St Augustine College

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
363108821
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
Chicago, IL, USA
Phone
7738788756
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community or Junior Colleges
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$7,113,949
Expenses
$8,826,704
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DR REYES GONZALEZ (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • DR REYES GONZALEZ (President): $308,336 total reported compensation
  • DR LUYAN LI (COO): $144,787 total reported compensation
  • Dr Andrea Koepke (Dn of Academic Aff): $138,226 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

St. Augustine college is an independent, bilingual institution of higher education created under the episcopal diocese to make the american system of higher education accessible to a diverse student population with emphasis on those of hispanic descent, to strengthen ethnic identity, to reinforce cultural interaction, and to build a bridge to fill cultural, educational, and socio-economic gaps

What it reported doing in 2023

Instruction-provide a formal educational curriculum in several academic disciplines and includes activities that are part of the organization's instruction departments, including those for credit and noncredit courses, academic and technical instruction. St.augustine college is a fully accredited not-for-profit private college that awards bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, associate of arts, and associate of applied science degrees.undergraduate classes are provided for students seeking to obtain a college degree.student services-provides a variety of supportive services to the stuent body, including the expenses of admissions, registrar, financial aid, advising/tutoring, and social development outside of formal instruction.academic support & other services-includes the expenses/activities for academic administration and computing support.the learning resource center and our various locations that support students' educational needs outside of direct instruction.workforce training and adult education-the workforce development department provides dual language workforce development services in Illinois to organizations and individuals.it also provides adult education for individuals to obtain their ged.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 77% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 76% for direct work, and 24% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 83
  • Accountability: 68
  • Sustainability: 8
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 81.3%; rating input score 81
  • Program expense ratio: 65.5%; rating input score 65
  • Fundraising efficiency: $18.13 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd 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: 2 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 22
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -24.1%; rating input score 6; 6th 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: 6.7%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -8.7% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.9% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3.7% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 81.3% of revenue deployed · 65.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 2 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $5.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $308K · 16 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $1M reported
  • Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 10 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2023
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 6/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 57/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 41/100.