The Premier Foundation

What it reported doing in 2025

In 2025, The Premier Foundation DBA Premier Arts Collective had direct impact on a number of organizations and projects, including: Greenville, South Carolina: Provided art and music therapy programs for organizations such as Julie Valentine Center (serving those suffering from sexual trauma), Triune Mercy Center (serving the homeless), Judson Community Partnership (serving at-risk youth from low-income communities), Front Porch Housing (serving children and families struggling with housing insecurity), and The Dream Center (serving women in recovery). Led art therapy programs for medically-complex children and their families through Prisma Health's Camp Cary's Kids. Served the veteran community through therapeutic art and music programming at Upstate Warrior Solution. Served incarcerated men through therapeutic art and music activities as well as creative writing workshops. Detroit, Michigan: Supported the ministry and mission activities of The Hope Detroit Powered by K-LOVE, an organization serving the community through personnel support, feeding programs and distribution of clothes, school supplies and household items Minneapolis, Minnesota: Supported the work of Metro Hope Ministries by providing art therapy programs to men and women in recovery Honolulu, Hawaii: Provided art therapy programs and interactive mural participation for Pearl Haven (serving teenage girls recovering from sexual abuse, sexual exploitation and trafficking) Parkinson Voice Project: Supported efforts to provide online speech exercises for those suffering from Parkinson's as well as foster connection through a nationwide virtual concert Nassau, The Bahamas: Supported building projects, music therapy and feeding efforts for the elderly, orphaned and underprivileged at Unity House, Ranfurly Children's Home, Great Commission Ministries, Elizabeth Estates Children's Home and Naomi Christie Home for the Elderly Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos: Supported building and beautification projects, community food distribution, and music therapy for abandoned and abused teen girls, the underprivileged and unhoused, and those suffering from mental disorders at Mahala Wynns Empowerment Home, Rotaract Club and Center of Hope San Salvador, El Salvador: Supported continuing development of a music school to serve the poor through therapeutic music activities Meals on Wheels of Collin County, Texas: Supported food distribution efforts Samaritan Inn, Texas: Supported the ministry serving the homeless SafeHaven, Texas: Supported the organization serving victims of domestic violence Supported the music ministries of Jamie MacDonald and Ryan Ellis Supported various global ministry efforts

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 73.2%; rating input score 73
• Program expense ratio: 96.2%; rating input score 96
• Fundraising efficiency: $2,418.43 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 11th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Fail
  • Conducts field audits: Fail
  • May suspend future funding: Fail
  • Requires financial reports: Fail
  • Conducts site visits: Fail
  • Requires grant agreements: Fail
  • May require repayment: Fail
• Grant itemization coverage: 95.4%; rating input score 95; 36th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 13th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 3 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 33
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Fail
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 24.1%; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.76; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 8.6%; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -1.6% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -0.7% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 11.2% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings