Downtown Winston-Salem Community Cinema

“The return is reviewed by the Executive Director and Treasurer of Downtown Winston-Salem Community Cinema prior to filing.”

“Each director, principal officer, and member of a committee with governing board delegated powers shall annually sign a statement which affirms such person A. Has received a copy of the conflict of interest policy, B. Has read and understands the policy, C. Has agreed to comply with the policy, and D. Understands the organization is charitable and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes. In connection with the execution of the annual disclosure statement, each director, principal officer, and member of a committee with governing board delegated power also shall submit a complete and accurate list of persons or entities from which such person receives compensation as defined in article ii and/or in which such person holds a material ownership or investment interest other than the beneficial ownership of less than 5 of the outstanding capital stock of any publicly traded entity.”

“As set forth in the organizational by-laws Article VII, section 1, when setting compensation and benefits for the Executive Director and staff, the Board shall, when necessary and appropriate, conduct a review of similarly sized organizations in the region. The executive committee reviews comparable pay rates from across the United States for Executive Directors in non-profit art house cinemas and meets to discuss annually. Compensation and benefits shall be set by the board following this review and the process documented in the relevant board minutes. The boards conflict of interest policy shall apply to any action regarding hiring or setting of compensation for the Executive Director and staff.”

“The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon written request.”

“The mission of the Downtown Winston-Salem Community Cinema known to the community as A/perture Cinema is to engage and entertain the community through the art of film through daily film programming as the Piedmont Triads only non-profit art house cinema. A/perture cinema presents acclaimed independent, documentary, foreign language, local, art, and repertory films, 365 days of the year. A/perture also promotes film education through community partnerships, special panel discussions as well as a regular educational film programs presented by local faculty and film experts.”

“The mission of the Downtown Winston-Salem Community Cinema known to the community as A/perture Cinema is to engage and entertain the community through the art of film through daily film programming as the Piedmont Triads only non-profit art house cinema. A/perture cinema presents acclaimed independent, documentary, foreign language, local, art, and repertory films, 365 days of the year. A/perture also promotes film education through community partnerships, special panel discussions as well as a regular educational film programs presented by local faculty and film experts.”