Wisconsin International School Ltd

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
261216406
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2012
Forms available
Form 990 2012
Location
De Pere, WI, USA
Phone
9206327368
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Elementary, Secondary Education, K - 12

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,313,655
Expenses
$1,251,343
Assets
$217,636
Liabilities
$460,191

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Wisconsin international schools is an independent, college preparatory school, where the students are provided a comprehensive, interdisciplinary curriculum. Our school cultivates a passion for learning, promotes leadership skills and develops the ability to serve and thrive in the global community. Our unique student, parent, faculty and school board relationship strengthens wis. We promote our children's social, emotional, intellectual and physical development by communicating, practicing and instilling our school values.

What it reported doing in 2012

The mission of the Wisconsin international school is to educate children from age 18 months to 8th grade with a comprehensive, challenging curriculum with international features. Students in our reading program advance a year or more. Mandarin and spanish are taught on a daily basis. Our seven hour school days extend across the september to june calendar. The enrollment for the 2012-13 school year reached 174 students and some 112 families. Over 90% of our parents have volunteered in the school and 56% of our families contributed to our annual fund.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 92% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 37
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 4.7%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.17; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 2.11; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.1%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 7.4% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -40.1% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $64K · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2010 to 2012
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 9/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 57/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 2/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.