Conservatory Dance Theatre the Austin City Ballet

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
742921034
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2013–2023
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2023
Location
Cedar Park, TX, USA
Phone
5125377045
Rating
34
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arts, Culture, and Humanities

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$18,841
Expenses
$20,565
Assets
$5,093

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

People named in this filing

  • CAROL FEILLE D'AVILA (Executive Dir.)
  • ELIZABETH NASH (VP/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 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To bring theatrical dance to the greater austin community in an entertaining and educational arena.to train & educate dancers in all aspects of theatrical performance, including technical preparation, lighting design, set design, costuming and choreography. To provide scholarships for aspiring performers to pursue training opportunities.

What it reported doing in 2023

Produced two programs: the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe and the performance project. Approximately 20 dancers participated in each production. There were approximately 3-5 crew members involved with each production. Attendance for each production was approximately 35 people.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
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

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up. 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: 1
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 22
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 1.2%; rating input score 1
  • Program expense ratio: 1.1%; rating input score 1

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -9.2%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.25; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 29.8%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -12.3% per year; rating input score 0; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -9% per year; rating input score 0; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -18.4% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 1.2% of revenue deployed · 1.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $226 in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2013 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 1/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 33/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 18/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 6/100.