STERLING COLLEGE

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

4 risk indicators measuring financial stability and operational resilience

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1958

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

SCOTT THOMAS

Phone

8025867711

Tax Period

2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30

STERLING COLLEGE, founded in 1958, is a community nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $9.1M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Expenses of $8.8M left a modest 4% surplus.

Mission

STERLING COLLEGE USES EDUCATION AS A FORCE TO ADVANCE ECOLOGICAL THINKING AND ACTION THROUGH AFFORDABLE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING THAT PREPARES PEOPLE TO BE KNOWLEDGEABLE, SKILLED, AND RESPONSIBLE LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY LIVE. WE ADDRESS CRITICAL ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS CAUSED BY UNLIMITED GROWTH AND CONSUMPTION THAT IS DESTROYING THE PLANET AS WE HAVE KNOWN IT, SUCH AS: FOSSIL FUEL DEPENDENCE AND RAPID CLIMATE CHANGE, DESTRUCTION OF BIODIVERSITY AND LOSS OF WILD PLACES, PROMOTION OF HARMFUL AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES THAT THREATEN HUMAN AND NATURAL COMMUNITIES, PERSISTENCE OF STRUCTURAL OPPRESSION THAT IMPACTS HUMAN AND ECOLOGICAL WELLBEING, AND THE DETERIORATION OF CIVIL SOCIETY THROUGH ESTRANGEMENT FROM COMMUNITY, NATURE, AND PLACE.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $5,505,487 Revenue: $2,853,242

PROVIDED BA DEGREE PROGRAMS THROUGH HIGH QUALITY POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS, OUTDOOR EDUCATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE.

Program 2

Expenses: $387,444

REVITALIZED MARKETING AND RECRUITMENT EFFORTS AS WE RECOVER FROM THE PANDEMIC AND CONTINUE TO PROVIDE HEALTH AND COUNSELING SERVICES TO STUDENTS.

Program 3

Expenses: $393,510 Revenue: $653,860

PROVIDED DINING SERVICES, HOUSING, AND WORKING FARM OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $5,387,264

Program Service Revenue $3,513,317

Investment Income $162,296

Other Revenue $44,247

TOTAL REVENUE $9,107,124

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $3,287,548

Salaries & Benefits $2,426,221

Fundraising Expenses $200,658

Program Expenses $6,324,378

Other Expenses $3,046,702

TOTAL EXPENSES $8,760,471

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$9,107,124	$9,079,705	+0.0%
Expenses	$8,760,471	$8,764,137	0.0%
Net Income	$346,653	$315,568	+0.1%

Key Indicators

✓ Grants to Organizations ✓ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

Comprehensive financial analysis: Altman Z-Score, liquidity, solvency, sustainability, efficiency, and growth metrics

Financial Distress Indicator

Liquidity & Cash Position

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

103

Volunteers

N/A

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✓ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$297,624

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
ALLISON HOOPER	CHAIR	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
SHERILYN PETERSON	VICE CHAIR	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
ELLEN FALDUTO	TREASURER	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
WENDY KOENIG	SECRETARY	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
ERIC BECKER	TRUSTEE/FORM	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
CATHY BERRY	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
PETER CHEHAYL	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER JANEWAY	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
BILL JARVIS	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
STEVEN THURSTON OLIVER	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
HELEN OUELLETTE	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ALAN ROSS	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JO D SAFFEIR	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
PETER SMITH	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CHIEF DON STEVENS	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL TESSLER	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
SCOTT THOMAS	PRESIDENT	40.00	Officer	$104,630	$7,707	$112,337
LORI COLLINS-HALL	COO	40.00	Officer	$175,962	$9,325	$185,287

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	No data	No data	No data	No data
2024	$9,107,124	$8,760,471	$8,707,303	$346,653
2023	$9,079,705	$8,764,137	$8,224,987	$315,568
2022	$9,298,193	$9,868,328	$7,952,564	$-570,135
2021	$9,817,486	$9,587,017	$8,938,081	$230,469
2020	$10,163,939	$9,312,188	$8,767,919	$851,751
2019	$10,360,268	$8,357,369	$8,003,819	$2,002,899