Northwood Cottage School

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
332882939
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Houston, TX, USA
Phone
7133003887
Rating
43
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Primary, Elementary Schools

Reported finances

Revenue
$51,800
Expenses
$33,357
Assets
$23,951
Liabilities
$5,508

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

People named in this filing

  • SUSAN MICHELLE RALLS (DIRECTOR)
  • LENOR SEARLE (DIRECTOR)
  • VICKI BENNETT (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Northwood cottage school is an intentionally small learning community dedicated to helping every child thrive. The school prioritizes individualized attention and hands-on experiences, creating an environment where curiosity, exploration, and movement are at the heart of learning. The school aims to empower students to take ownership of their education, pursue their passions, and develop into confident, lifelong learners.

What it reported doing in 2024

To provide a rigorous academic base through in-depth instruction in reading, language arts, and mathematics in grade-banded learning pods. To establish a strong base for the school's exploration curriculum, project-based thematic units, centered on science and social studies, encourage collaborative learning within mixed-age groups. To complement the school's core academic subjects with regular instruction in spanish, yoga, visual art, physical education, and social-emotional skills.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 59
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 35.6%; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.72; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.23; rating input score 13; 13th 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: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 38/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 13/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.