Youth Experiencing Art Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
271727218
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2012
Forms available
Form 990 2012, Form 990-N 2010
Location
Sarasota, FL, USA
Phone
9414562787
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Youth Development Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$53,670
Expenses
$54,361
Assets
$12,335
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Using multiple art forms, yea arts provides for curriculum focused programs that enhances core-curriculum learning while developing an appreciation of the arts in schools and children at risk organizations.

What it reported doing in 2012

In the 2012/2013 school year, youth experiencing art, inc. Focused on three areas of program services, special needs children, a multifaceted community project and further expansion of its teacher initiated arts integration projects. At oak park school, serving physically, mentally, and emotionally challenged students ages 3 - 22 years, yea arts successfully introduced extended ringling college student-artist classroom residencies in three core learning classrooms. The students had the opportunity to explore multiple art forms through hands on learning. The community project revolved around the pilot program, life around the table, focused on using storytelling skills to explore family through cultural and historical points of view combining writing, reading and social studies curriculum connections. This involved three elementary and middle school classrooms. The teacher initiated arts integration projects saw successful expansion into two new elementary schools, revealing to children how to learn academic fundamentals while expressing their imagination through various forms of art.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 44
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 60th 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; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: -1.3%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.23; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -10.9% per year; rating input score 0; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -5.4% per year; rating input score 0; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $49K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 13 of 13 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2011 to 2012
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 10/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 53/100.