Choteau Community Art Studio
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 200637884
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2022–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-T 2025, Form 990-N 2021
- Location
- Choteau, MT, USA
- Phone
- 4064662800
- Rating
- 84
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Arts Education
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $16,597
- Expenses
- $18,932
- Assets
- $76,006
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
8 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- SALLY LEE (President)
- ELIZABETH JORDAN (Vice President)
People named in this filing
- SALLY LEE (President)
- ELIZABETH JORDAN (Vice President)
- KATHY JONES (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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To serve our community through the arts.
What it reported doing in 2025
Our organization is dedicated to serving our communities through the arts. We offer classes and workshops for children and adults, provide community outreach to senior facilities, contribute to community causes and fundraisers, and provide gallery space for artists to present their work to the public.Choteau Arts provides a facility that is accessible to everyone, where an appreciation for the arts and an avenue for individual self-expression can be developed. Here too are opportunities for many generations to learn together, to build relationships, to bolster civic pride, and to support economic development in our communities. A vital arts program has a great impact on both individuals and the community. Many research studies have revealed the strong, positive effect of the arts. Summarizing in one sentence the essence of a RAND Corporation study which can be found at http:// www.princeton.edu/-artspol: It can impact our health and mental well-being, our interpersonal relationships, our sense of identity and civic pride, as well as impacting cultural and economic development in our communities. We strive to offer opportunities to all, believing that financial circumstances should not be a barrier to participation. Programming is supported with grant funds and donations, ensuring that teaching artists are fairly compensated while a broad spectrum of community members join in.Choteau Arts sponsored a year-long traditional music program during 2022. Three levels of fiddle classes and guitar were offered, taught by highly respected musicians. Over forty people of all ages participated. Community outreach included church recitals, performances for senior residences and nursing homes, and playing tunes during our annual Pie Social/Old Time Dance. We provided a 3-day nature journaling workshop with author Hannah Hinchman, drawing participants from across the state and Idaho. Our Fibers on the Front weaving series provided instruction by award-winning weaver Annette Schipf. Pottery classes in both handbuilding and wheel work were always filled enthusiastically. Watercolor, ukulele, drawing, and childrens art classes were among other classes offered.
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. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 97
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 42
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 92.4%; rating input score 92
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -14.1%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.01; rating input score 80; 80th 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: -8.9% per year; rating input score 0; 30th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -26% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 4.3% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 92.4% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $17K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 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.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 26/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.