Quest Community School

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
272251262
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2016
Forms available
Form 990 2016
Location
Parma, OH, USA
Phone
2162204412
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Elementary, Secondary Education, K - 12

Reported finances

Revenue
$690,635
Expenses
$668,692
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • charles PROVANCE (president)
  • leah brow (Vice President)

Highest reported compensation

  • charles PROVANCE (president): $400 total reported compensation
  • bonnie lowry (director): $400 total reported compensation
  • leah brow (Vice President): $300 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Quest community school is a progressive public school designed to provide non-traditional paths to graduation through individualized, career-focused academics. The school serves students in grades 9-12, ages 13-22, who are at risk of dropping out of high school.

What it reported doing in 2016

The school educates 61 students at one location. Academic services follow the Ohio department of education's academic content standards. Students take all state mandated achievement and proficiency tests. Therapeutic services help students understand their disorders that may be inhibiting their emotional and behavioral growth. Group and individual therapy, crisis counseling, social skills and anger management training are provided. The ultimate goal of the school is to help students learn to manage their disabilities and live a healthy lifestyle.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 99% 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. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 92.7%; rating input score 93
  • Program expense ratio: 95.8%; rating input score 96
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • 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: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.2%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.2%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.5% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.6% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -12% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 92.7% of revenue deployed · 95.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $640K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $400 · 6 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $399K reported
  • Consistency: 16 of 16 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2013 to 2016
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 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 — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 50/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.