2026-06-01T08:59:56-05:00 2025-09-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 10401 W INNOVATION DR STE 300 WAUWATOSA WI 53226 990 2024-10-01 131566058 AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL AMER 6122063100 1400 VAN BUREN ST NE PMB 249 200 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55413 TRACY LAMPARTY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMIN 6122063100 2026-05-26 1 0 KRISTEN DONLEVY P01670215 4144761880 2026-05-26 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X TRACY LAMPARTY 1400 VAN BUREN ST NE UNIT 200 PMB 249 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55413 5851171 0 X WWW.CRAFTCOUNCIL.ORG X 1943 NY THE AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL FOSTERS LIVELIHOODS AND WAYS OF LIVING GROUNDED IN THE ARTFUL WORK OF THE HUMAN HAND, CREATING A MORE JOYFUL, HUMANE, AND REGENERATIVE WORLD. 23 23 21 45 135514 0 1212615 1970656 1638893 1251991 594077 444402 19340 5355 3464925 3672404 369650 27000 0 0 1531438 1741658 0 0 369063 2678319 2085573 4579407 3854231 -1114482 -181827 4008816 3560456 715417 744071 3293399 2816385 X THE AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL FOSTERS LIVELIHOODS AND WAYS OF LIVING GROUNDED IN THE ARTFUL WORK OF THE HUMAN HAND, CREATING A MORE JOYFUL, HUMANE, AND REGENERATIVE WORLD. 0 0 998320 13500 727912 THE AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL PRODUCES A SERIES OF MARKETPLACE EVENTS, INCLUDING OUR FLAGSHIP EVENT, AMERICAN CRAFT MADE BALTIMORE. IN 2025, NEARLY 16,000 TICKETS WERE PURCHASED FOR THE EVENT THAT HOSTED OVER 375 ARTISTS SELLING THEIR CRAFT. ACC ALSO PRODUCES AMERICAN CRAFT FEST ST. PAUL, WHICH INCLUDES A SMALLER MARKETPLACE COMPONENT CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 60 EARLY-CAREER ARTISTS, AS WELL AS A WIDE VARIETY OF CRAFT-BASED DEMONSTRATIONS, HANDS-ON-ACTIVITIES, AND LOCALLY CRAFTED FOOD AND DRINK. ACC MARKETPLACES ARE OPEN TO ARTISTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY CREATING WORK THAT REFLECTS THE DIVERSITY OF CONTEMPORARY CRAFT. 786744 0 11360 THROUGHOUT FY 2025, ACC CONTINUED TO PUBLISH AMERICAN CRAFT AS A QUARTERLY MAGAZINE CELEBRATING THE MODERN MAKERS WHO SHAPE THE WORLD AROUND US. WITH AN ESTIMATED 70,000 READERS PER PRINT ISSUE AND OVER 100,000 UNIQUE READERS, AMERICAN CRAFT PROVIDED A LARGE AUDIENCE AND WIDE VISIBILITY FOR THE VOICE AND TALENTS OF AMERICAN CRAFT ARTISTS. COSTS TO PUBLISH AMERICAN CRAFT WERE PARTLY COVERED BY MEMBERSHIP FEES, ADVERTISING SALES, AND GRANTS FROM FOUNDATIONS. IN EARLY FY 2026, RESPONDING TO WIDESPREAD TRENDS IN PUBLISHING AND SIGNALING A NEW ERA OF ACCESS AND CONNECTION, ACC ANNOUNCED A SHIFT TO EXCLUSIVELY DIGITAL PUBLISHING TO MEET READERS WHERE THEY ARE ONLINE. THIS CHANGE IN PUBLISHING APPROACH, ACCOMPANIED BY RELATED EDITORIAL CHANGES, ARE DESIGNED TO LEVERAGE AND INCREASE DIGITAL CONTENT VIEWS (AVERAGING 2,500 WEEKLY IN FY 2025) AND THE REACH OF ACC'S BIWEEKLY NEWSLETTER (WITH A CIRCULATION OF 60,000 IN FY 2025). 367450 0 377205 MEMBERSHIP IN THE AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL REACHED NEARLY 9,400 PEOPLE IN FY 2025. MEMBERS RECEIVED THE QUARTERLY MAGAZINE, AMERICAN CRAFT, DISCOUNTED TICKETS TO ACC EVENTS, AND OTHER INTANGIBLE BENEFITS. 199355 13500 0 OTHER PROGRAMS AND EVENTS: CRAFT LABS-THE CRAFT LAB WORKSHOP SERIES IS A FREE, VIRTUAL, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OFFERED EXCLUSIVELY FOR ACC MEMBERS. CONVERSATIONS ARE ALSO RECORDED AND MADE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS TO VIEW AT THEIR CONVENIENCE. FROM ENGAGING CONVERSATIONS FEATURING MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN THE CRAFT INDUSTRY TO PRESENTATIONS ON PRACTICAL SKILLS AND METHODS, ACC'S CRAFT LAB WORKSHOP SERIES OFFERS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR PRACTICING ARTISTS AT EVERY CAREER STAGE. LEARN DIRECTLY FROM EXPERTS ON TOPICS AS WIDE-RANGING AS PHOTOGRAPHY, FINANCIAL TOOLS, AND MARKETING FOR ARTISTS. FORUMS -AS A FREE, PUBLIC OFFERING, AMERICAN CRAFT FORUMS FEATURE ONLINE DISCUSSIONS WITH ARTISTS, WRITERS, CURATORS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS, AND MORE DIVERSE VOICES WORKING TOGETHER TO MOVE THE CRAFT FIELD FORWARD. OBJECT STORIES-HELD IN CITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, OBJECT STORIES ARE LIVE STORYTELLING EVENTS THAT BRING TOGETHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO TELL STORIES ABOUT HANDMADE OBJECTS THAT HOLD DEEP MEANING FOR THEM. WITH AN EMCEE TO KEEP THE EVENT MOVING, FIVE TO SEVEN STORYTELLERS BRING HANDCRAFTED CONTEMPORARY OR HISTORICAL OBJECTS ONSTAGE AND TELL A SHORT STORY ABOUT THEIR PERSONAL SIGNIFICANCE. EARLY CAREER ARTIST PROGRAM- ACC PROVIDES INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT CRAFT-CENTERED LIVELIHOODS, INCLUDING INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ARTISTS AS THEY BEGIN BUILDING THEIR CAREERS. SINCE THEIR FIRST ITERATIONS IN 2015, OUR OFFERINGS FOR EARLY CAREER ARTISTS HAVE CONTINUED TO EXPAND AND EVOLVE. IN 2025, ACC INTRODUCED A CONSOLIDATED, MEMBERSHIP-BASED PROGRAM WITH A MENU OF OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES TO NURTURE THE NEXT GENERATIONS OF AMERICAN MAKERS. BY COMPLETING A SHORT, FREE APPLICATION, THE EARLY CAREER ARTIST PROGRAM INVITES ACC MEMBERS WHO IDENTIFY AS EARLY-CAREER ARTISTS TO GROW THEIR CAREER AND PRACTICE BY ACCESSING A VARIETY OF RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES DESIGNED TO HELP CRAFTSPEOPLE PROFESSIONALIZE THEIR PASSION. THE EARLY CAREER ARTIST PROGRAM INCLUDES ACCESS TO DISCOUNTED EMERGING ARTIST BOOTHS, AN EXCLUSIVE NEWSLETTER, AND GRANT OPPORTUNITIES. ULTIMATELY, THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES A CRITICAL ENTRY POINT FOR CRAFTSPEOPLE ENTERING THE FIELD AND DEEPENS THE POOL OF ARTISTS WHO CAN ACCESS OPPORTUNITIES AT THE AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL BY OFFERING TRULY TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES FOR EARLY-CAREER CRAFTSPEOPLE. AT THE END OF 2025, THE EARLY CAREER ARTIST PROGRAM INCLUDED 150 CRAFTSPEOPLE. 181869 0 0 THE ACC LIBRARY & ARCHIVES' 20,000 PRINT PUBLICATIONS, 4,000 ARTIST FILES, FOUR ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS, AND ROBUST DIGITAL COLLECTION PROVIDED A WEALTH OF RESOURCES FOR CRAFT HISTORIANS, STUDENTS, WRITERS, CURATORS, COLLECTORS AND ARTISTS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE. IN FY 2025, THE LIBRARY WEBSITE RECEIVED OVER 252,200 PAGE VIEWS FROM NEARLY 18,000 WEB VISITORS. ACC'S LIBRARY & ARCHIVES AND RELATED PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS, FOUNDATIONS, AND GOVERNMENT FUNDERS. IN FY 2025, ACC ANNOUNCED THAT IT WOULD SEEK A PARTNER TO MAKE THE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC WHILE SUSTAINING EXCELLENT STEWARDSHIP PRACTICES. FOLLOWING A THOROUGH, THOUGHTFUL, AND TRANSPARENT PROCESS, ACC SELECTED THE CENTER FOR CRAFT IN ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA AS THE NEW HOME OF THE ACC LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES. THE SELECTION WAS CELEBRATED IN A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT IN EARLY FY 2026. 381224 13500 0 2533738 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 135 0 1 21 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 23 23 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL AK CA CO HI KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MS NV NH NJ NM NC ND OH OK RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI X TRACY LAMPARTY 6122063100 1400 VAN BUREN ST NE PMB 249 200 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55413 TRACY LAMPARTY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMIN 37.50 X 77137 0 18643 ANDREA SPECHT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 37.50 X 157693 0 24043 PREETI GOPINATH CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT LYNCH VICE CHAIR/CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 REBECCA RAVENAL VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LYNN POLLARD TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KRISTIN MITSU SHIGA SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RACHEL GARCEAU TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PEARL DICK TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 HARRIETT GREEN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH OWEN MCDONNELL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE PEPICH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS LOESER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH LOGAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WOODIE WISEBRAM TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 GARY J SMITH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE KING HAMMOND TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM RUSTAD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIANE HOFSTEDE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREG BULLARD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIO GARCIA DURHAM TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 HANNAH JACOBSON BLUMENFELD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SEYMOUR MONDSHEIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DARRYL PATTERSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOANNA CHIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CEDRIC MITCHELL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 234830 0 42686 1 0 1 0 0 1970656 2300 1970656 EVENT REVENUE 711300 727912 727912 MEMBERSHIP REVENUE 900099 377205 377205 ADVERTISING 541800 133707 133707 PUBLICATION SALES 513190 11360 11360 OTHER PROGRAM 611710 1807 1807 1251991 164496 164496 2458673 2166842 11925 291831 -11925 279906 279906 5355 0 5355 5355 3672404 1116477 135514 449757 X 27000 27000 272374 54474 108950 108950 1239869 925683 189081 125105 21771 19411 2242 118 95745 71867 15657 8221 111899 71467 23835 16597 29592 29592 156382 156382 16335 16335 642528 520888 67877 53763 63340 62383 957 312247 271663 25325 15259 131460 16235 115219 6 79056 79056 63575 47943 6491 9141 11665 475 3988 7202 75261 17233 58028 31332 31332 SHOW OPERATIONS 444908 418595 1924 24389 OTHER EXPENSES 24702 5771 18619 312 IN-KIND 2300 2300 BAD DEBT 890 350 540 3854231 2533738 951430 369063 238407 266218 6 257724 703067 6609 211448 110773 1008340 835013 15854 173327 3164423 2209309 120954 91153 4008816 3560456 225031 183648 369341 468143 121045 92280 715417 744071 X 2293081 1634456 1000318 1181929 3293399 2816385 4008816 3560456 -181827 -295187 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1525592 1872603 1562024 1212615 1970656 8143490 191048 1280333 1627648 1494993 1116477 5710499 1716640 3152936 3189672 2707608 3087133 13853989 86540 64967 81083 193107 539536 965233 0 86540 64967 81083 193107 539536 965233 12888756 168172 105332 103450 102999 164496 644449 168172 105332 103450 102999 164496 644449 5355 5355 -240 673 343560 19340 363333 1884572 3258941 3636682 2829947 3256984 14867126 0.86690 0.89680 0.04330 0.04730 X SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 294753 5000 17541 66498 250796 262456 49218 16921 294753 230672 2500 29284 262456 294309 -50175 13462 230672 257398 49207 12296 294309 0.00000 0.77340 0.22660 0 0 112351 112351 0 247828 247828 0 648161 474834 173327 173327 LEASE LIABILITY - OPERATING 92280 92280 X 3360882 -295187 -295187 3656069 16335 16335 3672404 3837896 0 3837896 16335 16335 3854231 PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE RESTRICTED FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE LIBRARY AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS. PART X, LINE 2: AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS AN ORGANIZATION WHICH IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE COUNCIL FOLLOWS THE PROVISIONS OF ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. THIS STANDARD CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN THAT ARE NOT CERTAIN TO BE REALIZED. AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL'S TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES. AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL IS NOT AWARE OF ANY ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. 1 EMERGING ARTIST COHORT GRANT 9 13500 HARLAN BOSS ARTIST GRANT 4 7000 PART I, LINE 2: CASH PRIZES ARE AWARDED TO ARTISTS FOR VARIOUS AWARD PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION TO HONOR EXCELLENCE IN THE FIELD. WINNERS ARE SELECTED THROUGH A NOMINATION PROCESS. EMERGING ARTIST GRANTEES ARE PART OF THE EMERGING ARTIST PROGRAM AND ARE SELECTED THROUGH A JURIED PROCESS. THE GRANT IS A COMPONENT OF THE PROGRAM. HARLAN BOSS: PEOPLE WERE CHOSEN BY BEING NOMINATED BY MN-BASED ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, AND THEY RECEIVED THE GRANT FUNDS WHEN THEY COMPLETED THEIR PARTICIPATION. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ANDREA SPECHT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 157693 0 0 0 0 0 6400 0 17643 0 181736 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE COUNCIL SHALL HAVE AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE NOT TO EXCEED THIRTEEN (13) TRUSTEES. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD, CHAIR ELECT, VICE CHAIR, SECRETARY, TREASURER, EACH CHAIR OF THE FINANCE, AUDIT, AND COMMITTEE ON TRUSTEES AND ADDITIONAL TRUSTEES OF THE BOARD APPOINTED BY THE CHAIR. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY EXERCISE ALL THE POWERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY RESERVED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BY LAW, CHARTER, BYLAWS, OR RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 ANY INDIVIDUAL MAY BECOME A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL UPON PAYMENT OF ANNUAL DUES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ITS DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS, AND ITS FINANCE COMMITTEE OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEW THE 990. THE FULL BOARD ALSO RECEIVES A COPY OF THE PUBLIC INSPECTION 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EACH OFFICER SHALL DISCLOSE IN WRITING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT MAY AFFECT THE COUNCIL. TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS SHALL DISCLOSE IN WRITING CONFLICTS AS THEY ARISE DURING ANY YEAR. BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS WHO HAVE DECLARED OR MAY HAVE BEEN FOUND TO HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN ANY MATTER PENDING BEFORE THE BOARD SHALL REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATING IN CONSIDERATION OF THE MATTER. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MAY REQUEST INFORMATION OR INTERPRETATION FROM THE PERSON OR PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE CONFLICT. THE BOARD MEMBER INVOLVED IN THE CONFLICT. THE BOARD MEMBER INVOLVED IN THE CONFLICT SHALL NOT VOTE ON SUCH MATTERS. ANY BOARD MEMBER WHO IS UNCERTAIN ABOUT A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN ANY MATTER SHOULD REQUEST THE COMMITTEE ON TRUSTEES TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD. WHICH SHALL RESOLVE THE QUESTION BY MAJORITY VOTE OF THOSE TRUSTEES IN ATTENDANCE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A IN FY25, THE COUNCIL EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS. THE BOARD DETERMINED NOT TO CHANGE THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DURING THE FISCAL YEAR FOR THIS REASON. THE COST OF LIVING AND/OR MERIT INCREASE BUDGET OF THE ORGANIZATION IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES EACH YEAR AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS. SALARY SURVEY DATA AND CURRENT BENCHMARKING INFORMATION IS USED TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE SALARY LEVELS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CREATIVE SERVICES, CONSULTING, AND OTHER CONTRACTED SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 520,888. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 67,877. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 53,763. TOTAL EXPENSES 642,528.