Catholic Academy of Sacred Music Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
882831339
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Topeka, KS, USA
Phone
9134262699
Rating
92
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arts, Culture, and Humanities
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$70,728
Expenses
$57,129
Assets
$29,013
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Lucas M Tappan (Director)
  • Charlotte Ostermann (Secretary (July-December))
  • John Patrick Calcutt (Secretary (January - June))

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

Musical education

What it reported doing in 2024

Choristers: The Catholic Academy of Sacred Music taught intense music theory, sight-singing and ear training to more than 165 choristers ages 3-18 over the course of 36 weeks (more than 450 hours of rehearsals). The choristers donated their time singing for 35 services and concerts (a value of approximately $17,500) throughout the year, providing a repertoire of music spanning from Gregorian chant to modern music.

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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 51
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 80.8%; rating input score 81
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

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: 19.2%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.51; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 57.2%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 36.4% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 22.1% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 29.2% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 80.8% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $57K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 30/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 2/100.