MARK ARTS INC: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
MARK ARTS INC (EIN 48-0616251)
Tax period
2025-04-01 to 2026-03-31
Filed
2026-08-05
IRS object ID
202602179349300925
Schema version
2025v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-08-05T12:36:24-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2026-03-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN480573184PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1REGIER CARR & MONROE LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1300 W DOUGLAS AVE STE 900AddressLine1Txt
CityWICHITACityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP672022914ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-04-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN480616251EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MARK ARTS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMARKBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3166342787PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11307 N ROCK RDAddressLine1Txt
CityWICHITACityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP672061203ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKATY DORRAHPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3166342787PhoneNum
Signature2026-07-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMARSHAL HULL CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00715586PTIN
Phone3162642335PhoneNum
Preparation2026-07-15PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKATY DORRAHPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11307 N ROCK RDAddressLine1Txt
CityWICHITACityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP672061203ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,745,801GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MARKARTSKS.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1920FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateKSLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionACQUIRE EXHIBIT AND DISPLAY WORKS OF ART AND CONDUCT SCHOOLS OF ART TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body18VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent18VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee66TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers225TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$14,011TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$13,011NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,918,359PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$2,192,492CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$1,025,294PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$887,732CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$385,865PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$326,225CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$101,252PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$307CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,430,770PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,406,142CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,191,417PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,161,036CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$202,939CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,354,402PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,359,253CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,545,819PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,520,289CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$884,951PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$885,853CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$24,739,630TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$26,819,530TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$361,304TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$541,239TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$24,378,326NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$26,278,291NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO BE A VIBRANT ARTS HUB IN WICHITA AND THE REGION BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO APPRECIATE AND CREATE ART IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF LIFELONG LEARNING.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$885,650ExpenseAmt
Revenue$370,761RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATION - YEAR ROUND ART CLASSES, WORKSHOPS & CAMPS ARE PROVIDED FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN. SEVERAL WORKSHOPS ARE TAUGHT BY VISITING ARTISTS. APPROX. 2,700 STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN CLASSES EACH YEAR IN EIGHT STUDIOS: 2 FOR DRAWING/PAINTING, CERAMICS, SCULPTURE, METALS, PRINTMAKING, YOUTH & CULINARY ARTS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$773,238ExpenseAmt
Revenue$238,122RevenueAmt
DescGALLERY - THE ART GALLERIES ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WITH VARIOUS DIFFERENT EXHIBITS SHOWN ANNUALLY AND APPROXIMATELY 50,000 VISITORS EACH YEAR. GALLERY SPACES INCLUDE THE WIEDEMANN GALLERY, SCHOOL OF CREATIVITY COMMONS, YOUTH GALLERY, AND PRINT GALLERY IN THE GREAT HALL.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$320,826ExpenseAmt
Revenue$278,849RevenueAmt
DescEVENT CENTER: HOME TO THE PRINT GALLERY, THE EVENT CENTER PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY FOR GROUPS TO GATHER IN AN ART-FILLED ENVIRONMENT, ENCOURAGING LIFELONG LEARNING AND APPRECIATION FOR THE VISUAL ARTS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$1,979,714TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document88IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee66EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members18GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member18IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3166342787PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11307 N ROCK RDAddressLine1Txt
CityWICHITACityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP672061203ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
NICOLE EASTON
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC IRELAND
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHANIE SCHECK
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR SYLVIA OROZCO-DO
PAST PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARA CHENNAULT-REID
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARA GARRISON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SEAN LARSON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RACHEL AJA
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MOLLY BREITENBACH
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNE BUFORD
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TORY DEMARCE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOE GIFFIN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDSAY HALL
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEB LUCIA
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARAH PATTERSON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRUCE ROWLEY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT VERMEEREN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHNATHAN WEIGAND
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATY DORRAH
CEO40.00Yes (X)$192,690$0$13,484
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$192,690TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$13,484TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Fundraising$191,289FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$1,976,713AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$29,457NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,192,492TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ART SCHOOL TUITION611600$370,761$370,761
FACILITY RENTALS532000$278,849$278,849
GALLERY SALES900099$238,122$238,122
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$887,732TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$338,914TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$338,914ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$133,332SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$146,021SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$12,689SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$12,689TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$12,689ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$179,320FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$191,289ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$193,638FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$14,318TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$14,318ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPREFERRED VENDOR INCOMDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$14,011TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$14,011UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$14,011OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,406,142TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$887,732RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$14,011UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$311,907ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$192,690TotalAmt
Program Services$154,152ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,269ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,269FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$875,122TotalAmt
Program Services$686,334ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,484ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$130,304FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$93,224TotalAmt
Program Services$75,941ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,437ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,846FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$122,700TotalAmt
Program Services$89,620ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,025ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,055FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$186,205TotalAmt
Program Services$131,847ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54,338ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,367TotalAmt
Program Services$4,876ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$491ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,175TotalAmt
Program Services$49,659ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,669ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,847FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$111,866TotalAmt
Program Services$81,707ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,550ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,609FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$723TotalAmt
Program Services$1,439ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising-$716FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,277TotalAmt
Program Services$978ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,272ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$27FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$378,344TotalAmt
Program Services$276,342ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$86,414ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,588FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$67,643TotalAmt
Program Services$52,594ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,749ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,300FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
TAXES$3,269$3,269
MAINTENANCE$249,887$214,989$29,556$5,342
COMMISSIONS$66,562$66,562
MISCELLANEOUS$64,891$49,459$11,424$4,008

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,344TotalAmt
Program Services$39,946ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,958ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$440FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,520,289TotalAmt
Program Services$1,979,714ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$337,636ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$202,939FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$444,146BOYAmt
EOY$331,335EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$683,684BOYAmt
EOY$392,109EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$843BOYAmt
EOY$4,943EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$59,033BOYAmt
EOY$81,391EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$16,907,919LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$3,389,562LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,863,397BOYAmt
EOY$13,518,357EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,948,514BOYAmt
EOY$9,793,429EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$740,013BOYAmt
EOY$2,697,966EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,739,630BOYAmt
EOY$26,819,530EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$131,937BOYAmt
EOY$97,270EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$229,367BOYAmt
EOY$443,969EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$361,304BOYAmt
EOY$541,239EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,427,152BOYAmt
EOY$20,659,045EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,951,174BOYAmt
EOY$5,619,246EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,378,326BOYAmt
EOY$26,278,291EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,739,630BOYAmt
EOY$26,819,530EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$885,853ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$997,699NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$16,413DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,485,277CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$606,646CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$182,581CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,835,443CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,189,492CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,299,439TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$606,646CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$182,581CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,835,443CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,189,492CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,299,439TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,872,939SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$4,426,500PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$196,740CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$215,087CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$40,701CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$302,181CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$338,914CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,093,623TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12,690CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,604CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,914CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,011CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$52,219TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$7,445,281TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$4,138,292GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.59450PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.72070PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets SaleYes (1)SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,910,881BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$11,661ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$909,195InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$293,156OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$31,666AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$6,506,915EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,849,434BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$322,122ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$382,935InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$606,464OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$37,146AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$5,910,881EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,643,152BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,435ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$274,562InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$62,716OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$7,999AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$5,849,434EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,196,489BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$35,900ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$729,296InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$288,084OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$30,449AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$5,643,152EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,657,632BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,514,685ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$666,078InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$282,433OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$27,317AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$5,196,489EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.66497BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.16365PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.17138TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,290,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,290,000BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$14,062,240OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,986,334DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,075,906BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$454,151OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$403,228DepreciationAmt
Book Value$50,923BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$101,528OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$101,528BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$13,518,357TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCURRENT INVESTMENTSDesc
Book Value$2,697,966BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$2,697,966TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,688,418TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$997,699NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$90,939DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$193,638OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,282,276RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,406,142RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,406,142TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,788,453TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$74,526DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$193,638OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$268,164ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,520,289ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,520,289TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:MARK ARTS OWNS THROUGH ACQUISITION OR DONATION A NUMBER OF ART OBJECTS. THESE ITEMS COLLECTIVELY ARE REFERRED TO AS THE STUDY COLLECTION. THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY COLLECTION IS TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL ASPECTS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION. WHILE MANY OF THE WORKS HAVE BEEN HELD SINCE THE INCEPTION OF MARK ARTS IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT A MUSEUM AND DOES NOT MAINTAIN THIS COLLECTION ON A PERMANENT BASIS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A SIGNIFICANT COLLECTION OF SPANNING MEDIA. INCLUDING AMERICAN ARTISTS WITH PIECES OF DECORATIVE ART PURCHASED AT THE WICHITA NATIONAL SHOW. MARK ARTS EMPLOYS A GALLERY AND A PROGRAM DIRECTOR TO ENSURE THAT THE STUDY COLLECTION IS PROTECTED AND PRESERVED. NEW ITEMS ARE ACQUIRED, AND EXISTING ITEMS MAY BE DEACCESSED BASED ON THE CHANGING EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF MARK ARTS. ALL SUCH ACTIVITIES ARE UNDERTAKEN ONLY AFTER A THOROUGH REVIEW COMPLETED BY THE STUDY COLLECTION COMMITTEE AND REQUIRE THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PRACTICE FOLLOWED BY MANY ART GALLERIES, ART OBJECTS PURCHASED AND DONATED ARE NOT CAPITALIZED IN THE ACCOUNTING RECORDS OR INCLUDED IN THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS REDUCE NET ASSETS IN THE PERIOD WHEN PURCHASED. PROCEEDS FROM DEACCESSIONED ART OBJECTS OR INSURANCE RECOVERIES ARE RECORDED AS INCREASES IN NET ASSETS WHEN RECEIVED IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. FUNDS RECEIVED FROM DEACCESSION OF AN ART OBJECT OR THE PROCEEDS OF AN INSURANCE SETTLEMENT FOR AN ART OBJECT ARE REQUIRED BY POLICY TO BE USED FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION WITH THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
PART III, LINE 4:THE COLLECTION CONSISTS OF AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PAINTINGS AND DECORATIVE ARTS. THIS FURTHERS MARK ARTS'S MISSION TO BE A VIBRANT ART HUB IN WICHITA AND THE REGION BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO APPRECIATE AND CREATE ART IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF LIFELONG LEARNING.
PART X, LINE 2:THE ORGANIZATION IS ORGANIZED AS A KANSAS NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3). THE ORGANIZATION IS QUALIFIED TO RECEIVE DEDUCTIBLE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS UNDER SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) AND (VIII), AND HAS BEEN DETERMINED NOT TO BE A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTIONS 509(A)(1) AND (3). THE ORGANIZATION IS ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO FILE A RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) WITH THE IRS. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX ON NET INCOME THAT IS DERIVED FROM BUSINESS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE UNRELATED TO THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS FILED AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN (FORM 990-T) WITH THE IRS. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AFFECTING ITS ANNUAL FILING REQUIREMENTS, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION WOULD RECOGNIZE FUTURE ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AND LIABILITIES IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE IF SUCH INTEREST AND PENALTIES ARE INCURRED.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING COSTS
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING COSTS

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1VS LIVE ART BATTLEEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$107,999GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$57,650CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$50,349GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$51,566OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2HOLIDAY TABLESEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$165,782GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$61,298CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$104,484GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$92,769OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total3OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$96,828GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$72,341CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$24,487GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$49,303OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$370,609GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$191,289CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$179,320GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$193,638OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$193,638DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$14,318NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKATY DORRAHPersonNm
TitleCEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$192,690BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$13,484DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$206,174TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescSUPPLIESDesc
Contribution0ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$29,456NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BDECISIONS MADE BY COMMITTEES AND A TASK FORCES ARE SUBJECT TO BOARD APPROVAL. CONSEQUENTLY, THESE DECISIONS WILL BE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED FOR REVIEW TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEMPLOYEES AND TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A FORM INDICATING THEIR CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR LACK THEREOF.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15CEO SALARY IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON VERBAL OR WRITTEN REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE FINANCE COMMITTEE SELECTS THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT TO PERFORM THE AUDIT AND THEY REVIEW THE AUDITED FINANCIALS BEFORE ISSUANCE.

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