Greater Columbus Arts Council Inc.

“The form 990 is prepared by an outside accounting firm and then is reviewed by the audit committee. The audit committee presents the form 990 to the full board for approval and request that a member of the audit firm to be present at the meeting if deemed necessary.”

“The members of the Board of Trustees complete a Conflict of Interest statement at the beginning of every Board year, July 1st. Staff completes a conflict of interest statement at the date of hire and each year thereafter at the beginning of the board year, July 1st. These documents are then reviewed and kept on file.”

“The compensation of the president is reviewed by the executive committee annually using comparability data in making that decision. The president reviews and approves compensation ranges for other staff within the organization and uses comparability data in conjuction with compensation decisions. All decisions regarding compensation are properly documented by the organization.”

“The organization makes its governing documents and conflict of interest policy available to the public upon request. Financial Statements are posted on the organization's website.”

“Through vision and leadership, advocacy and collaboration, the greater columbus arts council supports art and advances the culture of the region. A catalyst for excellence and innovation, we fund exemplary artists and arts organizations and provide programs, events and services of public value that educate and engage all audiences in our community.”

“Community Funding: GCAC uses funds it receives from the City of Columbus to support a broad array of programs. In accordance with its contract, GCAC has to direct at least 75% of all City monies it receives for community funding. Grants are awarded to local arts organizations for general operating support, projects, and technical assistance. Funding also can be used for individual artist grants/fellowships and designated project support. If eligible expenditures do not total 75%, the funds will be reserved and carried over to the next contract year for allocation.”

“Columbus Arts Festival: GCAC organizes the annual Columbus Arts Festival, which is held in early June. The Festival provides opportunities for the community to view and purchase work of local and national artists, listen to continuous live music, and participate in art activities free of charge. The revenues of the Festival represent corporate sponsorships, contributions, and booth and tent rentals, as well as revenues from concessions. Funds received from the City of Columbus hotel/motel excise tax are not used to support the Columbus Arts Festival. Festival expenses are for administrative expenses, programming, equipment, materials, and supplies.”

“Community Arts Programs: Arts Education Out of School The program emphasizes the daily development of constructive communication, conflict resolution, and learning and leadership skills as tools for coping with social pressures and temptations. The program has two components: Art in the House for younger children in grades K-6, and TRANSIT ARTS for teens. Art in the House provides art classes three times a week for young children enrolled in afterschool programming at four of the seven Settlements. Through these classes, children can gain broad exposure to the arts. TRANSIT ARTS offers discipline-based ongoing instruction for teens. This program was transferred to the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education during 2012. During the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, GCAC provided support to assist this program. Artists-in-Schools The program promotes and facilitates the use of local performing and visual artists in schools, hospitals, libraries, recreation and park facilities, senior facilities, rehabilitation facilities, and business centers. It also provides professional development seminars for teachers and local professional teaching artists, administers the Franklin County Neighborhood Arts Program and developed and maintains ARTS CLASSifieds, a searchable online arts education directory offering information about community arts education activities in Franklin County. This program was transferred to the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education during 2012. During the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, GCAC provided support to assist this program. Franklin County Neighborhood Arts The Franklin County Neighborhood Arts Program, established in 2003, assists neighborhood and community groups including amateur and vocational, traditional arts organizations, civic and neighborhood associations, guilds, schools, social service organizations, youth centered, and cultural organizations with arts projects in all disciplines, provided they are offered to the public. This program was transferred to the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education during 2012. During the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, GCAC provided support to assist this program. Junior Achievement The program is the world's largest organization dedicated to educating students about workforce readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy through experienced, hands on programs. Junior Achievement programs help prepare young people for the real world by showing them how to generate wealth and effectively manage it, how to create jobs which make their communities more robust, and how to apply entrepreneurial thinking to the workforce. Students put these lessons into action and learn the value of contributing to their communities. Local Art Projects From time to time GCAC participates in contracts with local businesses to provide services and/or funding for local art projects. During 2016, GCAC supported Shadowbox Live for their second version of Gallery of Echoes: ColumbUS Public Art Project. The second installment of this critically acclaimed series reinterpreted 20 original works by Columbus-based artists through a metamedia collision of original music, dance, spoken word, and larger-than-life videography. It premiered in June 2016 at the Columbus Art Festival in Bicentennial Park. Also during 2016, GCAC was contracted by The Kroger Company to help facilitate their art mural projects for three new stores. GCAC helped narrow down the search for qualified artists and ensured all murals were created within Kroger's guidelines. All murals were installed in each of the Kroger stores by October 2016. Power2Give Power2Give is an online marketplace devoted to supporting non-profit organizations and encouraging people to help the organizations they love turn their arts and culture projects into a reality. Specifically, the site allows organizations to post and promote projects in need of funding and invites donors to contribute directly to the projects that are most intriguing to”

“Power2Give: Program service expenses 26,058. Management and general expenses 2,991. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 29,049. junior achievement biz school: Program service expenses 18,578. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 18,578.”

“The organization has a committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit and selection of the independent accountant. The process by which the organization oversees the audit and selects the independent accountant has not changed from prior years.”