Pilobolus Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
030230490
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Washington Depot, CT, USA
Phone
8608680538
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Dance

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,028,024
Expenses
$2,099,350
Assets
$934,983
Liabilities
$136,078

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

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RENEE JAWORSKI (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/ CO-ART)

Highest reported compensation

  • RENEE JAWORSKI (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/ CO-ART): $131,046 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to create, perform, and preserve dances applying the collaborative and creative methods of pilobolus dance theater; to broaden the definition of dance for new audiences through projects of all scales in live, film and digital media characterized by the qualities of our namesake fungus - adventurous, adaptive, athletic, surprising and revealing of beauty in unexpected places; and to teach dancers, non-dancers, and organizations how to harness the creative potential of groups using pilobolus' methods.

What it reported doing in 2024

Education: pilobolus offers a broad array of educational programs based on their unique collaborative method at home and around the country. The programs are designed for all ages, dancers, and non-dancers alike.

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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 65
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 27
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 72.9%; rating input score 73
  • Program expense ratio: 70.1%; rating input score 70
  • Fundraising efficiency: $2.47 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 6; 6th 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: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • 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: -3.5%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.45; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.2%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -11.4% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -10.3% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -6.6% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 72.9% of revenue deployed · 70.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $1.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $131K · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 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 — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 6/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 23/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 15/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Document-retention policy not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 46/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 51/100.