Manassas Performing Arts, Inc.
EIN: 54-1244590
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Improving the quality of life in our community.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Public performances
Public performances: A full season of four productions, each accompanied by our own Symphony Orchestra. Our Nutcracker presentations are annually the best attended performing arts event in Northern Virginia.
Educational Outreach
Providing a first hand, culturally broadening exposure to world class performing arts to over 7,000 schoolchildren in our community, free of charge to the students and their schools.
Academy
Providing the highest caliber of ballet training to select students who aspire to study ballet in college or who planon a professional careeer.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Evaluation documents
Download evaluation reportsTotal number of paid admissions
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Veterans
Related Program
Public performances
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
This metric reflects the support of MBT within our service area and is a key indicator of the financial health of MBT.
Number of professional artists employed
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
Public performances
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Number includes dancers, musicians and support artists such as scenic designer, lighting designer, choreographer, etc.
Total number of audience members
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Children and youth, Veterans
Related Program
Public performances
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Measures overall reach of MBT programming into our community.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
To become a nationally recognized regional ballet company.
To have a significant positive impact on the quality of lie and economic development in Northern Virginia.
To help develop well training, balanced dancers at the professional and collegiate level.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
The ongoing strategies of MBT include:
-continuing the growth of attendees/% seats filled at public performances.
-increase number of public performances at Hylton Performing Arts Center from 25.
-continued development of touring opportunities.
-maintain the professional company at 25 dancers.
-continually improve the caliber of our dancers and our production values.
-increase number of attendees at Education Outreach program to 10,000,
-continue improvement in quality of performances (costumes, sets, lighting, etc.)
-continue to be the best value within the DMV region for the professional cultural arts $.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
MBT's capabilities include:
-a company of 25 professional dancers.
-a professional orchestra that provides live accompaniment.
-being the resident ballet company at the world class Hylton Performing arts Center.
-a small but growing administrative/support staff.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
In FY18 MBT's progress will include:
-having 22 public performances at the Hylton
-exceeding $1,000,000 gross revenue.
-growing the Educational Outreach program in number of attendees and geographic scope.
-continuing to provide an ever higher quality of production value in our performances.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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What significant change resulted from feedback?
Received feedback about the need for more diversity from our board. Have taken steps to correct.
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, It is difficult to get honest feedback from the people we serve
Financials
Financial documents
Download audited financialsRevenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Liquidity in 2021 info
1.81
Months of cash in 2021 info
4.7
Fringe rate in 2021 info
5%
Funding sources info
Assets & liabilities info
Manassas Performing Arts, Inc.
Revenue & expensesFiscal Year: Aug 01 - Jul 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
Manassas Performing Arts, Inc.
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Aug 01 - Jul 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.
Fiscal Year: Aug 01 - Jul 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
This snapshot of Manassas Performing Arts, Inc.’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.
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Business model indicators
Profitability info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | -$3,432 | $27,521 | -$11,954 | $29,833 | $135,466 |
As % of expenses | -0.4% | 2.7% | -1.2% | 3.3% | 16.6% |
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | -$11,950 | $16,276 | -$24,739 | $16,825 | $123,622 |
As % of expenses | -1.2% | 1.6% | -2.4% | 1.9% | 14.9% |
Revenue composition info | |||||
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Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $972,979 | $1,055,833 | $1,000,153 | $872,178 | $1,362,639 |
Total revenue, % change over prior year | 6.0% | 8.5% | -5.3% | -12.8% | 56.2% |
Program services revenue | 61.1% | 59.4% | 59.6% | 60.8% | 29.2% |
Membership dues | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Investment income | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Government grants | 9.5% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 5.1% | 51.0% |
All other grants and contributions | 26.6% | 27.4% | 28.2% | 30.4% | 17.8% |
Other revenue | 2.8% | 4.0% | 2.9% | 3.6% | 1.9% |
Expense composition info | |||||
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Total expenses before depreciation | $952,742 | $1,025,734 | $1,017,411 | $891,105 | $815,283 |
Total expenses, % change over prior year | 2.2% | 7.7% | -0.8% | -12.4% | -8.5% |
Personnel | 54.2% | 51.2% | 51.7% | 56.2% | 65.9% |
Professional fees | 12.0% | 11.1% | 10.5% | 7.0% | 2.4% |
Occupancy | 5.2% | 6.9% | 4.5% | 5.3% | 6.1% |
Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Pass-through | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
All other expenses | 28.6% | 30.9% | 33.3% | 31.2% | 25.6% |
Full cost components (estimated) info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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Total expenses (after depreciation) | $961,260 | $1,036,979 | $1,030,196 | $904,113 | $827,127 |
One month of savings | $79,395 | $85,478 | $84,784 | $74,259 | $67,940 |
Debt principal payment | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $14,510 |
Fixed asset additions | $27,655 | $23,597 | $16,000 | $0 | $0 |
Total full costs (estimated) | $1,068,310 | $1,146,054 | $1,130,980 | $978,372 | $909,577 |
Capital structure indicators
Liquidity info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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Months of cash | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 4.7 |
Months of cash and investments | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 4.9 |
Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | -0.4 | -0.3 | -0.6 | -0.3 | 1.7 |
Balance sheet composition info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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Cash | $38,850 | $65,991 | $47,438 | $189,422 | $321,558 |
Investments | $11,300 | $10,678 | $10,365 | $10,572 | $12,794 |
Receivables | $89,621 | $70,098 | $65,107 | $14,140 | $423,818 |
Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $109,069 | $132,666 | $136,777 | $136,777 | $136,777 |
Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 40.9% | 42.1% | 41.5% | 51.0% | 59.7% |
Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 35.1% | 34.2% | 38.1% | 66.3% | 22.7% |
Unrestricted net assets | $36,612 | $52,888 | $28,149 | $45,462 | $169,084 |
Temporarily restricted net assets | $100,921 | $103,776 | $98,472 | N/A | N/A |
Permanently restricted net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | N/A | N/A |
Total restricted net assets | $100,921 | $103,776 | $98,472 | $49,712 | $461,611 |
Total net assets | $137,533 | $156,664 | $126,621 | $95,174 | $630,695 |
Key data checks
Key data checks info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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Material data errors | No | No | No | No | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
Executive Director
Mr. Mark Wolfe
Mr. Wolfe is a businessman. He also serves as on the Manassas City council, first being elected in 2008.
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
Manassas Performing Arts, Inc.
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.
Manassas Performing Arts, Inc.
Board of directorsas of 01/19/2023
Board of directors data
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Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Sexual orientation
No data
Disability
No data
Equity strategies
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- We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.