Studio in a School Association Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Studio in a school association operates two independent llc's: 1) studio in a school nyc, llc reaffirms the organization's commitment to direct service. Each year it provides quality visual arts instruction to 30,272 students from pre-k through 12th grade, in-school and after-school, in partnership with 173 schools and educational sites citywide. 2) studio institute, llc provides professional learning programs for educational systems, partnership programs with cultural and community organizations, arts internships, and the dissemination of arts education research in local and national forums. With a mandate to replicate and disseminate studio's model, the institute now offers programs in boston, cleveland, memphis, newark, philadelphia and providence, as well as in New York city. In both llc's, studio's approach is distinguished by: - the commitment of our artist instructors, who are professional, exhibitng artists trained in studio's methodology. - a practice of genuine collaboration with educational and cultural partners. - a dedication to share our teaching practices through professional development and training to our artist instructors and public school art teachers. - curricula and learning experiences that are age-appropriate and materials-rich and have measurable impacts. - a consistent emphasis on accountability. Teen apprenticeship program (tap) (tap) summer 2024 provided 64 teens paid internships in local community-based organization summer camps teaching visual arts to young children ages 5-10 years, for 25 hours per week. (tap) spring 2025, provided 59 teens from 18 nyc schools (brooklyn, manhattan, queens) apprenticeship-based learning classes comprised of 51 hours of arts and teaching-skills development led by professional artists. Bloomberg arts internship (bai) bai summer 2024 provided 100 high school juniors from 15 nyc public high schools with paid internships at 49 cultural sector partner organizations, mentoring, writing classes, public speaking workshops, enriching cultural excursions, and guidance for developing college applications. Through the arts, interns develop workforce readiness skills and build a clear pipeline toward creative careers while deepening their understanding of the city's creative landscape and their sense of civic connection. Studio intensives, fall 2024, provides free art training to New York city public high school students in grades 10-12 who are considering applying to bachelor of fine arts programs. The goal of the program is to help students develop their technical skills and build their art portfolios in preparation for applying to art schools and to be part of an exhibition experience at the studio in a school gallery. Offered on saturdays or during school breaks within the academic year, intensives are led by professional artists with the assistance of a trained studio assistant. Instruction, art supplies, and metrocards are provided at no charge. Through studio institute, studio offers two college programs to support college students: 1) arts intern college program summer 2024 provided 64 summer internships and through a pilot program with cleveland state university, 7 fall/ 5 spring internships, within 53 arts and cultural institutions across the nation. Interns work four days per week at their worksite and one day each week engage in educational activities such as curated visits to arts and cultural organizations, presentations, and seminars with arts administration professionals. Arts intern provided paid internships at museums and cultural institutions in baltimore, boston, chicago, cleveland, memphis, newark (nj), New York city, philadelphia, and providence. 2) college mentor programs provide summer employment to 21 college students who serve as mentors to high school students in two internship programs.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 77%; rating input score 77
• Program expense ratio: 76.2%; rating input score 76
• Fundraising efficiency: $28.54 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 20th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 82.3%; rating input score 82; 17th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 95.5%; rating input score 95; 29th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 6%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.2; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 11.6%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings