Sisters of St Joseph St Paul Adult Learning Center

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
721093305
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2015
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2015
Location
Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Phone
2253448590
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Roman Catholic
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$169,924
Expenses
$174,511
Assets
$62,810
Liabilities
$10,100

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

People named in this filing

  • GUSSIE TRAHAN PHD (DIRECTOR)
  • HENRY STEWART III (DIRECTOR)
  • MURRAY CHENEVERT (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 2015. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Deeply convinced that each man and woman is a beloved child of god, the staff of st. Paul adult learning center strives to continue the saving mission of jesus christ by offering education to adults and adolescents. We seek to be a sign of hope and a place of safety, affirmation and challenge.

What it reported doing in 2015

Offer morning and evening classes for ged preparation, workforce preparation and post-secondary preparation.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Expenses are high relative to revenue and assets have declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 80.8%; rating input score 81
  • Program expense ratio: 78.7%; rating input score 79

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -2.7%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.36; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.16; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 15.5%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.9% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.9% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -8.7% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 80.8% of revenue deployed · 78.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $137K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2011 to 2015
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 26/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 32/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 22/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 28/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.