Mexico Education Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
364580459
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2023
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2023
Location
Homewood, IL, USA
Phone
7089579095
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Student Services, Organizations of Students

Reported finances

Revenue
$64,522
Expenses
$46,120
Assets
$171,156

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

People named in this filing

  • DAVID BENDER (EXEC DIRECTOR)
  • DIANA PETRUS (Director)
  • MOLLY HEILMANN (Director)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To improve the education facilities in mexico and assist needy mexican students in obtaining a quality education through the high school years.

What it reported doing in 2023

The organization's purpose is to improve the educational facilities in mexico and assist the needy mexican students in obtaining a quality education through the high school years.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 92% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of total spending goes to programs and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 68
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 68
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 59%; rating input score 59
  • Program expense ratio: 82.5%; rating input score 83

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 28.5%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.71; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.4% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 59% of revenue deployed · 82.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $38K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2016 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 59/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.