Ohio Coalition for Quality Education

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
113753651
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2019
Forms available
Form 990 2019
Location
Miamisburg, OH, USA
Phone
9374092544
Rating
59
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$151,538
Expenses
$290,644
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RON F ADLER (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • RON F ADLER (PRESIDENT): $115,040 total reported compensation
  • DORIS J ADLER (SECRETARY/TREASURER): $85,480 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To improve the quality of public education in the state of Ohio by advocating to expand the quality options for children, opposing efforts to limit choices, and educating the public about how competition and choice can improve the quality of public education.

What it reported doing in 2019

The Ohio coalition for quality education (ocqe) was organized and operated for the purpose of improving the quality of public education in the state of Ohio by (a) advocating to expand the quality options for children provided by Ohio's system of public education (b) opposing efforts to limit, cut back, or eliminate the choices provided by Ohio's system of public education and, (c) educating the general public about how competition and choice can improve the quality of public education.during the first half of 2019, the coalition continued its focus to work with leaders of its member schools on specific issues related to their schools. Additionally, the president met with many non-member community school operators and management companies regarding membership in the coalition. As a result, the coalition added to its school membership rolls.the coalition continues to stay current on decisions made by the state board of education, as well as the Ohio department of education, that may affect charter schools. Unfortunately, the Ohio department of education, the state board and some legislators want to close charter schools in Ohio. This trend remained the same in 2019 along with constant changes to the report card. The only bright spot for charter schools in 2019 was a small increase in funding included in the biennium budget for 2020.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
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

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

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 66
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 23
  • Sustainability: 2
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 89.9%; rating input score 90
  • Program expense ratio: 46.8%; rating input score 47
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 11th 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: 0%; rating input score 0; 6th 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: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -91.8%; rating input score 2; 2nd 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: 53.5%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.9% per year; rating input score 0; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.8% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -14.4% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 89.9% of revenue deployed · 46.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 3 board members independent · 5 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $136K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $115K · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 21 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2011 to 2019
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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 — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 47/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Schedule R controlled transactions itemized did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 3/100.