Saylor Family Education Scholarship Trust

What it reported doing in 2025

After school program distribution the necedah area school district received a trust distribution grant of 2000 to support its after school program (asp) in 2024. The asp for 2024 served up to 100 third through high school students, who through test scores, and teacher/parent input, have shown the need for additional academic support to be successful in their daily classrooms. The asp, which is located within the necedah area school building, runs four days a week from 3:20 p.m. To 6:00 p.m., providing reading, math, homework assistance and other skill development for students based on their individual needs. The asp is supported by a coordinator, six teachers/ teacher aides, two volunteers, and 5 pupil assistant leaders (pals). The asp students come from economically disadvantaged households, and virtually all of them qualify for free or reduced school lunch because of their low household income. With limited experiences outside of necedah, Wisconsin, these students have little exposure to the outside world where they might develop an understanding of or interest in a variety of potential career opportunities. The 2000.00 grant from the saylor family educational scholarship trust was earmarked to assist in funding the career-focused field trips by which all necedah area school district asp students are invited to travel to nearby cities to learn about potential careers. The grant covered 40% of the total costs (including buses used to transport the students) for these field trips. Trip 1: Wisconsin rapids, Wisconsin 45 students, grades 3-5 costs include: bus per mile, driver, staff, pals, tickets focus of trip: physical activity: wood county ymca trip 2: upham woods, Wisconsin dells, Wisconsin 30 students, grades 3-5 cost include: bus per mile, driver, staff, pals focus of trip: science: nature trip 3: uw madison, Wisconsin 32 students, grades 3-5 cost include: bus per mile, driver, staff, pals, program facilitation focus of trip: science: nature: limnology lab, nature preserve trip 4: uw madison, Wisconsin 22 students, grades 3-5 costs include: bus per mile, driver, staff, pals focus of trip: science: health: sleep clinic and medical research

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 13.7%; rating input score 14
• Program expense ratio: 72.5%; rating input score 73
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 6th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 50%; rating input score 50; 45th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 91.6%; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 45.01; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 20.5% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 23.1% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings