Urban Arts Academy

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
412016187
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2019
Forms available
Form 990 2018, Form 990-EZ 2019
Location
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Phone
6128271641
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arts Education

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$106,503
Expenses
$197,768
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Deborah Paulsrud (President)
  • Tamar Ghidalia (Executive Director)

People named in this filing

  • Deborah Paulsrud (President)
  • Judi Linder (Board Chair)
  • Terry Pressley (Treasurer)

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 2019. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of the Urban Arts Academy is to bring neighborhood people together from diverse cultures by providing creative experiences in the arts with children and families to develop the gifts of self-expression and community.

What it reported doing in 2019

Our preschool program runs Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and/or 1:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Families can choose the combination of 2 days, 3 days, or 5 days, mornings, afternoons, and full days that works best for their schedule. We also offer before care from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., and after-care from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Our preschool is licensed by DHS and Parent Aware rated. The program offers: guidance of teachers and artists who respect the creativity and diversity of each child; small class sizes in a warm, nurturing environment that puts the needs of the children first; a weekday arts-intensive program for children ages 3-5. We build sculptures, work in clay, speak Spanish, play drums, dance to music, and most of all, have a great deal of fun!

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 83% 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.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Sustainability: 8
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 60.7%; rating input score 61

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -85.7%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -13.9% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -12.7% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 60.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $120K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • 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: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.