Stillwood Study Center

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
222912773
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Palmyra, NY, USA
Phone
3155975997
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Folk Arts

Reported finances

Revenue
$110,281
Expenses
$113,057
Assets
$1,202,282
Liabilities
$6,380

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Christopher Lundgren (President)
  • Barry Perlus (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Christopher Lundgren (President)
  • Nancy Berlove (Secretary - Recordkeeping)
  • Robert Rowe (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. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

See Schedule O. The purpose of Stillwood Study Center is: 1) to promote interest in and to study ideas relating to the human development with the aim of enabling men and women to function more intelligently and actively within their community; 2) to investigate responsibility to oneself, others, and to one's environment; 3) to promote the exchange of such ideas among its members and other people with similar interests; 4) to apply these ideas experimentally by working together through the use of arts, crafts, writing, dance, and music.

What it reported doing in 2024

Study: Discussion Groups relating ideas, current research in the field of human development, plus members' individual explorations and efforts, for the betterment of themselves and the world. Dance: Classes engaging participants in precise exercises of multiple rhythms, positions, tempos while practicing attention can harmonize various energies in the body and lead to deeper understanding of oneself and others. (Continued on Schedule O)Sitting-Meditation: Progressive training in mindfulness to cultivate attention and active awareness in all aspects of one's life. Giving one's full attention to the task at hand can result in clearer, more effective, compassionate response to the world. Workdays are a full-day program incorporating a variety of activities relating to a general theme. They begin with a guided sitting-meditation to establish the attention to be practiced during the day. Members divide into teams to learn and practice crafts and skills, such as woodworking, writing, computer-graphics, drama, photography, print-making, building construction and maintenance, nature study, music, cooking, sewing, weaving, and fabric art. There is an opportunity for people to ask questions and bring their work of the day plus group discussion relating to the theme. The day ends with a program prepared by the music team.Seminars are similar to workdays but last anywhere from a weekend to a full week. Outreach Activities: Stillwood offers education programs and activities for children and adults. These programs are designed for non-members and intended to cover subjects not addressed by other area organizations. Stillwood presents classes such as: art for children (craft, cartooning, drawing, sculpting), story-telling, bread-making, origami, knitting, jewelry-making and interior design. The Center also presents harpsichord and piano concerts; photographic exhibits and slide shows. Stillwood has published two children's books, written and illustrated by members, plus two books for adults. The Center presents talks, readings, study groups and workshops to the public.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 56
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 95.5%; rating input score 95
  • Program expense ratio: 86.4%; rating input score 86
  • 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: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -2.5%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 10.63; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.2% per year; rating input score 0; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.3% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.2% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 95.5% of revenue deployed · 86.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $98K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 33/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 49/100.