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“A copy of form 990 is electronically provided to all board members to review and comment on prior to filing.”

“The board sets the compensation for all employees and it is based on comparable compensation for similar positions in other organizations.”

“The organization's form 990 is available at guidestar.org and irs.gov.”

“Governing documents and financial statements for the organization are available upon written request.”

“The mission of fame is to foster and perpetuate creativity through multicultural arts education: we believe in the value and power of the arts to kindle the imagination, encourage creative thinking and enhance human development.”

“Arts camp - a week long over-night summer residential arts camp at camp lutherwald. 42 campers (ages 8-16) together with an outstanding faculty of arts educators gathered to create a unique student artist colony. Classes in music, visual arts, drama, dance, and storytelling are interspersed with camp activities including swimming, boating and rock wall climbing. The classes are designed to provide immersion in the creative arts concentrated around the annual cultural focus. For 2023-24 the cultural focus was scandanavia and the nordic region "myths and legends." visiting artist program - fame's multicultural visiting artist program seeks to broaden cultural perceptions among elementary school students with performances by leading experts from diverse cultures around the world. Using the annual cultural focus to guide selections, visiting artists are masters of ethnic artistic expression and have included painters, sculptors, musicians, composers, dancers, singers and actors. Music and art festivals - held every year during spring in the month of march, these two-day festivals in fort wayne at the grand wayne center and wabash at the honeywell center feature an average of 220 performing groups, 6,100 student paintings, drawings and sculptures, and the imaginarium hands-on creative arts center. Performances by visiting artists, the interactive instrument playground all add to the exuberant atmosphere that highlights the creativity of indiana's elementary students. Annually, approximately 28,000 students participate in fame festivals, with an estimated 40,000 spectators. 150 volunteers from the community come to help with the work.”

“Other fees 30,230 777 3,239”