Notre Dame Cristo Rey High School Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
020296284
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Methuen, MA, USA
Phone
9786898222
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Secondary, High School
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$5,668,194
Expenses
$5,530,969
Assets
$16,437,083
Liabilities
$872,539

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

Leadership & pay

20 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SR MARYALYCE GILFEATHER SNDDEN (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • ANTHONY ZAVAGNIN (FORMER PRINCIPAL): $133,354 total reported compensation
  • LOTHSARINH ACCIARD (CFO): $124,600 total reported compensation
  • DEAN GRAZIANO (V.P., CWSP): $109,578 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

In the tradition of the sisters of notre dame de namur, the school provides a catholic, affordable, culturally sensitive, college preparatory education, enhanced by professional work experience for young men and women from families with limited income.

What it reported doing in 2025

Notre dame cristo rey high school is a member of the cristo rey network, a national network of high schools that integrates four years of rigorous college preparatory academics with four years of professional work experience.comprised of 41 catholic, college preparatory schools that today serve more than 13,000 students across 24 states and Washington dc and claims 33,300 graduates, cristo rey network high schools deliver a powerful and innovative approach to inner-city education that equips students from economically-disadvantaged families with the knowledge, character, and skills to transform their lives.ndcr's target population includes 275 students ages 14-18 from lawrence, ma (90%) and the surrounding communities. Ndcr students represent diverse backgrounds and cultures including haitian, white/caucasian, central american, middle eastern, asian and hispanic/latino, however most of the student body (92%) is hispanic/latino. 65% are female, 35% male and 100% qualify for free or reduced federal lunches.since its first graduating class, 100% of ndcr's graduates have been accepted to a four-year college or university. Ndcr's average college graduation rate is 57%, compared to a u.s. National average of 9%.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 86% 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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 78
  • Sustainability: 48
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 92.9%; rating input score 93
  • Program expense ratio: 91.5%; rating input score 92
  • Fundraising efficiency: $7.93 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings

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: 100%; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 56
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 2.4%; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.97; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.9%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 92.9% of revenue deployed · 91.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 15 board members independent · 5 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $5.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $133K · 20 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $217K reported
  • Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 28/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 35/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 37/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 59/100.