Choice Filled Lives Network Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
832608184
IRS 990 coverage
2021–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2020, Form 990-N 2019
Location
Atlanta, GA, USA
Phone
4048676183
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Management & Technical Assistance

Reported finances

Revenue
$26,259
Expenses
$84,374
Assets
$72,473
Liabilities
$50,816

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRANDI KENNER (CEO/DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • BRANDI KENNER (CEO/DIRECTOR): $18,216 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To ensure that research based best practices in leadership, org dev, evaluation and learning science are equally distributed in education, public health and social sectors so that all children and families, particularly those who have experienced generational inequities and lack of access, can have choice filled lives.

What it reported doing in 2023

The major accomplishment this fiscal year was the completion of a research and policy project that culminated in a field-facing manuscript that was released in 2024. The K12 Research for Equity Hub is a multi-year actionable research initiative generating evidence to advance policy dialogue on K12 education accountability and assessment systems. This study entitled Ecosystem Level Predictors of Student Flourishing in Diverse Student Populations explores how 8 research-grounded human flourishing design principles predict over 1,800 diverse students well-being, academic attitudes and academic outcomes, providing a foundation for a more equitable and inclusive educational assessment and accountability system. This project was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Walton Family Foundation and managed by EduDream, a Latina-founded, woman-owned research consulting firm inspiring transformation within education by bringing community voice and rigorous research together.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 63
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 14
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 95.2%; rating input score 95
  • Program expense ratio: 29.6%; rating input score 30
  • 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: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • 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: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -221.3%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.86; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.7; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -68.2% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -7.8% per year; rating input score 0; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 34.6% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 95.2% of revenue deployed · 29.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 3 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $25K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $18K · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2021 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 30/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 14/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 22/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 8/100.