The Ethel Streit School Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
464481892
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2016
Forms available
Form 990 2016, Form 990-N 2015
Location
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Phone
5133449913
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Specialized Education Institutions

Reported finances

Revenue
$119,090
Expenses
$73,678
Assets
$47,409
Liabilities
$20,653

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • KATIE FIEBIG (SCHOOL DIRECTOR): $22,092 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Creating an inclusive and collaborative educational community where each individuals academic, social, and emotional intelligence is fostered in a warm, authentic, and purposeful way where students passions and interests are nurtured, respected and explored where innovation and creativity are imperative tools for lifelong learning and success.

What it reported doing in 2016

To create an inclusive and collaborative educational community where each individuals academic, social and emotional intelligence is fostered in a warm, authentic, and purposeful way where sutdents passions and interests are nurtured, respected and explored where bravery and curiousity are cultivated and encouraged in a safe and flexible environment and where innovation and creativity are embraced as imperative tools for lifelong learning and success.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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

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 program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 68
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 55
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 61.9%; rating input score 62
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 38.1%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.64; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.44; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 30%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -6% per year; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 58.7% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 144% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 61.9% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $74K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $22K · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2015 to 2016
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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: 3 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 32/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 11/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 16/100.