Cape School of Art Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
273236892
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Provincetown, MA, USA
Phone
5084870055
Rating
63
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arts Education

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$66,574
Expenses
$68,301
Assets
$39,776
Liabilities
$9,921

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ROBERT F LONGLEY (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MARC LACASSE (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • HILDA NEILY (DIRECTOR)
  • DAVID M COLBURN (TREASURER)
  • ROBERT F LONGLEY (VICE PRESIDENT)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To educate artists in the use of color

What it reported doing in 2024

Classes were held. Students attended and learned about the use of color.

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 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 revenue has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 36
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 37
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 36.5%; rating input score 36
  • Program expense ratio: 35.5%; rating input score 36

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -2.6%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.58; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.25; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -6% per year; rating input score 0; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 36.5% of revenue deployed · 35.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $24K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 36/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 36/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 40/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 33/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 13/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.