Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit

What it reported doing in 2024

Mosaic youth theatre of detroit provides intensive performing arts and life skills training, mentorship, and academic and post-secondary success programming to youth and young adults across metro detroit. Through our nationally recognized creative youth development programs, we equip young peopleparticularly those from under-resourced communitieswith the tools to thrive artistically, academically, and professionally. In 20242025, mosaic engaged over 613 youth in more than 53,000 contact hours of programming, blending artistic excellence with mentorship, life skills, and career exploration. Mosaics impact extended into neighborhoods across the city, with nearly 10,000 community members from 53 different communities experiencing youth- led performances and arts-integrated education. Through 3 in-school arts residencies with 3 title i school partners, we brought transformative programming directly to classrooms, creating access to high-quality arts education where its needed most. An additional 120 youth ages 814 participated in mosaics entry-level school-based and summer camp programs, introducing them to the performing arts in joyful, inclusive environments. Mosaics outcomes reflect the strength of our approach. The class of 2024 achieved 100% high school graduation and college acceptance. Among alumni from the classes of 20202024, 83.8% have persisted in collegewell above national averages for youth from similar backgrounds. We also partnered with berklee college of music and boston conservatory to host their satellite auditions in detroit, expanding pathways for detroit youth to pursue elite post-secondary opportunities in the arts. Beyond education, mosaic offered 39 youth and young adults paid creative work opportunities, providing valuable professional experience and skill- building. More than 65% of mosaic youth come from low-income households, and 96% identify as youth of color. These numbers speak to our enduring commitment to equity, excellence, and access. In every program and performance, mosaic affirms that when young people are given the opportunity to lead, create, and dream boldly, they dont just growthey transform the world around them.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 76.6%; rating input score 77
• Fundraising efficiency: $4.79 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -42.4%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.5; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 6.3%; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 3.3% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 14.8% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings