Parallel Studios INC EIN 36-4663305

Parallel Studios INC FY2021 filing

EIN  36-4663305 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Santa Fe, NM
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Presents a media arts festival, offering accessible experiences and educational tours.
Leadership
Frank Ragano · Co Exec. Dir · $31K
Money in and out
$287K revenue, $254K expenses
Bottom line
85% program efficiency

Presents a media arts festival, offering accessible experiences and educational tours. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $287K in revenue, $254K in expenses, and $82K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$287K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$254K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$82K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $33K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
85%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
4.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+11%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$287K
FY2021▲ +75%
Expenses
$254K
FY2021▲ +78%
Total assets
$92K
FY2021▲ +77%
Total liabilities
$10K
FY2021▲ +250%
Total revenue
$287K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$254K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$82K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$33K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$92K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B85%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $215K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

The "currents" Exhibition

Parallel studios presents it's current news media festival for a ten day period each june in santa fe, new mexico. It offers the community at large the chance to experience the latest in new media arts in an open and non-intimidating environment.

$215Kprogram expense
02

Youth Media Makers

Parallel studios has staff visit schools providing media programs and training to youth. This is a year round program. Due to the pandemic we were unable to visit the schools in 2020.

Pt IX · col B

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CParallel Studios INC
EINHdr · item D36-4663305
Principal addressHdr · item CSanta Fe, NM
WebsiteHdr · item Jcurrentsnewmedia.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNM
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2011

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co Exec. Dir
$31,392Pt VII · Sec A
Co Exec. Dir
$20,028Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Frank Ragano’s $28K as Executive Di is at the 23rd 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Frank Ragano$27,720$32,912$31,392$24,934
Mariannah Amster$10,560$15,840$20,028$20,956

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$244K · 85%
Program service revenue$43K · 15%
Contributions & grants85%$244K
Program service revenue15%$43K
— government grantsLn 1e$126K
Total revenueLn 12$287K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.05
Program services85%$215K
Management & general10%$26K
Fundraising5%$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$254K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$84K
Total assetsLn 16$92K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$10K
Total net assetsLn 32$82K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $84K · Operating expenses/yr $254K
4.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $215K · Total expenses $254K
85%
Management & General
Management & general $26K · Total expenses $254K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $13K · Total expenses $254K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $9K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $109K
$0.08 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $244K · Total revenue $287K
85%
Government reliance
Government grants $126K · Total revenue $287K
44%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $43K · Total revenue $287K
15%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $287K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $43K · Total expenses $254K
17%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $287K · Prior year $163K
+75%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $82K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $287K · Expenses $254K
+11%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $92K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $82K · Total assets $92K
89%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $92K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Frank Ragano · Reported title CO EXEC. DIR · Highest reported compensation $31K · Total expenses $254K
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $103K · Total expenses $254K
41%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 85%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 5%
Revenue growth 75%
Accounting fee ratio 0%

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 2 funders$20K

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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)$203K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$229K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$288K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$287K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$163K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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