Cinema of the Ozarks

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN: 852915292
IRS 990-EZ coverage: 2021–2022
Forms available: Form 990-EZ 2022
Location: Bentonville, AR, USA
Phone: 4796506925
Rating: 80
Verdict: STRONG
Rating confidence: Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue: $2,005
Expenses: $1,655
Assets: $581
Liabilities: $0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

Jason Murphy (Executive Director)

People named in this filing

Jason Murphy (Executive Director)
David Pennington (Board Member)

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 2022. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To enhance the arts culture environment of Northwest Arkansas by providing an outlet for quality film and its discussion.

What it reported doing in 2022

We screened 4 films and hosted three movie trivia nights. One film screening required a paid ticket, the other events were free to the public.

Operating model

Revenue model: Donor-supported. 91% 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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and assets have declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

Financial Efficiency: 66
Transparency & Controls: 100
Sustainability: 54
Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

Mission deployment rate: 61.1%; rating input score 61
Program expense ratio: 74%; rating input score 74

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: 17.5%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.35; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

Program expense growth: 200% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
Revenue growth: 98.7% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
Asset growth: -22.9% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Details

Where the money goes: 61.1% of revenue deployed · 74% of spending went to programs
Governance: Filed governance answers
Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1K in reported program spending
Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
Schedules: 3 filed schedules
Filing history: 2 filing years from 2021 to 2022
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.

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High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 21/100.
High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.
High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.