Arlington Education Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
043557377
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Arlington, MA, USA
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Nonmonetary Support N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$121,768
Expenses
$156,285
Assets
$248,382

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

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Lauren Hague (President)
  • Stephanie Murphy (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Lauren Hague (President)
  • Stephanie Murphy (Vice President)
  • Chris Elledge (Secretary)

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

The Arlington Education Foundation AEF works to support and advance public education in Arlington Massachusetts. AEF funds system-wide initiatives and creative new projects to enhance the educational experiences of Arlingtons teachers and students.

What it reported doing in 2024

Development and Expansion Grants: payments to Arlington Public Schools for expanding initiatives to multiple schools - Spy Ponders Threads a community closet of seasonally appropriate clothing and footwear for students; Interdisciplinary Problem Solving with Lego Spike Prime; APS Mentor Program

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 85% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Transfer-based 990-EZ. The 990-EZ reports grants or member benefits, but it does not separate enough spending to show the nonprofit’s full delivery mix.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Expenses are high relative to revenue and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 62
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

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

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: -28.3%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.59; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 25.1% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -7.1% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -6.2% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 5 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 17 people listed
  • Consistency: 5 of 5 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 5/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.