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Nova Center for the Performing Arts

Billings, Montana · EIN 81-0514788 · Arts, Culture & Humanities · tax-exempt since 1998

B

Charity Clarity grade B (score 75.5 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended May 2026.

Graded against 71,155 arts, culture & humanities nonprofits with revenue $100K–$500K filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.7.4 months97
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.65% of practices65
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.54
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.41% from one source67
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.85.0%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.2.6%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.18not scored

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Year by year

20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
May 2026Form 990$399K$285K$115K$176K7.426B
May 2025Form 990$335K$283K$52K$62K2.628B
May 2024Form 990$276K$259K$17K$9,7470.532C
May 2023Form 990$292K$261K$31K−$7,618-0.430C
May 2022Form 990$252K$203K$49K−$38K-2.318D
May 2021Form 990$123K$144K−$21K−$87K-7.220D
May 2020Form 990$232K$246K−$14K−$32K-1.632D
May 2019Form 990$270K$312K−$42K−$21K-0.89D
May 2018Form 990$258K$261K−$3,103$21K1.09C
May 2017Form 990$317K$306K$12K$24K1.041C
May 2016Form 990$341K$374K−$33K$12K0.443C

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

Read the filings

Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation:

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