Iowa Independent School Tuition Organization Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 611540449
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2014–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2013, Form 990-N 2007
- Location
- Des Moines, IA, USA
- Phone
- 5153144034
- Rating
- 77
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $231,257
- Expenses
- $213,110
- Assets
- $221,294
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
9 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- JEREMY OURS (President)
Highest reported compensation
- NATHAN OLSON (ADMINISTRATOR): $25,000 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To solicit donations from the general public in order to provide funds to each member school who then allocate the funds to qualifying families pursuant to Iowa code section 422.11s.
What it reported doing in 2025
Iowa independent school tuition organization provided scholarships to eligible students attending non-public k-12 schools in the state of Iowa which are accredited under Iowa code 256.11 and adheres to the provisions of the federal civil rights act of 1964 and chapter 216. An "eligible student" is a student who is a member of a household whose total annual income during the calendar year before the student receives a tuition grant does not exceed an amount equal to four times the most recently published federal poverty guidelines in the federal register by the united states department of health and human services.as provided on schedule i of this form 990, the organization distributed $183,150 in the form of scholarships. Scholarship distributions were made directly to 4 accredited, non-public schools located in the state of Iowa to provide tuition assistance for students from eligible families as described above.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- 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 program spending has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 73
- Transparency & Controls: 94
- Accountability: 82
- Sustainability: 49
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 79.7%; rating input score 80
- Program expense ratio: 85.9%; rating input score 86
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 57
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: Limited
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 7.8%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.04; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 11.7%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -2% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -0.5% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 0.1% per year; rating input score 100; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 79.7% of revenue deployed · 85.9% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $183K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $25K · 9 people listed
- Consistency: 17 of 17 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
- Filing history: 11 filing years from 2014 to 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 4 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.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 53/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 42/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 25/100.