Heal's Center for the Arts

What it reported doing in 2025

Heal center for the arts is committed to developing young intellectual artists who we believe will positively influence the way in which our society thinks and feels by creating and presenting meaningful art. Our students are taught with love, fervor, and dedication. They are learning what it means to be disciplined, structured, and most importantly, they are being taught to rise above the nefarious and complicit behaviors that continue to plague our society. Heal currently has six high level music programs that it offers to its students: 1. The point of view jazz ensemble - a progressive ensemble that performs a variety of jazz and positive popular music at over 50 public and private events per year. Students are taught jazz theory, history, improvisation, and business acumen. (consists of 4 small jazz combos, ages 12-24) 2. The bird seeds - feeder junior jazz combo to the point of view jazz ensemble (ages 7-11). 3. The intellectual artist series (podcast) - the "intellectual artist series" encourages arts students and educators from urban communities to enhance their knowledge of the history and culture of the various art forms they are studying by reading autobiographies, biographies, and other nonfiction arts-related books and articles. 4. The north county big band - this collaborative big band is co-presented by heal and the sheldon concert hall. The band is made up of some of the most talented and dedicated students from several st. Louis, Missouri area urban high schools. The program focuses on music literacy and improvisation in the big band setting. 5. Summer point of view jazz camp - this program prepares students for a rigorous performance year. 6. Through our eyes concert series - a student led pop-up concert series in which students challenge systemic oppressive systems that breed violence, trauma, and poverty, by spreading love and hope through their live music performances.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 45.2%; rating input score 45
• Program expense ratio: 57.2%; rating input score 57
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Fail
  • 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: 20.9%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.41; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 41.2%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 19.3% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 27.4% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 18.2% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings