Bluford Drew Jemison Mst Academy

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
205882891
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2011
Forms available
Form 990 2011
Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Phone
4102763270
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Mathematics

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,176,268
Expenses
$4,425,783
Assets
$384,611
Liabilities
$849,174

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide an intellectually and academically rigorous pre-college preparatory education for male students of baltimore city. The focus of bdja is to prepare male scholars to increase their choices for post-secondary, education or career paths.

What it reported doing in 2011

Bdj way - the uniqueness of the "bdj way" is the fact that scholars attend school year-round and for longer days. Our access program serves to enhance the academic experience by supporting areas of deficiency for our lowest performing scholars. Additionally, our summer enrichment program is focused not only on introducing new scholars to the "bdj way", but strengthening the academic prowess of our returning scholars. Bdj scholars attend school for 220 days of instruction, 40 more than required by the state of Maryland. Bdj is committed to accepting young men eligible to attend any baltimore city public school, as the curriculum is designed to educate scholars who will meet or exceed college preparatory school entrance standards. We expect 85% of our scholars to perform at or above the proficient level in Maryland state reading assessments. We also expect 40% of all scholars to perform at the advance level on Maryland state math and reading assessments.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 97% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 36
  • Sustainability: 20
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 86
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • 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: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -6%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.09; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 2.21; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 0 of 16 board members independent · 6 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $4.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 16 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.

Key Signals

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

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 18/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Audit committee oversight not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 1/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.