ClassiX Arts
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 853809433
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2021–2022
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2022
- Location
- Bronx, NY, USA
- Phone
- 9725715531
- Rating
- 54
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Limited
- Sector
- Music Groups, Bands, Ensembles
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $5,000
- Assets
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
1 person listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Arlesia Grace McGowan (CEO)
People named in this filing
- Arlesia Grace McGowan (CEO)
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
ClassiX Arts is a non-profit organization dedicated to igniting creative agency in young Black students through providing free conservatory level training, an immersive afro-centric educational experience, and cultivating a fortified ecosystem of Black classical artists. The X factor is the incorporation of the Afrocentric historical and cultural relevance. With the inclusion of Black narratives and histories, so-called classical performance takes on a new form, revivified by the strength and fortitude of Black art and culture. ClassiX Arts aims to connect the cultural and historical relevance of the African diaspora into classical arts education - from the beginning of instruction. We envision a world where young classical musicians and ballet dancers can freely pursue their artistry bolstered by cultural connection, resources, and equitable education. Through incorporating the cultural and historical contributions of the African diaspora, ClassiX serves to introduce Afro-c
What it reported doing in 2022
Donation
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.
The verdict
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. Some filed totals do not add up and revenue has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 38
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: NotEnoughData
- Growth: 40
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 60%; rating input score 60
- Program expense ratio: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: Limited
- Total-asset coverage ratio: Limited
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: Limited
Growth
- Program expense growth: 136.7% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -64.6% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -200% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 60% of revenue deployed
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $3K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 1 people listed
- Consistency: 1 of 2 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 1 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.
Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.
- Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part I part ii net assets crosscheck did not reconcile in the filed values.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.