Masconomet Education Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
272769956
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2011
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2011
Location
Topsfield, MA, USA
Phone
9788875196
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$30,314
Expenses
$28,574
Assets
$3,763

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The corporation is organized for charitable and educational purposes including to provide financial support for activities or materials that will directly contribute to the quality of life and education at the masconomet regional middle school and masconomet regional high school, to coordinate volunteer efforts in support of the above mentioned purposes and to conduct such other activities and programs in furthereance of the foregoing purposes as may be carried out by the corporation organized under Massachusetts general laws, chapter 180 and described in section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code.

What it reported doing in 2011

Provided grants to the masconomet regional school district in connection with the school's campus-wide wireless internet access project.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 92
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 31
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 89.9%; rating input score 90
  • Program expense ratio: 95.3%; rating input score 95

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 5.7%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.13; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 89.9% of revenue deployed · 95.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $27K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 11/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 59/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.