2018 ANNUAL REPORT & DONOR DIRECTORY TABLE OF CONTENTS Message from President & CEO and Board Chair 2018 Annual Campaign Grantmaking Allocations Educational Outreach Capacity-Building Grantmaking by Organization Events ARTini Chip In for the Arts Donor Directory Spotlights Corporate Donors In-Kind Donors Individual Donors Catalyst Statement of Financial Position People Board of Directors Staff MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT/CEO & BOARD CHAIR Thank you for your generous support during the Allied Arts 2018 fiscal year. Whether you donated to the annual campaign, sponsored an event or donated in-kind services, you made a difference in Allied Arts’ capacity to provide critical funds and resources to 44 art nonprofit organizations. In turn, these organizations reached more than one million people through a wide range of cultural programs – from blockbuster visual art exhibits to intimate poetry readings, and from free festivals and low-cost events to Oklahoma premieres of acclaimed theatrical productions. With Allied Arts funding, more than 700,000 arts experiences were delivered to Oklahoma schoolchildren throughout the state. You helped bus rural and low-income urban students to the capital city to tour an exhibit, watch a play and engage in hands-on artmaking. You also helped transport the arts to school auditoriums and afterschool sites, as well as place teaching artists and integrate arts education into the schools that need it most. Furthermore, Allied Arts agencies remained at the forefront of using the arts as a healing agent. From guitar and ceramics lessons for veterans to dance classes for those suffering from Parkinson’s disease, you played a part in helping the sick, disabled and hospitalized heal faster and use the arts to cope with their condition. We invite you to continue reading this annual report and learn more about the impact of Allied Arts grantmaking, as well as the success of our fundraising and special event initiatives. On behalf of the Allied Arts board of directors, staff, and member agencies and grantees, thank you again for your support and for helping Allied Arts fulfill its mission of “Enriching Our Communities Through Advancement of the Arts.” Deborah McAuliffe Senner Tricia Everest President/CEO Board Chairperson 1 Larry and Polly Nichols & Aimee and David Harlow at Myriad Gardens 2018 CAMPAIGN FOR THE ARTS – TAKING IT TO THE TOP With a theme of “take it to Another integral element of and Oklahoma City Community the top,” the Allied Arts 2018 campaign fundraising consisted of College; donor recruiting events campaign did just that, raising the employee giving program. In hosted by board members Steve $3,350,047 for central Oklahoma’s 2018, 103 local businesses hosted Agee, Russ Harrison, Pam Klepper cultural community – a 6.9% employee giving campaigns, and Debbie Nauser; international increase from the previous year. giving their employees an artist Desmond Mason’s “My Love With 5,487 donors, the campaign opportunity to learn about the Show” exhibit; a floral arrangement generated support from large arts and experiment with their class hosted by The Fleuriste; and companies and small businesses, creativity. On-site employee proceeds from the biennial Winter CEOs and average Joes, as well giving activities included film plot Ball. In total, these partnerships as local and national foundations. development workshops, paint contributed more than $52,000 to Every donation regardless of the and palette, theatre warm-ups the campaign. amount helped Allied Arts surpass and percussion exercises. As a its $3.125 million goal and provide result, employee giving donations elevated support to leading art generated more than $637,000 VISIONARY DONORS nonprofits, as you’ll read in the for the 2018 campaign – a four The Chickasaw Nation following pages of this report. percent increase from 2017. Devon Energy Hobby Lobby Campaign co-chairs Aimee and Throughout the 2018 campaign, Kirkpatrick Family Fund David Harlow infused energy, Allied Arts benefited from OGE Energy Corp. Glenna & Dick Tanenbaum excitement and new ideas into the incredible partnerships to raise new campaign, while honorary chairs funds for the arts and generate TOP EMPLOYEE Polly and Larry Nichols shared stronger awareness of Allied Arts. In GIVING PARTNERS their vision and advocacy. Playing the spring, OnCue stores featured American Fidelity on the “take it to the top” theme, art-branded cups, with the sale of Ackerman McQueen the event paying tribute to the each cup generating 50 cents in City of Oklahoma City Nicholses was held at the Devon proceeds to Allied Arts. The cups Chesapeake Energy Tower with guests having a one- were a hit, as more than 17,000 Continental Resources of-a-kind opportunity to tour the were sold. Allied Arts was also the Devon Energy Devon Rooftop. A major fundraising beneficiary of a number of events, INTEGRIS Health component of the campaign, the including the Oklahoma Gazette’s OGE Energy Corp. Honorary Chair Event mobilized Restaurant Week; a Jimmy Webb SONIC more than $570,000. concert put on by IonOklahoma Tapstone Energy 2018 CAMPAIGN LEADERSHIP CO-CHAIRS Aimee Harlow, FIS David Harlow, BancFirst HONORARY CHAIRS Larry Nichols, Devon Energy Polly Nichols, Community Volunteer 2018 CAMPAIGN CABINET BUILDING DIVISION Shane Fernandez, Nabholz Collins Peck, Smith & Pickel Construction 2018 Campaign Donors James Pickel, Smith & Pickel Construction $207,364 $1,625,196 BUSINESS DIVISION Individual (5249 donors) Richard Tanenbaum, Gardner Tanenbaum Corporation (219 donors) Foundation (19 donors) COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION Hillary Farrell, Ackerman McQueen $1,517,486 ENERGY DIVISION Alan Marcum, Chickasaw Nation FINANCIAL DIVISION Annual Campaign History Randy Roper, MidFirst Bank 3500000 HEALTHCARE DIVISION Ed Gray, HPI Steve Prescott, OMRF 3000000 ENTERTAINMENT DIVISION Steve Mason, Bluebird Consulting 2500000 LEADERSHIP DIVISION 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Valerie Naifeh, Naifeh Fine Jewelry PROFESSIONAL DIVISION Michael Laird, Crowe & Dunlevy 3 GRANTMAKING In addition to its role as a fundraising entity, Allied Arts is a major grantmaking organization for central Oklahoma’s cultural community. The amount Allied Arts can grant on an annual basis is contingent on the funds raised through the campaign. In the 2018 fiscal year, Allied Arts awarded $2,524,458 to 44 cultural nonprofits through its distinct grant programs: • Allocations • Educational Outreach • Capacity-Building Member agency programming by county 4 to 5 programs 6 to 10 programs 11 to 15 programs 16+ programs 2008-2018 Member agency allocations history 2500000 2000000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 ALLOCATIONS Allied Arts allocations funding aided the Firehouse Art Center in providing affordable and accessible visual arts programming for underserved and disadvantaged community members. Last year’s allocation support specifically assisted the Firehouse in subsidizing tuition and providing scholarships for in-house education through administrative fees and the purchase of art supplies associated with the Healing Studio, Art After School classes, Children’s Summer Art Program, Youth & Teen programming, and community outreach activities. Allocations, the largest grant program, provides The Allied Arts allocation provided the (Oklahoma vital funding to the Allied Arts network of member City) Museum (of Art) with critical funds for exhibition agencies. Allocation grants are unrestricted, enabling materials and supplies, staff salaries, marketing and member agencies to utilize the funds where they will communications, web design and maintenance, security, make the most impact. Allied Arts awarded $2.3 million building and grounds, equipment repair, education in the 2018 fiscal year, the third largest amount in the materials and instructors, utilities, and insurance. Allied organization’s 47-year history and a 4.5% increase from Arts’ support is vital in helping extend the Museum’s 2017. In total, Allied Arts members agencies reached mission to various segments of the community. more than one million people and provided more than 700,000 arts experiences to Oklahoma schoolchildren. Allied Arts allocations are used for (Opry Heritage Foundation) operational and administrative costs. The allocation grant process includes submission of While our grant funding continues to increase, many a comprehensive narrative application and financial grants do not cover operational or administrative documents such as audits, budgets and 990s reviewed costs. The allocations from Allied Arts helps bridge by two separate committees of board members, the gaps of our funding. executives and community volunteers, as well as the delivery of 30-minute presentations focusing on community impact, sustainability and strategic plans 2018 ALLOCATIONS COMMITTEE for the future. During the three-day presentation Debbie Nauser, STRAT•COMM (Chair) period, member agencies bring their applications to Paul Dudman, Fellers Snider life with performances from students, testimonials Tricia Everest, Community Volunteer from program beneficiaries and examples of their Jim Farris, James Farris Associates community programs in action. Colin FitzSimons, Cortyus, LLC Russell Fray, BakerHughes, a GE Company Due to the fact that Allied Arts is one of the Ballet’s Pam Klepper, Retired, Keller Williams Ed Krei, Retired, Independent Bank Consultant largest supporters, the allocated money goes towards Glen Maynard, Devon Energy a large amount of the functions of the