Rochester Art Center
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 410799310
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2011–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2020
- Location
- Rochester, MN, USA
- Phone
- 5077222552
- Rating
- 79
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Art Museums
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $811,871
- Expenses
- $936,667
- Assets
- $5,282,532
- Liabilities
- $61,468
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
17 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- DAVE MORRIS (PRESIDENT)
- HIEDI HOWE (VICE PRESIDENT)
- JULIA ROSE ANDERSON (FORMER PRESIDENT)
- ALESSANDRA DE LA PUENTE (FORMER VICE PRESIDENT)
Highest reported compensation
- PAMELA HUGDAHL (EXECTUIVE DIRECTOR): $75,821 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Rochester art center offers the opportunity for all people to understand and value the arts through innovative experiences with contemporary art. Through world-class exhibitions and programs, we present a welcoming, integrated, and diverse experience that encourages questioning, creativity, and critical thinking. These exhibitions and programs are designed to reflect the dynamic relationship between art and society. They educate, challenge, and connect individuals to our world in compelling new ways. We are committed to being a cultural center in our community and to enhancing our region as a destination for creativity and innovation. We provide value through engagement with broad communities, strong collaborations with other organizations, and a history of excellence.
What it reported doing in 2024
Educational programs are an essential part of the art center's mission. In fy 2025 we provided 479 hours of public programming. Artist talks, creative studio and multiple weekly guided tours provide opportunities for visitors to enhance their understanding and appreciation of the exhibitions. Total arts day camp offered valuable hands-on art experiences for 194 youth under the direction of professional educators and guest artists. Free family days reached thousands of visitors who experienced exhibitions, live performances, art activities, and tours at no cost. Programs are planned and administered by professional staff who coordinate with artists and instructors to provide high quality experiences for participants.
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.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 76
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 95
- Sustainability: 44
- Growth: 0
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 85.7%; rating input score 86
- Program expense ratio: 74.1%; rating input score 74
- Fundraising efficiency: $9.4 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 36; 36th 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: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: Fail
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -15.4%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.64; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 8.1%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -2.8% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -2% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -2.3% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 85.7% of revenue deployed · 74.1% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $694K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $76K · 17 people listed
- Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
- Schedules: 6 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
- 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: Fundraising efficiency scored 36/100.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 12/100.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 43/100.