Black Hills Lutheran Schools Assoc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 202680691
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2013–2013
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2013, Form 990-N 2010
- Location
- Rapid City, SD, USA
- Phone
- 6057210760
- Rating
- 92
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Secondary, High School
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $117,120
- Expenses
- $127,004
- Assets
- $95,277
- Liabilities
- $4,925
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
7 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- ERIN KISTLER (VICE PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- LARRY KAISER (PREIDENT)
- PAM MOODY (TREASURER)
- KAREN WENDT (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 2013. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Black hills lutheran schools equips students through a christ-centered value system and the pursuit of academic excellence empowering them to serve. Through the forgiveness of christ, black hills lutheran schools strives to develop each student's god-given talents and abilities in preparation for service in their relationships to god, home, and community. We are committed to equipping our students for their future vocations through christ-centered doctrinally sound curriculum, the appropriate use of today's technology, the benefit of small, nurturing classrooms and the relentless pursuit of academic excellence.
What it reported doing in 2013
We continuously strive to provide a school that is based on christian principles and values in a safe and structured learning environment. Our state accredited school will encompass outstanding academics which are technology infused, strong character development, social and spritual growth, and responsible decision making. Through project-based learning, black hills lutheran school students tackle academic curriculum in ways that are engaging, meaningful, adaptable to a variety of learning styles and fun.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- 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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 100
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 36
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -8.4%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.75; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $127K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- 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 16/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 54/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 43/100.