Helping Enrich the Arts of Port Washington Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
454239155
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2017–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2012
Location
Port Washington, NY, USA
Phone
9175538483
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arts Education

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$125,754
Expenses
$120,825
Assets
$43,838
Liabilities
$3,414

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • NISSA FINE (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • DAMON GERSH (CHAIRMAN/FOUNDER)
  • SHERI SUZZAN (FOUNDER/SD LIASON)
  • LEYALANNY MATA (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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of the organization is to add meaningful value to children's lives and the port Washington community by supporting, promoting, and enriching the arts in port Washington and its public schools.

What it reported doing in 2025

$1,000 berest dance center corp - grant given to support dancing and theatre workshops.$1.000 cancercare - grant given to provide rehabilitation services to cancer patients.$2,000 community synagogue theater company - grant given to provide to support dancing and theatre workshops.$2,750 landmark on main street - grant given to promote radio plays for live audiences.$500 mackenzie smaldon - grant given for personal development in dance and theatre.$500 maximo lopez - grant given for personal development in dance and theatre.$1,500 port Washington library foundation - grant given to children's activities and workshops.$1,000 port Washington play troupe - grant give to support amateur theater productions.$1,500 port Washington senior citizens center - grant given for senior citizens programs to paint.$3,000 the nicholas center - grant given for individuals with autism to learn critical life skills, improe social and communication abilities, and gain vocational training & jobs.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

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: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 80.3%; rating input score 80
  • Program expense ratio: 83.5%; rating input score 84

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: 3.9%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.36; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.2% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.1% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 80.3% of revenue deployed · 83.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $101K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2017 to 2025
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 42/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 30/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 22/100.