Port Washington - Saukville Arts Council

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
271617758
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2013
Location
Port Washington, WI, USA
Phone
2622351001
Rating
65
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arts Council/Agency

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$62,354
Expenses
$64,833
Assets
$76,530
Liabilities
$1,289

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

People named in this filing

  • JUDITH COTTER (CHAIR)
  • SHERRI KULTGEN (DIRECTOR)
  • CHRIS HEWITT (MEMBER)

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

The port Washington saukville arts council provides year round programming that includes exhibitions and gallery talks at gallery 224 and gallery 224 studios, which is home to an artist in residence program, a monthly book discussion, a monthly film series, and monthly workshops and demonstrations.

What it reported doing in 2024

Gallery 224 has a 14-year history in the port washingtoncommunity, has hosted over 70 art exhibitions and featuredthe work of over 600 artists. Partnerships have alwaysbeen an important part of gallery 224. We are currently promotingartservancy, a year-long artist-in-residence program in partnershipwith the ozaukee Washington land trust, the river revitalizationfoundation, and the milwaukee area land conservancy. The art created asa result of these residency experiences are featured as soloexhibitions rotating monthly throughout the year. We also exhibit thework of current and previous artists-in-residence at studio 224. We also partner with programs that support adults with disabilities as well as working with area schools and students.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 82% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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. 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: 58
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 37
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 59.5%; rating input score 59
  • Program expense ratio: 56.3%; rating input score 56

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -4%; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.18; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.9%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -8.5% per year; rating input score 0; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -4.7% per year; rating input score 0; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.1% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 59.5% of revenue deployed · 56.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $36K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2015 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 59/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 38/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 51/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 10/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 27/100.