Beacon Self-directed Learning Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
461099924
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2013–2020
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2020, Form 990-N 2012
Location
New Haven, CT, USA
Phone
2035620986
Rating
35
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Educational Services and Schools - Other

Reported finances

Revenue
$51,280
Expenses
$69,395
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ELISABETH KENNEDY (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • CATHERINE SHANNON (PRESIDENT/EXEC DIR)

People named in this filing

  • ELISABETH KENNEDY (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • CATHERINE FISHER (SECRETARY)
  • CATHERINE SHANNON (PRESIDENT/EXEC DIR)

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 2020. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Learning center for children ages 12 through highschool

What it reported doing in 2020

Educational program for children ages 12 through highschool

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 63% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 12
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -35.3%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 40.2%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -66.7% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.9% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -6.6% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2013 to 2020
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 23/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 5/100.