Houston Arts Alliance
Houston Arts Alliance
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About this organization
Mission
Houston Arts Alliance (HAA) is the local nonprofit arts and culture agency that enhances the city's quality of life through advancing and investing in the arts and diverse cultural programming. The work of HAA encourages Houston's development and shapes its global reputation by fostering tourism and supporting and promoting the city's creative economy. HAA distributes more than $3 million in grants to approximately 250 nonprofit arts organizations and individual artists. In addition, HAA manages the city's civic art collection of 600 artworks, as well as new acquisitions.
About
HAA manages the City of Houston's competitive Arts Grants Program, under a contract with the City; awarding over 200 grants totaling $7,398,550 through a peer review panel process which awards on key elements such as artistic/cultural merit, audience development & community outreach, cultural tourism impact, and the administrative and management ability of the grant recipient.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The filing specifies the mission of the non-profit as “Houston arts alliance (haa) is a local arts and culture organization whose principle work is to implement the city of houston's vision, values, and goals for its arts grantmaking and civic art investments. haas work is conducted through contracts with the city of houston, overseen by the mayor's office of cultural affairs. haa also executes privately funded special projects to meet the needs of the arts community and that energize neighborhoods. in short, haa helps artists and arts nonprofits be bold, productive, and strong.”.
When explaining its duties, they were described as: “Houston arts alliance (haa) promotes, encourages and sustains the development of arts and culture in houston and harris county, serving the diverse communities and visitors to the region.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is authorized to operate legally is TX.
- The non-profit has reported 17 employees on their form for the year 2019.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$1,215,113.
- The CEO compensation strategy within the organization is determined through a thorough evaluation and endorsement by an independent source.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 31 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1977.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule J.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization pays $1,042,836 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $167,245 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization pays grants to individuals.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization has fundraising events.
- The organization has grants to organizations.
- The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.
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