Priestley School of Architecture
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 204204445
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2009–2009
- Forms available
- Form 990 2009
- Location
- New Orleans, LA, USA
- Phone
- 5048314949
- Rating confidence
- Limited
- Sector
- Charter Schools
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $2,972,523
- Expenses
- $3,313,160
- Assets
- $543,636
- Liabilities
- $300,692
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2009. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
4 people listed
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2009. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The vision of priestley school of architecture and construction is to provide young people with the academic, technical, social and leadership skills they need to live as productive members of society, take part in revitalization of their communities and to become active learners in the process.
What it reported doing in 2009
Prepare students academically for a high school diploma, present students with the opportunity to learn leadership skills, to be involved in their communities, and to prepare for a career in the architecture and construction industries.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Grant-funded. 94% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
- Distribution model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.
The verdict
- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 22
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: Limited
- Program expense ratio: Limited
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 59th 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; 66th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- 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: -11.5%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.16; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.55; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
- Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2.5M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
- Consistency: 18 of 18 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 13/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 6/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 29/100.