DIVERSE WORKS INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: DIVERSE WORKS INC (EIN 76-0035355)
Tax period: 2014-09-01 to 2015-08-31
Filed: 2016-06-02
IRS object ID: 201631549349300788
Schema version: 2014v6.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-06-02T17:44:17-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-08-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	721396621	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CARR RIGGS & INGRAM LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	TWO RIVERWAY FLOOR 15	AddressLine1Txt
City	HOUSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	77056	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2014-09-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	760035355	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DIVERSEWORKS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	DIVE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7132238346	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3400 MAIN STREET NO 292	AddressLine1Txt
City	HOUSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	77002	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	BEATRICE A EDEN	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7132238346	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-06-02	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	KRISTEN SIMPSON	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01268482	PTIN
Phone	7136218090	PhoneNum
Preparation	2016-05-25	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-08-17 19:52:53Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	BEATRICE A EDEN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3400 MAIN STREET NO 292	AddressLine1Txt
City	HOUSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	77002	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$407,585	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.DIVERSEWORKS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1982	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	TX	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE SCHEDULE ODIVERSEWORKS COMMISSIONS, PRODUCES, AND PRESENTS NEW AND DARING ART IN ALL ITS FORMS THROUGH INNOVATIVE COLLABORATIONS THAT HONOR EACH ARTIST'S VISION WITHOUT CONSTRAINT.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	18	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	18	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	7	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	72	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$849,713	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$387,887	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,423	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$44	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$7	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$8,552	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$440	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$859,732	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$387,454	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$299,521	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$187,168	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$58,213	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$401,868	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$378,018	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$701,389	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$565,186	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$158,343	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$177,732	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$343,782	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$159,966	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$20,064	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$13,980	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$323,718	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$145,986	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	DIVERSEWORKS COMMISSIONS, PRODUCES, AND PRESENTS NEW AND DARING ART IN ALL ITS FORMS THROUGH INNOVATIVE COLLABORATIONS THAT HONOR EACH ARTIST'S VISION WITHOUT CONSTRAINT.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$426,805	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	VARIOUS PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS AND LITERATURE. SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL DETAIL.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$426,805	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	33	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	7	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	18	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	18	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	STEPHANIE ATWOOD	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7132238346	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3400 MAIN STREET SUITE 292	AddressLine1Txt
City	HOUSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	77002	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
JASON FULLER
CHAIRMAN	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROB GREENSTEIN
VICE PRES. / TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
REGINA AGU
ARTIST BOARD PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TERRENCE HOBDY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICHARD E GERVAIS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AIMEE HEIMBINDER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LESTER MARKS
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RAHUL MITRA
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PATRICK WADE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NORMAN EWART
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRIAN JAMES
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TARA KELLY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARSHAL LIGHTMAN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BARBARA MARCUS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
INDIA MITTAG
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MUSTAFA TAMEEZ
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH DUNBAR
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$31,084	$0	$0
XANDRA EDEN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	1.00		Yes (X)	$15,062	$0	$0
JENNIFER GARDNER
INTERIM DIRECTOR	1.00			$48,455	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$94,601	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (1)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$4,240	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$89,430	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$78,500	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$215,717	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$387,887	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$7	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$8,411	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$8,411	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$8,411	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$8,411	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$9,330	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$89,430	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$20,131	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$10,801	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$10,801	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	TRAVEL INCOME	Desc
Business	711300	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$1,950	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,950	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,950	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$387,454	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,950	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$2,383	ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$154,181	TotalAmt
Program Services	$105,151	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,035	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$32,995	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,122	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,359	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,885	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,878	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,865	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,138	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,546	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,181	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,913	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,337	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,788	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,788	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,318	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,109	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$604	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$605	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,567	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,128	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,719	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,720	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$76,730	TotalAmt
Program Services	$55,246	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,742	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,742	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROGRAM EXPENSES	$207,337	$207,337
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES	$23,128		$23,128
BOARDS	$19,721		$19,721
MEMBERSHIP	$304			$304

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$565,186	TotalAmt
Program Services	$426,805	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$80,168	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$58,213	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$75,947	BOYAmt
EOY	$86,370	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$263,905	BOYAmt
EOY	$67,689	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,930	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,907	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$343,782	BOYAmt
EOY	$159,966	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,769	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,980	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,295	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,064	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,980	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$61,718	BOYAmt
EOY	-$24,766	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$262,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$170,752	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$323,718	BOYAmt
EOY	$145,986	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$343,782	BOYAmt
EOY	$159,966	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$177,732	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$409,301	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$905,138	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$628,221	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$781,711	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$387,887	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,112,258	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$409,301	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$905,138	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$628,221	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$781,711	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$387,887	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,112,258	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$883,927	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$2,228,331	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,750	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$842	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$104	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$44	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$7	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,747	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$3,118,005	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$31,024	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.71470	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.75020	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$387,454	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$387,454	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$387,454	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$565,186	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$565,186	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$565,186	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	NO PROVISION FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION IS A NON-PROFIT, CHARITABLE CORPORATION AS DEFINED BY SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND, ACCORDINGLY, IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT, THAT SUCH AN ASSET OR A LIABILITY WILL BE REALIZED. AS OF AUGUST 31, 2015, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THERE WERE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	LUCK OF THE DRAW	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$63,035	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$59,585	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$3,450	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$186	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$4,601	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$6,180	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	FASHION FETE	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$35,725	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$29,845	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$5,880	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2	$1,071	RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$70	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$8,023	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$98,760	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$89,430	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$9,330	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$1,257	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$4,671	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$14,203	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$20,131	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$10,801	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JENNIFER GARDNER	PersonNm
Title	INTERIM DIRECTOR	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$48,455	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$0	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$0	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$48,455	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, NARRATIVE OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS	FOUNDED BY ARTISTS IN 1982, DIVERSEWORKS HAS BEEN A RECOGNIZED NATIONAL LEADER FOR ITS GROUNDBREAKING PROGRAMMING; AS A RESOURCE FOR THE INNOVATIVE AND MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT OF COMMUNITIES; AS A COMMISSIONER OF CONTEMPORARY WORKS IN MULTIPLE MEDIA; AND AS A FORCE THAT HAS SHAPED CONTEMPORARY THOUGHT AND PRACTICE IN HOUSTON AND THE NATION. DIVERSEWORKS IS A LEADER IN THE NATIONWIDE MOVEMENT OF ARTIST-CENTERED ORGANIZATIONS AND IS A VITAL PRESENCE IN NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE NATIONAL PERFORMANCE NETWORK, THE VISUAL ARTISTS NETWORK, AND THE NATIONAL DANCE PROJECT. DIVERSEWORKS SERVES AS A FORUM FOR ISSUES AND WORKS THAT HAVE NO OTHER PUBLIC OUTLET IN HOUSTON, AND PLAYS A SIMILAR ROLE NATIONALLY. DIVERSEWORKS PROVIDES FIRST-TIME COMMISSIONING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMERGING ARTISTS, CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR INNOVATIVE MID-CAREER ARTISTS, AND ACTS AS A LAUNCHING PAD FOR YOUNG ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS. DIVERSEWORKS SUPPORTS ARTISTS AND PROJECTS THAT INSPIRE DIALOGUE ABOUT CONTEMPORARY CULTURE AMONG ARTISTS, AUDIENCES, AND THE GREATER COMMUNITY. DIVERSEWORKS IS A LOCAL AND NATIONAL SOURCE FOR HIGH QUALITY EXPERIENTIAL AND PROGRESSIVE WORKS OF ART THAT COMPEL VIEWERS TO BROADEN THEIR PERCEPTIONS OF WHAT ART IS AND HOW ART CAN BE A CRITICAL TOOL FOR ADDRESSING SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND AESTHETIC CONCERNS. MAJOR PROGRAMS IN 2014-15: PEPE MAR: PARCO DEI MOSTRI, SEPTEMBER 6 - OCTOBER 25, 2014 MIAMI-BASED PEPE MAR'S PROJECT AT DIVERSEWORKS WAS HIS FIRST MAJOR INSTITUTIONAL COMMISSION IN THE UNITED STATES. HE CREATED A LARGE-SCALE, IMMERSIVE INSTALLATION AND COLLABORATED WITH PARTICIPANTS IN THE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS AT MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION AND COUNSELING THROUGH THE ARTS HOUSTON (MECA) TO CONCEIVE AND PRODUCE A LIVE PERFORMANCE THAT FUSED MEXICAN FOLK TRADITIONS WITH CONTEMPORARY URBAN LIFE IN AN EXPLORATION OF PERSONAL NARRATIVE AND COLLECTIVE IMMIGRANT IDENTITY. CHELSEA KNIGHT AND MARK TRIBE: POSSE COMITATUS, NOV. 22, 2014 - JANUARY 10, 2015 THIS EXHIBITION WAS THE CULMINATION OF A THREE-YEAR COLLABORATION BETWEEN ARTISTS CHELSEA KNIGHT AND MARK TRIBE, AND INCLUDED THE PREMIERE OF A COMMISSIONED VIDEO PERFORMANCE PIECE. THE PROJECT EXAMINED THE SOCIOCULTURAL DYNAMICS OF PARAMILITARY GROUPS AND THE REPRESENTATION OF THEIR POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES THROUGH PERFORMATIVE GESTURES AND MOVEMENT. DIVERSEWORKS COLLABORATED WITH THE CORE PROGRAM AT THE MFAH TO PRESENT A LECTURE BY MARK TRIBE AT THE GLASSELL SCHOOL, AND WITH AURORA PICTURE SHOW TO PRESENT A SCREENING OF TRIBE'S PREVIOUS WORKS AT THE MENIL COLLECTION. OLIVER HERRING: AREAS FOR ACTION, JANUARY 21 - MARCH 7, 2015 AREAS FOR ACTION WAS AN ACCUMULATIVE EXHIBITION CONSISTING OF DAILY PERFORMANCES, IMPROVISATORY SCULPTURES, AND REAL-TIME COLLABORATIVE ARTWORKS CREATED ON-SITE WITH NEW YORK-BASED ARTIST OLIVER HERRING AND DIFFERENT GROUPS OF VOLUNTEERS OVER SEVERAL WEEKS. MORE THAN FORTY VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATED AND THEY INCLUDED COLLEGE STUDENTS (ART AND NON-ART MAJORS), HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, SENIOR CITIZENS, AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS. DEAN MOSS: JOHNBROWN, APRIL 17 & 19, 2015 (RESIDENCY APRIL 10 - 19) PRESENTED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CYNTHIA WOODS MITCHELL CENTER FOR THE ARTS AS PART OF THE COUNTERCURRENT PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL, JOHNBROWN IS A MULTIMEDIA PERFORMANCE PIECE THAT LAYERED LIVE CHOREOGRAPHY AND TEXT WITH VIDEO IN A DARK, WRY MEDITATION ON THE LEGACY OF THE 19TH CENTURY ABOLITIONIST, JOHN BROWN. MOSS AND HIS DANCE COMPANY WORKED WITH A GROUP OF HOUSTON AREA TEENS THAT WERE HIRED AS PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS AND WERE ALSO INCORPORATED INTO THE LIVE PERFORMANCE. WHILE IN HOUSTON, MOSS CONDUCTED MASTER CLASSES FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON DANCE DEPARTMENT. TAHNI HOLT: DUET LOVE, APRIL 24 & 25, 2015 (RESIDENCY APRIL 19 - 25) PORTLAND, OR-BASED CHOREOGRAPHER TAHNI HOLT'S DUET LOVE IS A DANCE PIECE THAT PRESENTS COUPLED BODIES PERFORMING GENDERED STATES AROUND THE ROMANTIC PREMISE OF THE "DUET." HOLT AND HER ARTISTIC TEAM DRAW FROM ICONIC PHOTOGRAPHS OF HETERO COUPLES TO DRIVE THIS INQUIRY INTO HOW BODIES PERFORM GENDER. AFTER EACH PERFORMANCE, HOLT AND HER DANCERS PARTICIPATED IN A QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION. HOLT ALSO CONDUCTED MASTER CLASSES AT THE BARN FOR DANCE SOURCE HOUSTON. PARLIAMENT OF OWLS, JUNE 27 - AUGUST 15, 2015 PARLIAMENT OF OWLS WAS A GROUP EXHIBITION THAT FEATURED WORK BY MEMBERS OF THE DIVERSEWORKS ARTIST ADVISORY BOARD. THE EXHIBITION INCLUDED PAINTING, SCULPTURE, PHOTOGRAPHS, MIXED MEDIA, VIDEOS, PERFORMANCES, AND SITE-SPECIFIC INTERVENTIONS IN THE GALLERY. KATIE GRINNAN: NOCTURNAL HOLOGRAM, SEPTEMBER 11 - NOVEMBER 14, 2015 LOS ANGELES-BASED ARTIST KATIE GRINNAN'S SCULPTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY, SOUND, AND VIDEO WORKS INVESTIGATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VISUAL AND COGNITIVE EXPERIENCE. NOCTURNAL HOLOGRAM FEATURED THREE RECENT LARGE-SCALE SCULPTURAL INSTALLATIONS THAT EXPLORE THE PRODUCTIVE SPACE OF THE DREAM STATE AND OUR ATTEMPTS TO UNDERSTAND HOW THOUGHT PATTERNS ARE CREATED AND CAN BE MADE PHYSICALLY MANIFEST. THIS EXHIBITION WAS THE FIRST SOLO PRESENTATION OF GRINNAN'S WORK IN TEXAS. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EXHIBITION, DIVERSEWORKS PRESENTED KATIE GRINNAN: ASTROLOGY ORCHESTRA, ON NOVEMBER 14, 2015 AT THE JAMES TURRELL SKYSPACE AT RICE UNIVERSITY. IN THIS SYMPHONIC PERFORMANCE, EACH INSTRUMENT REPRESENTS A PLANETARY POSITION AND MAPS THE ARTIST'S ASTROLOGICAL BIRTH CHART AS SEEN FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF EACH PLANET. GRINNAN AND DIVERSEWORKS RECRUITED MUSIC STUDENTS FROM RICE, AS WELL AS ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS FROM THE COMMUNITY TO PERFORM THE WORK.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	N/A NO COMMITTEE HAS AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE RETURN PREPARER EMAILS A COPY OF THE FINAL VERSION OF FORM 990 TO THE BOARD MEMBER WHO REVIEWS THE RETURN. ANY QUESTIONS ARE ADDRESSED AND THE RETURN IS APPROVED BY THE DIRECTOR BEFORE FILING THE FINAL VERSION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	WRITTEN POLICY IS INCLUDED IN THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE ONLY DIRECTORS WHO RECEIVE COMPENSATION ARE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND THE BOARD HAS TO APPROVE ANY INCREASE IN COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.