Pine Tree Isd Education Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
421611225
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2021
Location
Longview, TX, USA
Phone
9032955021
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$89,349
Expenses
$22,227
Assets
$793,096
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CAROL POPE (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • MELISSA GONZALEZ (FOUNDATION D): $77,212 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To promote and support the educational programs for both the students and staff personnel of pine tree independent school district.

What it reported doing in 2024

To provide grants to teachers at pine tree isd for innovative and creative educational programs and projects; to award scholarships to graduating seniors for higher education expenses.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 82% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 98% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 60
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 74
  • Sustainability: 79
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 35.8%; rating input score 36
  • Program expense ratio: 86.9%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: $872.3 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 99; 99th 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 75.1%; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 35.68; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.5% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.2% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.5% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 35.8% of revenue deployed · 86.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 3 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $19K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $77K · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 18 of 18 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 36/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 8 not reported.