Treetops Chamber Music Society Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
204519702
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Stamford, CT, USA
Phone
2039796052
Rating
90
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Music Groups, Bands, Ensembles

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$38,036
Expenses
$39,310
Assets
$24,983

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • NICK LAI (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • OSKAR ESPINA RUIZ (ARTISTIC DIR)
  • NICK LAI (PRESIDENT)
  • JOE BRUHA (DIRECTOR)

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

Educating the public about chamber music.

What it reported doing in 2024

High profile chamber music concerts at the treetops studio.

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.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 96
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 96.9%; rating input score 97
  • Program expense ratio: 93.8%; rating input score 94

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -3.3%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.64; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 34.3%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -5.9% per year; rating input score 0; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -7.9% per year; rating input score 0; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.2% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 96.9% of revenue deployed · 93.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $37K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2010 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 39/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 35/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 5/100.