2026-02-10T15:48:08-05:00 2025-06-30 720738838 DARNALL SIKES & FREDERICK 2000 KALISTE SALOOM RD STE 300 LAFAYETTE LA 70508 990 2024-07-01 510138288 ACADIANA CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC ACAD 3372337060 101 WEST VERMILION STREET LAFAYETTE LA 70501 TAYLOR DAVIS PRESIDENT 3372337060 2026-01-14 true true JEREMY C MEAUX CPA P00957605 3372323312 2026-01-14 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z TAYLOR DAVIS 2008 S COLLEGE RD LAFAYETTE LA 70505 5656151 false X WWW.ACADIANACENTERFORTHEARTS.ORG X 1975 LA FOSTERING ART AND CULTURE IN ACADIANA - THE ACA PROVIDES EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO ALL AGES, GRANT FUNDS AND ASSISTANCE TO NONPROFITS, AND VISUAL ART EXHIBITS AND PERFORMANCES IN A STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY. 34 34 44 0 2029164 3346850 1292330 1277481 27775 49547 857652 708945 4206921 5382823 205585 189799 0 1256585 1550086 0 194034 1999171 2317279 3461341 4057164 745580 1325659 2738064 4746559 804185 1185145 1933879 3561414 X FOSTERING ART AND CULTURE IN ACADIANA - THE ACA PROVIDES EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO ALL AGES, GRANT FUNDS AND ASSISTANCE TO NONPROFITS, AND VISUAL ART EXHIBITS AND PERFORMANCES IN A STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY. false false 435396 214838 VISUAL ART EXHIBITS AND PERFORMANCES- THE VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM IMPLEMENTED A ROBUST EXHIBITION SCHEDULE IN APPROXIMATELY 6,000 SQUARE FEET OF MUSEUM- QUALITY GALLERY SPACE. IN 2024-2025, ACA OPENED 18 EXHIBITIONS FEATURING 211 EXHIBITING ARTISTS AND WELCOMED 14,049 VISITORS, INCLUDING MEMBERS, STUDENTS, TOURISTS, AND PUBLIC PROGRAM ATTENDEES. EXHIBITIONS ADDRESSED REGIONAL HISTORY, ECOLOGY, AND PLACE, AND INCLUDED A LARGE THEMATIC EXHIBITION INVITING LOUISIANA ARTISTS TO INTERPRET "OUR POINT IN SPACE." ACROSS ALL GALLERIES, ACA PRESENTED A WIDE RANGE OF MEDIA AND PERSPECTIVES, FOSTERING DIALOGUE BETWEEN ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING ARTISTS AND BETWEEN TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY PRACTICES. 900805 15252 651420 EDUCATION AND OUTREACH - ACA'S ARTS IN EDUCATION (AIE) PROGRAM IS A PRIMARY EXPRESSION OF THE TEACH PATHWAY WITHIN LET CULTURE LEAD AND REPRESENTS ONE OF THE LARGEST YOUTH-SERVING ARTS EFFORTS IN LOUISIANA. IN 2024-2025, AIE SERVED 41,650 STUDENTS AT 97 SCHOOLS, DELIVERED 8,950 CLASSROOM SESSIONS, PROVIDED 204 FIELD-TRIP PERFORMANCES AND ARTS-BASED STUDENT EXPERIENCES, EMPLOYED 80 TEACHING ARTISTS, AND OFFERED 131 EDUCATOR TRAININGS. APPROXIMATELY 9,000 STUDENTS RECEIVED WEEKLY ARTS-INTEGRATED CLASSES FOR 16 WEEKS THROUGH THE PACE (PRIMARY ACADEMIC CREATIVE EXPERIENCES) PROGRAM. THE YEAR ALSO MARKED A FULL DISTRICT PARTNERSHIP WITH VERMILION PARISH, DEEPER WORK IN LAFAYETTE PARISH THROUGH THE "EVERYBODY GROWS" PILOT AT THREE ACE SCHOOLS, AND NEW AGREEMENTS TO EXPAND AIE INTO EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL IN IBERIA AND ST. MARTIN PARISHES IN 2025-2026. VISIONARIES DONOR SUPPORT, ORGANIZED WITH THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ACADIANA, CONTINUED TO PROVIDE CRITICAL MATCHING FUNDS TOWARD A LONG-TERM GOAL OF SERVING 203 SCHOOLS AND MORE THAN 80,000 STUDENTS BY 2030. 302735 174548 91403 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM FOCUSED ON STRENGTHENING ACADIANA'S CREATIVE ECOSYSTEM AND SUPPORTING ARTISTS, CULTURE-BEARERS, AND COMMUNITIES. IN 2024-2025, ACA DELIVERED 34 PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND EVENTS (WORKSHOPS, ARTIST ROUNDUPS, ARTIST TALKS, STATE OF THE ARTS, AND INFORMATION SESSIONS) WITH 917 TOTAL ATTENDEES AND ENGAGED 1,397 ARTISTS AND CREATIVES, INCLUDING PARTICIPANTS IN GRANT PROGRAMS AND PUBLIC ART PROJECTS. ACA HOSTED 11 PAID WORKSHOPS AND ROUNDTABLES WITH 141 ATTENDEES AND DISTRIBUTED 222,966 IN GRANTS AND STIPENDS TO 60 AWARDEES THROUGH PROGRAMS SUCH AS ARTSPARK, ARTS GRANTS FOR TEACHERS, LOUISIANA PROJECT GRANT, LAFAYETTE ARTS AND CULTURE GRANT, THE COURTNEY GRANGER MEMORIAL AWARD, AND THE JEAN BREAUX AWARD. PARTICIPANTS REPORTED THAT THE COMBINATION OF FUNDING, WORKSHOPS, AND MENTORING MADE OPPORTUNITIES MORE ACCESSIBLE AND COLLABORATIVE. ACA ALSO DEEPENED PARTNERSHIPS WITH LFT FIBER, THE LAFAYETTE PUBLIC ART NETWORK, AND REGIONAL PUBLIC AGENCIES TO ALIGN CULTURAL PROGRAMMING WITH BROADER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GOALS. 617293 OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS - THE LOUISIANA MUSIC MUSEUM ADVANCED AS A FLAGSHIP PROJECT WITHIN ACAS BUILD PATHWAY, HOSTING 104 PLANNING MEETINGS AND ENGAGING 565 STAKEHOLDERS, WHILE SECURING 3.5 MILLION TOWARD ITS CAPITAL GOAL TO CREATE A MUSEUM-QUALITY FACILITY IN DOWNTOWN LAFAYETTE. THE LOUISIANA SCORING INITIATIVE COMPLETED ITS FIRST FULL YEAR, SERVING NINE CLIENTS, EMPLOYING 128 MUSICIANS, AND PRODUCING ORCHESTRAL AND MEDIA SCORES, STRENGTHENING LOUISIANAS MUSIC WORKFORCE. ACA AMPLIFIED ITS REACH THROUGH MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT, GROWING ITS EMAIL LIST TO 11,663, SOCIAL MEDIA AUDIENCE TO NEARLY 34,000, AND RAISING 1.1 MILLION IN ANNUAL FUNDS, WITH LET CULTURE LEAD COMMITMENTS REACHING 5.84 MILLION. MEMBERSHIP INCREASED BY 16% TO 692, AND OPERATIONS HOSTED 60 RENTALS WHILE COMPLETING A 600,000 ROOF REPLACEMENT, ENSURING THE FACILITY REMAINS A DURABLE CULTURAL ANCHOR. 617293 2256229 true true false false false false false false false true true false false true true false true false false false false false false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 181 0 true 44 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 34 34 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true false true true false false X ACADIANA CENTER FOR THE ARTS 3372337060 101 W VERMILION ST LAFAYETTE LA 70501 X ED ABELL BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 JESS ALLAIN BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 JAMIE BALDRIDGE BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 JANET BEGNAUD BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 CHARLES BOUDREAUX BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 JOHN CHAPPUIS BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 APRIL COURVILLE 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DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR (CDD) MANAGES ALL ASPECTS OF THE GRANTING PROCESS, GRANT OVERSIGHT AND COMPLIANCE, AND REPORTING TO STATE A ND LOCAL FUNDERS. THE CDD OVERSEES THE INDEPENDENT REVIEW PANEL WHICH SELE CTS THE GRANTEES AND FUNDING LEVELS, SUPERVISES GRANT AWARD APPEALS, CONDU CTS INDIVIDUAL GRANT COMPLIANCE MEETINGS WITH GRANTEES, DOCUMENTS THE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS, MAINTAINS A FUNDING DATABASE, CONDUCTS SITE VISITS OF GRANTEE ACTIVITIES AND AWARD PROJECTS, AND REVIEWS AND APPROVES ALL GRANT REPORTS. GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND GRANT COMPLIANCE MEETINGS, PROVIDE ONGOING STATUS OF FUNDED PROJECTS, AND COMPLETE FINAL REPORTS THAT PROVIDE REQUIRED ORGANIZATIONAL, PROJECT, AND BUDGET INFORMATION ON THE AWARD. X 1 500000 FMV false false false FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B EDUCATION AND OUTREACH - ACA'S ARTS IN EDUCATION (AIE) PROGRAM IS A PRIMARY EXPRESSION OF THE TEACH PATHWAY WITHIN LET CULTURE LEAD AND REPRESENTS ONE OF THE LARGEST YOUTH-SERVING ARTS EFFORTS IN LOUISIANA. IN 2024-2025, AIE SERVED 41,650 STUDENTS AT 97 SCHOOLS, DELIVERED 8,950 CLASSROOM SESSIONS, PROVIDED 204 FIELD-TRIP PERFORMANCES AND ARTS-BASED STUDENT EXPERIENCES, EMPLOYED 80 TEACHING ARTISTS, AND OFFERED 131 EDUCATOR TRAININGS. APPROXIMATELY 9,000 STUDENTS RECEIVED WEEKLY ARTS-INTEGRATED CLASSES FOR 16 WEEKS THROUGH THE PACE (PRIMARY ACADEMIC CREATIVE EXPERIENCES) PROGRAM. THE YEAR ALSO MARKED A FULL DISTRICT PARTNERSHIP WITH VERMILION PARISH, DEEPER WORK IN LAFAYETTE PARISH THROUGH THE "EVERYBODY GROWS" PILOT AT THREE ACE SCHOOLS, AND NEW AGREEMENTS TO EXPAND AIE INTO EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL IN IBERIA AND ST. MARTIN PARISHES IN 2025-2026. VISIONARIES DONOR SUPPORT, ORGANIZED WITH THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ACADIANA, CONTINUED TO PROVIDE CRITICAL MATCHING FUNDS TOWARD A LONG-TERM GOAL OF SERVING 203 SCHOOLS AND MORE THAN 80,000 STUDENTS BY 2030. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM FOCUSED ON STRENGTHENING ACADIANA'S CREATIVE ECOSYSTEM AND SUPPORTING ARTISTS, CULTURE-BEARERS, AND COMMUNITIES. IN 2024-2025, ACA DELIVERED 34 PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND EVENTS (WORKSHOPS, ARTIST ROUNDUPS, ARTIST TALKS, STATE OF THE ARTS, AND INFORMATION SESSIONS) WITH 917 TOTAL ATTENDEES AND ENGAGED 1,397 ARTISTS AND CREATIVES, INCLUDING PARTICIPANTS IN GRANT PROGRAMS AND PUBLIC ART PROJECTS. ACA HOSTED 11 PAID WORKSHOPS AND ROUNDTABLES WITH 141 ATTENDEES AND DISTRIBUTED 222,966 IN GRANTS AND STIPENDS TO 60 AWARDEES THROUGH PROGRAMS SUCH AS ARTSPARK, ARTS GRANTS FOR TEACHERS, LOUISIANA PROJECT GRANT, LAFAYETTE ARTS AND CULTURE GRANT, THE COURTNEY GRANGER MEMORIAL AWARD, AND THE JEAN BREAUX AWARD. PARTICIPANTS REPORTED THAT THE COMBINATION OF FUNDING, WORKSHOPS, AND MENTORING MADE OPPORTUNITIES MORE ACCESSIBLE AND COLLABORATIVE. ACA ALSO DEEPENED PARTNERSHIPS WITH LFT FIBER, THE LAFAYETTE PUBLIC ART NETWORK, AND REGIONAL PUBLIC AGENCIES TO ALIGN CULTURAL PROGRAMMING WITH BROADER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GOALS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS - THE LOUISIANA MUSIC MUSEUM ADVANCED AS A FLAGSHIP PROJECT WITHIN ACAS BUILD PATHWAY, HOSTING 104 PLANNING MEETINGS AND ENGAGING 565 STAKEHOLDERS, WHILE SECURING 3.5 MILLION TOWARD ITS CAPITAL GOAL TO CREATE A MUSEUM-QUALITY FACILITY IN DOWNTOWN LAFAYETTE. THE LOUISIANA SCORING INITIATIVE COMPLETED ITS FIRST FULL YEAR, SERVING NINE CLIENTS, EMPLOYING 128 MUSICIANS, AND PRODUCING ORCHESTRAL AND MEDIA SCORES, STRENGTHENING LOUISIANAS MUSIC WORKFORCE. ACA AMPLIFIED ITS REACH THROUGH MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT, GROWING ITS EMAIL LIST TO 11,663, SOCIAL MEDIA AUDIENCE TO NEARLY 34,000, AND RAISING 1.1 MILLION IN ANNUAL FUNDS, WITH LET CULTURE LEAD COMMITMENTS REACHING 5.84 MILLION. MEMBERSHIP INCREASED BY 16% TO 692, AND OPERATIONS HOSTED 60 RENTALS WHILE COMPLETING A 600,000 ROOF REPLACEMENT, ENSURING THE FACILITY REMAINS A DURABLE CULTURAL ANCHOR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED ELECTRONICALLY TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND KEY BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO FILING. THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS AFTER FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY WITH EACH DIRECTOR AN D OFFICER FOR CHANGES IN POTENTIAL CONFLICTS, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POL ICY STATEMENTS ARE COMPLETED AND SIGNED ANNUALLY BY ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFI CERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS SET AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 273,328 DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSE -273,328