Multi-cultural Festival of West Virginia Inc
Overview
Mission
The multi-cultural festival of West Virginia, inc., aka multifest, is a non-profit organization that seeks to enrich, develop & enhance multiculturalism in the lives of those we serve by providing a friendly, family-oriented environment, non-viloent tolerance & safe venue to celebrate diversity for all citizens through art, music, education, ethnic cuisine, health & wellness and cultural programming.
What it reported doing in 2025
To organize an annual festival for promoting cultural diversity in West Virginia.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The nonprofit carried out 100% of its reported program work directly.
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 550726301
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2023–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2022
- Headquarters
- Charleston, WV, USA
- Rating
- 87
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Fairs
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports that some governance safeguards are missing and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 100
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 69
- Sustainability: 19
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 90%; rating input score 90; 10th 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
- Public monitoring controls: Limited
- Public policy transparency: Limited
- Public financial transparency: Limited
- Impact reporting controls: Limited
- Public relationship transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
- Public governance controls: Limited
- Zakat policy transparency: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -1.7%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
- Operating reserve ratio: 0.04; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.57; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 1.6%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 9.9% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 2 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $318K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $5K · 9 people listed
- Consistency: 17 of 18 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 3 annual filings from 2023 to 2025
- 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.