CUES Fund
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 470818922
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2018–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Omaha, NE, United States
- Phone
- 402-451-5755
- Rating
- 90
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Roman Catholic
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $6,910,343
- Expenses
- $7,540,655
- Assets
- $7,241,222
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
29 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- ROBERT GLOW (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 7.5.24))
- MARZIA SHIELDS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AS OF 8.12.24))
Highest reported compensation
- CYNTHIA HORNING (CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER): $124,210 total reported compensation
- ROBERT GLOW (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 7.5.24)): $109,422 total reported compensation
- KENT CARSON (CHIEF OPERATING & INFORMATION OFFICER): $103,577 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
CUES Fund secures financial gifts to support CUES School System’s people, programs and services to build a brighter future for students and families. Community:** We build a caring community of donors, partners, and supporters who join together to strengthen the CUES school system and the families we serve. Collaboration:** We cultivate strong relationships with donors, community organizations and mission-aligned stakeholders to expand support for CUES students, families, and staff. Faith-Centered Love:** We steward our mission with compassion, generosity, and faith, supporting programs and partnerships rooted in love and dignity for every child.
What it reported doing in 2024
Sacred heart elementary school was founded in 1904 and is located at 2205 binney street, omaha, ne. In 24-25, enrollment was 129 with an average class size of 16. 100%, of these families qualify for tuition assistance and free or reduced lunch. Cues is open to all children. The enrollment policy is open, being catholic is not a requirement. In fact, only 31% of our students are catholic. The student population is diverse with 88% black, 6% latino, 2% asian, 2% indigenous american/alaskan native, and 2% are white. Community partnerships are an important part of providing students and families with the support they need. Cues schools system partners with community resources to improve each family's circumstances and positively affect home life for students. Cues partnerships supply families with needed items such as food, medical and dental, transportation, and utility and rent assistance. Learning opportunities outside the classroom include steam learning opportunities with a majority of these students attending an after-school program.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 87% of its reported program spending out as grants.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 88
- Transparency & Controls: 94
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 35
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 96.5%; rating input score 97
- 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: 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: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: Pass
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -9.1%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.96; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 5.2%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 10.8% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 10.8% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 8.1% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 6 programs and campaigns described on the official site
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 96.5% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 25 of 25 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $7.3M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $124K · 29 people listed
- Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
- Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
- Filing history: 7 filing years from 2018 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
- 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 14/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 36/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 52/100.