ASK After School for Kids

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
462521723
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2014
Location
Cheyenne, WY, USA
Phone
3076400460
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Education N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$516,884
Expenses
$545,389
Assets
$54,368
Liabilities
$18,785

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Kathleen Gillgannon (Executive Director)
  • Col Timothy Sheppard (Vice President)
  • Eric Fountain (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Kathleen Gillgannon (Executive Director): $56,160 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our mission at ASK (After School for Kids) Program is to provide a safe, effective, and enriching after school program for students in grades Pre-K - 6 and at the HS level, grades 9-12. At ASK, we strive to inspire and empower youth, while also aligning with the school day, supporting families, and strengthening our community.

What it reported doing in 2025

Our primary program is providing safe after school learning centers in Laramie County. ASK enrolled 210 participants in school year and summer programs, serving 5 Title I and Free and Reduced eligible elementary schools. By establishing 21st Century Community Learning centers, ASK implemented programs during out of school time for focus areas concentrating on academic enrichment as measured by expenses. Establish community learning centers that help students in high-poverty, low-performing schools meet academic achievement standards. ASK operated and delivered curriculum designed to support the school day and target low-performing proficiency students in the following areas: Language arts/reading/math/science as measured from Fall to Spring by NIOST (National Institute for Out of School Time) Wyoming Department of Education Annual Performance Report.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 86% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 74
  • Sustainability: 17
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 93.6%; rating input score 94
  • Program expense ratio: 88.7%; rating input score 89
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • 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: -5.5%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.1; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.35; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10.3%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 12% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 10.4% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.5% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 93.6% of revenue deployed · 88.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 3 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $484K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $56K · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2015 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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: 4 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 18/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 6/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 17/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 37/100.