Rochester Chapter of Young Audiences Inc

What it reported doing in 2011

YA's mission is to use the arts for life-long learning, with a vision of preparing generations of critical thinkers, innovators, and responsible citizens, prepared for life and work in the 21st Century global marketplace. Established in 1962, YA is one of 31 self-supporting affiliates in the national Young Audiences, Inc. network. YA envisions a future in which the nation's children and youth will have the opportunity to engage in quality arts learning experiences that nurture creativity, build cultural understanding and enhance the development of their learning and life skills. At present, no other non-profit organization in the greater Rochester region exists that moves forward the integration of the arts into core curricula and learning and life skills like YA. (Continued on Schedule O.) Our services are provided to diverse populations of children and youth, including urban, suburban, rural and those with special needs. All programming is designed to meet and is strictly aligned with the New York State Common Core Learning Standards and the standards of national Young Audiences, Inc. In 2011-2012, our program and services included 150 teaching artists, 32,000 students and 126 schools in 12 counties to provide 1,150 performances, residencies and workshops, resulting in 75,000 arts learning experiences delivered to culturally and socio-economically diverse audiences.Our goal is to place creativity at the center of teaching and learning. As an organization, we are adapting on a daily basis to meet the needs of the young people in our community. As the regional provider for the Wolf Trap Early Learning Through the Arts program which partners performing artists with early childhood educators in preschool and kindergarten classrooms, enhancing the social, perceptual, cognitive, physical, creative, and literacy skills of each child through drama, movement, and music and the home of ArtPeace and its numerous youth-centered projects, focused on creating social change by educating and employing at-risk, urban youth through arts, technology and entrepreneurship, we have emerged as a regional leader and catalyst that connects artists, cultural organizations and innovative teaching and learning opportunities.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: Limited
• Program expense ratio: Limited
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 60th 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 8.8%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.43; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.2; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 12.9%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: Limited
• Revenue growth: 11.4% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 20.5% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings