Kulture Klub Collaborative

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
311815844
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2019
Location
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Phone
6122521248
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose

Reported finances

Revenue
$388,636
Expenses
$284,504
Assets
$258,810
Liabilities
$781

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Siddeeqah Shabazz (Executive Director)
  • Romisha Gray (President/Treasurer)
  • Zachary Bagaason (Vice President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Siddeeqah Shabazz (Executive Director): $20,572 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of Kulture Klub Collaborative is to provide a safe consistent space for youth experiencing homelessness to freely enjoy access to the arts. At KKC we believe that everyone is an artist. We expose, educate, and empower youth through quality multidisciplinary art experiences. We use art and creativity as a positive force in their lives for personal growth, social justice, actionable compassion, and community improvement

What it reported doing in 2023

Breaking Barriers with AI: AI Technology and training is not an art and music tool that is easily accessible to homeless youth. It can be cost-prohibitive, as most homeless youth do not have access to necessary hardware, software, and training. Because AI is currently a major emerging art technology, it is critical for emerging artists to learn its implications and how to use it. This is particularly important for homeless youth, who often struggle to stay up-to-date on art and technology trends that can provide meaningful knowledge and economic opportunity. Over the course of the residency we introduced the youth to the process of creating a 3-5 minute music video using AI and 3D software, animation software, and animation characters, backgrounds, and HDRI worlds. Each youth created their own unique videos and characters, and were able to access the programming at whatever level felt comfortable to them. We provided multiple ways to engage ranging from simple character animation to full-on video production and allowed youth to select a participation style that matched their learning and engagement levels. Youth and the teaching artist also produced three AI music videos tutorials and four "4TheKulture" video podcasts for the KKC YouTube channel. We are proud to say we served 116 youth and were able to produce some amazing work from them.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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

SUPPORTED - 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 some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 53
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 60
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 47.9%; rating input score 48
  • Program expense ratio: 65.4%; rating input score 65
  • Fundraising efficiency: $10.42 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 18th 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • 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: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 26.8%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.91; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.2%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.3% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.6% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.3% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 47.9% of revenue deployed · 65.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $186K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $21K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 24 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2010 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 48/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 8 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 40/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 38/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 32/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 55/100.