Scottsdale Community Players

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
866050982
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2010
Location
Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Phone
4809497529
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$378,676
Expenses
$439,543
Assets
$458,901
Liabilities
$7,107

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MAUREEN WATSON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARTISTIC DIRECTOR)
  • KRISTIN ERTTER (PRESIDENT)
  • LORI MANN (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • MAUREEN WATSON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARTISTIC DIRECTOR): $91,522 total reported compensation
  • KARINA BLAND (DIRECTOR): $1,200 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Provide child-centered programming, founded in arts curriculum and national standards for the performing arts. Programs taught by expert artists, creates an environment which provides a safe and open forum for each student interested in experiencing the arts while building life skills and experiences to take with them into the community.

What it reported doing in 2024

Greasepaint had a remarkable year. Attendance numbers increased, along with both earned and contributed revenue. The organization invested a portion of its reserves in several consultants and marketing specialists as part of a strategy for growth and long-term sustainability. Through this process, the organization gained valuable lessons and tools that will inform future hiring during the current fiscal year. The organization expanded its accessibility programming, adding asl interpreters to one performance of each production and offering dedicated sensory-sensitive programming for children and families affected by autism spectrum disorder asd. These programs continue to grow year over year.

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 99% 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

STRONG - 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: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 27
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 89.6%; rating input score 90
  • Program expense ratio: 75.7%; rating input score 76
  • Fundraising efficiency: $5.36 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings

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: 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: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -16.1%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.04; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 21.1%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 18.7% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 89.6% of revenue deployed · 75.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $333K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $92K · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 24/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 17/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 42/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 18/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 42/100.