Manhattan School of Music

What it reported doing in 2024

Other program service accomplishments include, but are not limited to, the following activities: the orto center for distance learning and recording arts: manhattan school of music launched its groundbreaking distance learning program in 1996, the first of its kind at a major conservatory. Since then, using state-of-the-art interactive video conference technology, the orto center has developed programs that connect students, educators, and distinguished artists around the globe and enhance the curriculum available to msm students. Additionally, hundreds of livestreamed concerts and master classes, featuring msm student ensembles and acclaimed faculty, attract a worldwide audience each year. Msm distance learning's awardwinning programs include its annual international master class series for higher education and the "music bridges" series for k-12 and lifelong learners. These interactive series are made up of master classes, private instruction, seminars, and standards-based classical and jazz thematic programs that can be delivered to higher-ed peers, k-12 classrooms, and community learning centers. The orto center also supports msm students, faculty, and staff in the use of digital learning tools, including canvas, msm's learning management system, kaltura, a campus-wide video content management system, and simple syllabus, a campus-wide syllabus management system. Orto center staff support faculty in the development and implementation of online courses in both synchronous and asynchronous delivery formats. The center for career readiness & community impact (ccrci): the ccrci guides msm students and recent graduates as they pursue personally meaningful career paths. Navigating the evolving landscape of a career in the performing arts requires artists to develop and refine new skills that will expand and enhance both their career opportunities and their impact on society. This program brings heightened relevance to students' educational needs and reflects msm's goal of graduating culturally responsive artist-citizens. The mission of the center for career readiness & community impact is to support our students' educational and professional growth as they pursue personally meaningful career paths, to provide experiential learning opportunities, and to reflect our goal of graduating culturally responsive artist-citizens. In addition to career-advancing coursework, the program's highlights include: a series of arts partnerships with local k-12 schools and memory care facilities; msm performances for visiting school groups; teaching placements for ccrci participants; a dynamic calendar of setting the stage workshops, resources for current students/alumni (including the hire a musician referral service, private teacher directory, and online opportunities board), and one-on-one career advising. In addition, the ccrci continues to oversee the newly expanded internship program that offers an array of experiential learning opportunities to enhance students' education.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 84.1%; rating input score 84
• Program expense ratio: 88.7%; rating input score 89
• Fundraising efficiency: $4.27 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th 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; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 82.6%; rating input score 83; 30th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 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: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 8.1%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.43; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.18; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 5.1%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 16th percentile among comparable filings