Knowledge a to Z Academy Charter School Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 454851720
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2012–2015
- Forms available
- Form 990 2015
- Location
- Camden, NJ, USA
- Phone
- 8563561000
- Rating
- 74
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Charter Schools
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $5,237,502
- Expenses
- $6,167,027
- Assets
- $0
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
8 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- ZULMA LOMBARDO (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- ZULMA LOMBARDO (PRESIDENT)
- BRIAN KOWALSKI (VICE PRESIDE)
- ALETA GIBSON (TRUSTEE MEMB)
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 2015. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Knowledge a to z academy charter school, inc. Is a bonified school district in the state of New Jersey. It was created through the approval of its New Jersey charter school application by the state of New Jersey, department of education and functions independently as an educational institution. The school taught children from kindergarten through 5th grade.
What it reported doing in 2015
This school is a formal New Jersey charter school district which operates under New Jersey statutes.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Grant-funded. 100% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
- 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.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 61
- Transparency & Controls: 90
- Accountability: 88
- Sustainability: 14
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 73.3%; rating input score 73
- Program expense ratio: 62.2%; rating input score 62
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- 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: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -17.7%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 28.4% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 19.6% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -17.2% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 73.3% of revenue deployed · 62.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $3.8M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
- Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
- Schedules: 6 filed schedules
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2012 to 2015
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 6/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.