Regional Training Institute Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
921717650
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Jasper, AL, USA
Phone
2053844310
Rating
67
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Vocational, Technical Schools

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,016,072
Expenses
$867,832
Assets
$1,412,297
Liabilities
$720

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOHN LEE WILLS II (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • LEO JACK DEASON (DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION): $100,271 total reported compensation
  • JOHN MORROW (DEAN OF ADMISSIONS): $63,846 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and hands-on training needed to succeed in the field of emergency medical services. We are committed to offering high-quality, industry-relevant education that prepares our graduates for rewarding careers in a constantly evolving job market. We aim to empower our students to become skilled professionals who contribute to their communities and make a positive impact on the world.

What it reported doing in 2025

Our technical school provides job training and education to students in emergency medical services. We have worked to develop curriculum tailored to their specific needs, ensuring our graduates are equipped with the skills employers are looking for in ems. Our programs also offer extensive support services such as job placement assistance and financial aid to ensure our students have the resources they need to succeed in their careers.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. 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: 39
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 74
  • Sustainability: 71
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 29%; rating input score 29
  • Program expense ratio: 67.6%; rating input score 68
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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; 63rd 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 57%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.63; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 18.9%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 59.2% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 74.3% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 97.7% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 29% of revenue deployed · 67.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 3 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $587K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $100K · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 29/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 7 not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 51/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 17/100.