Arts Orange County EIN 33-0668009

Arts Orange County

EIN  33-0668009 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Irvine, CA Founded 1995
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Builds appreciation, participation, and support for arts and arts education in Orange County.
Leadership
Richard a Stein · Chief Executive Officer · $190K
Money in and out
$668K revenue, $782K expenses
Bottom line
77% program efficiency

Builds appreciation, participation, and support for arts and arts education in Orange County. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $668K in revenue, $782K in expenses, and $1.1M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$668K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$782K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$114K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs▼ -3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
16.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +14% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-17%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -393% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$668K
FY2024▼ -31%
Expenses
$782K
FY2024▼ -15%
Total assets
$1.2M
FY2024▼ -8%
Total liabilities
$21K
FY2024▼ -57%
Total revenue
$668K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$782K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$114K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.2M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 329
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 429
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $602K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Arts Community Building and Arts Leadership

Building appreciation of, participation in and support for the arts and arts education throughout orange county, ca. During the COVID-19 pandemic, arts orange county converted its professional development gatherings to virtual platforms, conducting more than 100 online meetings of 12 different cohorts of artists and arts leaders.

$340Kprogram expense
02

Productions and exhibitions, including (1) imagination celebration, amonth-long festival of arts for families and children, including diadel nino, a festival of arts for underserved families and children, (2) voices: veterans storytelling project, which engages military veterans in creative writing projects that recount their stories of…

$181Kprogram expense
03

Spark oc programs include regularly scheduled newsletters, e-mail promotions and social media posts. Spark oc also features a comprehensive countywide inventory of more than 1,000 works of art in public places, with information and locator maps. The inventory is updated monthly to reflect additions and works that may have been removed.

$80Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CArts Orange County
EINHdr · item D33-0668009
Principal addressHdr · item CIrvine, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.artsoc.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1995
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A260)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 1995

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a29
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b29
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 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$190,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President & COO
$117,625Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Richard a Stein’s $190K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 100th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Richard a Stein$190,000$180,000$138,000$164,961$154,500$136,000
Patrick J Brien$117,625$110,000$50,004

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$449K · 67%
Program service revenue$167K · 25%
Investment income$32K · 5%
Other revenue$20K · 3%
Contributions & grants67%$449K
Program service revenue25%$167K
Investment income5%$32K
Other revenue3%$20K
— government grantsLn 1e$43K
Total revenueLn 12$668K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.05
Program services77%$602K
Management & general18%$143K
Fundraising5%$37K
Total functional expensesLn 25$782K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$631K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$21K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.1M
Months of cash on handcomputed9.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.1M · Operating expenses/yr $782K
16.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $602K · Total expenses $782K
77%
Management & General
Management & general $143K · Total expenses $782K
18%
Fundraising
Fundraising $37K · Total expenses $782K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $30K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $405K
$0.07 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $449K · Total revenue $668K
67%
Government reliance
Government grants $43K · Total revenue $668K
6%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $167K · Total revenue $668K
25%
Investment reliance
Investment income $32K · Total revenue $668K
+5%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $167K · Total expenses $782K
21%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $668K · Prior year $972K
-31%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $515K · FY2024 $668K
+5%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.1M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $668K · Expenses $782K
-17%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.2M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.1M · Total assets $1.2M
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $464K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.2M
40%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Richard a Stein · Reported title CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER · Highest reported compensation $190K · Total expenses $782K
24%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $536K · Total expenses $782K
69%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%
Overhead ratio 18%
Fundraising cost ratio 8%
Revenue growth -31%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$125K
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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$972K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$779K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$727K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$515K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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