Bancroft Performing and Creative Arts Alliance

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
814389215
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2018
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2018, Form 990-N 2017
Location
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Phone
3239933400
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Performing Arts Organizations

Reported finances

Expenses
$4,521
Assets
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2018. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

People named in this filing

  • KARLA TORRES VAZQUEZ (CHAIR / TREASURER)
  • ERIN SCHERER (SECRETARY)

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 2018. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The specific purpose of this organization is to create an alliance between bancroft middle school students and the local performing and creative arts community and in so doing enhance the lives of both.

What it reported doing in 2018

Donated the remaining money to the school to continue supporting the students and parents

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 32
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 10
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: 84.1%; rating input score 84

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 133.3% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 136.1% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -25.6% per year; rating input score 0; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $4K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 3 of 3 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2016 to 2018
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 14/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 51/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: California registration: this organization is recorded as not currently operating in California.