2016-06-02T17:44:17-05:00 2015-08-31 721396621 CARR RIGGS & INGRAM LLC TWO RIVERWAY FLOOR 15 HOUSTON TX 77056 990 2014-09-01 760035355 DIVERSEWORKS INC DIVE 7132238346 3400 MAIN STREET NO 292 HOUSTON TX 77002 BEATRICE A EDEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7132238346 2016-06-02 1 KRISTEN SIMPSON P01268482 7136218090 2016-05-25 2014 2016-08-17 19:52:53Z BEATRICE A EDEN 3400 MAIN STREET NO 292 HOUSTON TX 77002 407585 0 X WWW.DIVERSEWORKS.ORG X 1982 TX 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. 18 18 7 72 0 0 849713 387887 1423 0 44 7 8552 -440 859732 387454 0 0 0 0 299521 187168 0 0 58213 401868 378018 701389 565186 158343 -177732 343782 159966 20064 13980 323718 145986 X DIVERSEWORKS COMMISSIONS, PRODUCES, AND PRESENTS NEW AND DARING ART IN ALL ITS FORMS THROUGH INNOVATIVE COLLABORATIONS THAT HONOR EACH ARTIST'S VISION WITHOUT CONSTRAINT. 0 0 426805 0 VARIOUS PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS AND LITERATURE. SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL DETAIL. 426805 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 X STEPHANIE ATWOOD 7132238346 3400 MAIN STREET SUITE 292 HOUSTON TX 77002 JASON FULLER CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROB GREENSTEIN VICE PRES. / TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 REGINA AGU ARTIST BOARD PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TERRENCE HOBDY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD E GERVAIS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 AIMEE HEIMBINDER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LESTER MARKS SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RAHUL MITRA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICK WADE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NORMAN EWART BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN JAMES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TARA KELLY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARSHAL LIGHTMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA MARCUS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 INDIA MITTAG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MUSTAFA TAMEEZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH DUNBAR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 31084 0 0 XANDRA EDEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 15062 0 0 JENNIFER GARDNER INTERIM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 48455 0 0 94601 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4240 89430 78500 215717 387887 7 7 8411 0 8411 8411 8411 9330 89430 20131 -10801 -10801 TRAVEL INCOME 711300 1950 1950 1950 387454 1950 0 -2383 154181 105151 16035 32995 18122 12359 1885 3878 14865 10138 1546 3181 19913 14337 2788 2788 4318 3109 604 605 26567 19128 3719 3720 76730 55246 10742 10742 PROGRAM EXPENSES 207337 207337 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 23128 23128 BOARDS 19721 19721 MEMBERSHIP 304 304 565186 426805 80168 58213 75947 86370 263905 67689 3930 5907 343782 159966 14769 13980 5295 0 20064 13980 X 61718 -24766 262000 170752 323718 145986 343782 159966 -177732 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 409301 905138 628221 781711 387887 3112258 409301 905138 628221 781711 387887 3112258 883927 2228331 4750 842 104 44 7 5747 3118005 31024 0.71470 0.75020 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 X 387454 0 387454 0 387454 565186 0 565186 0 565186 PART X, LINE 2: 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. LUCK OF THE DRAW 63035 59585 3450 186 4601 6180 FASHION FETE 35725 29845 5880 1071 70 8023 98760 89430 9330 1257 4671 14203 20131 -10801 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JENNIFER GARDNER INTERIM DIRECTOR 48455 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48455 0 0 0 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.