Ncac

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
862840832
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
La Plata, MD, USA
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arts Education

Reported finances

Revenue
$129,949
Expenses
$108,770
Assets
$74,149
Liabilities
$6,120

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Georgia Bonney (Executive Director)

People named in this filing

  • Eve Babb (Board Member)
  • Susanna Eubanks (Board Chair)
  • Carma Hogue (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

We help people sharpen their minds stimulate their creativity enrich their lives and build community and connection through artistic musical and learning experiences.

What it reported doing in 2024

Program 2: Free Community Events. NCAC provided two free annual events that engaged the community and supported its mission. The Giving Fair in its fourth year brought together over 250 children to handcraft more than 1,000 unique gifts for their loved ones fostering creativity and a sense of shared community. The NatureFest in its fifth year connected over 750 attendees with the natural world through hands-on educational activities. This event which partnered with more than 60 exhibitors and presenters promoted environmental stewardship by educating attendees on topics such as native plants pollinators and water conservation. These events benefited a total of over 1,125 children and adults. In addition to these community events NCAC partnered with Charles County Public Schools to reimagine the outdoor space at the Early Learning Center serving at-risk PreK students. NCAC designed and installed a Musical Garden an interactive play space that uses outdoor musical instruments to encourage creativity sensory exploration and joyful learning for preschoolers. This project reflects NCACs commitment to accessible innovative and developmentally enriching experiences for children.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 84% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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 a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 64
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 57
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 60.1%; rating input score 60
  • Program expense ratio: 71.8%; rating input score 72

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: 16.3%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.68; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 60.1% of revenue deployed · 71.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $78K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • 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: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 47/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 26/100.