Positive Energy Arts Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
465215502
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2019, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2014
Location
York, PA, USA
Phone
7173146065
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Educational Services and Schools - Other

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$102,884
Expenses
$77,299
Assets
$118,898
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • PAULA GILBERT (PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN)
  • AMY COSTA (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • PAULA GILBERT (PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN)
  • DESIREE PAGE END 121324 (TREASURER)
  • STEPHANIE HOFFMAN START 101424 (TREASURER)

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 advancement and revitalization of arts and dance-based education programs into underprivileged communities.

What it reported doing in 2024

Advancement and revitalization of arts education into underprivileged communities. Such programs are planned and consist of in-school and after-school arts programs and arts education training courses consisting of music and dance. In the current year peaf served 1,000 families & kids; after school arts enrichment 850 k-8 students; summer dance camp 100 1st - 10th grade students countywide; edn (everybody dance now)50.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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 and revenue comfortably covers expenses. 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: 46
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 75
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 40.7%; rating input score 41
  • Program expense ratio: 54.1%; rating input score 54

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 24.9%; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.54; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -7.9% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -4.3% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 28.7% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 40.7% of revenue deployed · 54.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $42K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2015 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 41/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 54/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.