Performances to Grow On

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
770400314
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2019, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Ojai, CA, USA
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose

Reported finances

Revenue
$88,472
Expenses
$103,469
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$23,633

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Kara Lakes (Executive Director)
  • Elizabeth Spiller (Board President)
  • Barbara Amador (Board Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Kara Lakes (Executive Director)
  • Cassandra Cotham (Treasurer)
  • Elizabeth Spiller (Board 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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Since 1995 Performances to Grow On has presented audiences of all ages with educational imaginative and engaging performances that encompass a variety of artistic and cultural traditions through renowned national and international artists and touring companies. PTGO has a strong commitment to arts education as evidenced by its programs assemblies workshops and field trips in Ventura County and beyond. PTGOs eclectic programming provides enrichment to a very diverse audience from a variety of incomes and cultural backgrounds by offering multi-cultural events that celebrate the history and diversity of the community. We believe in the power of live performance to expand our boundaries to connect with others and to foster self-discovery.

What it reported doing in 2024

Performances to Grow On presents world-class touring performances from the disciplines of theater dance music storytelling puppetry and more.Some of our productions are geared for adults some for families and some specifically for children and students. In our 2022-23 fiscal year Performances to Grow On successfully produced The Ojai Storytelling Festival. In addition we produced a variety of school outreach performances at theaters and schools and presented a variety of public performances.All the events we present relate directly to our tax exempt status in that each activity is designed to further our mission of presenting quality performances from a variety of artistic disciplines that educate as well as entertain a diverse audience. We have started a community event called Second Sunday Story Swap which takes place once per month and has a different theme each time. The event is free to the community and people can either come to tell or just listen.

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. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 19
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 81.4%; rating input score 81
  • Program expense ratio: 69.6%; rating input score 70

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: -17%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd 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: 8.9% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -12.1% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -11.5% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 81.4% of revenue deployed · 69.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $72K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2016 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 25/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.