Yo Art Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
273158319
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2014, Form 990-N 2011
Location
Charleston, SC, USA
Phone
8438268224
Rating
71
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development Programs

Reported finances

Revenue
$89,340
Expenses
$68,303
Assets
$1,670
Liabilities
$-881

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LORI BATE (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • ELIOT TUCKERMAN (PRESIDENT)
  • GREG COLLETON (CEO)
  • JUDI CLINE (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • GREG COLLETON (CEO): $31,875 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our mission: yo art enhances everyday classroom curriculum with media arts programs designed to spark students' curiosity and teach real-world skills. Our projects encourage learning through discovery and discipline, improvisation and technique, and provide a fertile ground for creative thought through coding, photography, filmmaking, and design.

What it reported doing in 2024

Yo art inc. Expanded its mission of providing high-quality, technology-driven media arts education to students in under-resourced and title i schools across charleston and berkeley counties. During the reporting year, the organization delivered hands-on steam-aligned programsincluding digital photography, filmmaking, coding and web design, 3d printing, fashion design, and graphic artsto elementary, middle, and high school students who otherwise have limited access to creative technology learning opportunities.yo art served students at multiple partner schools and community centers, providing multi-week in-class and after-school programs that build digital literacy, creative problem-solving, and real-world technical skills. Programs were taught by professional artists and industry experts and aligned with South Carolina college- and career-ready standards. The organization also strengthened partnerships with charleston county school district, berkeley county school district, and community partners such as lincoln regional community center, windwood farm home & family services, and first tee greater charleston.through these programs, yo art increased access to digital tools including cameras, chromebooks, 3d printers, sewing equipment, and editing softwareand helped bridge the digital divide for rural and underserved youth. Students completed portfolio-ready projects, participated in showcases and exhibitions, and gained exposure to creative career pathways. In total, yo art positively impacted hundreds of students across the lowcountry, empowering them through arts-based technology education and continuing its commitment to building confident, capable, and digitally skilled young learners.

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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 60
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 69
  • Sustainability: 38
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 51.8%; rating input score 52
  • Program expense ratio: 67.8%; rating input score 68
  • Fundraising efficiency: $41.6 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 23.5%; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.02; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 46.7%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -9.8% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 51.8% of revenue deployed · 67.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 2 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $46K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $32K · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2015 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 52/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 6/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 7/100.