Fayette Circuit Court Portrait and Art Trust

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
300217765
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Lexington, KY, USA
Phone
8592443226
Rating
43
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Art Museums

Reported finances

Revenue
$6,000
Expenses
$0
Assets
$1,382,565
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

People named in this filing

  • TRACI BRISLIN (Trustee)
  • KIMBERLY NELL BUNNELL (Trustee)
  • JULIE MUTH GOODMAN (Trustee)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The activities of the Fayette Circuit Court Portrait and Art Trust (the Trust) are to maintain portraits and art in the Fayette County Circuit Courthouse (the Courthouse), and to purchase new portraits and art for the Courthouse.The activities of the Trust will be conducted by the Trustees who will secure the services of professionals which are necessary to perform the activities.The activities will be conducted in Fayette County, Kentucky.The activities will further the Trusts exempt function by supporting the Courthouse.The Trustees will allocate on average less than 1.0% of their time to the Trust.The activities of the Fayette Circuit Court Portrait and Art Trust will be funded by the initial contribution of the portraits and works of art in the Courthouse into the Trust, and contributions from members of the Fayette County Bar Association and the general public will fund the maintenance of those items, and the purchase of new portraits and works of art.In 2002, at the formation of

What it reported doing in 2024

See schedule o

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 58
  • Sustainability: 8
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

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

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 0 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: Limited
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 34.3% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.6% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 0 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 10 of 10 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 6 not reported.