Boston Classical Guitar Society Charitable Tr

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
046753151
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2017
Location
Andover, MA, USA
Rating
93
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Music

Reported finances

Revenue
$45,432
Expenses
$36,084
Assets
$121,838

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Oscar Azaret (Board Member and Executive Director)

People named in this filing

  • Oscar Azaret (Board Member and Executive Director)
  • Catherine OKelly (Board Member and Artistic Director)
  • George Ward (Director of Community Series)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To enrich lives and build community by sharing the art of the classical guitar.

What it reported doing in 2025

Full day guitar festival providing musical training master classes networking opportunities and open mic sessions attended by over 40 people from the New England area and culminating in an evening concert attended by over 150 guests.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filed totals do not add up and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 63
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 81.6%; rating input score 82
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 20.6%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.38; rating input score 77; 77th 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: 30.6% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.2% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.5% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 81.6% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $37K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 8 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 to 2025
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III program expenses within total did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.