North Columbus Preparatory Academy
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 824007283
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2019–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Aug 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Columbus, OH, US
- Phone
- 614.745.8375
- Rating
- 87
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Primary, Elementary Schools
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $1,579,271
- Expenses
- $2,099,932
- Assets
- $771,675
- Liabilities
- $2,876,811
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
5 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Scott Pullins (Board President)
Highest reported compensation
- Dedra Hurst (Board Member): $1,000 total reported compensation
- Kelly Dyer (Board Member): $1,000 total reported compensation
- Sean Herod (Board Member): $1,000 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
North Columbus Preparatory Academy provides a safe and supportive learning environment where students don't just attend class—they belong. We bridge the gap between high academic standards and the 'heart' of education by fostering a caring staff and a close-knit atmosphere where every child is known by name.
What it reported doing in 2024
Our students are on a path toward college and career. We have high expectations for our students and offer a high level of support to help children reach their full potential. We individualize learning based on regular analysis of student progress throughout each school year, and our students are successful.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% 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 total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 89
- Transparency & Controls: 90
- Accountability: 95
- Sustainability: 15
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
- 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: Limited
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 88
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Fail
- Other executive compensation review process: Limited
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -33%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.37; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 3.73; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0.2%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 2.1% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 7.5% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 2 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2.1M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $1K · 5 people listed
- Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $331K reported
- Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules
- Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 5 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 5/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 17/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: CEO compensation review process not reported.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 1/100.