Sterling Youth Ballet Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
821503721
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2017–2019
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2019
Location
Sterling, MA, USA
Phone
5082546210
Rating
33
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arts, Culture, and Humanities

Reported finances

Revenue
$12,294
Expenses
$20,516
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • PAULA MEOLA (PRESIDENT AND TREASURER)

People named in this filing

  • PAULA MEOLA (PRESIDENT AND TREASURER)
  • ALEXANDRA MADRIGAL (CLERK)

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 2019. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Sterling youth ballet is a non-profit organization established in close collaboration with paula meola dance in sterling, Massachusetts to provide talented dancers from paula meola dance and the community at large an opportunity to perform classical ballets and contemporary works in a professional setting throughout the year.

What it reported doing in 2019

A group of 11 ballet dancers participated in two major competions in 2019, youth america grand prix regionals in boston and finals in nyc. They also participated in worcester county dance festival, peter and the wolf ballet, the nutcracker ballet and spring fling for the public and audiences ranging from 50 to 600 children. Performances and demonstrations are free for children.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 71% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 12
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -66.9%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd 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: -56.1% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -25.3% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -51.1% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2017 to 2019
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 10/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.