Liabilities / Assets
67th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 67% of similar nonprofits.
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
67th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 67% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
57th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 57% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
28th percentile
Higher net margin than 28% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
84th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 8.1% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
10th percentile
Faster asset growth than 10% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
22nd percentile
Faster revenue growth than 22% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$1,081,400
Down $158,061 (-13%) from 2015
Net Assets
Down$799,401
Down $97,100 (-11%) from 2015
Liabilities
Down$281,999
Down $60,961 (-18%) from 2015
Revenue
Down$1,863,662
Down $251,930 (-12%) from 2015
Expenses
Down$1,960,762
Down $34,032 (-1.7%) from 2015
Net Income
Down-$97,100
Down $217,898 (-180%) from 2015
SEE SCHEDULE O
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Savings and Temporary Cash Investments | $633,237 | $406,439 | ▼ $226,798 |
| Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net | $429,801 | $404,203 | ▼ $25,598 |
| Accounts Receivable | $91,816 | $168,596 | ▲ $76,780 |
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $70,517 | $81,865 | ▲ $11,348 |
| Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges | $14,090 | $20,297 | ▲ $6,207 |
| Total Assets | $1,239,461 | $1,081,400 | ▼ $158,061 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Deferred Revenue | $184,105 | $160,864 | ▼ $23,241 |
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | $158,855 | $121,135 | ▼ $37,720 |
| Total Liabilities | $342,960 | $281,999 | ▼ $60,961 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Unrestricted Net Assets | $742,373 | $754,401 | ▲ $12,028 |
| Temporarily Rstr Net Assets | $154,128 | $45,000 | ▼ $109,128 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $896,501 | $799,401 | ▼ $97,100 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $1,239,461 | $1,081,400 | ▼ $158,061 |
| Asset | Book Value | Depreciation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold Improvements | $329,391 | $124,630 | $454,021 |
| Buildings | $0 | $251,765 | $251,765 |
| Equipment | $74,812 | $166,615 | $241,427 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Catherine Peterson | Executive Director | FT | $135,305 | $15,056 | $150,361 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mr John Wolfarth | Chair |
| Mr Will Stansbury | Vice Chair |
| Mr Steven Roth | Director |
| Ms Anna Fitzloff | Director |
| Ms Kathie Stevens | Director |
| Ms Sarah Lee | Director |
| Ms Christine Letts | Secretary |
| Mr Gary Dunning | Treasurer |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses | $1,162,318 |
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $765,640 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $168,961 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $32,804 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Salaries and Wages | $410,789 | $66,492 | $20,863 | $498,144 |
| Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | $41,273 | $33,629 | $77,959 | $152,861 |
| Occupancy | $92,477 | $14,491 | $10,658 | $117,626 |
| All Other Expenses | $60,499 | $689 | $744 | $61,932 |
| Other Employee Benefits | $48,129 | $7,114 | $4,543 | $59,786 |
| Other Expenses | $39,077 | $8,683 | $6,514 | $54,274 |
| Payroll Taxes | $33,867 | $5,918 | $6,919 | $46,704 |
| Depreciation Depletion | $42,745 | $2,060 | $1,551 | $46,356 |
| Fees for Services Professional Fundraising | - | - | $32,804 | $32,804 |
| Office Expenses | $21,303 | $3,905 | $2,922 | $28,130 |
| Information Technology | $19,719 | $2,691 | $1,784 | $24,194 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | - | $15,700 | - | $15,700 |
| Conferences and Meetings | $13,409 | $69 | - | $13,478 |
| Pension Plan Contributions | $7,689 | $456 | - | $8,145 |
| Fees for Services Other | $6,597 | - | $450 | $7,047 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $1,618,061 | $173,740 | $168,961 | $1,960,762 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Total Expenses per Audited Statements | $2,371,738 |
| Expenses per Audited Statements | $1,960,762 |
| Total Expenses per Form 990 | $1,960,762 |
| Expenses Not Reported on Form 990 | $410,976 |
| Expenses Not Reported on Financial Statements | $0 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $32,804 |
“Explanation: the 990 is distributed via email to the governing body. If after two weeks no inquiries or questions are made, the 990 is considered approved and filed. The audit/finance committee review and approve the 990 prior to it being made available to the entire governing body.”
“Explanation: board members are required to sign off on a conflict of interest form annually.”
“Explanation: the executive committee researched the most recent and publicly available data that could be found from 990's of comparable organizations for executive director's salary. The committee used this information along with performance measurement to discuss and determine appropriate compensation for the executive director.”
“Explanation: form 990 is made available to the public via the attorney general's website and guidestar.org as well as upon request. The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and audited financial statements are also available upon request”
“Arts/boston promotes and celebrates the arts in greater boston; makes the arts accessible, affordable and integral to our lives; and builds the capacity of the arts sector to engage new and more diverse audiences.”
“Arts/boston, inc. (the agency) is a nonprofit service organization with a mission to support and grow the arts and cultural sector of the region. Founded in 1975 to develop collective audience development programs, the agency has evolved to meet the changing needs of arts groups and audiences. Today, it serves as a sector leader and sponsors innovative research and audience-building programs to encourage participation in arts and culture events, stimulate demand, and raise attendance for cultural organizations of all sizes and working in all disciplines.”
“Explanation: the finance committee acts as our audit committee. Along with approval from the board of directors the finance committee select who our auditor is and sign the engagement letter along with the executive director. Management works with the auditors for scheduling and list of schedules to prepare. The audit committee is available for questions and on an as needed basis for this process. Management reviews the draft financial statements with the auditors. Management then sends draft financial statements to the audit committee before meeting with the auditors. They all meet for discussion and then the audit committee and auditors meet separately from management for questions and answers, and discussions before the audit committee approves the audit. The audit committee informs the board of its approval. The auditors then present the audit/finance committee approved financial statements to the board for approval after the board and the auditors meet separately from management for questions and answers.”
“The agency accounts for uncertainty in income taxes in accordance with asc topic, income taxes. This standard clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statements regarding a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The agency has determined that there are no uncertain tax positions which qualify for either recognition or disclosure in the financial statements at august 31, 2016. The agency's information returns are subject to examination by the federal and state jurisdictions.”
This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.
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| IRS990/CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp/ProgramServicesAmt | 0 | 41273 |
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| IRS990/ConferencesMeetingsGrp/ProgramServicesAmt | 0 | 13409 |
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| IRS990/Desc | 0 | TICKETING: TO MAKE THE ARTS AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL RESIDENTS OF AND VISITORS TO BOSTON, ARTSBOSTON'S BOSTIX DISCOUNT TICKETING PROGRAM OFFERS DISCOUNT TICKETS TO PERFORMANCES AND CULTURAL EVENTS ONLINE VIA THE ARTSBOSTON CALENDAR AND AT CULTURAL INFORMATION BOOTHS LOCATED AT FANEUIL HALL MARKETPLACE AND COPLEY SQUARE IN DOWNTOWN BOSTON. |
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| IRS990/OtherExpensesGrp/ManagementAndGeneralAmt | 1 | 449 |
| IRS990/OtherExpensesGrp/ManagementAndGeneralAmt | 2 | 8683 |
| IRS990/OtherExpensesGrp/ProgramServicesAmt | 0 | 661441 |
| IRS990/OtherExpensesGrp/ProgramServicesAmt | 1 | 63624 |
| IRS990/OtherExpensesGrp/ProgramServicesAmt | 2 | 55423 |
| IRS990/OtherExpensesGrp/ProgramServicesAmt | 3 | 39077 |
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| IRS990/OtherExpensesGrp/TotalAmt | 1 | 76268 |
| IRS990/OtherExpensesGrp/TotalAmt | 2 | 55872 |
| IRS990/OtherExpensesGrp/TotalAmt | 3 | 54274 |
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| IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp/Desc | 0 | ADVERTISING: TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE VARIETY OF ARTS EVENTS HAPPENING ACROSS THE REGION, ARTSBOSTON PROVIDES PLATFORMS FOR AFFORDABLE ADVERTISING THAT ARTS GROUPS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS CAN USE TO PROMOTE THEIR EVENTS. THIS INCLUDES SOCIAL MEDIA, CO-OPERATIVE PRINT ADVERTISING, ONLINE PLATFORMS SUCH AS THE ARTSBOSTON CALENDAR AND COMMUNITY EMAILS, AND OUTDOOR POSTER DISPLAYS (DIGITAL AND LARGE-FORMAT PRINT) AT ITS BOOTHS AT FANEUIL HALL AND COPLEY SQUARE. |
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| IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp/Desc | 0 | CAPACITY BUILDING/MEMBER SERVICES: ARTSBOSTON OFFERS AN ARRAY OF PROGRAMS THAT BUILD THE CAPACITY OF ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND SUPPORT THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THOSE WORKING IN THE CULTURAL FIELD. THESE INCLUDE 1) THE ARTSBOSTON AUDIENCE INITIATIVE, WHICH LEVERAGES A POWERFUL DATABASE OF 1.5 MILLION ARTS-GOING HOUSEHOLDS, COMBINED WITH IN-DEPTH TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND SHARED LEARNING, TO ENGAGE AND RETAIN NEW AUDIENCES; 2) THE AUDIENCE LAB (PILOTED IN 2015-16 AS THE AUDIENCE DIVERSIFICATION PILOT PROJECT), A COHORT-BASED INITIATIVE TO DIVERSITY AUDIENCES USING PREDICTIVE MODELING; AND 3) WORKSHOPS, TRAINING PROGRAMS, AND NETWORKING EVENTS ON A RANGE OF SUBJECTS, INCLUDING MEDIA AND MARKETING, PRICING, AND DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IN THE ARTS, AMONG OTHERS. |
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| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | THE AGENCY ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASC TOPIC, INCOME TAXES. THIS STANDARD CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS AND PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REGARDING A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE AGENCY HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WHICH QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT AUGUST 31, 2016. THE AGENCY'S INFORMATION RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE FEDERAL AND STATE JURISDICTIONS. |
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2016 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.