Yates Entertainment

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
844981740
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Savannah, GA, USA
Phone
6148046683
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Historical Societies, Related Historical Activities
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$50,007
Expenses
$57,434
Assets
$976
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RITA FULLER-YATES (PRESIDENT & CHAIR)
  • SHAWN YATES (VICE PRESIDENT & VICE CHAI)

People named in this filing

  • RITA FULLER-YATES (PRESIDENT & CHAIR)
  • SHAWN YATES (VICE PRESIDENT & VICE CHAI)
  • AUBRI CASLIN (SECRETARY)

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 organization offers black history tours through the cities of columbus, Ohio and savannah, Georgia. These tours provide an immersive journey into the cities' past, from pre-slavery days to the civil rights movement, uncovering stories of resilience and triumph. Each tour engages multimedia eliments and promises an informative and enjoyable exploration of the cities' black churches, communities and the remarkable indivdiuals who shaped their history.

What it reported doing in 2024

Provide black history tours throughout the cities of columbus, Ohio and savannah, Georgia

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 92% 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: 94
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 23
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 98.9%; rating input score 99
  • Program expense ratio: 86.1%; rating input score 86

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -14.9%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.02; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 52.9%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.3% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -34.2% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -178.1% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 98.9% of revenue deployed · 86.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $49K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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 27/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 6/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 3/100.