Continuum Arts Collective

What it reported doing in 2024

Along with serving individual students, cac also helps school districts and teachers support their students by providing materials and experiential opportunities. In january, cac provided 24 students at the maple stone schookl in acton, me with art kits and ukuleles. Maple stone is a special purpose school approved by the department of education and serves as an alternative placement for students with significant learning and emotional disabilities. Maple stone teacher spencer hodge provided ukulele lessons for this students. In february, cac sponsored an experiential music program at marshwood schools, supporting a week-long residency for larry & joe, a duo comprising grammy-nominated bluegrass musician (joe troop), and south american legend (larry bellorin). Larry & joe hosted hands-on workshops at each of the rsu35 schools, and performed a community.both men are versatile multi-instrumentalists on a mission to show that music has no borders. Also in february, cac delivered 95 art kits to the portland public schools "make it happen!" program to support an art contest featuring 6-8 grade multi-lingual students. "make it happen!" helps students create a pathway to academic success and college readiness. In march, we purchased three new xylophones for the music program at eliot elementary, an effort led by ms. Artimage, music teacher. In april, cac partnered with the york county united away and attended the biddeford school readiness fair, where we distributed over 100 art kits to elementary school students. In september, cac provided ms. Smith, a music teacher at central school in south berwick, Maine, with 80 recorders for her third grade students so they could learn the basics of musical theory.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 69%; rating input score 69
• Program expense ratio: 65.8%; rating input score 66
• Fundraising efficiency: $5.33 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -4.9%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.4; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.14; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 15.4%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 24% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 22.1% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 23% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings