Hamblen County Education Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
621180498
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
Morristown, TN, USA
Phone
4233270114
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Labor Unions

Reported finances

Revenue
$9,056
Expenses
$11,021
Assets
$69,453
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

18 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CAROL ROUSE (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ASHLEY BURNSIDE (SCHOOL REP)
  • KATHY CARDWELL (PECCA TEAM)
  • CHRISTIE ELKINS (SCHOOL REP)

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

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The purposes of the hamblen county education association are: 1. To work for the welfare of school children, the advancement of education, and the improvement of instructional opportunities for all. 2. To unite and strengthen the teaching profession and to secure and maintain economic and professional security for all members. 3. To develop and promote the adoption of such ethical practices, personnel policies, and standards of preparation and participation as a mark of the profession. 4. To enable members to speak with a common voice on matters pertaining to the teaching profession and to present their individual and common interest before the board of education and other legal authorities. 5. To hold property and funds and to employ a staff as necessary for the attainment of these purposes.

What it reported doing in 2023

The hamblen county education association handles professional relations, communication, teacher welfare, professional development, contract issues, legislation, and other educator concerns.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 98% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Multi-channel. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 52% for direct work, 19% for grants, and 29% for affiliated organizations.

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: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 50
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 94.6%; rating input score 95
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -21.7%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 6.3; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -3.8% per year; rating input score 0; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3% per year; rating input score 0; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 94.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 18 of 18 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $10K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 18 people listed
  • Consistency: 14 of 14 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 42/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 52/100.