New England Repertory Orchestra Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
872013709
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2023
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Springfield, MA, USA
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Symphony Orchestras

Reported finances

Revenue
$144,252
Expenses
$137,627
Assets
$16,952

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Cailin Marcel Manson (Artistic Director and CEO)

People named in this filing

  • Cailin Marcel Manson (Artistic Director and CEO)
  • Kirsten Lipkens (Board Member and Personnel Manager)
  • Hannah Berube (Secretary of the Board)

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 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The organization shall promote and provide musical and educational activities by the organization maintenance management and control of a symphony orchestra that features musical artists from underrepresented and underserved populations.

What it reported doing in 2023

Provided Orchestral Services for major concerts throughout the area featuring world renowned Black classical vocal soloists and the Worcester Childrens Chorus. Rented Music prepared performances. Large regional audience at Mechanics Hall Worcesters main concert space. This project created great connectivity with other community organizations introduced a wide audience to the music of two major Black composers as well as introduced two major Black artists to the region.

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

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 72
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 70.4%; rating input score 70
  • Program expense ratio: 73.8%; rating input score 74

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 4.6%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.12; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.5%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -5.1% per year; rating input score 0; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 11.3% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 48.6% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 70.4% of revenue deployed · 73.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $102K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2022 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 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.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 12/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 47/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 25/100.