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Statement of Revenue

(Note: 2008's forms are not broken down as are '09 and '10. Some details may not be decipherable from the 2008 forms.)

(Note: Revenue is divided into three major categories: "Contributions, gifts, grants, etc", "Program Service Revenue", and "Other Revenue")

Contributions, gifts, grants, etc

Membership dues

2008: $410,254 (Note: 2008's line item is called "Membership dues and assessments")

2009: $291,549

2010: $357,924

Government Grants and All other contributions, etc

2008: $151,796

2009: $139,997

2010: $142,484

Total Contributions, gifts, grants, etc

2008: $562,050

2009: $431,526

2010: $500,408

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Revenue

Program Service Revenue

(Note: Only Performance Fees shows in the '09 and '10 numbers. 2008 lists $410,254 [the same number as "Membership dues" above] as Program Service Revenue)

Performance Fees

2008: Not determinable

2009: $153,320

2010: $149,067

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Revenue

Other Revenue

Net Income from sales of inventory

2008: $18,542

2009: $21,989

2010: $26,945

Observation: If "inventory" includes souvie sales (typical) then Academy's souvie sales are steadily growing.

Other Revenue

2008: $18,900

2009: $11,919

2010: $11,881

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Statement of Functional Expenses

(Note: Each expense line item can be categorized in one or more of three definitions: "Program Service Expense (PSE)", "Management and Other Expense (MGE)", or "Fundraising Expense (FRE)".

Note: 2008 is not defined as PSE, MGE, or FRE".

Note: Only major, unusual, or significantly changed items will be shown.

Tour Expenses

2008: $271,381

2009: $286,413

2010: $285,025

Travel

2008: $55,492

2009: $41,280

2010: $33,380

Instruction Design Staff

2008: Not determinable

2009: $79,584

2010: $95,855

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Before we finish up, one final detail about Expenses. Many people compare charitable organizations based on the amount of money that actually gets to the charitable purpose of the organization vs. the administrative expenses used to get the money there. The 990's provide a look at this comparison by requiring expenses to be categorized into two categories, Program Service Expenses and Management and General Expenses.

For 2011, Total expenses were $9,429,827. Of that amount, $6,555,032 (69.5%) went to Program Service Expenses and $2,874,795 (30.5%) went to Management and General Expenses.

In 2010, Total Expenses were $8,875,705. Of that, $5,768,844 (65%) was Program Service and $3,106,861 (35%) was Management and General.

In 2009, Total Expenses were $8,542,134. $5,373,139 (62.4%) were Program Service and $3,168,985 (37.6%) were M&G.

(Sorry, just realized the order by year is reversed from prior posts.)

If this is a representation of efficiency, these numbers look pretty good. Seven percent more of DCI's Revenue was spent on Program Service in 2011 than in 2009, and Management and General expenses consumed less of the Revenue over these three years.

This would be a good thing depending on where you stand and what's behind the numbers. More money going into Program (show) expenses could mean more money is being paid out to corps, or it could mean more money went into show production (like venue costs, etc).

Anecdotally, I have noticed a decline in the number of attendants guarding the entrys to prevent fans from entering or leaving during a show. Those savings in venue costs (if my observation is a true representation) may mean the corps make more but the fans suffer more disruptions, for example.

Without an explanation of Program Expenses there's no way to tell who got the benefit of DCI's greater management "efficiency".

EDIT: If it's reasonable to presume that the corps benefited most from this increase in effeciency, I have to ask: What the heck are they complaining about? With all that DCI does to produce a tour (venue, rights, travel, etc) is it reasonable to think that a "Music in Motion" tour could be produced more efficiently?

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Program Expense "Efficiency" (as defined above)

2008: Not determinable

2009: Of $638,184 in Total Expenses, $560,385 (87.8%) were PSE

2010: Of $632,110 in Total Expenses, $429,162 (67.8%) were PSE

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Program Expense "Efficiency" (as defined above)

2008: Not determinable

2009: Of $638,184 in Total Expenses, $560,385 (87.8%) were PSE

2010: Of $632,110 in Total Expenses, $429,162 (67.8%) were PSE

thats a large jump from 87 to 67

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Balance Sheet

I've been looking at Academy's Balance sheet and I wish I could find something profound enough about it to list each asset and liability, but I just can't. 2008's report is not available in their "EZ" form, and 2009 and 2010 are about as boring as we've seen so far. Nothing at all sticks out; nothing changed much. Except, that is, for the bottom line.

They added about $67,000, or about 20%, to their net assets in 2010. From what I've seen so far, The Academy is, financially, a solid, well-run organization who's biggest worry is whether there will be a circuit in which they can compete.

I do find it interesting that Academy (and other's recently in our review here) have been able to increase "membership dues" in the last few years, and wonder if it's related to placement and/or awareness of the corps. I admit to knowing very little about the corps until recent years and I'd bet that, as more fans notice them, they can get a higher rate on their dues. In Academy's case, it appears "membership dues" includes camp fees. Their increase in "dues" (from $291,000 in '09 to $357,000 in '10) may also indicate more kids trying out for Academy as well as a general increase in dues. Both, or either, would be great for the corps.

I appreciate a corps that minds it's financial P's and Q's. It seems I can be confident in sending my kid to Tempe for Thanksgiving.

Nice job, Academy.

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