MUSEUM OF ALTERNATIVE ARTS INC
EIN 81-1263600 · Museums (A50)
What they do
FOUNDED ON THE PRINCIPLE THAT ART is A CATALYST for CHANGE IN THE COMMUNITY, CULTURE HOUSE is DEDICATED to PROVIDING INSPIRATION and MOTIVATION for THOSE WHO ENCOUNTER ITS POWER, EITHER THROUGH EXPERIENCE or EVENTS. ITS MISSION is to PROVIDE A FUNCTIONAL ART SPACE for ALL to ENJOY and LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ARTS CULTURE THROUGH EXHIBITS, EVENTS, LIVE PERFORMANCES, and ARTIST WORKSHOPS. THE VENUE EMBRACES ALL THINGS CREATIVE WITH ALL ITS BEING. WITH OVER 15,000+ SQUARE FEET of SPACE and MULTIPLE ROOMS to HOST CULTURAL EVENTS and ACTIVITIES, CULTURE HOUSE WILL CONTINUE to BE AN ACCESSIBLE ARTS ENVIRONMENT WITH MULTIPLE EXPERIENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES to ENHANCE OUR VISITORS CULTURAL PALETTE. HOUSED IN THE HISTORIC FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH, BUILT IN 1886, THE FACADE SHOWCASES ANECLECTIC USE of VICTORIAN and ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURAL STYLES COMBINED WITH GOTHIC REVIVAL and QUEEN ANNE ELEMENTS. THE FACILITY WAS RE-IMAGINED IN OCTOBER 2012 BY ARTIST HENSE and LATER RE-PURPOSED IN AUGUST 2013 AS BLI
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STEVEN TANNERPRINCIPAL OFFICER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2016
- Location
- 7628 ENON CHURCH RD, THE PLAINS, VA 20198-9746
- County
- District of Columbia
- In care of
- % STEVE TANNER
- Primary officer
- STEVE TANNER, TREASURER
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2020
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- UHY ADVISORS MID-ATLANTIC MD INC
- NTEE classification
- Museums (A50)
- IRS tax category
- Museums