Evanston Aspa

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
931831211
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Evanston, IL, USA
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose

Reported finances

Revenue
$105,933
Expenses
$79,777
Assets
$29,878

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Melissa Raman Molitor (Executive Director and Board Member)

People named in this filing

  • Melissa Raman Molitor (Executive Director and Board Member)
  • Maggie Peng (Board Member)
  • Linda Gerber (Board Member)

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

To advance arts and cultural equity for the Asian South Asian and Pacific Islander American ASPA community in Evanston Illinois through community arts programming cultural events and civic engagement.

What it reported doing in 2024

Evanston ASPA advances arts and cultural equity for the Asian South Asian and Pacific Islander American ASPA community in Evanston Illinois. During FY 202425 ASPA carried out three primary programs serving approximately 3,500 participants across 2 community festivals and 7 cultural events: 1 Umbrella Arts Festival A free annual public cultural celebration showcasing AAPI artists artisans performers and community vendors featuring live performances visual art exhibitions culturally inspired food and interactive programming open to all community members. 2 Visible Voices A year-round community arts program offering arts workshops gallery exhibitions author talks panel discussions and storytelling events that amplify AAPI voices and artistic expression in Evanstons cultural landscape. 3 Kitchen Table Stories A quarterly civic engagement and networking series that builds community among AAPI residents and encourages AAPI civic participation and representation in Evanstons cultural and civic institutions. All programs are offered free or at minimal cost to participants and are designed to increase visibility belonging and cultural representation for the ASPIA community in the greater Evanston area.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 91% 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. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 47
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 75.3%; rating input score 75
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

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: 24.7%; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.37; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 41.8%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 75.3% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $80K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 30/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 7/100.