Engages diverse youth in arts education, sparking creativity, increasing opportunity, and strengthening community.
For fiscal year 2024 it reported $695K in revenue, $791K in expenses, and $1.8M in net assets.Pt I
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$695K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$791K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.8M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$96K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
83%
16%
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
83%
of spending reaches programs▲ +7% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
5.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -17% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-14%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +52% vs prior filing year
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$695K
FY2024▲ +29%
$774K$387K$0
FY2020FY2024
Expenses
$791K
FY2024▲ +14%
$791K$395K$0
FY2020FY2024
Total assets
$1.8M
FY2024▼ -3%
$2.2M$1.1M$0
FY2020FY2024
Total liabilities
$51K
FY2024▲ +161%
$51K$25K$0
FY2020FY2024
Total revenue
$695K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$791K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.8M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$96K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.8M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B83%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
3 program services account for $656K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01
Family arts serves children (ages 3-6) and PARENTS/GUARDIANS during free programming designed to increase school readiness, creativity, and motor skills. The family arts program reinforces the message that families are an integral part of community cultural development, assuring that kids of all ages have access to quality arts…
$656Kprogram expense
02
The open studio program is the main point of entry for young artists at dava. Open studio is a drop-in program for students after school, monday through friday. Participants (ages 6-14) choose from a variety of arts projects, including ceramics, drawing, painting, sculptures, collage, and mixed media projects.
Pt IX · col B
03
Job training in the arts & technology (JT) programs include studio and computer art lab arts sessions for middle school youth. JT addresses key developmental years between the ages of 11-14 through advanced arts learning and community involvement.
Priscilla Montoya’s $33K as Executive Di
is at the 27th 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
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 Priscilla Montoya · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $33K · Total expenses $791K
4%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $441K · Total expenses $791K
56%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
83%
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Overhead ratio
16%
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Fundraising cost ratio
1%
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Revenue growth
29%
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Legal fee ratio
8%
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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) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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