Sparta Performing Arts Booster Club Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

High school musical support - we provided funding and volunteer support for 58 high school students to put on a successful fall musical, "disney's newsies the broadway musical". Students were taught acting skills, vocal techniques, choreography, and stage management skills. Over 50 parents and community members built sets and props, and volunteered during performances. 3802 attendees came to support the cast and crew over seven performances. Cast and crew were nominated for 23 jerry awards, and won 4. High school musical support - we provided funding and volunteer support for 29 high school students to put on a successful spring musical, "rock of ages". Students were taught acting skills, vocal techniques, choreography, and stage management skills. Over 40 parents and community members built sets and props, and volunteered during performances. 1828 attendees came to support the cast and crew over four performances. Cast and crew were nominated for 32 jerry awards, and won 19. Show choir support - we provided funding and volunteer support for 85 high school students to have a successful show choir season. Students were taught vocal techniques, choreography, band skills, and how to perform as a synchronized team. The high school show choir won 13 awards over the course of 8 competitions, including the 1. High school musical support - we provided funding and volunteer support for 58 high school students to put on a successful fall musical, "grease the musical". Students were taught acting skills, vocal techniques, choreography, and stage management skills. Over 60 parents and community members built sets and props, and volunteered during performances. 4832 attendees came to support the cast and crew over eight performances. Cast and crew were nominated for 19 jerry awards, and won 14. High school musical support - we provided funding and volunteer support for 24 high school students to put on a successful spring musical, "25th annual putnam county spelling bee". Students were taught acting skills, vocal techniques, choreography, and stage management skills. Over 20 parents and community members built sets and props, and volunteered during performances. 1333 attendees came to support the cast and crew over four performances. Cast and crew won 13 jerry awards. Show choir support - we provided funding and volunteer support for 120 high school students to have a successful show choir season. Students were taught vocal techniques, choreography, band skills, and how to perform as a synchronized team. The high school show choir won 28 awards over the course of 7 competitions. We held our second show choir competition, sparta burst of adrenaline, where 908 people came to support the 17 show choir groups that participated. Over 600 family, friends, and community members attended a meatball dinner, and watched the high school and middle school show choirs perform. We also held a camp for 88 area youth that were able to perform their routine at the event. Varsity group placing second and the prep jv group placing first in the fame show choir national competition. We held our first show choir competition, sparta burst of adrenaline, where 885 people came to support the 8 show choir groups that participated. Over 650 family, friends, and community members attended a meatball dinner, and watched the high school and middle school show choirs perform. We also held a camp for 68 area youth that were able to perform their routine at the event.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 90%; rating input score 90
• Program expense ratio: 96.6%; rating input score 97
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • 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: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 14.4%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.41; 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: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -6.5% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 33.5% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 15.9% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings