Dennis-yarmouth Educators Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237133534
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2018
Location
South Dennis, MA, USA
Phone
5086485106
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Labor Unions

Reported finances

Revenue
$297,815
Expenses
$234,627
Assets
$224,131
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MICHELLE DUNN (PRESIDENT)
  • MARA FOURNIER (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MEAGHAN MCFALL (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ALLISON ADAMS (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • COLIN KULIS (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • MICHELLE DUNN (PRESIDENT): $7,750 total reported compensation
  • MARA FOURNIER (VICE PRESIDENT): $2,500 total reported compensation
  • MEAGHAN MCFALL (VICE PRESIDENT): $2,500 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Labor organization established to represent the teachers & staff of the dennis-yarmouth regional school district.the association is part of the Massachusetts teachers association.

What it reported doing in 2024

Labor organization established to represent the teachers & staff of the dennis-yarmouth regional school district.the association is part of the Massachusetts teachers association.activities consist of representation, of the membership, in contract negoitations with the dennis-yarmouth regional school district.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 96% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Member-benefit provider. The nonprofit used 86% of its reported program spending for member benefits.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 60
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 74.8%; rating input score 75
  • Program expense ratio: 95%; rating input score 95
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 56
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 21.2%; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.96; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.6%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -21.3% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.3% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 32.8% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 74.8% of revenue deployed · 95% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 325 of 325 board members independent · 5 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $223K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $8K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 15 of 15 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 7 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 39/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 30/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.