Rome Community Theater Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
166054190
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Rome, NY, USA
Phone
4663269143
Rating
59
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arts, Culture, and Humanities

Reported finances

Revenue
$103,758
Expenses
$86,868
Assets
$651,744
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • STEPHEN HAMPE (PRESIDENT)
  • KIRSTIN WALKER (IST VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ELLA ALSHEIMER (2ND VICE PRESIDENT)
  • JOHN FRANK (3RD VICE PRESIDENT)
  • BARBARA SEATON (PAST PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • STEPHEN HAMPE (PRESIDENT)
  • KIRSTIN WALKER (IST VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ELLA ALSHEIMER (2ND VICE PRESIDENT)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Rome community theater is dedicated to enriching the community through captivating theater productions for the local audiences. In additionto our mainstage performances, we run a transformative theater workshop during the summers. This program immerses children aged 6 to 16 to the world of theater. Offering them valuable training and hands-on experience in acting, stagecraft, and production. Our commitment to fostering creativity and talent in youth performers is at the heart of our mission to cultivate a vibrant arts culture within our community.

What it reported doing in 2024

Our childrens theater program provides a unique platform for children aged 6 to 16 to engage in comprehensive theater education and showcase their talents on our main stage to live audiences. Through this initiative, participants acquire fundamental acting trechniques, enhance their stage presence, and cultivate essential teamwork abilities. The program plays a crucial role in nurturing creativity, promoting self-expression, and iginiting a lifelong love for the arts. By fostering confidence, pulic speaking proficiency, and collaborative skills this program significantly contribute to the personal growth and holistic develope of young individuals.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 76% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 49
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 19
  • Sustainability: 75
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 51%; rating input score 51
  • Program expense ratio: 61.7%; rating input score 62
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 11.8%; rating input score 12; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 16.3%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 7.5; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 42.2% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 28.5% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 51% of revenue deployed · 61.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 17 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $54K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 17 people listed
  • Consistency: 14 of 14 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 51/100.
  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 12/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.