Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance

“The executive committee provides leadership to guide organizational strategy and operations and coordinate the work of the various board committees. They act on behalf of the full board in between board meetings on urgent matters. The committee is comprised of board officers, committee chairs, and the president (non-voting).”

“There is one class of voting members comprised of: (a) organizations principally engaged in the creation, presentation, preservation, teaching, research, dissemination, support, or promotion of arts and culture, broadly defined, in the greater philadelphia region (collectively "arts and culture organizations), (b) organizations, or operations or programs of organizations, that regularly serve arts and culture organizations or their stakeholders. The greater philadelphia region includes southeastern pennsylvania, southern new jersey, and northern delaware.”

“Board directors are elected by the members.”

“The governing documents may only be amended with the approval by a majority of a quorum of members.”

“Once the irs form 990 is prepared by independent accountants, it goes through three levels of review. Initially it is reviewed by the finance staff, and proceeds to executive staff and the full board. The draft of the 990 is sent by e-mail to the full board prior to its filing with the irs, and an appropriate amount of time is offered for comments/changes.”

“All board and key staff members are asked to sign a conflict of interest form each year. The development staff maintains the file of the signed conflict of interest forms and ensures their timely compliance. Forms are reviewed by the president and all identified conflicts are noted. If a conflict arises, the president then presents the conflict to the executive committee of the board of directors, for determination of whether the conflict is permissible.”

“The compensation of the president is determined by the executive committee of the board of directors at the time of the annual review. The organization engaged a compensation and benefits specialist to review all staff salaries and benefits including the president. The deliberation and final decision are documented in a timely manner as part of the annual review of staff compensation. The process described here was last completed in 2024.”

“The greater philadelphia cultural alliance's financial statements, governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available upon request.”

“Consultants: program service expenses 387,699. Management and general expenses 31,643. Fundraising expenses 38,452. Total expenses 457,794. Payroll processing fees: program service expenses 1,731. Management and general expenses 824. Fundraising expenses 469. Total expenses 3,024.”