Valley Performing Arts Center

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
463676544
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-T 2024, Form 990-N 2017
Location
Sunnyside, WA, USA
Phone
5097781639
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Charter Schools

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$138,777
Expenses
$142,808
Assets
$70,393
Liabilities
$11,441

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

People named in this filing

  • ERIN MARTIN (Director)
  • GARY MARTIN (Director)
  • Lydia Moyer (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of the Valley Performing Arts Center is to provide a challenging, enriching, and meaningful arts education that nurtures and respects the individual student and the diverse community of learners in an inspiring environment. The primary goal of the Valley Performing Arts Center is to provide multiple opportunities and options for students to excel in numerous art forms. The founding directors of VPAC believe there is exceptional talent in their community, and therefore aspire to help young people succeed in performing, build confidence, and foster a love for the arts

What it reported doing in 2024

Valley Performing Arts Center served 89 students in their community during the 2024-2025 year. One recital was held and multiple performances during the year were held for the community's enjoyment.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
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: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 33
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 87.8%; rating input score 88
  • Program expense ratio: 85.3%; rating input score 85

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -2.9%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.49; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.16; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.1% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.8% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.4% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 87.8% of revenue deployed · 85.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $122K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 26/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 37/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 20/100.