Imago Dei Middle School

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
861155866
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Tucson, AZ, USA
Phone
5208824008
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Elementary, Secondary Education, K - 12

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,038,610
Expenses
$2,907,776
Assets
$2,540,370
Liabilities
$2,058,886

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

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ORJIAKOR ISIOGU (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • CAMERON TAYLOR (HEAD OF SCHOOL): $145,857 total reported compensation
  • VERONICA CARRILLO (FINANCE OFFICER): $102,286 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Imago dei middle school is an independent, tuition-free middle school for children of low-income families from tucson neighborhoods. We admit children of diverse faiths, races, cultures, and cognitive profiles, believing in the episcopal tradition that we find god in and through each other's presence.imago dei's small classes, individualized curricula, and extended school days provide rigorous academic, moral and social instruction. In close partnership with families, we are an innovative learning community that affords structured support to help students thrive. Together, we are a school that never gives up on a child.imago dei challenges students to discover and develop the fullness oftheir individual gifts. We seek to prepare graduates who will contribute intellectually, morally and actively to the society they will inherit. (adopted and modified with permission from the epiphany school in dorchester, ma).

What it reported doing in 2024

Imago dei middle school, established in 2005, serves boys and girls inthe 4th through 8th grades from families with low income residing in tucson and south tucson. Imago dei middle school is modeled after the epiphany school in dorchester, Massachusetts and is a member of the national association of episcopal schools. Imago dei is committed to providing a comprehensive curriculum and support services including the following:* quality academic, physical, social, and spiritual education.* individualized support, nurturing each child's development and identity.* an extended school day (10 hours), week (5 and 1/2 days) and year(11 months).* small classes for specialized instruction (teaching ratio of 1 to 10).* tuition-free education.* access to vitally needed health, prevention, and social services.* opportunities for strong parental involvement.imago dei middle school is focused on educating the whole child and breaking cycles of poverty. The criterion for admission is based onstudents qualifying for the federal government free/reduced lunch program. Students who qualify financially are admitted on a rolling basis until the class is full, and then applicants are added to a wait list for openings. The cost of tuition at imago dei middle school is approximately $35,000 per year per child. Imago dei operates as a tuition-free school due to the economic limitations of students' families; therefore, donor support is essential for the success of imago dei's mission.

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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 38
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 82.9%; rating input score 83
  • Program expense ratio: 86.6%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: $16.33 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

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: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 4.3%; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.87; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.81; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.5%; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9.7% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.3% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.8% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 82.9% of revenue deployed · 86.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $146K · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 53/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 49/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 32/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 10/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 35/100.