Birmingham Museum of Art Members

Overview

Mission

Purveyor of artistic expression

What it reported doing in 2015

All events and receptions are for the benefit of the museum. The mail objective is to promote the awareness and increase membership at the museum.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237077565
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2015
Forms available
Form 990 2015
Headquarters
Birmingham, AL, USA
Rating
50
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arts, Culture, and Humanities

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The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 10
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited
  • Public monitoring controls: Limited
  • Public policy transparency: Limited
  • Public financial transparency: Limited
  • Impact reporting controls: Limited
  • Public relationship transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Public governance controls: Limited
  • Zakat policy transparency: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -7,547.6%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Operating reserve ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -99% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -45.3% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -38.4% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 30 of 30 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 30 people listed
  • Consistency: 12 of 12 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 annual filings from 2009 to 2015
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links