Americans For The Arts Inc in Washington, District of Columbia (DC)

Americans For The Arts Inc
Employer Identification Number (EIN)	521996467
Name of Organization	Americans For The Arts Inc
In Care of Name	R Brent Stanley Vp Finance
Address	1000 Vermont Ave Nw Fl 6, Washington, DC 20005-4940
Activities	Described in section 170(b)1)(a)(vi) of the Code, Other cultural or historical activities
Subsection	Charitable Organization, Educational Organization
Ruling Date	03/1997
Deductibility	Contributions are deductible
Foundation	Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public
Organization	Corporation
Exempt Organization Status	Unconditional Exemption
Tax Period	12/2013
Assets	$50,000,000 to greater
Income	$5,000,000 to $9,999,999
Filing Requirement	990 (all other) or 990EZ return
Asset Amount	$133,747,193
Amount of Income	$7,397,792
Form 990 Revenue Amount	$7,390,614
National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE)	Arts, Culture and Humanities: Alliance/Advocacy Organizations

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Amount of income in 2013: $7,397,792

Americans For The Arts Inc:	$7,397,792
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	$557,397

Assets in 2013: $133,747,193

This organization:	$133,747,193
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	$615,902

Expenses in 2013: $11,732,981

This organization:	$11,732,981
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	$354,635

Income to expenses ratio in 2013: 0.6

This organization:	0.6
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	1.1

Expenses allocated to program services in 2007: 74.8%

This organization:	74.8%
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	79.1%

Number of employees in 2013: 100

This organization:	100
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	31

Employees paid over $100,000 in 2013: 12.0%

Americans For The Arts Inc:	12.0%
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	0.0%

Grants share in income in 2013: 25.6%

This organization:	25.6%
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	91.0%

Financial snapshot ($)

Revenue for 2013

Assets at the end of 2013

Functional expenses for 2013

Support schedule

	2012	2013
Checklist
Is the organization described in section 501(c)(3) or 4947(a)(1) (other than a private foundation)?	Yes	Yes
Is the organization required to complete Schedule B, Schedule of Contributors?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization engage in direct or indirect political campaign activities on behalf of or in opposition to candidates for public office?	No	No
Did the organization engage in lobbying activities, or have a section 501(h) election in effect during the tax year?	Yes	Yes
Is the organization a section 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5), or 501(c)(6) organization that receives membership dues, assessments, or similar amounts as defined in Revenue Procedure 98-19?	No	No
Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds or any similar funds or accounts for which donors have the right to provide advice on the distribution or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts?	No	No
Did the organization receive or hold a conservation easement, including easements to preserve open space, the environment, historic land areas, or historic structures?	No	No
Did the organization maintain collections of works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report an amount for escrow or custodial account liability; serve as a custodian or provide credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt negotiation services?	No	No
Did the organization, directly or through a related organization, hold assets in temporarily restricted endowments, permanent endowments, or quasi-endowments?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report an amount for land, buildings, and equipment?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report an amount for investments-other securities that is 5% or more of its total assets?	No	No
Did the organization report an amount for investments-program related that is 5% or more of its total assets?	No	No
Did the organization report an amount for other assets that is 5% or more of its total assets?	No	No
Did the organization report an amount for other liabilities?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization's separate or consolidated financial statements for the tax year include a footnote that addresses the organization's liability for uncertain tax positions under FIN 48 (ASC 740)?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization obtain separate, independent audited financial statements for the tax year?	No	No
Was the organization included in consolidated, independent audited financial statements for the tax year?	Yes	Yes
Is the organization a school described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)?	No	No
Did the organization maintain an office, employees, or agents outside of the United States?	No	No
Did the organization have aggregate revenues or expenses of more than $10,000 from grantmaking, fundraising, business, investment, and program service activities outside the United States, or aggregate foreign investments valued at $100,000 or more?	No	No
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to or for any foreign organization?	No	No
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of aggregate grants or other assistance to or for foreign individuals?	No	No
Did the organization report a total of more than $15,000 of expenses for professional fundraising services?	No	No
Did the organization report more than $15,000 total of fundraising event gross income and contributions?	No	No
Did the organization report more than $15,000 of gross income from gaming activities?	No	No
Did the organization operate one or more hospital facilities?	No	No
Did the organization attach a copy of its audited financial statements?	No	No
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to any domestic organization or domestic government?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to or for domestic individuals?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization answer 'Yes' about compensation of the organization's current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization have a tax-exempt bond issue with an outstanding principal amount of more than $100,000 as of the last day of the year, that was issued after December 31, 2002?	No	No
Did the organization invest any proceeds of tax-exempt bonds beyond a temporary period exception?	No	No
Did the organization maintain an escrow account other than a refunding escrow at any time during the year to defease any tax-exempt bonds?	No	No
Did the organization act as an 'on behalf of' issuer for bonds outstanding at any time during the year?	No	No
Did the organization engage in an excess benefit transaction with a disqualified person during the year?	No	No
Is the organization aware that it engaged in an excess benefit transaction with a disqualified person in a prior year, and that the transaction has not been reported on any of the organization's prior Forms 990 or 990-EZ?	No	No
Did the organization report any amount for receivables from or payables to any current or former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, highest compensated employees, or disqualified persons?	No	No
Did the organization provide a grant or other assistance to an officer, director, trustee, key employee, substantial contributor or employee thereof, a grant selection committee member, or to a 35% controlled entity or family member of any of these persons?	No	No
Was the organization a party to a business transaction with one of the following parties
A current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee?	No	No
A family member of a current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee?	No	No
An entity of which a current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee (or a family member thereof) was an officer, director, trustee, or direct or indirect owner?	No	No
Did the organization receive more than $25,000 in non-cash contributions?	No	No
Did the organization receive contributions of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets, or qualified conservation contributions?	No	No
Did the organization liquidate, terminate, or dissolve and cease operations?	No	No
Did the organization sell, exchange, dispose of, or transfer more than 25% of its net assets?	No	No
Did the organization own 100% of an entity disregarded as separate from the organization under Regulations sections 301.7701-2 and 301.7701-3?	No	No
Was the organization related to any tax-exempt or taxable entity?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization have a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)?	No	No
Did the organization make any transfers to an exempt non-charitable related organization?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization conduct more than 5% of its activities through an entity that is not a related organization and that is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes?	No	No

	2011	2012	2013
Statements Regarding Other IRS Filings and Tax Compliance
The number reported in Box 3 of Form 1096		48	59
The number of Forms W-2G		0	0
Did the organization comply with backup withholding rules for reportable payments to vendors and reportable gaming (gambling) winnings to prize winners?		Yes	Yes
The number of employees reported on Form W-3, Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements, filed for the calendar year ending with or within the year covered by this return		99	100
Did the organization file all required federal employment tax returns?		Yes	Yes
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year?	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has it filed a Form 990-T for this year?		Yes	Yes
At any time during the calendar year, did the organization have an interest in, or a signature or other authority over, a financial account in a foreign country (such as a bank account, securities account, or other financial account)?		No	No
Was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction at any time during the tax year?		No	No
Did any taxable party notify the organization that it was or is a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction?		No	No
Did the organization file Form 8886-T?		No	No
Does the organization have annual gross receipts that are normally greater than $100,000, and did the organization solicit any contributions that were not tax deductible as charitable contributions?		No	No
Did the organization include with every solicitation an express statement that such contributions or gifts were not tax deductible?		No	No
Did the organization receive a payment in excess of $75 made partly as a contribution and partly for goods and services provided to the payor?		Yes	Yes
Did the organization notify the donor of the value of the goods or services provided?		Yes	Yes
Did the organization sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of tangible personal property for which it was required to file Form 8282?		No	No
Did the organization receive any funds, directly or indirectly, to pay premiums on a personal benefit contract?		No	No
Did the organization, during the year, pay premiums, directly or indirectly, on a personal benefit contract?		No	No
If the organization received a contribution of qualified intellectual property, did the organization file Form 8899 as required?		No	No
If the organization received a contribution of cars, boats, airplanes, or other vehicles, did the organization file a Form 1098-C?		No	No
Did a donor advised fund maintained by the sponsoring organization have excess business holdings at any time during the year?		No	No
Did the sponsoring organization make any taxable distributions under section 4966?		No	No
Did the sponsoring organization make a distribution to a donor, donor advisor, or related person?		No	No
Initiation fees and capital contributions	$0	$0	$0
Gross receipts for public use of club facilities	$0	$0	$0
Gross income from members or shareholders	$0	$0	$0
Gross income from other sources	$0	$0	$0
Is the organization filing Form 990 in lieu of Form 1041?		No	No
The amount of tax-exempt interest received or accrued during the year		$0	$0
Is the organization licensed to issue qualified health plans in more than one state?		No	No
The amount of reserves the organization is required to maintain by the states in which the organization is licensed to issue qualified health plans		$0	$0
The amount of reserves on hand		$0	$0
Did the organization receive any payments for indoor tanning services during the tax year?		No	No
Has it filed a Form 720 to report these payments?		No	No

	2012	2013
Compensation of Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, Highest Compensated Employees, and Independent Contractors
Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees
Total reportable compensation from the organization	$1,849,312	$2,029,060
Total reportable compensation from related organizations	$194,527	$87,771
Total estimated amount of other compensation from the organization and related organizations	$560,123	$451,962
Total number of individuals who received more than $100,000 of reportable compensation from the organization	10	11
Total number of independent contractors who received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization	2	1

	2011	2012	2013
Statement of Revenue
Total revenue	$6,129,428	$6,475,308	$7,390,614
Contributions, Gifts, Grants and Other Similar Amounts	$1,725,553	$3,728,354	$1,890,778
Program Service Revenue	$2,440,330	$2,391,087	$2,223,856
541800		$1,592,905	$1,730,328
900099		$337,625	$335,025
900099		$315,529	$84,708
900099		$105,453	$36,250
900099		$22,050	$20,595
All other program service revenue		$17,525	$16,950
Other Revenue
Investment income (including dividends, interest, and other similar amounts)	$1,053,790	$1,212,400	$1,128,161
Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0	$0
Royalties	$0	$0	$0
Net rental income	$62,539	$52,250	$18,000
Gross rents (Real / Personal)	$62,539 / $0	$52,250 / $0	$18,000 / $0
Less: rental expenses (Real / Personal)	$0 / $0	$0 / $0	$0 / $0
Rental income or (loss) (Real / Personal)	$62,539 / $0	$52,250 / $0	$18,000 / $0
Net gain/loss from sales of assets other than inventory	$801,514	$-961,584	$2,059,028
Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory (Securities / Other)	$801,514 / $0	$24,117,064 / $0	$2,059,028 / $0
Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses (Securities / Other)	$0 / $0	$25,078,648 / $0	$0 / $0
Gain or (loss) (Securities / Other)	$801,514 / $0	$-961,584 / $0	$2,059,028 / $0
Net income/loss from fundraising events	$0	$0	$0
Net income/loss from gaming activities	$0	$0	$0
Net income/loss from sales of inventory	$5,637	$13,733	$12,073
Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances	$19,209	$32,953	$19,251
Less: cost of goods sold	$13,572	$19,220	$7,178
Miscellaneous Revenue	$40,065	$39,068	$58,718
900099		$37,819	$57,038
900099		$1,249	$1,680
All other revenue		$0	$0

	2011	2012	2013
Statement of Functional Expenses
Total functional expenses	$11,239,777	$11,376,742	$11,732,981
Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments		$405,094	$436,150
Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals		$18,894	$8,500
Grants and other assistance to foreign organizations, foreign governments, and foreign individuals		$0	$0
Benefits paid to or for members		$0	$0
Compensation of current officers, directors, trustees, and key employees	$1,412,032	$1,751,804	$1,383,183
Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons		$0	$0
Other salaries and wages	$3,997,852	$3,760,353	$4,088,188
Pension plan accruals and contributions		$181,331	$338,161
Other employee benefits		$427,872	$384,197
Payroll taxes	$367,634	$351,736	$354,899
Fees for services (non-employees)
Management		$0	$0
Legal		$10,991	$33,109
Accounting		$84,934	$120,709
Lobbying		$0	$0
Professional fundraising services	$0	$0	$0
Investment management fees		$128,373	$102,564
Other		$-27,789	$109,418
Advertising and promotion		$56,236	$37,411
Office expenses		$784,954	$724,015
Information technology		$0	$18,630
Royalties		$44,431	$0
Occupancy		$780,572	$656,510
Travel		$530,912	$570,160
Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials		$0	$0
Conferences, conventions, and meetings		$1,108,899	$1,240,114
Interest		$0	$0
Payments to affiliates		$0	$0
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization		$206,567	$213,478
Insurance		$36,359	$54,270
Other expenses		$267,274	$238,183
Other expenses		$101,906	$194,576
Other expenses		$78,406	$111,198
Other expenses		$73,544	$98,648
Other expenses		$213,089	$216,710

	2011	2012	2013
Balance Sheet
Total assets	$119,908,128	$125,497,743	$133,747,193
Cash - non-interest-bearing		$467,590	$455,080
Savings and temporary cash investments		$71,674	$221,294
Pledges and grants receivable, net		$25,877,640	$19,141,674
Accounts receivable, net		$81,382	$170,145
Loans and other receivables from current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees		$0	$0
Loans and other receivables from other disqualified persons, persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B), and contributing employers and sponsoring organizations of section 501(c)(9) voluntary employees' beneficiary organizations		$0	$0
Notes and loans receivable, net		$0	$0
Inventories for sale or use		$19,900	$21,194
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges		$316,596	$267,440
Land, buildings, and equipment: cost or other basis		$493,249	$363,549
Investments - publicly traded securities		$97,306,948	$112,105,577
Investments - other securities		$0	$0
Investments - program-related		$0	$0
Intangible assets		$0	$0
Other assets		$862,764	$1,001,240
Total liabilities	$1,542,875	$1,530,486	$1,838,261
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		$480,503	$556,809
Grants payable		$0	$0
Deferred revenue		$211,159	$208,635
Tax-exempt bond liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Escrow or custodial account liability		$0	$0
Loans and other payables to current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, highest compensated employees, and disqualified persons		$0	$0
Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties	$0	$0	$0
Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties	$0	$0	$0
Other liabilities (including federal income tax, payables to related third parties, and other liabilities)		$838,824	$1,072,817
Total net assets or fund balances	$118,365,253	$123,967,257	$131,908,932
Unrestricted net assets		$97,457,173	$110,268,929
Temporarily restricted net assets		$26,112,745	$21,242,664
Permanently restricted net assets		$397,339	$397,339
Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds		$0	$0
Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building, or equipment fund		$0	$0
Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds	$0	$0	$0

Reason for Public Charity Status (for 2013)
The organization is not a private foundation because it is:	An organization that normally receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or from the general public described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
Number of organizations supported	0
Sum of amounts of support	$0

	2009 - 2013 Total
Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (for 2009 - 2013)
Public Support	$9,542,292
Subtotal Support	$13,167,570
Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received	$13,167,570
Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf	$0
The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge	$0
The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) that exceeds 2% of the total support	$3,625,278
Total Support	$19,164,357
Public Support	$13,167,570
Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources	$5,762,135
Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on	$0
Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets	$234,652
Gross receipts from related activities, etc.	$10,794,184

	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Revenue, Expenses, and Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances
Total revenue	$177,031,490	$1,944,214	$2,713,018	$4,499,695	$7,317,140	$7,927,309
Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts received	$175,718,306	$603,086	$1,212,558	$2,471,778	$3,575,691	$2,616,756
Contributions to donor advised funds					$0	$0
Direct public support	$175,646,691	$552,546	$1,162,558	$2,416,778	$3,531,120	$2,601,756
Indirect public support	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Government contributions (grants)	$71,615	$50,540	$50,000	$55,000	$44,571	$15,000
Program service revenue including government fees and contracts	$896,922	$767,072	$950,257	$1,047,899	$1,923,475	$2,246,641
Membership dues and assessments	$365,908	$363,041	$272,481	$295,769	$333,099	$299,936
Interest on savings and temporary cash investments	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Dividends and interest from securities	$11,741	$146,694	$247,767	$577,386	$1,072,988	$1,626,767
Net rental income or (loss)	$2,424	$879	$-2,083	$0	$0	$3,700
Gross rents	$32,319	$34,713	$31,751	$0	$0	$3,700
Less: rental expenses	$29,895	$33,834	$33,834	$0	$0	$0
Other investment income	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory	$0	$0	$-26,585	$32,981	$299,438	$1,020,555
Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory	$0	$0	$0	$4,398,505	$4,491,999	$1,020,555
Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses	$0	$0	$26,585	$4,365,524	$4,192,561	$0
Net income or (loss) from special events and activities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross revenue	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Less: direct expenses other than fundraising expenses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory	$34,195	$47,085	$47,509	$33,030	$57,662	$38,112
Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances	$85,099	$97,564	$72,623	$97,295	$99,930	$120,258
Less: cost of goods sold	$50,904	$50,479	$25,114	$64,265	$42,268	$82,146
Other revenue	$1,994	$16,357	$11,114	$40,852	$54,787	$74,842
Total expenses	$7,216,020	$8,128,648	$9,466,820	$13,286,568	$12,836,147	$13,305,610
Program services	$5,290,026	$6,179,395	$6,739,410	$9,936,445	$9,419,355	$9,954,000
Management and general	$1,374,991	$1,133,668	$1,695,450	$2,140,934	$2,659,591	$2,589,629
Fundraising	$551,003	$815,585	$1,031,960	$1,209,189	$757,201	$761,981
Payments to affiliates	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Net assets or fund balances at end of year	$171,760,069	$165,528,966	$158,955,359	$155,838,054	$154,511,656	$160,046,682
Excess or (deficit) for the year	$169,815,470	$-6,184,434	$-6,753,802	$-8,786,873	$-5,519,007	$-5,378,301
Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year	$1,957,664	$171,760,069	$165,528,966	$158,955,359	$155,838,054	$154,511,656
Other changes in net assets or fund balances	$-13,065	$-46,669	$180,195	$5,669,568	$4,192,609	$10,913,327

	Total	Program services	Management and general	Fundraising
Statement of Functional Expenses (for 2007)
Total functional expenses	$13,305,610	$9,954,000	$2,589,629	$761,981
Grants paid from donor advised funds		$0
Other grants and allocations		$1,155,755
Specific assistance to individuals		$0
Benefits paid to or for members		$0
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees, etc.	$829,608	$547,542	$199,105	$82,961
Compensation of former officers, directors, key employees, etc.	$0	$0	$0	$0
Compensation and other distributions, not included above, to disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B)	$0	$0	$0	$0
Salaries and wages of employees not included above	$4,623,532	$3,155,406	$1,108,801	$359,325
Pension plan contributions not included above	$205,652	$135,730	$49,357	$20,565
Employee benefits not included above	$413,431	$272,864	$99,224	$41,343
Payroll taxes	$355,670	$234,742	$85,360	$35,568
Professional fundraising fees	$0	$0	$0	$0
Accounting fees	$72,169	$47,632	$17,321	$7,216
Legal fees	$110,573	$5,723	$104,850	$0
Supplies	$78,461	$44,031	$27,517	$6,913
Telephone	$284,835	$181,172	$84,052	$19,611
Postage and shipping	$155,332	$119,769	$17,110	$18,453
Occupancy	$855,006	$457,419	$329,132	$68,455
Equipment rental and maintenance	$20,880	$10,292	$9,742	$846
Printing and publications	$392,443	$316,900	$49,564	$25,979
Travel	$778,122	$599,295	$151,077	$27,750
Conferences, conventions, and meetings	$1,090,352	$945,129	$136,006	$9,217
Interest	$0	$0	$0	$0
Depreciation, depletion, etc.	$230,284	$175,108	$40,944	$14,232
Other expenses not covered above	$1,653,505	$1,549,491	$80,467	$23,547

	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Balance Sheets
Total assets	$176,141,313	$166,231,568	$159,886,613	$157,199,621	$155,487,553	$161,168,651
Cash - non-interest-bearing	$398,391	$395,283	$894,099	$518,643	$235,651	$165,323
Savings and temporary cash investments	$566,388	$708,210	$1,391,392	$2,601,515	$2,867,603	$2,299,623
Accounts receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts	$131,494	$304,580	$250,884	$440,589	$244,627	$684,731
Pledges receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts	$173,352,596	$161,161,999	$147,937,863	$137,168,551	$123,621,760	$105,890,460
Grants receivable	$143,750	$53,750	$50,000	$500,000	$727,000	$1,069,000
Receivables from current and former officers, directors, trustees, and key employees	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Receivables from other disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B)					$0	$0
Other notes and loans receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for sale or use	$186,243	$165,138	$173,935	$161,574	$163,453	$140,727
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges	$447,930	$157,248	$278,489	$251,111	$290,109	$382,976
Investments - publicly-traded securities					$24,274,878	$46,681,818
Investments - other securities	$42,840	$2,680,939	$7,973,495	$13,518,016	$0	$0
Investments - land, buildings, and equipment less accumulated depreciation	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Investments - other	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Land, buildings, and equipment less accumulated depreciation	$842,483	$584,956	$630,486	$565,970	$419,353	$379,586
Other assets, including program-related investments	$29,198	$19,465	$305,970	$1,473,652	$2,643,119	$3,474,407
Total liabilities	$4,381,244	$702,602	$931,254	$1,361,567	$975,897	$1,121,969
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$814,465	$362,792	$563,755	$728,145	$540,826	$596,168
Grants payable	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Deferred revenue	$208,787	$45,259	$148,690	$397,044	$133,894	$157,279
Loans from officers, directors, trustees, and key employees	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Tax-exempt bond liabilities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Mortgages and other notes payable	$3,357,992	$294,551	$146,657	$79,863	$46,636	$29,533
Other liabilities	$0	$0	$72,152	$156,515	$254,541	$338,989
Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances	$176,141,313	$166,231,568	$159,886,613	$157,199,621	$155,487,553	$161,168,651
Total net assets or fund balances	$171,760,069	$165,528,966	$158,955,359	$155,838,054	$154,511,656	$160,046,682

	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Reconciliation of Revenue per Audited Financial Statements With Revenue per Return
Total revenue	$177,031,490	$1,944,214	$2,713,018	$4,499,695	$7,317,140	$7,927,309
Total revenue, gains, and other support per audited financial statements	$177,112,289	$2,028,527	$2,978,746	$10,327,049	$11,657,386	$18,922,782
Other expenses	$80,799	$84,313	$265,728	$5,827,354	$4,340,246	$10,995,473
Net unrealized gains on investments	$0	$0	$180,195	$261,677	$1,429,837	$59,493
Donated services and use of facilities	$0	$0	$0	$93,521	$105,369	$0
Recoveries of prior year grants	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other	$80,799	$84,313	$85,533	$5,472,156	$2,805,040	$10,935,980
Other revenue	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Investment expenses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Reconciliation of Expenses per Audited Financial Statements With Expenses per Return
Total expenses	$7,216,020	$8,128,648	$9,466,820	$13,286,568	$12,836,147	$13,305,610
Total expenses and losses per audited financial statements	$7,296,819	$8,259,630	$9,552,353	$13,444,354	$12,983,784	$13,387,756
Other revenue	$80,799	$130,982	$85,533	$157,786	$147,637	$82,146
Donated services and use of facilities	$0	$0	$0	$93,521	$105,369	$0
Prior year adjustments	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Losses	$0	$46,669	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other	$80,799	$84,313	$85,533	$64,265	$42,268	$82,146
Other expenses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Investment expenses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Average hours per week devoted to position	Compensation	Contributions to employee benefit plans & deferred compensation plans	Expense account and other allowances
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees
40	$524,872	$129,976	$0
40	$160,602	$14,158	$0

Total number of officers, directors, and trustees permitted to vote on organization business at board meetings	45
Are any officers, directors, trustees, or key employees listed in Form 990, Part V-A, or highest compensated employees listed in Schedule A, Part I, or highest compensated professional and other independent contractors listed in Schedule A, Part II-A or II-B, related to each other through family or business relationships?	No
Do any officers, directors, trustees, or key employees listed in Form 990, Part V-A, or highest compensated employees listed in Schedule A, Part I, or highest compensated professional and other independent contractors listed in Schedule A, Part II-A or II-B, receive compensation from any other organizations, whether tax exempt or taxable, that are related to the organization?	No
Does the organization have a written conflict of interest policy?	Yes

Other Information
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year covered by this return, and has it filed a tax return on Form 990-T for this year?	Yes
Was there a liquidation, dissolution, termination, or substantial contraction during the year?	No
Is the organization related (other than by association with a statewide or nationwide organization) through common membership, governing bodies, trustees, officers, etc., to any other exempt or nonexempt organization?	Yes
Direct and indirect political expenditures	$0
Did the organization file Form 1120-POL for this year?	No
Were substantially all dues nondeductible by members?
Did the organization make only in-house lobbying expenditures of $2,000 or less?
Dues, assessments, and similar amounts from members	$0
Section 162(e) lobbying and political expenditures	$0
Aggregate nondeductible amount of section 6033(e)(1)(A) dues notices	$0
Taxable amount of lobbying and political expenditures	$0
Does the organization elect to pay the section 6033(e) tax on the amount above?
If section 6033(e)(1)(A) dues notices were sent, does the organization agree to add the amount above to its reasonable estimate of dues allocable to nondeductible lobbying and political expenditures for the following tax year?
Initiation fees and capital contributions	$0
Gross receipts for public use of club facilities	$0
At any time during the year, did the organization, directly or indirectly, own a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)?	No
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4911	$0
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4912	$0
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4955	$0
Did the organization engage in any section 4958 excess benefit transaction during the year or did it become aware of an excess benefit transaction from a prior year?	No
Amount of tax imposed on the organization managers or disqualified persons during the year under sections 4912, 4955, and 4958	$0
Amount of tax above, reimbursed by the organization	$0
At any time during the tax year, was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction?	No
Did the organization acquire a direct or indirect interest in any applicable insurance contract?	No
Did the supporting organization, or a fund maintained by a sponsoring organization, have excess business holdings at any time during the year?	No
Number of employees employed in the pay period that includes March 12, 2006	69

	Unrelated business income		Excluded by section 512, 513, or 514		Related or exempt function income
Analysis of Income-Producing Activities (for 2007)
	Business code	Amount	Exclusion code	Amount	Related or exempt function income
Total		$68,175		$1,701,609	$3,540,769
Program service revenue
Program service revenue 1	Advertising and related services	$39,650	00	$0	$1,426,730
Program service revenue 2	000000	$0	00	$0	$425,300
Program service revenue 3	000000	$0	00	$0	$268,436
Program service revenue 4	000000	$0	00	$0	$58,000
Program service revenue 5	Advertising and related services	$28,525	00	$0	$0
Medicare/Medicaid payments	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Fees and contracts from government agencies	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Membership dues and assessments	000000	$0	00	$0	$299,936
Interest on savings and temporary cash investments	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Dividends and interest from securities	000000	$0	Dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, annuities, income from notional principal contracts, loan commitment fees, and other substantially similar income from ordinary and routine investments excluded by section 512(b)(1)	$1,626,767	$0
Net rental income or (loss) from real estate
debt-financed property	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
not debt-financed property	000000	$0	00	$0	$3,700
Net rental income or (loss) from personal property	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Other investment income	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory	000000	$0	00	$0	$1,020,555
Net income or (loss) from special events	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory	000000	$0	00	$0	$38,112
Other revenue	000000	$0	Income from an activity that is not regularly carried on (section 512(a)(1))	$74,842	$0

EIN of corporation, partnership, or disregarded entity	Percentage of ownership interest	Total income	End-of-year assets
Information Regarding Taxable Subsidiaries and Disregarded Entities (for 2007)
000000000	0%	$0	$0
000000000	0%	$0	$0
000000000	0%	$0	$0
000000000	0%	$0	$0

Compensation	Contributions to employee benefit plans & deferred compensation	Expense account and other allowances
Compensation of the Five Highest Paid Employees Other Than Officers, Directors, and Trustees (for 2007)
$185,953	$6,045	$0
$173,494	$7,036	$0
$155,084	$10,842	$0
$142,952	$9,367	$0
$138,660	$6,993	$0

Total number of other employees paid over $50,000	16

Total number of other employees paid over $50,000

Statements About Activities (for 2007)
Expenses paid or incurred in connection with the lobbying activities	$282,060
Did the organization receive or hold an easement for conservation purposes, including easements to preserve open space, the environment, historic land areas or historic structures?	No
Did the organization provide credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt negotiation services?	No
Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds?	No
Did the organization make any taxable distributions under section 4966?	No
Did the organization make a distribution to a donor, donor advisor, or related person?	No
The total number of donor advised funds owned at the end of the tax year	$0
The aggregate value of assets held in all donor advised funds owned at the end of the tax year	$0
The total number of separate funds or accounts owned at the end of the tax year (excluding donor advised funds included above) where donors have the right to provide advice on the distribution or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts	$0
The aggregate value of assets held in all funds or accounts included above at the end of the tax year	$0

Reason for Non-Private Foundation Status
The organization is not a private foundation because it is	Organization that receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or from the general public

	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Support Schedule
Total	$4,875,576	$3,757,693	$2,028,527	$2,798,551	$4,530,979	$7,059,970
Gifts, grants, and contributions received	$2,911,471	$2,363,710	$603,086	$1,212,558	$2,471,778	$3,575,691
Membership fees received	$359,643	$365,908	$363,041	$272,481	$295,769	$333,099
Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or furnishing of facilities in any activity that is related to the organization's charitable, etc., purpose	$1,490,180	$972,221	$860,136	$1,014,298	$1,134,284	$2,014,342
Gross income from interest, dividends, amounts received from payments on securities loans (section 512(a)(5)), rents, royalties, and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975	$97,597	$53,860	$189,097	$291,320	$591,616	$1,088,319
Net income from unrelated business activities not included above	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to it or expended on its behalf	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
The value of services or facilities furnished to the organization by a governmental unit without charge. Do not include the value of services or facilities generally furnished to the public without charge	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other income	$16,685	$1,994	$13,167	$7,894	$37,532	$48,519

Lobbying Expenditures by Electing Public Charities (for 2007)
Total exempt purpose expenditures	$11,967,915
Total lobbying expenditures	$282,060
Total lobbying expenditures to influence public opinion (grassroots lobbying)	$0
Total lobbying expenditures to influence a legislative body (direct lobbying)	$282,060
Other exempt purpose expenditures	$11,685,855
Lobbying nontaxable amount	$748,396
Grassroots nontaxable amount	$187,099

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1	Americans For The Arts Inc	1000 Vermont Ave Nw Fl 6, Washington, DC 20005-4940	DC	1997-03	$7,397,792
2	Alliance Of Resident Theatres New York Inc	520 8th Ave Rm 319, New York, NY 10018-8654	NY	1973-10	$3,415,850
3	Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates	172729 Mount Vernon Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130	PA	1998-09	$7,548,195
4	National Association Of Latino Arts & Culture	1208 Buena Vista St, San Antonio, TX 78207-4301	TX	1995-02	$855,754
5	Marion Cultural Alliance Inc	PO BOX 1571, Ocala, FL 34478-1571	FL	2001-08	$557,397
6	South Jersey Cultural Alliance Inc	6 W Glendale Ave, Pleasantville, NJ 08232-3644	NJ	1992-12	$387,314
7	Oklahoma Cultural Coalition	P O Box 52001-2001, Oklahoma City, OK 73152-2001	OK	1993-07	$90,767
8	Cultural Arts Alliance Of Cartersville Bartow County Inc	PO BOX 243, Cartersville, GA 30120-0243	GA	1996-12	$69,400
9	Colorado Alliance For Arts	2250 S Oneida St Ste 301, Denver, CO 80224-2559	CO	1986-03	$25,026
10	Elkhart Museum Association Inc	429 S Main St, Elkhart, IN 46516	IN	2000-03	$0
11	Griffin Area Arts Alliance	1131 Skyline Drive, Griffin, GA 30224	GA	1983-08	$0
12	National Cultural Alliance	1575 Eye Street Nw Suite 400, Washington, DC 20005-1113	DC	1991-04	$0
13	Northeast Evanston Historic District Association	PO BOX 767, Evanston, IL 60204-0767	IL	1999-12	$0
14	Tri-State Regional Cultural Alliance	801 B W Eighth St Ste 400, Cincinnati, OH 45203	OH	2000-11	$0

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Colorado	1
District of Columbia	2
Florida	1
Georgia	2
Illinois	1
Indiana	1

New Jersey	1
New York	1
Ohio	1
Oklahoma	1
Pennsylvania	1
Texas	1

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