Tennessee State Collaborative on Reforming Education

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
263670335
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Nashville, TN, USA
Phone
6157271545
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Student Services, Organizations of Students

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$17,673,796
Expenses
$16,150,824
Assets
$26,972,682
Liabilities
$2,135,093

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

Leadership & pay

24 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DAVID MANSOURI (PRESIDENT & CEO)
  • RICK ZADD (VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS)
  • MARY CYPRESS METZ (VICE PRESIDENT OF STRATEGY)
  • COURTNEY BELL (VICE PRESIDENT OF STRATEGIC PRACTICE)
  • ALEAH GUTHRIE (VICE PRESIDENT OF POLICY AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS)
  • JAMIA STOKES (VICE PRESIDENT OF POSTSECONDARY PROGRAMS)

Highest reported compensation

  • DAVID MANSOURI (PRESIDENT & CEO): $415,144 total reported compensation
  • MARY CYPRESS METZ (VICE PRESIDENT OF STRATEGY): $207,796 total reported compensation
  • COURTNEY BELL (VICE PRESIDENT OF STRATEGIC PRACTICE): $185,381 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

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What it reported doing in 2024

Data & research: score uses data and the latest research on key policies and practices to elevate important student achievement and education trends, spotlight challenges and opportunities, and to set ambitious goals for Tennessee education. Score's efforts in 2024 included the following:- score launched tn2030, a set of ambitious, yet attainable, student achievement goals from k-12 to career that aim for all Tennessee students to be on a clear pathway toward opportunity.- score produced educator labor market reports for multiple school districts across Tennessee and published a memo series to spotlight key trends and innovations in educator staffing.- score updated its charter school webpage with the latest data, facts, and best practices from the Tennessee public charter school sector.- score published our biannual postsecondary data book, higher ed by the numbers, to provide a snapshot of data across postsecondary preparation, persistence, and success.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 95% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 53% for direct work, and 47% for grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 83
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 58
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.7%; rating input score 87
  • Program expense ratio: 94%; rating input score 94
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 99.9%; rating input score 100; 39th 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; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • 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: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 8.6%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.67; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 14.9% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 10.7% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.3% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 86.7% of revenue deployed · 94% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 16 of 16 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $15.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $415K · 24 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $1.6M reported
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2015 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 39 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 31 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 — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 55/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 20/100.