Art School of Columbia County Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
462627343
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Ghent, NY, USA
Phone
5186727140
Rating
97
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arts Education

Reported finances

Revenue
$89,214
Expenses
$100,400
Assets
$255,383

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MICHAEL SALTZ (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • NANCY M ROGERS RESIGNED (DIRECTOR)
  • KAREN MARTIN (DIRECTOR)
  • MICHAEL SALTZ (PRESIDENT)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of the art school of columbia county is to nurture learning, creativity and community through the visual arts. The school's vision is "art for all." to these ends, since its founding in 2012 the art school has sought to bring diverse instruction in the visual arts to our community, through programs held at the school and in places where others gather, whether schools, libraries, senior centers, or community celebrations.

What it reported doing in 2024

Programming for youth, teens and adults with a wide range of art classes and workshops, from several weeks to weekend long. The art school of columbia county (ascc) presents year round art exhibits by its members, teaching-artists, individual artists and juried show participants. In conjuction with the exhibits, ascc offers art demonstrations and artists' talks. Ascc also exhibits artork from community collaborations with other organizations and people served by the organization. All exhibits are accompanied by an opening reception to welcome the greater community into the gallery and studio spaces. The gallery is open most weekday work hours and on some weekends.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • 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: -12.5%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.54; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 31.4%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9.2% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.7% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 27.1% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $100K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 29/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 6/100.