 990, Part VI, Line 3: Description of Delegated Duties to Management Company	USE PAYCHEX FOR PAYROLL GENERATING AND REPORTING.
Form 990, Part III, Line 3	Form 990, Part III, Line 3: Ceased Conducting or Significant Changes To Services	During FY13, it was decided to discontinue the Creative Intersections grant program for FY14. This program awarded approximately $100,000 per year in grants, and it was felt that projects were not meeting the program's objectives.