Textile Conservation Workshop Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
132921469
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
South Salem, NY, USA
Phone
9147635805
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$586,046
Expenses
$510,170
Assets
$1,830,432
Liabilities
$37,084

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • PATRICIA ORLOFSKY (PRESIDENT & EXEC. DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • PATRICIA ORLOFSKY (PRESIDENT & EXEC. DIRECTOR)
  • LOUIS TAFFERA (TREASURER & ASST. SECRETARY)
  • PHYLLIS DILLON (SECRETARY)

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

To care, preserve and conserve historically significant textiles for nonprofit organizations such as museums, local and state historic agencies and collectors.

What it reported doing in 2024

The textile conservation workshop provides repair, cleaning, display and storage services for textiles such as: - archaeological and ethnographic textiles, ethnic and ecclesiastical textiles, native american textiles, european and asian textiles, judaica- needlework, laces, needlepoint, samplers, crocheted and knitted work, silk memorial embroideries, theorems- antique household and domestic textiles, quilts, coverlets, costumes and accessories- tapestries, pile and flat woven rugs, hooked rugs- flags and banners, political and sports memorabilia, painted textiles- three dimensional textiles objects such as dolls, fans, parasols, bonnets, hats contemporary fabric sculpture, needlework upholstered furniture, mid-century modern furniture- modern art textiles: painted, silk-screened, pastels, gouachein addition to conservation treatments at the workshop, tcw conservators travel to historic sites throughout the region to offer educational lectures. These activities are aimed at enlightening the general public and training museum staff and volunteers. Lecture topics include: general conservation of textiles, textiles in the historic house, archival storage of textiles, conservation of historic samplers, conservation of historic wedding dresses. Lectures are accompanied by slides or powerpoint visuals, which highlight objects that have received conservation treatment at tcw. At these gatherings, we welcome question-and-answer sessions, and more specific inquiries about privately-owned objects or pieces from the collection of the host museum.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 82% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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 - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 57
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 72
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 56.8%; rating input score 57
  • Program expense ratio: 74.6%; rating input score 75
  • Fundraising efficiency: $1.52 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • 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: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 12.9%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.59; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.3% per year; rating input score 100; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.8% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 56.8% of revenue deployed · 74.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 9 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $381K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 57/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 4/100.