Akwesasne Cultural Center Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
161012360
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2018
Forms available
Form 990 2018
Location
Hogansburg, NY, USA
Phone
5183582240
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Libraries

Reported finances

Revenue
$520,544
Expenses
$528,406
Assets
$810,381
Liabilities
$62,238

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2018. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • IRVING PAPINEAU (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • WILLIAM HERNE (VICE PRESIDE)
  • EMILY TARBELL (DIRECTOR)
  • KERRY MITCHELL (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2018. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To develop and implement programs of education, library service and cultural awareness relevant to mohawk people on the st. Regis indian reservation, surrounding communities and related institutions, organizations and groups.

What it reported doing in 2018

The library hosts a variety of activities throughout the year for the community for youth and adults. In addition, the library continually updates its collection of books, serials, and audio-visual resources. The library has an extensive collection of native american history and acts as a resource for native american history within the community. In addition, the library has computers for the public's general use.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 85% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 48
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 93.7%; rating input score 94
  • Program expense ratio: 92.1%; rating input score 92
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1.5%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.53; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 12.3% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.4% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 93.7% of revenue deployed · 92.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $487K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2015 to 2018
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 31/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 59/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 52/100.