Institute for School Innovation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
593331703
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2011
Forms available
Form 990 2011
Location
Tallahassee, FL, USA
Phone
8506713706
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Educational Services and Schools - Other

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$422,353
Expenses
$800,956
Assets
$470,354
Liabilities
$40,171

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To redefine classroom instruction through technology and active learning.

What it reported doing in 2011

Teacher and leadership training - isi staff and consultants provided training to improve pedagogical practices for 31 teachers in 4 schools located in 2 states. The ultimate goal is to improve student achievement in reading, writing, and mathematics, as well as teach technology skills and other attributes essential for 21st century learning. This training is a seven day process for each teacher that includes a three-day implementation training workshop, a one-day follow-up workshop, and three days of on-site classroom coaching. Teacher training culminates in a certification examination administered by isi online. Isi also conducted a two-day workshop to prepare certified consultants to deliver the training described above. Publications and teacher resources - during 2011 isi provided ongoing support to over 400 teachers reaching approximately 10,000 students at 31 schools in 6 states. Publications included 10 editions of teacher tips, a monthly posting of classroom ideas and technology connections for teachers; 3 editions of the leading edge, a print newsletter with news about child and teams teachers; and, 3 editions of imail, a print newsletter with information about the institutes work and clients. Isi produced new teacher products for use in the classroom and to enhance professional development. These included reflection flip charts and dry erase boards. Isi maintains a very interactive website (www.ifsi.org), with a special password protected area for child and teams educators to access free resources, website links, and professional networking using ning and facebook. The organizations other program services include: conducting and publishing program evaluations for project child, project teams, and pcplus; writing and publishing articles about instructional innovation; making presentations and hosting school seminars to promote innovation through project child and project teams.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 98% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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: 100
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 18
  • Growth: 0

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: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 25th 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: Pass
    • 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: -89.6%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.59; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.09; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 15.2%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -52.8% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -58.3% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 10 of 11 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $609K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $65K · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2010 to 2011
  • 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 — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 31/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 29/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 40/100.