2012-08-07T15:23:55-05:00 2011-09-30 BDO USA LLP 7101 WISCONSIN AVE SUITE 800 BETHESDA MD 208144827 990 2010-10-01 521065313 VSA ARTS INC VSAA 2024168000 2700 F STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 205660001 LYNNE H PRATT 2024164847 2012-08-07 1 MICHAEL SORRELLS CPA 3016544900 2010 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z X DARRELL AYERS 2700 F STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 205660001 8823731 0 X WWW.VSARTS.ORG X 1974 DC VSA ARTS, INC. (VSA) IS DESIGNATED BY THE U.S. CONGRESS AS THE COORDINATING ORGANIZATION FOR ARTS PROGRAMMING FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WHICH IS DELIVERED THROUGH A NETWORK OF DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS. 3 0 0 3 0 0 11249286 8726632 274283 95728 0 0 57 1371 11523626 8823731 3237220 3280087 0 0 3048842 2727400 0 0 172909 5164944 3135707 11451006 9143194 72620 -319463 1086170 422388 1086170 422388 0 0 X VSA ARTS, INC. (VSA) IS DESIGNATED BY THE U.S. CONGRESS AS THE COORDINATING ORGANIZATION FOR ARTS PROGRAMMING FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WHICH IS DELIVERED THROUGH A NETWORK OF DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS. VSA BRINGS ARTS PROGRAMMING TO OVER 7 MILLION PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES IN ALL 50 STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND IN 52 COUNTRIES. 0 1 4613338 2909719 AFFILIATE AND EDUCATION SERVICES: VSA ARTS, INC. (VSA) DELIVERS PROGRAMS, TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WHICH PROMOTES AND SUPPORTS ACADEMIC AND VOCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT ALONG WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR LIFELONG LEARNING IN THE ARTS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. DURING THE TAX YEAR REPORTED HEREIN, VSA (A) PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR NATIONWIDE PROGRAMMING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONDUCTED BY UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES, AND (B) CONDUCTED NATIONAL AND REGIONAL MEETINGS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING ARTS PROGRAMS AND INCLUSIVE PRACTICE IN EDUCATION. 1789187 41318 PUBLIC AWARENESS: VSA ARTS, INC. (VSA) FOCUSES ON DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION, PROMOTING AWARENESS OF THE BENEFIT OF INCORPORATING ARTS INTO THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND CREATING GREATER UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ARTS AS A LEARNING STRATEGY. FOR EXAMPLE, DURING THE TAX YEAR REPORTED HEREIN, VSA CONDUCTED A PROGRAM TO RECOGNIZE THE ARTISTIC SKILLS OF YOUNG PERFORMING ARTISTS AND WRITERS THROUGH PUBLIC PERFORMANCES AT THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AND AT OTHER LEADING NATIONAL CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS. 120999 INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL: DURING THE TAX REPORTING PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 2009, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2010, VSA ARTS, INC. (VSA) BROUGHT TOGETHER ARTISTS, EDUCATORS, RESEARCHERS AND POLICYMAKERS WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD FOR A MULTICULTURAL CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS AND ARTS EDUCATION. VSA'S FESTIVAL FEATURED VISUAL, PERFORMING, LITERARY AND MEDIA ARTISTS. VSA INVITED MORE THAN 2,000 PARTICIPANTS TO PARTICIPATE. PERFORMANCES AND EXHIBITION WERE SHOWCASED AT VENUES THROUGHOUT WASHINGTON, D.C. DURING THE TAX YEAR REPORTED HEREIN, VSA CONTINUED TO SETTLE ALL OUTSTANDING INVOICES RELATED TO THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL. 564471 329050 95728 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: VSA ARTS, INC. (VSA) FOCUSES ITS OTHER PROGRAM ACTIVITIES ON SPECIAL PROJECTS, EVENTS AND AWARDS GEARED TOWARD ONE OR MORE ART FORMS. 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ENGAGED A LOCAL FIRM TO PERFORM LOBBYING SERVICES ON ITS BEHALF. THE LOBBYING FIRM MONITORED THE PROGRESS OF APPROPRIATIONS AND EDUCATION-RELATED ACTS ON CAPITAL HILL (E.G., ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION: ARTS IN EDUCATION PROGRAM, TITLE II, TEACHER QUALITY; AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT; HJRES 48 6TH CONTINUING RESOLUTION - FUNDING FOR ARTS IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS; HJRES44 5TH CONTINUING RESOLUTION - FUNDING FOR ARTS IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS; HR3082 4TH CONTINUING RESOLUTION - FUNDING FOR ARTS IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS). REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE LOCAL FIRM MET WITH CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS (AND THEIR STAFF), STAFF IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND MEMBERS OF THE WHITE HOUSE STAFF DURING ITS LOBBYING ACTIVITIES. 0 DUE TO AFFILIATE 422388 422388 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X: THE EFFECTS OF A TAX POSITION CANNOT BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UNLESS IT IS "MORE-LIKELY THAN-NOT" TO BE SUSTAINED BASED SOLELY ON TECHNICAL MERITS AS OF THE REPORTING DATE. THE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT THRESHOLD REPRESENTS A POSITIVE ASSERTION BY MANAGEMENT THAT VSA ARTS, INC. IS ENTITLED TO THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF A TAX POSITION. IF A TAX POSITION IS NOT CONSIDERED MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT TO BE SUSTAINED BASED SOLELY ON ITS TECHNICAL MERITS, NO BENEFITS OF THE POSITION ARE TO BE RECOGNIZED. MOREOVER, THE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT THRESHOLD MUST CONTINUE TO BE MET IN EACH REPORTING PERIOD TO SUPPORT CONTINUED RECOGNITION OF THE BENEFIT. AS OF THE END OF THE TAX REPORTING PERIOD, THERE WERE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR WHICH A LIABILITY SHOULD BE RECORDED. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 YOUTH PERFORMANCE AWARD EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 1 5589 CHECK 0 0 0 0 0 0 PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS OUTSIDE THE U.S.: SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 2: DURING THE TAX REPORTING PERIOD, VSA ARTS, INC. (VSA) GAVE ONE FOREIGN RECIPIENT THE YOUNG SOLOISTS AWARD. VSA'S YOUNG SOLOISTS AWARD PROGRAM PROVIDES THE RECIPIENT A $5,000 GRANT (ALONG WITH REIMBURSEMENT OF TRAVEL AND LODGING) AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM AT THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. GIVEN THE NATURE OF THE GRANT, VSA WAS ABLE TO MONITOR THE USE OF THE GRANT FUNDS BY DIRECTLY SUPERVISING THE AWARD RECIPIENT (E.G., PERFORMANCE). 1 ACCESSIBLE ARTS INC 1100 STATE AVENUE KANSAS CITY KS 66102 481059147 501(C)(3) 81764 SUPPORT PROGRAMS APPALACHIAN EDUCATION INITIATIVE FOUNDATION 208 UNIVERSITY DRIVE CUB 148 WEST LIBERTY WV 26074 550786012 501(C)(3) 20000 SUPPORT PROGRAMS ARTS ACCESS INC PO BOX 10574 RALEIGH NC 27605 581678626 501(C)(3) 22035 SUPPORT PROGRAMS BALTIMORE THEATRE PROJECT INC 45 WEST PRESTON STREET BALTIMORE MD 21201 521319713 501(C)(3) 15000 SUPPORT PROGRAMS CHARTER OAK CULTURAL CENTER 21 CHARTER OAK AVENUE HARTFORD CT 06106 061026597 501(C)(3) 15000 SUPPORT PROGRAMS FIRSTWORKS 270 WESTMINSTER STREET PROVIDENCE RI 02903 222597014 501(C)(3) 15000 SUPPORT PROGRAMS IDAHO PARENTS UNLIMITED INC 500 S 8TH STREET BOISE ID 83702 820395402 501(C)(3) 40777 SUPPORT PROGRAMS MALASHOCK DANCE & COMPANY 2650 TROXTUN ROAD SUITE 202 SAN DIEGO CA 92106 330394537 501(C)(3) 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SOMERVILLE MA 02144 046065276 501(C)(3) 15000 SUPPORT PROGRAMS 55 0 EDUCATION CONFERENCE 72 59844 CVS AND VSA CAREMARK ALL KIDS CAN CREATE 16 28273 VSA YOUNG SOLOISTS AWARD PROGRAM 2 14591 TEACHING ARTISTS FELLOWSHIP 5 12499 VSA WILLIAMSTOWN THEATER APPRENTICESHIP 2 8437 VSA AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN INSTRUMENT ADAPTATION 2 5188 VSA SILVERDOCS FILMMAKING APPRENTICESHIP 1 4590 PLAYWRIGHT DISCOVERY AWARD PROGRAM 1 1201 PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.: PART I, LINE 2: SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: FOR EACH AWARD, THE RECEIVING ORGANIZATION IS REQUIRED TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT WHICH OUTLINES CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONAL (E.G., ORGANIZATION WILL MAINTAIN ITS IRC SECTION 501(C)(3) STATUS), PROGRAMMATIC (E.G., ALL PROGRAM LOCATIONS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES), AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT/REPORTING (E.G., ORGANIZATION WILL MAINTAIN DOCUMENTATION FOR THE INCOME AND EXPENDITURE OF ALL GRANT FUNDS FOR AT LEAST FOUR YEARS) TERMS. GENERALLY, THE RECEIVING ORGANIZATION SUBMITS TWO PROGRAM AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY REPORTS DURING THE TERM OF THE PROGRAM. VSA ARTS, INC. (VSA) FURTHER REQUIRES THE RECEIVING ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE COPIES OF ITS INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FORM 990, SAMPLES OF PROGRAM MATERIALS, PRESS CLIPPINGS AND OTHER RELEVANT MATERIALS. VSA USES THIS INFORMATION TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. VSA'S MONITORING PROCEDURES INCLUDE FREQUENT TELEPHONIC/EMAIL CONTACT AND VISITS TO THE RECEIVING ORGANIZATION'S OFFICES AND PROGRAM AREAS. VSA ALSO PERFORMS PERIODIC ASSESSMENTS OF A RECEIVING ORGANIZATION'S PERFORMANCE OVER THE ENTIRE TERM OF THE FUNDING (COULD INCLUDE MULTIPLE YEARS) TO DETERMINE IF THE RECEIVING ORGANIZATION IS ACHIEVING AND MAINTAINING THE REQUIRED STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MR MICHAEL M KAISER 0 1192560 0 150000 0 5354 0 17150 0 11836 0 1376900 0 0 MR DARRELL M AYERS 0 176454 0 0 0 352 0 12397 0 6210 0 195413 0 0 MS LYNNE H PRATT 0 283061 0 0 0 664 0 17150 0 8548 0 309423 0 0 MS SOULA ANTONIOU 0 246381 0 0 0 3521 0 17150 0 943 0 267995 0 0 MS VEDA HERMAN 0 163733 0 0 0 2798 0 11790 0 13750 0 192071 0 0 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION PART III VSA ARTS, INC.'S (VSA) PRESIDENT IS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (KENNEDY CENTER). AS SUCH, VSA DOES NOT DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT. THIS INDIVIDUAL IS INCLUDED IN THE KENNEDY CENTER'S KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION EVALUATION PROCESS. PLEASE SEE THE KENNEDY CENTER'S FORM 990 FOR ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION REGARDING THE COMPENSATION EVALUATION PROCESS. VSA ARTS, INC.'S (VSA) CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER IS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (KENNEDY CENTER). AS SUCH, VSA DOES NOT DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. THIS INDIVIDUAL IS INCLUDED IN THE KENNEDY CENTER'S KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION EVALUATION PROCESS. PLEASE SEE THE KENNEDY CENTER'S FORM 990 FOR ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION REGARDING THE COMPENSATION EVALUATION PROCESS. CHANGES IN PROGRAM SERVICES FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 DURING THE TAX YEAR REPORTED HEREIN, VSA ARTS, INC.'S (VSA) ANNUAL DIRECT GRANT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WAS ELIMINATED DURING CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS. THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PERMITTED VSA AND THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (KENNEDY CENTER), AN AFFILIATE OF VSA, TO APPLY FOR ONE SINGLE COMPETITIVE GRANT. THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AWARDED THE GRANT TO THE KENNEDY CENTER AT THE END OF THE KENNEDY CENTER'S TAX REPORTING PERIOD. BECAUSE THE NEW SINGLE GRANT TOTALED SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN THE AMOUNT OF THE TWO INDIVIDUAL GRANTS PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED, REDUCTIONS IN THE PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES AND STAFFING COMPLIMENT OF VSA WERE NECESSARY. VSA'S REMAINING PROGRAMMING ACTIVITIES WERE TRANSFERRED TO THE KENNEDY CENTER AT THE END OF THE TAX REPORTING PERIOD. EXPLANATION OF THE WHISTLEBLOWER AND DOCUMENT RETENTION POLICIES: FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINES 13 AND 14 AS THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE EMPLOYEES OF THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, SUCH INDIVIDUALS ARE SUBJECT TO THAT ORGANIZATION'S WHISTLEBLOWER AND DOCUMENT RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION POLICIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE ANOTHER AS THEY ARE ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, AN AFFILIATE OF VSA ARTS, INC. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 PRIOR TO PROVIDING THE FORM 990 (RETURN) TO THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION, A DETAIL REVIEW WAS PERFORMED BY JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS' (KENNEDY CENTER) CONTROLLER. THE RETURN WAS ALSO REVIEWED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. AFTER THE RETURN WAS FINALIZED, THE CONTROLLER PROVIDED IT TO EACH BOARD MEMBER VIA EMAIL PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. QUESTIONS, IF ANY, WERE DIRECTED TO AND ADDRESSED BY THE KENNEDY CENTER'S CONTROLLER AND COMMUNICATED TO THE KENNEDY CENTER'S AUDIT COMMITTEE. RESPONSES TO NOTABLE QUESTIONS WERE PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR INFORMATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C VSA ARTS DOES NOT HAVE ANY EMPLOYEES BUT RATHER UTILIZES EMPLOYEES OF THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS FOR ALL OF ITS ACTIVITIES. AS THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE EMPLOYEES OF THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, SUCH INDIVIDUALS ARE SUBJECT TO THAT ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. PLEASE SEE THE KENNEDY CENTER'S FORM 990 FOR ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION REGARDING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 VSA ARTS, INC.'S (VSA) PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER ARE EMPLOYEES OF THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (KENNEDY CENTER). AS SUCH, VSA DOES NOT DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF THESE INDIVIDUALS. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE INCLUDED IN THE KENNEDY CENTER'S KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION EVALUATION PROCESS. PLEASE SEE THE KENNEDY CENTER'S FORM 990 FOR ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION REGARDING THE COMPENSATION EVALUATION PROCESS. 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, IN A PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (I.E., PDF), GENERALLY VIA EMAIL. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: NET ASSET TRANSFER FROM THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 319,463. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: 319,463. OVERSIGHT OF AUDIT: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2C THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES DURING THE YEAR IN THE PROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE NUMBER REPORTED IN BOX 3 OF FORM 1096: FORM 990, PART V, LINE 1A THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (KENNEDY CENTER), AN AFFILIATE OF VSA ARTS, INC. (VSA), PROCESSED AND DISBURSED ALL VENDOR PAYMENTS ON BEHALF OF VSA DURING THE TAX YEAR REPORTED HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE KENNEDY CENTER PERFORMED ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL REPORTING (E.G., FORM 1099-MISC, FORM 1096). AS THE KENNEDY CENTER REPORTED ALL VENDOR PAYMENTS UNDER ITS TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, VSA WILL NOT REPORT A FIGURE FOR FORM 1096. FISCAL YEAR FORM 990, PAGE 1, LINE A VSA ARTS, INC. (VSA) KEEPS ITS BOOKS AND COMPUTES ITS INCOME ON THE BASIS OF A 52-53 WEEK TAX YEAR. THE 52-53 WEEK TAX YEAR ALWAYS ENDS ON SUNDAY AND ALWAYS ON THE SUNDAY NEAREST TO THE LAST CALENDAR DAY IN SEPTEMBER. THE TAX YEAR REPORTED HEREIN REPRESENTS THE PERIOD FROM OCTOBER 4, 2010, THROUGH OCTOBER 2, 2011, A 52-WEEK YEAR. UNDER SECTION 441 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, VSA MADE AN INITIAL ELECTION TO USE A 52-53 WEEK TAX YEAR IN ITS FORM 990 COVERING THE TAXABLE PERIOD BEGINNING OCTOBER 2, 2006, AND ENDING ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2007. WHEN THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE RESPONDED TO THE VSA'S REQUEST, IT NOTIFIED VSA THAT IT CANNOT ACCEPT A 52-53 WEEK ELECTION FOR AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. ACCORDINGLY, AND TO ENSURE THAT THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE WOULD ACCEPT VSA'S CURRENT RETURN, VSA CHANGED THE DATES OF ITS REPORTING PERIOD FROM THE AFOREMENTIONED DATES TO THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 2010, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2011. ESTIMATED HOURS FOR RELATED ORGANIZATIONS FORM 990, PART II, SECTION A, COLUMN B NAME: POSITION: RELATED ORGANIZATION: HOURS: MR. DARRELL A. AYERS SECRETARY JFK CENTER FOR PERF. ARTS 37.9 MR. MICAHEL M. KAISER CHAIRMAN JFK CENTER FOR PERF. ARTS 39.7 MS. LYNN H. PRATT TREASURER JFK CENTER FOR PERF. ARTS 38.3 MS. LYNN H. PRATT TREASURER KC PRODUCTIONS 0.1 MS. LYNN H. PRATT TREASURER NSOA 0.5 MS. LYNN H. PRATT TREASURER WASH. 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