The Catamounts NFP

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
274435878
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2011
Location
Boulder, CO, USA
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Performing Arts Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$184,641
Expenses
$183,824
Assets
$62,419
Liabilities
$34,517

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Thomas Christol (Board President)
  • Roni Chen (Board Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Amanda Berg Wilson (Artistic Director)
  • Hanika Garcia (Associate Producer)
  • Thomas Christol (Board President)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Catamounts create audacious contemporary theatre empowering arts education programs and singular community events. A not-for-profit organization we believe in the necessity of new work the power of collaborative creation the constant innovation of artistic forms and in the role performance plays in enriching and inspiring our communities and our lives.

What it reported doing in 2024

We produced two audacious works of contemporary immersive theater THE LAST NIGHT OF RED BARKER and GHOST QUARTET and one FEED event FEED: Wood serving 1446 audience members and creating community through adventurous performance.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 62% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Sustainability: 27
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 85.9%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 86.3%; rating input score 86

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.4%; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.34; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.55; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 25.4%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 16.6% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 10.1% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.4% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 85.9% of revenue deployed · 86.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $159K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 35/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 28/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 10/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 13/100.