Art of the Car Concours

“Marshall v. Miller, joyce l. Powers, and melinda cox share a business relationship via miller & company, p.c.”

“There are no committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“Each board member will receive a copy of form 990.”

“Documents, policies and financial statements are available upon request”

“The art of the car concours (corporation) is a missouri nonprofit corporation that is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes within the meaning of section 501 (c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986. Specifically, the corporations' purposes include, but are not limited to, the promotion of the arts, the education of the public, and the undertaking of charitable activities. The event and activities that the corporation undertakes were initiated by the corporation's founders in 2007 as an avenue to promote the kansas city art institute (kcai), a missouri nonprofit corporation organized under section 501 (c)(3), and to support its scholarship fund . Kcai operates as a four-year, independent, fully accredited college of art and design which offers the bachelor of fine arts degree in a variety of disciplines. The corporation will provide the opportunity for vintage vehicle enthusiasts, members of the arts community, the kansas city general public, and tourism visitors from arkansas, colorado, missouri, kansas, illinois, iowa, nebraska, oklahoma and texas. To view rare and high-quality vintage vehicles at an annual fundraising event (the concours). Since its inception, the concours event has grown from approximately 60 exhibitors displaying their vehicles on kcai's campus to various events being held during the weekend prior to the concours. Concours participation reached 6,000, with over 200 exhibitors from 15 states and 79 cities in 2016. The concours was undertaken as an activity of kcai, but it will now be conducted by the corporation. The concours will make grants to kcai and possibly other public charities from the net proceeds of the concours in order to provide scholarships to kcai students and for other charitable purposes.”

“Over 200 vintage, classic, and special-interest vehicles, including cars, trucks, race cars, motorcycles, and pedal/electric cars belonging to collectors from 15 states and 79 cities throughout the united states were on display at the kcai campus june 261h for the tenth annual art of the car concours . We continued a major radio, television, and social media campaign in the kansas city area and all major markets in missouri, kansas, iowa, and nebraska. The annual event had over 200 exhibitors and nearly 6,000 attendees from 32 states and 3 countries. More specifically, in addition to a strong presence from within the metro area, significant attendance came from missouri, kansas, iowa, nebraska, illinois, oklahoma, texas, colorado and arkansas. This year's show highlighted "total performance powered by ford." this celebrated ford's "total performance" promotional program of the 1960's and the 50th anniversary of ford's 1-2-3 victory at the le mans 24-hour endurance race in 1966, attracting a broader range of car enthusiasts and general public. While the public relations plans and efforts began immediately after the ninth annual concours in july, 2015, paid promotional activities began in early june, 2016. Radio and television commercials were written, produced, and aired in early june, 2016. A series of television and radio interviews promoting the sunday, june 26 concours occurred as well as a series of public promotional events. These included a june 25th event at tivol on the country club plaza, where the street was closed off and vehicles were on display as a preview to the general public at no charge. A brunch was served to exhibitors. Wb radio was on site and tv crews from nbc, cbs, and abc local affiliates interviewed concours officials and vehicle owners promoting the sunday june 26 show. That afternoon, a "meet the legends" event was held at kcai where individuals could hear from experts of "total performance - powered by ford" cars in a presentation format. The entire two hour program was videotaped and can be seen on our website. On sunday, june 26, the main event took place on the grounds of the kansas city art institute from 10 a.m. To 4 p.m. In addition to the car displays, there were vendors on campus to promote area businesses who sponsored the event, a food and beverage area, and an art sales area where students and alumni from kcai and other artists sold original pieces of art.”