Phame Academy

What it reported doing in 2024

Phame offered 100 term-length lifelong arts learning classes to 145 individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities from the portland metropolitan region and across the country. Classes included visual art, music, acting, dance, writing, and additional disciplines. We awarded $48,310 in tuition assistance to support participation in these classes and employed more than 25 teaching artists and campus coordinators.we continued to offer online and hybrid classes, with most classes held in person. In addition to term length classes, phame hosted both free and paid one day workshops on a variety of topics for phame students and for individuals served through partner organizations. Phame also supported students in building full and connected lives through campus events such as dances, cabarets, community gatherings, our annual get phameous open house, and our annual disability pride celebration, which was held in community vision's parking garage.in partnership with artists repertory theatre, two phame students consulted on the development of the production sapience, and one was cast in a leading role. As part of this partnership, phame provided coaching to art staff on supporting and accommodating individuals with i/dd. A cohort of phame students attended rehearsals and performances to learn about the production process, and chameleonica, phame's mixed ensemble, performed at a preshow event highlighting phame.phame also partnered with portland revels to develop revelation coffee, an original play written by phame students and performed by phame students alongside professional actors, with dramaturgy provided by an additional phame student. Auditions and rehearsals for phame performers were held at phame in the fall and winter. The production ran for three performances at the brunish theatre at portland'5.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 58.8%; rating input score 59
• Program expense ratio: 59.9%; rating input score 60
• Fundraising efficiency: $7.22 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 28; 28th 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 5 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 56
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Fail
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 3%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.96; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.2; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 12.1%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 9.6% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 13.2% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 21.3% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings