New York Singing Teachers Association Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
133222570
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Franklin Park, NJ, USA
Phone
6466781349
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arts Education

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$18,019
Expenses
$26,817
Assets
$190,437

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • FELIX GRAHAM (Vice President)
  • ELIZABETH SAUNDERS (President)

People named in this filing

  • Benjamin T Berman (Treasurer)
  • FELIX GRAHAM (Vice President)
  • DIANE ARAGONA (Registrar)

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

New York singing teachers' association, inc is a not-for-profit organization designed to serve voice teachers and those in related fields: language and repertoire coaches, stage directors, composers, conductors, singers and voice care professionals.New York singing teachers' association, inc strives to provide the tools and inspiration needed for an increasingly informed creative pedagogy, drawing on new developments in many disciplines: voice science, neurology, psychology, education theory, medicine and mind/body healing.monthly meetings present lectures, master classes, vocal competition and unusual repertoire to the public.

What it reported doing in 2024

NY Singing Teachers' Association provides a broad range of programs aimed at the education of voice teachers and other members of the public interested in the vocal arts, including public seminars and workshops, master classes, professional development courses, and awards ceremonies.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 94
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 83.2%; rating input score 83

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -48.8%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 7.1; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.2% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -6.1% per year; rating input score 0; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.2% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 83.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $22K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 13/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.