Inner-city Arts

What it reported doing in 2024

All other programs: -inner-city arts continued to develop the social enterprise program. The social enterprise element of programs was piloted in 2024-25 as an extension of work of art to tap into the strengths of our graduates and support their journey to assume their rightful place as drivers of the creative economy of California, the nation, and the world. The young professionals provide creative services for hire, for outside clients, under the direction of inner-city arts mentors and teaching artists. While employed as "enterprisers," the emerging artists receive training and build skills that support the development of an abundant and diverse supply of new talent into the creative industries. In 2021-22, inner-city arts successfully employed and offered continued training to 13 woa alumni. In their post-secondary portfolio development, enterprisers completed 3 commissioned works for local corporations and community organizations engaging in over 400 work hours collectively. -the professional development institute provides training to in-service and pre-service teachers, educators, parents/guardians and served over 250 participants in a program significantly impacted by the transition back to school and competing priorities in schools to support recovery from the learning slides and decreased enrollments across all schools. Facilitation for professional development and adult education occurred via zoom and in-person when safely possible. The in-service components of the program serve teachers from primarily los angeles county. Professional development for educators demonstrates how it is to an educator's advantage to fully integrate the arts into teaching and learning practices. We address social-emotional learning best practices and show how creative critical-thinking skills in the arts are transferable to every learning area. Most importantly, professional development with inner-city arts demonstrates how the arts can serve as a vehicle for increasing and sustaining learner engagement across the academic spectrum.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 68%; rating input score 68
• Program expense ratio: 79.8%; rating input score 80
• Fundraising efficiency: $9.95 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 17.6%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.77; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 13.7%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 4.1% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -0.2% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings