Vineyard Academy Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
862985946
IRS 990 coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Brentwood, CA, USA
Phone
2097150014
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Elementary, Secondary Education, K - 12
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,498,917
Expenses
$1,818,080
Assets
$6,336,401
Liabilities
$6,030,126

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • APRIL BOWLES-CUDDIHY (PRESIDENT)
  • LITA CURTIS (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • APRIL BOWLES-CUDDIHY (PRESIDENT): $75,751 total reported compensation
  • LITA CURTIS (VICE PRESIDENT): $75,751 total reported compensation
  • DANA BOWLES (TREASURER): $16,988 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

We have created a program that will allow your child to grow academically, socially, and spiritually in a safe and individualized atmosphere. Our desire is that the students will thrive academically and produce good fruit for the kingdom of god.

What it reported doing in 2024

During the reporting year, the organization advanced its mission while the school operated at full student enrollment capacity. The organization purchased a 5 and 1/8acre property that includes an 11,500-square-foot building and an additional six-classroom building, supporting future educational programming and long-term growth.the organization conducted fundraising activities, including a community auction attended by approximately 200 participants and a popcorn fundraiser, generating funds to support school improvements and ongoing campus needs.capital and safety improvements included the installation of a new playground and swing set, a new grass field, three swinging-arm security gates, new security cameras, and security card-access systems on exterior doors, enhancing student recreation, access control, and campus safety.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 89% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 97% 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. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 71
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 62
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.4%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 70.7%; rating input score 71
  • Fundraising efficiency: $3.3 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

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: 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: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 56
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -21.3%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.49; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.95; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 9.3%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 22.5% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 10.7% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 77.6% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84.4% of revenue deployed · 70.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 9 board members independent · 5 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $1.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $76K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 10/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 9/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 6/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 39/100.