Manchester Craftsmen'S Guild

“The executive committee shall have and may exercise, during the intervals between meetings of the board of directors, all of the powers of the board of directors except that the executive committee shall not have the power to amend or repeal these bylaws or to adopt new bylaws; to fill vacancies in, change the number of, or remove members of the board of directors; or to dissolve, remove members or change the number of, or fill vacancies in, the executive committee; or to amend or repeal any resolution of the board of directors which by its terms shall not be amendable or repealable. It shall be the duty of the executive committee to supervise the operations of the corporation between meetings of the board. Any actions of the executive committee shall be ratified by the board of directors at its meetings next following the action. The executive committee may, in its discretion, delegate to the president of the corporation or to a subcommittee details of operation or expenditures of the corporation.”

“The following members serve on the manchester craftsmen's guild board of trustees as lifetime trustees but have no voting rights: e. Peter benzing, nancy l. Bromall, michael a. Bryson, jack l. Burley, sr., doris carson williams, george fechter, diana jannetta, don alan linzer, john pelusi, michael schurko, william e. Strickland jr., john unkovic. The following members serve on the manchester craftsmen's guild board of trustees as trustees emeritus but have no voting rights: scott g. Brown esq., carolyn byham, anthony l. Bucci, dorothy a. Davis esq., m. Elise hyland, cherree johnson, scott m. Lammie, claudette r. Lewis, glenn r. Mahone, david l. Motley, robert n. Pierce, jr., nancy l. Rackoff esq., theodore roberts jr., clifford r. Rowe jr., tony torres, lauren e. Weddell, cpa., alfred w. Wishart jr.”

“The corporation has one member with full voting rights, which is manchester bidwell corporation (the "member"), a pennsylvania nonprofit corporation and a public charity exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the code. The privileges of the member may be exercised only by the board of directors of the member or such representative(s) of the member as may be designated for such purpose by the member in writing to the president or secretary of the corporation.”

“The corporation has one member with full voting rights, which is manchester bidwell corporation (the "member"), a pennsylvania nonprofit corporation and a public charity exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the code. The privileges of the member may be exercised only by the board of directors of the member or such representative(s) of the member as may be designated for such purpose by the member in writing to the president or secretary of the corporation.”

“The 990 draft will be reviewed by the audit committee. Once reviewed by the audit committee, the full board will be given access to the final 990 prior to filing with the internal revenue service.”

“The conflict of interest form is regularly updated by the board of directors. Any relationship changes are reviewed for conflicts and adequately resolved.”

“Manchester craftsmen's guild relied upon manchester bidwell corporation's methods to establish the compensation of the organization's founder, ceo and cfo. The methods used by manchester bidwell corporation may include review by independent persons and a survey including comparable data, all of which is documented. Salary changes in 2019 for the founder and ceo were approved by an independent committee of the board.”

“All forms are available upon request.”

“Manchester craftsmen's guild (mcg) comprises mcg youth & arts and mcg jazz. The goal of the broader organization is to create empowering environments to facilitate a better quality of life for the people and communities it serves. Mcg youth & arts educates and inspires youth through the arts to become productive citizens, primarily serving students from the pittsburgh public school district as well as local charter schools, cyber schools, and magnet schools. Further, mcg youth & arts also serves youth who are in allegheny county department of human services programs. Mcg youth & arts' programming is studio-based and uses the arts to instill a sense of purpose and inherent worth in its participants. Mcg jazz preserves, presents, and promotes jazz, a uniquely american art form. The organization presents an annual live jazz concert series from september to may, featuring world-renowned jazz artists. Mcg jazz also provides jazz education programs, including school of swing; offers recording and production services; and houses one of the largest single venue archives for live jazz audio and video recordings. As part of its work, mcg jazz promotes cultural discovery by connecting diverse, accomplished artists to the community.”

“The global pandemic forced mcg to close its doors on march 13, 2020 to protect the health and safety of students, patrons, and staff. At that point, mcg jazz and mcg youth & arts pivoted to virtual programming for the remainder of the 2019-20 fiscal year. Mcg jazz offers a variety of interactive virtual programming to stay connected to its audience. Live performances: each month mcg jazz hosts socially distanced live performances from the mcg jazz stage that is streamed via its website. Audiences are able to watch the performances on demand for a set amount of time following the premier. Archive concert broadcasts: mcg jazz streams concerts from the 33-year history of mcg jazz for audience members to relive a show they attended or see one they may have missed. Mcg jazz spotlight show mcg jazz on the radio weekly on the pittsburgh jazz channel, wzum every friday and sunday at 6pm and saturday at 1pm. Or stream online at www.wzum.org guess the soloist: weekly mcg jazz posts a 30 second clip from an improvised solo from the concert archives. Followers are encouraged to comment with their guesses. Learning about the legends: pittsburgh has been home to so many of the musicians, ar-rangers, composers, and educators that created the music we know today as jazz. Weekly mcg jazz gives followers a glimpse into the lives of mcg jazz pittsburgh jazz legends explaining why we pay tribute to these great pittsburghers. At the end of each month an excerpt from the complete transcription of each legend's oral history is released full of funny moments and life lessons. Ask the artist: each month mcg jazz hosts live chat sessions with an artist who has recorded on the mcg jazz label.”

“Other: program service expenses 486,019. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 486,019.”

“This process had not changed from the prior year.”