Ogden School Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
942685413
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Ogden, UT, USA
Phone
8017377304
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Educational Services and Schools - Other

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,598,323
Expenses
$1,449,469
Assets
$8,167,319
Liabilities
$240,358

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

Leadership & pay

31 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ERIC HALL (PRESIDENT)
  • NOEL ZABRISKIE (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • BRYNN MURDOCK (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • BRYNN MURDOCK (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $129,018 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of the ogden school foundation is to enhance the educational opportunities of students in the ogden school district. Motivate and provide opportunities for students, district employees, and community members to expand their commitment to education.

What it reported doing in 2024

The ogden school foundation enhances the educational opportunites of students in the ogden school district by exposing them to a broad range of educational opportunities in literacy, math, science, the arts, and technology; executing fundraising events where patrons can support public education; supporting the mission of the school district and educating the whole child; helping our teachers and schools acquire innovative equipment for meaningful educational experiences through our grants program. Our teachers grant program utilizes the donors choose platform. This has enabled us to leverage additional dollars coming to our students to increase the programs reach. The foundation also provides funds for other activities throughout the district that enrich students' education experiences such as visiting authors, stem supplies, technology equipment, music and art programs.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 88% 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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 67
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 81
  • Sustainability: 60
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 71%; rating input score 71
  • Program expense ratio: 73.8%; rating input score 74
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.12 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 23; 23rd 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: 93.5%; rating input score 94; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 9.3%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.63; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.8% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.3% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 71% of revenue deployed · 73.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 29 of 31 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $129K · 31 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2015 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 23/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 8 not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 58/100.