Living Arts

“A copy of form 990 is reviewed by executive director. Depending on the timing of board meetings, living arts staff either e-mails a copy of form 990 to all members of its governing body prior to filing for electronic approval, as permitted by living arts' bylaws, or shares a copy at a board meeting for an in-person vote.”

“Yes, our policy requires officers, directors, trustees and key employees to disclose conflicts as they arise, which could be more or less frequent than annually.the policy is shared with new board members when they are oriented and they receive a board manual.”

“At present time officers and directors are not compensated. Should that change in the future, the method of determining compensation is expected to be similar to the method used to determine the compensation of the executive director.the process for determining compensation of living arts' executive director included a review and approval by board members at the august 2014 board meeting, substantiated in the minutes from the same, and was informed by comparability data from the consulting firm, cobblestone solutions.”

“At present time the organization does not have any other officers or key employees (based on irs definition). Should that change in the future, the process for determining compensation of living arts' other key employees, including arts instructors, was informed by comparability data from the national guild for community arts education benchmarking report.the process for determining compensation of living arts' director of programs, director of administration, program managers and officer manager included a review and approval by the internal capacity committee of the board and was informed by comparability data from the consulting firm, cobblestone solutions, and the national guild for community arts education benchmarking suvery data.”

“Living arts makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Community, in its second year Teatro Chico or Little Theater continued to feature diverse Detroit dance,music, and media artists in and around the Ford Resource and Engagement Center at the Mexicantown Mercado. Outstanding youth artists, including Living Arts students, were featured alongside dynamic professional artists. Funded by a first time grant from the Knight Arts Challenge Detroit and matching funds from the Ford Motor Company Fund, 2015-2016 programs included: 30 Americans, a response to the Detroit Institute of Arts popular exhibit; Living Artists, which featured current work from our talented teaching artists; and Detroit Latinos, which explored issues surrounding identity and immigration. Total attendance of 450 included families and audiences from throughout Southwest and Metro Detroit.”

“No specific committee reviews and selects the independent auditor, instead the full board and board treasurer give input.no specific committee oversees the audit process and resulting financial statements, instead the board treasurer oversees the audit process and gives input if needed, and the whole board reviews draft statements, and approves the final audit and 990.”