Pivotal Point Enterprises Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
200076898
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Tallahassee, FL, USA
Phone
9044668675
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Educational Services and Schools - Other

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$131,964
Expenses
$131,301
Assets
$663
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Zakaria Richardson (Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • Selena McKinnie (Director): $28,730 total reported compensation
  • Zakaria Richardson (Executive Director): $20,775 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 organization is to provide educational and motivational materials to students and their parents to encourage positive behavior change. The goal of the organization is to increase students' academics and character so they become productive members of society while substantially increasing parental support and participation.

What it reported doing in 2024

The organization's program services include providing after-school and summer academics, homework assistance, tutoring, general test preparation, Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (F.A.S.T.) progress monitoring preparation aligned with the Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) standards, and character-building to 99 students in K-5th grade (The Character Center); and F.A.S.T. progress monitoring preparation, college application assistance and essay writing assistance, life skills, and ACT, SAT and F.A.S.T. EOC test preparation to 75 students in 6th-12th grade (Character Kids). For students enrolled in The Character Center; 98% of students in K-5th grade increased their GPA and maintained a 3.0 average during the academic year; 93% of students in K-5th grade were promoted; and 100% met the required achievement on the F.A.S.T. progress monitoring assessment. For students enrolled in Character Kids, 95% of students in the 11th -12th grade took the ACT for college entry and earned a composite score of 21; 98% of students in 9th - 11th grade were promoted; and 98% of students in 12th grade graduated from high school.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 98% 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. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 99.5%; rating input score 99
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.5%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.01; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 37.7%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -5.8% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -6.3% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -53.8% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 99.5% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $131K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $29K · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 40 of 40 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 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.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 41/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 7/100.