Polish Arts Club of Buffalo Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
510222931
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Buffalo, NY, USA
Phone
7168372061
Rating
47
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose

Reported finances

Revenue
$27,953
Expenses
$38,366
Assets
$220,735

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Robert Fronckowiak (President)
  • Michael Zachowicz (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Robert Fronckowiak (President)
  • Maureen Gleason (Board Member)
  • Mary Lou Wyrobek (Treasurer/Financial Secretary)

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

To enhance Western New Yorks Polish American Cultural Resources, by creating a favorable climate for the understanding and encouragement of the artistic work.

What it reported doing in 2024

Michael Folega presentation on the history and journey of Aleksander and Walentyna Janta-Polczynski who were importantin bringing Polish language and culture to America.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 76% for direct work, and 24% for grants.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 19
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 23.3%; rating input score 23
  • Program expense ratio: 11.7%; rating input score 12

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -37.3%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.75; rating input score 86; 86th 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: -6.4% per year; rating input score 0; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.9% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.7% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 23.3% of revenue deployed · 11.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $5K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2010 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 23/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 12/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 16/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.