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MATTIE KELLY ARTS FOUNDATION<br />
ANNUAL REPORT<br />
<strong>2018</strong>
WHO IS “MATTIE KELLY<br />
ARTS FOUNDATION”?<br />
The <strong>Mattie</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong> (MKAF) is a<br />
501-c-3 not-for-profit cultural and educational<br />
organization serving Okaloosa and Walton counties<br />
since 1995. For 23 years, MKAF has been supporting<br />
our local community with award winning Outreach<br />
programming impacting over 330,000 lives in over<br />
71 schools and agencies serving students, adults and<br />
children with special needs and the wounded veteran<br />
population. MKAF is also the owner and operator of<br />
the <strong>Mattie</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> Cultural <strong>Arts</strong> Village, located in the<br />
heart of Destin, where local, regional, national and<br />
international artistic talent have come to perform.<br />
Our board of directors continue to pursue the<br />
legacy of the late Destin Matriarch’s dream to create<br />
a cultural and educational environment to make<br />
a greater impact to those who lack access to the<br />
arts and our cultural savvy residents and travelers<br />
through empowering outreach initiatives and public<br />
programming.<br />
Through MKAF’s signature annual events, Concerts<br />
in the Village and the Festival of the <strong>Arts</strong>; which<br />
bring art enrichment to our community’s residents<br />
and tourists, we are able to help fund MKAF’s<br />
Community Outreach programs. Serving multiple<br />
populations (K-12 students, at-risk youth, adults<br />
and children with special needs and active/<br />
veteran military suffering with visible and invisible<br />
injuries through curated programs at no cost to the<br />
recipients) MKAF Community Outreach serves more<br />
people than any other programming in the area.<br />
“Upon permanently relocating to the Destin<br />
area, we searched for a local non-profit that our<br />
family could engage and provide philanthropic<br />
support to their mission and vision. We<br />
immediately engaged in the <strong>Mattie</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong><br />
<strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong> for its cultural vision and<br />
community outreach programs serving those less<br />
fortunate in gaining access to the arts.”<br />
—Richard and Shawn Tomasello, MKAF Investors<br />
The <strong>Mattie</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong> is often confused<br />
with Northwest Florida Stage College’s <strong>Mattie</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong><br />
<strong>Arts</strong> Center. However, the two are not affiliated in<br />
any way other than a shared benefactor name.<br />
Mission Statement<br />
Building the <strong>Foundation</strong> of <strong>Arts</strong> and Culture in Our<br />
Community<br />
Vision Statement<br />
Building the <strong>Foundation</strong> of <strong>Arts</strong> and Culture in Our<br />
Enhance and Inspire Every Life Through <strong>Arts</strong> and Culture<br />
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<strong>2018</strong> LITTLE KNOWN FACTS, BUT BIG IMPACT<br />
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Public Programs<br />
48<br />
Outreach Programs<br />
17,204<br />
Public Attendance<br />
4,054<br />
Volunteer Hours<br />
37<br />
Schools &<br />
Agencies Served<br />
25<br />
In-kind Service<br />
Partners Patrons<br />
$<br />
76,107<br />
Outreach Investment<br />
5,965<br />
Outreach Participants<br />
296<br />
Business &<br />
Individual Patrons<br />
$846,852<br />
Restricted<br />
Net Assets<br />
Total: $2,169,386<br />
Revenues & Support<br />
Other<br />
Rental Income<br />
$5,683<br />
$22,135<br />
Fundraising<br />
$26,675<br />
$1,322,534<br />
Unrestricted<br />
Assets<br />
Grants<br />
Contributions<br />
$35,000<br />
$400,593<br />
Programs<br />
$269,780<br />
$24,694<br />
Liabilities<br />
$91,412<br />
Cash & Other Assets<br />
$1,849,868<br />
Property<br />
Programs<br />
General &<br />
Administrative<br />
Expenses<br />
$142,806<br />
$356,044<br />
An independent accounting review of <strong>Mattie</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong> <strong>2018</strong> was prepared by Coastal Accounting, LLC.<br />
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Empower<br />
The heartbeat of the foundation is MKAF’s Community Outreach program---providing inclusive arts<br />
education programs for children and adults of diverse abilities and backgrounds. MKAF bridges the gap to<br />
those who either lack access to the arts or could uniquely benefit from them. An array of high-quality visual<br />
and performing arts programs are thoughtfully curated to serve K-12 students, children and adults with<br />
special needs, at-risk youth, and veteran and active duty warriors with both visible and invisible injuries.<br />
“As a 23-year veteran, with 14 combat developments, adapting back into the civilian world can be<br />
difficult and stressful for both the member and family. The “Zentangle” art technique that Miss Melanie<br />
introduced has helped me both focus and obtain an inner calmness. I now enjoy sharing the meditative<br />
process with my 10-year old daughter.”<br />
—A Special Operations Veteran<br />
Since 1995, these outreach programs have inspired over 330,000 children and adults in over 71 schools and<br />
partner agencies in Okaloosa and Walton Counties. We offer a comprehensive model of artist residencies,<br />
hands-on workshops, and public education events featuring music, theatre, and the visual arts.<br />
Through diverse outreach initiatives, MKAF truly draws out the best in people of all ages and abilities,<br />
providing inspiring opportunities in the arts! Programs are offered free of charge to participants, made<br />
possible by grants, private and corporate gifts; and supported by MKAF event income.<br />
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Inspire<br />
MKAF is committed to providing<br />
experiential arts programs to people of<br />
all abilities. In <strong>2018</strong>, MKAF instituted<br />
a landmark week-long artist residency<br />
featuring adaptive arts experiences with<br />
Kevin Spencer of Hocus Focus Education –<br />
internationally recognized as the authority<br />
on adaptive magic. Spencer visited over<br />
20 local school and community groups<br />
serving people with special needs, teaching<br />
them magic tricks that empowered them<br />
to be both critical thinkers and empowered<br />
performers!<br />
“Mr. Spencer’s Hocus Focus Magic<br />
Show is a true example of the power of<br />
school and community partnerships.”<br />
—Jason Campbell, Principal,<br />
Walton Middle School<br />
Capability Over Disability<br />
All people have the innate ability and<br />
capability to partake in the artistic<br />
process. As part of our <strong>Arts</strong> for All<br />
Abilities initiative, we connect nationally<br />
acclaimed artist facilitators, known for<br />
their groundbreaking work in adaptive<br />
arts, with schools and non-profit partner<br />
agencies serving children and adults with<br />
special needs. These individuals are given<br />
the opportunity to learn painting, music,<br />
magic and more---regardless of any physical<br />
or cognitive challenges---and experience the<br />
inherent joys of creativity.<br />
In addition, MKAF deploys a winning<br />
combination of programs with therapeutic<br />
benefits that are much-requested by our<br />
school and charity partners. Participants<br />
also “Make Music” with Hands on With<br />
Zig: interactive drumming and world music<br />
workshops where all become part of the<br />
musical ensemble (as depicted). In addition,<br />
another blockbuster artist residency enabled<br />
individuals to “Make their Mark” with Zot<br />
Artz: inventor of the first ever painting<br />
wheelchair and adaptive art tools---to create<br />
collaborative murals and other artworks.<br />
“The level of inclusion, support and sheer<br />
awesomeness has inspired some of our<br />
young adults to further their musical<br />
creativity well past the time of the<br />
program by writing music and songs.”<br />
—Rand Fernandez, Board of Directors,<br />
Autism Spectrum on the Emerald Coast
The Florida Travel Guide named The Concerts<br />
in the Village as one of the “Top Ten Things<br />
to Do” in Northwest Florida. The <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
presents 15 annual concerts in a spring, summer<br />
and fall series featuring a diverse genre of music<br />
suitable for all ages and families spanning<br />
four generations. National, regional and local<br />
musicians perform annually on the Dugas Stage.<br />
“The Concerts in the Village is a muchanticipated<br />
cultural community event for its<br />
residents and visitors, uniting families for<br />
an evening of great fun, dancing, networking<br />
and music whether it is your favorite oldie or<br />
today’s top hits from talented musicians.”<br />
—Jackie Ely, MKAF Advocate & Patron.<br />
The Festival of the <strong>Arts</strong>, one of the Southeast’s<br />
premier art festivals showcases over 100 premier<br />
artists from the United States and Europe. Artists<br />
compete for $10,000 in cash awards representing<br />
18 different mediums in an outdoor walking<br />
exhibit production. Additional amenities include<br />
live music, a food bistro, wine and beer garden,<br />
adult/student collaborative art exhibit and art<br />
activities for kids.<br />
“I have participated in a handful of other<br />
events and none hold a candle to MKAF’s<br />
Festival of the <strong>Arts</strong>! The quality of this event<br />
is the result of the entire Festival team’s hard<br />
work and attention to detail and hospitality.<br />
—Ken Radon, Acrylic Artist, Niceville, FL<br />
“WOW and WOW! The <strong>Mattie</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> Festival<br />
of the <strong>Arts</strong> staff and volunteers work hard<br />
with an impressive marketing and promotional<br />
campaign across the region. The open-air<br />
park setting is fabulous, great music, food and<br />
wonderful art!<br />
—Julie Juneau, Glass Artist, New Orleans, LA<br />
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The <strong>Mattie</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> Cultural <strong>Arts</strong> Village, a 6.7-acre outdoor event facility offering 79,547 square<br />
feet of highly-flexible space for seating, tents and more. An iconic 23-foot commanding<br />
stainless sculpture designed by artist, Frank Ledbetter, is a welcoming beacon as the largest<br />
public display of work in Destin and Okaloosa County. The Dugas Pavilion is a spacious 1,600<br />
square foot performance stage with a majestic covered canopy. Additional amenities feature a<br />
1,924 square-foot bathroom facility and 168 onsite grass-seeded parking spaces and adjacent<br />
shared parking. The Cultural <strong>Arts</strong> Village is available for rental and can be easily transformed<br />
for special events to accommodate audiences from 10 to 3,500.
<strong>2018</strong> PARTNERS & FRIENDS<br />
Virtuoso Partners<br />
BrightView Landscape Services<br />
City of Destin<br />
Dugas Family <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Emerald Coast Convention<br />
Center & Visitor’s Bureau<br />
Frances Roy Agency<br />
Grand Boulevard<br />
Keith & Laura Howard<br />
Howard Group<br />
Saltwater Restaurants<br />
Silver Sands Premium Outlets<br />
Rich & Shawn Tomasello<br />
Windgate Charitable Trust<br />
Artisan Partners<br />
Ocean Reef<br />
Old Bay Steamer<br />
Trustmark Bank<br />
Sculpture Partners<br />
Destin Commons Coins For A Cause<br />
Mosquito Authority<br />
ResortQuest by<br />
Wyndham Vacation Rentals<br />
Easel Partners<br />
A Superior Air Conditioning<br />
Acentria & Nationwide Insurance<br />
Bay Breeze Patio<br />
Beauchamp Commercial<br />
Fort Walton Beach Medical Center<br />
& Twin Cities Hospital<br />
J. Ely Business Services<br />
Ruth’s Chris Steak House/Destin<br />
Synovus<br />
Canvas Partners<br />
98 Realty & Property Management<br />
Blueprints Now<br />
Brookdale Bluewater Bay<br />
CCB Community Bank<br />
Center for Cosmetic & Family<br />
Dentistry<br />
Charter Boat Relentless<br />
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Coastal Accounting<br />
Coastal Realty of Destin<br />
Compass Builders<br />
Destin School of the <strong>Arts</strong><br />
Emerald Coast Association of Realtors<br />
Emerald Coast Association<br />
Management<br />
Emerald Coast Title Services<br />
E. O. Wilson Biophilia Center<br />
First City Bank<br />
Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf & Spa<br />
Resort<br />
Infinity Flooring<br />
Manor at Bluewater Bay<br />
Pish Posh Patchouli’s<br />
ReMax by the Sea<br />
Simple HR<br />
Tecaba Tech<br />
The Crossings at <strong>Kelly</strong> Plantation<br />
Warren Averett<br />
Yoga Junkie Studio<br />
Sketchbook Partners<br />
Eglin Federal Credit Union<br />
Galati Yacht Sales<br />
Newman-Dailey Resort Properties<br />
Publix Super Markets Charities<br />
Paintbrush Partners<br />
654-LIMO<br />
Carr, Riggs & Ingram<br />
Coastal Maps<br />
DAG Architects<br />
ECCO Motors<br />
Emerald Coast Chiropractic<br />
Fairfield Inn & Suites/Destin<br />
Peter & Pam McIlroy<br />
James A. & Martha Moody<br />
Premier Event & Tent Rental Company<br />
Sugar Beach Interiors<br />
TWC Marketing<br />
Friends of MKAF<br />
Stephen & Cindy Abbott<br />
Warren & Shannon Amos<br />
Terry & Kathy Andre<br />
Keri Atchley<br />
John & Patty Atkinson<br />
Meagan Atwood<br />
Rick & Robin Baker<br />
Bill & Stacy Barrett<br />
Wally Bateman<br />
Bayside Cabinetry<br />
Carol Benifiel<br />
Nanette Benitez<br />
Maureen Bennett<br />
Russell & Melissa Bentley<br />
Suzanne Black<br />
Joanne Blues<br />
Jean Blumer<br />
Robert Bonhardt<br />
Harold & Suzy Bourgeois<br />
Doug & Melinda Bowers<br />
Ginger Boyd<br />
Mike & Stacey Brady<br />
Hogan & Linda Bryan<br />
Bo Burns<br />
Jacques Camp<br />
Jimmy Campbell<br />
Stephen & Joan Carter<br />
Mike & Cathy Catanese<br />
Brent & Dana Chandler<br />
Frances Childre<br />
Jerry Cloninger<br />
Jim & Candy Coker<br />
Joel & Monica Colquitt<br />
James & Diana Conlee<br />
Phil & Lynda Cook<br />
Glenn & Melba Cooper<br />
Curt & Renee Couch<br />
Denny & Pat Crabtree<br />
David Crawford<br />
Cultural <strong>Arts</strong> Alliance<br />
Keith Curtis<br />
Steve & Gayle Daigle<br />
Destin Chamber of Commerce<br />
Jim Dixon & Donna Fox<br />
Matt & Lauren Dahlman<br />
Shantelle Dedicke<br />
Gary & Carolyn Dietzen
Debbie Dodge<br />
Gregg & Velda Dougherty<br />
Larry & Mickey Drennan<br />
Don & Nancy Dunbar<br />
Jane Egan<br />
Mike Eller<br />
Charles & Betsy Elwell<br />
Kim Eubanks<br />
Jimmy & Carolyn Fell<br />
Gail Ferguson<br />
Rand Fernandez<br />
Barbara Fine<br />
Bob & Diane Fiore<br />
Jim & Sara Fogleman<br />
John & Ann Foley<br />
Larry & Ritz Fox<br />
Judi Fraser<br />
Mark & Georgia Frederick<br />
Alan & Nancy French<br />
Lorraine Frolich<br />
Robert & Margo Fujawa<br />
Judith Galatro<br />
Ken Gay & Janet Rappazini<br />
Brad & Jenn Giesen<br />
Brian & Diana Gillaspy<br />
Don & Betty Glower<br />
Kristy Golden<br />
Jennifer Goldsby<br />
Ron & Judy Goodfellow<br />
Cindy Graham<br />
John Groah & Gail Pelto<br />
Roland & Pat Guidry<br />
Don & Chris Hall<br />
Laura Hall<br />
Teresa Halverson<br />
Randy Hammer<br />
James & Joyce Ann Hankins<br />
Barbara Haskins<br />
Brian & Kathy Haugen<br />
Don & Betty Hefner<br />
Sloan & Kim Henderson<br />
Bob & Terri Hensley<br />
Larry & Ruth Hill<br />
Kim Holley<br />
David & Darlene Holmes<br />
Mary Hong<br />
Meloney Howell<br />
Bibb & Diana Huffstutler<br />
Dale & Marcia Hull<br />
David & Debby Hull<br />
Gilda Jackson<br />
James & Lee Johnston<br />
Ryan & Raven Jumonville<br />
Kastle Keepers<br />
Ed & Denise Kendust<br />
Marianne & Grady Kormann<br />
James LaCross<br />
Rick Leonardi<br />
Fred & Nancy Leopold<br />
Debbie Lewis<br />
Jim & Dottie Liufau<br />
John Locht<br />
Brian & Heidi LoCicero<br />
Rhonda Long<br />
Tracy Louthain<br />
Kay Lovett<br />
David & Jan Luckett<br />
Jim & Susan Luttrell<br />
Phil Madden & Pat Clay<br />
Barbara & Tom Mahn<br />
Karen Mann<br />
Robert Marchewka<br />
Bryant & Christina Martin<br />
Lee & Vivian Massey<br />
Vicki Matthews<br />
Pete & Charlotte Mercer<br />
Julie McAllister<br />
Herman & Judith McCaffery<br />
Robert McCullar<br />
Frank & Susan McKenzie<br />
Kevin & Wynde McMinn<br />
Bill & Shannon McQuillan<br />
Robert & Toni Middleton<br />
Thomas Minerva & JoAnn Staub<br />
Cynamon Mishra<br />
Peter Mohylsky<br />
Dion & Mindy Moniz<br />
Shane Moody<br />
Dee Moore<br />
Laura Mutter<br />
Brad & Hannah Myers<br />
Sherry Myers<br />
Eric & Erica Navarre<br />
Bruce Nunnally & Candy Cunard<br />
Skip & Brenda Overdier<br />
Lonnie & Sharyn Owen<br />
Alfred & Carol Padalino<br />
Debbie Parmer<br />
Sharon Pepple<br />
Herbert Peterson<br />
Jerry & Karen Peterson<br />
Regan Phillips<br />
Dennis & Lorraine Phillips<br />
Roland Picard & Mary Cockerline<br />
Chris & Michele Poate<br />
Thomas & Karen Potts<br />
Procam, LLC<br />
Nanette Ream<br />
Regions Bank<br />
Phil Robbins<br />
Donald & Nancy Roberts<br />
Mistei Roebuck<br />
Will & Lucille Rogers<br />
Cara Roy<br />
Heather Ruiz<br />
Jennifer Rukse<br />
Misty Rae Ruthrauff<br />
Patrick & Teresa Ryan<br />
James & Kathleen Schumacher<br />
Robert & Michele Seitz<br />
Jeanette Shires<br />
Stan & Anita Skipper<br />
Greg & Nancy Smith<br />
Sylvia Smith<br />
Stuart Smith & Joyce Waters-Smith<br />
Suzy Spence<br />
Terry Ann Spence<br />
Scott & Elizabeth Spies<br />
Bruce & Kaye Stender<br />
Deborah Stoddard<br />
Kippy & Charlotte Sumrall<br />
William Tate<br />
Alexis Tibbetts<br />
Ron & Joy Todd<br />
Sam & Mona Traughber<br />
Kati Trawick<br />
Tula Tucker<br />
Richard & Pam Ullrich<br />
JoAnn VanGronigen<br />
Chuck & Debbie VanGronigen<br />
Joe Ann VanGronigen<br />
Bob & Mary Viviano<br />
Thomas & Louis Voelkel<br />
Dale & Melissa Waldorff<br />
Jan Wallace<br />
Lynn Wesson<br />
Connie West<br />
Jack & Bobbie White<br />
Patrick Wilborn & Renee Marshall<br />
Julia Wilkinson<br />
Nita Wilkinson<br />
Todd & Chris Wilkinson<br />
Johnny & Rebecca Williams<br />
Mary Williams<br />
Jack & Candis Wilson<br />
Dale Witter<br />
Otmar & Zandra Wolfgram<br />
Media Partners<br />
Beaches, Resorts, Parks & Recreation<br />
Beachcomber<br />
Beach TV<br />
Coast 93.3/Cumulus Broadcasting<br />
COX<br />
Emerald Coast Magazine<br />
EventTents LLC<br />
K-2 Media<br />
SoWal.com<br />
VIP Destin Magazine<br />
Wave 102.1/Community Broadcasters<br />
WUWF Public Radio<br />
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<strong>2018</strong> BOARD & STAFF ROSTER<br />
<strong>2018</strong> Executive Board of Directors<br />
Jackie Ely<br />
Chairman of the Board<br />
J. Ely Business Services<br />
Heather Ruiz<br />
Vice Chairman<br />
Destin Commons<br />
Kevin Bowyer<br />
Treasurer<br />
Warren Averett<br />
Bill Lindsley<br />
Secretary<br />
Simple HR<br />
Shantelle Dedicke<br />
Marketing Chairman<br />
Frances Roy Agency<br />
Dion Moniz<br />
Membership Chairman<br />
Emerald Coast Title Services<br />
Wayne Paul<br />
Bay Breeze Patio<br />
Kathy Whidden<br />
Emerald Coast Chiropractic<br />
<strong>2018</strong> Board of Directors<br />
Keri Atchley<br />
Design 360<br />
Meagan Atwood<br />
CRC Data Tech<br />
James Campbell<br />
Campbell & Henderson LLC<br />
Debbie Dodge<br />
Avon<br />
Rand Fernandez<br />
WES Environmental<br />
Teresa Halverson<br />
The Manor at Bluewater Bay<br />
Kim Holley<br />
Trustmark Bank<br />
Melanie Howell<br />
Smart Bank<br />
Denise Kendust<br />
Fort Walton Beach<br />
Medical Center<br />
Pat Madden<br />
Coastal Maintenance<br />
Bill McQuillan<br />
Retired<br />
Misty Rae Ruthrauff<br />
Saltwater Restaurants<br />
Alexis Tibbetts<br />
Walton County School District<br />
Todd Wilkinson<br />
Better Homes & Garden Real Estate<br />
MKAF Management Team<br />
Marcia Hull<br />
CEO<br />
Deb Nissley<br />
Director of Operations<br />
Melanie Moore<br />
Education Director<br />
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THE KELLY LEGACY –<br />
A DESTIN PIONEER FAMILY<br />
In the mid 1930s, <strong>Mattie</strong> and her husband,<br />
Coleman <strong>Kelly</strong>, migrated to Destin from<br />
Washington County. The <strong>Kelly</strong>s employed<br />
one of Destin’s first significant payrolls and<br />
built the first tourist cottages along the<br />
Destin Harbor. In addition, they launched<br />
the first commercial deep-sea fishing party<br />
boat in Northwest Florida.<br />
<strong>Mattie</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong>’s overwhelming drive to<br />
improve the quality of life for all citizens<br />
and visitors knew no political, social, or<br />
religious boundaries. She pursued dreams<br />
that brought not only progress to Destin, but<br />
spiritual, cultural and educational vitality<br />
that Destin still embraces today.<br />
Photos courtesy of Arturo Studios.<br />
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4323 Commons Drive West • Destin, FL 32541<br />
www.mattiekellyartsfoundation.org<br />
850-650-2226<br />
Serving Okaloosa & Walton Counties since 1995
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