AMERICAN COOPERATIVE SCHOOL OF TUNIS ASSOCIATION (EIN 830379231) - Form 990 Financial Analysis & Trantor Score

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2003

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

ZAKARIYA SALIM PALSHA

Phone

7167516101

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

AMERICAN COOPERATIVE SCHOOL OF TUNIS ASSOCIATION, founded in 2003, is a community nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $10.0M in total revenue in fiscal year 2017. Revenue grew 10% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion. The organization ran a surplus of $1.7M, a strong 17% operating margin.

Mission

THE MISSION OF ACST, AN INDEPENDENT, PRE-K TO 12 UNIVERSITY PREPARATORY AMERICAN SCHOOL PRIMARILY SERVING THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IN TUNIS, IS TO DEVELOP WELL-ROUNDED, RESPONSIBLE, AND HIGHLY COMPETENT STUDENTS BY PROVIDING A CHALLENGING ACADEMIC PROGRAM.

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

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $143,038

Program Service Revenue $11,325,745

Investment Income $911,020

Other Revenue $264,276

TOTAL REVENUE $12,644,079

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $50,000

Salaries & Benefits $7,545,145

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $9,729,117

Other Expenses $4,653,052

TOTAL EXPENSES $12,248,197

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$12,644,079	$13,382,250	-0.1%
Expenses	$12,248,197	$12,606,687	0.0%
Net Income	$395,882	$775,563	-0.5%

Key Indicators

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

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

N/A

Volunteers

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

$596,200

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
NICOLE DIANE DUEKER	PRESIDENT	4.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
RANIA FAZAH	TREASURER	4.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
GINA RENE CIARCIA	VICE PRESIDENT	4.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
MAUREEN FRANCES PARK	SECRETARY	4.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
SOUHA BEN HAMUDA	MEMBER AT LARGE	4.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER HUTTON	MEMBER AT LARGE	4.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
STEPHEN FARTHING	MEMBER AT LARGE	4.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOFFER STEFFEN	MEMBER AT LARGE	4.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JESUS ZURBARAN	MEMBER AT LARGE	4.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ZAKARIYA SALIM PALSHA	SCHOOL DIRECTOR	40.00	Officer	$401,046	$29,441	$430,487
HEND KHELIF BOUGHEDIR	FINANCE & ADMINSTRATIVE DIRECTOR	40.00	Officer	$140,300	$25,413	$165,713
LORI NEWMAN	ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL	36.50	Highest	$145,470	$12,389	$157,859
KEVIN THOMAS	SECONDARY PRINCIPAL	36.50	Highest	$143,692	$13,159	$156,851
LYNN TERMAN	ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT	36.50	Highest	$106,861	$15,309	$122,170

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	$12,644,079	$12,248,197	$32,862,031	$395,882
2024	$13,382,250	$12,606,687	$30,615,233	$775,563
2023	$13,102,905	$11,806,985	$29,399,403	$1,295,920
2022	$12,520,984	$10,109,573	$25,414,452	$2,411,411
2021	$10,809,438	$9,318,169	$24,162,067	$1,491,269
2020	$12,063,224	$10,058,320	$22,176,373	$2,004,904
2019	$11,041,990	$8,835,464	$20,409,085	$2,206,526
2018	$9,975,824	$8,320,744	$18,026,119	$1,655,080

AMERICAN COOPERATIVE SCHOOL OF TUNIS ASSOCIATION