Wildfire Community Arts Center

“Form 990-ez, part iii, line 28, program service accomplishments: due to the covid-19 pandemic our visits to the center dropped: art, dance, special events, drop-in's, just for kix children's dance, and gereral visitors we had a total of approximately 1,480 people walk through our doors in 2020 compared to 6,395 the previous year. However, we did do online classes and a fundraising event that engaged approximately 1,850 people. 2020 started out with the wildfire running all dance, exercise, and yoga classes to full capacity. Through march those consisted of: 4 tap, 1 ballet, 6 just for kix children's dance classes, 1 hula, 3 exercise, and i yoga class weekley. All classes have at least 8 people in them to 18 max, which is about the capacity for the dance floor space. Wildfire had reached an operating volume that was rising and vibrant. March, 2020 changed all that when the dance side of the center was closed due to executive orders from the governor of colorado. The art classes were able to continue with spacing. Our numbers for the afterschool art club were 124 visits. Our number for u-create were 133 visits for saturdays 10am to 2pm all year and tuesdays and thursdays through the summer 10am to noon. We also added a new class called toddler time for younger children which served 23 children between january 1 and march 9, 2020. We held virtual artist's market with a mini-concert. The street fest was cancelled due to covid restrictions. To fill part of the gap caused by the loss of our largest fundraiser, we held an on-line auction of 10 snowboards that were painted by local artists and raised $830 for the center. It is hard to convey the loss of momentum, teachers, students, income and board members that wildfire suffered in 2020. The center is trying to recoup, having been in existence for almost 20 years. It is our hope that the community will come forward and allow wildfire to continue encouraging creativity and community spirit for the future.”

“The organization did not, during the year, receive any funds, directly, or indirectly, to pay premiums on a personal benefit contract.”

“RENTAL INCOME 9140.”

“ACCOUNTING FEES 1266.”

“Advertising & marketing 345.”

“Bank & merchant fees 140.”

“CONTRACT SERVICES 7980.”

“Dance studio rent expense 2125.”

“Dues & subscriptions 368.”

“INSURANCE 983.”

“INTERNET & WEBSITE 1269.”

“Meals & entertainment 155.”

“OTHER 172.”

“POSTAGE 55.”

“PROGRAM EXPENSES 2035.”

“Repairs & maintenance 447.”

“SALES TAX 194.”

“SMALL EQUIPMENT 1111.”

“SUPPLIES 571.”

“TAXES - PAYROLL 994.”

“SALES TAX LIABILITY”

“PAYROLL LIABILITIES 608.”