Builds strong communities through creative arts classes, performances, and events.
Leadership
Gina Samardge · Executive Director, Board Member (secretary) · $46K
Money in and out
$304K revenue, $232K expenses
Bottom line
72% program efficiency
Builds strong communities through creative arts classes, performances, and events.
For fiscal year 2022 it reported $304K in revenue, $232K in expenses, and $104K in net assets.Pt I
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$304K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$232K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$104K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $72K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
72%
23%
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.23 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
72%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
4.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+24%
revenue over expenses, this year
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$304K
FY2022▲ +110%
$304K$152K$0
FY2021FY2025
Expenses
$232K
FY2022
$251K$126K$0
FY2021FY2025
Total assets
$120K
FY2022
$120K$60K$0
FY2021FY2025
Total liabilities
$15K
FY2022
$15K$8K$0
FY2021FY2025
Total revenue
$304K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$232K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$104K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$72K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$120K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B72%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
3 program services account for $167K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01
Regular Classes and Ensembles
Compass Arts classes, camps and workshops in 2022 brought several hundred sessions of art-based experiences to the surrounding community. In addition, our music and theater ensembles produced process-oriented works that were conceived of, and created by students and brought arts exposure to the community in the form of multiple…
$127Kprogram expense
02
Arts Education Outreach
Compass Arts created and delivered outreach programs for local area organizations such as Head Start, the Beacon Senior Friendship Center and the Beacon City Schools. Roughly 28 individual classes were provided at the Astor Place Head Start, a program of 12 dance classes were provided at the Senior Center and a film making program was…
$22Kprogram expense
03
Community Activities
Compass Arts produced several free performances along with semi-weekly free activities at the local farmers' markets and local festival events that integrated artists from the local area with audience participation, craft tables and science-based arts activities.
Gina Samardge’s $60K as Executive Director, Secretary
is at the 54th 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 · 3 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 Gina Samardge · Reported title executive director, board member (secretary) · Highest reported compensation $46K · Total expenses $232K
20%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $119K · Total expenses $232K
51%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
72%
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Overhead ratio
23%
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Fundraising cost ratio
8%
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Revenue growth
110%
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Investment management fee ratio
0%
—
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Legal fee ratio
0%
—
—
Accounting fee ratio
0%
—
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Fundraising fee ratio
0%
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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) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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