2026-04-01T10:22:33-07:00 2025-06-30 990 2024-07-01 610479626 FUND FOR THE ARTS INC FUND 5025820100 334 East Broadway Suite 325 Louisville KY 40202 Janie Martin CFO/COO 5025820125 2026-04-01 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X Andre Guess 334 East Broadway Suite 325 Louisville KY 40202 8156762 0 X fundforthearts.org X 1945 KY Vision Statement: We envision a healthy and vibrant community where everyone embraces the art that exists in our lives every day, everyone contributes to the well-being of our arts community, and it is understood that everyone belongs to the arts community. Mission Statement: We contribute to the overall health and well-being of our community by generating resources for, investing in, and supporting our local arts, artists and arts organizations. 34 34 19 75 0 0 6075853 3871389 0 0 438530 1419729 3560 3425 6517943 5294543 4007863 3468968 0 0 1534601 1397377 0 0 719940 521301 451560 6063765 5317905 454178 -23362 8322635 7760688 533338 436022 7789297 7324666 At the Fund for the Arts, we believe that art is a right, not a privilege because art is a fundamental expression of the human condition. We envision a healthy and vibrant community where everyone embraces the art that exists in our lives every day, where everyone contributes to the well-being of our arts community, and where everyone belongs. Our Mission is to contribute to the overall health and well-being of our community by generating resources for, investing in, and supporting our local arts, artists and arts organizations. 0 0 4288884 3468968 6016330 At the Fund for the Arts, we believe that art is a right, not a privilege because art is a fundamental expression of the human condition. We envision a healthy and vibrant community where everyone embraces the art that exists in our lives every day, where everyone contributes to the well-being of our arts community, and where everyone belongs. Our Mission is to contribute to the overall health and well-being of our community by generating resources for, investing in, and supporting our local arts, artists and arts organizations. The Fund builds a stronger community by investing in a broad range of arts, artists and arts organizations and artistic programs across the region. We work with our community leaders to best leverage the impact of the arts on community priorities such as equity and belonging, education, sustainability and health and well-being. Beyond funding organizations, projects, and programs, we provide support through convening, capacity building, promotion, and advocacy. To achieve this, we provide numerous programs for grant-making, in-kind resource support, and strategic planning for organizations that help empower every resident in our city to see themselves as an artist and a part of the city's artistic landscape. We continue to integrate equity and belonging further into the arts community as we help build capacity and access through our programs. Some of our programs and initiatives include: ARTS IN INSTITUTIONS The original Fund for the Arts initiative, Arts in Institutions is designed to invest in nonprofit arts organizations in the Greater Louisville area via the Sustaining Impact Grants. These grants provide unrestricted operating support to ensure the organization's ongoing capacity to fulfill their mission and drive community impact. All SIG recipients are required to illustrate their equity plan and efforts to diversify within their organization, as well as their efforts to support equity and inclusion in our community. Cultural Pass offers Greater Louisville families with children ages 0-21 access to arts and cultural activities, free of charge, all summer long. Cultural Pass is an innovative endeavor to promote a lifelong love of art and culture to young people, expand access to these organizations and arts providers, and improve summer learning in our community. On average, over 40,000 passes are distributed per summer, resulting in over 66,000 unique arts experiences for our community members. For 12 years, Cultural Pass has been a unique collaboration between Fund for the Arts, Louisville's Arts and Culture Alliance, Louisville Metro Government, Louisville Free Public Library, and additional regional library systems. ARTS IN LEARNING Arts in Learning supports investments in curriculum-based arts programs in schools and other learning environments for all ages, expanding access and learning through arts for students across the Greater Louisville area. Research from Americans for the Arts shows that not only do students engaged in arts programming achieve at higher and more consistent levels, but that young people's arts involvement drastically improves mental and physical health, graduation rates, and civic engagement. At the core of Arts in Learning is better cultural understanding, improved test scores, increased engagement, and critical learning skills. 5x5 and Teacher Artist Grants (TAG) provide funding to K-12 teachers and schools to enhance their classroom instruction with arts programming and experiences throughout the Fund for the Arts service area. These opportunities complement what students learn in the classroom and meet them where they are in out-of-school programming. ARTS IN NEIGHBORHOODS Arts in Neighborhoods supports programming and funding for community-centric arts events and experiences, community engagement activities, and mini-grants for existing event sponsorship. Our neighborhoods are rich, vibrant communities where people play, work, and create. When we partner alongside civic, arts, and neighborhood leaders to support and create intergenerational arts experiences within the neighborhoods themselves, we experience higher outcomes in building and reinforcing strong, healthy neighborhoods. I AM AN ARTIST. I Am An Artist. is a campaign to inspire and empower individuals in our community to reclaim their artistic identity, often in ways they don't expect. I Am An Artist. seeks to remove thought barriers and restrictive understanding of what constitutes art and artist, and think expansively about art and the things we create in our everyday lives. The I Am An Artist. exhibition, opened in the Fund for the Arts lobby in 2023, celebrates just a few of the over 600,000 incredible artists in the Greater Louisville area: the people who live, work, play, and create together in our City of Artists. We hope that by showcasing and uplifting more community members and their many artforms, everyone will be empowered to find their art and feel confident saying to the world, I Am An Artist. The more people in our community who self-identify as artists, the more in-tune they become with the art that surrounds us, the more likely they are to participate through art in our neighborhoods, the more comfortable the entire community feels engaging in arts across the city, the more connected we become. 0 0 0 4288884 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 70 0 1 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 KY X X Janie Buckler 5025820125 334 East Broadway Suite 325 Louisville KY 40202 Andre Guess President & CEO 40 0 X 188978 0 16807 Janie Buckler CFO/COO 40 0 X 84465 0 9658 Kendrick Vaughn Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Phillip Poindexter Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 James Allen Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Josh Andersen Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Cleo Battle Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Neville Blakemore Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Kristen Byrd Chair Investment Committee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Carolle Jones Clay Chair Governance & Nominating 1 0 X 0 0 0 Charlie Farnsley Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Erica Fields Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Jon Goldberg Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Kim Halbauer Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Todd Klimek Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Mark Kull Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Brent McKim Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Yamilca Rodriguez Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Paul Thompson Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 David Wombwell Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Terry Wright Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Victoria Russell Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Scott Schaftlein Incoming Board Chair 1 0 X 0 0 0 Linda Schuster Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Nicole Yates Board Chair 1 0 X 0 0 0 Regina Blake Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Lalania Gilkey-Johnson Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 DeVone Holt Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Leyla Touma-Dailey Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Aaron Marcus Chair Community Investment & Support 1 0 X 0 0 0 Mark Wheeler Board Member, Emeritus 1 0 X 0 0 0 Kellie Watson Chair Equity Committee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Mary Beth Warner Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Larry Schwartz Chair Finance & Audit Committee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Carl Thomas Board Member, Emeritus 1 0 X 0 0 0 Ed Glasscock Board Member, Emeritus 1 0 X 0 0 0 Margaret Cotter Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Gregory T Dutton Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Alp Kayabasi Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Lynn Moore Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Sean O Mahoney Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Andrea Strange Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Dayna Touron Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 273443 0 26465 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 176890 3694499 0 3871389 0 182076 182076 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24372 0 20986 0 3386 0 3386 3386 0 0 2695816 1383070 2346853 494380 348963 888690 1237653 1237653 0 0 0 39 39 0 0 39 5294543 1423154 0 0 3461468 3461468 7500 7500 0 0 0 0 354097 141639 104281 108177 0 0 0 0 846185 407044 77798 361343 21435 7727 3329 10379 87718 31623 13621 42474 87942 32449 16562 38931 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34650 0 34650 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46588 21963 6986 17639 142283 70075 15769 56439 0 0 0 0 84021 38090 15339 30592 23079 10879 3462 8738 0 0 0 0 20580 5120 12475 2985 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24976 11774 3746 9456 Arts in Neighborhoods Events 15509 15509 0 0 Campaign Entertainment 6627 0 0 6627 Printing & Marketing 31114 20269 513 10332 Other 22133 5755 550 15828 5317905 4288884 309081 719940 0 0 259945 281776 3674113 2557843 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68731 50185 300114 274155 435046 25959 3675800 4206840 0 0 0 0 0 0 209000 638085 8322635 7760688 155983 69946 377355 366076 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 533338 436022 X 4009815 5027455 3779482 2297211 7789297 7324666 8322635 7760688 X -23362 -348963 0 0 0 -92306 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 9278523 6096982 5454254 6075853 5127656 32033268 9278523 6096982 5454254 6075853 5127656 32033268 32033268 2298883 850869 -271079 973750 928251 4780674 36813942 0.87014 0.89182 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 363767 21846 15079 46853 0 570 353269 405739 0 28266 69530 0 708 363767 379916 16020 16006 5494 0 709 405739 176699 227941 -18880 5085 0 759 379916 111290 40115 30934 5083 0 607 176649 0.64 0 0.36 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 300114 274155 25959 0 0 0 0 25959 Cultural Pass APP 638085 638085 4825133 0 3030 0 0 3030 4822103 348963 123477 472440 5294543 5320935 3030 0 0 0 3030 5317905 0 0 0 5317905 Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 The purpose of the Bingham Endowment, held by the Community Foundation of Louisville is to provide funds for the Fund for the Arts for its mission of supporting the arts community of Metro Louisville. The purpose of the Allen Cowen Innovation Fund for the Advancement of the Arts is to provide funding to assist community arts administrators in pursuing innovative professional development or educational opportunities that will have a long-term impact on the Louisville arts community. The purpose of the Barbara Sexton Smith Education Enhancement Fund is to support local education initiatives which utilize the arts. The Fund has a Board established endowment for arts and equity. Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4b Partnership Gifts $31,172 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $92,305 1 Academy of Music Production 4425 Greenwood Avenue Louisville KY 40111 471113120 501 (c)3 72399 Arts in Institutions Actors Theatre of Louisville 315 West Main Street Louisville KY 40202 610645030 501 (c)3 213065 Arts in Institutions Arts Alliance Southern Indiana 820 East Market Street New Albany IN 47150 351383333 501 (c)3 18839 Arts in Institutions, Arts in Learning Asphalt Art Project 527 West Jefferson Street Louisville KY 40202 204372292 501 (c)3 161927 Arts in Neighborhoods Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest 2499 Clermont Road Clermont KY 40110 610444651 501 (c)3 10508 Arts in Institutions Cultural Pass Bullitt County Public Schools 1040 Highway 44 East Shepherdsville KY 40165 616001357 GOV 5350 Arts in Learning Falls of the Ohio Foundation 201 W Riverside Drive Clarksville IN 47129 311214133 501 (c)3 14936 Arts in Institutions Cultural Pass Frazier History Museum 829 West Main Street Louisville KY 40202 611378343 501 (c)3 6701 Arts in Institutions Cultural Pass Greater Clark County Schools 2112 Utica Sellersburg Road Jeffersonville IN 47130 351151414 GOV 7510 Arts in Learning Hui Kaululehua 9811 Farnham Drive Louisville KY 40223 881897993 501 (c)3 5400 Arts in Neighborhoods IDEAS xLab 204 S Floyd St Louisville KY 40202 463469821 501 (c)3 69978 Arts in Institutions Jefferson County Public Schools Van Hoose Education Center 3332 Newburg Road Louisville KY 40218 616001316 GOV 148995 Arts in Learning Kentucky Derby Museum 704 Central Avenue Louisville KY 40208 311023459 501 (c)3 10530 Arts in Institutions Cultural Pass Kentucky Opera 708 Magazine Street Louisville KY 40203 610601311 501 (c)3 110561 Arts in Institutions, Arts in Learning Kentucky Refugee Ministries 969 B Cherokee Road Louisville KY 40205 611229842 501 (c)3 5235 Arts in Neighborhoods Kentucky Science Center 727 W Main St Louisville KY 40202 311005850 501 (c)3 17155 Arts in Institutions Cultural Pass Kentucky Shakespeare 616 Myrtle Street Louisville KY 40208 616036654 501 (c)3 154667 Arts in Institutions, Arts in Learning , Arts in Neighborhoods, Cultural Pass Kidsview Inc 6844 Bardstown Road Louisville KY 40291 822132440 501 (c)3 93850 Arts in Learning, Arts in Neighborhoods KMAC Museum 715 West Main Street Louisville KY 40202 610985312 501 (c)3 121544 Arts in Institutions, Arts in Learning Looking for Lilith Theatre Com 312 Crescent Avenue Louisville KY 40206 300135891 501 (c)3 46650 Arts in Institutions, Arts in Learning Louisville Academy of Music 2740 Frankfort Avenue Louisville KY 40206 610530107 501 (c)3 61461 Arts in Institutions, Arts in Learning Louisville Ballet 315 East Main Street Louisville KY 40202 616033779 501 (c)3 249557 Arts in Institutions, Arts in Learning Louisville Folk School 113 N Clifton Avenue Louisville KY 40206 833194321 501 (c)3 26545 Arts in Institutions, Arts in Learning Louisville Leopards PO Box 3291 Louisville KY 40201 113676556 501 (c)3 24334 Arts in Institutions Louisville Metro Parks Community Centers 527 West Jefferson Street Louisville KY 40202 204372292 GOV 272300 Arts in Neighborhoods HeARTS Louisville Nature Center 3745 Illinois Ave Louisville KY 40213 616036081 501 (c)3 6534 Arts in Institutions Cultural Pass Louisville Story Program 851 S Fourth St Louisville KY 40203 475237414 501 (c)3 37800 Arts in Institutions Louisville Visual Art 1538 Lytle Street Louisville KY 40203 610492348 501 (c)3 74113 Arts in Institutions, Arts in Learning Louisville Youth Choir 3105 Lexington Road Louisville KY 40206 616058143 501 (c)3 12965 Arts in Institutions, Arts in Learning Louisville Youth Orchestra PO Box 997 Louisville KY 40202 610597184 501 (c)3 35034 Arts in Institutions, Arts in Learning Louisville Zoo 1100 Trevilian Way Louisville KY 40205 310971742 GOV 25350 Arts in Institutions Cultural Pass Muhammad Ali Center 144 No Sixth Street Louisville KY 40202 611323046 501 (c)3 10263 Arts in Institutions Cultural Pass Pandora Productions PO Box 4185 Louisville KY 40204 201012066 501 (c)3 21522 Arts in Institutions Portland Museum 2308 Portland Avenue Louisville KY 40212 237422794 501 (c)3 28424 Arts in Institutions, Cultural Pass Prominent Youth of America 101 North 44th Street Louisville KY 40211 834538244 501 (c)3 6000 Arts in Learning Queer Kentucky 900 East Main Street Louisville KY 40206 844725183 501 (c)3 25282 Arts in Institutions Shelby County Public Schools PO Box 159 Shelbyville KY 40065 616001356 GOV 6540 Arts in Learning Speed Art Museum 2035 So Third Street Louisville KY 40208 610444823 501 (c)3 249951 Arts in Institutions Squallis Puppeteers PO Box 4987 Louisville KY 40204 421552694 501 (c)3 26046 Arts in Institutions, Arts in Learning StageOne Family Theatre 315 West Market Street Suite 25 Louisville KY 40202 610466715 501 (c)3 127916 Arts in Institutions, Arts in Learning The Lou Tate Foundation 328 Kenwood Hill Road Louisville KY 40214 610961553 501 (c)3 31936 Arts in Institutions, Arts in Learning The Louisville Orchestra 624 West Main Street Suite 400 Louisville KY 40202 616000384 501 (c)3 278997 Arts in Institutions Young Authors Greenhouse Inc 2509 Portland Avenue Louisville KY 40212 822878352 501 (c)3 21150 Arts in Institutions, Arts in Learning 43 0 Leadership Grant $7500 1 7500 0 cash Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Fund for the Arts makes grant awards based on competitive grant application processes where grant applicants apply for specific grant awards based on identified criteria. Grant review committees consisting of community members and Board members, review the applications according to the specified criteria and make recommendations for the grant awards. These recommendations are reviewed and approved by the Fund for the Arts Community Investment Committee and in some cases the full Board of Directors. Monitoring is done through required project/operation completion and impact of funding (i.e. outcome reporting) according to executed grant agreements. Additional specific follow-up, if any, is determined based on the size of grant, purpose, and knowledge of the grantee organization. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andre Guess President & CEO 221250 0 0 0 0 0 8550 0 8257 0 238057 0 281599 0 Janie Buckler CFO/COO 95008 0 0 0 0 0 3700 0 5958 0 104666 0 101562 0 Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 - The Fund for the Arts Compensation Committee includes a Chair, the Fund for the Arts Board Chair, the Chair of the Finance & Audit Committee, and the Chair of the Campaign Committee. Members of the committee review a summary of accomplishments for the year, and the compensation data developed from the review of other Forms 990. Recommendations related to the CEO and other executive compensation are discussed and voted by the Compensation Committee in an executive session, and meeting minutes are recorded. Recommendations are then taken to the organization's Executive Committee and/or Board for their final review and approval. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b - Description of process for reviewing the organization's Form 990 - A group consisting of the organization's Board Chair, CEO, Chair of the Compensation Committee, Chair of the Finance Committee and at least two other members of the Finance Committee are provided with a draft of the Form 990 for review prior to its finalization. A copy of the finalized return is made available to all voting Board members prior to being filed with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c - Conflict of Interest (COI) Policy/Enforcement - Annually, the Fund for the Arts, provides a copy of the COI Policy to all Directors and Officers. Directors and Officers are required to read and comply with the policy which requires, at a minimum, annual disclosure of outside activities and relationships which could give rise to a potential conflict. This is then used by the organization's management in its ongoing monitoring of potential conflicts. In addition, the COI Policy requires that a director or Officer provide full disclosure of any conflicts or perceived conflicts as defined in the Policy and recuse him/herself from participation in the decision-making or vote regarding the affected transaction. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 - Process for Determining Compensation of Top Management Official, Other Officers or Key Employees - Each year the Fund for the Arts' Compensation Committee reviews the compensation arrangements for the CEO. They also review the CEO's recommendation regarding compensation for leadership team members including CFO. The Committee is comprised of the Board Chair and Committee Chairs from Compensation, Finance, Governance & Investment. The Committee uses comparability data and documents the deliberations and recommendations. The compensation arrangements are reviewed/approved prior to changes being implemented Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 - Public Availability of Information - The most current audited financial statements are available on the Fund for the Arts' website. Articles of Incorporation are on file with the KY Secretary of State. The Conflict-of-Interest Policy and Bylaws are available upon request. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $92,306