Northern Center for Learning and Innovation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
393646463
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Middletown, NY, USA
Phone
8453202451
Rating
65
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Nonmonetary Support N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$14,927
Expenses
$4,594
Assets
$14,258
Liabilities
$3,925

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Xiaowei Xia (Chair)
  • Wengchiang Kok (Secretary)
  • Katy Mantyk (Treasurer)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Serving Middletown, the greater Orange County area, and beyond - Northern Center for Learning and Innovation (DBA Northern Learning) is dedicated to serving the community by providing services, classes and activities. We provide a welcoming space where children, teens, and adults can explore, learn, and thrive through programs that empower wellness, creativity, research, and community growth.

What it reported doing in 2024

Northern Learning's current program income comes from afterschool, evening and Saturday classes serving children and adults. We currently have 53 students participating in Tea Healing, Ballet, Drumming, Painting, Bio-Technology, Language classes and activities. IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS During the fiscal year, Northern Learning received significant in-kind support that is not reflected in the financial statements reported on Form 990-EZ: 1. DONATED FACILITY ($3,000) Fei Tian College Northern Campus provided rent-free use of program space at 1 Ashley Ave., including utilities and maintenance. Estimated value based on market value: $3,000. 2. DONATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ($5,223) Northern Learning received donated services from four administrative staff members, all of whom hold master's degrees. In addition, five instructors volunteered their teaching services for our programs; one of these instructors hold doctoral degrees and the remaining instructors hold master's degrees. The estimated value of donated services based on fair market value principle: $5,223. TOTAL IN-KIND SUPPORT Based on market rates and fair value principle: $8,223. These contributions do not meet the criteria for recognition under generally accepted accounting principles but represent essential community support enabling the organization to provide free programming to over 50 participants.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 93% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 57
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 75
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 30.8%; rating input score 31
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 69.2%; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.1; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.28; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

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

Details

  • Where the money goes: 30.8% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $5K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 31/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 12/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.