Singing River Education Association Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 640438336
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2009–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Lucedale, MS, USA
- Phone
- 6019473155
- Rating
- 85
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Specialized Education Institutions
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $1,683,268
- Expenses
- $1,866,615
- Assets
- $1,087,552
- Liabilities
- $88,862
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
12 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- TANYA BEECH (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
Highest reported compensation
- TANYA BEECH (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $90,407 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The organization provides complete child care services emphasizing a quality education, health and nutrition program for disadvantaged children ages three through five in george co, Mississippi.
What it reported doing in 2024
Singing river head start program accomplishments 2024-2025:1 - the association paid for six employees to get their cda (child development associates) for career advancement in early childhood education. The cda credential allows them to be a head teacher in early head start and a teacher assistant in the head start classroom.2 - the association increased cyber insurance.3 - the association installed led lights to replace old lights at our benndale center, to save on power and energy. 4 - the association replaced the full classroom doors at our benndale center with split doors for safety, to allow for access to better view and hear classroom activities and teaching. 5 - the association implemented a staff wellness plan to support staff.6 - the association mplemented "partners for a healthy baby" curriculum for expectant mothers.7 - the association added a breastfeeding room to each center for breastfeeding moms.8 - the association attended training to prevent teacher burnout.9 - the association artnered with coastal medical to offer flu shots for staff that are interested.10 - the association continued to provide coaching through a contract worker to support teaching staff.11 - the association updated managers laptops and all ipads for classrooms and offices.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Grant-funded. 98% 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.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 81
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 95
- Sustainability: 27
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 94.3%; rating input score 94
- Program expense ratio: 85%; rating input score 85
- 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: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- 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: -10.9%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.58; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 4.8%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 94.3% of revenue deployed · 85% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.6M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $90K · 12 people listed
- Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- 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: Operating margin scored 16/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 27/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Whistleblower policy not reported.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 45/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 53/100.