Oil City Civic Center Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
251824083
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Oil City, PA, USA
Phone
8146719234
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Historical Societies, Related Historical Activities

Reported finances

Revenue
$211,872
Expenses
$247,844
Assets
$348,115
Liabilities
$98,418

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • PATRICK PELLETIER (PRESIDENT)
  • JUDY BARRETT (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • CINDY WOLOSZYN (TREASURER)
  • PATRICK PELLETIER (PRESIDENT)
  • JUDY BARRETT (VICE PRESIDENT)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The oil city civic center, in partnership with the community, will provide a myriad of cultural and educational experiences and opportunities solely for charitable purposes. We seek to assist each resident of venango county to enrich his quality of life. We further seek to house and preserve county wide nonprofit organizations in maintaining and developing community outreach efforts with the understanding that we recognize the historical significance of the national transit building and annex, and we are committed to its preservation. In 1978 the national transit building was placed on the national register of historical places and the Pennsylvania inventory of historical places. It was built in 1890 for a cost of $90,000. Our operations will be entirely free from profit motive.

What it reported doing in 2025

The oil city civic center has successfully maintained its commitment to the preservation of the historical buildings that are known as the transit building and the transit building annex. The civic center continually seeks to preserve the historical preservation of these buildings, as well as the historical value of the local area in and around oil city, Pennsylvania. In order to accomplish this, the civic center provides space for the local artists and non-profits at affordable rates. All income derived is devoted to the preservation and restoration of the buildings, as well as promoting the local arts and humanities, and the historical value of the local area. By providing this space for rent, the civic center is furthering the encouragement of the historical value of the area. Spaces are available for those organizations who want to assist the civic center in accomplishing its mission. This is done by providing space for events, classes, and other beneficial activities for the local residents in the area. Although the preservation and restoration of these buildings is on going, one can physically view these accomplishments by touring the buildings and viewing the beautiful architectural features. The civic center is known in the community for its commitment to preserve the historical value and enrich the quality life.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 81% 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 90
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 87.3%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: $13.81 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -17%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.4; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.28; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.1% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 87.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $216K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2011 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 46/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 13/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 50/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 13/100.