Frontier Charter Academy Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 841595314
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2011–2011
- Forms available
- Form 990 2011
- Location
- Calhan, CO, USA
- Phone
- 7193473156
- Rating confidence
- Limited
- Sector
- Charter Schools
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $994,134
- Expenses
- $530,690
- Assets
- $678,451
- Liabilities
- $20,462
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Frontier academy strives to inspire all students to reach their fullest potential in academic achievement, character development and citizenship in a safe and innovative learning environment.
What it reported doing in 2011
68 total students. Fca provides small class sizes for a better learning environment.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- Distribution model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.
The verdict
- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
- Transparency & Controls: 90
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 73
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: Limited
- Program expense ratio: Limited
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Limited
- Related-party transparency: Scored; rating input score 0
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- 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: 46.6%; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.28; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 9.4%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
- Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $499K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $50K · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
- Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes related organizations
- Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
- 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.
- High — Transparency & Controls: Related-party transparency scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 53/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 37/100.