Shelton School

Legal name: June Shelton School and Evaluation Center

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
751507280
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Dallas, TX, US
Phone
9727741772
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Specialized Education Institutions

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$50,262,641
Expenses
$54,742,965
Assets
$60,601,190
Liabilities
$49,187,066

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

Leadership & pay

48 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SUZANNE STELL (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • SUZANNE STELL (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $431,783 total reported compensation
  • KELLY VAN DEN HANDEL (CFO / TREASURER): $281,418 total reported compensation
  • CHRISTI CONTRERAS (CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER): $217,418 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To serve the educational needs of students with language-based learning differences, such as dyslexia and oral language disorders.

What it reported doing in 2024

The outreach program extends shelton's approaches to those beyond its student body. Services include summer school, teacher training, tutoring program in reading / writing / spelling, online training, presentations at conferences and workshops, and collaborative programs with colleges and universities. The speech center provides services for community children and adults, both on and off campus. Services includes individual / group therapy, staff development for professionals, and screenings for other schools. The evaluation center provides a variety of evaluations to the community. Psychoeducational, neuropsychological, and psychological clients are seen and evaluated for learning disabilities and related disorders.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 92% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 77% for direct work, and 23% for grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 99
  • Sustainability: 22
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 97.9%; rating input score 98
  • Program expense ratio: 89.6%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: $3.12 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 99.9%; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 97.5%; rating input score 98; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -8.9%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.11; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.81; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.6%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9.5% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.5% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 6 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 97.9% of revenue deployed · 89.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 39 of 40 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $49M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $432K · 48 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $3M reported
  • Consistency: 39 of 39 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 12 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 11 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 11/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 9/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 43/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 17/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 30/100.