Education Voters of America

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN: 203944907
IRS 990-EZ coverage: 2011–2012
Forms available: Form 990 2010, Form 990-EZ 2012
Location: Cambridge, MA, USA
Phone: 6178767700
Rating: 85
Verdict: STRONG
Rating confidence: Moderate
Sector: Citizen Participation

Reported finances

Revenue: $51,325
Expenses: $56,281
Assets: $150,464

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Education voters of america (eva) promotes a pro-education agenda across the country and pushes for a stronger educational environment for the next generation of students. Eva informs the public of the need for better public schools and the activities of the lawmakers with respect to making sound education policy decisions. It is expected that by informing the public about the issue of education reform and the legislative work surrounding education policies, the organization will be able to mobilize the public to advocate for greater legislative action on the issue.

What it reported doing in 2012

State outreach: providing program planning and technical assistance in establishing state offices to promote a pro-public education agenda. Engaging in direct lobbying efforts of state legislators as permissible under state laws. Informing the public about education policy issues and positions on education taken by state legislators.

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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

Financial Efficiency: 87
Transparency & Controls: 100
Sustainability: 36
Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

Mission deployment rate: 89.7%; rating input score 90
Program expense ratio: 81.8%; rating input score 82

Transparency & Controls

Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

Operating margin: -9.7%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.67; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

Program expense growth: -37% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
Revenue growth: -63.3% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
Asset growth: -19.7% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Details

Where the money goes: 89.7% of revenue deployed · 81.8% of spending went to programs
Governance: Filed governance answers
Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $46K in reported program spending
Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
Schedules: 2 filed schedules
Filing history: 2 filing years from 2011 to 2012
Related organizations: 5 filed related-organization links
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.

Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 30/100.
High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.