Notre Dame Education Center Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
043181652
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
South Boston, MA, USA
Phone
6172681912
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$390,135
Expenses
$638,764
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CHARLES R SHEDIAC (PRESIDENT)
  • CHRISTINE DURANTE ESQ (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • CHRISTINE DURANTE ESQ (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $96,923 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide quality education and support services in a diverse caring community that empowers adult and at risk youth learners to realize their full potential.

What it reported doing in 2023

Adult education services:*literacy and academic achievement program (laa) : this program offers beginner levels of instruction in english language learning, and three levels of instruction in reading, writing, mathematics, social studies, science, and computer skills. A chief focus is building and strengthening the academic foundation of which to scaffold learning for college and career pathways opportunities.*college and career pathways program (ccp) : this program offers intermediate and advanced instruction in english language learning including listening, speaking, reading, writing, math, and computer instruction. It also prepares students for ged/hisetin fiscal year 2023, the center served xxx students, xx of whom graduated the program; x of the xx whom graduated are n0w enrolled in adult basic education (abe) and hiset. In fiscal year 2022, the center served 110 students, 80 of whom graduated from the program; 5 of the 80 graduates are now enrolled in adult basic education (abe) and hiset.youth education services: this department has two distinct programs, both of which implement a case-management model specifically designed for this population.*high school dilpoma program (hsdp) : this program enables students with 10 high-school credits to complete their studies and obtain a cathedral high school diploma; the option of dual enrollment with benjamin franklin institute of technology is particularly attrative for many students. In fiscal year 2023, the center served xx students, x of whom obtained their diploma. In fiscal 2022, the center served 22 students, 7 of whom obtained their diploma.*hiset and postsecondary preparation (hpp) : this program is designed for youth who are 16 to 24 years of age. Hsdp and hpp students take part in college and career exploration. In fiscal year 2023, the center served xxx students, x of whom obtained the hiset. In fiscal year 2022, the center served 103 students, 7 of whom obtained the hiset. Workforce readiness and career pathways initiative : the overall goal of the inifiative is to provide all the center's students, especially at the college and career pathways levels, with superior job readiness skills, employment outcomes, and in house training in its four tracks.track 1 : office skills and technology level one, career explorationtrack 2 : office akills and technology level two, business lab and internshiptrack 3 : individualized career coachingtrack 4 : post placement / already employed services.the center served xxx and 302 students under this program from fiscal years 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 66% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 5
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 64.4%; rating input score 64
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.31 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 27; 27th 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: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -63.7%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 15.2%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -9.9% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -5.6% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1.6% per year; rating input score 0; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 64.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $411K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $97K · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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: Fundraising efficiency scored 27/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 4/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 24/100.