Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE BROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION, INC.'S MISSION IS TO SUSTAIN, DEVELOP AND SECURE THE FUTURE OF THE PERFORMING ARTS IN BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, PRIMARILY BY PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAMMING, EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE BROWARD CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS.
THE BROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION PRESENTED HIGH-QUALITY ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING CONCERTS, THEATER, DANCE AND MORE, AT THE BROWARD CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AND AFFILIATED VENUES; PRESENTED IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING SERVING MORE THAN 100,000 STUDENTS; AND LAUNCHED A FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN TO HELP THE BROWARD CENTER RECOVER FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
THE BROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION PRESENTS HIGH-QUALITY ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING MUSICAL PERFORMANCES SPANNING A WIDE RANGE OF GENRES, THEATER, DANCE, COMEDY AND MORE, AT THE BROWARD CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AND ITS AFFILIATED VENUES, PARKER PLAYHOUSE, ROSE AND ALFRED MINIACI PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AND AVENTURA ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTER. IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING PROGRAMMING, THE FOUNDATION RAISES CAPITAL FUNDS TO SUSTAIN THE VENUES AND RECENTLY COMPLETED TWO CAPITAL CAMPAIGNS: THE 60-MILLION ENCORE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO EXPAND, RENOVATE AND REVITALIZE THE BROWARD CENTER AND THE 30-MILLION CAMPAIGN FOR THE PARKER TO RESTORE PARKER PLAYHOUSE. IN 2020, THE FOUNDATION RESPONDED TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC BY LAUNCHING A NEW CAMPAIGN, THE ROAD TO RECOVERY FUND, TO HELP SUSTAIN THE BROWARD CENTER'S OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMMING UNTIL IT CAN WELCOME THE PUBLIC BACK TO ITS THEATERS AGAIN.
THE BROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION PRESENTS A WIDE VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AT THE BROWARD CENTER, WHICH CONSTITUTES THE LARGEST FREE ARTS-IN-EDUCATION PROGRAM IN THE COUNTRY AND HAS SERVED MORE THAN 3.4 MILLION STUDENTS TO DATE. THROUGH THE STUDENT ENRICHMENT IN THE ARTS PROGRAM, MORE THAN 100,000 PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS EACH YEAR ATTEND EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PERFORMANCES AT THE BROWARD CENTER AND ITS AFFILIATED VENUES FREE OF CHARGE AND PARTICIPATE IN CORRESPONDING CURRICULUM-BASED ACTIVITIES THAT HELP EXTEND THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE BEYOND THE THEATER SEATS. THE READING READINESS THROUGH THE THEATER PROGRAM BRINGS MORE THAN 3,000 AT-RISK PRE-K STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS EACH YEAR TO SEE LIVE LITERATURE-BASED PERFORMANCES TOGETHER AT BROWARD CENTER VENUES. THE BROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION IS ALSO A RECOGNIZED LEADER IN PRESENTING "SENSORY-FRIENDLY" THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES AIMED AT INCREASING ACCESS TO AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THE ARTS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, PARTICULARLY THOSE ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM OR WITH SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDERS. FOLLOWING CLOSURE OF BROWARD CENTER VENUES IN MARCH 2020 DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE BROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION WAS ABLE TO TRANSITION MUCH OF ITS EDUCATION AND ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAMMING TO ONLINE PLATFORMS, REACHING MORE THAN 66,000 VIEWERS VIRTUALLY THROUGH THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 2020.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Lisa Kitei | PRESIDENT | 40 | $248,410 |
| Judith Carney | DIR. OF DEVE | 40 | $118,437 |
| Peter Neirouz | DIRDVLPMT&ME | 40 | $101,402 |
| Kurt Zimmerman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jake Wurzak | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gary Wendt | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Douglas Von Allmen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| George Taylor | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| J Kenneth Tate | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ken Stiles | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Barry E Somerstein Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Alan M Schwartz Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Anne Scherer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Shawn Sackman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ramon Rodriguez | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Charles L Palmer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Pabst | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas R Oliveri | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dominick Miniaci | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Cheryl Miller | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jarett Levan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ray Leightman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| James Labate | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Carol Harrison Kalagher | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Alice Lucia Jackson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michelle Howland | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Alan C Hooper | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Harrigan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Pearl Goodman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Neil Goldberg | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Eric Gabrielle | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lori Chevy | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ann Burris | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Brinkman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Berkowitz | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bonnie Barnett | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joseph C Amaturo | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Beverly Raphael Altman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John E Abdo | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert B Lochrie Iii | IMMEDIATE PA | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Landry | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Dev Motwani | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Sen George S Lemieux | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Richard B Welch | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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