Milwaukee Math and Science Academy Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 271053816
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2014–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Milwaukee, WI, USA
- Phone
- 4142636400
- Rating
- 86
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Charter Schools
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $3,579,865
- Expenses
- $3,614,433
- Assets
- $3,041,944
- Liabilities
- $2,259,616
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
9 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- DOMINIC ANDROGA PHD (PRESIDENT)
Highest reported compensation
- CRYSTAL BIELMEIR (PRINCIPAL): $91,556 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 mission of milwaukee math and science academy, inc. Is to create a learning community in which:-teachers, parents and students work together to develop young people who are confident and achieve academic excellence in a powerful college prep curriculum;-students do not question "whether" they will go to college, but instead, ask "when and "where;-students understand that with hard work, dreams are possible;-students develop the skills in math, science, and technology necessary to become bold inquirers, analytical thinkers, and ethical leaders in the 21st century; and-students are empowered to become productively engaged in the local community and broader society.we create a school culture that is built on success, respect, and accountability. The founders of milwaukee math and science academy, inc. Recognize that the success of students is dependent upon the school's ability to create a culture that fosters meaningful, sustained relationships between teachers, students, and paren
What it reported doing in 2024
Milwaukee math and science academy (mmsa) operates a charter school which focuses on math, science and technology education for all of its students. The school is open to all communities regardless of ethnicity, social status and religion. Mmsa strives to provide a safe and challenging learning environment. The school has highly qualified teachers, caring administrators and superb students. More than just a school, mmsa is a family.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Grant-funded. 99% 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.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 81
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 95
- Sustainability: 33
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 92.2%; rating input score 92
- Program expense ratio: 91.3%; rating input score 91
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: Pass
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -1%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.84; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.74; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 2.5%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 1.1% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 0.6% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 18.9% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 92.2% of revenue deployed · 91.3% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $3.3M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $92K · 9 people listed
- Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $724K reported
- Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 11 filing years from 2014 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- 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.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 30/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Document-retention policy not reported.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 31/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 12/100.