Harry T Burleigh Society

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
814974018
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2019
Forms available
Form 990 2019, Form 990-N 2016
Location
Rhinebeck, NY, USA
Phone
6469374076
Rating
55
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,371,710
Expenses
$227,974
Assets
$1,875,019
Liabilities
$239

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

1 person listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARTHA NEWLAND (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • MARTHA NEWLAND (President): $88,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

We seek to educate the public about Burleigh's unique contributions in music and support performances of his music.

What it reported doing in 2019

The 2020 tour of the world-renowned St. Olaf Choir, led by conductor Dr. Anton Armstrong, included a performance at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium. Credited to inspiration from The Burleigh Society, the choir performed works by Harry T. Burleigh on the program. This was a historic moment when Armstrong, himself one of the leading black choral conductors in the world, followed in Burleigh's legacy for this concert. He invited The Burleigh Society community to attend the concert. Attendees were comprised of a group of choir conductors in the NYC area, all underrepresented either by gender or racial identity. The Society also distributed a small gift to each member of the St. Olaf Choir in honor of their performance of Burleigh's works.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 97% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 14
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 85
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 4.9%; rating input score 5
  • Program expense ratio: 35.2%; rating input score 35
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 99.4%; rating input score 99; 37th 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • 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: 90.4%; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 8.22; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 38.6%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

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

Details

  • Where the money goes: 4.9% of revenue deployed · 35.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 2 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $80K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $88K · 1 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 5/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 35/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 2/100.