Dba Artsinc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 813273019
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2016–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2018
- Location
- Sacramento, CA, USA
- Phone
- 9169556336
- Rating
- 88
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Visual Arts Organizations
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $21,764
- Expenses
- $28,246
- Assets
- $38,165
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- CLAY NUTTING (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- CLAY NUTTING (PRESIDENT)
- SCOTT EGGERT (SECRETARY/TR)
- BILL STOTLER (DIRECTOR)
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 mission of dba arts, inc. Is to cultivate a vibrant arts community, by acting as partner, liaison and catalyst, for independent arts projects and artists, thereby enhancing the sacramento region's arts identity.
What it reported doing in 2024
In 2024, dba arts, inc. Deepened its role as a connector and storyteller within sacramento's creative ecosystem. The articulator project continued to highlight local artists, makers, and cultural practitioners through online and print features. New interviews and essays explored themes of placemaking, equity, and creative entrepreneurship, offering an honest look at both the challenges and opportunities of sustaining an arts practice in sacramento. The publication was circulated in key community and hospitality venues, helping visitors and residents alike discover the breadth of artistic talent in the region. Dba arts also supported a series of informal artist conversations and salons, creating space for dialogue around collaboration, shared resources, and the future of sacramento's creative economy. In addition, dba arts continued its support of the sensory dance project, an inclusive ballet and movement experience designed for children on the autism spectrum and their families. These performances provided a welcoming environment for children who may not always have access to traditional performance settings, aligning with dba arts' commitment to lowering barriers to meaningful arts participation. Across these initiatives, dba arts, inc. Remained focused on elevating local voices, strengthening connections between artists and audiences, and positioning creative work as an essential part of a healthy, vibrant sacramento community.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 86% 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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 97
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 31
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 91.1%; rating input score 91
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -29.8%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.35; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 11.2% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 10% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 9.7% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 91.1% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $26K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 5 filing years from 2016 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 18/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 55/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.