Columbus Community Orchestra and Associates Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
611923657
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-PF 2019
Location
Columbus, GA, USA
Phone
7065755371
Rating
46
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Symphony Orchestras

Reported finances

Revenue
$17,917
Expenses
$10,133
Assets
$10,521
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ELIZABETH PARSONS (PRESIDENT)
  • JOE ELDER (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ELIZABETH PARSONS (PRESIDENT)
  • JOE ELDER (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ANNE FRY (SECRETARY)

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

The columbus community orchestra and associates, inc.(cco) is an all volunteer music organization dedicated to performing free concerts of light classics and pop music. The cco is further dedicated to community outreach for the support of music education to all the public schools and local community. The ensemble is pleased to offer an opportunity for musicians to experience the magic of live symphonic music.

What it reported doing in 2024

The columbus community orchestra and associates, inc. (cco) sponsors and promotes an all volunteer music ensemble. Each year the cco performs an average of 6 to 8 concerts per season. At some events, guest artists, who are compensated perform, with the cco. Contributions are received from the columbus, Georgia area residents.

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 and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 70
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0

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: 43.4%; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.04; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 53% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 38.7% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 9 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III transfer expenses within program total did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 47/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.