Tulsa Educare Inc

Overview

Mission

Tulsa educare, inc.'s mission is to transform lives through high-quality early childhood education, meaningful family engagement, and impactful early learning supports.

What it reported doing in 2024

Children in our educare schools ended the year with higher language and math scores than the prior year - a testament to the dedication of teachers, parents, and staff. Improved staffing stability has strengthened relationships with children and families. We also sharpened our focus on child supervision and deepened teacher growth through intentional, supportive coaching cycles.community programming expanded this year. We supported 127 family child care homes in tulsa county, up from 106 the previous year. Formal partnerships with state-licensed child care providers also grew from 13 to 21 expanding access to high-quality early learning for infants and toddlers. In addition, our in-person talking is teaching events reached 5,084 parents and children, an increase from 4,550 the year before.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
201232950
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
Tulsa, OK, USA
Phone
9189602306
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development Programs

Official website

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 95.5%; rating input score 96
  • Program expense ratio: 92.6%; rating input score 93
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -3.2%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.22; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.2%; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.9% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.3% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 95.5% of revenue deployed · 92.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $24.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $197K · 15 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $1.3M reported
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 annual filings from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • CYNTHIA DECKER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $197,103 total reported compensation
  • BRAD WEBER (DIRECTOR OF FINANCE): $148,158 total reported compensation
  • LINDSEY ASHER (CHIEF PEOPLE & FACILITIES OFFICER): $128,709 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.