Fresno Arts Council Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Arts in Correction Project - Fresno Arts Council, in partnership with fellow local council of Kern, provides multiple workshops in visual arts, music, creative writing and theater to inmate participants at five facilities in the Central Valley.Arthop - A semi-monthly celebration of the arts that happens every first and third Thursdays of each month from 6pm - 8pm. Museums, studios, galleries and other venues open their exhibitions to the public for free. It is one of the most active and successful programs organized by the Fresno Arts Council. Art lovers and enthusiasts from all walks of life flock downtown Fresno and the Tower District on the first Thursday of each month, and the Arthop venues in the Fresno metro ares on the third Thursdays, to meet and greet with the artists and enjoy the reception and music. Arthop has received a remarkable response from the Fresno community. Over 50 participating artist studios, galleries, museums, and other venues exhibit art and artists reception during arthop. It has become both a cultural and special event for the community with a great deal of media coverage.Arts in Education - The Fresno Arts Council offers a series of workshops designed to train and prepare and deliver common core state standards and visual and performing arts standards, arts-integrated lessons and units of study along side teachers in classrooms. The artists share their considerable art skills with teachers and students within their lessons. Arts Alive- Arts Alive in agriculture exhibition and competition is an event to pay respect to the admirable attributes of our community tradition and resources. The Central Valley is a large flat valley covering the innermost portion of the state of California. Surrounded by the Sierra Nevada, Cascade and Tehachapi mountain ranges, the Central Valley is one of the world's most fruitful regions where nearly all non-tropical crops are grown. The Fresno Arts Council seeks to highlight the agriculture industry by showing thoughtful and compelling works from credible artists from the Central Valley.Horizon Awards - The Fresno Arts Council honors the exceptional contributions of individuals, organizations and businesses with its yearly hosted event called Horizon Awards. This much awaited event started in 1984 to provide recognition to the Fresno community dedicated in the excellence in the arts. Poetry Out Loud - Poetry Out Loud is a national recitation contest created by the National Endowment for the Arts & Poetry Foundation. The California Arts Council supports this exciting program to encourage the California youth master their public speaking skills, develop self-confidence and learn about their literary heritage. The Fresno Arts Council hosts the regional poetry out load competition, with instructional support and creative direction by former Fresno poet laureates. Social Network for the Arts - the Organization maintains and updates a list of over 1,800 e-mail addresses and over 2,000 mailing addresses for community notification of current arts and cultural information on a regular basis. WWW.Fresnoarts.net was originally created to engage artists, arts organizations and arts enthusiasts to learn, discuss and connect with one another. Approximately 500,000 page views a year and over 5,000 unique visitors per month utilize this resource. Fresnoarts.info list serve has also been established for the arts community to post/receive a daily digest of e-mails related to the local arts. The organization also offers to arts community the use of its space for workshops and receptions.Expanded Access to Arts and Culture - grant award program generated by the Measure P sales tax to nonprofit community-based organizations for the purpose of increasing access to the Arts in the City of Fresno.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 51.9%; rating input score 52
• Program expense ratio: 87.4%; rating input score 87
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 40.9%; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 6.52; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.78; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 7.1%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 12.5% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 18.8% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 29.2% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings