Seattle Conservatory of Music

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
911652185
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2013
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2013
Location
Seattle, WA, US
Phone
206.362.2300
Rating
95
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Performing Arts Schools

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$179,391
Expenses
$174,671
Assets
$112,362
Liabilities
$10,370

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ROB SOKOL (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • MARGARET PRESSLEY (DIRECTOR)
  • BARBARA PHILLIPS (DIRECTOR)
  • SEAN MOONEY (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 2013. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide the highest standard of music education and artistic development available in the Pacific Northwest for aspiring young musicians in a challenging and supportive environment.

What it reported doing in 2013

The starling project, with funding from the dorothy richard starling violin foundation, trains classical violinists toward careers as violinists in the future. The starling foundation stipulates that up to eight students who study with margaret pressley can be selected by her to be eligible to receive tuition toward violin lessons during the conservatory's school year. It also pays the director, ms. Pressley, an annual salary during the school year. It funds conservatory tuition, pianist fees, travel fees, administrative fees, violin supplies, and anything else that ms. Pressley stipulates as needed for violin education through this fund.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 63% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 99
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 41
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 97.6%; rating input score 98
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

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: 2.6%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.64; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.09; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 31.4%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.2% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.8% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.2% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 5 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 97.6% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $175K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2010 to 2013
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 45/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 49/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 12/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 36/100.