Grassfield Orchestra Parents Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
262899492
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Chesapeake, VA, USA
Phone
7575584749
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution

Reported finances

Revenue
$148,999
Expenses
$150,997
Assets
$21,064

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Larry Sunderland (President Elect)
  • Heather Messick (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Larry Sunderland (President Elect)
  • Heather Messick (Vice President)
  • Kelly Patterson (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Grassfield Orchestra Parents Association coordinates and manages the extracurricular activities of the Orchestra at Grassfield High School in Chesapeake, Virginia. Nearly 200 students participate in the various performance groups throughout the year. The organization's activities are conducted under the leadership of the Orchestra Director, Steven G. Vutsinas.

What it reported doing in 2024

182 students participated in the orchestra programs at Grassfield High School during the year ended June 30, 2025. The orchestra held 3 local concerts and performed 2 concerts at Disney Springs (formerly Downtown Disney) in Orlando, Florida.In addition to assistance with events, the Grassfield Orchestra Parents Association (GOPA) organized and raised funds for the orchestra's performance tours. GOPA also sponsored local orchestra concerts, senior recitals, and student awards banquets.The Organization's activities are held on and off-campus, and are conducted in accordance with the regulations and guidelines set forth by the Chesapeake Public School System and Grassfield High School administration.

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

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: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 25
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 99.7%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1.3%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.14; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 40.1% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 34.9% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -2.4% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 99.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $150K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 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.

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  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 29/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 14/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.