Broward Performing Arts Foundation Inc.

“An electronic version of form 990 is sent to the executive committee of the board of directors for their review prior to submission, approved at their committee meeting and subsequently sent electronically to all board members.”

“Officers, directors, trustees and key employees annually review and sign the organization's conflict of interest policy. Material organizational purchases are reviewed for potential conflict of interest as part of the purchasing procedures.”

“The vice president of development of the performing arts center authority (authority) serves as the president of the foundation. The compensation for this position is determined and paid by the authority based on compensation guidelines for the authority, which include regional and national compensation benchmarking to similar positions at major performing arts center throughout the united states. Compensation for this position is reviewed and evaluated by the foundation board.”

“Governing documents are made available upon request.”

“The broward performing arts foundation, inc.'s mission is to sustain, develop and secure the future of the performing arts in broward county, florida, primarily by providing support for the programming, educational activities, operations and capital development of the broward center for the performing arts.”

“The broward performing arts foundation presents high-quality artistic and cultural programming, including musical performances spanning a wide range of genres, theater, dance, comedy and more, at the broward center for the performing arts and its affiliated venues, parker playhouse, rose and alfred miniaci performing arts center and aventura arts and cultural center. In addition to supporting programming, the foundation raises capital funds to sustain the venues and recently completed two capital campaigns: the 60-million encore capital campaign to expand, renovate and revitalize the broward center and the 30-million campaign for the parker to restore parker playhouse. During the 2020-2021 fiscal year, the foundation responded to the covid-19 pandemic by facilitating a new campaign, the road to recovery fund, to help sustain the broward center's operations and programming until it could welcome the public back to its theaters again.”

“The broward performing arts foundation presents a wide variety of educational programming at the broward center, which constitutes the largest free arts-in-education program in the country and has served more than 3.5 million students to date. Through the student enrichment in the arts program, more than 130,000 public school students each year attend educational and cultural performances at the broward center and its affiliated venues free of charge and participate in corresponding curriculum-based activities that help extend the learning experience beyond the theater seats. The reading readiness through the theater program brings more than 3,000 at-risk pre-k students and their parents each year to see live literature-based performances together at broward center venues. The broward performing arts foundation is also a recognized leader in presenting "sensory-friendly" theatrical performances aimed at increasing access to and engagement with the arts for individuals with developmental disabilities, particularly those on the autism spectrum or with sensory processing disorders. Following closure of broward center venues in march 2020 due to the covid-19 pandemic, the broward performing arts foundation was able to transition much of its education and accessibility programming to online platforms, reaching more than 200,000 individuals virtually during fiscal year 2021.”