Anthony Quinn Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
050519118
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2017, Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2007
Location
Bristol, RI, USA
Phone
4012531817
Rating
96
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community Foundations

Reported finances

Revenue
$120,086
Expenses
$87,470
Assets
$422,467
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Katherine Quinn (President)
  • Erich Rhynhart (Vice president/Secretary)

People named in this filing

  • Steve Barbo (Director)
  • Antonia Quinn (Director)
  • Randall Rosenbaum (Director)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To advocate for the important role arts education plays in personal development and in the overall improvement of social, economic and cultural systems.

What it reported doing in 2025

In 2025, the Anthony Quinn Foundation's Scholarship Program achieved record participation, receiving 410 registrations and 253 completed applicationsa 58% increase over the previous high in 2024. The Foundation awarded 14 scholarships to a highly talented group of teenagers, including actors, musicians, visual artists, dancers, and writers. These awards enabled recipients from underserved communities to attend diverse summer intensive arts programs nationwide.To continuously improve the application process, the Foundation conducted a comprehensive program review involving all 45 judges and AQF board members. This was followed by a working summit to implement enhancements that streamline the process for both applicants and administrators.In December, the Foundation hosted its first major fundraising gala in over five years. Through sponsorships, ticket sales, and grants, the event exceeded its fundraising goal of $100,000.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 73% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 94
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 81
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 90.9%; rating input score 91
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 27.2%; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.83; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.3% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.2% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.8% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 90.9% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $109K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 9 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III program expenses within total did not reconcile in the filed values.