Promotes public education in theater, dance, music, and visual arts.
For fiscal year 2025 it reported $2.6M in revenue, $2.6M in expenses, and $937K in net assets.Pt I
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$2.6M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$937K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $42K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
80%
16%
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
80%
of spending reaches programs▲ +3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -20% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+2%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +130% vs prior filing year
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2025▲ +8%
$2.6M$1.3M$0
FY2020FY2025
Expenses
$2.6M
FY20250%
$2.6M$1.3M$0
FY2020FY2025
Total assets
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +17%
$1.5M$755K$0
FY2020FY2025
Total liabilities
$357K
FY2025▲ +70%
$487K$243K$0
FY2020FY2025
Total revenue
$2.6M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$937K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$42K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.3M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
3 program services account for $2.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01
Theatre Productions
Under the direction of professional directors, choreographers and music directors, students in grades 3-12 rehearse for 10-12 weeks in preparation for a professional stage production, complete with costumes, props, lights, sound and sets. This program teaches students theatre skills, teamwork and discipline.
$1.4Mprogram expense
02
School Programs
School arts programs are designed to support and enhance general education goals and incorporate the california visual and performing arts standards. We also provide complementary programs to enhance any existing arts enrichment the schools may have onsite.
$646Kprogram expense
03
Workshops and Training
create community by providing art enrichment for all students
Ann Watts’s $125K as Executive Dir.
is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1547 $1–10M youth development nonprofits.
Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
Individual Ann Watts · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $125K · Total expenses $2.6M
5%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.3M · Total expenses $2.6M
51%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
80%
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Overhead ratio
16%
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Fundraising cost ratio
19%
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Revenue growth
8%
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Investment management fee ratio
0%
—
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Legal fee ratio
0%
—
—
Accounting fee ratio
2%
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Fundraising fee ratio
0%
—
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Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.
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Sources
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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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