The Community Partnership for Arts

“Prior to filing with the irs, the form 990 (as completed by the organization's certified public accountant) is presented to the chief operating officer and president & chief executive officer for review and approval. The form 990 is then distributed to the full board of trustees electronically for review. The trustees are provided with at least five business days to review the form, with any comments and questions addressed as needed. A board officer then authorizes the final filing of the 990 by signing form 8879-eo and the 990 is electronically submitted to the irs.”

“Officers, directors and key employees are required to sign a statement acknowledging compliance with the organization's conflict of interest policy. This statement is required to be re-executed on an annual basis.”

“The board chair annually appoints a compensation and benefits committee to determine the executive salary within guidelines determined by a review of comparable arts-related organizations. The board has adopted the irs-written "rebuttable presumption" checklist contemporaneous with the officer review.”

“Compensation review process is performed by the top official, who uses comparable compensation data for similarly qualified persons. The documentation is performed contemporaneously and the key employees' compensation is a component of the budget, which is reviewed and approved by the board of directors.”

“The organization's governing documents, form 990 conflict of interest policy and financial statements are made available to the public upon request. The form 990 can also be found on several publically-accessible websites.”

“During 2015-2016 cpac achieved the following: arts and culture roundtable - periodic meetings of representatives from the arts and culture community to discuss issues of common cause. Cpac hosted one arts and cultural roundtable, focused on the republican national convention in cleveland. Arts and culture sector advocacy- development and delivery of messages that support investment in sound arts and culture sector public policy initiatives. Creative compass - cpac continues to update its online resource center that provides local artists with information on space, employment, funding, insurance, business development and artistic development. During the year, 24,800 individuals visited the site, there were 271,000 pageviews and 1,200 submissions. Creative intersections - cpac launched a new speaker series focused on arts and culture as a community partner. The focus of the 2016 series was the intersection of arts and culture and safety. Two of five events were held during the fiscal year and 116 people attended. Creative workforce fellowship- a one-year fellowship that provides local artists with financial, research and professional development resources. Cpac conducted three grants workshops for prospective applicants, received and reviewed applicants for eligibility, coordinated a two-tier application review process, and selected 40 fellowship recipients for the 2016 year. Cpac conducted a public reception to introduce the 2016 fellows, conducted site visits, promoted fellows' public events and activities, and ensured grantee reporting compliance. Culture pulse 2015 - cpac completed a trend analysis of the financial, human capital and infrastructure health of cuyahoga county's nonprofit arts and culture sector. Public officials breakfast - cpac carried out an event to connect arts and culture professionals and artists to their public officials. In conjunction with the event, cpac created a desk calendar illustrating the impact of arts and culture in community. Public sector consultation - specific arts and culture sector policy research, advice and services to public officials and administrators at the municipal, county and state levels. Technical assistance consultancies- individualized counseling sessions that provide focused advice, pertinent research and community contacts to individuals and organizations regarding their arts and culture initiatives and business. Examples would include counsel on marketing, research and strategic planning. Cpac staff provided a total of 446 hours of technical assistance throughout the year.”