New Directions Education Project

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
931323418
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Pendleton, OR, USA
Phone
5419694980
Rating
97
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support

Reported finances

Revenue
$36,563
Expenses
$39,566
Assets
$66,615
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Kittee Custer (Chairperson/Director)
  • Mardel Bose (Vice Chairperson)
  • Beth Condon (Secretary)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The primary purpose of New Directions is to provide college transfer courses to AICs at Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution (EOCI) with the hopes that the students will eventually receive an associate degree (AA) from Treasure Valley Community College who provides credit for the courses. It is also hoped that students will further their degree after receiving the AA and become contributing members to society. Studies have shown that education has shown to reduce recidivism among AICs.

What it reported doing in 2025

NDEP offered a total of twelve classes in summer 2025, fall 2025, winter 2026 and spring 2026 with a total of 76 students. These classes were Animal science Philosophical Problems, Writing Composition I, US History, Freshman Orientation, Intermediate Algebra I, Geology, Survey of American Literature, Precalculus I Functions, Environmental Science, Writing Composition II and Social Change and Institutions. Some were offered on line instruction, some had an in person instructor and some were a hybrid. All students were successful in the courses they had taken. We have three students who will graduate with an AA degree at the end of summer term. This is quite an accomplishment taking one courses a quarter. Several other students have nearly completed their AA degree requirements, requiring just two or three courses. One of the difficulties is finding qualified instructors who have the time and are willing to teach in the prison environment. Treasure Valley Community College has been very good to work with and have been finding instructors and courses that students need for graduation.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 92% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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 reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 47
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -8.2%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.68; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 50.2% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 60.3% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $40K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 31/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.