Arts Midwest

“The organization contracts with cliftonlarsonallen, llp, an accounting firm, to provide financial management services. During fy 2017, the organization paid $55,633 for these services.”

“The members of the organization are non-voting and consist of those interested in the goals and purposes of the corporation. Membership is attained upon application.”

“A detailed review was conducted by the organization's president & ceo and by the treasurer. The full board conducted a final review and approval of the return prior to filing.”

“Each director, officer, key employee and member of a committee with board delegated powers shall complete and sign a conflicts of interest policy annual statement at the time of his or her initial election or appointment and annually thereafter. An interested person may make a presentation at the board or committee meeting regarding the proposed transaction or arrangement, but after such presentation, there interested person shall leave the meeting during the discussion of, and the vote on, the proposed transaction or arrangement that results in the conflict of interest. Additionally (1) the chairperson of the board (or committee) shall, if appropriate, appoint a disinterested person or committee to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement (2) after exercising due diligence, the board (or committee) shall determine whether the organization can obtain a move advantageous transaction or arrangement with reasonable efforts from a person or entity that would not give rise to a conflict of interest (3) If a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonable attainable under the circumstances that would not give rise to a conflict of interest, the board (or committee) shall determine by a majority vote of the disinterested directors (or committee members), whether the transaction or arrangement is in the organizations best interest and for its own benefit and whether the transaction is fair and reasonable to the organization and shall make its decision as to whether to enter into the transaction or arrangement in conformity with such determination. Detailed minutes of board of committee meetings are maintained to document all such situations.”

“The executive committee sets compensation for the president & CEO. The executive committee uses the following procedures to set the compensation of the president & CEO (1) for the purpose of setting the president & CEOs compensation, the executive committee shall be made up entirely of individuals who do not have a conflict of interest with respect to the compensation arrangement (2) the executive committee obtains and relies upon appropriate data as to comparability prior to making its determination regarding the compensation of the president & CEO. Appropriate comparability data includes compensation levels paid by organizations of similar size and complexity nationally, regionally and locally, and current compensation surveys. Detailed documents are maintained of all deliberations and decisions. The process of determining the compensation of the president & CEO last included review and approval by independent persons, comparability data and contemporaneous substantiation in 2016. The executive committee delegates to the president & CEO the authority to set compensation for other executives.”

“The organization does not make its governing documents or conflict of interest policy available to the public. The organizations financial statements are made available to the public through the Minnesota Attorney Generals office.”

“(Continuation from Part III) Arts Midwest works collaboratively with private and public arts supporters throughout Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Arts Midwest designs and develops performing arts touring programs, leadership and strategic planning training, exhibitions, and funding programs that fulfill its mission.”

“(Continuation from Part III) The Arts Midwest Conference convenes performing artists, artist managers, and presenters engaged in connecting the performing arts to audiences across the central U.S. Shakespeare in American Communities supports U.S. theater companies performing Shakespeare for high school and middle school students. NEA Performing Arts Discovery encourages international touring networks by introducing arts presenters from China and Chile to U.S. performing artists and artforms, primarily at our Arts Midwest Conference. Arts Midwest Touring Fund engages people in meaningful experiences with the fine arts of dance, music, theater, and other performing arts forms. The program provides financial support to presenting organizations in the Midwest. Funded engagements feature public performances and community engagement activities by professional touring artists that reach underserved audiences and foster exchanges between artists and Midwest communities. During the 2017-2018 funding season, Arts Midwest Touring Fund awarded over $360,000 to 148 presenting organizations across the nine-state Midwest region. Arts Midwest World Fest connects small and mid-sized Midwestern communities to world cultures through week-long residencies with global performers. Ensembles from China (Anda Union), South Africa/Canada (Lorraine Klaasen Ensemble), and Quebec (Le Vent Du Nord) are conducting week-long residencies consisting of public concerts, school concerts, and outreach activities in the following nine Midwest communities: Brookings, SD; Wahpeton, ND; Thief River Falls, MN; Rhinelander, WI; Forest City, IA; Lebanon, IL; Wilmington, OH; Adrian, MI; and Plymouth, IN. The program provides arts enrichment while inspiring multicultural outreach, awareness, and appreciation. In each two year cycle, we serve approximately 90,000 students and 15,000 adults through approximately 45 performances and 300 educational activities. Caravanserai: A Place Where Cultures Meet creates new pathways for Americans to experience the diversity of contemporary Muslim artistic expressions by introducing U.S. audiences to exciting and dynamic Muslim performing artists. The 2015-2016 Caravanserai: American Voices season featured contemporary Muslim American musical expressions shared by Palestinian-American multi-instrumentalist Ronnie Malley, Indian-American soul-singer Zeshan Bagewadi, popular hip-hop/soul duo The Reminders, hip-hop dance troupe MaMa2 and DJ Man-O-Wax. In September 2016, Caravanserai concluded its programming with a professional development session, marketplace booth and independent showcase featuring these artists at the 2016 Arts Midwest Conference in Milwaukee, WI. The grant period of support for the program ended on September 30, 2016 and the final program report was submitted to its primary funder, Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, in November 2016. Caravanserai is now a past program of Arts Midwest. The Arts Midwest Conference is the preeminent booking and educational conference for the Midwest performing arts industry. The 29th Annual Conference was held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, September 13-16, 2016; it served 1,075 performing artists, managers, and agents; performing arts presenters/venues; and arts administrators from 46 states and the District of Columbia, six Canadian provinces, and the countries of Chile, China, Brazil, and France. Each year the four-day Arts Midwest Conference provides opportunities to network, learn, and experience live performing arts. Arts Midwest continues to manage Shakespeare in American Communities, which supports theater companies bringing professional productions of Shakespeare to high school and middle school students across the country. In 2017-2018, this national program of the National Endowment for the Arts awarded $1 million in grants to 40 nonprofit, professional theater companies across the nation to perform the works of William Shakespeare for students. Each of the participating theater”

“(Continuation from Part III) Each community event lasts approximately one month and includes a kick-off event to launch the program locally, ideally attended by the mayor and other local luminaries; major events devoted specifically to the book (e.g. panel discussions and author reading); events using the book as a point of departure (e.g. film screenings and theatrical readings); and book discussions in diverse locations and aimed at a wide range of audiences. In 2016-2017, 77 nonprofit organizations (including arts organizations, universities, libraries, and municipalities) representing 26 states received grants totaling $1,012,700 to host Big Read programs between September 2016 and June 2017. Each community focused on one of 27 featured books, which included such well known titles as "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston, "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck, "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury, and the stories and poems of Edgar Allan Poe.”

“(Continuation from Part III) ArtsLab is rooted in the belief that the arts are essential to a Midwest filled with vibrant communities, competitive industries, and strong economies. Creating Connection is a national communications and engagement initiative driven by a goal of making arts and culture a more recognized, valued, and expected part of everyday life. The program catalyzes social change around the way people support, advocate for, and expect creativity in their lives by conducting research on existing, deeply held public values, and pursuing communications strategies that demonstrate the connection between those values and arts, culture, and creative expression. Our activities include sharing our findings and recommendations at national conferences, providing trainings to arts organizations and community leaders across the country, and developing resources to guide those leaders in identifying and engaging new stakeholders and delivering creative experiences that are rooted in community values.”

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