Blue Springs R-iv Music Boosters Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
436004932
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2018
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2018
Location
Blue Springs, MO, USA
Phone
8169887470
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support

Reported finances

Revenue
$50,199
Expenses
$45,853
Assets
$51,571

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JONATHAN MARTIN (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JONATHAN MARTIN (PRESIDENT)
  • JAMIE JONES (SECRETARY)
  • JERAMIE HARTSOCK (TREASURER)

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 primary purpose and mission of the organization is to support public school music programs and activities.

What it reported doing in 2018

Music program funding - provide financial resources to assist all music instructors in the district to improve their music programs. The main focus is at the elementary and middle public school levels for band orchestra and vocal. The resources are provided for items such as classroom materials, competition registration fees, accompanist fees and music field test.

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 91% 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. Assets have declined or grown slowly and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 51
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.1%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 94.2%; rating input score 94

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 8.7%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.12; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 12.8% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.4% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -2.1% per year; rating input score 0; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 86.1% of revenue deployed · 94.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $43K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2011 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 — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 51/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.