The Arts Alliance Inc

“The arts alliance contracts the executive director, all staff, office space and supplies to artrain. The two organizations are unrelated for irs purposes as they each have a different board of directors.”

“The organization's business manager and president/ceo review the 990 for accuracy before presenting it first to the finance and executive committees for examination and approval. The 990 is then presented to the full board for review, approval and acceptance. The 990 is signed by two officers.”

“The arts alliance's board adopted an updated conflict of interest policy in 2013. Annually, all board and staff members are required to sign a conflict of interest statement disclosing any associated or financial associations of conflicts. No board, committee member or staff shall use his or her position, or knowledge gained therein, in such a manner that a conflict between the interest of the organization or any of its affiliates and his or her personal interest arises.”

“Yes, the process for determining compensation of the organization's president/ceo (who is a contracted employee) includes a review of comparability data and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision.”

“The arts alliance readily makes available for public review upon request, its governing documents”

“The arts alliance mission is to advocate for and support the creative sector in washtenaw county, mi -arts and cultural organizations and creative individuals and businesses-to ensure that our region remains a great place to create, live, work, learn, play and visit.”

“All staff, including president/ceo, are contracted from artrain, incorporated.”

“Cultural guide, a cultural enewsletter, hosting the cultural leaders forum, regional leaders forum and creative connections series.”

“Public art and design plan, recommending the placement and process for integrating public art and design into the vision for the washtenaw avenue corridor. 4) integrating public art and design into public housing. Working with the ann arbor housing commission, artists and affected residents, taa identified design elements and opportunities for integrating artwork into the reconstruction of north maple estates. As most of the residents are middle east war refugees, taa held a half-day arab american cultural symposium conducted by the arab american national museum to raise cultural competency around the customs, history and traditions of arab culture. Over 80 people attended including commission staff, police officers, nonprofit leaders and artists.”

“Contract services 97,344 25,700 18,750”