Bezerk Productions

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
330967175
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Joshua Tree, CA, USA
Phone
7609411160
Rating
61
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arts Education

Reported finances

Revenue
$349,145
Expenses
$248,220
Assets
$154,934
Liabilities
$29,586

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • WILLIAM B WATERS ESQ (President)

People named in this filing

  • DEREK SCOTT GRAVES (Board Member)
  • LYNN HASTY TEJADA (BOARD MEMBER)
  • FIA BACKSTROM (BOARD MEMBER)

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

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The public and specific purpose of this corporation is to educate the public on the interdisciplinary art of persons with severe mental disabilities, to provide educational art opportunities for this population and the public and to provide educational and career opportunities for this disadvantaged and underserved population.

What it reported doing in 2023

The public and specific purpose of this 501(c)(3) non Profit corporation is to educate the public on the interdisciplinary art of persons with severe mental disabilities, to provide educational art opportunities for this population, general public, and to provide educational and career opportunities for this disadvantaged and underserved populations. Founded by award-winning artist LINDA CARMELLA SIBIO as a Nonprofit arts collective. This collective, known as The Cracked-Eggs, addresses the creative needs of those in stages of mental illness and the growing artistic identities that are developed.As of July 2021 Bezerk Productions, in partnership with San Bernardino County Dept of Mental Health, successfully launched implementation of the Cracked Eggs art therapy and education program, which provides hand-on art instruction to Inland Empire participants with severe mental disabilities. The initial program will continue through July 2026.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 63% 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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. 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: 64
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 0
  • Sustainability: 58
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 54.6%; rating input score 55
  • Program expense ratio: 76.9%; rating input score 77
  • Fundraising efficiency: $36.81 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings

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: 0%; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 0 of 7 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: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 28.9%; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.62; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.19; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 16.9% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 50.3% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 84% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 54.6% of revenue deployed · 76.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 10 board members independent · 0 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $191K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2022 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 55/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 29/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 21/100.