Ars Nova Workshop INC EIN 38-3714248 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Ars Nova Workshop INC FY2022 filing

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Presents concerts and events in unique venues, showcasing diverse and challenging music. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $340K in revenue, $481K in expenses, and $355K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Philadelphia, PA
Website
www.arsnovaworkshop.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2022)
Revenue
$340KFY2022
Expenses
$481K
Net assets
$355K
People
13
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  38-3714248 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Philadelphia, PA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Presents concerts and events in unique venues, showcasing diverse and challenging music.
Leadership
Mark Christman · Executive Director · $70K
Money in and out
$340K revenue, $481K expenses
Bottom line
61% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$340K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$481K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$355K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$142K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.61 Management & general $0.28 Fundraising $0.11
Program efficiency
61%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
6.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-42%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$340K
FY2022▼ -10%
Expenses
$481K
FY2022▼ -3%
Total assets
$377K
FY2022▼ -29%
Total liabilities
$23K
FY2022▼ -57%
Total revenue
$340K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$481K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$355K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$142K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$377K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B61%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $295K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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To present programs, events, and concerts in alternative spaces showcasing divergent and challenging musical traditions and perspective

$295Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CArs Nova Workshop INC
EINHdr · item D38-3714248
Principal addressHdr · item CPhiladelphia, PA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.arsnovaworkshop.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MPA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A68)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2006

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
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 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$70,000Pt VII · Sec A
Development Director
$63,328Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Christman’s $87K as Executive Director is at the 81st 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mark Christman$87,465$77,000$75,385$70,000$74,500$72,000
Celeste Dinucci$75,000$64,624$63,328$64,480$58,524

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$228K · 67%
Program service revenue$111K · 33%
Contributions & grants67%$228K
Program service revenue33%$111K
Investment income$40
— government grantsLn 1e$116K
Total revenueLn 12$340K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.61 Management & general $0.28 Fundraising $0.11
Program services61%$295K
Management & general28%$135K
Fundraising11%$52K
Total functional expensesLn 25$481K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$255K
Total assetsLn 16$377K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$23K
Total net assetsLn 32$355K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $255K · Operating expenses/yr $481K
6.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $295K · Total expenses $481K
61%
Management & General
Management & general $135K · Total expenses $481K
28%
Fundraising
Fundraising $52K · Total expenses $481K
11%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $50K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $325K
$0.15 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $228K · Total revenue $340K
67%
Government reliance
Government grants $116K · Total revenue $340K
34%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $111K · Total revenue $340K
33%
Investment reliance
Investment income $40 · Total revenue $340K
+0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $111K · Total expenses $481K
23%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $340K · Prior year $376K
-10%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $355K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $340K · Expenses $481K
-42%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $377K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $355K · Total assets $377K
94%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $377K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Mark Christman · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $70K · Total expenses $481K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $165K · Total expenses $481K
34%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 61%
Overhead ratio 28%
Fundraising cost ratio 23%
Revenue growth -10%

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
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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
FY2025 (Latest)$958K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$906K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$730K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$340K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$376K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$724K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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