2026-04-13T11:15:39-07:00 2025-12-31 990EZ 2025-01-01 473332103 CASS AREA ARTISTS CASS 2697820312 24358 Seaside Court Edwardsburg MI 49112 Allison Farkas Treasurer 2697820312 2026-04-12 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X www.cassareaartists.org X X 2604 X 2239 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 365 2604 225 0 0 0 0 0 2250 2475 129 6603 0 6732 X 6603 5117 0 0 0 1615 6603 6732 0 0 6603 6732 TO BRING THE VISUAL ARTS TO UNDER SERVED AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN AND NORTHWESTERN INDIANA ESPECIALLY CASS COUNTY MI WHICH IS LISTED BY THE MICHIGAN ARTS AND CULTURAL COUNCIL AS ONE OF THE 43 MOST UNDER SERVED COUNTIES OF ALL 83 COUNTIES IN THE STATE AND TO ENABLE LOCAL ARTISTS TO PARTICIPATE AT NO COST IN EXHIBITS SPONSORED BY CASS AREA ARTISTS AT THE CASS COUNTY REGIONAL GALLERY IN CASSOPOLIS MICHIGAN FOR NO CHARGE WHATSOEVER. ENABLE LOCAL ARTISTS TO PARTICIPATE AT NO COST IN EXHIBITS SPONSORED BY CASS AREA ARTISTS AT THE CASS COUNTY REGIONAL GALLERY IN CASSOPOLIS, MICHIGAN. THESE EXHIBITS FEATURE ANALYSIS OF ARTISTS WORK BY THE JUDGE, WHO IS SELECTED AS THE AUTHORITY ON ART AND INTERPRETATION, PROVIDING ARTISTS WITH SOLID HELPFUL AND POSITIVE COMMENTARY ON THEIR WORK. THE FREE NATURE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THEIR WORK EVALUATED, TO RECEIVE AN AWARD, TO MEET 50 OR MORE ARTISTS AND CHAT AND LEARN FROM THEM AND VALIDATE THEIR TALENT IS ESPECIALLY RELEVANT IN TERMS OF UNDER SERVED AREAS IN THE ARTS. 225 2618 GRANTS FOR A TOTAL OF $225 WERE PROVIDED TO YOUTH GRADES 1 THROUGH 12 TO PURCHASE ART SUPPLIES OR PAY FOR EXTRACURRICULAR ART CLASSES. ART SHOW EXHIBIT HELD WITH NO ENTRY FEES, NO COMMISSIONS ON SALES, FREE ARTISTS RECEPTION, CASH PRIZES FOR OUTSTANDING ARTWORK, FREE ADMISSION TO THE GALLERY. $2250 IN COMPETITION AWARDS WERE PRESENTED TO WINNING ARTISTS. ALL OF THESE ACTIONS ECHO OUR STATED GOAL TO REACH OUT TO THE UNDER SERVED IN THE ARTS IN THE MICHIANA AREA. 225 2447 OUR TOTAL MEMBERSHIP FOR 2025 INCREASED TO 44. TO HELP ASSIST OUR MEMBERS AND ATTRACT MORE ARTISTS AND WOULD BE ARTISTS WE CHANGED OUR MONTHLY MEETING AGENDAS TO ENABLE MEMBERS TO BRING WORK IN PROGRESS OR FINISHED WORK TO THE MEETINGS TO BE PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED. MANY OF OUR NEW MEMBERS JOINED BECAUSE THEY HAD DISCOVERED THAT WE OFFER MEMBERS A WELCOMING INTEREST IN THEIR WORK AND THEIR PROGRESS ENCOURAGING ARTISTS OF ALL AGES TO PARTICIPATE. WE TAKE THE TIME TO INTERACT WITH BEGINNERS AND HELP THEM WITH THE BASICS OF SHOWING THEIR ART AND GIVE THEM THE ACCEPTANCE AND INFORMATION THAT THEY WANT AND NEED. WE ALSO KEEP AN EYE ON ALL UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES AND PUBLISH CONTACT INFORMATION AND LINKS TO UPCOMING EVENTS IN OUR MEETING MINUTES WHICH ARE EMAILED TO ALL MEMBERS. AS A RESULT OUR MEMBERS ARE BECOMING MORE EXPERT AT TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES. WE ALSO HAVE PROGRAMS AT OUR MEETINGS WHICH COVER THE GAMUT OF HELPFUL BOOKS TO STUDIES OF PUBLISHED ARTISTS STYLES TO SHOW HOW TO BEST TAKE PHOTOS OF THEIR WORK. THANKS TO THE SUPPORT OF THE LOCAL LIBRARY WE ARE ABLE TO DO ALL OF THIS IN A HUGE ROOM WITH AUDIO-VISUAL SETUP AT NO COST. 0 0 5065 WILLIAM BECKER DIRECTOR 2 0 0 0 PAIGE LINBACK ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 2 0 0 0 ALLISON FARKAS TREASURER 10 0 0 0 KIM SAWYER SECRETARY 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MI ALLISON FARKAS 24358 Seaside Court Edwardsburg MI 49112 2697820312 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 4675 6411 1077 2239 14402 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4675 6411 1077 2239 14402 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14402 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 855 441 356 0 1652 0 5530 6852 1433 2239 16054 X Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 TOTAL INCOME LISTED IN ORDER--PART 1 LINE 1 GIFTS GRANTS SIMILAR AMOUNTS RECEIVED $2,239 PART 1 LINE 8 IN-KIND DONATIONS $345 PART 2 LINE22 CASH PART 2 LINE24 GALLERY SPACE IE IN-KIND DONATION Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 Description;Amount^in kind donations;365^Total;365^ Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 $225 to fund three art scholarships for children in grades 1 to 12 to pay for art classes outside of their school offerings and purchase any art supplies they might want or need. Each recipient was awarded $75 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 funding to cover awards presented to artists in judged show, judges fee, show refreshments Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 Description;EOY Amount^in kind donations;345|gallery space provided;1270^Total;1615^