American Federation of Teachers Aft 1702 Johnston Federation of Teachers

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
056035586
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Providence, RI, USA
Phone
4015213336
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$313,236
Expenses
$276,472
Assets
$630,328
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KATHLEEN P KANDZIERSKI (PRESIDENT)
  • SHANNON EWING (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • KATHLEEN P KANDZIERSKI (PRESIDENT): $28,862 total reported compensation
  • SHANNON EWING (VICE PRESIDENT): $14,431 total reported compensation
  • KERRI FORTIN (TREASURER): $13,432 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The organization is supported by member dues and lists of the following among its objectives: to foster the general welfare of education and pupil development in the town of johnston.to work for the general welfare and advancement of teachers in the town of johnston.to foster better teacher-to-teacher and teacher-to-administrator relationships serving as a communicative instrument among the respective organs of the school department.to provide a formum for the free exchange of ideas at the teacher administrative levels.to provide an atmosphere which will serve the best interests of all concerned with education in the town of johnston.

What it reported doing in 2024

Achievements were realized by payments of per capita dues to national organization of teacher retirement and current pay, by attendance at conventions meetings and seminars to enhance the education experience and labor relations with the employer (town of johnston)

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 99% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 42% for direct work, and 58% for affiliated organizations.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 66
  • Sustainability: 59
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 87.7%; rating input score 88
  • Program expense ratio: 99.3%; rating input score 99
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 90.2%; rating input score 90; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 11.7%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.28; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 24.3%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 23.7% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.2% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 87.7% of revenue deployed · 99.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 266 of 295 board members independent · 3 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $275K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $29K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 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.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 15/100.