Center on Education Policy

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
311478500
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2010
Forms available
Form 990 2010
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2028228065
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,368,125
Expenses
$1,593,417
Assets
$1,845,436
Liabilities
$989,975

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2010. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2010. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The center was created for the purpose of developing publications, providing information on educational policy issues and developments, and analyzing research in order to contribute to a reasoned public dialogue on education and to assist in the formulation of better public policies aimed at improving the nation's public schools and other educational institutions.

What it reported doing in 2010

Public education improvement - the center on education policy fills a need in the national policy debate for an independent voice that supports public education. Through our many publications, meetings, and other forms of communication, the center helps state and national policymakers, the news media, educators, and the public sort through vital issues affecting public education. We work with state and national organizations to bring about improvements in public education in such areas as student achievement, testing policies, and teacher credentials. The center also brings together individuals and organizations with different views about public education to foster reasoned debate on critical issues and to see whether common ground can be reached.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

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: 79
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 23
  • 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; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 87.5%; rating input score 88; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -16.5%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.16; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.54; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 23.9%; rating input score 9; 9th 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: 7 of 8 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $233K · 9 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • 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 10/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 49/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 9/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 24/100.