Public Education Fund

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
834444397
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Louisville, KY, USA
Phone
5024543400
Rating
66
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$141,255
Expenses
$34,542
Assets
$348,694
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

People named in this filing

  • CHANTELLE BARBOUR (DIRECTOR)
  • CHRISTINA EVANS (DIRECTOR)
  • CHANDLER GIES (DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

To promote and improve community-based public education; to educate the general public as to the value and benefits of community-based public education to the common good and general welfare of our communities; and to advocate to the general public and to the representatives, agents and employees of our governing institutions, for quality public education open to all, as critical to the future success of our local communities, our nation, and our democratic system.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 87% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 52
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 91
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 24.5%; rating input score 24
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 75.5%; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 10.09; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -5.2% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.7% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.5% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 24.5% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $35K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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: Mission deployment rate scored 24/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.