The Capital Gallery Society

What it reported doing in 2024

In 2024 the Capital Gallery Society saw the hiring of its second Executive Director in July. This move was intended to bring a new sense of leadership and strong direction towards continuing the Gallerys mission of Celebrating Art, History, and Culture.EXHIBITSThe Gallery hosts a new exhibit about every 2 months. Every exhibit is free to the public five days per week, and is meant to offer a diverse array of art and offerings to our community, reflecting the wide range of styles and works present in our local art market.January/February began with a preview show with a selection of works from each artist being featured throughout the year. This time of year is always the slowest for art sales, and the goal of this show was to prevent any single artist from having to feature during a notoriously difficult time to sell in Bismarck. Instead each artist had the chance to display a teaser of their upcoming show while also netting some sales. In February, we helped host Giving Hearts Day. They hosted their event in an adjacent space to the Gallery, and we opened our space up for their attendees to use. One of our artists supplied free Giving Hearts Day prints to help promote the event.March/April was an all-female show titled Into the Wild. All pieces were from local female artists, and each piece was nature themed. In March we hosted a Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Orchestra Conductors Club, celebrating St. Patricks Day.May/June featured Whispers a collaboration between painter Jessica Wachter and photographer Kent Burkhardsmeier. Both artists exhibit around the nation and are collected throughout the country. The show featured photographic prints from Kent that were enhanced with paint from Jessica, creating a unique mixed-media collaboration. In May, we were a stop on a Historical Downtown Walking Tour, and hosted a group of tourists learning about Bismarck. We were a part of the Downtowners Wine Walk in June. Also in June, we collaborated with Brick Oven Bakery to install artwork in their bakery. Works from metal artist Patrick Shannon and acrylic painter Linda Donlin were disaplayed.July/August show was titled Wide Open Spaces, featuring works that focus on the North Dakota outdoors. Gallery Icon artists Vern Erickson and Walter Piehl were major features, as well as Minnesota artists Marcella Rose and Tracy Miller, and Fargo artist Karen Bakke. In July we hosted a reception party for Codi Miller to celebrate her winning Miss North Dakota USA.September/October show featured mezzotints from Linda Whitney. Linda Whitney is a professor emeritus at Valley City State University specializing in mezzotints, a form of printmaking. She has featured in over 100 exhibitions around the world, and is an international award winner. Our show, Grand Entry, was one of the largest single displays of her work ever organized. Accompanying the show was young Minot photographer Dyana DeCoteau-Dyess and Nakota jeweler and dressmaker Nelda Schrupp. Schrupp has work in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian.November was our 4th Annual Student Art Show. Students from Century, New Salem, and home schools displayed 45 original works. A free open house was held for the students and their families. Awards were given out. Applications for our student scholarship are currently pending.December show was Deck the Walls, a holiday show designed to encourage more foot traffic to downtown Bismarck. We brought in over 300 pieces from over 15 of our artists, designed to bring in more sales for the holidays and offer affordable entry points to first time art buyers. We participated in Small Business Saturday, and hosted a free to the public holiday marketplace reception.Outreach and Special EventsThe Gallery is open to the public for free, five days per week. We welcome thousands of visitors each year into the Gallery. In addition, we continue to display art for free at Touchmark assisted living facility, part of their efforts to create a more uplifting environment fo

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 59.8%; rating input score 60
• Fundraising efficiency: $6.37 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 86.7%; rating input score 87; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -24.3%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.12; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -14.1% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -18.3% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -18.2% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings