Teaching Preschool Partners

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
471085469
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2019
Location
Portland, OR, USA
Phone
5033124241
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$845,706
Expenses
$862,097
Assets
$567,457
Liabilities
$91,082

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

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • SOOBIN OH (CO-DIRECTOR): $131,674 total reported compensation
  • ERIN MOULTON (CO-DIRECTOR): $131,674 total reported compensation
  • CHRISTYN DUNDORF MATHEWS (CO-DIRECTOR): $131,674 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 mission of teaching preschool partners is to strengthen quality preschool education by supporting the creation of teaching preschools that give visibility to the strong capacities of young children from high-risk communities and serve as demonstration sites to encourage and inspire high-quality, inquiry-based early learning environments in Oregon.

What it reported doing in 2024

Teaching preschool partners (tpp), founded in 2014, partners with Oregon school districts and publicly funded early learning programs to improve the quality of education for children from preschool through fifth grade. The organization provides professional development for educators, builds sustained partnerships with districts, early learning hubs, and community organizations; and operates demonstration classrooms that model effective, inquiry-based practices. Tpp engages with regional and state leaders to influence systems that support equitable and joyful learning, develops and shares tools and resources for educators, and offers programs including professional learning workshops and conferences, ongoing coaching and mentorship, community-based initiatives, and documentation and resource sharing to strengthen teaching practice and policy across Oregon.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 85% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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 - 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 fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 69
  • Sustainability: 27
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 94.2%; rating input score 94
  • Program expense ratio: 92.4%; rating input score 92
  • Fundraising efficiency: $17.81 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings

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: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1.9%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.66; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.16; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 45.8%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 21.9% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 21.5% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 21.7% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 94.2% of revenue deployed · 92.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 2 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $797K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $132K · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2017 to 2024
  • 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: 5 of 7 not reported.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 55/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 30/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 30/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 2/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 35/100.