Charity profile · Historical source record

Southwest School of Art

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Art for life

The Southwest School of Art works to teach, preserve, and advance the visual arts. We expand the creative potential of our community and connect cultures of the world through participatory learning experience. An additional part of our mission is to preserve the former Ursuline Convent and Academy as a place of historic significance. The Southwest School of Art is a nationally-recognized leader in arts education, currently offering studio programs for more than 4,000 adults, children and teens annually on its campus. The school also organizes contemporary art exhibitions, and houses a small history museum, and a lunch café.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

84.25Overall score
out of 100

80.64Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,521,382

Total expenses · USD$5,289,868

Program expenses

$4,152,546.38 recorded amount

78.5%

Fundraising expenses

$333,261.68 recorded amount

6.3%

Administrative expenses

$798,770.07 recorded amount

15.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.14 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Paula Owen
Recorded compensation: $175,012.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.30%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Southwest School of Art
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	The Southwest School of Art works to teach, preserve, and advance the visual arts. We expand the creative potential of our community and connect cultures of the world through participatory learning experience. An additional part of our mission is to preserve the former Ursuline Convent and Academy as a place of historic significance. The Southwest School of Art is a nationally-recognized leader in arts education, currently offering studio programs for more than 4,000 adults, children and teens annually on its campus. The school also organizes contemporary art exhibitions, and houses a small history museum, and a lunch café.
`ein` EIN	74-6068932
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5289868.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.151
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.14
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.063
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.785
`fscore` Financial score	80.64
`leader` Recorded leader	Paula Owen
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	175012.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.033
`motto` Tagline	Art for life
`name` Charity name	Southwest School of Art
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5521382.0
`score` Overall score	84.25
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4152546.3800000004
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	333261.684
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	798770.068

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 74-6068932
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: Texas (TX)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.