Siskiyou County Arts Council

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
475213441
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2020
Location
Mount Shasta, CA, USA
Phone
5309188380
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$217,582
Expenses
$219,754
Assets
$92,270
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Marilyne Shamansky (Vice President)
  • Bridgett Rangel-Rexford (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Patricia Lord (Executive Dir.): $43,215 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To integrate the arts into the daily lives of residents and visitors of Siskiyou County. The Council is designated by the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors to partner with the California Arts Council in their state local partnership program.

What it reported doing in 2024

During the FY 24-25, the following programs were offered: Emergency Preparedness/Arts and Culture Mutual Aid Fund Emergency Preparedness Mutual Aid Fund is an initiative to support the capacity and ability of Siskiyou arts and cultural organizations, artists, and communities at-large to respond effectively to disasters and emergencies that may affect our communities. Poetry Out Loud Poetry Out Loud is a national arts education program that encourages high school students to learn about great poetry through memorization and performance. Poetry Out Loud offers educational materials and a dynamic recitation competition to high schools across the country. Scraps Art Cart - The Scraps Art Cart program promotes understanding of and facilitates creative action on current issues that we face in our community, by offering free traveling eco-educational art activities for all ages. Arts Directory - online listing of artists and arts organizations in Siskiyou County to increase exposure for Siskiyou County artists and arts organizations. Art Drop - a series of free art supply share stations in the most remote communities in Siskiyou County. Based on the little free library' model, art drop stations provide free and accessible space to share art supplies and projects as well as serve as a piece of public art. Siskiyou X Days Siskiyou X Days is a ten-day all-county open studios/art experience event, featuring and connecting the diverse and unique artistic talent of Siskiyou. Youth Expressive Art Camp a two-week, day camp that offers immersive arts education through exposure to new and challenging art forms/mediums. Fiscally sponsored programs Art Among Us, Dunsmuir Live!, I create what I believe, Seeds of Ancestral Renewal, Voices of the Golden Ghosts, Herencia y Raices.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 66% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 93% 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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 74.7%; rating input score 75
  • Program expense ratio: 73.9%; rating input score 74
  • Fundraising efficiency: $92.25 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 85; 85th 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • 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: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • 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: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.42; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 19.7%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.1% per year; rating input score 0; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 17.4% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 74.7% of revenue deployed · 73.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $163K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $43K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 36/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 21/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 20/100.