Orange County Childrens Therapeutic Arts Center

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
330930891
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Santa Ana, CA, USA
Phone
7145475468
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arts Education

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,128,193
Expenses
$2,679,773
Assets
$696,243
Liabilities
$220,062

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DR ANA JIMENEZ-HAMI (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • STUART NICHOLS (PRESIDENT)
  • KIM KASTON (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ROSSINA GALLEGOS (BOARDMEMBER)
  • NADINE LEVIN (BORADMEMBER)
  • LAKSHIMI NAMBURI (BOARDMEMBER)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide innovative, artisitic, educational & therapeutic programs that transform and inspire children, at risk youth & families to fulfill their highest potential in life.

What it reported doing in 2024

To provide innovative, artistic, educational & therapeutic programs that transform & inspire chldren, at-risk youth & families to fulfill their highest potential in life. Moe than 90% of all the families served are from very low income, & from culturally & linguistically diverse backgrounds. The majority of the families served are from the city of santa ana & nearby communities such as anaheim, tustin, orange, fullerton, garden grove & others. Sausd/occtac extended learning program: in partnership with sausd, occtac offered art & music enriched programs to approximately 7,000 elementary & middle school students in santa ana schools. Therapuetic arts & socialization program: in partnership with the regional center of oc, occtac provided socialization activities via the arts to apporximately 200 children youth with disabilities. Family membership program: in partnership with the regional center of oc, occtac provided resources, education & mentoring to approximately 150 families that have a child or youth with a disability. After school arts/ prep arts academy: occtac provided music, art, dance & digital arts programs for about 500 children & youth 4-18 years of age. Early start & pre-kinder arts program: a parent & child early intervention program that provided very young learners ( 6 mos to 4 years) with and without special needs socialization and school readiness activities. Home visiting program: in partnership with first 5, occtac provided home visits to approximately 50 mothers & newborns & provided essential services, resources, & early childhood parenting. Other programs offered by occtac are the youth employment program, wraparound arts & tutoring program, early intervention for older adults program, & community wellness/ mental health program.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 66% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 74
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 50
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 70.7%; rating input score 71
  • Program expense ratio: 82.5%; rating input score 83
  • Fundraising efficiency: $19.58 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 58; 58th 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: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • 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: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 14.3%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.26; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.32; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9.7% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 11.2% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 14.4% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 70.7% of revenue deployed · 82.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 58/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 8/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 33/100.