Something Queer Music and Arts Collective
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 863628349
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2022–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2021
- Location
- San Jose, CA, USA
- Phone
- 4159930040
- Rating
- 93
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $141,723
- Expenses
- $129,533
- Assets
- $34,320
- Liabilities
- $1,124
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Justin Boren (President)
- Danni Pomplun (Vice President)
People named in this filing
- Justin Boren (President)
- Danni Pomplun (Vice President)
- John Kinsella (Treasurer)
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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Something Queer Music and Arts Collective is a nonprofit PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION and is not organized for the private gain of any person. It is organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Specific Purpose: A) The specific purpose of Something Queer Music and Arts Collective is to build queer community through education, art, music, culture, social support, self-expression, and civic engagement. B) The specific objectives and purpose of this organization shall be: i) to host an annual retreat for members of the queer community to build community; and ii) to provide opportunities within and among the queer community to connect and build mentorship opportunities; and iii) to provide scholarships and other funding to queer members of the community to effectuate our purpose; and iv) to sponsor, host and/or participate in other events and activities that promote our purpose.
What it reported doing in 2024
In 2024, Something Queer organized an annual retreat for 310 members of the queer community. This retreat provided opportunities to build community, provided connections and mentorship in the queer community, and fostered support among the participants.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 94% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 90% 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. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 92
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 44
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 98.4%; rating input score 98
- Program expense ratio: 83.2%; rating input score 83
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 8.6%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.26; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 25.6% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 28.7% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 34.6% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 98.4% of revenue deployed · 83.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $108K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
- 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 — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 23/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 55/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 33/100.