Ciacla - Contemporary Irish Arts Center Los Angeles

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
833422385
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Santa Monica, CA, USA
Phone
3105945094
Rating
93
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose

Reported finances

Revenue
$136,063
Expenses
$153,992
Assets
$37,015
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Matthew Nevin (President)

People named in this filing

  • Matthew Nevin (President)
  • Jenn McGuirk (Secretary)
  • Jennifer Minniti-Shippey (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

We provide public access to Irish theater and films.

What it reported doing in 2025

In 2025, the Contemporary Irish Arts Center Los Angeles (CIACLA) continued to expand its role as a key platform for Irish and Irish-connected artists working in Los Angeles. Our core focus remained on presenting high-quality cultural programming, creating opportunities for artists, and strengthening connections between Irish artists and diverse local communities. Key accomplishments included the successful delivery of the Irish Film Festival Los Angeles, The Irish Contemporaries, The LA Sessions. CIACLA also delivered a year-round programme of public events and networking sessions, including Creative Network events that supported artists and creative professionals through peer connection, professional development, and audience engagement. Across 2025, CIACLA delivered public programmes and events, reaching an estimated 4,000 people. Through partnerships with venues, cultural organisations, and local community groups, CIACLA continued to build cross-cultural collaborations that broadened access to Irish arts while reflecting the diversity of Los Angeles. All activity was delivered in line with CIACLA's charitable purpose to promote arts, culture, and education, and to support artists through sustainable, mission-led programming.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 93% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 96
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 22
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 90.5%; rating input score 90

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: -13.2%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.24; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 34.2%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 24.5% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 13.4% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3.7% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 90.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $139K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 11/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 22/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 10/100.