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Desert Performing Arts Association Inc

EIN 88-2243875 • 501(c)3 • Palm Desert, CA

Profile

The purpose of Desert Performing Arts Association is to provide geographically and financially accessible marching arts programs to developing performers in the Coachella Valley. We partner with a local school district to provide after school color guard programs for elementary and middle school students. We also provide marching winds and winter guard programs for young adults. Starting this year, we will also be providing scholarships to color guard performers who are in college or going to college to help further their education.

41995 Boardwalk Suite JPalm Desert, CA 92211

www.desertarts.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

72nd percentile

0.03x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 72% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

67th percentile

0.01x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 67% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

30th percentile

-11%

Higher net margin than 30% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

99th percentile

$68,000

Higher top officer pay than 99% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 62.8% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2025

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets72nd percentile

Assets

Down

$24,082

Down $72,722 (-75%) from 2024

Liabilities

Down

$750

Down $61,062 (-99%) from 2024

Net Assets

Down

$23,332

Down $11,660 (-33%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue67th percentileNet Margin30th percentile

Revenue

Up

$108,314

Up $1,880 (+1.8%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$119,974

Up $46,543 (+63%) from 2024

Net Income

Down

-$11,660

Down $44,663 (-135%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$100K$50K$0Assets 2024: $96,804Liabilities 2024: $61,812Net Assets 2024: $34,9922024Assets 2025: $24,082Liabilities 2025: $750Net Assets 2025: $23,3322025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$24,082
Liabilities$750
Net Assets$23,332
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2024: $106,434Expenses 2024: $73,431Net Income 2024: $33,0032024Revenue 2025: $108,314Expenses 2025: $119,974Net Income 2025: -$11,6602025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$108,314
Expenses$119,974
Net Income-$11,660
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$24,082
Liabilities
$750
Net assets
$23,332
Revenue
$108,314
Expenses
$119,974
Net income
-$11,660
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.24$0.01$0.23$1.08$1.20$0.12
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.97$0.62$0.35$1.06$0.73$0.33
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
Signed
Nov 15, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$108,314
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The purpose of Desert Performing Arts Association is to provide geographically and financially accessible marching arts programs to developing performers in the Coachella Valley. We partner with a local school district to provide after school color guard programs for elementary and middle school students. We also provide marching winds and winter guard programs for young adults. Starting this year, we will also be providing scholarships to color guard performers who are in college or going to college to help further their education.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Del Sol Winds and Las Palmas Winter Guard are two of our independent programs for young adult performers. We served 15 people who became performing members for the 2025 season. We served an additional 50+ people who came to one-day clinics that we put on to teach young performers about winds, marching, and color guard. For these two ensembles, we bring in world class designers, choreographers, and clinicians who truly help elevate the marching arts in the Coachella Valley. We were able to take our 15 young performers to Dayton, Ohio for the 2025 WGI World Championships competition. Prior to this event, about half of our performing members had never been on an airplane before. Many reported a great sense of pride being able to represent our hometown on an international stage. Similar to our after school color guard program, as a long term goal, we hope that providing these programs will encourage performers to stay in the Coachella Valley, and continue to promote and develop the marching arts by becoming instructors and educators in the area. Out of our 15 performers, 7 of them have been active as instructors or educators in our local elementary, middle, and high school color guard or marching band programs. I have also had 3 different band directors in the area approach me about hiring some of our performers to help instruct their school programs.$0$56,041
California Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP) Partnership with DSUSD - We served 60 elementary and middle school aged students through an after school color guard program within Desert Sands Unified School District. This program goes from September 2024 through May 2025. Students in this program performed at 7 local performing arts showcases which helped create visibility for the performing art and for their school sites. Through participating in this after school color guard program, we hope to strengthen the vertical articulation of the color guard activity between our elementary, middle school, and high schools within the district. Our long term vision is that our organization provides an opportunity to coach and teach after students graduate high school. Prior to our organization existing, many advanced performers would leave the Coachella Valley to seek performance and coaching opportunities elsewhere. Now that we are providing this type of programming, it can encourage performers to continue to reside in the Coachella Valley and create a stronger community around this performing art. We are also continuing to spread our reach into more schools, giving young students the opportunity to participate in color guard who may have never had the opportunity to do so in the past. Another byproduct of this service is that we will increase the numbers of students enrolled in color guard programs at our local area high schools. While this will take several years to fully realize as we wait for students to advance into higher grade levels, we did expose 60 elementary and middle school students to color guard who otherwise would not have if our service did not exist this year. We project to double our number of students that we service moving into next school year.$0$35,453
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay99th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Matthew RichardsExecutive Director And Board MemberFT$68,000-$68,000
Duane AldridgePresident-$0--
John GrayVice President-$0--
Jose Sta AnaTreasurer-$0--
Megan VenturaSecretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Desert Performing Arts Association Inc
EIN
88-2243875
Phone
7604858774
Address
41995 Boardwalk Suite J, Palm Desert, CA 92211

Signing Officer

Name
Jose Sta Ana
Title
Treasurer
Phone
4156323706
Signed
2025-11-15
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10

“$750 Scholarship grants each to two deserving high school students”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Description;Amount^Membership and Entrance Fees;754|Supplies;1381|Uniforms and T Shirts;6084|Travel;21546|Year End Recognition Event;2386|General And Administrative Expenses;1217|Depreciation;3879|Taxes and Licenses;50^Total;37297^”

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24

“Description;EOY Amount^Membership Dues Receivable;1067|Band Equipment;19600^Total;20667^”

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26

“One of the $750 Scholarship Grant Checks was not yet cashed by the student as of year-end”

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