Livingston County Education Alliance In

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
141848335
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Geneseo, NY, USA
Phone
5852432222
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Educational Services and Schools - Other

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$227,485
Expenses
$244,133
Assets
$706,695
Liabilities
$69,697

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Laura Lane (Preaident/ CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • Laura Lane (Preaident/ CEO): $109,668 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The formation of an alliance between educators and business leaders to prepare students and community members to become a productive part of an effective workforce with the skills employers need by promoting business leadership and business education programs and initiatives.

What it reported doing in 2024

Leadership Institute: "Building a leadership legacy" programs and events: Leadership Livingston:- The program identifies emerging leaders in the community and provides exposure to the issues and assests of the local community. It consists of a ten-month certificate program presenting the concerns facing our towns, villages, businesses, and Not-For-Profit organizations through hands-on experiences on site around Livingston County.- The program utilizes key County leaders as guest speakers to send the message of collaboration to enhance the quality of life for the community. Topics discussed in monthly sessions include goverment, public safety, economic development, and human services. Community service involvement is a prerequisiste for completion of the program. leadership ll:- A full day's experience to renew friendships and increase knowledge of the current trends in leadership training. Certificate program consists of an afternoon seminar, time for networking, a dinner speaking, and a breakfast speaker. Leadership lll:- Advances certificate program to refresh and enhance leadership skills. Program includes distinguished leadership award luncheon, guest speakers, and seminars. Leadership for Living:- Commitee to address the leadership needs of the young professionals and create a "Think Tank" to discuss the migration of the recent college graduates from the community. Inovolvement in community service and vounteerism is part of the commitee's mission. Leadership Roundtable:- This program encourages chief executive officers, buinsess owners, executive directors, and communtity leaders to share with each other valuable leadership skills and tools. A series of working breakfasts and lunches with a facilitator and follow up activities. Discovery Leadership:- This program is designed to assist retirees identify their strengths and interests in order to address the needs of orhanizations and businesses in Livingston county for support, advice, and leadership through volunteerism. Green Livingston:- An annual collaborative effort by partnering with the state university of New York College at Geneseo to provide eco-friendly education for the development of green initiatives in Livingston County.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 69% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 96% 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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 48
  • Transparency & Controls: 89
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 54.1%; rating input score 54
  • Program expense ratio: 50.5%; rating input score 51
  • Fundraising efficiency: $1.94 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 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: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -7.3%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.89; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.5%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 22.2% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 20.6% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 54.1% of revenue deployed · 50.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $123K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $110K · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 27 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 54/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 51/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 9/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 26/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 26/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 33/100.