Col-kel Education and Training Ministries

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
753062659
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2021
Forms available
Form 990 2021
Location
Springdale, MD, USA
Phone
8433310995
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Public Foundations

Reported finances

Revenue
$993,100
Expenses
$993,100
Assets
$15
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

People named in this filing

  • ANTHONY SEAN KELLY SR (CHAIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS)
  • JACQUELIN J CAIN (DIR STRATEGIC INNOVATIONS)
  • JUANITA P COLBERT-KELLY (DIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Disseminate resourcing information available to Local Communities to educate "at-risk" Populations Worldwide; Provide education & training forums for "at-risk" Individuals in faith-based environments; promote preventive measures that facilitate "Closing the Gap" in Health, Education & Welfare Disparities among "at-risk" Populations; Foster & facilitate Indigenous "moral-based" Good Business Practices within organizations that strengthen their infrastructures.

What it reported doing in 2021

Applied improved systems/platforms that enhances "at-risk" Youth, as well as adults, academic, intellectual & spiritual Knowledgebase. Our Operations nurtured interest among "at-risk High School & College students in careers that are pertinent to the task of reducing "at-risk" disparity gaps. Our community-based innovations include creating a means for exposing "at-risk Youth" to varieties of career options, as well as possible ways & means of achieving those options. Participants engaged in opportunities to experience, within constructive frameworks, debating principal issues facing them, while cultivating & nurturing their sense of Global Citizenry, underscoring the notions of diversity tolerance & international sensitivities with freedom of expressions. Our operations facilitated individual awareness with sharing of common purpose promoting mutual understandings with an appreciation of "Global Democracy," infusing Citizenship values locally. Participants developed & demonstrated leadership skills, a willingness to learn, inclusive of interests in Global Affairs. Program follow-ups indicate that participants carried their experiences with us into their homes, school & Communities. They also have opportunities to participate in COL-KEL Events & Conferences through future years. Our participants sustained their enhanced self-awareness of Moral responsibilities within our Global Population.

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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 33
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 94.3%; rating input score 94
  • Program expense ratio: 94.3%; rating input score 94
  • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -26.9% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -25.1% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 94.3% of revenue deployed · 94.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 6 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $936K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 40 of 40 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2020 to 2021
  • 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

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  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 26/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.