Ncaat in Action

Overview

Mission

Ncaat in action is committed to supporting equity and justic for all by building political power among aapis (asian american pacific islanders) and allies in North Carolina through voter education, progressive advocacy and leadership development.

What it reported doing in 2024

Voter education:-help aapis understand current issues that affect them and how the electoral process shapes government responses to their communities' needs.-create educational multilingual infographics covering information on municipal races. Distribute 10,000 infographics through tabling, door-to-door canvassing, and other engagement activities.(continued on schedule o)advocacy:-serve as a resource for legislators, the media, and the public on aapi issues.-advocate for progressive policies that support the aapi community and hold elected officials responsible once in office.-train and mobilize community members to speak with their legislative representatives at an asian american advocacy day event at the general assembly. -hold listening session with community members who have been impacted by limited english proficiency. Leadership development:-support elected aapis in using their knowledge and lived experience to champion progressive policies.-host a cohort of youth ambassadors to develop skills around organizing experience and take part in volunteer opportunities including making phone banking calls and poll greetings.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
842889172
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2019
Headquarters
Raleigh, NC, USA
Phone
9193228258
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy

Official website

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of total spending goes to programs and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 67
  • Transparency & Controls: 65
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 78
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 48.8%; rating input score 49
  • Program expense ratio: 91.5%; rating input score 91
  • Fundraising efficiency: $106.21 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 47.6%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.12; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.2%; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 32.7% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 27.7% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 33% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 48.8% of revenue deployed · 91.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $164K · 6 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $5.1M reported
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 4 annual filings from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • CHAVI KONERU (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $164,337 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.