West 40 Education Nfp

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
208365948
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Maywood, IL, USA
Phone
7084494284
Rating
50
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Elementary, Secondary Education, K - 12

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$11,082
Expenses
$3,011
Assets
$39,793
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Dr Mark Klaisner (President)
  • Sara Boucek (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Dr Mark Klaisner (President)
  • Sara Boucek (Vice President)
  • Angela Mooney (Secretary)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

To provide for the educational and social needs of students experiencing hardship, overcoming challenges, or facing barriers to education while advancing learning across the West 40 region

What it reported doing in 2024

During the year, the organization furthered its exempt purpose by providing educational and social support to students and families experiencing hardship or barriers to education across the West 40 region. Program services included direct assistance and basic-needs support designed to reduce non-academic barriers that affect student readiness, attendance, and engagement in learning. Through grants and resource distribution, the organization helped promote student stability, well-being, and equitable access to educational opportunities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 96% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 24
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 87
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 12.2%; rating input score 12
  • Program expense ratio: 44.8%; rating input score 45

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 72.8%; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 13.22; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: 25.7% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 12.2% of revenue deployed · 44.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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: Mission deployment rate scored 12/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 45/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.