School Bus Studio

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
824031104
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2018–2021
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2021
Location
Conifer, CO, USA
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Visual Arts Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$69,624
Expenses
$67,066
Assets
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Krista Hines (Executive Director/Director)

People named in this filing

  • Krista Hines (Executive Director/Director)
  • Nancy Parks (Secretary/Director)
  • Fran Cremer (Treasurer/Director)

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 2021. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

School Bus Studios mission is for volunteers to work with people of all ages and demographic groups, using artistic expression as a catalyst for healing. Through visual arts, our hope is to establish relationships with a variety of individuals, while providing a creative environment that encourages self-discovery, and enhances their physical, mental and emotional well-being. The overall goal is to get kids and young adults to volunteer, and to show them the importance of giving back to others. By volunteering, they will have a sense of purpose, build self-confidence, learn new skills, gain professional experience, and make social connections. Creating successful kids who get on board

What it reported doing in 2021

INTER MOUNTAIN HUMANE SOCIETY Ceramic pottery was made by kids at a food bank, at Inversion Community Church. While the parents waited in line to get food, the children glazed bowls and cups. The completed projects were given to

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

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

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.7%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 65.2% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -70.2% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2018 to 2021
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 46/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.