John Michael Kohler Arts Center Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OUR MISSION IS TO GENERATE A CREATIVE EXCHANGE BETWEEN ARTISTS AND THE PUBLIC.
- Income
- $5.0 million
- Spending
- $6.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- 7.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- investment income, 52%
- Employees
- 131
- Volunteers
- 365
- Highest pay
- $274,155, center director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 63 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 32% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 56% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1592% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 24 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2520 of 20 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (6)
- $3.5 million spent. VISUAL ARTS: THE JOHN MICHAEL KOHLER ARTS CENTER STAFF ANNUALLY ORIGINATES 10-15 CURATED EXHIBITIONS THAT EMPHASIZE INSTALLATION WORKS, NEW GENRES, CRAFT-RELATED FORMS, COMMUNALLY TRANSMITTED TRADITIONS, AND THE WORK OF SELF-TAUGHT ARTISTS. TO ENHANCE THE IMPACT OF THIS WORK, EXHIBITIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS ARE ALWAYS DEVELOPED AROUND AN ANNUAL THEME, THUS CREATING MULTIPLE ENTRY POINTS AND A RIPPLE EFFECT OF UNDERSTANDING AND ENGAGEMENT FOR OUR AUDIENCES. THE PROGRAMMING THEME FOR 2024 WAS "WORK IN PROGRESS," CELEBRATING THE 50 THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARTS/INDUSTRY PROGRAM. THROUGH ALL OUR 2024 PROJECTS, WE BROUGHT THIS NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED ARTIST-RESIDENCY PROGRAM TO THE FOREFRONT, INVITING VISITORS TO EXPLORE, EXPERIENCE, AND REFLECT ON THE INTERCONNECTIONS BETWEEN ART AND INDUSTRY. THE ARTS CENTER STAGED SEVERAL GROUP AND SOLO INSTALLATIONS FEATURING ARTS/INDUSTRY ALUMNI ALONGSIDE THE INNOVATIVE PRESENTATION OF 'WORKPLACE" (MARCH 9, 2024 JANUARY 19, 2025). THIS IMMERSIVE, INTERACTIVE RE-CREATION OF THE FACTORY FLOOR BLOSSOMED INTO A VIBRANT HUB WHERE 5 ARTISTS AND 16,146 VISITORS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES COLLABORATED ON PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. OTHER EXHIBITIONS REFLECTING THE ANNIVERSARY THEME INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING:"JOYCE KOZLOFF: HOW WE KNOW WHAT WE KNOW" (FEBRUARY 3 JUNE 30) CONSIDERED A TWENTY-YEAR SPAN OF KOZLOFF'S CAREER, BEGINNING WITH HER ARTS/INDUSTRY RESIDENCY. THROUGH A PRESENTATION OF WORK FROM FIVE OF HER SERIES FROM 19862006, THE EXHIBITION EXPLORED THE TRANSITIONS IN HER ARTISTIC EXPRESSION OVER THE YEARS. THE EXHIBITION ALSO FEATURED A SOUND COMPOSITION BY CAROLYN YARNELL."THE SECRET OF MUDDY WATER (FEBRUARY 17 MAY 19) WHEN ARTISTS BEGAN MAKING WORK AT KOHLER CO. FACTORY IN 1974, THEY WERE TAUGHT SOME OF THE INDUSTRIAL TECHNIQUES KOHLER ASSOCIATES WERE WILLING TO SHARE. "THE SECRET OF MUDDY WATER" CELEBRATED THE ESSENCE OF WISCONSIN, THE INDUSTRIES ROOTED IN THE STATE, AND WHAT MAKES ARTS/INDUSTRY'S LOCATION A SOURCE OF DELIGHT AND WONDER FOR ARTISTS WHO TEMPORARILY RELOCATE FOR THE EXPERIENCE.MAD DASH: 50 YEARS OF ARTS/INDUSTRY (MARCH 3, 2024 JANUARY 12, 2025) WAS A CHRONOLOGICAL INSTALLATION OF ARTWORKS, LETTERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS DATING FROM 1974 TO THE PRESENT. IT REVEALED THE ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF ARTS/INDUSTRY THROUGH THE ARTISTS THEMSELVES. KEY MOMENTS, SUCH AS THE FIRST ARTIST TO WORK IN THE FOUNDRY AND A NOTABLE PERFORMANCE ON THE KOHLER CO. CAMPUS, DISPLAYED A RANGE OF CONCEPTS AND MATERIAL EXPLORATIONS THAT ARTISTS HAVE PURSUED OVER THE PROGRAM'S FIVE DECADES."CLOCKING IN: 2024 ARTS/INDUSTRY RESIDENTS" (MARCH 16, 2024 MARCH 2, 2025) HIGHLIGHTED THE TWELVE ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE AT THE KOHLER CO. FACTORY DURING 2024, EXHIBITING THEIR WORK IN A YEARLONG GROUP EXHIBITION. THE EXHIBITION PRESENTED FOUR RESIDENTS' WORK AT A TIME, IN ROTATIONS OF APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS EACH. ARTISTS FEATURED IN THE EXHIBITION INCLUDED FIRST-TIME RESIDENTS SHAE BISHOP, JUSTIN FAVELA, CATHY HSIAO, SAHAR KHOURY, LAUREN MABRY, AND GER XIONG/NTXAWG XYOOJ. RETURNING ARTS/INDUSTRY ALUMNI ARTISTS SHARIF BEY, MARY ANNE KLUTH, HAROLD MENDEZ, MARTHA POGGIOLI, LEE EMMA RUNNING, AND EDRA SOTO ALSO EXHIBITED WORK."NO GROUT" (JUNE 6 OCTOBER 27) SHOWCASED TILES CREATED BY ARTS/INDUSTRY ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE AT THE KOHLER CO. FACTORY. THE PIECES SPAN ALL FIVE DECADES OF THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM, REFLECTING INDIVIDUAL ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND MATERIAL PLAY, AS WELL AS TECHNOLOGICAL AND SKILL-SET PROGRESSIONS INHERENT IN FACTORY CULTURE."KNOCK FIRST" (JUNE 8 SEPTEMBER 8) PAID HOMAGE TO THE WORLD-FAMOUS WASHROOMS AT THE JOHN MICHAEL KOHLER ARTS CENTER AND ART PRESERVE. THESE SPACES WERE BORN OF THE BELIEF THAT ART CAN ENLIVEN, ENRICH, AND INFORM EVERY FACET OF LIFE. A COMMUNITY-SOURCED EXHIBITION, "KNOCK FIRST" REVEALED HOW THE WASHROOMSCREATED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE ARTS/INDUSTRY RESIDENCYHAVE STIRRED THE IMAGINATIONS OF PEOPLE FROM WISCONSIN AND BEYOND."LUNCH BREAK: ARTS/INDUSTRY IN BETWEEN" (JUNE 29, 2024 MAY 4, 2025) CELEBRATED THE POWERFUL MOMENTS OF CONNECTION BETWEEN ARTIST AND ASSOCIATE THROUGH THE MAKING OF ART IN THE FACTORY. KOHLER CO. FACTORY ASSOCIATESMECHANICS, ENGINEERS, TECHNICIANS, MOLD MAKERS, AND MANY MORE WORK SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH THE ARTISTS, GIVING TIME, SHARING SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE, AND OFTEN OPENING THEIR HOMES AND PERSONAL LIVES. THE EXHIBITION CHRONICLED THE CONVERSATIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS THAT HAPPEN AS A RESULT OF MAKING ART."WILLIE COLE: HOME ASSEMBLY," (JULY 13, 2024 APRIL 27, 2025) A SOLO EXHIBITION OF WORK BY WILLIE COLE, WHO WAS AN ARTS/INDUSTRY RESIDENT IN THE KOHLER CO. POTTERY IN 2000, FEATURED NEWLY COMMISSIONED SCULPTURES ALONGSIDE A SELECTION OF WORKS SPANNING OVER THREE DECADES. COLE VISUALIZES THE REALITY THAT DOMESTIC SPACES ARE OFTEN TANGLED WITH HISTORIES OF ENSLAVED LABOR. HE USES THE VISUAL VOCABULARY OF THE DOMESTIC SPHERESHOES, TOOLS, FURNITURE, FOR EXAMPLETO BRING FORWARD THE GRIEF AND INTIMACY THAT LINGER WITHIN PRIVATE SPACES."MILESTONES IN THE MAKING" (SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 FEBRUARY 9, 2025) PRESENTED DOCUMENTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, ARTISTS' SKETCHES, AND MORE, OFFERING A DEEP DIVE INTO THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF THE ARTS CENTER'S COLLABORATION WITH KOHLER CO. MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE INNOVATIVE ARTS/INDUSTRY RESIDENCY PROGRAM, SINCE ITS BEGINNING IN 1974 CREATING NEW BODIES OF WORK IN STUDIOS LOCATED IN KOHLER CO.'S FACTORY. THROUGH ARTS/INDUSTRY ALUMNI REFLECTIONS AND CREATIONS, THE IMPACT OF RUTH DEYOUNG KOHLER'S VISIONARY PROGRAM IS EVIDENT."PROCESS PRO FORMA (NOVEMBER 9, 2024 FEBRUARY 16, 2025) FEATURED WORK HIGHLIGHTING VARIOUS PROCESSES THAT ARE PART OF THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AT THE KOHLER FACTORY. MANY OF THE WORKS FOCUSED ON ONE STEP IN THE TYPICAL SEQUENCE OF FABRICATION, OFTEN A STEP THAT IS NOT APPARENT IN THE FINAL PRODUCT. BY REVEALING HIDDEN PARTS OF ART MAKING, THE WORKS ON VIEW PROVIDED INSIGHT INTO THE KOHLER CO. FACTORY AND THE SYSTEM IN WHICH ARTISTS FIND THEMSELV
- $912,210 spent. EDUCATION:THE ARTS CENTER PROVIDED PARTICIPATORY FIELD TRIPS TO 3,275 CHILDREN. IN 2024, THE ARTS CENTER PROVIDED PARTICIPATORY FIELD TRIPS TO 3,275 CHILDREN. DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2024, THE SOCIAL STUDIO WAS ACTIVATED BY 850 INDIVIDUALS WHO TRIED THEIR HANDS AT VARIOUS PROCESSES INSPIRED BY THE EXHIBITIONS. THE SOCIAL STUDIO SPACE WAS RE-IMAGINED AND RELOCATED TO THE WORKPLACE EXHIBITION WITH RESIDENCIES NOTED ABOVE FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2024, WHERE 14,270 VISITORS EXPLORED, EXPERIMENTED, OR COLLABORATED WITH VISITING ARTISTS.YOUTH ART MONTH FOCUSED ON 250 STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. THE ARTS CENTER'S ARTS-BASED PRESCHOOL REACHED 180 STUDENTS OVER 2024; AN AVERAGE OF 45 STUDENTS DAILY. ART CLUB, IN WHICH THE ARTS CENTER PARTNERS WITH RCS PARTICIPANTS, SERVED 25 PEOPLE A MONTH; SPARK! REACHED 30 PEOPLE A MONTH. FIVE WORKSHOPS DEDICATED TO INTERGENERATIONAL DIALOGUE IN THE HMONG COMMUNITY SERVED 150 PEOPLE (25 AT EACH). TWENTY PEOPLE ATTENDED A COIN-STITCHING WORKSHOP HOSTED BY GER XIONG. A CREATIVE ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOP FOR TEENS WAS HELD TWICE IN 2024, SERVING 12 TEENS TOTAL. THE OPEN CALL EXHIBITION KNOCK FIRST DISPLAYED WORKS BY 50 LOCAL AND REGIONAL ARTISTS, AND THREE YOUTH CAMPS SERVED 60 CHILDREN TOTAL.
- $665,662 spent. ARTS/INDUSTRY: THE ARTS CENTER HOSTS NUMEROUS ARTIST RESIDENCIES INCLUDING A SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP WITH KOHLER COMPANY THAT BEGAN IN 1974 CALLED ARTS/INDUSTRY. THIS HIGHLY COMPETITIVE PROGRAM GIVES ARTISTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN THE INDUSTRIAL FOUNDRY AND POTTERY AND TO USE THE TOOLS AND PROCESSES TO CREATE NEW WORK. IN 2024, THE ARTS CENTER WELCOMED 12 ARTISTS (3 COHORTS OF 4, STAYING FOR 3 MONTHS EACH), AS WELL AS CELEBRATED THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RESIDENCY WITH A SERIES OF EXHIBITIONS, PROGRAMS, AND EVENTS.
- $658,241 spent. PERFORMING ARTS: FEBRUARY 2024 WELCOMED THE RESIDENCY AND PERFORMANCE OF ASHWINI RAMASWAMY'S INVISIBLE CITIES. THIS WAS A CONTINUATION OF RAMASWAMY'S CREATION RESIDENCY AT JMKAC IN 2022. FEATURING TEN DANCERS THIS REIMAGINING OF ITALO CALVINO'S METAPHYSICAL NOVEL INTERWEAVES CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES THROUGH A DYNAMIC GROUP OF LEAD ARTISTS WHO WORK IN DIFFERENT MOVEMENT STYLESASHWINI RAMASWAMY WITH RANEE RAMASWAMY AND APARNA RAMASWAMY (BHARATANATYAM), BERIT AHLGREN (GAGA), ALANNA MORRIS (MODERN/AFRO DIASPORIC), JOSEPH TRAN (BREAKING)AND VISUAL ARTIST KEVORK MOURAD. INVISIBLE CITIES IS A GENERATIVE PILGRIMAGE THAT EXPRESSES RAMASWAMY'S LIFELONG DESIRE TO COALESCE HER SPECIFIC ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL AESTHETIC AS A BHARATANATYAM ARTIST WITH THE DYNAMIC UNIVERSE OF OTHER EMBODIED TRADITIONS AND COMMUNITIES. DANCERS VISITED ETUDE HIGH SCHOOL FOR WORKSHOPS WITH MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DURING THEIR RESIDENCY.ONCE AGAIN, THE ARTS CENTER HOSTED THE LEVITT AMP SHEBOYGAN MUSIC SERIES DURING THE SUMMER FEATURING 10 CONCERTS WITH ATTENDANCE OVERALL AT 8,425 PEOPLE. OPENERS AND HEADLINERS COMPLEMENTED EACH OTHER THROUGH A DIVERSITY OF GENRES AND STYLES IN A LIVE THIRD SPACE ON THE CITY GREEN. ADDITIONALLY, THE STUDIO TENT CONNECTED ARTISTS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO COLLABORATE ON ART PROJECTS WITH THE PUBLIC. MANY MOMENTS CONTINUED BEYOND THE CONCERTS. ADDITIONALLY, WITH ONE OF THE BANDS, WE OFFERED PRE-CONCERT RESIDENCIES AT LAKELAND MUSIC CAMP FOR 20 YOUTH, AND FOR TWO OF THE BANDS WE OFFERED WORKSHOPS AT THE ARTS CENTER AND ART PRESERVE FOR 50 YOUTH AND ADULTS. THESE EXPERIENCES CREATED COMMUNITY KINSHIP THROUGH ART AND MUSIC.IN NOVEMBER, THE ARTS CENTER HOSTED BRKFST DANCE COMPANY FOR A RESIDENCY LEADING UP TO THEIR WISCONSIN PREMIERE OF STORMCLUTTER, WITH COMPOSITION BY BRKFST MEMBER RENE COPELAND, FOLLOWED BY A RESTAGING OF DANCERS, DREAMERS AND PRESIDENTS BY COMPOSER DANIEL BERNARD ROUMAIN. 113 AUDIENCE MEMBERS WERE IN ATTENDANCE TO EXPERIENCE AN EXPLORATION OF RELATIONSHIPS AND OUR ONGOING EFFORTS TO RESOLVE OPPOSING STATES OF INTERPERSONAL TENSION (STORMCLUTTER) AND A COMMENTARY ON AMERICAN LIFE THAT IS FILLED WITH A MIX OF AMBITION, PASSION, BLAME, JUSTICE, HOPE AND LOVE (DANCERS, DREAMERS AND PRESIDENTS). BRKFST UTILIZES BREAKING, ABSTRACTION AND CONTEMPORARY DANCE TO CREATE WORKS THAT ARE BOTH INTELLECTUALLY STIMULATING AND PHYSICALLY RIGOROUS. DURING THEIR RESIDENCY, BRKFST PRESENTED A SERIES OF BREAKING WORKSHOPS TO 30 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, THE ARTS CENTER HIGHLIGHTED THE INTERSECTIONS OF TECH, STORYTELLING, PERFORMANCE, AND DANCE WHILE HOSTING A TWO-PHASE PERFORMANCE RESIDENCY FOR OBIE-AWARD WINNING ARTIST ANDREW SCHNEIDER. THE RESIDENCY BEGAN WITH SCHNEIDER'S INSTALLATION AND INTERACTIVE PERFORMANCE PIECE, N O W I S W H E N W E A R E (THE STARS), WHICH WAS EXPERIENCED BY 500 PEOPLE AT ITS OPENING DURING THE ARTS CENTER'S WINTER SOCIAL AND 432 ADDITIONAL AUDIENCE MEMBERS DURING ITS SUBSEQUENT SOLD OUT "OPEN UNIVERSE AND "GUIDED UNIVERSE" PERFORMANCES. AFTER WE SAID FAREWELL TO N O W I S W H E N W E A R E (THE STARS), THE ARTS CENTER HOSTED SCHNEIDER AND TWO DANCERS FOR A CREATION RESIDENCY OF HIS LATEST HYBRID DANCE-THEATRE WORK.WE CONTINUED THE INDIE LENS POP UP (DOCUMENTARY FILM SERIES BY PBS) WITH 2 SCREENINGS FOR EACH FILM BOTH FACILITATED WITH COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS, THE SENIOR HONOR RECITAL IN WHICH HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AUDITION TO PERFORM A 20-MINUTE SET AT THE RECITAL HOSTED EARLY MAY, AND GET THE GIG (A BATTLE OF THE BANDS EVENT IN WHICH MUSICIANS GAIN AN OPPORTUNITY TO OPEN FOR A LEVITT AMP CONCERT). WE ALSO PREMIERED OUR WAYSIDE DAYS FESTIVAL, WHICH FEATURED LIVE PERFORMANCES INSIDE THE ART PRESERVE, INCLUDING AN INTIMATE FILMED PERFORMANCE BY SUNNY JAIN'S WILD WILD EAST (NEW YORK) ALONGSIDE THE ARTWORKS OF NEK CHAND.
- $274,203 spent. CONNECTING ARTS THE THEME OF 2024 WAS WORK IN PROGRESS: CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF ARTS/INDUSTRY IN WHICH EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMMING SHOWCASED THE EXPERIENCE OF THE ARTS/INDUSTRY RESIDENCY AND THE VALUE OF COLLABORATION AND EXPERIMENTATION. PROGRAMMING OFFERED COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH ARTISTS THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND DEMONSTRATIONS LOOKING AT OTHER AREAS OF CREATIVE PRODUCTION.FOUR WORKPLACE RESIDENCIES WITH FORMER ARTS/INDUSTRY ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE BROUGHT ARTISTS TO THE ARTS CENTER FOR A CREATIVE EXCHANGE WITH THE COMMUNITY. IN THE SPRING, ANDREA LEKBERG WAS IN RESIDENCE TWICE, BOTH TIMES WORKING WITH SCHOOL GROUPS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO CREATE BAKED GOODS OUT OF MATERIALS SUCH AS PLASTER, PAPIER MCH, FABRIC, PAINT, OR CARDBOARD, DRAWING A COMPARISON BETWEEN BAKERY AND FACTORY PRODUCTION. JUSTIN FAVELA WAS IN-RESIDENCE DURING THE SUMMER, COLLABORATING WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON A LARGE-SCALE NACHO INSTALLATION USING HIS SIGNATURE PINATA-INSPIRED BUILDING STYLE. IN EARLY AUTUMN, MARTHA POGGIOLI EXPLORED THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN MEDICINE AND INDUSTRY, LEADING COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN DRAWING PROJECTS INSPIRED BY MEDICAL DEVICES AND OUR SMALLEST CELLS. FINALLY, IN WINTER RISA PUNO AND ARLO HOWARD CREATED AN INTERACTIVE GAME INVESTIGATING FAILURE, INSPIRED BY PUNO'S FREQUENT FAILURES DURING HER ARTS/INDUSTRY RESIDENCY.
- $79,090 spent. SPECIAL EVENTS 2024: THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE ARTS CENTER HOSTS SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS. IN 2024, THE FOLLOWING EVENTS WERE HELD:MARCH 15-16: WORK IN PROGRESS: CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF ARTS/INDUSTRY PREVIEW PARTY AND COMMUNITY CELEBRATION: EVENING EXHIBITION OPENING RECEPTION FOLLOWED BY DAYTIME FAMILY FOCUSED OPENING CELEBRATION WITH HANDS-ON ART MAKING, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND LIGHT REFRESHMENTS. PREVIEW PARTY ATTENDANCE:165. COMMUNITY DAY ATTENDANCE: 300.JULY 20-21: 54TH MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS: THIS WEEKEND FEATURED OVER 100 JURIED ARTISTS SELLING AN ARRAY OF MEDIUMS, FREE HANDS-ON ART MAKING ACTIVITIES, LIVE MUSIC AND PERFORMANCES, DEMONSTRATIONS, FOOD, AND FUN. FIVE EMERGING ARTISTS WERE FEATURED TO OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COLLEGIATE AND RISING ARTISTS TO LEARN ABOUT BUSINESS IN THE ARTS. ATTENDANCE: 10,000.AUG 15-AUG 17: WAYSIDE DAYS: WEEKEND OF COMMUNITY EVENTS INSPIRED BY THE TRADITION OF WISCONSIN WAYSIDES. SET AT THE ART PRESERVE, THE INAUGURAL WAYSIDE DAYS WAS DESIGNED WITH LIVE PERFORMANCES, GUIDED TOURS, ART MAKING ACTIVITIES, AN OPEN HOUSE AT THE JAMES TELLEN WOODLAND SCULPTURE GARDEN, AND A DONOR APPRECIATION RECEPTION. DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER THIS EVENT WAS LARGELY CANCELED. WE WERE ABLE TO CONTINUE INDOORS WITH LIMITED TOURS, ART-MAKING ACTIVITIES AND DONOR RECEPTION. DONOR APPRECIATION EVENT ATTENDANCE: 60. PUBLIC ATTENDANCE: 150.SAT OCT 26: ARTS/INDUSTRY COMMUNITY DAY: CELEBRATION OF ARTS/INDUSTRY RESIDENCY'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY FEATURING ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES HOSTED BY ARTS/INDUSTRY ALUMNI, INCLUDING GALLERY TALKS, A LIVE IRON POUR, A FAMILY FIESTA; AS WELL AS DEMONSTRATIONS AND HANDS-ON ART MAKING. ATTENDANCE: 750DECEMBER 8: WINTER SOCIAL: MEMBER SOCIAL EVENT WITH COOKIES AND COCOA THAT FEATURED ART-MAKING WORKSHOPS, AND A PREVIEW OF IMMERSIVE ART PIECE NOW IS WHEN WE ARE (THE STARS). ATTENDANCE: 500
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1961.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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