Together We Are Greater Than

What it reported doing in 2024

The alder track in the reynolds school district is supported by eight full-time staff members including four student success specialists who support students through a case-management style approach. We've found that this approach has led to notable academic improvement for students.our community resource fund which distributes emergency financial relief on a referral-basis successfully connected a diverse range of families to needed resources, expanding our reach beyond strictly families with students currently at alder elementary and demonstrating our sustained connections with students and the deep collaboration of our impact team. Continued on schedule o. Our advocacy and leadership facilitator who leads this project is based at alder elementary, and in the past, support has been somewhat limited to current alder families.our presence as the sole community-based organization at our lincoln street track has allowed us to provide critical wrap-around support, making a substantial impact. The 2024-25 school year marked our second full year at evergreen middle school, where our lincoln street student's progress to. We served a cohort of 7th-grade students, some of whom were identified as needing tier iii support. Each of these students had an intervention plan with our student success specialist, focusing on improving their grades and attendance. The deep connections of our student success specialist within the community, stemming from her own background as a former student, have earned her complete trust from students and families. Our family engagement initiatives have also been highly successful, filling a gap left by district turnover of the family liaison position. The creation of two parent groups has further strengthened community ties and accountability.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 89.7%; rating input score 90
• Program expense ratio: 73.5%; rating input score 73
• Fundraising efficiency: $3.9 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• 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: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Fail
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -21.6%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.11; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.11; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 9%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 11.1% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 2% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 4.2% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings