Community Center for Education Results

What it reported doing in 2024

As the "backbone organization staffing and supporting the road map project, ccer has built a number of capacities that support the accomplishment of regional priorities and support the work of aligned partners and local programmatic and school improvement efforts. The ccer data team maintains an education data warehouse, produces analytic dashboards and conducts predictive analytics and qualitative research. The team produces reports, online dashboards, community data tools, and conducts analysis and research to support road map project partner strategies to improve outcomes for children from cradle to college and career. We are improving access to data and supporting data use. We are also partnering with community members and organizations using a community collaborative research approach.ccer helps to ensure there is consistent communications to support the collective work. The ccer communications team uses the road map project website, several social media accounts, email newsletters and other tools in the communication work. The focus of communications is both internal to the road map project, which includes hundreds of partners, and external to the broader public. The ccer team works with the road map community leadership team and many regional partners to support strong accountability for results. In order to develop and implement regional system-changing strategies ccer often plays a convener and facilitator role. Ccer also designes and supports local practice improvement efforts to improve outcomes and close gaps for students of color across the education continuum.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 92.3%; rating input score 92
• Fundraising efficiency: $25.1 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• 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 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: -46%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.29; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 13.3%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 6.4% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5.5% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 8.2% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings