Strike Anywhere Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
611404777
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2020
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
6462984116
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Performing Arts Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$222,857
Expenses
$266,166
Assets
$257,295
Liabilities
$109,313

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Cynara Charles-Pierre (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Leese Walker (Artistic Dir.): $52,114 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To promote empathy, free thinking, and greater social awareness through provocative theater and educational outreach.

What it reported doing in 2024

In FY25, the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble (SA) significantly expanded its educational and performance programming, serving K12 schools, universities, educators, and public audiences in NYC and beyond. SA delivered in-depth residencies and workshops in NYC public schools including Fort Greene Prep Academy, International High School for Health Sciences, JKO High School, PS 6 (Staten Island), All City Leadership Secondary School, and new partners in Bushwick and Connecticut. Programs included Windows and Mirrors poetry and storytelling residencies, Now and Then intergenerational interview-based projects, Soundpainting workshops, puppet-making residencies for early learners, and devised theatre projects. Many programs culminated in public sharing events, strengthening student voice, literacy, collaboration, and creative expression.SA also deepened partnerships with the NYC Department of Education by leading professional development for theatre teachers, creating online Ensemble Theatre curriculum, and mentoring new theatre educators. DOE Arts Partner Grants supported multiple school programs, allowing SA to reach hundreds of students across grades K-12. At the collegiate and professional level, SA led intensives and workshops, including a Soundpainting Intensive at Oberlin College and participation in national and international Soundpainting Think Tanks. SA also hosted and mentored international graduate students from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (London), providing hands-on applied theatre training.The ensemble continued to grow its signature Soundpainting practice through weekly rehearsals, public performances, and advanced training. SA maintained its bimonthly TELL ME SOMETHING performance series in Brooklyn, featuring multidisciplinary improvisation and expanding its roster of performers. The company also performed site-specific Soundpaintings based on interviews of Lyce Franais de New York alumni for the schools 90th anniversary.SA remained active in the broader arts field through conference participation and sector leadership, including APAP, Under the Radar, CIPA events, and NYC arts education convenings.Digital engagement and accessibility grew through a new website launch, expanded video documentation, and increased social media reach, helping SA connect with new audiences and partners.Through these combined efforts, Strike Anywhere continued to fulfill its mission of using collaborative performance, improvisation, and storytelling to foster empathy, civic engagement, and creative voice across diverse communities.

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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 85
  • Accountability: 73
  • Sustainability: 22
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 89.4%; rating input score 89
  • Program expense ratio: 73.8%; rating input score 74
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.55 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 13th 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: 75%; rating input score 75; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • 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: -19.4%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.97; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.42; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 19.6%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.3% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 13.5% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 18.4% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 89.4% of revenue deployed · 73.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 4 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $196K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $52K · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 25 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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: Fundraising efficiency scored 28/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 14/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 40/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 12/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 20/100.