Augustine Prep

Legal name: St Augustine Preparatory Academy Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
471800734
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-PF 2015
Location
Milwaukee, WI, US
Phone
(414) 810-1380
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Nonmonetary Support N.E.C.
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$68,834,233
Expenses
$55,097,057
Assets
$80,028,590
Liabilities
$17,545,267

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

26 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ABBY ANDRIETSCH (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
  • MATT MILLER (SCHOOL PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • ABBY ANDRIETSCH (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $278,004 total reported compensation
  • MATT MILLER (SCHOOL PRESIDENT): $213,153 total reported compensation
  • KELSEY BRENN (CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER): $196,164 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

St. Augustine Preparatory Academy provides a faith-based, college-preparatory education to families across the Milwaukee area.

What it reported doing in 2024

Education of students in grades k4 through 12.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 60% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 54% for direct work, and 46% for grants.
  • 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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 83
  • Accountability: 81
  • Sustainability: 68
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 68.7%; rating input score 69
  • Program expense ratio: 85.3%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: $92.1 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th 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; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 75%; rating input score 75; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 20%; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.45; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.22; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.3%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 25.5% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 26.4% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 5 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 2 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 68.7% of revenue deployed · 85.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 16 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $47M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $278K · 26 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $337K reported
  • Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 11 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2017 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 19 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 4 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 52/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 34/100.