Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
810994377
IRS 990 coverage
2016–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Rock Island, IL, US
Phone
(309) 779-7700
Rating
71
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Undergraduate College (4-year)

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,308,536
Expenses
$3,599,437
Assets
$12,714,181
Liabilities
$1,218,238

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SHAWN MORROW (BOARD MEMBER/MARKET PRESIDENT)
  • ROBERT ERICKSON TO 823 (FORMER PRESIDENT/CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • KATHERINE MARCHIK TO 124 (SR VP FINANCE/CFO): $916,964 total reported compensation
  • SHAWN MORROW (BOARD MEMBER/MARKET PRESIDENT): $564,929 total reported compensation
  • ROBERT ERICKSON TO 823 (FORMER PRESIDENT/CEO): $549,625 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Not explicitly stated on the official website.

What it reported doing in 2024

Educationtrinity college of nursing & health sciences is an accredited, private, non-profit, multi-purpose college for nursing, radiology technology and other health professions. The college's long history of integration and passion for community health care demonstrates its responsiveness to the changing health care needs of the region. The college's origins can be traced back to 1898 when health care was much different than it is today. As the college has grown over the years, it has maintained innovative teaching strategies using cutting-edge technologies to prepare health care professionals for the dynamic health care environment. Trinity college of nursing & health sciences has six programs: associate of science in nursing degree, associate of applied science in radiography degree, bachelor of science in health sciences degree, bachelor of science in nursing degree, and master of science in nursing degree.during 2024, trinity college of nursing & health sciences had a total of 110 students enrolled with the breakdown among programs as follows: 36 associate of applied science in radiography students, 51 bachelor of science in nursing students, 18 master of science in nursing students, 2 bachelor of health sciences, 3 bachelor medical laboratory sciences . The college complies with those laws which forbid discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, marital status, age, national origin, veteran status, disabilities, sexual orientation, or gender identity in administration of its admissions policies, educational policies, scholarships, and other programs and operations. We strive to maintain compliance with the family educational rights and privacy act of 1974, as well as the drug-free workplace act of 1988.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 73% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 90% 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. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 71
  • Accountability: 81
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 67.8%; rating input score 68
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 11th 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: -55.9%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.53; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.6%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.1% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -7.6% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 67.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 9 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $2.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $917K · 12 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2016 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 79 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.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 39/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 59/100.