MINT MUSEUM OF ART INC
2730 RANDOLPH ROAD, CHARLOTTE, NC 28207 www.mintmuseum.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MINT MUSEUM IS A LEADING, INNOVATIVE MUSEUM OF INTERNATIONAL ART AND DESIGN COMMITTED TO ENGAGING AND INSPIRING ALL MEMBERS OF OUR GLOBAL COMMUNITY. THE MINT MUSEUM IS DEDICATED TO LEADERSHIP IN COLLECTING, EXHIBITING, CONSERVING, RESEARCHING, PUBLISHING, INTERPRETING, AND SHARING ART AND DESIGN FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THESE COMMITMENTS ARE CENTRAL TO THE MUSEUM'S CORE VALUES OF LEADERSHIP, INTEGRITY, INCLUSIVENESS, KNOWLEDGE, STEWARDSHIP, AND INNOVATION, PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING OF AND RESPECT FOR DIVERSE PEOPLES AND CULTURES. MUSEUM ADMISSION, SPECIAL EVENTS, LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS, AND OUTREACH INITIATIVES DEEPEN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ARTS AND CULTURE SECTOR AND THE DIVERSE COMMUNITY WE SERVE - REACHING OVER 500,000 PEOPLE THROUGH VISITATION AND ONLINE CHANNELS.

FOR THE MAJORITY OF FY20, THE MINT CONTINUED ITS CORE ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING EXPANDING ITS PERMANENT COLLECTIONS THROUGH IMPORTANT ACQUISITIONS; LAUNCHING NEW EXHIBITIONS COMPRISING WORKS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTIONS AND ON LOAN; ENGAGING VISITORS OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS THROUGH EDUCATION AND OUTREACH INITIATIVES; AND IMPLEMENTING NEW COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES, TECHNOLOGIES, AND METHODS TO REACH AND ENGAGE NEW AUDIENCES. EXHIBITIONS PRESENTED DURING FY20 FOLLOWED THE MINT'S PRACTICE OF SHOWING SELECTED WORK FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION AND INCORPORATING ART FROM OTHER INSTITUTIONS, WHICH INCLUDED: NEVER ABANDON IMAGINATION: THE FANTASTICAL ART OF TONY DITERLIZZI ORGANIZED BY THE NORMAN ROCKWELL MUSEUM; IMMERSED IN LIGHT: STUDIO DRIFT AT THE MINT; COINED IN THE SOUTH; AND CLASSIC BLACK: THE BASALT SCULPTURE OF WEDGWOOD AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES WHICH WERE ALL MINT-ORGANIZED EXHIBITIONS. THE MINT CONTINUED ITS DIVERSE AND IMPACTFUL ROSTER OF REGULAR PROGRAMMING FOR ALL AGES. THE MINT HOSTED THE POPULAR FAMILY DROP-IN PROGRAM SUNDAY FUN DAYS AND THE INNOVATIVE NEXGEN MINT TEEN PROGRAM REACHING TEENS AT OVER 40 HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE CHARLOTTE AREA. ALSO, THE MINT OFFERED THE POPULAR MONTHLY BILINGUAL STORIES & MUSIC PROGRAMMING FOR FAMILIES AND AN ARRAY OF COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT FEATURED CROSS-ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS. ADDITIONALLY, SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS SERVED AS ANOTHER VALUABLE PLATFORM FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS, OFFERING A MENU OF VISUAL ARTS-BASED PROGRAMMING THAT COMPLEMENTED CORE CURRICULA. OTHER REGULAR PROGRAMMING IN FY20 INCLUDED EXHIBITION-RELATED LECTURES, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, SUMMER CAMPS, AND MINT ON THE DOT TOURS. ALL OUR PROGRAMS REFLECT THE MINT'S COMMITMENT TO ATTRACTING AND ENGAGING MORE DIVERSE AUDIENCES ACROSS SOCIOECONOMIC AND AGE DEMOGRAPHICS. THE MINT CONTINUED ITS LONGSTANDING PROGRAM THE GRIER HEIGHTS COMMUNITY ARTS PROGRAM FOR DISADVANTAGED YOUTH, AGES 11-17. THE WEEKLY AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM PROMOTES CREATIVITY AND CRITICAL THINKING THROUGH ART, ENCOURAGES HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND PROMOTES SUCCESS IN SCHOOL. NOTABLY IN FY20, THROUGH A MUSEUM WIDE INITIATIVE THE MINT WORKED TO REFASHION THE MUSEUM AS AN INCLUSIVE, MULTI-DIMENSIONAL, AND OPEN INSTITUTION FOR ALL. THE GOAL WAS TO "OPEN UP" INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY, ORGANIZATIONALLY, AND COLLABORATIVELY, AND ENGAGING DIFFERENTLY IN THE EVER-CHANGING ARTS ECOSYSTEM OF CHARLOTTE AND BEYOND. AS A RESULT, BATTLE WALLS AND LIVE AT THE MINT WERE ESTABLISHED. IN SUMMER OF 2019, THE MINT MOVED QUICKLY ON AN OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE WITH A LOCALLY CELEBRATED GROUP OF STREET ARTISTS AND MURALISTS. OVER THE COURSE OF 5 HAPPENINGS, 4 ARTISTS AT A TIME BATTLED IT OUT AND THE WINNERS OF THE FIRST FOUR HAPPENINGS COMPETED IN THE FINALE. THE FIRST AND FINAL HAPPENING TOOK PLACE AT MINT MUSEUM RANDOLPH ON THE LAWN - THE MINT WELCOMED NEW AND DIVERSE AUDIENCES. THE LAWN, TYPICALLY A SLEEPY PARK, CAME TO LIFE WITH LIVE PAINTING AND ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS AND KIDS-AT-HEART. SECONDLY, LAUNCHED IN SEPTEMBER 2019 THE MINT CONTINUED ITS NEWEST INITIATIVE LIVE AT THE MINT. FREE WEDNESDAY EVENINGS WAS INTENTIONALLY ACTIVATED WITH EXISTING MINT PROGRAMMING AND NEW COLLABORATIVE ENGAGEMENTS. EACH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT MINT MUSEUM UPTOWN FEATURED A DIFFERENT ARTS PARTNER - FROM OPERA TO HIP HOP COLLECTIVES WHO SURPRISED ATTENDEES WITH SHORT PERFORMANCES AND ENGAGEMENTS. THESE HAPPENINGS POPPED UP IN OUTDOOR SPACES TO THE GALLERIES WITH THE INTENT TO ACTIVATE USUALLY QUIET SPACES.THE MINT IS COMMITTED TO MAKING THE ARTS PART OF THE FABRIC OF DAILY LIFE AND SERVING AS A CULTURAL DESTINATION THROUGH INNOVATIVE EXHIBITIONS, PROGRAMS, AND OUTREACH THAT STIMULATE NEW WAYS OF THINKING ABOUT THE WORLD. THE MINT STRIVES TO SERVE AS A TRANSFORMATIONAL CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND INSPIRATION. IN FY20, THE MINT MUSEUM WELCOMED APPROXIMATELY 91,000 VISITORS DESPITE BEING CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE LAST QUARTER OF THE FISCAL YEAR, WHICH INCLUDED: FRONT DESK ADMISSION (55,435 PEOPLE), EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS (18.868 PEOPLE), AND SPECIAL EVENTS (16,827 PEOPLE). APPROXIMATELY 50% OF VISITORS ARE FROM WITHIN NORTH CAROLINA, AND 32% OF THESE VISITORS WERE FROM CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG. ADDITIONALLY, THE MINT REACHED APPROXIMATELY 224,800 NEW AND RETURNING VISITORS TO MINTMUSEUM.ORG, WITH OVER 302,000 SESSIONS WHERE A USER IS ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE. A DECLINE IN BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL VISITATION OCCURRED IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF FY20 COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. LIKE MANY OTHER MUSEUMS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, THE MINT MUSEUM WAS DRAMATICALLY IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN THE LATTER PART OF FY20. THE MUSEUM CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC ON MARCH 16, 2020 DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE TIMING OF THE OUTBREAK WAS PARTICULARLY DAMAGING AS THE MINT'S SIGNATURE SPRING FUNDRAISING GALA AND OTHER AFFILIATE FUNDRAISERS HAD TO BE CANCELED. THE MUSEUM ADJUSTED PROGRAMMING TO BE VIRTUAL AND TO ADHERE TO THE STATE MANDATED SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES. THE MINT'S "MUSEUM FROM HOME" SITE WAS QUICKLY AND SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED, WHICH INCLUDES: VIRTUAL GALLERY TOURS; ARTIST Q&AS AND STUDIO TOURS; RECORDINGS OF VIRTUAL EVENTS; CREATE AT HOME CRAFT TUTORIALS FOR ALL AGES; HIGHLIGHTED WORKS OF ART FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION; AND VIRTUAL PREVIEWS OF EXHIBITIONS. ANNUALLY, THE MINT PARTNERS WITH MANY ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO OFFER A BROAD ARRAY OF PROGRAMMING THAT REACHES AS MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS POSSIBLE. KEY PARTNERS INCLUDE: CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS, THE LATIN AMERICAN WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION, LATIN AMERICAN COALITION, ART S CHARLOTTE, CIRCLE DE LUZ, HARVEY B. GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE, DANCES OF INDIA RUMBAO LATIN DANCE COMPANY, SOUTHEASTERN MUSEUM CONFERENCE, PBS AFFILIATE WTVI CHARLOTTE, BECHTLER MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, MCCOLL CENTER FOR VISUAL ART, BLUMENTHAL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, CHARLOTTE BALLET, OPERA CAROLINA, CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY, CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG LIBRARY, UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES, AND OTHERS.MINT STAFF MEMBERS RELATE TO THEIR PEERS THROUGH VARIOUS NATIONAL GROUPS, INCLUDING THE SOUTHEASTERN MUSEUMS CONFERENCE, THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS, THE COLLEGE ART ASSOCIATION, AND THE ASSOCIATION OF ART MUSEUM CURATORS. THE MINT CONTRIBUTES ANNUALLY TO THE REGIONAL ECONOMY THROUGH EMPLOYMENT, SALES, AND TAXES. SALARIES AND WAGES FOR MINT EMPLOYEES AMOUNTS TO APPROXIMATELY $3.6M ANNUALLY, WHILE CONTRACT FEES TOTAL APPROXIMATELY $1.6M. PAID TAXES ARE APPROXIMATELY $320K, WHICH INCLUDE PAYROLL, LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL TAXES. THE MINT'S SPECIAL EVENTS AND SHOPS REVENUE, DOWN DUE TO COVID, AMOUNTED TO APPROXIMATELY $1.2M ANNUALLY, AND THESE EFFORTS SERVE AS IMPORTANT VENUES FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES (CATERERS, EVENT PLANNERS, VENDORS) TO PARTNER AND THRIVE. FINALLY, 1,700 ANNUAL VOLUNTEERS OFFER A KEY RESOURCE, RESULTING IN AN ANNUAL COST SAVINGS OF APPROXIMATELY $200K BASED UPON THE 2015 HOURLY VOLUNTEER RATE OF $23.56 PER HOUR.

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