German School of Dallas

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
462248008
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Dallas, TX, USA
Phone
9724001135
Rating
89
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Educational Services and Schools - Other

Reported finances

Revenue
$112,717
Expenses
$126,130
Assets
$95,094
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Silvia Meiss (Treasurer/Teacher)
  • Elke Vassen (Prinipal and Teacher)
  • Monika Scherer (Testing Coordinator/teacher)

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

German language School. Provide German language classes for all ages and levels for students in the community.

What it reported doing in 2024

We continue to adjust to the public needs with increased in person classes and online classes for all levels. We continue to expand our testing program to provide certification for our students to attend university in Germany and or to seek employment. We have begun to offer interested adults the needed classes for B1 level testing and certification. We have also added an online adult conversation class only and started a weekly "Stammtisch" to provide social interaction and language practice for the students. Hired additional teachers to allow for more specific level teaching and hosted continuing education programs. Continue to provide and require continuing education for contracted teachers to ensure the highest level of instruction. Expanded our cultural offerings with movie afternoons, coffee time, and updated CPR instructions for all staff.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 86% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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 total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 33
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -11.9%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.75; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.1%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 56.7% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 11.4% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.2% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $126K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2019 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 13/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 50/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 25/100.