Performing Arts for Children

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
232421067
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2013–2014
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2014
Location
York, PA, USA
Phone
7177676445
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Performing Arts Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$13,692
Expenses
$39,410
Assets
$10,348
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • NADA SEIDON (PRESIDENT)
  • LAUREN ROCK (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • NADA SEIDON (PRESIDENT)
  • MARY JO VLAZNY (TREASURER)
  • LAUREN ROCK (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Promoting literacy for children through live theater.

What it reported doing in 2014

Through its link to literacy program, performing arts for children integrates the arts and literacy in an environment that helps to realize the potential of higher academic achievement though participation in the arts. Performing arts for children selects a story and provides the books and lesson plans to teachers of grades k thru 2 in several school districts. A professionally cast production of the book is performed in a local theater with all expenses, including bus transportation from the schools to the theater, paid for by performing arts for children. The number of students participating in 2014 was 8,500.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 61% for direct work, and 39% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 90
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 23
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 72.1%; rating input score 72

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -187.8%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.26; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -30.3% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -110.1% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -110.8% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 72.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $28K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2013 to 2014
  • 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 4/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 19/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 57/100.