B Sharp Youth Music Program

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
813023136
IRS 990 coverage
2016–2021
Forms available
Form 990 2021
Location
Fort Worth, TX, USA
Phone
8175093958
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Performing Arts Schools

Reported finances

Revenue
$114,094
Expenses
$124,079
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • Jennifer Hay (Officer): $88,417 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

B sharp programs are designed to be unique to the community and culture of its participants, enabling children to feel a strong sense of self-worth, to succeed academically, and to understand their value within their community. The b sharp programs are typically operated through a partnership with the fort worth independent school district.

What it reported doing in 2021

Each student in B Sharp benefits from a rich music curriculum that creates a caring, cooperative, and fun community. Total enrollment for the school year was: 0 - B Sharp Program of Choice (Kinder-5th grade), 0 - B Sharp After School (2nd-5th grade), and 0 - B Sharp Youth Orchestra (Symphony & Philharmonic Orchestra). The program was shut down due to Covid, so that's why there was no enrollment. Students in the program also benefit from B Sharp Youth Music Program's academic support, creative outlets, parent engagement, and social/emotional focus. We offered over 10 different classes in the form of Music Theory, Choir, Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Drum Circle, Bucket Band, Percussion Ensemble, Chamber Strings, B Sharp Singers, Leadership, String Ensemble, Social Skills, and Feelings from A to Z taught from our own curriculum which is based on the state standards when appropriate. Overall, our students outperformed their peers in all categories measured by the Fort Worth Independent School District (core passing rates in ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies, College and Career Readiness, Behavior/Discipline, and Attendance). 90% of all B Sharp musicians are on track to achieve appropriate musical success based on our B Sharp Performance Levels.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 9
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 98.5%; rating input score 99
  • 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: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -8.8%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 71.3%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -21.2% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -21.7% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -20.3% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 98.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $122K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $88K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2016 to 2021
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 19/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 1/100.