A 1 Learning Connections

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
272109144
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Knoxville, TN, USA
Phone
8653844048
Rating
91
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Educational Services and Schools - Other

Reported finances

Revenue
$192,772
Expenses
$185,750
Assets
$54,239
Liabilities
$6,626

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Laschinski Emerson (Executive Director)
  • Beverly Bonner (President)

People named in this filing

  • Laschinski Emerson (Executive Director)
  • Luther Simmons (Secretary)
  • Beverly Bonner (President)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Empowering students of today to triumph in the world of tomorrow through tutoring and enrichment programs.

What it reported doing in 2024

A1 Learning Connections has established strong relationships with local community organizations, schools, churches, parents, teachers, and students to meet the academic needs of our students. A1 Learning Connections has highly qualified professionals ready and willing to facilitate year-round learning for K-12 students. We also have qualified professionals that aid in the growth and maturity of the child. A yearly mentoring program has been established to assist in monitoring the current process of program participants. Community partnerships allow A1 Learning Connections to conduct professional development for teachers' seminars and offer tutorial services for K-12.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and assets have declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 98
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 31
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 96.4%; rating input score 96
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.6%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.29; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 56.7%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -6.2% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -8.6% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 96.4% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $186K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 44/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 25/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 3/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 22/100.