Stamford Art Association Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237111511
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Stamford, CT, USA
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$75,346
Expenses
$62,734
Assets
$132,322

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CHRISTINE IRVIN (President)
  • TANIA G HOPPE (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • CHRISTINE IRVIN (President)
  • JEAN BENOIT (Director)
  • TANIA G HOPPE (Vice President)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Stamford Art Association conducts juried shows in their 3 story townhouse gallery to encourage unique use of color, mediums, space and subjects. The highest quality of our shows is assured by the renowned jurors we attract from neighboring museums and art galleries. The SAA is managed by a Board of Directors who oversee the activities of the association.

What it reported doing in 2025

The Stamford Art Association supports local and regional artists by organizing juried exhibitions, art shows, and community outreach programs. Revenue is generated through entry fees, membership dues, donations, and art sales commissions, which help fund its nonprofit arts programming.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
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. Reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 59
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 83.3%; rating input score 83
  • 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: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 16.7%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.11; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 24.2% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 15% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 83.3% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $63K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.