2024-10-29T08:59:22-04:00 2023-12-31 341897853 CRUM & COMPANY 1640 AKRON PENINSULA RD STE 102 AKRON OH 44313 990 2023-01-01 811199928 AKRON SOUL TRAIN AKRO 3307611478 121 S MAIN STREET AKRON OH 44308 NANCY BRENNAN PRESIDENT 3307611478 2024-10-04 true false KEVIN K CRUM P00255436 3308671222 2024-10-23 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z NANCY BRENNAN 121 S MAIN STREET SUITE 500 AKRON OH 44308 128772 false X HTTP://AKRONSOULTRAIN.ORG X 2016 OH AKRON SOUL TRAIN (AST) STRIVES TO BE A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTS PROGRAM THAT ATTRACTS AND SUPPORTS DIVERSE ARTISTS, FOSTERING CREATIVITY AND ARTISTIC EXPRESSION. AS A DRIVING FORCE FOR THE ARTS IN NORTHEAST OHIO, OUR MISSION IS TO INSPIRE ARTISTS AND ENGAGE THE GREATER AKRON COMMUNITY IN THE CREATIVE PROCESS. THROUGH COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS, AST SEEKS TO CULTIVATE A THRIVING ARTS ECOSYSTEM THAT ENRICHES THE CULTURAL FABRIC OF OUR REGION. IN 2019, AST ESTABLISHED A PERMANENT GALLERY SPACE ON SOUTH MAIN STREET, LOCATED IN AKRON'S DOWNTOWN ARTS DISTRICT. THIS CENTRAL LOCATION PROVIDES THE COMMUNITY WITH ACCESS TO VISUAL ART EXHIBITIONS, PERFORMANCES, AND WORKSHOPS LED BY OUR RESIDENT ARTISTS. ITS PROXIMITY TO OTHER ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON FACILITATES COLLABORATION AND CROSS-DISCIPLINARY INITIATIVES. AST HAS FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED AND SHOWCASED THE WORK OF MANY ARTISTS ACROSS A BROAD SPECTRUM OF ARTISTIC DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING LITERARY, VISU 7 7 2 17 0 111697 112967 1889 3258 0 1406 -7383 114992 108842 12000 13500 0 64016 85393 0 51929 45208 42086 121224 140979 -6232 -32137 130082 102564 45212 48747 84870 53817 X AKRON SOUL TRAIN (AST) IS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESIDENCY PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES 12-15 ARTISTS EACH YEAR WITH PAID RESIDENCIES. OUR MISSION IS TO OFFER OHIO-BASED VISUAL, PERFORMING, AND LITERARY ARTISTS THE SPACE, TIME, AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES THEY NEED TO CREATE AND PRESENT NEW WORK TO THE PUBLIC. ALONG WITH FOSTERING CREATIVE EXPLORATION, ARTISTS ARE TASKED WITH DESIGNING A PUBLIC PROGRAM THAT ENGAGES THE GREATER AKRON COMMUNITY. THESE PROGRAMS, WHICH RELATE DIRECTLY TO THE ARTIST'S RESIDENCY WORK, MAY TAKE THE FORM OF PERFORMANCES, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, ARTIST TALKS, DEMONSTRATIONS, OR HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS. AST COLLABORATES CLOSELY WITH EACH RESIDENT TO HELP FULLY DEVELOP THEIR COMMUNITY EVENT AND TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL AKRON PARTNERS FOR CROSS-COLLABORATION AND AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT. false false 63055 13500 4850 SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2016, AKRON SOUL TRAIN HAS AWARDED PAID RESIDENCIES TO 74 ARTISTS AND SUPPORTED AN ADDITIONAL 16 THROUGH PROJECTS CREATED FOR OUR CAPSOUL GALLERY. TO AMPLIFY ARTISTS' VOICES AND ENGAGE OUR BROADER COMMUNITY, WE PRODUCE INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS ALONGSIDE THE 12 ARTIST- LED INITIATIVES WE HOST ANNUALLY. IN 2023, WE PROVIDED STIPENDS TO 13 ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE AND ONE EMERGING ARTIST, SHOWCASING THEIR CREATIVE WORK TO THE PUBLIC AND HOSTING 13 COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. ADDITIONALLY, WE SUPPORTED 31 STORE ARTISTS THROUGH MARKETING EFFORTS AND CONSIGNMENT-BASED SALES IN OUR GIFT SHOP AND ONE FISCALLY SPONSORED ARTIST IN 2023. WE ARE ALSO COMMITTED TO BUILDING COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS THAT ALIGN WITH OUR MISSION OF CREATING A DESTINATION WHERE GREATER AKRON RESIDENTS CAN ENGAGE WITH ARTISTS AND PARTICIPATE IN THE CREATIVE PROCESS. IN 2023, WE PARTNERED WITH 11 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS: CURATED STOREFRONT, SUMMIT ARTSPACE, STEWART'S CARING PLACE, AKRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS MILLER SOUTH, CENTER FOR APPLIED THEATRE AND ACTIVE CULTURE, UNIVERSITY OF AKRON CUMMINGS CENTER, EARTHQUAKER DEVICES, NIGHTLIGHT CINEMA, AKRON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, HIGHLAND UNIVERSAL GATHERING PLACE/ARTS TOGETHER, AND JILLY'S MUSIC ROOM. OUR RECENT DATA HIGHLIGHTS SOME KEY ACHIEVEMENTS WE ARE PROUD OF. SINCE LAUNCHING OUR ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS IN 2018, WE'VE SEEN A 34% INCREASE IN ARTIST RESIDENCY APPLICATIONS. IN 2023, TOTAL IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE GREW BY 233% COMPARED TO 2022, AND THE NUMBER OF BIPOC ATTENDEES ROSE TO 37% OF TOTAL ATTENDANCE-AN INCREASE OF 28% OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR. WE ALSO CONDUCT ANONYMOUS POST-RESIDENCY FEEDBACK SURVEYS, BOTH AFTER EACH RESIDENCY AND TWO YEARS AFTERWARD, TO EVALUATE OUR IMPACT AND ENSURE WE MEET ARTISTS' NEEDS. TESTIMONIALS FROM THESE SURVEYS CONFIRM THAT OUR PROGRAM IS MAKING A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE. "AN UNEXPECTED OUTCOME OF MY AST RESIDENCY HAS BEEN AN INCREASE IN QUESTIONS AND INTEREST FROM MY AUDIENCE WHICH HAS IMPROVED MY ABILITY TO VERBALLY SPEAK ABOUT MY WORK AND CONTEXTUALIZE IT FOR OTHERS." "MY PERFORMANCE WAS JUST FEATURED ON NPR'S "SCIENCE FRIDAY", A NATIONALLY AIRED RADIO PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, I SOLD MULTIPLE PIECES OF ARTWORK AND RECEIVED GREAT FEEDBACK FROM THE ATTENDEES AT MY EXHIBITION AND PERFORMANCE. I ALSO CONNECTED WITH A NUMBER OF ARTISTS, CURATORS AND ART COLLECTORS." "I GAINED EXPOSURE TO A NEW AUDIENCE AND LOCALE, COURTESY OF MY INVOLVEMENT IN AN ARTISTIC AST COMMUNITY. THIS NOT ONLY HEIGHTENED MY VISIBILITY WITHIN MY PEER GROUP BUT ALSO PRESENTED A NOVEL EXPERIENCE OF CRAFTING CONTENT FOR INSTAGRAM POSTINGS. MY TIME INTERACTING AND PRESENTING AT THE MILLER SOUTH ART SCHOOL WAS PARTICULARLY SIGNIFICANT. DEVELOPING A NEW PRODUCTION WITH A SPECIFIC THEMATIC FOCUS ALLOWED ME TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON THE AUDIENCE, PROVIDING A PLATFORM TO SHARE BOTH MY ART AND THE INTENDED MESSAGE. THIS VENTURE PROVED IMMENSELY GRATIFYING FOR BOTH MYSELF AND MY ART FORM, BHARATANATYAM." 63055 true true false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 5 0 2 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 7 7 false true false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false false true false OH X NANCY BRENNAN 3007611483 121 SOUTH MAIN STREET STE 500 AKRON OH 44308 X NANCY BRENNAN PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 GLENN GILLESPIE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CONNIE HESSKE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JILL BACON MADDEN VICE-PRESIDE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 FRANCINE PARR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH ROBB SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ARNOLD TUNSTALL TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 false false false 1050 8125 12321 91471 8475 112967 PROGRAM FEES 711130 1685 1685 RESIDENCY FEES 711130 1573 1573 3258 5386 8125 14361 -8975 -8975 7161 5569 1592 1592 108842 4850 -8975 13500 13500 79294 30132 11101 38061 6099 2317 854 2928 12027 2406 7216 2405 2954 293 2291 370 5071 1725 1673 1673 3239 3239 3048 1158 427 1463 238 238 2823 2823 1451 1016 435 2978 1132 417 1429 ALTHEA JONES SKIN COLLECT 2644 872 899 873 FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 2053 2053 GALLERY EXPENSES 1107 366 376 365 MEAL EXPENSE 753 753 1700 1085 306 309 140979 63055 25995 51929 21813 18266 45730 22126 5000 5000 1577 1577 59489 15732 45041 43757 1486 1319 9435 10519 130082 102564 45212 48747 45212 48747 X 84870 53817 84870 53817 130082 102564 -32137 1084 X false false false X 79220 89294 87845 111697 112967 481023 1430 6724 6338 10419 24911 3462 3462 80650 92756 94569 118035 123386 509396 4350 1263 1000 6613 4350 1263 1000 6613 502783 80650 92756 94569 118035 123386 509396 0.98700 0.78450 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 9435 1084 10519 5394 5000 -959 9435 5000 394 5394 1.00000 true false 200 200 14135 14028 107 704 704 44450 1000 43450 43757 AKRON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 10519 10519 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 SUPPORT THE ON-GOING PROGRAMMING OF THE ORGANIZATION. true FELLOWSHIPS AND STIPENDS 14 13500 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ART AND FELLOWSHIP STIPENDS TO ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE AND MONITORS THE USE OF FUNDS THROUGH OBSERVATION AND DISCUSSION WITH RESIDENT ARTISTS. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AKRON SOUL TRAIN (AST) IS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESIDENCY PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES 12-15 ARTISTS EACH YEAR WITH PAID RESIDENCIES. OUR MISSION IS TO OFFER OHIO-BASED VISUAL, PERFORMING, AND LITERARY ARTISTS THE SPACE, TIME, AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES THEY NEED TO CREATE AND PRESENT NEW WORK TO THE PUBLIC. ALONG WITH FOSTERING CREATIVE EXPLORATION, ARTISTS ARE TASKED WITH DESIGNING A PUBLIC PROGRAM THAT ENGAGES THE GREATER AKRON COMMUNITY. THESE PROGRAMS, WHICH RELATE DIRECTLY TO THE ARTIST'S RESIDENCY WORK, MAY TAKE THE FORM OF PERFORMANCES, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, ARTIST TALKS, DEMONSTRATIONS, OR HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS. AST COLLABORATES CLOSELY WITH EACH RESIDENT TO HELP FULLY DEVELOP THEIR COMMUNITY EVENT AND TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL AKRON PARTNERS FOR CROSS-COLLABORATION AND AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 THIS NARRATIVE HIGHLIGHTS THE VITAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND DEDICATION OF OUR VOLUNTEERS THROUGHOUT 2023. THE AKRON SOUL TRAIN (AST) BOARD IS AN ALL- VOLUNTEER GROUP COMPOSED OF INDIVIDUALS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS IN THE ARTS AND BUSINESS COMMUNITIES OF AKRON, OHIO. THE BOARD PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN AST'S GOVERNANCE AND SUCCESS AS A STARTUP NONPROFIT ARTS ORGANIZATION. IN 2023, THE BOARD CONSISTED OF SEVEN MEMBERS, EACH BRINGING VALUABLE EXPERTISE AND INSIGHTS TO THE ORGANIZATION. MEETING QUARTERLY FOR 90-MINUTE SESSIONS, THE BOARD FOCUSED ON STRATEGIC PLANNING, FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT, AND OVERALL GOVERNANCE TO GUIDE AST'S GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. BEYOND GOVERNANCE, AST BOARD MEMBERS WERE DEEPLY INVOLVED IN FUNDRAISING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. LEVERAGING THEIR NETWORKS WITHIN SUMMIT COUNTY, THEY BUILT SUPPORT AND AWARENESS FOR AST'S MISSION, PARTICIPATING IN VARIOUS EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO PROMOTE THE ORGANIZATION'S VISION AND IMPACT ON AKRON'S CULTURAL LANDSCAPE. AST ALSO OPERATES A VOLUNTEER ARTIST RESIDENCY SELECTION COMMITTEE, WHICH PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN SELECTING ARTISTS FOR OUR RESIDENCY PROGRAM. THIS SEVEN-MEMBER COMMITTEE MEETS DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR TO REVIEW ALL APPLICATIONS. TWO INDIVIDUALS ON THIS COMMITTEE ARE ALSO ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THEIR DIVERSE EXPERTISE ENSURES A THOUGHTFUL EVALUATION PROCESS, CONSIDERING BOTH THE ARTISTIC QUALITY OF THE PROPOSALS AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF THE PUBLIC PROGRAMMING ON THE AKRON COMMUNITY. EACH APPLICATION IS METICULOUSLY REVIEWED, WITH ATTENTION TO ORIGINALITY, ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE, AND RELEVANCE TO AST'S MISSION. IN 2023, AST HOSTED TWO MAJOR OFF-SITE COMMUNITY EVENTS: ONE FUNDRAISER AND A PUBLIC PERFORMANCE BY AN ARTIST IN RESIDENCE. BOTH EVENTS WERE MADE POSSIBLE BY THE SUPPORT OF FIVE DEDICATED COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS, WHOSE EFFORTS WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN THEIR SUCCESS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2016, AKRON SOUL TRAIN HAS AWARDED PAID RESIDENCIES TO 74 ARTISTS AND SUPPORTED AN ADDITIONAL 16 THROUGH PROJECTS CREATED FOR OUR CAPSOUL GALLERY. TO AMPLIFY ARTISTS' VOICES AND ENGAGE OUR BROADER COMMUNITY, WE PRODUCE INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS ALONGSIDE THE 12 ARTIST- LED INITIATIVES WE HOST ANNUALLY. IN 2023, WE PROVIDED STIPENDS TO 13 ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE AND ONE EMERGING ARTIST, SHOWCASING THEIR CREATIVE WORK TO THE PUBLIC AND HOSTING 13 COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. ADDITIONALLY, WE SUPPORTED 31 STORE ARTISTS THROUGH MARKETING EFFORTS AND CONSIGNMENT-BASED SALES IN OUR GIFT SHOP AND ONE FISCALLY SPONSORED ARTIST IN 2023. WE ARE ALSO COMMITTED TO BUILDING COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS THAT ALIGN WITH OUR MISSION OF CREATING A DESTINATION WHERE GREATER AKRON RESIDENTS CAN ENGAGE WITH ARTISTS AND PARTICIPATE IN THE CREATIVE PROCESS. IN 2023, WE PARTNERED WITH 11 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS: CURATED STOREFRONT, SUMMIT ARTSPACE, STEWART'S CARING PLACE, AKRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS MILLER SOUTH, CENTER FOR APPLIED THEATRE AND ACTIVE CULTURE, UNIVERSITY OF AKRON CUMMINGS CENTER, EARTHQUAKER DEVICES, NIGHTLIGHT CINEMA, AKRON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, HIGHLAND UNIVERSAL GATHERING PLACE/ARTS TOGETHER, AND JILLY'S MUSIC ROOM. OUR RECENT DATA HIGHLIGHTS SOME KEY ACHIEVEMENTS WE ARE PROUD OF. SINCE LAUNCHING OUR ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS IN 2018, WE'VE SEEN A 34% INCREASE IN ARTIST RESIDENCY APPLICATIONS. IN 2023, TOTAL IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE GREW BY 233% COMPARED TO 2022, AND THE NUMBER OF BIPOC ATTENDEES ROSE TO 37% OF TOTAL ATTENDANCE-AN INCREASE OF 28% OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR. WE ALSO CONDUCT ANONYMOUS POST-RESIDENCY FEEDBACK SURVEYS, BOTH AFTER EACH RESIDENCY AND TWO YEARS AFTERWARD, TO EVALUATE OUR IMPACT AND ENSURE WE MEET ARTISTS' NEEDS. TESTIMONIALS FROM THESE SURVEYS CONFIRM THAT OUR PROGRAM IS MAKING A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE. "AN UNEXPECTED OUTCOME OF MY AST RESIDENCY HAS BEEN AN INCREASE IN QUESTIONS AND INTEREST FROM MY AUDIENCE WHICH HAS IMPROVED MY ABILITY TO VERBALLY SPEAK ABOUT MY WORK AND CONTEXTUALIZE IT FOR OTHERS." "MY PERFORMANCE WAS JUST FEATURED ON NPR'S "SCIENCE FRIDAY", A NATIONALLY AIRED RADIO PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, I SOLD MULTIPLE PIECES OF ARTWORK AND RECEIVED GREAT FEEDBACK FROM THE ATTENDEES AT MY EXHIBITION AND PERFORMANCE. I ALSO CONNECTED WITH A NUMBER OF ARTISTS, CURATORS AND ART COLLECTORS." "I GAINED EXPOSURE TO A NEW AUDIENCE AND LOCALE, COURTESY OF MY INVOLVEMENT IN AN ARTISTIC AST COMMUNITY. THIS NOT ONLY HEIGHTENED MY VISIBILITY WITHIN MY PEER GROUP BUT ALSO PRESENTED A NOVEL EXPERIENCE OF CRAFTING CONTENT FOR INSTAGRAM POSTINGS. MY TIME INTERACTING AND PRESENTING AT THE MILLER SOUTH ART SCHOOL WAS PARTICULARLY SIGNIFICANT. DEVELOPING A NEW PRODUCTION WITH A SPECIFIC THEMATIC FOCUS ALLOWED ME TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON THE AUDIENCE, PROVIDING A PLATFORM TO SHARE BOTH MY ART AND THE INTENDED MESSAGE. THIS VENTURE PROVED IMMENSELY GRATIFYING FOR BOTH MYSELF AND MY ART FORM, BHARATANATYAM." FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 3 KASOTA ARTIST MANAGEMENT, LLC. KASOTA PERFORMS THE BACK OFFICE OPERATIONS SUCH AS PAYROLL, HR AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT, NANCY BRENNAN HAS AN OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN KASOTA ARTIST MANAGEMENT, LLC. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED FINANCIAL REPORTS AND APPROVED AGREEMENTS AND SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS DURING THE YEAR MONITORING FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. ALL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WERE ADDRESSED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS COMPENSATION WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD BASED ON AN ANALYSIS OF THE FAIR VALUE OF SUCH SERVICES IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. OFFICERS ARE NOT COMPENSATED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS WERE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST