Determined to Educate Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
900423844
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2022
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
3473208467
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Adult, Continuing Education

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$73,744
Expenses
$73,985
Assets
$2,231
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CINDY BAAH (CEO)
  • DONALD BAAH (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • CINDY BAAH (CEO)
  • DONALD BAAH (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • ALISHIA GOODRIDGE (DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS)

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

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

Overview

Mission

Determined to educate, inc. Is a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to promoting education and providing resources to underserved communities. It focus on initiatives such as mentorship programs, scholarship opportunities and educational workshops to empower individuals and improve access to quality education and careers. It works with young people, motivating them to aim high and exposing them to a wider world of opportunities.

What it reported doing in 2024

Promoting education and providing resources to underserved communities via trips to events, museums, and speakers.

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. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 70
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 31
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 69.6%; rating input score 70
  • Program expense ratio: 69.4%; rating input score 69

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.3%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.03; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 9.5%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -23.7% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -10.2% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 69.6% of revenue deployed · 69.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $51K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 7/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 43/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 10/100.