Vita Arts
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 264579310
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2011–2011
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2011, Form 990-N 2010
- Location
- Seattle, WA, USA
- Phone
- 2068186917
- Rating
- 36
- Verdict
- REVIEW
- Rating confidence
- Limited
- Sector
- Visual Arts Organizations
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $1,922
- Expenses
- $1,529
- Assets
- $3,719
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The teaching and education of theatrical and visual arts to disadvantaged groups and individuals through workshops, outreach, and the creation of performance opportunities.
What it reported doing in 2011
How Art Saved My Life - It's a production being put on by women, for women, dealing with themes like loss, sexual assault, and abuse - with a surprisingly positive and inspiring message. It'll be presented in two incarnations depending on audience: 1) An afternoon show dedicated to the demographic of women suffering and overcoming hardship. This show consists of a 30 minute theatrical production involving 5 unique pieces utilizing a specific artform each. After the presentation, the audience is invited to split into groups to participate in performer-lead workshops in order to learn the basics of an artistic skill they saw illustrated in the show. 2) A 120 minute evening performance consisting of the production presented in the afternoon show, and a variety of performances by Vita's staff, teachers and guest artists. This show is for our friends, family and supporters to come see what we're up to and enjoy a great show!
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.
The verdict
REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 0
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 58
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
- Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 20.4%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.43; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: Limited
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- 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.
Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
- High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.