Aps Training Institute Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
834284332
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2021, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Aurora, IL, USA
Phone
3125604654
Rating
65
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Computer Science

Reported finances

Revenue
$287,041
Expenses
$319,620
Assets
$8,911
Liabilities
$6,251

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Harish Ananthapadmanabhan (President)

People named in this filing

  • Harish Ananthapadmanabhan (President)
  • Shruti Harish (Secretary)
  • Rohit K Nair (Director)

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

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

Overview

Mission

To empower vulnerable communities in Aurora by providing free and low-cost education and vocational opportunities in STEM.

What it reported doing in 2024

APS Training Institute continues its mission to serve the underprivileged by planting the seeds of education and cultivating the growth of technical careers. We provide flexible, low-cost STEM learning opportunities for recent graduates, single mothers, veterans, older workers, and shift-based employees through evening, weekend, and webinar-based programming. Our Petal Project model nurtures curious learners from seed to STEM, supporting the emergence of confident, career-ready individuals. In 2024, APS Training Institute advanced economic equality by expanding access to STEAM education for underserved and underrepresented communities. Key accomplishments include: 3,103 total learners served through APS Training Academy programming in 2024. 49 new STEAM courses delivered in partnership with local schools, community centers, and the City of Aurora. Continued on Schedule O 100% of learners identified as underserved or underrepresented in STEM fields. 95% of families served were living below the Area Median Income. 68% of participants identified as Hispanic/Latinx or Black/African American, exceeding diversity access goals. 41% of all learners were female or non-binary Programs reached 28 area schools, 12 community locations, and multiple youth-focused partners including Urban Youth Ministries, NAACP Northern Lights, Fox Valley Park District, Boys & Girls Club, Family Focus, and the City of Aurora. 2024 Student Experience & Workforce Inspiration Students reported strong engagement, with 85% saying they enjoyed the STEAM projects and 65% saying they felt confident in their STEAM abilities after participating. Young learners expressed enthusiasm for advanced topics including robotics, cybersecurity, 3D printing, artificial intelligence, drones, renewable energy, and computer science. Programs fostered teamwork, crea

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 82% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 96% 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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has grown recently. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and the filing does not identify recipients for some grant dollars.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 51
  • Accountability: 51
  • Sustainability: 20
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 89.3%; rating input score 89
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.34 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: 0%; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -11.3%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.03; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.7; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.9% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 22.3% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -38.5% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 89.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 3 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $285K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 24 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 19/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 21/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 8/100.