Haverford School Parents' Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
236424688
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2016
Forms available
Form 990 2016
Location
Haverford, PA, USA
Phone
6416423020
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support

Reported finances

Revenue
$177,082
Expenses
$196,238
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

48 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Alicia Payne (bOARD MEMBER)
  • Beth Zemble (bOARD MEMBER)
  • Dorothy Walker (Second vice chairman)

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 2016. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Haverford School Parents' Association works to support the Haverford School, to enhance the education of our sons, to raise community spirit, and to provide positive experiences for Haverford School parents. In every independent school, volunteer support by parents is an integral part of the education community, and family involvement is essential to the quality of each child's education.

What it reported doing in 2016

The Haverford School Parents' Association works to support the Haverford School by holding various fundraising activities throughout the school year. THE LARGEST OF THESE EVENTS IS THE ANNUAL GALA WHICH IS A DINNER AND AUCTION. OTHER ACTIVITIES OF NOTE ARE THE ANNUAL LUNCHEON, HAVERFORD/EA DAY EVENT, AND THE PUMPKIN AND SPRING FAIRS. VARIOUS SMALLER EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES ARE PROMOTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ALL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES ARE ORGANIZED AND STAFFED ON A VOLUNTEER BASIS BY HAVERFORD SCHOOL PARENTS.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 66% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

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 expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 19
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 91.7%; rating input score 92
  • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -10.8%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.8% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.8% per year; rating input score 0; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -33.4% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 91.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 48 of 48 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $180K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 48 people listed
  • Consistency: 15 of 15 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2010 to 2016
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 2 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.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 21/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.