Martin De Porres School for Exceptional Children Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237379093
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Elmont, NY, USA
Phone
5165022840
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Specialized Education Institutions

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$15,630,941
Expenses
$14,589,323
Assets
$7,867,142
Liabilities
$4,476,853

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

Leadership & pay

18 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOSEPH TRAINOR (PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECT)

Highest reported compensation

  • JOSEPH TRAINOR (PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECT): $203,876 total reported compensation
  • ANTONELA CINTURATI (CFO): $179,486 total reported compensation
  • NELSON TUNG (SOCIAL SERVICES SUPERVISOR): $133,615 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Martin de porres school for exceptional children, inc. Prepares youth for life by helping them overcome challenges, develop values and learn skills within a diverse community marked by caring relationships, faith and zealous efforts.

What it reported doing in 2024

Educational services - the martin de porres school for exceptional children (mdp) is a non-public school chartered by the New York state department of education to serve students aged 5-22 who are classified by the local committees on special education with the handicapping conditions of autism, emotional disability, or multiple disabilities. Students are referred to mdp by their local school districts due to the severity of their needs. These students are unable to have thier educational needs met in-district by the public special education system. At mdp, students are provided with a full complement of educational and vocational experiences along with the related services of counseling, speech, occupational therapy and physical therapy as mandated. Martin de porres consists of the following school programs: the martin de porres elementary / junior high school / high school this program is located at 621 elmont road in elmont, New York. It is approved to serve students from age 5-21. It has 19 classes with a student to teacher ratio of 12:1:1.5. Mdp is approved to serve up to 252 students. The school operates on a twelve-month basis, as students require such a program to meet their needs. Mdphs provides students with the opportunity to learn vocational skills as well as earn a high school diploma. The high school also operates on a 12-month basis as students are mandated for such a service.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 97% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 77
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 81.8%; rating input score 82
  • Program expense ratio: 87.8%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 6.7%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.54; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.57; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.1%; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -3.7% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.2% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 81.8% of revenue deployed · 87.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $12.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $204K · 18 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $594K reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 7 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 17/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 59/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 24/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 35/100.