The Education Foundation of Baltimore County Public Schools Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
521819200
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Towson, MD, USA
Phone
4438098962
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,605,539
Expenses
$841,918
Assets
$2,713,486
Liabilities
$215,569

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

Leadership & pay

30 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KRISTIN HUBER (1ST VICE PRESIDENT)
  • CINDY JONES (PRESIDENT)
  • MICK RAYBURN (PAST PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • DANIELLE ALDERSON (DIRECTOR)
  • TONY BAYSMORE (DIRECTOR)
  • M MATT BOYLAN III (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. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

See schedule o: mission: to support improved educational outcomes for our community through fundraising, programs and advocacy. Vision: to contribute to a brighter future in which all students, educators and schools have the resources needed for success. Purpose: to build and provide resources to serve our students, educators and schools. To provide, under federal and state laws, an appropriate method to solicit charitable contributions.

What it reported doing in 2024

See schedule o: the exchangeree: teacher resource centers the exchangeree: gizmos and gadgets galore is a multi-faceted initiative consisting of two collaborative educators resource centers in windsor mill and rosedale, Maryland, supporting all baltimore county public schools students and educators. This initiative reaches out to the community to support four campaigns providing an increased awareness of the need of teacher/student supplies and resources in the classroom impacting academic success, social-emotional well-being and health awareness. Tools for schools: furnishes basic supplies/resources for students/teachers classrooms allowing them to be prepared for learning with confidence and continuous growth. Share the warmth: provides students who need winter accessories items to keep warm, safe and healthy and health and wellness resources to eliminate the spread of germs impacting students' health and well-being and academic growth/achievement. Books for bins: provides teachers the opportunity to select age-appropriate books to enhance their classroom libraries and provide books for a student's home library and for summer reading opportunities. The hub: the centers host educator learning opportunities/experiences building collaboration, team and colleagiality along with resources to support strategic initiatives. The exchangerees are supported by the community by hosting a drive, making a monetary donation, or volunteering their time and talent.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 84% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 64% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 64
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 81
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 48.2%; rating input score 48
  • Program expense ratio: 83.5%; rating input score 84
  • Fundraising efficiency: $78.16 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 47.6%; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.22; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 26.6% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 34.4% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 17.4% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 48.2% of revenue deployed · 83.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 26 of 26 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $703K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 30 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 28 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 48/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 46/100.