of metropolitan kansas city

OF METROPOLITAN KANSAS CITY
[ FY 2010 & FY 2011 ANNUAL REPORT ]
THE MISSION OF
ARTSKC
ARTS COUNCIL OF METROPOLITAN
KANSAS CITY
IS TO ADVANCE & SUPPORT
THE ARTS
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
KANSAS CITY REGION
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WHAT WE DO
The arts make the metropolitan area stronger, brighter,
and more vibrant.
They surround us, sustain us, help us grow, preserve our
past, and celebrate our present. The arts play a crucial
role in our lives, in our economy, and in our future. The
arts are more than singing, dancing, painting, sculpting,
and writing. A community rich with arts attracts families,
companies, and tourists which in turn creates jobs, financial
support for schools, and vital social services. The arts
encourage creativity and innovation – and attract and
retain talented individuals. The arts give our lives meaning.
The Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City primarily
serves as the convener and facilitator to encourage public
policy and civic priorities that are in support of the arts
and cultural community. We serve as the voice for the
arts community in many important civic dialogues. We
work with over 160 local arts and cultural organizations
to foster stronger relationships and nurture networks of
arts organizations that work together to strengthen the
community. The Arts Council helps to connect the arts to
resources and the business and civic community to the arts.
The ARTS continue to be one of our region’s
most SIGNIFICANT assets with an economic
impact of over $273 million annually.
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FROM THE PRESIDENT
I love the arts - yes, it’s true.
I love the arts! I love dance, music, theater,
film, and the visual arts; painting, sculpture,
and mixed media. I am inspired by the
beauty, the elegance, the creativity, and the
challenge to my thinking and sensibilities
that the arts present to me on a daily basis.
There is an amazing transformation
occurring in our community and
the arts are leading the way.
This transformation is not only what we see
from the outside in terms of more galleries,
performance venues, or opportunities to participate in art activities, but
is also reflected within our community. There is an energy, a buzz in the
air, an excitement about art in this region. The arts have the potential
to change the way people see the world and their place in it. From this
new vantage point, new connections are made, new possibilities seen,
and new opportunities created. When people experience art, they
begin to act like inspired people. And inspired people attract other
inspired people, helping to transform businesses and communities.
With this new level of prominence for the
arts comes the opportunity for our region
to elevate Kansas City as a destination for
arts and culture. I’m pleased to say that our
civic partners, the Convention and Visitors
Association, the Kansas City Area Development
Council, the Downtown Council, and the
Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce,
understand that the arts are something
that we all can agree benefit our region.
The Arts Council is proud to partner with
the arts and the business communities,
helping Kansas City transform into a world
class arts destination and position the region
as “America’s Creative Crossroads.”
Sincerely,
Harlan Brownlee
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FROM THE BOARD CHAIR
Dear Friends,
In 2009-2011, the Arts Council of
Metropolitan Kansas City made great
strides in fulfilling our organizational
goals and our mission. This year we
built on the strong structure created
by our previous President and CEO
and embraced new leadership.
In this report, you will read about
our growth over these two years and reflections from those
in the community who have been touched by our work.
The arts continue to be one of our region’s
most SIGNIFICANT assets with an economic
impact of over $273 MILLION annually.
The Arts Council is at the center of this activity and continues
to work with all art organizations to enhance the value of art
activities within the region. In addition, the opening of the Kauffman
Center for the Performing Arts is truly a rare opportunity that
will highlight all the arts in the Kansas City area. It is incumbent
upon the Arts Council to ensure that all art organizations, civic
organizations, and businesses benefit from such an epic event.
We began these years just shortly after welcoming a new
President and CEO, Harlan Brownlee. Harlan’s vision
for the Arts Council invited new ideas to build on the
commitment and passion brought by previous leadership.
In 2010, in our work with the business community, we
introduced the Business Engagement Packages, which
were an opportunity for businesses to be involved in
the wide range of programs and services we offer.
Lead by our development team, the Arts Council has
seen a greater strength in these relationships and made it
even easier to get your business connected to the arts.
We are pleased to announce that after five years, we
topped $2.1 million in giving during the 2011 ArtsKC
Fund Campaign. This milestone was achieved during
one of the greatest recessions in our country’s history.
The vibrant arts community weighed in significantly
and was one of the keys to achieving this success.
Kansas City is experiencing a renaissance of arts
and culture that the Arts Council hopes to foster
in the coming years. We ask that you join us in
building on strong roots of our community in this
burgeoning new age of growth and development.
Sincerely,
Pat McCown
CONNECT
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BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT
The Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City provides opportunities for
businesses of all sizes to participate in the arts through our business programs:
Arts & Issues
Art/Work
Now Showing
Is a luncheon series that is designed
to educate the business and civic
community about Kansas City’s rich and
diverse arts community and some of the
issues that are associated with its growth
and development. In this year the Arts
Council held over 10 sessions such as:
Open Wide and Say “AAAART”: Arts
in Healthcare, The Art of Fashion,
From the Skylines to the Streets:
Designing our Urban Environment,
Too Busy to be Creative, The Art
Factor: Medical Missions Foundation.
Is a city-wide corporate arts challenge
that encourages employees to share their
creative talents in the literary, visual and
performing arts. In the 2010 and 2011
Art/Work: Inspiring the Workplace
corporate arts challenge, thirty three
businesses and approximately 750
employee artists and CEOs participated
in the program, proving that Kansas City’s
most creative thinkers can be found in
banks, construction sites, and office cubes.
Brings businesses together with local
artists to display their works of art
in lobbies, conference rooms, and
workspaces. Changing theses spaces
into rotating galleries beautifies and
adds an element of creativity. Now
Showing is helping create corporate
art collections, inspired employees,
first-time art buyers, and successful
“art-trepeneurs.” Over these two
years we have seen twenty one
businesses invite the arts into
their corporate spaces, choosing
exhibits from over 130 artists in
our Now Showing portfolio.
What I APPRECIATE about this
experience was the opportunity
to be exposed to other types
of ART, meet top notch
performers, but most of all, to
have the musical embers stirred
inside me that have been laying
dormant for so long. I do so
much appreciate that!
- David Wagler, Burns & McDonnell
Art/Work creates an environment
of inspiration, respect, camaraderie,
and encouragement. Employees
build new relationships and kindle
one another’s creativity, dramatically
improving communication, and a
company’s quality of work life.
Each NEW series of work continues
to generate a different kind of informal
DISCUSSION among colleagues.
- Jan Rasmussen, Fleishman-Hillard
SUPPORT
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Over 70 businesses each year participate as ArtsKC business partners to
help ensure that our ARTS community thrives and grows.
In addition to the corporate philanthropy, businesses of all sizes are creating
INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS with arts organizations every day.
Business Engagement Partners
360 Architecture
A. Zahner Company*
American Century Investments*
Anderson MacAdam Architects
Art & Frame Warehouse*
Assurant*
Berkowitz Oliver Williams Shaw & Eisenbrandt
Bic Media*
Black & Veatch
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City*
BNIM Architects
Bryan Cave LLP*
Burns & McDonnell Foundation*
Colorado Technical University*
Deloitte Services*
Digital Evolution Group
Downtown Council of Kansas City*
DST Systems, Inc.*
Embassy Landscape Group
Garmin International, Inc.*
Golden Star Inc.*
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation*
H&R Block*
Healing Arts Fund*
Helzberg Diamonds
Kansas City Convention and Visitors Association*
Kansas City Credit Union*
Kansas City Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
Kansas City Power & Light Co.*
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences*
KPMG LLP*
KSHB Action News
Labor Management Council*
Lenexa Chamber of Commerce*
McCownGordon Construction*
Medical Missions Foundation*
Metzler Brothers Insurance
Mid-America Arts Alliance*
Mid-America Regional Council*
NeighborWorks America
NetWorkSpace Integrations Services
Network Space
New England Financial
Overland Park Chamber of Commerce*
Paul Lerner & Associates
Quintiles*
Rees Masilionis Turley Architecture, LLC*
Seyferth Blumenthal & Harris LLC
SFS Architects
Sprint*
State Street Bank*
Swiss Re America Holding
The Pert Group*
TK Architects, Inc.*
UMB Bank, N.A.*
Waddel & Reed Companies*
*denotes participation in FY 2010 & FY 2011
You might recognize TALENT in your
employees you didn’t know you had.
John Bluford
President & CEO of Truman Medical Centers
SUPPORT
Additional Corporate, Government & Foundation Support
In addition to corporate participation and individual contributions, the Arts
Council is also supported by generous grants and support from the following
corporations, foundations and organizations
American Century Investment
Dollars for Donors Fund*
Andrews McMeel Universal Foundation
Bank of America Foundation*
Barkley, Inc.
David Beals III Charitable Trust
Citi Business Services*
Datacore Marketing
Epic Entertainment*
Fine Arts Singles, LTD. *
Francis Family Foundation*
Global Impact (H&R Block)
Grassmere Foundation
Great Plains Energy Inc.
H&R Block Foundation*
Hallmark Cards, Inc.*
Heartland Combined Federal Campaign*
KCUR 89.3*
Kansas Arts Commission
The KCPL Fund
KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Company
Kansas City Southern Charitable Fund*
Kansas City Star
Kresge Foundation
Leveraging Investments in Creativity*
Lighton Fund
Mid-America Regional Council (MARC)
Mike and Mary Roth Charitable Fund
Missouri Arts Council*
Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation*
National Endowment for the Arts
Park University
Parris Dobbs Spirit of the Heart Fund
Plaza Wellspring*
Pitch Publishing Inc.
Polsky Family Supporting Foundation
Ralph L Smith Foundation
Servant Christian Community Foundation
Sprint Foundation*
St. Peter Family Fund
Stern Foundation
Sturges Word Communications
Truman Medical Center
U.S. Bancorp Foundation Employee
Matching Gift Program
US Bank Private Client & Trust Services*
University of Kansas Hospital
VML Foundation Fund*
*denotes participation in FY 2010 & FY 2011
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Renaissance Circle
The Renaissance Circle is a small group of individual supporters who make contributions
to either the general operations of the Arts Council or the ArtsKC Fund in the amount of
$10,000 OR HIGHER. Their continued support and generous contributions are vital to our
programs and services.
Renaissance Circle Members: 2009-2011
pARTicipating Individuals
Shirley Bush Helzberg, Founding Member
Henry Bloch*
Paul & Bunni Copaken*
Robert & Jacqueline Epsten*
Scott Francis*
Shirley & Barnett Helzberg*
Trudy Jacobson
Julia Irene Kauffman*
Mariner Kemper*
Sally Kemper Wood*
David Kiersznowski*
William & Peggy Lyons*
Dennis Marker & Susan Lordi Marker*
Pat & Beth McCown*
Jeanette Nichols
Fred & Shirley Pryor*
Ten Ten Foundation*
Dale & Vickie Trott
*denotes participation
in FY 2010 & FY 2011
FY 2010 & FY 2011 Expenses
Program & Direct Special Event Services
Management and General Expenses
Fundraising Expenses
17.1%
5.5%
77.4%
Program & Direct Special Event Services . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,542,391
Management and General Expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $562,180
Fundraising Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $180,740
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,285,311
Financial Information
Statement of Financial Postion
As of June 30, 2011
ASSETS
Cash held at Greater Kansas City Community Foundation. . . . . . . $614,255
Cash and Cash Equivalents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,109
Promises to Give, Net of Allowances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $398,431
Prepaid Expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,744
Investments (Endowment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $109,128
Property & Equipment, Net of Depreciation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $68,527
TOTAL ASSETS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,218,194
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Accounts Payable & Accrued Expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $68,951
Grants Payable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,732
TOTAL LIABILITIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $94,683
Unrestricted Net Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $549,497
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $515,014
Permanently Restricted Net Assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $59,000
TOTAL NET ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,123,511
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,218,194
Statement of Activities
For the Two Fiscal Years of 2010 and 2011,
ending June 30, 2011
SUPPORT, REVENUES AND GAINS
Contributions and Grants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,997,096
ArtsKC Fund Contributions (multiple campaigns). . . . . . . . . . . . $767,733
Special Event Revenue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $262,252
Other Program Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $130,389
Interest and Dividend Income, Net of Expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,634
Unrealized Gain on Investments (Endowment). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $41,434
Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments (Endowment) . . . . . . . . . . ($8,167)
Other Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,405
TOTAL SUPPORT, REVENUES AND GAINS . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,202,776
EXPENSES
Program & Direct Special Event Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,542,391
Management and General Expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $562,180
Fundraising Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $180,740
TOTAL EXPENSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,285,311
DECREASE IN NET ASSETS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ($82,535)
NET ASSETS AT JULY 1, 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,206,046
NET ASSETS AT JUNE 30, 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,123,511
SUPPORT
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ArtsKC Fund
Over the past 5 years, the Arts
Council
has
provided
over
$2.1 MILLION in financial assistance
and support to over 300 arts and
cultural organizations, individual
artists, and arts projects throughout
the five-county metropolitan area.
The ArtsKC Fund has three primary
GOALS:
1
To provide a stable source of
financial support to the arts
2
To broaden access to highquality arts experiences
3
To promote excellence in the
arts and arts administration
Each year, thousands of donors participate in this united arts fund drive to
help support the diversity of arts organizations that call our region home.
Their investment in the ArtsKC Fund enables many of our grant recipients to
reach out to those who would not otherwise have access to the power and
inspiration of the arts due to income, disabilities, isolation, or other barriers. Many
grant recipients offer scholarships, give free and/or discounted performances,
present workshops, and partner with social service organizations to provide
arts experiences.
Contributions to the ArtsKC Fund are made by many corporations and individuals;
however, just under half of the total funds raised come from Workplace Giving
Campaigns. These annual fund drives offer employees an opportunity to make
a single financial contribution to a wide range of arts organizations, artists, and
arts programs across the metropolitan area. No matter how many employees a
company has, where they live, the physical layout of their offices or their brand of
corporate culture, creative businesses across the Kansas City metropolitan area
find ways to engage their employees in art themed events to increase fundraising
and employee arts awareness. ArtsKC Fund Workplace Giving Campaigns offer
the opportunity to learn more about the arts and to discover ways to participate
in local arts events.
TRANSFORM
ArtsKC Fund Workplace Giving Campaigns and Employee Campaign Managers
360 Architecture, Bruce Moores
A.L. Huber, Katie Daniels*
Adams-Gabbert & Associates, LLC, Erik Tyler*
American Century Investments*
American Jazz Museum, Greg Carroll*
Applied Measurement Professionals, Glenda Hocker
Armstrong Teasdale
Art & Frame Warehouse
Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City, Liz Albers*
Bank of Blue Valley, Gene Pal*
Berkowitz Oliver Williams Shaw & Eisenbrandt, David Oliver*
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City, Kelly Cannon*
BNIM Architects, Ruthie Harrison
Burns & McDonnell
Bryan Cave, Catesby Major*
City of Kansas City, Missouri, Susan Borge*
City of Leawood, Kansas, Lovina Freeman*
City of Olathe, Kansas, Teresa Wilson
Datacore Marketing
Deloitte, Angie Hallows*
Downtown Council, Ann Holliday*
Economic Development Corporation, Bob Long*
Folly Theater, Gale Tallis*
Francis Family Foundation, Jim Koeneman*
Geoff Howe Marketing, Rob Carlton
Global Prairie, Alex Wendel*
Golden Star Inc, Gretchen Gradinger Lynch*
Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, Carleane Ellsworth*
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, Marilyn Kuntz*
Grey Healthcare Group
H&R Block, Michelle Shank
Harriman-Jewell Series, Kim Hinkle*
Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, Sidonie Garrett*
Heartland Combined Federal Campaign, Larry Hisle*
Heartland Men’s Chorus
Helix Architecture, Mike Heule*
House Park Dobratz P.C.
Johnson County Community College, Emily Behrman*
Johnson County Kansas, Mindi Love*
Kansas City Area Development Council, Dianne Driver*
Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City Ballet, Jennifer Wampler*
Kansas City Convention and Visitors Association, Janette Barron*
Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, Tyrone Aiken*
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
Kansas City Power & Light, Elizabeth Danforth*
Kansas City Southern, Doniele Kane*
Kansas City Symphony, Erik Williams*
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Matt Johnson
Kansas City Zoo, Laura Berger
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Dawn Taylor*
KPMG LLP, Cassie Meschke*
Lathrop & Gage, Don Dagenais*
Lenexa Chamber of Commerce, Julie Steiner*
Logan Logan & Watson, Fred Logan*
Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Michelle LaPointe*
McCownGordon Construction, Martha Martinez*
McDowell Rice Smith & Buchanan P.C.
Michael Smith Restaurant
Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Michael Short*
Owen Cox Dance Group*
Park University, Hilary Wheat*
Parris Communications, Laurie Roberts*
Paul Mesner Puppets, Diane Barker*
Plaza Wellspring, Julia Smith*
Quality Hill Playhouse, Sharon Chinnery*
Rees Masilionis Turley Architecture
River City Studio, Lori Bennett*
Seigfried Bingham Levy Selzer & Gee, P.C.
SFS Architecture
Shook Hardy & Bacon
Sildon Law Group, Valerie Meyers
SNR Denton
Starlight Theatre, Barb Schulte*
State Street, Dorrie Holland*
Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP, Brian Williams*
Strenuus, Jyoti Langin*
Take2, Chris Flowers*
Trozzolo Communications Group, Susan Donovan*
Truman Medical Center
UMB Bank, Vanessa Vaughn West*
UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance
Unicorn Theatre, Jason Kralicek*
University of Kansas Hospital, Ally Moore*
VML, Emily Fors*
*denotes participation in FY 2010 & FY 2011
TRANSFORM
$5,000-$9,999
Gerard Bukowski
John Butcher
Kanon Cozad
David Fowler*
Allan Gray II
Carol Kornitzer
Fred Logan Jr.*
Stephen & Mary Ann McDowell*
Eugene Pal Jr.
William Reisler
Gene Pulliam & Steve Swymeler
L. William Zahner
*denotes participation in FY 2010 & FY 2011
$2,500-$4,999
Becky Blades
Jennifer Haile
David Oliver*
Melissa Sturges
*denotes participation in FY 2010 & FY 2011
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$1,000-$2,499
Keith Ashcroft
Randall Boatman
S. Harlan Brownlee*
Gregory A. Carroll*
Stephen Chinn*
Michael Christianer
Rachael Blackburn Cozad
Virginia Fisher
Michael Haverty*
Jack Holland*
Richard Hughes*
Jon Jackson*
Marcia Karbank
Deedee King
Michael & Julia Kirk
Bruce & Gayle Krigel
Gregg Laiben
Michael Lochmann*
Jan Marcason
Martin wMini*
Jeffrey Provost*
Ralph Reid
Penny Slicer McDermott*
Karen Stelling
James Tomlison
Sara Welch*
Pam Whiting*
Brian Williams*
Linda Word
Hannes Zacharias*
*denotes participation in FY 2010 & FY 2011
TRANSFORM
$600-$999
Rachael Blackburn Cozad
Nancy Bone*
Daniel Bukovac*
Alan Carr*
Tim Cowden*
Douglas Curran*
Chris Dahlquist
Warren Erdman*
Mark Foster*
David Gentile
Richard Gibson
J. Brett Gordon*
William Greiner
Christopher Hammons
Michael Heule*
August Huber III*
Andy Iseman
Nancy Jones*
Patricia Konopka
Donna Jean Lauffer*
Robert Long
David & Hollie Lubchenco
Justin & Karen McCoy*
Carl Murdock
Pamela Pease
Douglas Rushing
Rebecca Salter*
Anne St. Peter
Paul Tyler Jr.*
Kathryn Walker
Alex Wendel*
Blake Williamson*
*denotes participation
in FY 2010 & FY 2011
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$300-$599
Stanley Abromaits
Susan Agnew*
Mollie Marie Alexander Speer
Danny Baker
Mary Becker
Irvin Belzer
Pamela Berneking
Jeffrey Berry*
Peter W. Brown*
Gary Bussing*
Frank Bustamante*
Michael Chamberlin
Karen Christiansen
Barkley Clark
William Conner
Richard Cook
Daniel Cooke
Brad Cox
Nancy Creasy*
David Cripe
Don Dagenais*
Luke Deets
Peter deSilva*
David DeSimone
Paul Donnelly*
Janis Duffendack*
Todd Duncan
Alice Ellison
Alexander Ellison
Nicole Emanuel
Mark Fortino
Sandra Franco
Catherine Bernadette Freeman
J. Peter Gattermeir
Charles German
Alan Glaros
J. Gary Gradinger*
Thomas Green
Evan Griffith
Dorothy Gunderson*
Jane Hamerle*
Stephen Kyle Hatley*
Christopher Hill*
Christopher Hillman*
Mark Hinderks*
Ben Hobert*
David Hughes
Michael Hurd*
David Immenschuh
Cindy Jeffries*
Carla Jenkins*
William Jolley Jr.*
Earl Julo Jr.
Mariner Kemper
Margaret Keough*
Begonya Klumb
Kristy Ladd
Scott Lambers*
Annette Lavigne*
Christopher Leitch
Norma Lyons McKelvy*
Catesby Major
Robert Marcusse*
Justin Martin*
William Martucci
Jill McCarthy*
Patrick McCown*
Susan McGreevy*
David McKinney
William Migneron*
Bryan Miller*
Charles Miller
Barbara O’Brien
Roshann Parris
Nita Payne
Charles Edward Peterson*
Keith Philpott*
Ronald & Tami Putthoff
Jan Rasmussen*
Charlotte Reed*
David Reeves
Patrick Respeliers*
Jerome Riffel*
Teresa Ronan*
Eric Rosen*
Daniel Rosenberg Ernest*
Anne & Bill Russ
Gary Sage
Terry Satterlee
George Schmeisel
Ruthann Sharpe
John Shaw
Scott Smalley
Precious Stargell Cushman
Bob Stehl*
William Stein*
Douglas Stevens*
Coterie Theatre
Collin Thomas*
Victoria Thompson
Gary Townsend
Nancy Tresnack
Pasguale Trozzolo
Debra Turpin*
Erick Warner
Victoria Westerhaus*
Nancy Whitworth*
Stephanie Wilkin
Chris Willmeth*
Scott Wilmarth*
Jeanne Wolfgeher*
Heather Woodson
*denotes participation in FY 2010 & FY 2011
Appreciation Circle $120-$299
Lawrence Bigus
$120 - $299
Sheridan Blackman
Jane Ackley
Gina Adams
Jaime Aguirre*
Cameron Ahrens*
John Aisenbrey*
Cindy Akehurst
Elizabeth Albers*
Kent Andel*
Jeremy Anderson*
Andy Anderson
Brian Arnold
ChristinaArnone
Suzanne Gordon Aron
Paul Asel
Karen Badgett
Pierre Barbeau
Ruth Barbetta
J. Kent Barnhart*
Stacy Bartlett*
Terry Bassham
W. Bates
Emily Behrmann*
Lori Bennett*
Cathy Bennett*
Jeffrey Bentley*
Jamie Berry
Charles Bertram*
Angela Betts
Allen Blair
Leslie Boatright
Henry Bodker
Brian Boland
Kenneth Bonin
Andrea Bough
Jacob Bourquin
Jack Bowling*
Anne Bowman
Ruth Brackney*
Michele Brinker
Laura Brooks
Robert Brower
Jeff Brown
David Brown*
Carrie Brown
Elizabeth Bruce
Terry Brummer*
Dustin Burns
Brian Burns
Stephanie Byram
Marcus Cain
Jennifer Callowich
Jasmine Campbell*
LaDonna Campbell
James Caniglia
Kelly Cannon*
Shari Caraway
Marilyn Carbonell
Robert Carlton
Jennifer Carroll*
Charles Cassias Jr.*
Jane Chandler Holt
Steve Chapman
Stephanie Christensen
Scott Claassen
Christine Claxton*
Bethany Cleland
Janice Clutter
Maria Cole
Scott Connerly
Catherine Cox
Jauqui Craig*
Steven Crays
Jennifer Crisp
Larry Crisp
Barb Culbertson
Darcy Cunningham
Sean Dane*
Kathy Ann Daniels*
Datacore Marketing
Wayne Dean
Daniel Devine
Jennifer DeWitt*
William Dietrich
Brian Dietz-Henk
Kirk Doan*
Curt Douglas
Gloria Dowdy
Cathy DuBois
Robert Duckworth*
Rose Dulaney
Darin Dunlap
Peggy Dunn*
Gregory Theobald & Kelly Ellison*
Michele Elliott*
Carleane Ellsworth*
Steven Emerson
Kristina Engelhardt
Craig Evans*
Parthenia Evans
Dan Evans
Marie Farrell*
Amy Fennesy*
Jennifer Ferguson
Debra Filla*
Rick Fisher
Kyle Foote*
Carole Forte
Kim Foster*
Lorena Fowler
Angel Fox
David Frantze*
Daniel Frazier*
Harold Fridkin
Leslie Friedel
Ed Friedlander
Stephen Froelich
Marilyn Gairns
Karen Garrett
Jerry Genochio
Teresa Gerard
Steven Giambrone*
Elizabeth Gillespie
Christel Gollnick
Felicia Goodison
Sheri Gormley*
Karen Grace
John Granda*
Nathan Granner
Bernadette Graves
Nico Gray
Bryan Gross*
Geoffrey Gross
Frankie Hagen
Mark Hargrave*
Richard Harriman
Beth Harris
Ruth Ellen Harrison*
Joe Harter
Christine Hauele
Kate Haugan
Kathleen Hauser*
Melinda Sue Hayes
James Heeter*
Gary Heinen
Kelly Heinen
Raina Heinrich
Tiffany Hentschel
Rebecca Herdman
Frank Herrick
Kimberly Hines*
William Hirsch*
Paul Hoffmann
Rhonda Hogue*
Gary Holcombe
Dorrie Holland*
Brian Holland
Ann Holliday*
Quentin & Gretchen Holy*
Silvia Honda
Lynn Hoover
Rene Horne*
Tedrick Housh
Matt & Jami Huderski*
Sarah Huerter
Robert Hunter
Nancy Hutson
Cathy Ibarra*
Beth Ingram
Joseph Jacobs III
Mike Horine & Anna Jaffe
Deborah James*
Susan Johnson
Colby Jones*
Larry Joye*
Michael Kanaley*
Richard Kastner
Ryan Kath
Mary Kearns
Phynice Kelley
Kathleen Kelly
Cindy Kemper
Cindy Kerns
Andrea Kimball
Betty Kindler
Shannon King*
Jonathan Knecht*
Lana Knedlik*
Patricia Kness
Lyn Knox*
Christi Koelzer*
William Koeneman*
William Koenigsdorf
James Koenteman
Michael Koon
Mary Kowalski
Theron Krizek
Denise Kruse
Marilyn Kuntz
Herbert Kyles
Renee Kyles
Daniel Lacy
Karen LaJaunie*
Brad Lang
Jamie Langseth
Luis F. Legarreta*
Carrie Lenahan*
Jan Leonard*
Chris Leopold*
Laura Lesniewski*
Stephanie Lindsay
Paula Diane Linver
Sammy Little*
Nora Lockton
Scott Logan
Gary Long
Douglas Loos
Mindi Love Pendergraft*
Sharon Lundy
Neal & Beth Lurz
Evan Luskin
Natalie Lutz
Marilyn Lyons
Ann Malaker
Robert & Caryn Mandel
Jane Mann
Clay Marcusen*
Brian Markley*
Gregg Markowski*
Doreen Maronde*
Carol Marshall*
Susanna Marshall
Patricia Mart
Hansen Mason
Brad Max*
John McAnulty
Casey McBride
Tom McCabe
Consuella McCain-Nunnally*
Claire McClintic*
Bonnie McConnaughy
William McCord
Jennifer McCord
Megan McCurdy*
Natasha McDonald
Philip McKnight*
Leslie McLaughlin*
Adam Meschke
Grant Metcalf*
John A. Metzler*
Aimee Midkiff
Valorie Millican
Theodore Mitchell*
James Moeller
Deborah Moeller
C. Robert Monroe*
Lynda Moore
Susan Mosley
R. Andrew Muir
Sherrill Mulhern
Andrew Muller
Allison Murdock
Thomas Murray
Joseph Nadeau
William Alvin Neal II*
Janet Nease
Ford Nelson, Jr.
Philip Nicholson
Salvatore Nigro Jr.
Sean O’Byrne*
Jacob Orrison
Maurine Oshea
John Owen
Peggy Owens
Lauren Park
James Park
Park University
Jennifer Parker
Lynn Parman
Susan Parrish*
Alison Patterson*
Peter Pawlyshyn
Tom Peddicord
Jennifer Perkins
Rick Perry
Sheilah Philip*
Ted Place
Jeffrey Placek
Eryn Preston*
Renee (Ruby) Purtee*
Sandi Ramsey
Robin Randall*
Richard Randolph
John Reeves
Carla Reimche
Larry Renz*
Cheri Rhodes
Jeremy Richardson*
Steven Richardson
Laurie Roberts
Lynne Rock
Teresa Rogers*
Kathy Rogers
Jack Rowe*
Terry Rusconi*
Alan Rushforth
Chris Ryan
Sally Ryan
David Sallee*
Twyla Sanders
Victoria Schatz
Cliff Schlappa
Brian Schrader*
Eric Schroeder
Barbara Schulte*
Martha Sedky*
Maria Seedorff
Jere Sellers*
Kelly Seward*
Greg Sheldon*
Barbara Shepard*
Melissa Hoag Sherman
Michael Short*
Elaine Simpson
Jennifer & Cory Sivwright*
Amy Slattery
Victoria Smith*
Phillip Smith
Sandra Smith
Brian Sobczyk*
Edward Spalty
Amy Spellman*
Mary Stadler*
Eric Stallbaumer*
Christopher Stanton
Kim Staten
Stewart Stein
Brandelynn Stitt*
Kara Stoecklein
Stacy Stotts*
Larry Sturdevant*
Sarah Sullivan
R. Kent Sullivan*
Katrina Taggart*
Rebecca Talken
Elizabeth Tassi*
Dawn Taylor*
Tracie Tempel*
Carrie Tennissen*
Donna Thomason
Neal Thurman
Charles Tickles
Matthew & Lora Tidwell
Kenda Tomes
Mary Traylor
David Tripp
Rick Truman*
Lydia Tucker
Eric Turner
Erik Tyler*
Jake VanDerhoef
Vanessa Vaughn-West*
Mary Vera
Sara Vogt
Nancy Wagner*
Esther Walker-Young
Timothy Wallner
Bryan Wampler
Jennifer Wampler
Misty Watt
Shirley Weber*
Matthew Webster*
Brent Wehmeyer
Catherine Weigel*
Paul Weigel
Robert Weirich
Justin Wells
Kim West
Tim West
Kim White*
Jeffrey White
Reeves Wiedeman
Suzanne Williams*
Danette Wilson
Richard Winter
Peter Witte*
Eric Woltje
Brian Woolley
Kristin Wright
Denton Yockey*
Mike Zakoura
Dawn Zerbs*
Janet Ziegler*
Mark Zimmerman
Nicholas Zluticky
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*denotes participation
in FY 2010 & FY 2011
Note: For individual supporters
that gave both years, the support
level shown is based on the higher
amount of the 2 years, if different
levels of support was provided.
We regret if any donors were
not included in this report.
We are grateful for all of the
support we receive and do
our best to acknowledge each
donor and their contribution.
Ovation Recipients
American Jazz Museum*
Coterie Theatre*
Folly Theater*
Friends of Chamber Music*
Harriman-Jewell Series*
Heart of America Shakespeare Festival*
Heartland Men’s Chorus
Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City Ballet *
Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey*
Kansas City Repertory Theatre*
Kansas City Symphony*
Kansas City Young Audiences*
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art*
Lyric Opera of Kansas City*
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art*
Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art*
Paul Mesner Puppets*
Performing Arts Series at JCCC*
Quality Hill Playhouse*
Starlight Theatre*
UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance
Unicorn Theatre*
*denotes this organization received funding
in this category in FY 2010 & FY 2011
ArtsKC Fund Grant Recipients
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Catalyst Recipients
Operational Support
Arts Incubator of Kansas City
Accessible Arts*
Allegro Community Children’s Choir
Arts Council of Johnson County
Arts in Prison*
Arts Tech
Bach Aria Soloists
Charlotte Street Foundation*
Chesnut Fine Arts Center
City in Motion Dance Theatre*
Civic Opera Theater of Kansas City
Culture House
Culture Through Ballroom Dance
Five Star Jazz Band
Gem Theater Cultural and Performing Arts Center*
Heartland Chamber Music
Heartland Men’s Chorus
Johnson County Park & Recreation: Theatre in the Park
Kacico Dance*
Kansas Academy of Theatrical Arts
Kansas City Actor’s Theatre
Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City Artists Coalition
Kansas City Chorale
Kansas City String Quartet
Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts*
Kansas City Youth Jazz, Inc.*
KC Chalk and Walk Festival
Kaw Valley Arts & Humanities
KC Clay Guild*
KC Fringe Festival
KCMetropolis.org*
Midwest Center for the Literary Arts (The Writer’s Place)
Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre
Music Theatre for Young People of Kansas City
New Music Institute of Kansas City, dba newEar*
Octarium*
Philharmonia of Greater Kansas City
Puppetry Arts Institute
Review, Inc.
Summerfest Concerts*
Theatre for Young America
UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance
Youth Symphony Association of Kansas City
Wylliams Henry Contemporary Dance Company
Program/Project Support
Arts Council of Johnson County
Associated Youth Services
Bach Aria Soloists
Brush Creek Community Partners
Fine Arts Chorale
Imago Dei
Kansas City Actors Theatre
Kansas City Jazz Orchestra
Kansas City Music Teachers Association
KC Fringe Festival
KC Regional Destination Development Foundation
Liberty Symphony Orchestra
Mattie Rhodes Memorial Society*
Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre
Mid-American Arts Alliance
Music Theatre for Young People
Northland Symphony Orchestra Association*
Owen-Cox Dance Group*
Puppetry Arts Institute
reStart, Inc.*
StoneLion Puppet Theatre*
Synergy Services
VSA Arts of Missouri
Wonderscope Children’s Museum of Kansas City
Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company
Inspiration Grant Recipients
Gustavo Adolfo Aybar
Griffin Alexander
Laura Berman
Nedra Bonds
Bob Brock
Trey Bryan
Enrique Chi
Renee Laferriere Cinderhouse
Lisa Cordes
Maria Cretys
Bowie Croissant
Jeffery Crowe
Deanna Dikeman
Jason Dixon
Daniel Eichenbaum
Cheryl Eve
Luke Firle
Ari Fish
Ryan Fletcher
Meagan Flynn
Richard Fritz
Steve Gorman
Jane Gotch
Rain Harris
Greg Haynes
Diana Heise
Cat Johnson
Frankie Krainz & Seth Golay
Adam Long
Julia Malen
Marisa McKay
Erica Mahinay
Marilyn Mahoney
Nicolas Naughton
Peggy Noland
Eugenia Ortiz
David Wayne Reed
Deborah Riley
Linda Rodriguez
Mauricio Salguero
Craig Subler
Adam Lee Thompson
Heinrich Toh
May Tveit
Heidi Van
Jamie Warren
Elaina Wendt Michalski
Nihan Yesil
*denotes participation in FY 2010 & FY 2011
We are a region on the move and I love
that the ARTS are center stage and an
essential part of our SUCCESS.
- Harlan Brownlee
906 Grand, Suite 10B
Kansas City, MO 64106
www.ArtsKC.org
816.221.1777