LUBBOCK ENTERTAINMENT AND PERFORMING ARTS ASSOCIATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

LUBBOCK ENTERTAINMENT AND PERFORMING ARTS ASSOCIATION

EIN 46-1912406 · Performing Arts Centers (A61)

What they do

LUBBOCK ENTERTAINMENT and PERFORMING ARTS ASSOCIATION (LEPAA), A TEXAS NON-PROFIT CORPORATION, ENVISIONS A COMMUNITY WHERE EVERY PERSON EXPERIENCES THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER of THE ARTS. LEPAA BUILDS COMMUNITY THROUGH EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCES, CREATIVE COLLABORATION, and INCLUSIVE ACCESS to THE ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, and EDUCATION. LEPAAS VALUES DICTATE THAT WE TREAT OTHERS AS WE WOULD LIKE to BE TREATED, FOSTER THE ECONOMIC VITALITY of OUR REGION, OPERATE SUSTAINABLY and EFFICIENTLY IN ALL ENDEAVORS, and BUILD STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY.

Before you give

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $95.60 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2023The report may be old. Ask for a newer one.

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They name their leaders19 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

95.20%of revenue went to mission work95.6% of expenses · Program services

2.93%of revenue went to fundraising2.9% of expenses

$99.61spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

1.48%of revenue went to management and office costs1.5% of expenses

$13.69in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

59.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2023

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$12,369,677

Mission workProgram services$11,775,82795.20% of revenue95.6% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$182,6361.48% of revenue1.5% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$362,9082.93% of revenue2.9% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$48,3060.39% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$12,321,37199.61% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2023CurrentExpense mix: 95.6% mission · 1.5% management · 2.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.61% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 96.7% mission · 1.3% management · 2.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 150.17% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 96.9% mission · 0.9% management · 2.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 30.18% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 96.6% mission · 1.5% management · 2.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 212.07% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 62.1% mission · 15.7% management · 22.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 17.57% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 49.4% mission · 24.8% management · 25.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 10.02% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 37.6% mission · 27.0% management · 35.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 6.59% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 36.1% mission · 28.9% management · 35.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 8.56% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$12,369,677

Expenses$12,321,371

Annual surplus $48,306 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$11,775,827 · 95.6% of expenses

Management and office costs$182,636 · 1.5% of expenses

Fundraising$362,908 · 2.9% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$12,369,677

Expenses$12,321,371

Assets$168,715,912

Income$12,711,543

Contributions$7,294,157

Mission work (program services)$11,775,827

Fundraising$362,908

Management and general$182,636

Accounting fees$36,105

Investing fees$1,243

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2023

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

JEFF HUNSINGERCEO · 40 hrs/week $215,456Base $205,000 · Other $10,456

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (19)

JEFF HUNSINGERCEO

KEVIN MCCONICDIRECTOR

SUZANN KIRBYDIRECTOR

SOMER JAYNESDIRECTOR

PATTY DALISEDIRECTOR

MISTY RIEBERDIRECTOR

MATT BUMSTEADTREASURER

MARTIN CAMACHODIRECTOR

MARK BASSCHAIRMAN

MARIANNA MARKHAMSECRETARY

LINDLEY HERRING 1223 - 924DIRECTOR

AMBER DEANDIRECTOR

KENDRA LANSDELLDIRECTOR

DAVE MARCINKOWSKIDIRECTOR

DANIEL POPEDIRECTOR

CAROLYN WILKERSONDIRECTOR

BETH BRIDGESVICE CHAIRMAN

ASHLEY CASHDIRECTOR

ANDREW BABCOCKDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2013
Location: 1500 BROADWAY STE 1117, LUBBOCK, TX 79401-3188
County: Lubbock
In care of: % KYLE A WINTER
Primary officer: JEFF HUNSINGER, CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@lepaa.org Phone(806) 747-3200

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2023
Tax period began: October 1, 2023
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: BOLINGER SEGARS GILBERT AND MOSS LLP
NTEE classification: Performing Arts Centers (A61)
IRS tax category: Performing Arts Centers