Arthouse Studio Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
861773041
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2021
Location
San Jose, CA, USA
Phone
4085045164
Rating
56
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arts Education

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$423,921
Expenses
$409,934
Assets
$134,962
Liabilities
$17,400

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • JULIE STOVER (Executive Dir.): $121,925 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

ArtHouse provides educational Activities to Title I schools where children from low-income families make up at least 40 percent of enrollment.

What it reported doing in 2025

ArtHouse provides educational Activities to Title I schools, in which children from low-income families make up at least 40 percent of enrollment.Art Programs in the Schools-School-based art programs: 12 Creativity for Life programs; 8 After School programs running 8-10 weeks each in Fall/Winter 24/25-Art for Wellness/ Video on Demand Programs: 46 Wellness Centers on-site to 52 schools in San Mateo and Santa Clara County-Summer Art Education Programs: 2 school-based in Luther Burbank(sponsored by D4 and Brandenburg Family Foundation)Student Art Exhibits-Santa Clara County BuildingState of the County/Student Gallery Wall Jan. 2025-Mosaic America & History Museum San JosMarch & May 2025-San Jos librariesexhibit July 2025 Willow Glen, Rose Garden - recurring -San Jos City Outdoor Rotating exhibits - Creekside February 2025-Adobe Galleryexhibit and opening event, March 2025-San Jose Sharks - Big Screen Pavilion with Sharkie - showcase student art

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 75% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and a relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 55
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 0
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 49.3%; rating input score 49
  • Program expense ratio: 50.9%; rating input score 51
  • Fundraising efficiency: $321.52 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.3%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.33; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.13; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 29.7%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.4% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 32.7% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 61.7% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 49.3% of revenue deployed · 50.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 6 board members independent · 0 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $209K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $122K · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • 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 — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 49/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 7 of 7 not reported.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 51/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 43/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 18/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 11/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 20/100.