Plumas County Arts Commission
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 942814290
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2012–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Quincy, CA, USA
- Phone
- 5302833402
- Rating
- 76
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Arts Council/Agency
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $381,901
- Expenses
- $454,480
- Assets
- $1,116,431
- Liabilities
- $13,127
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
8 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- SIERRA BLANTON (President)
- Jane Little (Vice President)
People named in this filing
- SIERRA BLANTON (President)
- LYNN DOW (Treasurer)
- Courtney Schrammel (Director)
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
Missions statement: Plumas Arts cultivates communities in which arts & culture flourish." Goals : Cultivate showcases of arts & culture that enrich quality of life for the residents of, and visitors to, Plumas CountyEnhance & provide opportunities for artistic development & excellence for artists, potential artists and audiences of all agesPresent local arts and culture as a community building force and economic resourceAdvocate for, and educate about, the value of The ArtsSustain a strong and vibrant organization in service to our membership, residents and visitors
What it reported doing in 2024
CULTURAL FESTIVALS AND EVENTS: Plumas Arts produces Taste of Plumas each April. Always a "sold-out" successful event, we bring 20+ culinary businesses from all parts of the county together in one place. Restaurants and business owners come willingly to take part in this festive gathering that has helped to promote their culinary artistry to discretionary diners across and beyond county and community boundaries.Plumas Arts has managed one of Northern California's oldest and most respected exhibitions of fine arts and crafts, the Almanor Art Show since 1983. It takes place the first weekend in August and showcases a variety of types of art by 100 artists from around the Western US.Mountain Harvest Festival, in October, is a community music and beer tasting event that attracts an impressive collection of microbreweries from throughout the Western US and beyond. The event, which has received generous coverage in VIA magazine and other regional media, attracts people from near and far to enjoy our glorious Fall Colors and community feel.SUPPORTING EVENTS WITH PARTNERSHIPSPlumas Arts assists our partner events producers with many of Plumas County's most significant events by providing promotional and/or production support: A Few Brews & A Banjo in Chester (June) is a volunteer-driven event the provides funding for Chester High School music, drama programs and visual art programs.High Sierra Music Festival at the Plumas-Sierra County Fairgrounds over the 4th of July weekend.Portola Park Summer Concerts funded by the City of Portola and the Lost Sierra Chamber of Commerce.Sierra Valley Art & Ag Trail each Fall
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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 78
- Transparency & Controls: 84
- Accountability: 64
- Sustainability: 39
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 93.4%; rating input score 93
- Program expense ratio: 77.8%; rating input score 78
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 25th 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: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -19%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.46; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 0.1% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 11% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 93.4% of revenue deployed · 77.8% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $353K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
- Consistency: 25 of 26 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules
- Filing history: 13 filing years from 2012 to 2024
- 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 15/100.
- Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 44/100.