Bindlestiff Studio EIN 04-3739923

Bindlestiff Studio

EIN  04-3739923 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Francisco, CA Founded 2001
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Nurtures and mentors young Filipino American artists and leaders in an affordable theater.
Leadership
Aureen Almario · Artistic Director · $56K
Money in and out
$348K revenue, $376K expenses
Bottom line
51% program efficiency

Nurtures and mentors young Filipino American artists and leaders in an affordable theater. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $348K in revenue, $376K in expenses, and $579K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$348K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$376K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$579K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$28K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.51 Management & general $0.49
Program efficiency
51%
of spending reaches programs▼ -27% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
17.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +1% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-8%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -228% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$348K
FY2024▼ -18%
Expenses
$376K
FY2024▼ -5%
Total assets
$619K
FY2024▼ -4%
Total liabilities
$40K
FY2024▼ -1%
Total revenue
$348K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$376K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$579K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$28K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$619K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B51%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $193K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBindlestiff Studio
EINHdr · item D04-3739923
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Francisco, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.bindlestiffstudio.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2001
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A23)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2003

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Artistic Director
$56,254Pt VII · Sec A
Technical Staff
$38,085Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$33,660Pt VII · Sec A
$1,300Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Aureen Almario’s $56K as Artistic Director is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2212 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Aureen Almario$56,254$46,475$40,428$55,733
Oliver Saria$33,660$33,600$2,000$49,309$34,575
David Ragaza$38,085$38,115$2,440$3,979
Oliver Saria$34,575
David Ragaza$3,215
Julie Kuwabara$2,237$1,546$1,560
Julie Kuwabara$1,560
Charles Lacson$1,300$750$43

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.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$260K · 75%
Program service revenue$88K · 25%
Contributions & grants75%$260K
Program service revenue25%$88K
Investment income$38
Other revenue$659
— government grantsLn 1e$140K
Total revenueLn 12$348K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.51 Management & general $0.49
Program services51%$193K
Management & general49%$183K
Total functional expensesLn 25$376K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$560K
Total assetsLn 16$619K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$40K
Total net assetsLn 32$579K
Months of cash on handcomputed17.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $560K · Operating expenses/yr $376K
17.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $193K · Total expenses $376K
51%
Management & General
Management & general $183K · Total expenses $376K
49%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $376K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $149K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $260K · Total revenue $348K
75%
Government reliance
Government grants $140K · Total revenue $348K
40%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $88K · Total revenue $348K
25%
Investment reliance
Investment income $38 · Total revenue $348K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $88K · Total expenses $376K
23%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $348K · Prior year $423K
-18%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $382K · FY2024 $348K
-2%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $579K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $348K · Expenses $376K
-8%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $619K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $579K · Total assets $619K
94%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $619K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Aureen Almario · Reported title ARTISTIC DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $56K · Total expenses $376K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $150K · Total expenses $376K
40%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 51%
Overhead ratio 49%
Revenue growth -18%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$105K
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Grants paid · 11 grants · $37K · 2020–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$776
Unitemized GrantFY2022$500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$350
Unitemized GrantFY2021$11,200
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,325
Unitemized GrantFY2021$855
Unitemized GrantFY2021$500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$207
Unitemized GrantFY2021$200
Unitemized GrantFY2020$10,609
Unitemized GrantFY2020$10,609

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$348K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$423K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$323K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$325K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$382K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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